What advice would you give to your youngest self?

@joshdance This is brilliant.

@joshdance So true. But a lot harder too!

@joshdance @mitchell_orme Especially when you create a habit!!!

@joshdance @daniel_baum and sometime distracting but for the right things hugely valuable.

@joshdance Totally agree. Every step forward is one inch closer to your ideal goal fulfillment.

@angezanetti How do you go about pre-orders? How do you get the traction to do pre-orders?

@evan_sellers Describe your value proposition clearly (why you built it, who's this for, what's the benifts…) put this on a Gumroad page. Guess a pricing and make a 50% discount Then share this page where your potentials customers are (look for communities)

@angezanetti What kind of website do you look for communities on?

@evan_sellers Pretty much depends of your target. But Reddit is a good one!

@phantomus_team I quit drinking, smoking cigarettes and vaping for 3-1/2 years and it was the best change for my life I ever made. Mental clarity, healthy skin and weight control, more natural energy and excitement with less depression or anxiety. I finally excelled at getting back into my education I went back to college and decided I was mature enough to handle drinking again for the “ole college experience”. Within two months it turned into binge drinking, no money, missing classes and blackout “memories” with people that weren’t my friends so I immediately quit again. TLDR; Take care of yourself and if you think you have an issue or want to make a healthy change in your life quit those bad habits for 6 months and watch how quickly your life can positively change. It’s incredible and you’ll never get that time back that you lost to mindlessly binging.

@justin_gardner Thanks Justin, and I did. Every thing you metioned, happened - the quality if life, work, and everything in between increased right away, can’t share how much because its a lot over the past year.

@phantomus_team congratulations, it’s amazing what you can begin to accomplish when you aren’t using your free time just drinking.

@phantomus_team I think moreover - alcohol has a huge impact on your hormones and your general state of balance. Clarity is key when you're trying to kill it in your career!

@phantomus_team @justin_gardner I came here to make a shitpost about "youngest self", but this was a genuinely touching thread to come across. Sometimes the internet doesn't suck

@aureliovolle I rate some of my success in business to running guilds on WoW, just like running a company when done well!

@matthew_browne1 haha indeed! :)

@aureliovolle @matthew_browne1 I should have spent more of my adult years gaming... that's where I went wrong.

@aureliovolle @stewup If you waited until adulthood, you missed the boat ;)

@falak_sher I am guilty of this 100%. Procrastination kills your chance of success in this highly competitive environment.

@devaonbreaches true.

@falak_sher I am guilty of this still. But I like to set a short time frame a week or two and launch a prototype by then.

@falak_sher I feel you! I ignored all my side projects in 2022. One of my goals for 2023 is to stop procrastinating and get going on all those projects! 🤞

@nihalbhushan So true! Love it.

@mike_orsini I've still got a year then! Thanks Mike :)

@mikeorsini oh crap

@dawn_veltri1 Boy do I live by this so much more being back at a startup.

@stefan_smiljkovic even just being solid with basic Excel functions like IFS, HLOOKUP, INDIRECT, etc is a huge advantage