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My Entrepreneurial Journey - Part Seven I promise you that from now on, things are going to get very interesting… So, let's get to it! I even worked at the famous Outback, where I met a guy who studied economics at the federal university. We talked about investment, and he lent me a book that I didn't understand anything about. Moving on, I went to work at another restaurant the following year. I talked to a more experienced guy. Until he brought up the topic and said: "-Man, my Ambev shares paid dividends." I was curious about that. I asked for help, and he showed me what to study. Needless to say, I devoured every book and recommended course available. It was love at first sight! The year was 2016, no gurus galore, no YouTubers, everything was just starting to develop. It was the perfect scenario to learn things. Economic crises, Dilma, and the first money earned I spent the entire year of 2015 studying. Hours and hours on end, conversations with this investing colleague, and many stories… In March 2016, I bought R$50 in Ambev shares. At the time, the brokerage statement came to our house by mail. When I showed it to my brother, I felt like an astronaut landing on the moon. It was like: mission accomplished! Little by little, I kept investing more and more money. My system was simple: I looked for shares with intrinsic value that paid dividends => 4% per year. I read this in a book that I asked my father for my birthday (because he insisted on giving me a gift). I didn't look at prices or have time for news. The formula was: Did salary drop? Invest! Did commission drop? Invest! Gradually, by September 2016, I was investing 50% of everything I earned. At the time, the economy was struggling. Money had disappeared from the market, robberies were becoming more and more common (even in broad daylight). Unfortunately, at the time, I witnessed 3 and suffered 1. :( It was my first lesson in macroeconomics… When money disappears from the market, everything and everyone feels it. Desperate measures come into play. And truly, anything goes. Despite everything, I was young and still lived with my parents. Although I paid some bills, I earned above average and was always a saver. At the time, a friend played some online games, and he mentioned a digital currency that could also be used in the physical world. It was Bitcoin… When he showed it to me, I said I didn't have time for that. But he insisted, and I bought 12 bitcoins and some mining contracts. A year later, maintaining the investment pace, focused on work, studies, and self-improvement, gradually buying bitcoin, I had a huge scare. When I stopped to add up how much money I had, I discovered I had made my first 100 thousand! Who wants to be an internet guru? I need to tell you that all of this came with costs. Emotional cost was the biggest. I dedicated myself so much to the mission that I didn't see my siblings grow up. I didn't have moments with my family, I lost girlfriends along the way, and I met many self-serving people. My family was the people I worked with, 10-12 hours a day. Exhausted, physically and emotionally, I decided to quit my job and take new directions. At that time, this blog was created (which I only resumed now). I traveled alone through Europe for a month and a half, ran the Pampulha circuit, and… I went to work in an investment office… That's right, I participated in a selection process with 30 people. Five of us, including me, passed. It was 3 months of intense learning. I joined as an intern and left as one. Haha. I didn't agree with the way we traded, and the owner was inflexible. In the end, finishing that cycle was important. But it gave me a lot of foundation and power to trade. I was already trading forex at the time. I wanted to participate in the world championship. Reviewing and researching the list of former champions, I saw that there was a Brazilian on the list. I searched for him on Google and sent a message. He replied, and since then, we became acquainted and started exchanging many messages. Forex and adventures And it's exactly here that a crazy journey begins. I traded forex throughout 2017. I made a 110% return in the year (trading riskily). Getting to know this Brazilian, who was formally trained in the area (I graduated in Business Administration), gave me the scientific basis I lacked. And it greatly improved my vision and approach. Two years later, through a contact, I was introduced to an investor residing in the USA. His idea was simple: invest in something, double the money, and withdraw. We talked, agreed, and did so. I traded his money in forex for a year. It involved thousands of dollars in responsibility. We bought all the tools we thought useful, created an algorithm to assist, and made a 70% return in the year. There, I saw a profitable business. Investing other people's money (which is something I love) and also earning a commission in return. #bitcoin #entrepreneurship #business

