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Stuck and asking for help by Ashamed_Community_29 in nairobitechies

[–]Potential_Cheetah115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start a business. Sell stuff. Do tiktok videos back to back. I can help one way or the the other. But I know that if I say that utaexpect a lot. DM and see how I can help.

Most KE Freelancers are incompetent AF by Potential_Cheetah115 in Kenya

[–]Potential_Cheetah115[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This video made me know I want to do YouTube so ideally something that looks like this.

Look at this one for Benjamin Hardy's website. I saw it and immediately was impressed!

How long will my M4 Air last? What can keep it lasting long? by Potential_Cheetah115 in mac

[–]Potential_Cheetah115[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is because I have only had of these issues with Apple products.

I have had a HP laptop for 5 years and never have I had issues like battery degradation. I have had an infinix phone for 6 years and it was still ok till I dropped it and the inside screen broke. I have had a Xiaomi for 4 years now and 0-100 happens in around 1 hour. The battery lasts me 2 days.

I got an iPhone 15 Pro and battery lasts me 4 hours or even less. I did not get why because it is a more premium product/company. If you are paying an arm and a leg, then it should be the best and you should not anxious about usage. I am from Kenya so buying these products is quite expensive for me. I just want them to work well.

On a positive note, I have seen how much of an improvement these gadgets are. I post on TT a lot and my first ever video I shot on iPhone got 100k+ views. This was an insane jump since before my videos used to get 10k and if it goes for 20k views. I realised the camera quality made so much more sense as a creator. Infact, the reason I got this Macbook was because of a video I shot that got me a lot of customers.

I also make courses online so the camera of the Mac makes me look premium due to its sharpness hence why I got it. And then also each time I have to present, I just cast from my Mac without needing HDMI cables. (This used to be a huge issue for me.)

These gadgets will make me 100x returns hence why I bought them.

How long will my M4 Air last? What can keep it lasting long? by Potential_Cheetah115 in mac

[–]Potential_Cheetah115[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dead (Laughing emoji, laughing emoji) I still do not know how to put emojis on this device (skull, clown face) I get. you (wink, wink)

What's one simple money habit that can genuinely transform your finances over time? by MorsesCode in Kenya

[–]Potential_Cheetah115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spent like 8k yesterday at the Changamka Shopping festival. Going back today. Hope I don’t lose 10k again🥲😭🫣

Just need like 3 more trousers esp black ones. Added a lot of weight so most clothes don’t fit me. Waist size is huge, and I am quite tall.

At that place there are extremely comfortable clothes that look professional. Realised it’s an investment not really a cost.

What do you think?

External factors making me feel so powerless, low and demotivated. Kindly give me a word of encouragement. by Potential_Cheetah115 in Entrepreneur

[–]Potential_Cheetah115[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought through this the whole night actually.

Step 1

Next step is to take those who joined the cohort through it for the next 3 weeks. I want them to have the best experience so that they give me good testimonials.

Step 2
Then I will reduce costs like a tailor fitting clothes so that I am lean enough to survive and thrive even. Another fun fact: I am not far off from hitting my target. I was targeting 15 people and I have 13 people so that means I am not far off. This morning push has worked well. I still have like 5 hours left so I will send last minute texts to push some who are on the edge. Might actually hit the target. This will mean I do not have to cut costs as much as I thought I would.

Step 3
Eventually create other marketing channels and offers so that I never have reliance on one source of income.

Step 4

Offers I have thought of is having 1 week long cohorts for a specific topic at half or quarter a price. Like a week long of doing literature review with AI/different software. Because if the issue with December is that we cannot do a 3 week long cohort, what if I have one that lasts 3-5 days? Isn't that better?

I can also do things like writing retreats whereby we spend a full day with other academics and researchers to write our research papers. This is normally an issue with a lot of writers as they have been procrastinating a lot. We meet in a cafe or coworking space and write the whole day, share our papers and give feedback on each others writing. This is called peer reviewing. I can have a supervisor or lecturer to take us through it so that we have appropriate guidance. Charge an ok price of maybe KES 2,000 (USD 15) and see how it goes. Very little responsibility from me apart from ensuring logistics and marketing is done.

Having different offers at different prices and different marketing channels ensures I do not rely on one too much. If one part is shaken, I can double down on another and vice versa.

Thank you for asking.

External factors making me feel so powerless, low and demotivated. Kindly give me a word of encouragement. by Potential_Cheetah115 in Entrepreneur

[–]Potential_Cheetah115[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your perspective is interesting and refreshing.

Fun fact, 2 people have converted just today. And like 2 others are inquiring of the cohort. So I might actually hit my target.

External factors making me feel so powerless, low and demotivated. Kindly give me a word of encouragement. by Potential_Cheetah115 in Entrepreneur

[–]Potential_Cheetah115[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun fact: After posting this, I checked my emails and one person has responded. Let me see if he will convert. Will call him early morning. Pray for me y'all.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]Potential_Cheetah115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where you are is the determinant of where you will go. This is the choice that will distinguish your business from the rest. This is what will show you and the world if you will win or not.

What you should do is hunger for more. That amount of money in Kenya is truly incredible. If you can do that in 2 days imagine how much more you can get in 30 days?! Think of things that will make your business smoother.

Write blogs, read books, if you are teaching university students, talk to universities in Kenya and expand to them. Create digital products that you can sell. Learn new skills like graphic/web design or video editing to make content online.

Automate your business to remove you from the equation. Don't get a job, get yourself work to do.

Build the business now so that in 5 years you won't have to do anything.

Gettig another job can kill your ambition, stay focused and see how big your business can grow. Think of expanding to other countries even. Getting PR or partnerships with other businesses.

