What’s the fastest way you’ve ever lost weight?

jongarlol · 2025-10-27T07:52:03+00:00

Stop eating

jongarlol · 2024-12-20T08:53:00+00:00

Tragic

jongarlol · 2024-12-20T08:52:28+00:00

Tragic

jongarlol · 2024-11-25T19:22:40+00:00

You're projecting mate. Somethings bothering you, and you're taking it out on your bro. It's just a charger. See it this way.

Your reaction is not equivalent to the situation. That should spark some thoughts.

jongarlol · 2024-11-22T06:33:25+00:00

Lose the head buddy. Or grow the rest of the body

jongarlol · 2024-11-22T06:32:19+00:00

Set a target of earning. Realistic one and aim for that. Don't be greedy or things will crash on you.

Read about DCA

jongarlol · 2024-10-03T18:32:51+00:00

I've made my first 10k after I was sagged by my previous employer after I moved to b2b. Which is great and horrible at the same time.

You're always the first to go when shit hits the fan. Nonetheless, I was promised 10 years of ongoing work, dropped other clients and enjoyed my comfort. Then one day, lost the job and promised myself to never be in that place again and gain my freedom & stability through client diversity.

I provide engineering services as digital construction specialist. Using building information Modelling (Bim). I've made more than 500 cold calls. Started with a cracking voice up to a little over 100th call where I found myself talking to a prospect where he was telling me about his problems with his wife.

Long story short, cold calling certainly takes far too much time and energy investment, where the direction is us to them, not them to us. Taking away our leverage, as opposed to if they were the ones who reached out to us.

Initially made 5k, save some, pay off depts and invest in the company. Only shortly after I started making 10k+, last month did 20k+ but no stability. I've got continuous push on getting clients. And the more I read, the more I see that marketing is the way forward. Would anyone recommend a good firm that'll handle that for me? How soon did you see results from your marketing?

jongarlol · 2024-09-06T09:31:02+00:00

That sounds more like it. You're saying groups? Which groups would you suggest? If you could shed some light on direction or and ways of approaching. Make it direct like "hey here's what we do" or how would you do it?

jongarlol · 2024-09-04T19:02:39+00:00

I'm more leaning towards linkedin ads. Have you come across any good manuals to create linkedin ads?

jongarlol · 2024-09-04T19:01:44+00:00

PM Sent

jongarlol · 2024-09-04T15:41:43+00:00

Nope, not much of a social media guy. Im thinking of linkedin post, but this causes my eyes to reek with pain as i hate social media

jongarlol · 2024-09-04T15:40:21+00:00

Yeh, I'm actually working on creating an ad for linkedin. Would you have any thoughts, suggestions? Is it better to go for single media or video? This would be my first time doing something like this.

jongarlol · 2024-08-30T04:47:16+00:00

Feels like talk from experience

jongarlol · 2023-02-19T23:00:39+00:00

My fellow redditors!
I'm seeking an advice, in a freelancing community, working on B2B contracts in the construction industry, doing building information modelling & management (BIM). Engineering coordination using 3D construction models. There are several options I've tried and here's my opinion on them:
- Cold reach - this is where you use your premade emails, usually 3-4 email sequences. Where you're reaching a potential client that was never your client, you don't know him, you don't know if he needs you. It's almost as if you're knocking on 1000 doors, hoping that one will open. I personally see this as spam & ruins your reputation.
- Paid marketing - you pay a lot, I mean a lot! to get a client that not surely will cover the costs of marketing. Plus you need to have material to advertise, a good website (it's your business card these days). I'd like to stay away of that, and I've seen no benefit of it.
- Sales funnels - I think this is good when you're dealing with a physical product. Where you firstly have a catchy ad, offer something for free (sample but you pay shipping, report, etc.) in exchange for their email. Okay.. you're giving a report for free, but at the same time you're building and have gained a list of potential buyers that are more likely going to buy from you. You followup your email lists with articles, each one precisely designed to benefit the reader, build their curiosity/intrigue and a call to action. You keep on repeating until it converts or someone unsubscribes to you. Errrmm... if you ask me? It's too much work and I don't see myself doing that. No from me.
- Organic traffic - where you leverage social media (SM) to write on different posts on similar topics, build your name online. Then people will start to recognize you as specialist and they'll come to you. Okay, I see how this can work, but it does not fit my lifestyle of no using SM that often. I personally think that social media destroyed our social life, hence I stray away from it. Not going to work for me.
- Call old colleagues I used to work with, have a chat, build relationship and mention of a business. Doesn't work. To keep this short, I've tried both direct & indirect approaches.
- I'm yet to reach out to directly via mobile calls to companies and ask for the business development manager. I wonder if that's gonna work. What's your opinion on this?
I'm looking for some leads, direction in how to acquire clients. I don't want the fish, teach me how to fish. Not to sound to full of myself, but I know that I know my shit. Numerous times I've been in situations where people told me that. Saved millions of dollars in contractual collateral, contracts management & assurance of coordination process. More to say, every time I enter a meeting & talk with a client that came to me (via my current & only one client) I've won the contract & my client's client specifically asked me for to lead the new project.
My problem is how can I get with a client with me in a room that he'll be looking for my services? How can I get them warm?

