We have days 11 & 12 off.
It’s the weekend, and I’ll be using the time to read up on my two niches. I’ve done a lot of reading already and can see the niche topics can go in many directions with possibilities of many products related to them.
I’m already seeing why market research up front is so important. If I just picked a niche and jumped in, it would be like jumping out of a boat in deep water far from shore without first learning to swim and becoming a strong swimmer. No wonder so many people fail at this. They fail because they haven’t been mentored properly.
A ton of metaphors apply:
- You have to crawl before you walk, and you have to walk before you run
- You have to learn to throw the ball and swing the bat before you can play in little league
- You have to play in little league for years, then play on school or intramural teams, and then be good enough to play at the high school level before you can play at the college level
- You have to play at the college level before you can play in the minor league
- You have to play in the minor league before you play in the major league
- You have to play really well in the major league before you become a baseball star
We are probably at the “walk before you run” stage right now. When we started, we were probably having to learn to crawl before we walked. By the end of next week we’ll be at the “learn to swing the bat and throw the ball” stage. By the end of the challenge we’ll be at the end of our little league careers and entering the intramural sport level. Then it’s up to us to work our way into the major league.
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