The idea of “self-made” is nothing more than an ego boost.
No one does it all by themselves. I haven’t. I can bet you haven’t.
I like this twist on it: “I’m not self-made, I’m help-made.”
There’s absolutely no way I’d be where I am today without the help of others - from mentors to learning as much as I possibly could from YouTube videos and more.
When I started my lawn care business, I was a young kid - very much enthused by the idea of having a little extra cash.
Fast forward a few years and it was more than that. It offered flexibility, freedom, and more.
So, I engaged heavily in the Service Autopilot Academy. I watched all the videos. I implemented everything I possibly could. I joined groups and read EVERYTHING including the forums (I would spend time searching the forums by keywords).
I wanted to take the business up a notch. So, I had to learn. And what I learned didn’t come from thin air or from my own circus of thoughts. I learned from other people.
And not just anyone - people who’d done what I wanted to do.
I didn’t invent anything new. It was more like a giant Lego game of assembling all the parts and systems and seeing how everything fit, then fine-tuning from there.
Then, I went from trying to learn as much as I possibly could to learning as much as I could about a SPECIFIC piece that I needed to know to get to that next level again.
Basically, the point of this rambling… Follow anyone who is better at what you’re trying to do (whether that’s on IG, YouTube, Reddit, Twitter, or FB).
In line with that, I actually unfollow anyone that isn’t in line with that (it really helps filter out the unnecessary pulls at your attention).
And get that help when you need it. There’s no “doing it all alone.” Find those who have done it before or can help you find those pieces you need to fit into that puzzle.