Self-Help/Coaching Career

[stephenkettley]

@Leo Gura Do you think in this current day and age - building a self-development brand, self-development coaching (of any particular niche), youtube channel, selling self-development video courses etc. is a financially viable path? - based on where the world is and where it's going, do you think it's a purpose that could lead to financial independence?

[Leo Gura]

That's challenging. Certainly it can be done, but you need some unique angle.

All business is challenging. So don't lose hope. Just be open to various possiblities. Business requires creativity and flexibility. Think about new and better ways of teaching people. Don't just copy the past.

Edited 8 hours ago by Leo Gura

[stephenkettley]

Thank you! Also, I need some advice because it always trips up my mind a bit.

 

I am currently a software engineer, and I am at least somewhat interested in tech and if I spent the next 5 years fully committed to building a DevOps career/brand, I could create some serious wealth (and a great foundation for building my purposes even better later on), but I always feel wrong for fully committing because it's not my deepest passion compared to other things, but it certainly is more relevant right now and will help greatly for financial indepence. I am also scared of "wasting" 5-8 years building a tech career (even as a foundation for lifelong purposes) when there might be a more suited purpose (my 2 are self-development and/or music). This always confuses me.

Internally I stress about "lost time" that could have gone to more aligned purposes, but a good tech career is also great for financial independence and sets me up to then build a brand or music mastery later on.