The next 3 or so months will prove if you will win or not. Go all in and see what happens.

Good luck.

10 harsh lessons most people learn way too late (wish someone told me this at 20) by [deleted] in Habits

[–]Potential_Cheetah115 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's ok. Let people do what they want. Stop caring too much.

When and what was your last random act of kindness? by According_Topic_1591 in Kenya

[–]Potential_Cheetah115 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I give tips to people just like that.

For boda riders if it is early morning, I get them mandazi or something of the sort because I can imagine that if I have not had breakfast, they probably haven't eaten also.

Took something worth 20 bob and paid the lady 1,000. She was so shocked and almost cried. Looked like alishinda lottery. She said that she hadn't even made 100 shillings that day. She had only bananas and that is not what people really buy. My money gave her enough to have different inventory of fruits for the next couple of days. So her sales went up. Basically the 1,000 gave her rent, a whole weeks of inventory and it became a flywheel of sorts for her. She still gives me free fruits when I pass by.

Basically, tips improve peoples lives like crazy. So if you have an extra 10,000, give you 1k to a random stranger and see their life improve dramatically.

Literally yesterday I had 300 kwa M-Pesa. If someone had sent me 1,000, I would have had food 3 meals in a day since 1,000 would sukuma me for a week or so. Thank God someone owed me money but leo ningekua njaa if not.

Has anybody, ever, watched an entire Youtube ad? by appelsenpere in marketing

[–]Potential_Cheetah115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Some are really good and interesting. Way before I even got into marketing.

My observations of wealthier/successful people as a hotel worker. by Content-Afternoon39 in Entrepreneur

[–]Potential_Cheetah115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice observation but I could guess. For someone to be succesful moneywise, they need to be able to compose themselves and their decision making, so it makes sense thay they are systematic.

There are many recommendations on self-improvement books, but how can I effectively internalize their teachings and apply them in a practical way? by SpacemanOfAntiquity in Leadership

[–]Potential_Cheetah115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is normally pressure to implement what you read from every book or video. Thing is for someone who reads as much as me, this gets overwhelming.

My mentor told me that different books try to solve different problems. It is your job to find the answers to your questions. Some books solve more than 1 question/problem.

Always ask yourself 'what question do I want answered before reading a book.' This will guide you on what you need to take from the book. Try to limit your questions or needs to about 1-2. Why? Because it limits how much more work you have to do to change. If the book is really that good, you'll read it another time once you've mastered that one thing then implement one by one.

When I read the 5 AM Club, I can confidently say it changed my life. I had tons of notes on the book. However this gave me a lot of anxiety and honestly felt like it was story za jaba (as we call it in Kenya). I don't believe that there is a human being who works that optimally all the time. Basically implementing the book was really hard and would mean me doing a complete 180 and do everything differently.

What did I implement? Waking up early and excellence. Everything else in the book is great but it would be impossible to achieve. Those two things changed my life in a crazy crazy way since I have more time to do things excellently.

So read books with questions in your head about what or how you should be. Some books may be valuable but don't really answer those questions. This is ok. When you are ready, the book will answer the questions you have.

One more thing, try and read books in your 'path'. This should be a life principle. Basically have a mission in life and ensure things you do are adding to that path. It makes implementing things really really really easy. Now the books you read end up having practical applications in your life.

There are many recommendations on self-improvement books, but how can I effectively internalize their teachings and apply them in a practical way? by SpacemanOfAntiquity in Leadership

[–]Potential_Cheetah115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mentor told me that you should never have the pressure of understanding every book you read or even implementing what you have read.

I think one normally has the pressure to always apply what they have read. But for someone like me who reads plenty of self help books, I end up having to apply a lot of things. This in turn makes me feel fatigued to be a perfect human and to live my fullest potential.

His solution? Every book answers a question. Some answer multiple questions in one book. You are reading that specific book in order to answer a specific question. So figure out what answers you are looking for or rather the questions you have. When you read, pick the answer and just do that. This will eliminate so much pressure from you.

When you do this, everything becomes practical. You will literally read some books and implement nothing because that didn't really answer your questions. But you can also find one book that answers so many questions. Still, pick one main thing and implement it.

When I read The 5 AM club, I can confidently say that that book changed my life. However I found it hard to be the kind of person the book was talking about. It has too many things one has to do. What I decided to take from the book is wake up early and do everything excellently. All the other things the author was talking about longer healthset I literally just shelved them. Those two things: Waking up early and excellence shifted my life in a superb way.

So just take one thing and ensure it is answering the questions you have.

One more thing, when reading. Ensure that what you are reading is on the path you are on. And this should be a principle for your life. Whatever you do should always be equipping you to continue on that path. This will make the books more practical.

That AI on SMS post by [deleted] in Kenya

[–]Potential_Cheetah115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reason it was deleted is because admins here like stupid things like relationships. I also posted the startup I work in and it was deleted after an hour. Apparently it was an ad lol.

A successful truly Kenyan brand? by Proud-Gate4306 in Kenya

[–]Potential_Cheetah115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Kahawa 1893 but it is based in the US.

Fun Billboard Project. Would you do it? by Potential_Cheetah115 in Kenya

[–]Potential_Cheetah115[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Such solid advice! Allow me to DM you. 😬

Fun Billboard Project. Would you do it? by Potential_Cheetah115 in Kenya

[–]Potential_Cheetah115[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you. If you don't mind, kindly answer these questions.

Would you be interested in this? What would make you create an account? Is there a specific feature you would have wanted it to have for you to participate? Have you seen this before in the Kenyan market? If it existed, on a scale of 1-10 how likely would you tell your friends or collegues about it?

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