12-26-2018, 06:58 AM
(12-26-2018, 04:57 AM)Raikahoken Wrote: MLS 3rd Run Bloom, Day 14
Some thoughts as I was thinking about what next year will be like for me. I think next year I will focus heavily on system building.
Much of what I do now involves product creation and using someone else's platform to sell my product. For my business, I create good quality physical products and sell them on Amazon. For game, I create a good product (me) and go on online dating apps and put myself there. There are many parallels between business and game, and I have been focusing on product creation in both of these areas. It's a 'build it and they will come' mentality. It's my comfort zone and what I like best, I like to create cool products and work on myself. I like quality and depth and those are what I create, both in my products and in myself.
I have been having a good level of success with that mindset. Leveraging technology, I was able to get on platforms so that more people can see my quality. However, to get to much high levels, I need to expand and improve my system massively. I need to think of my entire funnel, from lead generation, lead conversion and lead retention. Amazon and online dating apps are only singular sources of leads and they are very limited. I need to have processes that reliably bring prospective customers and girls into my life, environments to reliably close those customers and girls, and also processes to keep them coming back. That last bit has been my weakest area this year. The whole system needs to work like a well oiled machine. In game, think about Dan Bilzerian. He gets tons of hot girls not because he's rich, but it's because he has a solid system that brings in tons of new girls (leads) and a fantastic lifestyle to bring them into (conversion).
I wrote before that I want to be successful in both business and game next year and I want to be able to switch focus quickly between them. But maybe if I see them both as system building, there'll be continuity and they won't require very different mind spaces as they have this year.
Hey Brother, first off, congratulations on breaking into the 7 digit milestone. It’s a huge achievement.
I rarely ever post or read journals on this forum, but I always enjoyed watching your progress.
Reading the post above, I thought I would chime in with some unsolicited advice.
First, I commend your recognition of business and game being the same thing. At the end of the day, it’s all sales, and whether you have the better product that someone wants to pay for.
Just two thoughts along those same lines. There is something that is known as the founders dilemma. You build the business up from scratch, make it successful, where do you go from there?
A great book titled the E-Myth, or the E-Myth Revisted, is a fantastic read and I think it will help you significantly.
At some point, you have to decide whether you want to run a business or be a bit more diversified in your holdings. If you’ve built a business up from scratch, taking a more passive approach becomes far more difficult.
And when people talk about diversification of assets, that can become scatter brained.
One way to approach it is to start your own micro fund and you can invest into smaller companies with a micro investment. There will be a lot of up-front betting on your part, but after that you’re involvement should be limited to quarterly investor updates. This has the potential to generate a greater income for you, while you diversify your business interests without having to run another business.
I think meeting new women requires a similar approach. With women though, it becomes infinitely easier depending on your social circles. Get the right social circles in the right countries, and you’ll have access to various types of women.
Since you’re not pursuing a relationship, it also makes it easier to have a few relationships that can be leveraged as needed.
That happened with me previously. Go for the women that share your personality, are already successful at whatever it is that they do, and you have an interesting batch to pick from.
I think the term in PUA was social proofing. Most guys who run with a certain crowd, and I don’t mean the PUA scene, but generally those in Wall Street or other such areas, have already been social proofed based on the people they hang out with and their roles.
I would also check out sites like Eleqt, or a small world and maybe take on membership with them. It’s a different community and it can help both your business and social acquaintances.
Best of luck with the new year brother!
Looking forward to reading more of your success stories.
