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Longest Night (39) Remembering

I just want to say thank you to everyone for their reviews. I can’t respond to all of you because I just don’t have the words. But thank you! I read each and every one, and they keep me going when times are rough. Over all, reviews have been kind. I was expecting some ‘omg you’re a terrible person and I hope you die’ but that never came. You guys are just awesome and I appreciate you so so much!

I didn’t expect this story to be so long, and I’m kind of losing steam to pump it out so fast. I’ll finish it of course, but some chapters take time to figure out what’s happening. I have most of the story planned out, but the ‘when’s and ‘how’s are a little fuzzy. You guys have been very patient and I appreciate it. I just wanted to keep you informed. I think you all deserve it.

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You would think that since Adrien and Marinette were finally allowed to be together, things would be smooth sailing.

But it wasn’t. It was awkward.

Which was completely unfair in fact. She was finally with Adrien, but never alone. And he couldn’t talk. They were just out of arms reach from the other, and even if he could speak, what would they even talk about? Small talk? Surely not about the time in the catacombs.

Did he know what she did? Did he remember being an akuma? Did he know how they got out?

So many days passed in that room in silence. They watched feel-good movies one after the other. Nino and Alya would come to visit and share stories of uplifting things that had happened.

They learned of their trending hashtag. They watched the interviews with Nadja. And they got to watch the benefit concert.

“All that money was put into a fund for you guys,” Alya explained. “That way, you don’t have to worry about supporting yourselves. You are taken care of for life!”

On one hand, yes. Wonderful. Finding work and going back to school were two things that Marinette was afraid of doing, afraid of failing at. Like two giant boulders she’d have to pick away at with a tiny hammer. So to know they had a large safety net was a relief.

On the other hand, it was kind of disgusting. They were real people being tortured, with no granted privacy. Everyone had seen both of them naked, in their most vulnerable moments of weakness, crying, panicking, even hallucinating. And people were just watching it. And they got invested and wanted to know more, like they were characters in a show and not people actually suffering!

Taking donations? Fine.

But making a concert out of them like some sort of spectacle? Disgusting.

Watching the interviews, it became apparent that everyone knew about Marinette’s debilitating crush on Adrien. How awkward she was around him, how she embarrassed herself.

There was a reason she had a secret identity. So that Marinette would be safe. Marinette and her family.

What did she have left of her own?

“What was the point of that?” She asked as Jagged’s ‘Exit Music’ faded out.

“Girl, it’s a benefit concert.” Alya quirked her head to the side, like she had no idea what was wrong.

“The benefit of who?”

“Of you two, of course. What else would it be?”

“Did you plan this?”

“Well…yeah? Most of it. It was Jagged Stone’s idea though.”

“Did you pat yourself on the back afterwards? Thought you picked a bunch of really vulnerable moments to really drive the emotion up?”

“What? N-no…”

“You know what I saw? A bunch of people singing a bunch of useless songs to make themselves feel better. What was even the goal? To bring awareness to our suffering?”

Alya huffed. “Don’t be like this, Marinette. Jagged brought the idea to us because there was nothing else he could do. He’s a musician. So he wanted to play music to help you somehow. I’m sorry that my video choices upset you. I thought they were funny and captured the person you are outside the suit. I wanted others to see that person.”

Marinette didn’t have a response to that.

“And you know what? Maybe we did want to feel better. What good does it do anyone if we all sat around feeling hopeless?”

“Yeah, like I didn’t know how that felt.”

Alya exhaled hard. “That’s not what I’m saying. If everyone lost hope, who would even bother to save you? If there was no chance?”

Marinette glared at her. “Well, I hope Hawkmoth really enjoyed the concert, since he was the only helpful one.”

“He wasn’t—“ Alya growled, but bit her lip. “You know what? It’s not my place. I’m sorry. I legitimately didn’t know this would hurt you.”

Marinette turned her gaze away. “I’m sorry for snapping. Thank you for putting the concert on.”

“Nah girl, you can thank Jagged when he comes to visit. He was really worried. And you might thank Luka too.”

“I’ll try.”

—

For his own part, Gabriel was practicing the art of holding his tongue. Some moments it was difficult, but he had to tell himself it was an emotional response to seeing his only son in pain.

In this time of quiet observation, he watched Marinette and Adrien, studying the changes in behavior. Noting was setting them off in anger, and what they were okay with. His goal in the next several months was to push those boundaries.

There was no reason for Adrien to hiss at nurses that were touching Marinette.

Besides this, he was also trying to consolidate Chat Noir and Adrien, and Marinette and Ladybug. It had been a chore since the beginning, but it was still so hard to piece together.

And now with their changes in personalities, it was impossible.

He hadn’t really known Marinette. The few times he met her, he’d describe her as small. Timid, shy, unable to have eye-contact, and incredibly clumsy. From Adrien and Lila, he learned that she had a lot of people that trusted her and was easily liked.

Ladybug on the other hand, demanded attention and respect with her very presence. She exuded confidence that he had found annoying, if not respectable. Though they had been enemies, she was certainly a formidable opponent. Calm, calculating, and creative.

New Marinette was none of these things. Closed off, bitter, quiet, and volatile. Words were like pouring salt on her bare back, some grains fell in open wounds, and it was impossible to predict what would set her off.

Adrien used to be polite, graceful, and wore his emotions on his sleeves, no matter how hard he tried otherwise.

Chat Noir was obnoxious, reckless, and larger than life. He came off as a goofball, but Hawkmoth could tell he took his duties seriously.

New Adrien was impossible to read. Silent, watching, calculating. Completely stoic unless someone touched Marinette. There was no way to tell how he was coping, other than to assume he wasn’t.

The doctor was right, they were unrecognizable.

The only saving grace was the softening gaze Adrien had when looking at Marinette. She was the only thing that seemed to pull him out of his abyss.

“Good morning,” Dr. Boucher stated early one day. Adrien was awake, but Marinette was still sleeping.

“Good morning,” Gabriel returned for his son.

“Well, things are going great, I’m really thrilled with the progress both of them are making. We’ve avoided every complication, quite Miraculously. So I was hoping to do one more procedure on Adrien while he’s still admitted.”

Adrien glanced at the doctor, seemingly listening.

“Your vocal nodules. It’s a really easy procedure, we won’t even put you to sleep. Just numb the area and use a tiny laser to remove the growths. Shouldn’t take too long at all.”

Adrien turned to Marinette, whimpering in the back of his throat.

“I promise you won’t be gone long. Might even be back before she wakes up.”

“I’ll let her know if she does,” Sabine spoke up from Marinette’s side of the room. “You might as well get this done now, Adrien. Then you don’t have to come back.”

“And they’ll only get worse as time goes on.” The doctor added.

Adrien screwed up his lips and gave a stiff nod.

“That’s a good boy.”

—

Marinette awoke to Dr. Boucher speaking. “Now, in order for your vocal cords to fully recover, I don’t want you to speak for two weeks. After that, you can gradually start speaking softly. No yelling for a while. Okay?”

Marinette raised her head to see the doctor was talking to Adrien.

“What’s going on?” She asked.

“See, I told you you’d be back before she woke up.” The doctor smiled. “We just got done removing Adrien’s vocal nodules, so he should be able to speak within the next few weeks.”

“That’s wonderful.” She said softly.

“And how are you feeling?” He asked her.

She frowned. “Gross. I want to take a bath.”

He smiled. “Well, I’m afraid you can’t. But we can give you a sponge bath and wash your hair.”

Oh.

Huh.

What a strange trigger.

One moment, she was safe in the hospital, the next, she was standing in the rain, a deranged Chat Noir next to her. They were looking in the window of a salon. Then she was in a chair, staring at her own horrible perverse reflection.

“Can I wash your hair? Give you a trim? It might make you feel better.”

And then…

Blood. Everywhere. Salo’s lifeless face dissolving into ash. Gunshots ringing in her ears. Adrenaline pumping. Bodies of her tormentors laying all around her.

And Chat smiling with blood in his mouth.

“Marinette?”

Alya’s little sisters hiding and crying. Chloe, terrified and cowering against a shelf. A man dangling over the edge of a building by his neck. Dozens of men being eviscerated, torn to shreds. A whole building worth of angry thugs laying on the floor and writhing in pain.

“Marinette!”

Bodies hanging from the Arch de Triomphe. A fight with Hawkmoth, and Chloe, and Nino.

“Alya!” Her own voice screamed. “Come out and face me! Face judgement for your neglect and betrayal!”

Over and over. Blood. Screams. Death.

Because of them.

Because of her.

A stern hand grabbed her arm. “Speak to me Marinette, what hurts?” The doctor was speaking, but Marinette wasn’t listening.

She turned to look at Adrien, who was only staring at her wide-eyed, tears of his own streaming down his face.

Gabriel was right there with him. “He’s upset too. What did you do?”

“I don’t know! I thought a sponge bath was a fine idea!”

Marinette was reading the look on Adrien’s face wrong. Her own anxieties fed her lies and told her that the fear she was seeing was directed towards her.

And to be honest, she was a little afraid of him too.

He had torn out throats with his teeth, and then laughed about it. He had enjoyed their murder spree.

And so had she. Justice, she said. They were setting things right. Doing what others were too cowardly to do.

But violent revenge wasn’t that far off from what Salo had been after.

In fact, theirs had been much much worse.

“I’m just like her…” Marinette sobbed. “I’m just like Salo.”

“Honey no.” Sabine demanded. “Absolutely not.”

“I’m not an idiot!” She choked. “I know what I did! I know the whole story! I remember all of it! I’m disgusting!” And she turned away. Away from her family, away from Adrien.

But she stood firmly facing her guilt.

It was a veil being lifted. A fog rolling back to reveal memories that were aching to be noticed. Deep primal instincts that thundered inside. There was no ignoring it, and it was only a matter of time before the truth became known.

“I can’t take this,” stated Tom, who had been quiet since Marinette awoke. In quick strides, he was across the room and scooping his daughter up into his arms.

