
#35 - [SOLO] 38 Harsh Truths I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Business 5 Years Ago
Creator Alchemy
Nobody Wants You to Pick Their Brain
Corey urges leading with value in outreach and asking concise questions instead of requesting unpaid mentoring calls.
The title says it all.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
01:24 Stop Waiting for Permission
04:08 You’ll Never Find Time
05:52 The Path of Least Resistance is Often the Most Crowded
07:42 You Can Sell Without Being Salesy
11:25 If You’re Not Making Money, You Don’t Have a Business
13:23 A Hobby Work Ethic Won’t Drive Business Results
16:43 Hustle Culture is Just Virtue Signaling for Entrepreneurs
20:09 There’s Prestige in Solving Hard Problems, Not in Making Problems Hard to Solve
21:43 Ideas Don’t Matter
23:27 Listen to People Who Open Their Wallets, Not Their Mouths
27:02 Branding is a Waste of Time
29:20 People Don’t Follow You for Your Content
33:05 Don’t Try to Be a One-Person Media Empire
35:48 Be Less Impressed, More Involved
38:20 No One Wants You to Pick Their Brain
41:26 Who You Can Text Matters More Than Your Follower Count
42:58 Don’t Romanticize Being a Lone Wolf. Lone Wolves Die in the Wild
45:01 Focus on Building a Portfolio of Assets
47:07 Don’t Live on Rented Land
52:31 If You’re Stuck at a Fork in the Road, It Means Both Paths Are Viable
55:20 Metrics Matter Until They Mislead You
57:13 Audience Capture Can Cause You to Lose Yourself
01:01:43 Forget About Work-Life Balance. It’s a Lie
01:04:55 If You Don’t Respect Your Value, No One Else Will
01:07:38 Confidence is Overrated
01:10:08 No One Knows What They’re Doing
01:12:32 It Feels Hard Because It Is Hard
01:15:56 No One Gives a Shit About You
01:17:58 Stories Move People, Not Statistics
01:20:44 Know When to Widen Your Vision and When to Put On Blinders
01:25:58 Don’t Live Online. Live Offline and Share Online
01:28:23 Pick What You Want to Be Great At, Then Accept Being Mediocre At Everything Else
01:30:33 Forget Trends. Focus on Timeless
01:33:40 Find the Torture You're Comfortable With
01:36:49 It’s Going to Feel Like Drinking from a Fire Hydrant for a Long Time
01:39:16 Focus on Resonance Over Reach
01:42:03 Embrace Your Dark Horse Era
01:44:59 Most Productivity Issues Aren’t Due to a Lack of Discipline, But an Abundance of Fear
01:47:17 Final Thoughts
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