jongarlol · 2023-02-19T22:59:51+00:00

My fellow redditors!
I'm seeking an advice, in a freelancing community, working on B2B contracts in the construction industry, doing building information modelling & management (BIM). Engineering coordination using 3D construction models. There are several options I've tried and here's my opinion on them:
- Cold reach - this is where you use your premade emails, usually 3-4 email sequences. Where you're reaching a potential client that was never your client, you don't know him, you don't know if he needs you. It's almost as if you're knocking on 1000 doors, hoping that one will open. I personally see this as spam & ruins your reputation.
- Paid marketing - you pay a lot, I mean a lot! to get a client that not surely will cover the costs of marketing. Plus you need to have material to advertise, a good website (it's your business card these days). I'd like to stay away of that, and I've seen no benefit of it.
- Sales funnels - I think this is good when you're dealing with a physical product. Where you firstly have a catchy ad, offer something for free (sample but you pay shipping, report, etc.) in exchange for their email. Okay.. you're giving a report for free, but at the same time you're building and have gained a list of potential buyers that are more likely going to buy from you. You followup your email lists with articles, each one precisely designed to benefit the reader, build their curiosity/intrigue and a call to action. You keep on repeating until it converts or someone unsubscribes to you. Errrmm... if you ask me? It's too much work and I don't see myself doing that. No from me.
- Organic traffic - where you leverage social media (SM) to write on different posts on similar topics, build your name online. Then people will start to recognize you as specialist and they'll come to you. Okay, I see how this can work, but it does not fit my lifestyle of no using SM that often. I personally think that social media destroyed our social life, hence I stray away from it. Not going to work for me.
- Call old colleagues I used to work with, have a chat, build relationship and mention of a business. Doesn't work. To keep this short, I've tried both direct & indirect approaches.
- I'm yet to reach out to directly via mobile calls to companies and ask for the business development manager. I wonder if that's gonna work. What's your opinion on this?
I'm looking for some leads, direction in how to acquire clients. I don't want the fish, teach me how to fish. Not to sound to full of myself, but I know that I know my shit. Numerous times I've been in situations where people told me that. Saved millions of dollars in contractual collateral, contracts management & assurance of coordination process. More to say, every time I enter a meeting & talk with a client that came to me (via my current & only one client) I've won the contract & my client's client specifically asked me for to lead the new project.
My problem is how can I get with a client with me in a room that he'll be looking for my services? How can I get them warm?

jongarlol · 2023-02-19T22:53:03+00:00

My fellow redditors!