Marinette allowed him, and clung to his shirt as she wailed. Sabine came up behind her and petted her hair patiently, silently.

Adrien had his back turned from them, and trembled in his horrified shock.

How could he?

How could he be so cruel and demented? How could he enjoy murdering? With his bare hands no less?

Was he so loyal to Ladybug that he’d kill for her? She hadn’t even asked him to. Was he so depraved that that felt like the right thing to do?

He was a monster. An absolute monster.

Shakily, he took off his Miraculous and tossed it blindly, hearing it ping against the linoleum.

He didn’t deserve to be a hero. He didn’t deserve to live.

“Adrien,” Gabriel said as he crouched next to him. “You should hold onto this.” The ring rested in his palm.

Adrien shook his head, burying his face in his pillow.

Gabriel watched his son sink into himself, swallowed into a dark abyss. One he feared he’d never make it out of. But how was he supposed to help? A pat on the head? ‘There there’? Comfort was so out of realm of his expertise.

Still, there was hope for him yet if he realized there was a problem and wanted to fix it. Looking to the Dupain-Cheng’s, he found Marinette snuggled against her father. The scene was so sweet if he hadn’t known the context.

Gabriel looked to Dr. Boucher. “Can he be moved?”

“Uh, yes. I think that’d be alright.”

Coming around to the other side, Gabriel slid an arm under Adrien’s waist and forced him to sit up.

His head flopped forward and rested on Gabriel’s collar bone.

“Come on, Adrien, it’s alright.”

But Adrien just sobbed against him.

“Adrien,” Tom stated firmly. “Come here, son.” And he held out his hand.

Adrien lifted his head, his chest rising and falling with erratic breath. He looked Tom in the eyes, trailing down to his outstretched hand. That was something he wholeheartedly didn’t deserve.

“You can go,” Gabriel assured. “It’s okay.”

After a split second of hesitation, Adrien staggered to his feet and fell the last few feet to reach Marinette’s bed. Tom caught him before he hit the ground and swept him up onto his lap.

There were tears, there was repentance, and shame. It lasted far too long as the 12 hours of memories roared like a debilitating hurricane in their minds.

And then soon, it started to feel good to cry. It wasn’t great. It was exhausting and draining, but in a good way, like after running a race.

“You remember how it ended, don’t you?” Sabine asked softly. “You gave me your earrings, and I did Miraculous Cure. They’re all okay now. Maybe a little scared and confused, but they’re alive.”

Marinette sighed with a shutter. “I have to apologize.”

“If it will help. But I’m sure they understand and don’t hold it against you.”

Gabriel mimicked Sabine’s comforting motions on his son. “You were both akumatized. You know better than anyone else that akumas are irrational. They embody the very emotion they felt when they are transformed.”

“You remember when I turned into Weredad?” Asked Tom. “I trapped you in a tower, and beat up Chat Noir. You know I’d never do that. I want to protect you, but I also want you to enjoy life and make your own decisions. It was irrational.”

“And you remember when Nonna turned into Befana?” Asked Sabine. “She wanted to hurt you, Marinette. And she turned your father into coal. Grandma would never want to hurt you.”

“You see Marinette,” Gabriel continued. “A lot of akuma’s hurt, and some even kill. They petrify, and turn people to ice cream. But life goes on. Paris heals. You are just unfortunate enough to remember it.”

“Why?” Marinette whispered. “Why did we remember?”

Gabriel frowned. “I think Hawkmoth might be the only one to know the answer.”

“But that’s something to worry about later,” Sabine interjected. “You have plenty of emotions to sort through as of right now.”

Marinette nodded sagely and wiped her cheeks.

Then her eyes flicked over to Adrien.

He managed the smallest smile for her, the fear disappearing from his eyes.

It sent a spark to her heart, and her face heated up.

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homeiswherethestuckis · 6 years

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Hey, It Pays the Rent (Part 1/3) Enemies

@notedchampagne happy early birthday!!!! :D To celebrate your birthiversary I thought it would be cool to try and write you a three part roommates/ enemies to friends to lovers fic! The next two parts should hopefully be done pretty quick. Anyway, happy birthday, I hope you like the first installment of your present!!!!

(Part 2/3) Friends

(Part 3/3) Lovers

“Are you sure you don’t know a single person in need of a place to stay? At least for a couple months?” You ask John again as you grab your coffee off the counter and follow him to a table.

“No, Dave.” He rolls his eyes as he plops down in a chair. “I’ve asked around and there’s no one right now. Why weren’t you looking during the beginning of the semester? People were jumping for a chance to get a room, then.”

You slump into the seat across from him and groan. “I didn’t need a roommate then. I had my financial situation all under control-”

John snorts. You shoot a glare at him and kick him under the table.

“I had it all under control,” you repeat, “but then my bastard landlord raised the rent like the roof was on fire or some shit and now I’m swimming in debts while just trying to keep my head about water. Because let me tell you one thing, John, I refuse to be fully submerged. I mean sure, I can hold my breath like a son of a bitch and I float like a corpse, but I can’t have my head below the water. That’d totally ruin my hair. Not to mention my shades, which are totally irreplaceable.”

“I know, I bought them for you.”

“So you get my problem now?”

“That you need swimming lessons?”

“John, what the fuck?” You frown at him and take a sip of your drink. “You knew what I meant.”

He grins and holds his hands up to you. “I know, I know.” He blows on his coffee to cool it off a little before taking a drink. Then he gets serious. “Money’s been tight for you right now, and that really sucks. But you keep refusing my help every time I offer, and honestly I don’t know what else I can do.”

John’s been helping you out financially as much as he can, taking you out for food whenever he can, loaning you some money when your funds are way too low to even matter, and just generally being a chill presence in your life. You really appreciate it, but if you’re being honest you’re also a little ashamed that you have to borrow your friend’s money so often. You were certain you were going to be able to live by yourself and be completely independent. Right now you’re just a leash sucking cash blood out of John’s big money jugular.

The worst part is, you know if John ever told his Dad about your trouble right now, you’d have a sudden large endowment in your bank account courtesy of Crocker Corp. You’re certain the only reason that hasn’t happened yet is because you begged John to keep this all on the down low. You told him that it would’ve made you feel like a charity case. As if borrowing money from John is any better.

God, you feel like an asshole.

Which is why you need a roommate to split the burden with, fast.

“Are you describing it as the dope crash pad it is, or are you downplaying its awesome glory for mass appeal? Because that might have an effect on why people aren’t exactly lining up to rub elbow room with the Dave Strider.”

“You’re right, I’ve probably been downplaying it.” He nods in agreement. “Shit! I forgot to name drop you!”

He bangs his fist on the table like he’s disappointed in himself. You roll your eyes, you know a sarcastic move when you see one.

“Well, remember to do that next time.” Your chair scrapes across the floor as you stand up. “I gotta go, I have some posters to put up before I head off to work. Keep me posted if anyone gets interested.”

“Will do.” He gives you a quick thumbs up. “Have a good time at work.”

You laugh as you leave the cafe. “John, that’s not a thing.”

Work, as always, is exhausting as hell. Who would’ve thought working at a gas station could take so much out of you? You never feel like you do shit, but at the end of the day you can barely make yourself walk home.

Somehow, you manage to make it all the way home to your shitty (but just not shitty enough for you to be able to afford by yourself) apartment and collapse on your awful thrift store couch. You don’t bother turning on the lights as you kick your shoes off and dig your phone out of your pocket. Not like you need lights to scroll through social media before hitting the sack.

There’s a call from John that you missed. You spend a second weighing the pros and cons of calling him back when you realize he also texted you.

good news! i found some one willing to move in with your sorry butt. they want to set up a meeting with you first to check out the place and discuss room mate stuff with you. get back to me when you can.

You breathe a sigh of relief. Finally, this financial nightmare is over. Or at least, somewhat more financially stable.

“Thanks, dude.” You say into the voice to text function of your phone, “I knew I could count on you. Sunglasses emoji. Send.”

With that taken care of, you drag yourself over to the kitchen and make yourself snack dinner. Which is just. Half a bag of doritos but you’re eating it for dinner. Hey, that’s just how it is, sometimes. You take your snack dinner back to to the couch and turn on some cartoons to help you chill for a bit. A couple hours of brain mushing tv and phone scrolling, you decide to call it a night and go to bed.

The meeting between you and your potential mystery roommate is set up for Saturday, because the three of you all happen to be free on Saturday.

That’s right.

The three of you.

Because for some reason John wanted to come and chaperone your meeting. As if you couldn’t act like a semiprofessional for five fucking minutes. But as much as you told John this, he insisted on coming. He even offered to buy drinks for you and his pal, because he figured the two of you owing him a seven whole dollars and some change would be enough for you to let him stay. And, well, he was right.

All of John’s talk about being present and telling you to keep the conversation as civil as possible, and to really seriously consider the position you’re in right now before you make any decisions really has you wondering just what kind of person he’s expecting you to meet with. You’re usually cordial as one of those old dudes who sits on his porch on a scorching hot day and offers some of his fresh squeezed lemonade to all the dehydrated street folks. Of course, nobody accepts it because stranger danger, the street folks aren’t total idiots, but they get that you were being nice and they appreciate the gesture to parch their throats with your suspicious lemonade. How do they even know if you washed your hands? They don’t, they’d just have to take your word for it, which they won’t, because you’re a senile dirty old dude, but you’re definitely fucking cordial. That is the very essence of your being. The lemony, lemony essence.

You think John’s probably overreacting. You’re chill with pretty much everyone you meet, or at the very least you can keep your distaste in check for long enough to get them to agree to live with you. There’s really only one person (aside from Asshole Whom You’ll Never Speak of Again) who’s ever pissed you off to the point you can’t even pretend to be nice to him over his stream of bullshit.

Of course, there’s no way John invited Doucheface McSpazzatron here to room with you. That guy’s all the way across the country, thank fuck. You can rest assured it’s not him.

