Hey, Dan here and I have a confession to make I absolutely love meeting failed ENFP
and INFP entrepreneurs as I say it out loud I realize it sounds a little sadist I will admit
probably not what you expect to hear from a business coach who's driven to
help people create the life and business they want but it's true and I'll tell you why it is so true
One of the number one reasons people fail this is especially true for ENFPs and INFPs is we don't
know what the hell success looks like we don't know actually like how far along should we be
how many how many doors do you have to knock on until you get a client how much money should you
make in your first year compared to the job you had uh how many clients do you need for business
to be successful we don't know these things I mean I know these things but as the we the greater
sense don't know these things and so the nice part of this is I will meet an entrepreneur let's say
failed entrepreneur um or temporary vacation from entrepreneurship entrepreneur right who actually
as I get into it like I started asking them okay what was your business what did you do kind of how
did things go why did you stop it's actually pretty easy to figure out why they stopped
and that they were maybe on track to succeed many of the time or most of the time I would say
so often people especially true INFPs ENFPs because sometimes we are not the toughest
uh sometimes we get bored easy as well and have new ideas which are very exciting that
it's quite common for us to start a business and go all in like really try and commit and then I
don't know we feel lonely we're not sure if we're on track we don't know if we're doing the right
things and we ultimately end up quitting without any real guide of how well we were doing and this
is totally understandable think about everything else in life right you go to school and you get
grades you get a report card here's how I'm doing right is the same thing you have most degrees
three four years you have to do it you get your grades you're like okay I've done this much I have
to do this much my peers have this much you can compare yourself entrepreneurship is weird right
what are the comparison points well if you're lucky to have a group of other entrepreneurs and
friends then you can sort of get a sense uh that's helped me with youtube two of my best friends are
youtubers and so that's definitely been helpful to kind of understand how am I doing how should
things work that kind of thing right of course if you have a mentor or coach or someone like that
they can also provide you some guidance but in general you're out there on your own and you're
taking action trying to figure things out without any real guideline and what are a lot of maybe the
comparison points you do see people bsing you on instagram right who are like hey look at me
I'm working from the beach no one works on the beach okay I've been traveling the world for 11
years having my own business I know probably more location independent entrepreneurs than
0.001 of people in the world no one works on the beach those people are faking it and they're full
most of them aren't even making any money they're dating someone who's making money or on a vacation
and they're whatever but pet peeve aside right you have these bad influences that make you
think you're not doing well and you're like well I've been working for myself for three months and
I i don't have a perfect body at work from the beach oh my god I'm not cut out
to be an entrepreneur I'm going to go back to the warehouse that's where I'm going back to right no
you're on track it's just these people are giving you a really bad comparison point so I
love meeting these entrepreneurs hopefully before they quit to be honest because it's easier to keep
going before you quit than to rekindle something but also after I see this with people all the time
though where someone starts working for themselves and it is a big leap right they face their fears
they do it they put themselves out there to friends and family they do all the right things
but then they feel alone they don't know how they're doing compared to other people
are they on track or is this you know what they should do they get nervous
anxious they they don't have any support system and then they go and they take a job you know
maybe it's offered to them right it's like the forbidden fruit like are you sure you
don't want to come back to the office I see your posts on instagram they don't have many likes
we offer stability pension well not really pension instability anymore it's 2021 but still
we'll pay you below your worth and not let you do anything you're passionate about come in
follow the fear right that's what happens and I love intervening in those sort of situations and
saying like hey listen here's how you were doing actually like you had a b plus actually you had
clients you were working you just needed to keep going and that I find really satisfying
so why am I sharing this with you well for a couple reasons first of all
uh if you are interested in working with me in this sort of capacity or being a part of
my community right now the free freelancer which is my community and coaching program where I work
one-on-one and with groups of freelancers and coaches that is open for enrollment as
I am filming this now but the second reason is just to give you the advice around it and to say
like before you quit if you're in that stage right now check in with yourself and check in with other
people reach out to maybe a family friend or someone you met who has their own business or
hire a coach or someone like myself and just say hey like can I tell you my situation am I on track
am I doing well is this bad you know uh should I quit the ballet or am I meant to be a dancer right
ask someone ask a couple people ideally before you make any harsh decisions and if you did work for
yourself and you gave it a try in it maybe you quit for reasons like I'm describing here which
are totally understandable I can I know how hard it is uh I've shared some videos on the channel
of some of my low points so I totally get it and maybe this video will make you rethink that where
you think hey you know what I still really want to work for myself I really want to do something
that's fulfilling and that I'm passionate about and that actually means something instead of this
job that I really don't like and now I know that I just need more of a plan with maybe check-in
points with some kind of accountability partners or mentor or someone to like tick the boxes and
say okay you're on track you're doing well right because it's really hard I mean imagine you're in
a sailboat and you're in the middle of the ocean and you have no navigation points there's no stars
there's no compass you're like yeah I'm trying to go that way like I know where I want to go
but I don't have any indications along the way of course not only would you not make it but you
go crazy along the way right so if that is you there's nothing wrong with you there's nothing
wrong with your talents your skills your ability it has it's not even a reflection of your ability
to be an entrepreneur it's just a reflection of poor strategy essentially and not having
guidelines to know if you're on track and to keep to help you keep going forward and make better
choices if you are interested in being a part of this free freelancer community I will include a
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