Only by having the courage to try and make mistakes can you make money!

Only by having the courage to continue to try and fail can you increase the possibility of entrepreneurial success.

Hello, fellow villagers. I am the village chief.

The more shameless you are, the more money you can make.

Anyone who cares about face and always cares about this and that will find it difficult to make money.

You can think about it carefully. Among most of the entrepreneurs, celebrities, and internet celebrities you know, which one has any sense of shame?

Which one of them doesn’t show off all day? The so-called Pan Zi and Qing Zi are still making money by selling goods in the midst of your ridicule, and they make much more than you!

Celebrities and internet celebrities who want to save face either have huge conflicts with users, are hidden and buried, or become ordinary mortals.

1. Shamelessness is not shamelessness

First of all, we need to correct a misunderstanding. What we call shameless is not shamelessness, cheating, or freeloading, and it is not illegal.

If this is true, not only will you not gain any advantage, but it will also harm you.

The essence of shamelessness is to do things that others are unwilling to do, dare not do, are too lazy to do, or cannot persist in doing within the scope permitted by morality and law.

It is precisely because others are afraid to do it and don’t want to do it that your competitive pressure is small and you have a chance of success.

2. What is shamelessness?

So what is shamelessness? What does shamelessness mean?

Share some of the people I interviewed and some of my understandings.

1. Be shameless and dare not follow the crowd

Many people want to do something, but they find that no one around them is doing it, and they are afraid that they will be regarded as an outlier by the people around them.

Or many people around you are against what you want to do.

For example, if you want to do self-media, others may say that you are crazy about wanting to be an internet celebrity.

For example, if you want to sell goods through e-commerce, others will say that you are courting death.

For example, if you want to go back to your hometown to open a physical store, sell local specialties, or engage in outdoor tourism and hiking, others will say that you are wishful thinking and there is no hope for you.

If you listen to what others say at this moment, you will never be able to do what you want to do.

One of the essences of being shameless is not to follow the crowd and to dare to do your own thing.

2. Be shameless and be able to withstand pressure

You give up after someone says one or two things.

If others say that something is wrong, you won’t dare to do it.

If someone tells you it’s too late to start making Tik Tok videos now, you won’t do it.

It is not easy to make money . If you want to accomplish something, you must have enough ability to withstand pressure, even if you fail once or twice.

No matter how others laugh at you or slander you, you must have the faith to carry out this matter.

3. Do what you want to do without shame

So in our real life, how do we practice so-called shameless behavior?

1. Shamelessly filming

It is no exaggeration to say that whether it is Douyin, Kuaishou, or Video Account, there is still an opportunity to make short videos in the next 5-10 years.

It’s like a bunch of people tell you not to do Taobao or Pinduoduo, but another group of people still continue to make money from these so-called traditional channels.

Some people just shot a few short videos and then people they know and the audience commented: " You are crazy to be an internet celebrity. You are shooting Douyin videos with this appearance and you have the nerve to post this kind of content."

When you try to do it, you find that countless people deny you.

But I still recommend you to shoot. I have seen many bloggers who have shot four to five hundred or even more than 1,000 videos, but their number of fans is only 10,000 to 20,000.

But others have made money, no matter how much money, it is better than those who tell you to give up all day long.

2. Shamelessly express yourself

Whether it is writing a public account online, shooting a Douyin video, or in our daily team, community, and making friends.

I always advise everyone to express themselves bravely. Brave expression is not for the purpose of stealing the limelight or attracting attention.

Instead, I want to share my experiences that have been gleaned from careful thinking and tears.

a. Maybe what you think is common sense is knowledge to many new students or some old employees, and it is inspiring to them.

b. Nowadays, when many companies and teams have meetings, everyone lowers their heads and acts as if it is none of their business.

On the contrary, you cannot be a transparent person in the eyes of others. Even if someone says that you like to show off and seek the limelight, you must seize the opportunity to express yourself.

Perhaps the ideas you think are immature may actually inspire your manager or boss.

The more offline you are, whether it is a company, chamber of commerce or community, the more courageous you are in expressing yourself and deepening others' understanding of you, the more opportunities you can create for yourself.

3. Shamelessly ask for advice

Many people often encounter many problems in the process of doing things, starting a business, and making money.

But sometimes, I am stubborn and feel it is embarrassing and shameful to ask others for advice.

Especially those who you feel were not as good as you in the past, or are not as good as you are now, and those with whom you have had some minor frictions or misunderstandings in the past.

This situation is very common in life. Some people would rather spend a long time and a lot of money to think about it just for the sake of a breath of fresh air.

But I would like to advise you to put aside the so-called face and ask for advice in a timely and humbly.

For example, in the workplace, ask until your boss praises you.

In other communities and industries, ask until everyone knows you.

Of course, what I mean by shamelessly asking for advice is not asking for free stuff or asking for common sense.

Instead, they are willing to ask questions, ask again and again, and pay for the solution to a problem.

4. Shamelessly try and fail

If you are afraid that the video won’t be good on Douyin, then don’t shoot it.

If you take a photo of setting up a stall and people laugh at you, just stop setting up the stall.

You don’t post the advertisement because you are afraid that people will talk about you.

But if you look at your circle of friends and some of the successful people around you, you will find that every one of them was once denied by you in your mind or even in your actions.

You have also denied others' efforts to create their own media, open stores, set up stalls, open shops, build communities, do micro-business, act as purchasing agents, etc., but later on, when others tried their best to make money through many projects, you became envious again.

You also say arrogantly and self-deprecatingly that others were not as good as you and that others once asked you for help.

I hope everyone will take advantage of their time, capital, and physical strength to try out more projects.

You want to make money, and what you do is not illegal. What are you afraid of what others will say?

Only through continuous trial and error can you find what you like and are good at, gain sufficient experience, and increase the possibility of success in your next business venture.

Author: Village Chief, WeChat public account: Shili Village

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