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The Keys to a Better Life Aren’t Available Online
So stop looking.
When I first moved to Germany and started learning German, I would spend hours googling words and researching the language.
How do I craft a perfect German email? What do I have to say to get my points across perfectly? Where can I go to get my work permit? Which German course is the best?
The same thing when I decided I wanted to start a side hustle.
I spent roughly four years “researching” what I could do and how I should do it.
I asked the search engine gods questions like:
- Should I start a blog?
- How can I make digital products?
- Who else can I learn from?
- What is the quickest way to get rich?
And on and on and on.
In hindsight, all that research seems like such a waste.
I’m sure the time wasn’t entirely wasted. It satiated my curiosities and kept me entertained. And naturally, I picked up some valuable ‘just-in-case’ info.
But progress? Nah.
No progress was made until I actually started doing.
During those years, I didn’t make any progress because I hadn’t yet learned this key…