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How to Get RICH Doing What You Love

Ever since I got into personal development when I was 16 years old, I realized I had the power to create a life most people would only dream of. But because I had no idea how to, I decided to still go to university & get a degree.
It all changed in my 2nd semester when I discovered that my business professor had never run a business in his life. And it made me wonder "what kind of authority does he have to tell me how to run a business?". I don't need someone to learn from books & tell it to me. I could do that myself.
So I dropped out & decided I will do whatever it takes to create financial freedom for myself. (this is an epic story in if of itself, but I'll save it for another time)
2 years and 3 failed attempts later, I built a business that made me $50,000/month. I moved to Bali. And I registered a company in Dubai.
I was 20 at the time.
In a short period of time, I proved to myself that it was possible. That I can do whatever I wanted to if I believed & committed 100% to it.
Shortly after creating a breakthrough in my business, the unthinkable happened, and I ended up burning down my business...
...and with it, my income to $0.
Before I tell you what happened, let's talk a little bit about you.
Why The ONLY Reasonable Thing to do is to Bet on Yourself & Build a Business by Design
I'm not gonna ramble much. But think about it...what is your alternative to building a life & business by design?
Being stuck in a 9-5 you hate because you don't understand that you have the control?
Building a business you dread because some guru convinced you that it is the "best" business to start?
Settling for a mediocre life that feels repetitive & boring. Never getting to experience true freedom and the fullness of a well lived life?
What. is. your. alternative?
I invite you to take a second & visualize it.
You might not think creating your ultimate reality is possible yet. And I completely get it.
If you told me a few years ago that I'd be making most people's yearly salary in a month, traveling around, waking up at 11AM on a Tuesday to go for a boat trip...
...I would've called you insane.
But it happened. And it happened fast.
And if a 20 year old from a 3rd world country doing it in a mere couple years doesn't light up an inextinguishable fire under your soft, plumpy ass, then you need to take a loooong, hard look at yourself.
The internet has opened up the possibility for anyone to make money doing what they love.
And that is your key.
With enough self-awareness and proper skills, anyone can start a successful business online.
But it doesn't end here.
Doing it well will allow you to:
Create a deep sense of meaning & purpose in your life
Make money doing whatever you want (and on your own terms)
Provide Yourself, Family, and Friends with a comfortable life
Never Worry About Money Again
Create powerful services that will advance humanity and make you a ton of money
Stay Consistent & crush your competition
Do I have to sell you an epic life?
Bottom line is:
Belief + Self Awareness + Right Skills = Aligned Success
Now, back to what I mentioned above. Why did I burn down my entire business, and with it my income to 0?
The Best Way to Build an Aligned & Successful Online Business
There are 3 perspectives to consider when building an online Business (or any business):
Money Maximization Approach
Spiritual Chick Approach
Integrated Approach
Let's break them down.
Money Maximization Approach:
You definitely heard of this before.
Some screaming guru pumps people up before he sells them on the "best thing since sliced bread" while they're in a heightened emotional state.
This approach focuses purely on:
Making as much money as possible.
Copying exactly what has been done before.
Hustling 12 hours a day
Just work harder bro mentality
This is the approach I took to build my business to $50,000/month. Absolute brute force & monk-like discipline.
At first glance, you might ask, "Well, what's wrong with this? It seems like the best way to go."
And you're partially right.
But what happens when you take this approach & listen to advice like this ONLY?
You end up tossing your creativity, your boundaries, your why, and your originality straight out the window.
You end up in a business that makes you money, but feels like a prison.
A business that looks, feels, and operates like a copy of someone else's.
And listen, even that may not sound too bad...but wait until you get to the Integrated Approach.
Spiritual Chick Approach:
On the other extreme, you have the spiritual chick approach. But don't let the name fool you. Men fall into this category too.
It's when people get into spirituality & think that by doing enough healing work, shadow work, and manifestation exercises they will attract abundance. They just need to be open to receiving.
The problem with this is the fact that they tend to stay stuck in a cycle of "figuring it out".
Yet another thing to heal or another block to unblock every other day.
Quite a smart strategy to procrastinate if you ask me. A clever rationalization.
Oh, and they get to be morally superior as well.
"I don't care about the money, I just wanna do what I love. All those people concerened about stacking money don't understand that there is more to life."
Little do they know that they're disowning an important part of existence & blindly subscribing to an idealistic way of thinking.
Incase you haven't noticed, I understand those 2 perspectives very well because I went through them.
Money Maximization leads to money, but emptiness & purposelessness.
Spiritual Chick leads to moral superiority & calmness, but disregards pragmatism & strategy.
Here's how you're gonna learn from my mistakes & adopt the BEST approach from the get go.
