TLDR; Read the last three paragraphs (they're short I swear).So I recently started seeing a therapist who basically said I had issues with anxiety. We are working towards dealing with this, but progress will take time.Thing is, my anxiety has killed me professionally. I work as a security consultant and I'm going to be fired if I can't pass my PIP. My job is to help people do business in dangerous countries, safely. But my analysis skills and written communications skills are just not up to the take. I'm not being laid off, I'm just not smart enough to be a consultant in my field.But the good news is, I'm Indian. This is good news because I work outside of India. This means when I get fired without another job lined up, I'll have to return to India. Wages outside of India = extremely high. Currency conversation rate = extremely favourable.Bottom line, I will have at least 1 year's worth of cash in savings, maybe even up to 3 years depending on my spending habits. My savings would only take me a few months in a developed country but they can take me pretty far in India. I can live from my parent's apartment and they won't charge me rent. And I can piggyback on my parent's health insurance in case I get infected with COVID.I also have a friend with who's offered me a commission-only remote lead generation role and will provide at least some training. I've done quite a bit of research on subreddits like Sales and Entrepreneurship and also on youtube to build a good lead-gen pitch. The cost of buying data to call companies is high (between 15cents to 1 dollar per company contact info) but I get 8% of their total contract value if their sales team can convert one of my leads into a sale (which according to them they close 1 sale for every 250 calls). Their business generates anywhere from 500 USD to 40,000 USD per sale. They build websites and do penetration testing/consulting.So my plan is, if I get fired, I'll just return to India and start an e-commerce business and do this lead generation gig too. Thing with the lead generation gig is that cost of living in India is so low, if my leads turn into sales, I may not have to worry about cash for a month or two depending on contract value. And I have 1-3 years of savings anyway.However, I have a huge mindset problem. This past week I've gone insane learning about e-commerce on youtube and online. Almost all my free time is gobbled up by it. But I have anxiety. I've done sales before. It's easy, it just takes a toll on your psyche since you have to have thick skin. Patience is another problem. e-commerce is oversaturated (apparently) and sales may not come quick. And I still don't know that much about e-commerce or e-marketing, not even sure if I have the right skillset since I've heard design is an important aspect of e-marketing, and I can't design jack shit.Anyways, I'm just here to ask about what I should do to stay focused on the goal, have that thick-skinned mindset etc.I'm seeing a therapist and I have asked her to teach me about CBT/ACT/MBSR/DBT (psych techniques to become more present, deal with anxiety and stress). But I thought I'd ask here too. Maybe you guys know some good youtube channels or books I can read. Currently I'm reading The Charisma Myth and The Trusted Advisor (by David Maister) and may read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius later. see hubwealthy.com/wealthy
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