But that still leaves....the possibility that John knows someone so fucking similar to that guy that he thinks it’s going to be a problem for you. That’s a worrying thought in and of itself.

You’re not looking forward to this meeting.

You sigh and brace yourself for the worst as you push open the cafe door. You go up to the counter, order a dink, and ask them to put it on John’s tab. Once it’s delivered to you and slowly burning your hands, you start scanning the room for any signs of John and his friend. You arrived a little late, so no way they aren’t here already.

Eventually, you spot John’s face through the Saturday morning coffee crowd. There he is, smiling and laughing at whatever the mystery person said. From where you’re standing, you can only see the other person’s back. You can’t tell if you know them from here, all you really know for sure is that they’re wearing a hoodie with the hood pulled up. You drink some of your coffee, shrug to yourself, and start walking over. You’re going to have to talk to them eventually, and who knows, maybe they won’t be completely terrible. Lord knows they can’t be as bad as that fuckbag-

“Karkat?”

You’re frozen in place in complete disbelief. What the fuck’s he doing here? He’s supposed to be at school halfway across the country!

He screws his face up into a scowl that you are more than familiar with. “Dave.”

Your shock at seeing him here melted the moment you had his voice grating at your ears, and suddenly you can move again. You pull your chair out and sit down, angling it far away from the table so you’re as far away from him as you can be without making it too obvious. You fix a glare at him. Now you can focus on the more important things, like what the fuck he’s even doing back here so soon.

And just what the fuck is on his face?

“You’re not going near my place til you fucking shave.” You say pointedly, gesturing to horrible patch of hair on his chin. “I don’t need you shedding all over the carpet and anyway I’m not allowed to have a pet.”

“You think I like this?” Karkat holds a hand under his chin to frame his scruffy soul patch. “Any part of this? I despise having this fucking scrub brush uselessly attached to my face all the time? Do you think I don’t know how much this makes me look like a douche?”

“Look like?” You snort as you take out your phone and snap a quick pic of Karkat’s agitated face.

He snarls at you and gives you the finger. “I would shear this shit right off in a bloodpush thump, but my cheap ass fucking razor broke and now I’m trapped with this piece of steel wool on my chin. And you know what? It’s just the moldy icing on my shit cake right now! Because now, I have to beg you with this to let me squat in your tiny loadgaper of a home for awhile under the threat of being hiveless! If I live long enough the become ancient and decrepit, I don’t think I’ll ever experience a moment lower than this one.”

John laughs. “Karkat, you could’ve just asked to borrow a razor.”

“Hiveless, you say?” Interesting. “You serious?”

“Yes.” He sighs and covers his face with one of his hands. The other is wrapped around his cup of coffee. “I’m completely serious. Why else would I even fucking be here if I wasn’t under some dire shitty circumstances?”

“I see.” You nod. “So you came to me in your time of need.”

He levels a glare at you. “It’s not like a wanted to. I’m all out of options.”

“Of course you are.” You take a contemplative sip of your drink, savoring both the flavor and this perfect situation you’ve stumbled upon. Well, perfect fo you. Obviously it sucks for Karkat. You’re not very sympathetic, though, since you’re not his biggest fan. “I guess that means this shit’s all settled, then.”

“So you and Karkat are gonna be roommates, now?” John asks. He sounds relieved, like he wasn’t expecting it to go this well.

“Not so fast!” You hold up your hand to him. “Before I give our homeless buddy here the grand tour and allow him the privilege of living with me-”

Karkat snorts into his drink.

“-there’s one thing I need to hear first.”

John tilts his head. “One thing you need to hear?”

“Yeah.” You smirk and nudge Karkat with your leg. “You know what it is.”

Karkat looks confused, like he’s not sure what you’re talking about. He and John exchange a look. You don’t give him any hints.

You see it in his eyes as the realization strikes him. He sips his coffee and frowns. “You abominable fucking nerd.”

You shake your head. “That’s not it, and you know it.”

He groans and hangs his head, and you can feel the giant shit eating grin spread over your face. “Help me, Dave Strider, you’re my only hope.”

“You’re damn right, I am.” You polish off the remains of your drink in one gulp. “Let’s go.”

You take Karkat to check your place out. He walks around inspecting everything, kicking your shit around and telling you how much of a disgusting fucking sty your apartment is. Have you ever heard of a vacuum, Dave? Or do you like wallowing in your filth like a fat nasty oinkbeast? Blah blah blah ad nauseum. John came with you, too. Again, just to make sure neither of you do anything stupid, like say no to living together, in the heat of your mutual distaste for each other.

God, you’re going to fucking hate living with Karkat. He’s probably the worst roommate ever. But you’re out of options, and apparently so is he.

Karkat walks over to you. “Okay,” he kicks a piece of trash you haven’t bothered to pick up yet, “as much as the thought fills my throat with hot bile, I’ll do it. I’ll room with you.”

He holds out his hand. You shake it. “Great. I’ll go get the lease so you can sign it. After you kill that rat on your face and toss it out.”

He covers his soul patch with his hand defensively. “Fuck you, I don’t have a razor!”

“Get one!”

“I’ll get one after you let me sign the lease!” Your grips are still locked in a handshake. Karkat’s squeezing your hand tightly.

You squeeze back. “You’re not putting your John Hancock on shit til your face doesn’t make me gag.”

“Joke’s on you, asshole! My face always makes you gag!” He sticks his face really close to yours. So close your noses are almost touching. “Look me in the bulb and say it fucking doesn’t! I dare you!”

“Get your greasy hairball of a face away from me!”

“Or what?” You can smell his breath as he eggs you on. It’s hot and a little sour. “What are you gonna do?”

“Move it or I’m gonna lick you!” You consider shoving him, but you resist the urge. “Don’t test me, dude, I’ll stick my god damn tongue in your ear, I swear I will.”

“Do it, pussy! I fucking dare you!” Karkat turns his head so his ear is directly in your face.

Your tongue is out of your mouth and going straight for his dirty ass ear before you can even consider what you’re really doing. You literally told him not to test you a second ago, and then he did it anyway! Dammit, you threatened to do it, and now you gotta follow through. You gotta! You’re nothing if not a man of your word.

“Hey!”

An arm slams between the two of you before you can fulfill your promise of delivering the wettest of willies straight from the source. John squeezes his way between you and Karkat, acting as a barrier to separate you.

“Dave, go talk to your landlord about the lease. I’ll take Karkat back over to my place to get his stuff and shave and we’ll come back later. Does that work for you?”

Fuck, you hate how riled up Karkat makes you. More than that, you hate that John always has to step in and intervene. How the fuck did he become the voice of reason?

You breathe deeply. “Yeah, that works for me.”

“Alright,” John nods and turns to Karkat, “what about you?”

Karkat huffs and rolls his eyes. “Of course that works for me, why the fuck wouldn’t it? I already went on a tirade about how I hate this unruly fuzz always scratching at my chin in the most hellishly uncomfortable way imaginable. Do you really think I’d change my tune just because Dave has an iota of common sense concerning facial hair? Shit, I know I’m petty, but I’m not that petty!”

You raise an eyebrow and open your mouth to disagree, but John shoots you a look that makes you close it again. Whatever you were going to say is really not necessary. Besides, you’ll have plenty of time to get into stupid arguments with Karkat for no apparent reason once you’re living together.

Fuck, you’re going to be living together.

“Okay, so that settles it!” John wraps an arm around Karkat’s shoulders and starts leading him towards the door. “Hey, we should go out for dinner to celebrate tonight! My treat.”

Before you can tell him that’s not necessary -John’s already been doing a lot for you- he drags Karkat out and closes the door. You’re left alone in your apartment.

You flop face first onto the couch and groan into it. You’re going to have to savor these fleeting moments while they last. Soon it won’t just be your apartment. You won’t be able to relax like this anymore.

You’re going to have to deal with Karkat on a daily basis. This is going to be hell.

You flip over and stare up at the ceiling, letting out another loud groan.

But..for the sake of the rent, you think you can deal with Karkat and his bullshit.

Yeah. Doesn’t sound too hard. You got this.

Holy shit, no amount of money is worth this.

Your schedules are different enough that you barely see Karkat most of the time, but when you do see him, it makes you feel like he took a steaming, liquidy shit all over your good day.

Karkat is taking some online courses, which you wouldn’t give even half a turd about under normal circumstances. The problem is that he does his homework in the living room with the tv on at full volume. Again, this wouldn’t be much of a problem, either.

Except he doesn’t let you watch anything when he’s doing his homework. You once tried to take the remote and he hissed at you. He fucking hissed. As if he hasn’t already seen When Harry Met Sally fifty times already. But no, its always his dumb fucking romantic troll sap, 24/7 and 360 fucking 5 forever and always. Or at least until Karkat’s finished doing shit. But really, in the moment those feel like the same thing.

Leaving the room doesn’t help much. Usually you can still hear it through your door.

If he’s not laying claim over the couch and tv, he’s cleaning something. That actually came as a pleasant surprise at first. You’re not exactly big on cleaning, so it was refreshing to come home to a clean house. The problem isn’t the apartment being clean, obviously, the problem is how Karkat goes about doing it.

Karkat’s cleaning pattern is as unpredictable and erratic as a chihuahua tornado. He’ll start a load of dishes, then stop in the middle to vacuum the living room carpet, and then take a break to clean the bathroom sink. All the while complaining about the disgusting state of the apartment. Granted, his complaints about the apartment being gross die down once he starts regularly cleaning any shit he can get his grubby hands on.

Given what he does instead now, you kind of miss the complaints. Now he runs around the apartment cleaning and singing at the top of his lungs.

If you can call it singing.

It’s more like...screaming?

Yeah, it’s definitely screaming. It really makes you wonder just how ear splittingly loud his music must be if he thinks it’s okay to fucking belt out the lyrics to every song in The Killers discography like a sandpaper throated banshee.

