02-13-2016, 01:26 AM
Stage 7 day 18
This is a funny update because it's actually just an amendment of my day 15 post. That had been such a good day that I sort of glossed over the resistance that is kicking up. When i reread my post just now I laughed out loud because it's actually not true that I don't feel resistance right now.
In the first 5 days of usage I got minor cuts and bruises from moving stuff around in my house. Some of those cuts weren't so minor though (at least they didn't feel minor, at first) and I almost never get dinged up like that. This is from stuff like hitting my leg on the side of a table or trying to carry a heavy box only to get my arms cut up on glass that poked out from its edges. Really 'random' stuff.
The next level of resistance is my forced reassessment of my business. I felt really uneasy and discomforted knowing that I didn't quite hit my January goal (which was 5 figures monthly, though I'm close) and so I felt compelled do some heavy brainstorming sessions wherein i spoke to a few friends who make quite a bit more than i do.
One of my customers that pretty much bought all my products/services in late January is now claiming amnesia or some crap (obviously bullshit) and so he did a chargeback on his credit card for quite a few of my services which he previously supposedly had great results with. This sort of thing happens about 1 out of every 200 - 300 customers - or so I'm told by my friends - and it's just part of growing my business in our industry. That doesn't mean I'm not pissed as hell that the customer did that, or that he's no longer willing to communicate with me to sort things out professionally. Nah, he just wants his money back. But the trouble is that paypal already knows about my services and recognizes that the buyer has to communicate at least a little bit in order to be recognized as a legit buyer dispute. Who knows what happens, but I attribute this craziness at least in part to lvl 7 just because it's so darn random.
The next evolution of my services is coming, or some new networking connection will happen, or something big that going to push me along even further is coming. I can just feel it. I'm yearning for something deeper and bigger to push my business up but I can't put my finger on it. I just have a strong feeling it's coming very soon and it will be surprising / amazing.
This is a funny update because it's actually just an amendment of my day 15 post. That had been such a good day that I sort of glossed over the resistance that is kicking up. When i reread my post just now I laughed out loud because it's actually not true that I don't feel resistance right now.
In the first 5 days of usage I got minor cuts and bruises from moving stuff around in my house. Some of those cuts weren't so minor though (at least they didn't feel minor, at first) and I almost never get dinged up like that. This is from stuff like hitting my leg on the side of a table or trying to carry a heavy box only to get my arms cut up on glass that poked out from its edges. Really 'random' stuff.
The next level of resistance is my forced reassessment of my business. I felt really uneasy and discomforted knowing that I didn't quite hit my January goal (which was 5 figures monthly, though I'm close) and so I felt compelled do some heavy brainstorming sessions wherein i spoke to a few friends who make quite a bit more than i do.
One of my customers that pretty much bought all my products/services in late January is now claiming amnesia or some crap (obviously bullshit) and so he did a chargeback on his credit card for quite a few of my services which he previously supposedly had great results with. This sort of thing happens about 1 out of every 200 - 300 customers - or so I'm told by my friends - and it's just part of growing my business in our industry. That doesn't mean I'm not pissed as hell that the customer did that, or that he's no longer willing to communicate with me to sort things out professionally. Nah, he just wants his money back. But the trouble is that paypal already knows about my services and recognizes that the buyer has to communicate at least a little bit in order to be recognized as a legit buyer dispute. Who knows what happens, but I attribute this craziness at least in part to lvl 7 just because it's so darn random.
The next evolution of my services is coming, or some new networking connection will happen, or something big that going to push me along even further is coming. I can just feel it. I'm yearning for something deeper and bigger to push my business up but I can't put my finger on it. I just have a strong feeling it's coming very soon and it will be surprising / amazing.
