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One is that there is no ability to take action, and the other is that there is no deposit. So, today, Beimo will share with you some things I have done in the past few years and some thoughts about making money. I hope it will be useful to you.

I think if the money is short, don't speak out, can survive is a problem, so, when there is a chance to make money, we must seize it.

By horanPublished 4 years ago 6 min read

Recently I went out for a trip, but I didn't worry too much. It's not that I made money starting my own business, but I got the chance to go out mostly because of my previous salary accumulation. I think if the money is short, don't speak out, can survive is a problem, so, when there is a chance to make money, we must seize it. The first two years should be the lowest time, no money, no job, no direction, like a big loser every day, but also went around complaining about the difficulties of life to friends. Later, really to the end of the point, just realized, must think of a way to early money. Why do you say so, because at that time after paying the rent left a ticket back to the small county, but I am not willing to ah, feel that I should not be this outcome. So I began to reflect on myself. Why did I become so negative and muddle through every day? After thinking for a long time, I found that two things have not done well from beginning to end. One is that there is no ability to take action, and the other is that there is no deposit. So, today, Horan will share with you some things I have done in the past few years and some thoughts about making money. I hope it will be useful to you.

01. Is it more important to do something well than to do it

No matter how bad the project is, someone will make money, no matter how good the project is, someone will not make money. Two years ago, even before I resigned, I thought I was pretty awesome, relying on their own step by step to achieve the whole network of more than five hundred thousand fans, but also helped the company to incubate more than one hundred thousand fans, but after coming out, just know that they are really small, also very silly X. During the few days I went to Dali, I met Zhu Ge from northeast China and Zhang Ge from northwest China. One of them is doing e-commerce, the other is opening an inn. And they are outstanding in their respective fields, and talking to them really teaches you a lot every day. For example, Zhu Ge makes coffee for me by himself. Instead of taking a bag of store-bought coffee powder for me to make, he grinds it by himself with various instruments. In the process of making coffee, they tell me the origin of the coffee, the temperature of the water used to make the coffee, the method of making the coffee and so on. Moreover, making coffee is zhu Ge's hobby. At that time, I was thinking that even hobbies can be studied so carefully, the main occupation must not be bad. Yes, as I thought, Zhu Ge did well in his own career and often took his wife with him on trips. They've spent years doing business together, working out together, studying together. Especially when it comes to fitness, they tell me a lot of professional knowledge almost at the same time. For instance factitious why meeting get fat? Why do diets fail? How to lose weight effectively and so on. At that moment, I fully realized that what you think is so simple is not so simple, and that it is an amazing thing to be able to do a simple thing thoroughly. For example, if you are in a company and you have an easy job, and some people are earning a lot and some people are earning a lot, then you need to study, why is there such a difference between doing the same thing? Because, sometimes you think simple things, in fact, is not simple, and simple things, have you done it thoroughly? Has become irreplaceable that one. These are areas where you can excel, even if no one else in the organization is doing well. That's what you're capable of. You can't be replaced. To be able to do one thing well requires doing both. One is to do it for a long time, longer than others, so that you will have more problems than your peers, and you will have the opportunity to learn a higher level of ability. The second is the ability to solve problems. If you want to do things thoroughly, you need to do things in the early stage. If the method is wrong, it will be useless to persist for a long time. For example, why do you sell products as well as others? Where is the gap behind this? How to make up? After all, when you can do one thing well enough, you can do anything else well enough.

02. Being able to save money is just as important as being able to earn it

When I was working, I had a habit of splitting my salary three ways each month. The first mandatory savings, in case the future useful money, can not come out. The second is for all the expenses in life, including food, clothing, shelter and transportation plus some necessary expenses. The third part is used for learning investment, financial management and applying for courses to improve my ability. Over the course of two years, I managed to save enough money to take a year or two off work, because I didn't have to worry so much about leaving. Because there are so many unexpected things in life, if you have a reserve, the money you have saved will go a long way when a crisis hits. Whether you are just starting a job or have been working for a long time, when you don't earn a lot of money, in addition to improving your ability, is to save money and develop a good habit of spending money. For example, some of my friends in the we-media business spend 5,000 yuan a month when they earn 10,000 yuan a month, and 5,000 yuan when they earn 50,000 yuan a month. You see, their income has increased, but their consumption still hasn't upgraded. And the reason why many people can't save money is that when their income has upgraded, their consumption has also upgraded, so that they can't save money. So, will make money is skill, but will save, that is skill.

03.Don't put all your eggs in one basket

First of all, learning risk management is an essential skill for every worker. In the case of achievements in the main business, in fact, I suggest you develop a side business, because if one day, you are unemployed, not prepared, people will be very anxious. Of course this side business may or may not be related to your main business, but be as committed to it as you are to your main business. For example, in the past few years, I have been working on "we media", writing manuscripts at work and after work, so I have only done one thing from beginning to end, that is writing. When I first started to contribute, the fee for my first article was only 5 yuan. Later, when I really entered the industry, the fee increased to 150 yuan. Later, when I worked as a personal IP, I received a contract from Tencent Entertainment, and the fee for each article was 1000 yuan. Therefore, I am not afraid of having nothing to do and no income after I quit. Therefore, developing skills such as design, illustration, writing, or resource integration is worth studying further if it brings you income. However, don't worry about this process, because no matter it is a major or a side job, it is a process of accumulation, the important thing is to stick to it and do it every day, so that you can gain something. Remind everyone again, do a side business is based on your main business done well to develop the side business, and do not because of the side business, delay the main business, so not only do not earn money, but also lose. In the end, Horan says, "Make sure you find a way to get money early so you can free up more energy for more important things."

I hope the above three points are useful to you.

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