The only good that comes from that is that you know which room he’s in at all times and you can avoid him better.

Mundane and everyday tasks are annoying as hell now. You can’t even buy goddamn groceries without it being a huge federal case. You want your cheap ass snacks, but Karkat always demands getting troll food, too. Also a thing that shouldn’t be a big deal, except that troll cuisine is more expensive than human food because even with the high concentration of trolls on the planet, it’s still technically a delicacy. On top of that, Karkat wants to make sure you get the right kind of food and not the awful but equally as expensive stuff stocked at your local grocer. So instead you gotta buy your groceries (which Karkat will inevitably also eat because that’s how this arrangement works, you share snacks) and then you have to go home, put those away, and then take a bus to the next town over so Karkat can hit up the Authentic Troll Food Store, which is hella expensive because everything there is imported straight from Alternia. It’s a hassle and you get absolutely jack shit out of it because your uncultured ass can’t stand the taste of troll garbage slime chow.

Then, of course, there’s John.

Karkat always seems to be near John. Texting him, calling him. Hanging out in his dorm. Having dinner at Mr. Egbert’s place with him. Tagging along whenever you go chill with him.

Fuck, it’s like you’re fourteen all over again.

You fucking hate it.

The summer before you started high school, Karkat moved into town. And for that whole year, he was always hanging around John. He was like a pimple on your ass that was agonizingly annoying, but every time you popped it it just came back worse, bigger and more filled with puss than the last time. You couldn’t get John alone for a second, it was awful. Karkat was taking up all his time and there was nothing you could do about it without looking like an even bigger asshole than him.

That whole year was torture. Thinking back on it, only half of it was really Karkat’s fault. It took you years to come to terms with the fact that you’d had a crush on John and were jealous of how much of his attention Karkat was taking up. The other half just wanted to hang out with your best friend without the addition of some angry, loud troll kid who was obviously crushing hard on him.

Yeah, Karkat had had a crush on John, and it was...not subtle.

There was a blessed summer without Karkat right before your junior year. It was a good season for you. You only saw him once over that whole three month period. You remember it pretty well. You and John were going to get some matches from the gas station (the one you’re currently working at) to light off some fireworks when you saw Karkat on his way out. Karkat froze like a deer caught in headlights and he dropped his slushie. John said hi, and then Karkat ran. Neither of you had gone after him.

When school started back up again, everything went back to normal, save for the fact that Karkat wasn’t clinging to John anymore.

But here you are, right back where you started. You’ve come full circle once again.

Karkat is hanging around John and taking up all of his spare time like a fucking attention leech again. And just like before, you’re more jealous than you’d care to admit.

The only difference is this time you’re not jealous because you have a repressed crush on John. It’s all because you just want to spend time with your friend without Karkat.

After a month of all this bullshit piling up, your last straw finally snaps under its weight.

You come home after a long day of work to a dark apartment. You just want to collapse on the couch, but you can see as you toe off your shoes by the door that you’re not gonna be able to do that. One of Karkat’s movies is on. The tv is so bright in the pitch black that you don’t even notice Karkat’s laptop is open on the coffee table until you walk by the couch on the way to your room.

But it is open.

And on it is John’s face. His mouth is moving, but you can’t hear a word he’s saying. You can tell he sees you, though, because he waves.

Karkat turns his head. His glare is illuminated from the soft glow of both screens. Clearly his disapproves of you interrupting his facetime with John.

But you know what? Fuck that. Fuck him.

You walk around the couch and over to the other side of the coffee table. You stand tall over Karkat, leveling your own steely gaze at him as you slam his laptop closed with one hand.

He sneers at you. “What the fuck was that for?”

“This shit has to stop.”

“Oh? And just what shit are you talking about?” He inquires with disinterest. Clearly he doesn’t give a damn about what your reasons are. “Enlighten me.”

You can’t contain it anymore, not for all the rent money in the world.

You explode and enlighten him.

“All of this bullshit with John!” You yell at him in an attempt to get it through his thick skull. “Stop demanding his attention all the time! He has more important shit to do than waste his time talking to your thirsty, pining ass all day, dude. Jesus, just tell him you have a crush on him already and get it over with!”

“A crush?” Karkat tilts his head to the side, and you think you can see a hint of a smile on his face. “On John?”

He snorts.

“Dave, really? You think I have a crush on John?” He’s outright laughing now. What the fuck? “I haven’t had a crush of any sort on that idiot since I was seven sweeps.”

It occurs to you that this might be the first time you’ve ever made Karkat laugh. Somehow that makes this whole confrontation worse for you.

“Then how the hell do you explain all your weird ass behavior lately, hm?” You press on, undeterred by Karkat’s claim. “You’ve been following John around like a lovestruck puppy nursed back to health from the brink of death on his chiseled bosom. Don’t deny it, we both know this shit isn’t normal.”

He raises an eyebrow. “Why the fuck does it matter so much to you?”

“I just want to know why you’re being so fucking clingy with John all of a sudden!” You admit. “Ever since you moved back here, you’ve been acting weird and sticking to John just like when we were kids and if it’s not because you’re into him well….then I can’t think of a reason why you’d be like this.”

“You really want to know?” He says it as if it’s a challenge. He gets up off the couch and leans in closer to you over the coffee table. He’s still sneering at you. His teeth look dead and sharp in the tv’s light. “Do you really want to fucking know?”

You’re not backing down. “Yes.”

He slams his hand against the table. “I’m fucking lonely, you maggot brained shithead!”

Karkat huffs and falls back onto the couch. He’s glaring up at you, waiting for you to say something.

You’re still processing.

That….was not what you were expecting him to say.

“You’re fucking what?”

Wow, that wasn’t the stupidest thing you could’ve said, you fucking moron.

He crosses his arms over his chest. “You heard me.”

“Okay,” you nod, “do...you need to talk about that?”

Did you just offer to listen to Karkat complain? Did you actually volunteer for that? What the fuck is wrong with you?

Karkat looks just as surprised by your question as you are. “I don’t think I’d...hate talking about it?”

Neither of you seem to know where to go from here. Do you wait for him to start talking? Do you take a seat beside him on the couch? Do you write shit down like a therapist might? Should you get Rose on the line instead, since she’s a good listener?

You end up walking around the table and taking a seat on the couch. In terms of couch distance, you’re far away from him. You wait patiently for him to start talking.

“I uh…” He takes a deep breath. “I wanted to be independent when I left for school. I didn’t want to have to rely on anybody for shit, which is why I decided to go so far away in the first place. I even managed to get a single room when I got there. For the first few weeks, everything was fine-”

Everything was not fine.

The first few weeks weren’t fine, they were hectic. You were lost in figuring out your class schedule and what was expected of you in those classes. But once you knew what was up, things were a lot less fine and a lot more shitty than they initially appeared.

You did your homework, you studied, you wrote essays. You did all the educational fuckery you needed to do to ensure you didn’t fail any of your classes. You didn’t have a lot of time to spare with all this studious shit, but it was enough time to make you wish you had someone else to spend time with.

In your core, you’re a social being. You crave interaction, but because of a certain situation you’re not comfortable discussing, you have a hard time bringing yourself to even talk to people enough to make a real acquaintance. Out of fear of discovery, you withdrew into yourself.

You didn’t go to any social events, nor were you fucking invited to any in the first place. You ate lunch alone, when you ate lunch at all. You had a difficult time getting any studying done in groups of people, so you didn’t even try. And since you had a single room, you didn’t even have a dorm mate to fall back on for interaction.

You had so many friends at home that you’ve known for sweeps, you forgot how hard it was to make them in the first place. How insanely hard it was for you to actually trust anyone enough to spend time with them.

Two months into school, you missed your home and your friends more than you ever though possible. You were starved for a nice conversation, for some contact, for anything really. Even though you were still in touch with your friends, it wasn’t the same. Somehow all the texting and phone calls and video chatting made you feel worse.

The stress piling up from all of the homework didn’t help you at all. At first the homework distracted you from your lack of a social life, and then it all consumed your life. Sometimes it was so overwhelming you couldn’t function anymore.

You hate to admit this, but you cried yourself to sleep more than once during your time there.

Everything was horrible and it was shit and you were completely aware of that. But what were you going to do? Admit your failure? Give up on school and come back home? Of course not! You could get through the whole year, you were strong enough for at least that!

But then you saw a picture of Kanaya with Rose and some of their other friends. Kanaya came down from school to spend the weekend with everybody because she lived close enough to do that. There was your best friend, hanging out with her friends and girlfriend and having a fun time. And here you were, all alone in your dorm room across the country.

That’s what decided it for you.

You talked to the appropriate people about leaving school and transferring to the local college back home. You decided to finish off the rest of the year on your first school’s online program and then start at the new one. You told John you were coming back, and he offered to let you stay at his house for a bit, and you immediately took the offer. You didn’t actually have a plan for where you were going to stay once you came back, so it was appreciated. After finals ended, you took a plane and a bus back home. And now you’re here.

“I came back because I missed everybody, but they’re all busy with school and work and other life shit.” Karkat shrugs. “I’ve been spending time with John because he’s available.”

He lapses into silence. Are you supposed to say something now?

“It...sounds like you had a real shitty time.”

He snorts again. “I’ll say.”

And that’s the end of everything you thought of to say.

You understand missing friends a lot. All of your friends are extremely important to you, and you can’t imagine your life without them. Well, you can, but it’s incredibly shitty. You don’t know how to tell Karkat that he has your sympathy on this front without sounding like you’re pitying him. You don’t know what else you can say.

Karkat must realize it, too. He stands up and grabs his laptop off the table. “I’m going to my block now.”

He starts walking away. Fuck, you feel like you still need to say something, but what? What the hell else do you have to offer?

Shit, he’s already opening his bedroom door. You need to say something! Anything! Just fucking open your mouth!

