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Sarah SoupBox [Zap.Cooking] | 7 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +3 
 would it be weird if i changed my whole business model into a different field after spending over a month building a website for what i was planning?

because i kind of want to do something off the beaten path....
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florian | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 No not weird. Maybe you needed to build the website first to make the realization to pivot your business. 🤔
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Sarah SoupBox [Zap.Cooking] | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Thank you, that is a good point. I put the signs on my car and then after three days, i was like meh...i don't feel the drive for it.
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Eitoon | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Do it
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Sarah SoupBox [Zap.Cooking] | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 like the little devil sitting on my shoulder
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mntle | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Another possibility, is put the website on ice, and take a break. Try other things and come back to it later. You may find that the alternatives provide you perspective on the situation. 👍
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Sarah SoupBox [Zap.Cooking] | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 good point. i think this is very logical.
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mntle | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 When I started my old business years ago, I found myself overwhelmed by the potential damage my choices could create. Suddenly everything I was confronted with carried much more weight, and it was an ominous feeling. My reaction was to shrug it off, as if it made me less responsible for those choices. Stepping away for a bit, put things in perspective and made it a lot easier to decide what was important and what I would be able to skip over safely. 😁
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Sarah SoupBox [Zap.Cooking] | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 i think my problem is i have quite the foresight of the direction it could go and i look at the journey as if i am reading a book and i can see what happens - the good and the bad. And how I end up feeling about it. i am like, do i really want to be in this position? do i want to live a life i know the whole story to? maybe i think because i can see it, i am bored. or maybe it isn't something that excites me every day? like, i don't wake up and say oh my goodness i cant wait to start my day....i want a career that i feel super pumped going to. Like i want to geek out over podcasts and tarot, and interviews...and this business is the same thing i have always done. maybe its something i keep falling back on because i am too scared to do the thing i really want. its my safe thing. kind of ramble. just hashing out my thoughts in real time, i guess.
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mntle | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Do you mind if I message you directly? Perhaps just talking it over can help open up your mind a little?
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Sarah SoupBox [Zap.Cooking] | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 sure, but the clients i use for now, i can't see any dms...i have telegram, if you want to connect to @arkinox group on there, i can connect with you
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mntle | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Damn, sorry. I don't really do mainstream apps like Telegram. Simplex, Briar, Signal and Session are the only ones I have. It was a choice I made for privacy's sake, no judgment of course. 👍

We can just continue here. I just thought it might be better not to talk about your business in the open.

Would you mind explaining what your potential business is exactly?
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Sarah SoupBox [Zap.Cooking] | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 i will download simplex. give me a bit.