I’ve been chased through the woods at night during Survival Training. I’ve mountain biked down a hill where hang-gliders were taking off. I’ve survived three major surgeries, one with an illicit donut in my stomach.
But the day I started my business? Now that was scary!
In retrospect, that level of fear is laughable.
But I remember feeling so completely overwhelmed by the idea of trying to make money by myself.
How do I start? What if no one wants to work with me? Am I in danger of creating a money pit that loses far more than it gains?
What if I’m just not cut out for this entrepreneurship thing?
On and on the questions went in my head. So I proceeded the way any nerd would: I enrolled in courses, bought books, and signed up for masterminds. My quest for knowledge was, let’s say, thorough.
Over the course of 18 months, I spent nearly $30K learning how to start and sustain a business.
Wow, now that was dumb!
In my defense, I had no idea which courses and teachers were worth the investment and which weren’t. When you have no idea where you’re going, it’s easy to just follow the crowd of self-improvement junkies who plan to take one more course before launching.
The only thing that saved me from that ball and chain of expenses was that I actually implemented what I was learning and in turn, fell in love with running my own business.
Today I’m going to give you the benefit of some of my experience. I’ll introduce you to three inexpensive alternatives to learning the ropes that will quiet the questions in your mind and finally get your business off the ground.