“Hey,” He turns his head. Hell yeah, nailed it. You said some words. “I just realized no one threw you a welcome back party. We should...fix that? Next weekend?”

You can’t read his face because the hallway’s too dark. “Yeah, okay. Next weekend.”

The party happens sooner than you anticipated it would. It feels like you blinked and the week finished. You still can’t believe that you spent all this time planning a party for a guy you don’t even like at all.

Karkat’s been less insufferable than usual. It’s a pleasant change to the bad month that came before that.

You invite everyone you can think of over to the apartment on Saturday afternoon. They all RSVP, and some people (Rose) question your act of kindness towards Karkat. You let Rose know you’re just as lost about it as she is.

Honestly, outside of inviting people over, you really didn’t do much planning. You don’t think Karkat’s going to care at all, though. He doesn’t give a shit about the actual party, he just wants people over.

That becomes evident when the guests start arriving.

Rose comes first, bearing a bundt cake and an interest in analyzing your relationship with your roommate. No amount of Lalondian analysis in the world could have prepared either of you for the hug she got from Karkat.

“Hello, Karkat.” Her voice betrays her surprise and she gives him an awkward pat on the back with her free hand. “Book club hasn’t been the same without you.”

“I’m glad you came, Rose!” He breaks away from her reluctantly and takes the cake away from her. “You got any new shit for me to read? I’ve been waiting for an update.”

“Yeah, yeah I do. Just give me a moment to find where you were.” Rose pulls her phone out of her jacket and starts scrolling through it.

Karkat and Rose sit together on the couch and you watch as she passes him her phone. You’re hanging out in the kitchen and ordering pizza while you wait for everybody else.

It doesn’t take long for more people to show up. Karkat hugs each and every person who walks through the door. Everyone seems just as shocked by this experience as you and Rose were.

About twenty minutes in everyone is chilling in the living room. At this point you’re just waiting on pizza and the final guest. You wonder if she’ll show up before the pizza.

There’s a knock on the door, followed by someone walking in. Yep, she got here first.

Karkat’s eyes light up. “Kanaya!”

She smiles. “Sorry I’m late.”

She doesn’t get any more words out before Karkat runs over to the door and hugs her so tightly he lifts her off the floor.

You didn’t really have anything planned, so you set up a game of Uno with your special Star Wars Uno cards that you know Karkat claims he hates. He only says that because he’s never fucking seen any of them, that uncultured swine.

You get a couple rounds in before the pizza comes, and once that’s here you can’t really play Uno anymore. You switch to watching tv instead, just for background noise while you all talk.

It’s been awhile since you’ve all gotten together, and it’s so amazing to be surrounded by your friends you wonder why you don’t do this more often.

Karkat is sitting on the floor between Kanaya and John. You’re not sure what they’re talking about, but you know this is the happiest you’ve ever seen him.

Seeing him smile this much is a little surreal. Hopefully it’s something you’ll get used to.

The party lasts late into the night, but eventually people begin to leave. Karkat walks all of them to the door and hugs them again as they exit. After a long debate about whether they should spend the night or not, Rose and Kanaya also take their leave. The door closes behind them, and it’s just you, Karkat, and your post-party messy apartment.

The atmosphere in the apartment feels a little awkward to you. You clear your throat to clear the silence. Karkat is still staring at the closed door.

“So, uh…” you don’t really have anything say right now, “I didn’t know you were such a hugger, Karkat.”

You shouldn’t be surprised by what happens after that, but it still catches you off guard.

He hugs you.

His arms are warm and they’re wrapped tightly around you. His face is buried in your sweatshirt.

It’s….nice. Soft. A comforting embrace that you never expected to get from someone like Karkat.

You’d hug back, but Karkat’s pinned your arms to your sides.

“Thanks for this, Dave.” His voice is muffled by your shirt.

You shrug in the most casual way possible. “Don’t mention it.”

“No, shut the fuck up! Let me thank you, I needed this more than I thought I did.”

“Okay, okay, fine.” You roll your eyes, but you also smile because you know Karkat can’t see it right now. “You’re welcome, you owe me now.”

“You don’t have to come with me to Troll Foods anymore.”

“Oh, sweet! I hate that place. But I was thinking more along the lines of making you marathon Star Wars with me.”

“Really, Dave?” He groans into your shirt. “Star Wars? Why the fuck are you so obsessed with that series? It’s not even an accurate portrayal of alien life and space travel.”

“Uh, of course it’s not, it’s called fiction, jackass. Read a fucking book.” You retort. “Besides, Star Wars is the best and I refuse to be friends with someone who hasn’t seen Star Wars.”

Karkat pulls away from you. “Did you just call me your friend?”

“Jesus, maybe I should’ve stuck my tongue in your ear, that probably would’ve cleaned all the gunk out.” You smirk. “I said you have to watch Star Wars first.”

“And then you’ll think of me as your friend?” Karkat asks, raising an eyebrow suspiciously.

You nod. “Oh, yeah, dude.”

“Okay, fine.” He sighs. “I’ll watch your dumb space trilogy.”

“Cool.” You run over to your room. “You’re gonna love the shit outta them, I swear.”

What Karkat doesn’t know is that you just lied to his face. You don’t actually have a Star Wars prerequisite, you just wanted to make him watch them.

You already think of Karkat as your friend.

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robotloveskitty · 6 years

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Good news and Bad news!

Ahoy there! It’s been awhile since you’ve heard from us, we’ve been very quiet on here since trouble began.

Thank you for sticking around, we have really lovely fans, I don’t know what we did to deserve you all!

I have good news, and I have bad news, I’ll give you the bad news first. We are putting Upsilon Circuit into the “Cupboard of Lost Games” indefinitely.

The good news is that we aren’t giving up, and have a new game we’ve been working on called Super Tony Land that brings some elements of UC with it. ..But more on that later.

It was incredibly hard to write anything about UC. It’s been nearly a year since we initially halted production, but it still makes my chest tighten up thinking about it all. It took me 6 tries, but I did my best to write this, because I feel like I owe everyone the best explanation I can muster. I tried to really be open, because so often game cancellations offer very little real information.

Since this was a 3 year journey, it’s a long tale, so get comfortable!

The concepts for UC grew from a small idea we had because I really enjoyed watching people livestream our (then) newly released game Legend of Dungeon. It grew into an exploration of mortality in games, and so much more. We loved and still love all the things that UC was supposed to become.

So, if we loved it, then why did it get cancelled?

If passion was all it took, I’m sure many other games would exist. Money, time, and luck seem to be big factors based on what we’ve seen and experienced. And the bigger your project, the more you need of each.

It was an incredibly ambitious project for the two of us. We knew failure was very possible, and I’m proud that we tried anyway.

Why did UC fail?

The oversimplified answer would be that the scope of the game was too ambitious and we underestimated the time and money needed. In reality, for any project, there are many things that can go wrong that influence these things.

As with anything, it’s.. ..complicated. But the big troubles for us were: Scope, pushing beyond our capabilities, jumping into a partnership for funding, and overwhelming stress.

The scope:

UC’s concept had many game elements highly intertwined and reliant on each other, so cutting features without changing the functionality and direction of UC was impossible. It was also difficult to explain fully to people, including our team.

Pushing beyond our capabilities:

We are just two self taught indie game devs. To make UC, we hired people, signed with a partner/incubator near the end, and then managed a large team, all for the first time.

In hindsight, these were things that we not only didn’t know how to do well, but also made the two of us very miserable.

Jumping into a partnership:

Instead of scaling the project back when we realized our money would run out long before release, we pushed ourselves harder and kept going, and eventually signed with a partner to help fund the last leg of UC’s journey.

Signing with a partner or publisher and bringing in a larger team are very normal things to do in the industry. However.. they were entirely new to the both of us. Learning (about setting and meeting Milestones, dealing with various issues, and managing a large team) on such a complex project turned out to be very bad for us and UC. No one really did anything markedly wrong, but nothing seemed to go the way it was supposed to. Which in part led to the next point..

The overwhelming stress:

New to running a team stress. New to having partners stress. Crowdfunding stress. Partners pulling out mid failing crowdfunding stress. Having to tell a team “sorry and goodbye” stress. So much stress.

We felt like we had something that could change the gaming world forever, and we were so passionate about it. When things went belly up in the third year, the emotional hit was debilitating.

Bleh!

We really wanted to find a way to finish Upsilon Circuit anyhow, but the truth is, even if it wasn’t saddled with stress and emotional burden.. we’ve already put too much of our money into it. We can’t even support ourselves for long enough to complete a game this big right now.

Looking back on it all now, it’s hard not to feel like we were making a game that the world didn’t want. We knew that it was an out there idea, but that was why we felt that making UC was so important.

We knew publishers wanted something less experimental and risky.. But it was a bit surprising when the gaming community showed so little interest, since articles about UC had reached millions.

When we lost our partner and shut down our crowdfunding campaign, we made a Patreon, and reached out to the tens of thousands of people on our newsletter. We didn’t get enough pledges to cover the cost of our shared office space, let alone paying even one person.

While there were people who were very generous and amazing, it felt pretty terrible to see something people had seemed so excited about struggling so much to get support when it was truly needed.

When we finally shut everything down, we both thought we might never enjoy making games again. We felt like garbage. We drowned in that for a long time.

You can learn a lot from failure, and we certainly did.

Things we learned from our failure (your own mileage may vary):

Take the project’s timeframe, and triple it. Then triple it again.

A unique idea can add an “I need to get this out before someone else does it” feeling. Let. That. Go. No good choices were made from that feeling.

Don’t bring on full time artists or audio people until the project is really ready for them, use placeholder art and sounds, when you can. Things change, and we redid a lot of our art.

Make sure all contracts clearly state what happens if things get cancelled, or situations drastically change.

Hiring more than one or two people means managing them part time, or full time. We now know that we hate managing people, and are terrible at it.

No matter how smart and awesome your team is, if you can’t get someone 100% behind your idea, your project will suffer.

