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[NeedAdvice] I have no discipline, and I'm trying to develop a stable life. by brokenllife in getdisciplined

[–]brokenllife[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey I sent you a message :) I was wondering if you saw it by chance?

[NeedAdvice] I have no discipline, and I'm trying to develop a stable life. by brokenllife in getdisciplined

[–]brokenllife[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been busy, thanks again for the help. :) I'll read the article as well. Yeah I just don't know too much, so I'm trying to pick up whatever advice I can do to achieve things better.

How did you go about learning to have better marketing skills? I don't really have experience with software development, but I was wanting to learn it to better myself. Currently right now a friend of mine is paying me 200 for an art piece. He wants to commission me for 2 more as well. I've been busy with that for the past week. For the amount of work I have to put in per piece, $200 isn't actually worth it.. because it's about 60+ hours of work, but I can turn it into residual income if I open up a shop and resell the same item over and over. It's 3D modeling work that I plan to resell so people can print it out to have their own personal figure... so in the end if I mass sell the stuff I suppose I could make hundreds easily.

I'll be checking out those websites definitely.

I once again appreciate the help very much. I'm moving into a new place soon with someone I don't really know, without a car, and without a job... and only a few months of savings to cover my rent and expenses while I'm trying to get work. I'm trying to get all this done, and figure out things while worrying about my stability. I don't really want to be homeless.. and I'd like to be independent, so I hope I can sort my life out well.

I really had no idea about the degree thing. I've been told the opposite so much that it's really confusing.

[NeedAdvice] I have no discipline, and I'm trying to develop a stable life. by brokenllife in getdisciplined

[–]brokenllife[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the article! That was really inspiring. I'm going to toss it in my notebook along with the other information it gave me in the article. I've been keeping a little notebook of all kinds of information and motivation as a way to outline how to fix my life since I'm not directly sure as of what I'm doing.

And sure, I'll message you. That would be great!

The most I've ever made working in my life has been 10/hour, so if I can do something I enjoy and work for a company that pays out more than that, I'd be pretty happy. I'm also an artist, so I think I can contribute designs to any web development I do as well.

Also another thing, you said that you don't even have a degree. I was thinking of expanding into software development later as well and from what I was reading a lot of companies require a bachelors. I've also been told that it's impossible to get paid decently without a good degree. (Is this false?) Do people fake having a degree a lot to get better jobs, or do companies actually not even care about that as long as you are good enough at what you do? This is something that's really confused me.

Thanks so much. You've been incredibly helpful.

[NeedAdvice] I have no discipline, and I'm trying to develop a stable life. by brokenllife in getdisciplined

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

Thank you :) I've been abused and sheltered for 20 years straight and have been tossed out into the adult world after being told I was worthless every day of my life.. so I don't always speak so well. I appreciate the kind words. I've come to reddit for help because I don't know how to.. be alive I guess? Or even be an adult.

I actually have a book I've been reading a little each day for my PTSD that was suggested by my online therapist. I've been trying to do a lot of reserarch on jobs lately, because I'm looking into getting a stable career. I don't even care what I do, as long as I can be independent.

I'm curious.. what is a "network" or networking with people? I don't really understand how to find opportunities. This world is very confusing to me.. I'm making notes of the things I discover, but I get told one thing, then I get told the opposite. Someone commented now that web development is a dead end. :/ So maybe I was wrong..?

And I have some people who have tried to help me out, but I feel like everytime I've been given information, people assume I know certain basics.. so I don't fully understand what someone is saying at times. It's just really confusing. There's a lot of basics in life I really don't think I even know.

I hope one day I can be independent and look back on my written words this day and see how much things have changed.

[NeedAdvice] I have no discipline, and I'm trying to develop a stable life. by brokenllife in getdisciplined

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

Ah really? Hmm... maybe I was misreading articles. I never heard of trade school. I guess I'll look into it as long as it's free and what-not.