My Entrepreneurial Journey - Part Six A year after we launched the dessert delivery service, our third partner left. My partner decided it was time. So, that's when I decided it was time to move on. I come from a family of administrators; I became a manager at 17 and maintained that in all the jobs I had. I returned to the job market and was hired again. Since 2014, I've been investing in the stock market, NYSE, and crypto. I always liked to read a lot and combined that hobby with my new passion. I studied a lot about investments, had the opportunity to work in an investment office, and also had the chance to meet and train with some professional traders. Looking back, I realize I was very blessed on this journey. I made good sums, lost some, and learned my lessons. I clearly understood that my problem was cash flow. I was always good with money: earning, saving, investing, and putting money to work for me. But now I needed to fix two problems: income streams and a robust reserve. Now, hold on a moment, because all of this will make sense when we get to the next topic. I'll write about it and clarify it for you there. #world #business #entrepreneuship

My Entrepreneurial Journey - Part Five After my experience with events, I took a break from getting involved in new businesses. 4 years to be precise. During this period, I learned to invest. I first invested in the Brazilian stock exchange, then in the NYSE, and finally in Bitcoin. By far, Bitcoin has given me the best return to date. But I also made good sums during times of crisis. However, that's not what I want to talk about. Let's fast forward and talk about the pandemic. At that time, I had money saved for 4 months of expenses. In the third month, I realized it was a political play and the lockdown would last longer. I took all my money, went to São Paulo, and bought phone merchandise: cables, chargers, and portable batteries. I resold them with great profit on Mercado Livre, OLX, and Facebook Marketplace. I also sold to people I knew. At the time, Apple stopped sending the charger box. So I invested 80% of my money in that demand, and it sold the fastest. The experience was great because I learned about e-commerce and better understood how it works. But... we were in the pandemic. Money had disappeared from the market. I took all the profit and the money that returned. I paid bills, survived, and with what was left, I thought: "I need to multiply it again..." I immediately started researching businesses to start with little money. I searched the internet extensively until I found confectionery... Low initial cost, women have PMS (loyal customers), and cheap ingredients that take a long time to spoil. There was no other way... my intuition buzzed, and I knew I had to go all in on this. I had worked for 8 years managing restaurants. At the time, my ex, who is a cook, agreed. We researched, calculated recipes, did the marketing, and registered on online delivery apps. Another journey began at that time. #journey #entrepreneuship #business

My Entrepreneurial Journey - Part Four I remember that after the first party we organized, I quickly started thinking about how I could scale it. That's when I tracked the costs. The biggest one came from the rent. At the time, my dad had built a house in the countryside; the space was good, and I could do something there. So I proposed to him that I would pay for his water and electricity, plus an amount for him. Still, it would be less than half the rent for an event. He agreed, and then our marketing work began. Since the house was in the countryside, the internet wasn't widespread. My plan to sell the event was to put up posters at bus stops and schools in the city. I talked to the most popular people in town and offered them free tickets if they would go and just talk about the event. This time, I was organizing it by myself. So I was in charge of: purchasing, sales, production, and hiring people for the event. It was all on me. We did marketing for a month in the city, and it worked! First event there. We repeated the formula: women got in free, men paid double, and it was an open bar. I paid all the day's employees, bought all the supplies, let a person sell skewers at the party without having to pay me anything, and paid my father his dividends. In the end, the party made a profit, and I started to see a good business opportunity there. #business #idea #entrepreneuship

Second part In this second part of the journal, I want to emphasize that money has always been a sensitive issue in the family. We had relatives who lost a lot with gambling, women, and alcohol. From an early age, my set of principles and beliefs about money was always tight. I knew I needed to learn how to earn my own, to save is to multiply. Therefore, since I was 13 years old, I started… I filled 3 piggy banks with coins, did small jobs during the holidays to raise some cash, and sold candy to children (and made a profit). But when adolescence arrived, other tastes and desires came with it. So, now I wanted to buy clothes and shoes. This cost more, and that little money I earned as a child no longer satisfied me. I asked my father to let me work at 15 years old. Request, rejected. But, at 16, I began. My first job was making hamburgers, cleaning floors, and making ice cream. Exhausting? Very! Did I earn money? About $70/month! Did I learn? A lot! And that's the moral of the story… Tomorrow I'll be back to report on my first entrepreneurial journeys. #business #diary #entrepreneurship