Having a partner or publisher is a lot like having a boss while also being a boss. Some people like it, but we will likely stay indie or die trying.

Don’t sacrifice your own well being or happiness for a dream. Yes, we’ve sacrificed a lot in the past, we lived in a tree house in the woods so we could keep making games before. But there is a limit, and we found it with Upsilon Circuit, and we stubbornly ignored it and payed the price mentally.

Kittens make things a lot better.

If we had it all to do over again it would have been a very different game, but maybe we could have finished it, or at least avoided some of the worst moments.

So what now?

It’s been a year, and after many conversations, we have found no solutions for bringing back UC. ..But we have healed a little, so we are taking the ideas, story and world, and building them into our future games

We started working on a new game called Super Tony Land this year, and it will be part of UC’s legacy in its own way.

Super Tony Land is a physics platforming adventure game that has many worlds, a story, and easy access to user created levels and entire game worlds. Imagine if Cave story, Mario Maker, and Besiege had a dynamically lit baby.

In Upsilon Circuit the story was something we wanted the players to unfold and influence.. To give creation to the audience, experience it ourselves, and encourage Streamer/audience connectivity. To give real power to the players.

For Super Tony Land we’ve designed an extensive level editor, with visual programming blocks and NPC/Story tools. Anyone can build worlds or challenges in the free editor that we will be releasing alongside the game. We hope that communities and content creators will build and share their own universes, and we are looking forward to playing them!

Here’s the teaser trailer we just released!

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If you’ve been with us for the long haul, you might notice that this is actually a sequel to Tiny Plumbers!

This new game won’t be a lot of things that UC was, but it will be the game that the two of us made that helped us remember how important making games is to us.

It will be available on Steam this spring!

That’s about it for news!

Both of us are thankful to our team during UC’s development, and to our community and friends that have been there encouraging and supporting us throughout this journey.

We will keep doing our best to make the games we want to see exist, for as long as we are able to make games.

Here are a few links you might want:

If you want to stay up to date on all things RLK, jump on Twitter!

If you want to chat with us or catch streams we have Discord

If you want to support development we have our RLK Patreon here

Thanks for your continued support and understanding!

Your co-pilot,

Kitty

#hugs #indiedev #robotloveskitty #upsilon circuit #game news #gamedev

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diannaphantomfiction · 7 years

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Shooting Star

Chapter 2 of 2

Fandom(s): Gravity Falls

Rating: T

Summary: Requested by @waldorkler. Mabel is killed by Bill during Weirdmeggedoen, readily sacrificing herself to save her brother.

Date Uploaded: May 8th, 2017

3 Years Later

Dipper hummed softly as the bus he was on made it’s way along a small forest road on the way to Gravity Falls. He doodled runes in his journal, unable to keep the smile off his face. He was finally going home. Granted it had taken 3 years, a near constant stream of arrests for things like trespassing and destruction of property, and the fury of Pacifica Northwest to convince his parents to let him come back.

Still, being on the way home made him feel better than he had in years. Better than every exorcised ghost, banished fae, and dead ghoul ever could. Of course, every one of those things had gotten him arrested, so maybe that was a bad comparison.

Dipper practically jumped out of his seat as the bus pulled up to his stop. He didn’t bother trying to contain his excitement (he was the only person on the bus after all) and ran down the aisle before jumping all the steps just as the doors opened. His Grunkles, Wendy, Soos, and Pacifica were all waiting by the bench for him, bright smiles on his face.

Soos was the first to rush forward and envelop Dipper in a giant bear hug. “Welcome home, little man! Or not so little man. You’re significantly taller than you were when you left.”

Dipper laughed and hugged Soos back. “Well, it was three years ago, but thanks Soos.”

Wendy plucked her old hat off Dipper’s head and dropped the blue trucker’s cap onto his head. Both hats were pretty worn from wear, but they were still recognizable. She smirked at him as he straightened the hat. Dipper chose not to comment on the fact that her college was four hours away from Gravity Falls and also that it was a Thursday.

Pacifica smiled at him, placing her had on her hip. “Look at you. And here I was thinking that you were just blocks of texts in my email inbox.”

“Hey! That email was very hard to set up and maintain! Especially after my parents decided the Internet was the source of all my ‘issues’ and literally sat behind me every time I asked to use the computer. Did I mention I had to ask for permission to use the computer? Like a five year old.”

Pacifica rolled her eyes, “Stop whining. It’s not cute.”

“Shut up, Paz.”

“Never.”

Dipper turned to his Grunkles and hugged them both. “Hi Grunkle Stan, Grunkle Ford.”

“Welcome home, Dipper,” Ford said before pulling back, “We hear you’ve been doing a lot of good work back in Piedmont, but…”

“47 arrests?” Stan interrupted, “Come on, kid, I know you’re smarter than that! I taught you better, than that! Looks like we’re going to have to have actual lessons!”

Ford sighed, “Stan, you are not taking Dipper out on a robbery.”

“Robbery implies a threat of violence! I was thinking something more along the lines of burglary.”

“No, Stan.”

Dipper beamed. Yep, he was home.

“My parents would kill me if they saw me in this. I love it.”

Dipper smiled at Pacifica as she ran her hands along the old, orange VW van. It was pretty perfect. Big, spacious, and weird as all come out. Of course, the idea of running their business out of the back of an old van seemed silly (like Scooby Doo silly), but it was also so very them.

“We could get Soos to help us take out some of the seats, get some storage bins to hold all the stuff, make sure we also pack the best camping gear we can get…”

Pacifica pulled out a cigarette and lit it. “We need business cards or flyers or something. We can put them up at every dinner we stop at.”

“We’ll only be able to take some of our lore books…” Dipper pulled out a journal; this one adorned with the number five and started writing. “We’ll need to pool our college funds together to make our money last as long as possible.”

Pacifica blew out a long breath of smoke, “Dipper, you’re a man after my own heart.”

“You still haven’t gotten over the ‘piss my parents off in every way possible’ phase?”

“I’ve made it my life goal.”

Dipper glanced up from his writing and paused his pen for a second. “I thought our life goal was to rid the west coast of monsters.”

Pacifica shrugged and made a soft “meh” noise. She breathed in her cigarette for a few seconds, breathed out again, and looked at Dipper curiously. “So, we going to buy it or not?”

“Oh, definitely.”

Dipper pretended not to notice as Pacifica sat down on the rock next to him, placing a cigarette into the cigarette holder decorated with a snake and several jewels. She opened held out her pack to him.

“Come on, Dipper. You think I don’t notice that you take the occasional one on bad nights?”

Dipper sighed and accepted the offer; taking a long drag once he’d lit the cigarette.

Pacifica took a few drags on her own cigarette before she spoke up. “Talking to Mabel again?” Dipper glanced at her. “You know that cigarette holder was cursed three weeks ago, right?”

“But it’s not anymore. So, what do you talk to her about?”

Dipper let a long breath out through his teeth, “Whatever. Weird things we’ve seen. Jobs we take. How my day went. That time I caught you singing Lady Gaga while you thought I was asleep.”

“You told her about that? You’re the worst.”

Dipper let a small smile slip past.

“Hey, Mabel?” Pacifica called up at her star, “Did Dipper tell you about the time he decided it would be a good idea to check out a chupacabra case and he had to bath in the river and he got caught in the current?”

Dipper groaned, “Don’t tell her that.”

Pacifica just smirked before going somber, “It doesn’t ever really get better, does it?”

Dipper took a deep breath. “It gets easier to not think about I think. And it helps that she didn’t want me to dwell. If I think about it too hard, though, it’s just as bad as they day it happened.”

Pacifica hummed. “The world is shit.”

“Can’t argue with that.”

“But what if it’s aliens?”

“It’s not.”

“But what if it is?”

Pacifica sighed and gripped the steering wheel a little tighter, “Dipper, it’s never aliens.”

“But what if it is?”

“If you’re going to keep this up, I need a smoke,” she looked at him from the corner of her eye, “It’s probably just a meteoroid or some space junk.”

Dipper smiled, “Yeah, alien space junk.”

Pacifica glared at him and brought the car to a stop. Before she could even get a single word out, Dipper was out of the van with a bag over one shoulder and a journal tucked under his arms. It had been ages since Pacifica had seen him this excited, and even though it was almost certainly not aliens, Pacifica didn’t have the heart to keep telling him it wasn’t.

She trailed behind him at a much more reserved pace in the direct of the small crater that had recently formed just outside of Gravity Falls. Dipper had the decency to wait for her at the top of the crater at least. They climbed down together and Dipper brushed away some dirt only to freeze.

Pacifica didn’t get it at first. It was a small mass of mangled metal and wire. If she looked at it the right way, it almost looked like…

“Braces…” Dipper choked and fell fully onto his knees, “Mabel…”

Dipper scooped the braces up and held them to his chest, tears beginning to slip down his face.

Pacifica sat down next to him and rubbed his back, “It’s okay… Let it out, Dipper. Let it out.”

Dipper broke down in front of her, raw, angry, loud, sobs mixing with screams and curses as he held the mess of metal close and rocked back and forth. Pacifica sat with him and rubbed his back, already thinking of asking Robby for a plot at the cemetery.

Nobody in town would ask why Dipper wanted to bury a small mass of metal next to Old Man McGucket.

Nearly eighty years later, Dipper was lying in a hospital room. Somehow, he’d managed to outlive everyone. Stan, Ford and Soos had nearly been a given. They were so much older then him, and if he’d died before his Grunkles he was pretty sure they would have raised hell to get in contact with him and beat up his ghost. Wendy died hunting a vampire in England of all places. Pacifica had succumbed to lung cancer almost five years ago, years of smoking finally catching up with her. Dipper wife, Theodora, had passed not long after that. Dipper wasn’t alone of course. His daughter, Jadis, had brought her wife and their kids to say goodbye. Grenda, her voice booming just as loudly in old age as it had when they were kids sat in a corner, talking to his oldest grandson. A couple of young great-grandkids played on the floor, completely unaware of what was going on around them.

