When I started my journey of entrepreneurship last year, I was confident and adamant that I could do it all alone. It didn't take long to realise that I knew absolutely nothing + that starting from the bottom is very challenging, lonely + difficult when alone. I realised at this point that in order to actually learn + grow, I needed mentors in my life help me. And ever since January 2023, I've spent over $15,000 in mentors, and networking groups and here's what it made me realise: 1. A mentor is a way to fast track your growth as they help you avoid mistakes you would have made by yourself. 2. A mentor provides you with a clear blueprint and path in order to succeed as they several steps ahead of you on your journey, and more likely than not, have experienced what you are going through. 3. The investment in a mentor allows you to expand your own network, and foster new + invaluable connections. You never know, you may start a business with your mentor over time. 4. Infinite return on investment. That $15,000 has returned in excess of $150,000 in the span of 15 months not to mention the skills developed + mindset shifts for the better! The best thing you can invest into is yourself, and one of the best ways to to do is by finding a mentor!

- Where are you from? - What’s your business? - What’s your next goal? - What do you want to learn? Let’s start a great discussion! Thank you. 🙏

Hi Everyone! I wanted to create a post in the community where members can connect with each other but within some sort of structure and/or guidance. Since, Skool does not allow us to create group chats, I am creating this post to connect two or more members together with similar skills or interest. Another area of could be by country or by business type. Feel free to write a comment that says. 'Hey, I from [Country], if anyone wants to connect. Please use this post respectfully and within the confine of our Community Guidelines but I am hoping this post can create some meaningful connections. Thank you.

One of the biggest mistakes in my journey so far was when I started to see my hard work compound into success... Was COMPLACENCY! For the first 6 months of launching my e-commerce business, I worked 12 hours a day consistently and stay dedicated to achieving my goals. I understood that the compound effect would take place if I stayed consistent + after 3 months I saw proof of the process. Within 6 months, I hit my first 10k month and was overjoyed at the progress and reaped the benefits of my hard work! At this point in time, I was so overjoyed and felt like I'd made it that I started to take my foot of the gas and started enjoying the fruits of my labour. This meant doing the bare minimum required, going from my 12 hour shifts to about 2-3 hours of work a day and enjoyed the money I made. Within 2 months time reality hit and suddenly I made 2k and the month after made 1.5k. I neglected my business, I started to become inconsistent, and so the compound effect of NOT putting the work in hit even faster than what it took to get to that point! Lesson Learnt: Don't take your foot of the gas when you start seeing success, build systems, invest into the business + focus on scaling rather than just 'chilling'!

I work in digital marketing in Vienna and super curious to look for value in this group. I personally can add value in social media and paid media.