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[Part 3] The appeal of “accumulation-type” side business lies in evolution! Get results in 3 months and evolve in 1 year.

[Part 3] The appeal of “accumulation-type” side business lies in evolution! Get results in 3 months and evolve in 1 year.

I've arrived in Seattle for now.

Since I've only traveled to Asia recently, a 9-hour flight was quite tough.
I'm not that fond of airplanes because if there's an accident, there's nothing you can do but die.

I wish the Anywhere Door would come out soon… lol

For now, I have 2 hours until my transfer, so I'll try to write during that time.

Last timeI mentioned that there are two types of side jobs, didn't I?
This time, I'd like to add a little more about accumulation-type side jobs.

Whether it's a side job or starting a business, everyone wants to see results quickly, right?
If you don't see results quickly after starting, you'll get frustrated.
However, if you don't overcome this, you won't be able to reap the true rewards.

On average, people give up after about 1 or 2 months of starting a challenge.
That's why they end up not reaching success.

At a minimum, you need to continue challenging yourself for 3 months according to a certain 'hypothesis'.
I'll explain the 'hypothesis' I'm talking about here again later.
3 months is the period during which you can achieve results that feel like 'initial results'.

However, 3 months is merely the first stage.
Let's aim even higher.

After 3 months of creating an income source, you gradually expand from there.
Getting the first results is not the end.

To further significantly monetize, it's important to continue steadily.

Generally, you should allow about a year to truly feel a significant evolution.
The benchmark is a sustainable income roughly equivalent to an office worker's monthly salary.

The seeds sown a year ago will be harvested a year later.
It's just like agriculture, isn't it?

I believe all fundamental business concepts are found within agricultural thinking.
My family home is a farm, and every morning we leave early to carefully cultivate crops.
Is the temperature okay, what about the humidity, how are the soil and crops, are they free from disease?
They carefully observe daily, water, nurture, and harvest delicious vegetables a year later.

It would be good to keep this way of thinking and flow in mind as an image.

Of course, it's also possible to generate significant profits in less than a year.
However, these are often "quick cash" methods.
These are mainly service industries that receive work from companies as outsourced contracts.

If you can achieve significant results quickly with an accumulation-type model, you're probably pushing yourself a bit too hard.
For example, spending huge amounts on advertising, or doing reckless promotions.
In most cases, if there's an overexertion, a breakdown will occur somewhere.
Like running out of money, or a flood of unexpected complaints.

To create an accumulation-type side business with a natural flow, it's important not to overdo it.
It's important to take a long-term view and let it grow little by little.
This perseverance is the fundamental power to "shape" all mechanisms.

It's a fundamental power, a kind of foundation, so to speak, so if the foundation collapses, everything will be destroyed.
Building up steadily while thoroughly preparing the soil.
By carefully accumulating, you can obtain a continuous source of income over a long period.

However, simply continuing to accumulate without thinking about it much can be quite meaningless.
What comes out there is a 'hypothesis', but I'll tell you about that again later.

I'm transferring now and heading to Vancouver, Canada.
It would be fun if we could organize a tour together someday.

上山 翔太

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上山 翔太

2007年からWEBデザイナー / エンジニアとして活動を開始。2015年には、セブ島にて立ち上げた日本人対象のクリエイター育成スクールと運営していたメディアを売却。その後、アメリカで事業デザインを無理やり学ぶ。帰国後は起業家育成プログラムを立ち上げ、新規事業開発、起業家育成に従事するほか、マーケティング戦略策定、ウェブ開発技術を提供。「IT留学シェアハウス」や「起業教育・支援プラットフォーム」を開発、運営。その後、株式会社QUONを立ち上げ。WEB制作事業を軸として、クリエイターと起業家を産む村づくりプロジェクトなどをバリ島と日本を中心に推進。

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