Dipper smiled, his heart swelling with warmth and content. This was it. It was time. He took one last deep breath and closed his eyes, allowing the light to surround him. When he opened his eyes again, he was sitting on a bench, surrounded by the most beautiful landscape he’d ever seen.

“Dipper!”

Dipper turned his head and gasped softly. Mabel ran up to him and pulled him into a big hug.

“Dipper!”

“Mabel!” He hugged her back, laughing softly.

“I so proud of you! You did it!”

“I suppose I did.”

Mabel beamed at him, she was glowing with joy. “We have to much to talk about! I have so many stories to tell you and there are so many awesome people here you have to meet! Oh! Everyone’s going to be so happy to see you!”

Dipper laughed. “Alright, alright, just slow down a little. I’m not as young as I used to be.”

“Psh! Like that matters here!” Her face softened even more and she gave him another big hug. “Welcome home, bro.”

#fanfiction #Shooting Star #Gravity Falls #request

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andrewdburton · 4 years

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How to find a business idea (from no idea to 6-figure business)

Sometimes the things that are holding us back are just in our minds.

How many of us have looked at a pile of papers in our living room for weeks, building up how long it would take to clean…

…and then when we finally tackled it, it took 5 minutes?

I know the feeling. Sigh. (I love creating piles of paper.)

A little while ago, I sent out a survey to hundreds of thousands of readers. I asked if they wanted to start their own businesses. Can you guess how many said yes?

90%! Nearly everyone.

When I asked what was stopping them:

25% said “I don’t have an idea.”

30% said “I don’t even know where to start.”

Think about that. About HALF of the people who want to start a business and start living their own Rich Life…blocked before they even start.

Then I asked another question.

“How long have you been thinking about starting a business?” The answers: Many said 2 years, 3 years, even 5+ years.

HOLY SHIT.

90% want to start a business, but over half have been “thinking about it” for years.

Guys, a month is OK to be stuck. 6 months is OK. Years is too long.

Sometimes we need someone to pat us on the back, gently affirm how tough it is…and then look us deep in our eyes and say, “Let’s cut the shit.”

If you’ve wanted to start a business, and you don’t have an idea, today I want to help you break through.

I want to show you how, if you follow the right system, you can build a successful business — even if you don’t have an idea yet.

And I’ll demonstrate how this works using one of my verified 6-figure students.

From “no idea” to 6-figure business

Meet Zack.

Back then: No idea. (Does this sound familiar?)

Today: He earns 6 figures on the side from his fulltime job. His recent launch generated $44,000.

Zack, who’s been a Hollywood editor for shows like Glee, Cobra Kai, and Empire, teaches busy people in the film industry how to improve their health and mental focus so they can be more creative and successful in their careers.

We’ve verified Zack’s 6-figure earnings from his business. Zack came to us with no idea. Now, his business, Optimize Yourself, generates 6 figures per year.

When Zack started, he didn’t have an idea. And he was stuck in his head, spinning. I showed him my system for finding an idea and turning it into a profitable business — and I told him 2 things:

Trust the system

No judgment right now! Brainstorm ideas without judging them at this stage — that comes later

Let’s do an abbreviated version together right now. I’m going to show you exactly how Zack followed this process to come up with an idea that turned into a 6-figure business.

How to generate 20 potential business ideas overnight I want you to start off by thinking of something you love. Something you just do for fun, and you know you’re good at.

One of my friends, John, lives in San Francisco. I call him when I need to know how to have a difficult conversation. He’s incredibly patient and he knows how to get the message across without causing people to become defensive. (Is this you? What would people call you to ask your advice about?)

For my friend Julia, it’s clothes. She reads fashion blogs on her commute to work. Her apartment has stacks of Vogue and her Pinterest is full of outfit ideas. Her friends go to her for outfit ideas if they have an event coming up.

But you know what? Neither of them have ever thought of turning their interests into a business. And if I suggested they start a business, do you know what they’d say?

“Why would anyone pay me for that?”

Most people don’t connect their skills & passions with a business. We think, “I need to create an app” or “I need to start a restaurant.” But it’s often the ideas right in front of our nose that have the most potential.

How Julia could create a 6-figure business. Let’s just take Julia, who loves fashion. If she created an e-book with her best outfit combos for fall, do you think people would pay her $50 for that? I definitely think she could create a small passive income stream with that. Some of those people would pay her $100 for a 1-on-1 virtual fashion consultation. And I bet some would even pay her $5,000 to be their personal stylist.

Pretty amazing isn’t it? Here’s someone who does something just for fun, who doesn’t even realize she could turn this into a thriving business.

Just think about things you do naturally:

Maybe you’re amazing at organizing events

Maybe you’re awesome at critiquing your friend’s resumes (I’m good at this and turned it into a multimillion-dollar product)

Maybe you’re great at doing handstands — I’m serious!

Whatever it is, what if someone would PAY you for those things?! And yes, people really do get PAID to teach people how to do handstands!

This is pretty hard at first, because we take our own knowledge for granted.

How my mom generated $1,773.46 teaching people to cook. For example, my mom never thought anyone would PAY her to learn how to cook…it was just something she did every day for our family. But people did pay. She made $1,773.46 teaching her first live-streamed cooking class to a small group of viewers.

Nothing better than seeing your mom sharing what she loves with the world…and people showing up, thrilled to learn Indian cooking

We let our minds play tricks on us and minimize how important our skills are. Here are some of the most common things we tell ourselves:

“There are lots of other people doing this”

“I don’t have any formal training in this”

“Why would anyone pay ME for this?”

We call this your Brilliance Blindspot. You’ve been doing something for so long that it comes so naturally to you and you can’t even remember what it feels like to NOT know how to do it. You just take it for granted!

For example, I’ve spent so much time studying personal finance that sometimes I just assume everybody knows how low-cost investing beats trading. It seems like common sense to me. But guess what…that’s not obvious. And when I think about it, it took me YEARS to really understand. Would people pay for advice on that? Absolutely.

The point is, whether we realize it or not, we each have highly profitable expertise inside of us. We just have to get those ideas out! Soon you’ll have a list of at least 20 of those ideas, tailored for YOU and your business.

Try this exercise right now. Think of someone you know well — could be a friend, a family member. Got ‘em? OK, good.

What are some things that they’re amazing at? What do you always go to them for advice on? Maybe they’re so good that you even think they could get PAID to do it. Let’s list them.

Maybe they’re great at giving relationship advice.

Or they always know the perfect stretches to do when your back hurts.

Or they’re an absolute whiz with Microsoft Excel.

Isn’t it funny how much easier it is to do when it’s somebody else? If I asked you to create the same list for yourself, you’d go blank. “Uhhh. I’m not good at anything. Nobody would pay me for this.”

But the truth is, you have those ideas inside you. It’s just hard to see them for yourself. So guess what you’re going to do? You’re going to bypass your own Brilliance Blindspot and ASK YOUR FRIENDS!

It doesn’t have to be anything formal — you can simply shoot a text to your 5 closest friends right now. Here’s a script you can use:

“Hey, I’m taking a business class and one of our assignments is to ask friends a question, so I’m reaching out to you. If you had to point out 3 things you think I’m good at, what would you say? Thank you!”

It’s always good to give people an example so you get the answers you’re looking for. So you might add,

“For example, I always go to you for advice on investing. What are some things you’d go to me for?”

Then, take note of the ideas that come in.

“Omg, you’re always the first person I call when I have relationship problems!”

“You’re so good at knowing what to wear”

“I still remember when you helped me ask my boss for a raise”

Don’t worry if some of the responses are vague, like “You’re really thoughtful.” Just note them down for now.

I like to call these “nuggets.” They aren’t fully fleshed out business ideas. And they don’t need to be. All we’re doing now is brainstorming, or “mining” for these little “nuggets.”

We have much more detailed material on finding a profitable idea. Best of all, we’ve created a way to go through this process much faster than before. For now, you’ll soon have a list of at least 20 “nuggets” of expertise that we can grow into something later in the process.

For example, remember Zack and his 6-figure business from earlier?

Here’s his actual list of nuggets that he originally wrote down:

Skills developed:

Organizing my general day, eating nutritious foods with limited time

How to stay active in a small office with minimal equipment

How to develop systems and routines

Ways to manage stress

How to organize an Avid or Premiere pro project for editing scripted television

Strategies to “make it” in the film industry

How to create a paperless workflow as an editor

How to break down a large goal into small manageable steps

How to raise funds for an independent film on Kickstarter

How to organize footage for a documentary film

How to edit a movie trailer

How to approach editing a dramatic scene

How to approach editing an action scene

How to train for Spartan Race with limited time

How to make a nutritious smoothie

Knowledge acquired:

Martial arts

Yoga

Strength training

Nutrition science

Film editing

Motion graphic design

Using OmniFocus

Using Evernote

Using Google Calendar and Apple’s Calendar

Using Trello

Podcasting

Building a WordPress blog

Now the key question: Are there some skills in Zack’s nuggets that people would pay for?

YES! For example…

For editing a movie trailer, he could consult with filmmakers to help them create a killer trailer. Or, if he wanted to create more passive income, imagine if he created a course that taught independent filmmakers how to create their own amazing trailer.

He mentioned being introverted. He could coach people 1-on-1 on how to have better conversations at events or network at work. Or he could create an e-book.

How about overcoming back pain? He could create an e-book with step-by-step instructions on how to do away with back pain. He could even niche it down for different target markets that he’s also an expert in, like back pain for yogis or back pain for people with desk jobs.

He actually ended up creating a coaching program to help people in the film industry improve their focus and creativity, and he charges $2500 for it.

It’s truly amazing what people will pay for if you find the right idea.

As Zack says:

“I built this business in a niche that didn’t exist before me: ‘I know, let’s sell products and advice to film editors who prioritize their health!’ said no marketer ever.