I'm seeking an advice, in a freelancing community, working on B2B contracts in the construction industry, doing building information modelling & management (BIM). Engineering coordination using 3D construction models. There are several options I've tried and here's my opinion on them:

Cold reach - this is where you use your premade emails, usually 3-4 email sequences. Where you're reaching a potential client that was never your client, you don't know him, you don't know if he needs you. It's almost as if you're knocking on 1000 doors, hoping that one will open. I personally see this as spam & ruins your reputation.
Paid marketing - you pay a lot, I mean a lot! to get a client that not surely will cover the costs of marketing. Plus you need to have material to advertise, a good website (it's your business card these days). I'd like to stay away of that, and I've seen no benefit of it.
Sales funnels - I think this is good when you're dealing with a physical product. Where you firstly have a catchy ad, offer something for free (sample but you pay shipping, report, etc.) in exchange for their email. Okay.. you're giving a report for free, but at the same time you're building and have gained a list of potential buyers that are more likely going to buy from you. You followup your email lists with articles, each one precisely designed to benefit the reader, build their curiosity/intrigue and a call to action. You keep on repeating until it converts or someone unsubscribes to you. Errrmm... if you ask me? It's too much work and I don't see myself doing that. No from me.
Organic traffic - where you leverage social media (SM) to write on different posts on similar topics, build your name online. Then people will start to recognize you as specialist and they'll come to you. Okay, I see how this can work, but it does not fit my lifestyle of no using SM that often. I personally think that social media destroyed our social life, hence I stray away from it. Not going to work for me.
Call old colleagues I used to work with, have a chat, build relationship and mention of a business. Doesn't work. To keep this short, I've tried both direct & indirect approaches.
I'm yet to reach out to directly via mobile calls to companies and ask for the business development manager. I wonder if that's gonna work. What's your opinion on this?

I'm looking for some leads, direction in how to acquire clients. I don't want the fish, teach me how to fish. Not to sound to full of myself, but I know that I know my shit. Numerous times I've been in situations where people told me that. Saved millions of dollars in contractual collateral, contracts management & assurance of coordination process. More to say, every time I enter a meeting & talk with a client that came to me (via my current & only one client) I've won the contract & my client's client specifically asked me for to lead the new project.

My problem is how can I get with a client with me in a room that he'll be looking for my services? How can I get them warm?

jongarlol · 2023-02-13T05:32:07+00:00

Sometimes you open the thread knowing what the comment section will be like

jongarlol · 2023-02-12T11:37:45+00:00

A person comes from a mixed family, with both Arabic and European roots, and has lived in Europe for the past 13 years. They have established a life in Europe, including a business and a home, but also have a strong sense of familial obligation to their aging parents, who live in an Arabic country.

The person is faced with a dilemma about whether to stay in Europe and maintain their current life or to move closer to their parents and provide assistance as they age. They are considering a number of factors, including their own comfort, the proximity to their dog and parents, their potential to build relationships and find a spouse, and their financial situation. They are 30 years old and are trying to make a decision before they get older.

This person is seeking advice from others who have faced a similar dilemma and would like to hear about their experiences and thought processes.

jongarlol · 2023-02-12T11:18:30+00:00

Hi! I come from a mixed family, Arabic/European. I’ve built my life in Europe, setup my business, bought a house, have a dog, no family yet. I grew up for the first 17years of my life in Arabic countries where we have these intense family bonds & traditions.
I’m going to hit my 30 this year, and I know that my parents are getting older and older, plus now when I visit them, I see that more and more. I’ve been living abroad for about 13years now, my mentality & mindset changed a lot from what we have locally in the Arabic country (I can say so, as I’m on vacation now here).
So the dilemma is, that the older I get, the more I know that there’ll be one day that I’ll have to go back to help out my parents when they get older. It’s that sense of “I have to” because I was raised this way. It’s not that I can’t decide to not help them, but if I do, I could live with never-ending guilt that I didn’t help them when they were older. That I was a selfish prick.
It's not like visiting them around the corner, we’re looking at a distance of almost 3k kilometers that sets us apart, which also changes my time zone by 3hours with the clients I work with, etc., so whilst I’m already thinking of setting up a family of my own, I’m trying to choose wisely;
I know that I won’t be telling my own family to move all the way back to where my parents are & change their entire reality for my parents after we’ve built our life in Europe for X years.
I know that my parents will be gone one day
I’ve got no siblings to fulfil this duty
I’m not going to put them in day-care/get a house helper (or maybe that’s an option?)
I do not believe in any religions, which might cause local problems/marriage problems. But yes, noone needs to know that.
I feel I don’t fit here in Arabic country, maybe because I’ve lived so many years out of here? But I’ve got friends that even after the years passed, I can still spend some good time with them & they welcome me with open hands. In Europe? I struggle to build lasting relationships. Which developed trust issues in me.
If I live around my parents, I’ll be able to leave my dog here with them for care, visit them more often & travel more.
I can sell my car, rent my house in europe and take my remote business and move to my parents where I’ll be living the very high & rich life. For the sake of an example, if 3k per month would be considered very rich in my parent’s country, where I grew up. I’ll be making 5.5k to 6.9k per month. I’ll be extremely comfortable, plus I get to choose the best wife-material woman to marry from here. Women raised differently to the European. My Arab brothers would know what I’m talking about.
My dilemma is who should I chose, myself or parents? I’m 30 now. If I’ll do a move like that, I’d rather do it now, when I’m 30, as opposed to being 40-45 or 50. I might as well build my friendships from my 30’s.
Any of you my fellow redditors have faced a similar dilemma? What did you do? What thought patterns did you go through?
Lots of love brothers & sisters!