The Integrated Approach:
The right approach takes the best of both approaches into consideration & combines them to create the "ultimate" path.
It takes:
Hard Work/Hustle
Strategy
Do Whatever it Takes Attitude
Never Give Up Mentality
from the Money Maximization Approach.
It Takes:
Self-Discovery
Healing
Creativity
Taking Your Own Path
Originality
from the Spiritual Chick Approach.
Integrating both perspectives leads to a dynamic business that is neither blinded by limiting beliefs, nor delusion.
You don't copy what someone else is doing simply because it's the "easiest" way.
You also don't live in a delusional reality where you can just freestyle your way to success.
Don't throw out the baby with the bath water.
But why is it so important to take the integrated approach?
Because if you don't, you'll either:
Build a Business You Despise that adds no extra value to society as you're just another copy. (And you'll quit)
End up a broke creative (way too common) living in a false reality because you choose to ignore reason
Data from the BLS shows that approximately 20% of new businesses fail during the first two years of being open, 45% during the first five years, and 65% during the first 10 years. Only 25% of new businesses make it to 15 years or more.
The Integrated Approach is your way of hedging against the numbers & having the time of your life building a business you love.
Your Aligned, 6-Figure Business Starter Pack:
The most important question is not “How do I get what I want?” - it’s “What do I want?”
— Naval (@naval)
9:44 AM • Nov 10, 2021
Step 1: Get Clarity on What You Want (Life & Business By Design)
1) Your Vision
What do you want to help people with? What kind of impact do you want to make?
What kind of life would you life like to live? How much do you work? Where do you live? How do you spend your time?
Close your eyes & visualize your ideal life (if everything were possible).
You're not gonna be clear on this from the get go and you'll have to reiterate it . That's okay.
2) Your Values
This will help you understand how to build an aligned business & where your decisions will come from.
Do not make the mistake of engaging in some mental exercise & googling values to match them to who you "think" you are.
Practice self-awareness for a month & observe your decisions. This will help you extract your true values.
3) Your Sacrifices
What are you willing to sacrifice?
What are you unwilling to sacrifice?
This is very important. If you're willing to sacrifice everything, you're doing it wrong. This is not a motivational speech.
The goal is not to sacrifice everything anyway. It's to sacrifice what matters less for what matters most.
Get clear on your boundaries around sacrifices. This will help you stay true to your values & stay aligned.
Step 2: Pick the Vehicle
Not the niche. Not the offer. Those will come later.
What is the vehicle you will use to achieve your goals?
Do your research on different vehicles and business models to make the right choice.
I prefer service-based online businesses:
Agency
Consulting/Coaching
Courses
Why?
High-profit margins, the ability to charge high-prices, and the ability to grow to multi 6-figures without needing a huge team.
I got to $50,000/month running a group coaching program & only had one team member.
Step 3: Learn the Big 3
Offer Creation
Marketing
Sales
Before thinking about what your niche is.
Before thinking about what you can offer the market.
Before spending weeks or months feeling lost because you don't know how to monetize your interests.
Why?
Because then you'll have a scope – a frame of reference from which you'll be able to filter your interests & monetizable skills through.
And you'll come up with creative solutions to create irresistible offers.
If you don't know what to sell, it's because you don't know HOW to sell.
Learn that & your mind will be able to make connections and come up with solutions.
I just saved you months of suffering. You're welcome.
Learn Offers from Alex Hormozi — $100M Offers
Learn Marketing from Russell Brunson
Learn Sales from Alex Hormozi, Cole Gordon, Jeremy Miner
Obsess over the big 3. Read books, watch YouTube videos, invest in courses, take notes, and apply.
These skills will allow you to take ANYTHING & monetize it.
This is your key to making money doing what you LOVE.
Step 4: Understand & Make Money
Money is an exchange of value, so to make money, you need to provide something of value to someone
That's all you need to know.
Your interests + the Big 3 will equal easy monetization.
From there, you allow your vision & values to guide your decisions to decide:
What You're Offering
How you'll deliver it
How you market
How you Sell
How to Quite Literally Guarantee Your Success
I'll leave you with this.
Success is not a fluke.
Success is not luck.
Success is not reserved for a select few.
Success is an inevitable phenomenon that occurs due to a consistency of certain inputs.
Read this. Again & again.
There is no "chance" here. It's about how willing are you to keep going.
And that's why the integrated approach matters most.
How willing you are to keep going depends on "Why are you willing to keep going?"
Everyone, for the right reason, can be:
Disciplined
Inspired
Hardworking
Creative
Goddamn Unstoppable
Find that reason, and anchor everything you do to it.
The goal here is not to build something that you make money with for a couple years. It’s to set the foundation for your life’s work & to build a business that stands the test of time.
I hope this helps you on your journey.
Omar Harb.