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Prioritize Practical Experience and Networking

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How to Make money as a Teenager 2018

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Adam shares his entrepreneurial journey, beginning two years prior by working as a laborer and then supervisor for a large landscaping company (Juniper Landscaping) before starting his own business five months ago. He made the deliberate choice to drop out of high school to gain hands-on experience in his chosen industry, emphasizing that practical learning was more beneficial than traditional schooling for his goals. His story underscores the importance of gaining relevant work experience and proactively networking, exemplified by his direct outreach to a prominent industry figure (Blake Albertson from B&B Lawn Care) for mentorship and insight.

Goal: Gain hands-on industry knowledge and build professional connections.

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emails, I can print out emails, I can run my whole office from the truck. So, that way I can give estimates. I like it. I like it. You're You are not suffering from analysis paralysis that way. This experience right now, I literally just messaged I I'm sure everybody knows B&B Lawn Care, Blake Albertson. Um I was on a Snapchat and I watched a Snapchat story and I just saw him in a bus, a tour bus. And I was like, "Man, that looks like the forum where my Home Depot is." And he was like, And then the next snap was uh Fort Myers and had the filter Fort Myers. I was like, "He's in my town. No way." I messaged you, I messaged him on every social media platform. I was like, "I have to meet you." And Blake was like, "Come over to our hotel and talk to us for a little bit." And I'll tell you right now, if GIE, if any of the other um experiences is like this little 20 minutes I've had talking with you, it's got my money sold all day. It's the Dirt Monkey University, all that. I will pay any amount of any amount of money to get into these groups if it's anything like just being able to meet you guys for 20 minutes. Just for times times 20 times 100. Yeah. It's way more than that. I didn't get to go to GIE last year and now I'm really upset that I didn't go. Check out Moto Landscaping with LLC. What town is it?

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