I talk to smart people who are stuck when it comes to starting their business. The issue? Too many ideas! 😅 They’re always “researching,” “thinking,” and “planning” 🤔📚 … but never deciding. Here’s the truth: Your brain’s survival mode sees anything new as "dangerous." Fear kicks in, and progress stalls. But here’s the good news: The idea itself doesn’t matter as much as your commitment to sticking with it. 💡 ✨ 3-Step Formula for Success ✨ 1️⃣ Pick ONE idea 🔍 2️⃣ Eliminate all other options 💸 3️⃣ Commit FULLY 🚀 Norman Vincent Peale said it best: "The great secret of getting what you want is to know what you want, and believe you can have it." Still stuck? Narrow your ideas down to three. Ask yourself:💡 “If all three gave me the same result in the same time, which would I choose?” Need help? Drop your thoughts in the comments or slide into my DM . . . I’m here to help! 👇🏽👇🏽 Remember: NOTHING GROWS IN THE COMFORT ZONE. 🌱 Stop chasing shiny objects 🌟 and focus on building with dedication. When I started my first business at 27, I committed fully, no Plan B. Nine years later, I sold it. 💪 It’s decision time. What will YOU choose? As Yoda says: “Do or do not. There is no try.” Cheers,Z’da 🥂

We all have different reasons why we are going down this path of building an online business and becoming entrepreneurs, so what's your reason? One of the biggest reasons for me has been wanting more autonomy over my life and future. Would love to hear your reason in the comments :)

First of all If you know me too well, you know that my post is always long-form so if you have what i call "Tiktok Brain"....sorry but this is not for you because it's damn long But if you're a business owner or a freelancer who wants to make the most out of his/her biz then stay with me. because this is Gold (it took me about a week to put togerther) and there's no pitching here (haven't done that before) So I was on a call with a buddy of mine. A Skool creator sometime ago. He's got this whole funnel mapped out just like every business owner out there. Awareness stage. Interest stage. Consideration stage. Decision stage. Facebook ads driving traffic to a landing page. Lead magnet. Seven-day email sequence. Webinar. Application form. Sales call. backword Textbook customer journey. Been running it for four months. Spent $8,000 on ads. Booked 12 calls. Closed 2. I asked him one question. "What does someone who's ready to buy from you actually look like?" Silence. Then: "Uh, I guess someone who's been through the whole funnel?" That's the problem. He built a funnel based on where people START, not where they END UP. And that's backwards. Here's what nobody tells you guys about customer journeys. The traditional model says start at awareness and work your way down to the sale. Awareness. Interest. Desire. Action. Makes sense on paper. But in 2025/2026, consumers aren't driving a straight line anymore. They're buzzing, hopping, swiping, streaming, buying, pausing, searching, and sharing all at once. They don't move through stages. They jump around. They research on YouTube at 11pm, see your Instagram ad the next morning, forget about you for three weeks, then see a comment you left in a Skool community and suddenly they're in your DMs asking how to work with you. There is no journey. There's just a bunch of random touchpoints that either add up to trust or don't. And if you're building your funnel from the top down, you're guessing at what those touchpoints should be.

Making sales was SO HARD until I landed my first success story AKA testimonial. After that ONE success story from Sheela, it was so much easier to make sales because I was now seen as LEGIT! All I had to do was just ask my prospects: "Want to be like Sheela?" And that same success story from Sheela still helps me make sales today - nearly 5 years later! My suggestion if you're struggling to make sales: Find your Sheela! Work with someone for free and help them get a great result ASAP. Then ask them to shoot a quick testimonial using my fill-in-the-blank testimonial script. Want some help doing this? I got you. Recently I hosted a killer workshop called: "Testimonials Made Easy!" showing how you can get a bunch of kick ass testimonials in just a few hours. If you want the recording, just comment below with: "TESTIMONIALS!!" and I'll send it over to you as long as you promise to record an awesome success story for me once you hit your first $5,000! :) Best, Ted

After diving into 100+ self-help books, I've noticed how many core lessons overlap. To save you time from reading a ton of books, I've condensed these lessons into a powerful "cliff notes" version, unveiling the key principles that can transform your life. However, "READING" is never ENOUGH as ACTION leads to TRANSFORMATION!! >> Get ready to level up with these 26 transformational rules! 💡 1. Start Ridiculously Small: Stop waiting for the perfect moment. Take one tiny action today. 🎯 "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao Tzu 2. Master Your Mindset: Growth mindset beats fixed mindset every time, just ask Carol Dweck! Your beliefs shape your reality. 🧠 3. Discipline Over Motivation: Motivation fades. Systems and habits stick. Build your willpower muscle daily.💪 4. Curate Your Circle: You become who you spend time with. Choose wisely. 👥 "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." - Jim Rohn 5. Protect Your Time: "No" is a complete sentence. Your calendar shows your real priorities.⏰ 6. Build Financial Literacy = freedom, not stuff: Spend less, invest early, live below your means.💰 7. Reframe Failure: Every setback is feedback. Resilience beats talent long-term.🔄 8. Prioritize Health: Sleep, movement, nutrition. Everything else builds on this foundation.🏃‍♀️ 9. Action Over Analysis: Reading won't change your life—applying will. 🎬 "Knowledge without action is useless." - Tony Robbins 10. Practice Gratitude: What you focus on expands. Start and end your day grateful.🙏 11. Stop People-Pleasing: Others are too busy judging themselves to judge you.🚫 12. Master Communication: Listen more. Ask better questions. Your words have power.🗣️ 13. Design Your Environment: Make good habits easy, bad habits hard.🔁 14. Observe Your Thoughts: You are not your thoughts. Watch them, don't obey them.🧘‍♂️ "Observe the fluctuation of mind, do not become it." -- paraphrase, Patanjali's Yoga Sutra 1.2 15. Work Smarter, Not Harder Focus on high-impact tasks. Eliminate busywork.⚡