This is the case when the solution to the “problem” comes to you completely unexpectedly and in fact wrecks not only all plans, but also patterns, and you sit around and think “Was it really possible? Why didn’t I think of this before?”
Literally, two days ago it hit me approximately this way.
The problem was how to combine several core activities with different markets and different language target audiences.
Despite the fact that I have already identified several priority areas for myself where I want to make progress and succeed for the next 10 years (including putting in order family relationships and relationships with children, preparing for the appearance of new family members), the problem of “how do everything in time and how not to die” still remained relevant.
But the solution was as plain as day!
The main areas of activity are:
- Personal branding and Coaching
- Leather goods and Family Business
- Adventure Tourism
In addition to them are:
- family relationships, child education, the philosophy of stoicism
- Health & physical activities
- art (playing musical instruments, translation of literature, nature & street photos)
The idea is to deal with these areas from simple to complex, taking into account language capabilities.
It turned out the following:
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- Ukrainian language is the easiest for me to communicate on par with Russian, but I don’t want to work with Russians. And I can quite confidently state and discuss the topic of personal branding in Ukrainian.
- The English language is practically the second “native”, considering how much I have been studying it, but not the second in terms of proficiency. However, to work as a life coach, I don’t need a lot of vocabulary; it’s quite possible to improve my vocabulary in 2-3 months with a strong desire. At the same time, by coaching in the English-speaking market, I will be able to increase my income multiple times and faster, because coaching is valued there, although the competition in this market is much higher.
- To build up my own product brand (leather products and shoes) I need a lot of time for training, and practice, I need materials and tools, and I need a reputation. To learn the Spanish language, I also need a lot of time and more practice. And in order to earn enough money with this, I need to put a lot of effort and money into advertising as well.
- A separate point is tourism, here I can not only work with all three languages at once but also strengthen this topic with physical activity and health coaching, with the main emphasis on the English audience.
Well, additional topics can be easily discussed in all three languages, simultaneously building up vocabulary, and grammar, gaining an audience and gradually “leveling” so that all the main areas eventually reach the same level in all 3 languages.
The most important thing is that I will be able to develop all these areas at different speeds that are comfortable for me + I gain experience in creating, developing, and promoting different types of brands in different countries in different languages. Thus, I not only become my own case, but I have as many as 3 of them automatically + I get 3 different businesses and different sources of income.
And based on the same principle of language accessibility, Anna’s directions were analyzed. If you also count them, then over the next 2-3 years I can get as many as 6 cases or even more.
Was last night’s sleepless night worth the idea?
Yes and no.
Yes, because this idea might simply not have crossed my mind under other circumstances.
No, because now I need to sleep for a week so that my brain returns to working condition, so that I can further develop this idea and, of course, begin to implement it.