Being a solopreneur sucks

If you want to go solo, start a business, freelance, be a consultant... Here's something almost no one will tell you... You are giving up one form of suffering for another form of suffering. This is a trade-off that has existed since the dawn of man & evolution. Evolution doesn't give a single hoot if you, the individual, is happy or not. Evolution just wants more humans. This pull has driven us to make all kinds of sacrifices to our diets, lifestyles, behaviors, thoughts, etc. The human species generally sells its time, freedoms and happiness to a company in order to make money to pay for having more children. But, maybe you get brave and decide that you want to break free from these company chains and go solo. Awesome! You've got your time & freedoms back... but in many cases you're forgetting something crucial. I didn't anticipate this when I went solo over a decade ago. You forget that isolation is miserable. Working by yourself, alone, is not good for mental health, demonstrably. It's another form of suffering. Some might argue that working as a slave to the man is worse... and I'd mostly agree. But the problem is evolution. Think about it: Having a community... which a typical work environment provides... even if you despise that community... is better than being completely isolated. Who survives longer in order to produce more children? Isolated people or people in a tribe? Isolation is worse. That said, there is of course good news for those of us who want to strike out on our own and build businesses from our laptops. Going solo is wonderful if you can do just 1 thing. And that's build social connections. This can be either work friendships or non-work friendships. Looking back on when I've been happiest as a solo entrepreneur... 1. I was happy when I had a strong group of fellow entrepreneurs I was working alongside in Thailand. 2. I was happy when I was cycling a lot hours a week with a core group of friends. The periods I've been most miserable are when I've worked from home, grinding out the hours alone. So the advice is... If you go solo in business make sure you find social connection each day somewhere/somehow. And wouldn't you know it... a great way to maintain sanity as a solo business operator is to hire a coach. Hi. It's me, your future coach. Let's connect. In case you missed it last Saturday, I'm opening up 10 coaching spots with me. There are currently 3 spots available. Here's what I'll do for you in weekly 1-on-1 sessions: - We'll first focus on positioning and goals. This means we'll determine if you'll be a copywriter, email marketer or marketing consultant. - Then we'll hone in on your target niche. - I'll help you get more leads for your business. - I'll help you close clients (with scripts and I'll show you how much to charge). - I'll help you sell more services to those clients. - And I'll help you make sure any copy or marketing materials you submit to clients is up-to-snuff. The system I'll teach you has been proven with my own experience, Ed Stapleton Jr's experience (co-creator of "The Cartel Course"), and then our students' experiences. Anne's first job ever was a 10 month contract with a personal trainer. Debra's first job ever was a 6 month, $12,000 contract! Blake had literally been studying copywriting for 1 month before he landed his first job… and then 2 weeks later he booked his first 4 figure job. How it works is I'll coach you through "The Cartel Course" system. You and I will hop on a call each week to check-in and determine next steps, review copy, review lead generation pieces, etc. I'll help you get done what you need to get done to build a successful freelance/consulting business. In a previous email I mentioned that the cost of coaching would be $3000/month. And as you'll see that's a completely fair price for 1-on-1 coaching. Would you hand me $6k-$9k to start a business that makes you 6-figs a year for the rest of your career? Duh. I say $6k-9k because I don't want you to stick around past 2 or 3 months unless I'm continuing to make you healthy multiples of that. You can pause your coaching after you get a few clients (if they're lower-priced) and come back when it makes economic sense. This is a quick-start coaching program. Based on what I just said, I know $3k is fair but this will be the first group I'm privately coaching through this process. $1500/month should make this a no-brainer so that's what I'm going to do. Plus, when you join the coaching program you'll also get several of my courses & trainings. - The Cartel Course ($348 value) - This is the system I'll be coaching you through. - Beat The Control Course ($1000) - How Ian Stanley puts together deals that have netted him over $100k for re-writing just 200 words of a sales letter. - PNS VSL Course ($1000) - How to write a video sales letter with Ian Stanley and me. - CopyHour Decoded Video Trainings ($468 value) - Breakdowns of "clean" copy & copy written by CopyHour students. - Daily Email Income Course ($397) - How & what to email a list 5x per week. That's $3213 worth of trainings for those keeping track at home. So you'll get... - 1 private call each week with me. 4 per month. - 5 training courses The coaching will help you launch your business as a freelance copywriter, email marketer or marketing consultant... or help you build an existing business. (If you're a current business owner you can join too... and this is the no-brainer-est offer of all time and the cheapest you'll EVER get me.) If this sounds good, tap that link and signup. If the payment link opens there's an available spot for you. I'm looking forward to working with you! [ Join the CopyHour Coaching program here (3 spots available)]( Questions? Let me know. - Derek Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( CopyHour.com, 340 S LEMON AVE, 5007, WALNUT, CA 91789