To begin our business diary. I need to go back in time. 20 years ago, to be exact. Like any child born in the 90s. I was always restless; and within me there was always a natural curiosity. About how the world worked and how things were made. Since the third grade, thanks to teacher Icléia. (Because she was the person who gave me The Odyssey to read). I found silent friends in books. Full of stories and life tips. From then on I created an alliance. A bond of knowledge with books. In one of my readings, I read a magazine where there were several executives. I read the whole magazine and there I decided that I wanted to be "a man in a suit who makes important decisions." At that point, that's what it meant to me. All of this is important in my business journey. Because it was from these two facts. That I realized the most vital thing in my life: **I would become a being in eternal learning.** All of that culminated in me knowing what I wanted to do with my life at 13 years old. This "saved" me a ton of time. I was able to make mistakes earlier, learn earlier, and start over earlier. After all, every journey needs its ups and downs. Soon, I'll be back telling you about my entrepreneurial attempts. #business #Technology #Nostr

Success is built in rooms no one would photograph. The people who change things aren’t at the parties, they’re home on Friday night, obsessed with problems everyone else finds tedious. Their Instagram looks empty because their life isn’t shareable. Just the same unsexy routine, day after day. They aren’t doing anything glamorous. They’re just consistently making steady incremental progress over a long period of time. Success makes noise. Building doesn’t. That’s the paradox: Exceptional looks boring until suddenly it isn’t. #Business #Nostr #World

build > consolidate > enjoy #goals #improvement #business

Progress only comes from changing how you see the world. #goals #improvement

Choose wisely! #money #wealth #bitcoinselfcustody

The more you plant, the higher your odds.🎯 Keep going! #gm #motivation #goals

Saturday #gm #nostr #beer

É oficial, virou paixão! Galera, cuidem da saúde. Sempre. Mas, se puderem fazer isso aprendendo e praticando um esporte que te ensina a se proteger. Aí fica lindo! 🥊 #boxe #training #health #brasil #luta

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Tenho estudado o n8n, para automatizar processos. Isso é importante para mim, pois tenho um negócio online. No entanto, vejo tanto potencial e força aqui no nostr que decidi começar a migrar meu negócio para cá. Porém, temos estrada a percorrer e pessoas a trazer para cá. Apresento o Nostr para todos que conversam comigo. E, você? Tem apresentado o protocolo para pessoas do seu convívio? Importante refletir sobre isso. Porque até conseguir trazermos mais pessoas para cá com o passar dos anos. Quero me afastar cada vez mais dos apps do legacy. Contudo, preciso manter minhas “pegada digital” lá. Temos que admitir que é um caminho longo até chegarmos aonde imaginamos. Afinal de contas, preciso de clientes. Clientes conhecem meu trabalho e então posso mostrar e direcionar os clientes para cá. Estar no legacy ainda é uma parte vital. Essa é a minha forma de contribuir para o protocolo. #gm #brasil #nostr #socialmedia #yestr

Imagine if I post this single sentence and receive some zaps ⚡️ GM and pura vida! #zaps #nostr #gm #growth

A vantagem do André é que ele mostra o mundo como ele é. Assistir esse vídeo dele em El Salvador só prova o quanto nosso estado simplesmente não quer acabar com o crime. Não é possível que crime organizado seja maior que um estado do tamanho do Brasil. Várias mudanças foram feitas na ilha. E, apesar da economia estar devagar. Eles tem segurança e podem trabalhar e tocar a vida. Até as coisas melhorarem economicamente. Vale a pena investir nesse vídeo. 🇸🇻 #nomade #youtube #bitcoin #elsalvador #freedom

When you know what you want, most choices eliminate themselves. Its all about goal and how we say no to many “opportunities” that came. #nostr #notrump

You become what you scroll. Choose accordingly. #socialmedia #nostr #content