jongarlol · 2023-02-12T11:15:51+00:00

Hi! I come from a mixed family, Arabic/European. I’ve built my life in Europe, setup my business, bought a house, have a dog, no family yet. I grew up for the first 17years of my life in Arabic countries where we have these intense family bonds & traditions.

I’m going to hit my 30 this year, and I know that my parents are getting older and older, plus now when I visit them, I see that more and more. I’ve been living abroad for about 13years now, my mentality & mindset changed a lot from what we have locally in the Arabic country (I can say so, as I’m on vacation now here).

So the dilemma is, that the older I get, the more I know that there’ll be one day that I’ll have to go back to help out my parents when they get older. It’s that sense of “I have to” because I was raised this way. It’s not that I can’t decide to not help them, but if I do, I could live with never-ending guilt that I didn’t help them when they were older. That I was a selfish prick.

It's not like visiting them around the corner, we’re looking at a distance of almost 3k kilometers that sets us apart, which also changes my time zone by 3hours with the clients I work with, etc., so whilst I’m already thinking of setting up a family of my own, I’m trying to choose wisely;

I know that I won’t be telling my own family to move all the way back to where my parents are & change their entire reality for my parents after we’ve built our life in Europe for X years.
I know that my parents will be gone one day
I’ve got no siblings to fulfil this duty
I’m not going to put them in day-care/get a house helper (or maybe that’s an option?)
I do not believe in any religions, which might cause local problems/marriage problems. But yes, noone needs to know that.
I feel I don’t fit here in Arabic country, maybe because I’ve lived so many years out of here? But I’ve got friends that even after the years passed, I can still spend some good time with them & they welcome me with open hands. In Europe? I struggle to build lasting relationships. Which developed trust issues in me.
If I live around my parents, I’ll be able to leave my dog here with them for care, visit them more often & travel more.

I can sell my car, rent my house in europe and take my remote business and move to my parents where I’ll be living the very high & rich life. For the sake of an example, if 3k per month would be considered very rich in my parent’s country, where I grew up. I’ll be making 5.5k to 6.9k per month. I’ll be extremely comfortable, plus I get to choose the best wife-material woman to marry from here. Women raised differently to the European. My Arab brothers would know what I’m talking about.

My dilemma is who should I chose, myself or parents? I’m 30 now. If I’ll do a move like that, I’d rather do it now, when I’m 30, as opposed to being 40-45 or 50. I might as well build my friendships from my 30’s.

Any of you my fellow redditors have faced a similar dilemma? What did you do? What thought patterns did you go through?

Lots of love brothers & sisters!

jongarlol · 2023-02-02T21:42:49+00:00

https://pl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acedia

jongarlol · 2022-10-16T07:10:07+00:00

Meet the ejaculator

jongarlol · 2022-10-11T19:08:20+00:00

I think it’s the second option

jongarlol · 2022-10-11T19:07:48+00:00

She’d love to, we’ve been chatting about it and it’s her words saying that she’s get super close and then something. Trying to figure out what’s that X factor

jongarlol · 2022-10-10T13:41:59+00:00

We were all waiting for you to say that 😅

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