How I Made My First Dollar

Summary

• Pay attention to what people frequently ask you for help with; this indicates where your natural strengths lie.
• Leverage your innate skills more because this can become the foundation for a business you can charge for.
• My first earnings came from recognizing an opportunity when someone asked for help with nutrition; this kind of insight can unveil a viable business model.
• After giving nutritional advice, I was unexpectedly paid $200, which sparked the realization that I could earn money from my knowledge in fitness.

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How To Take Action

I would suggest first looking at what you're great at. Think about what friends and neighbors come to you for. Are you the one they ask to fix stuff? Or maybe you're the one who gives the best advice on what to eat? That's your superpower!

Now, take that thing you're awesome at and help others with it. You could start small, maybe with something as simple as helping someone pick the right food at a restaurant. Give them the tips they need and, before you know it, they might just pay you for your advice.

Don't wait for a big sign. If one person is willing to pay you, chances are there are others. That's how you start making money off your skills. Look for more people who need that help—post on social media or tell friends you're offering advice for a small price.

Remember, you're looking for quick wins: things that don't take much time or money. Keep it simple at first. You don't need a big office or fancy business cards. Just use what you know and what you already have.

If you're thinking, "Can I really charge for this?" Yes, you can! I found out I could get paid for knowing about fitness food. That's how I got started. You can too, with whatever you're good at. Just start helping and earning. It's that simple. Keep it low-cost and go after that high-value because, trust me, if you're good at something, people will want it. And they'll pay for it.

Quotes by Alex Hormozi

"people around you naturally ask you for help on tend to be the things that you are better than most people at"

– Alex Hormozi

"if you lean into those things cuz you probably already do them naturally then those things can compound"

– Alex Hormozi

"eventually be skills that you can charge for"

– Alex Hormozi

"that was how the first dollar I ever made happened"

– Alex Hormozi

"I wonder if anyone else would hand me a check for helping them with their food"

– Alex Hormozi

Full Transcript

hey can you help me put this table together hey can you help me figure out the Wi-Fi hey can you whatever people around you naturally ask you for help on tend to be the things that you are better than most people at and if you lean into those things cuz you probably already do them naturally then those things can compound and then eventually be skills that you can charge for and that was actually how the first dollar I ever made happened was a lady at the gym asked me if I could help her with nutrition and I said sure and she said meet me for lunch and you can show me what to get and I was like sure whatever after lunch was over and I told her everything she should eat she just like wrote me a check and handed me $200 and I remember being like thanks and then I was like I wonder if anyone else would hand me a check for helping them with their food and that's how I got into fitness