But somehow I’ve managed to not only make it work but also become a household name in my corner of the world…and all thanks to what I’ve learned [from Ramit].”

The best part of all: This has given Zack the means and flexibility to pursue his own Rich Life. For Zack, that means more time with his family, more money, and a better quality of life.

Ok, now it’s your turn…

If you’ve wanted to start a business but you don’t have an idea, follow the advice in this email right now.

Here’s what I want you to do. This exercise should take you 1-2 days:

Spend at least 20 minutes today writing down ideas.

Keep this list somewhere handy and go about your regular routine. (What happens is that now that you’ve gotten into the mindset of looking for hidden skills, new ideas will continue to pop out at you. You’ll get them while you’re working, taking a shower, going for a walk, cooking dinner. I get some of my best ideas when I’m walking home from the gym.)

Any time a new idea comes up, mark it down.

Come back to your list tomorrow with fresh eyes, and see if you can come up with even more.

The #1 rule: Don’t critique yourself, just get them on paper.

It’s very possible that your future business will be in that list.

Remember, Zack started out just like you — stuck in his head with no business idea. But he wanted to make a change and he trusted the process.

Is it time to make a change? If so, I’d like to help you.

Here’s to your Rich Life!

How to find a business idea (from no idea to 6-figure business) is a post from: I Will Teach You To Be Rich.

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paulckrueger · 4 years

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How to find a business idea (from no idea to 6-figure business)

Sometimes the things that are holding us back are just in our minds.

How many of us have looked at a pile of papers in our living room for weeks, building up how long it would take to clean…

…and then when we finally tackled it, it took 5 minutes?

I know the feeling. Sigh. (I love creating piles of paper.)

A little while ago, I sent out a survey to hundreds of thousands of readers. I asked if they wanted to start their own businesses. Can you guess how many said yes?

90%! Nearly everyone.

When I asked what was stopping them:

25% said “I don’t have an idea.”

30% said “I don’t even know where to start.”

Think about that. About HALF of the people who want to start a business and start living their own Rich Life…blocked before they even start.

Then I asked another question.

“How long have you been thinking about starting a business?” The answers: Many said 2 years, 3 years, even 5+ years.

HOLY SHIT.

90% want to start a business, but over half have been “thinking about it” for years.

Guys, a month is OK to be stuck. 6 months is OK. Years is too long.

Sometimes we need someone to pat us on the back, gently affirm how tough it is…and then look us deep in our eyes and say, “Let’s cut the shit.”

If you’ve wanted to start a business, and you don’t have an idea, today I want to help you break through.

I want to show you how, if you follow the right system, you can build a successful business — even if you don’t have an idea yet.

And I’ll demonstrate how this works using one of my verified 6-figure students.

From “no idea” to 6-figure business

Meet Zack.

Back then: No idea. (Does this sound familiar?)

Today: He earns 6 figures on the side from his fulltime job. His recent launch generated $44,000.

We’ve verified Zack’s 6-figure earnings from his business. Zack came to us with no idea. Now, his business, Optimize Yourself, generates 6 figures per year.

When Zack started, he didn’t have an idea. And he was stuck in his head, spinning. I showed him my system for finding an idea and turning it into a profitable business — and I told him 2 things:

Trust the system

No judgment right now! Brainstorm ideas without judging them at this stage — that comes later

Let’s do an abbreviated version together right now. I’m going to show you exactly how Zack followed this process to come up with an idea that turned into a 6-figure business.

How to generate 20 potential business ideas overnight I want you to start off by thinking of something you love. Something you just do for fun, and you know you’re good at.

But you know what? Neither of them have ever thought of turning their interests into a business. And if I suggested they start a business, do you know what they’d say?

“Why would anyone pay me for that?”

Pretty amazing isn’t it? Here’s someone who does something just for fun, who doesn’t even realize she could turn this into a thriving business.

Just think about things you do naturally:

Maybe you’re amazing at organizing events

Maybe you’re awesome at critiquing your friend’s resumes (I’m good at this and turned it into a multimillion-dollar product)

Maybe you’re great at doing handstands — I’m serious!

Whatever it is, what if someone would PAY you for those things?! And yes, people really do get PAID to teach people how to do handstands!

This is pretty hard at first, because we take our own knowledge for granted.

Nothing better than seeing your mom sharing what she loves with the world…and people showing up, thrilled to learn Indian cooking

We let our minds play tricks on us and minimize how important our skills are. Here are some of the most common things we tell ourselves:

“There are lots of other people doing this”

“I don’t have any formal training in this”

“Why would anyone pay ME for this?”

Try this exercise right now. Think of someone you know well — could be a friend, a family member. Got ‘em? OK, good.

What are some things that they’re amazing at? What do you always go to them for advice on? Maybe they’re so good that you even think they could get PAID to do it. Let’s list them.

Maybe they’re great at giving relationship advice.

Or they always know the perfect stretches to do when your back hurts.

Or they’re an absolute whiz with Microsoft Excel.

It doesn’t have to be anything formal — you can simply shoot a text to your 5 closest friends right now. Here’s a script you can use:

It’s always good to give people an example so you get the answers you’re looking for. So you might add,

“For example, I always go to you for advice on investing. What are some things you’d go to me for?”

Then, take note of the ideas that come in.

“Omg, you’re always the first person I call when I have relationship problems!”

“You’re so good at knowing what to wear”

“I still remember when you helped me ask my boss for a raise”

Don’t worry if some of the responses are vague, like “You’re really thoughtful.” Just note them down for now.

For example, remember Zack and his 6-figure business from earlier?

Here’s his actual list of nuggets that he originally wrote down:

Skills developed:

Organizing my general day, eating nutritious foods with limited time

How to stay active in a small office with minimal equipment

How to develop systems and routines

Ways to manage stress

How to organize an Avid or Premiere pro project for editing scripted television

Strategies to “make it” in the film industry

How to create a paperless workflow as an editor

How to break down a large goal into small manageable steps

How to raise funds for an independent film on Kickstarter

How to organize footage for a documentary film

How to edit a movie trailer

How to approach editing a dramatic scene

How to approach editing an action scene

How to train for Spartan Race with limited time

How to make a nutritious smoothie

Knowledge acquired:

Martial arts

Yoga

Strength training

Nutrition science

Film editing

Motion graphic design

Using OmniFocus

Using Evernote

Using Google Calendar and Apple’s Calendar

Using Trello

Podcasting

Building a WordPress blog

Now the key question: Are there some skills in Zack’s nuggets that people would pay for?

YES! For example…

He mentioned being introverted. He could coach people 1-on-1 on how to have better conversations at events or network at work. Or he could create an e-book.

He actually ended up creating a coaching program to help people in the film industry improve their focus and creativity, and he charges $2500 for it.

It’s truly amazing what people will pay for if you find the right idea.

As Zack says:

“I built this business in a niche that didn’t exist before me: ‘I know, let’s sell products and advice to film editors who prioritize their health!’ said no marketer ever.

But somehow I’ve managed to not only make it work but also become a household name in my corner of the world…and all thanks to what I’ve learned [from Ramit].”

The best part of all: This has given Zack the means and flexibility to pursue his own Rich Life. For Zack, that means more time with his family, more money, and a better quality of life.

Ok, now it’s your turn…

If you’ve wanted to start a business but you don’t have an idea, follow the advice in this email right now.

Here’s what I want you to do. This exercise should take you 1-2 days:

Spend at least 20 minutes today writing down ideas.

Any time a new idea comes up, mark it down.

Come back to your list tomorrow with fresh eyes, and see if you can come up with even more.

The #1 rule: Don’t critique yourself, just get them on paper.

It’s very possible that your future business will be in that list.

Remember, Zack started out just like you — stuck in his head with no business idea. But he wanted to make a change and he trusted the process.

Is it time to make a change? If so, I’d like to help you.

Here’s to your Rich Life!

How to find a business idea (from no idea to 6-figure business) is a post from: I Will Teach You To Be Rich.

from Surety Bond Brokers? Business https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/no-idea-to-6-figure-business/

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samuelfields · 4 years

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How to find a business idea (from no idea to 6-figure business)

Sometimes the things that are holding us back are just in our minds.

How many of us have looked at a pile of papers in our living room for weeks, building up how long it would take to clean…

…and then when we finally tackled it, it took 5 minutes?

I know the feeling. Sigh. (I love creating piles of paper.)

A little while ago, I sent out a survey to hundreds of thousands of readers. I asked if they wanted to start their own businesses. Can you guess how many said yes?

90%! Nearly everyone.

When I asked what was stopping them:

25% said “I don’t have an idea.”

30% said “I don’t even know where to start.”

Think about that. About HALF of the people who want to start a business and start living their own Rich Life…blocked before they even start.

Then I asked another question.

“How long have you been thinking about starting a business?” The answers: Many said 2 years, 3 years, even 5+ years.

HOLY SHIT.

90% want to start a business, but over half have been “thinking about it” for years.

Guys, a month is OK to be stuck. 6 months is OK. Years is too long.

Sometimes we need someone to pat us on the back, gently affirm how tough it is…and then look us deep in our eyes and say, “Let’s cut the shit.”

If you’ve wanted to start a business, and you don’t have an idea, today I want to help you break through.

I want to show you how, if you follow the right system, you can build a successful business — even if you don’t have an idea yet.

And I’ll demonstrate how this works using one of my verified 6-figure students.

From “no idea” to 6-figure business

Meet Zack.

Back then: No idea. (Does this sound familiar?)

Today: He earns 6 figures on the side from his fulltime job. His recent launch generated $44,000.

We’ve verified Zack’s 6-figure earnings from his business. Zack came to us with no idea. Now, his business, Optimize Yourself, generates 6 figures per year.

When Zack started, he didn’t have an idea. And he was stuck in his head, spinning. I showed him my system for finding an idea and turning it into a profitable business — and I told him 2 things:

Trust the system

No judgment right now! Brainstorm ideas without judging them at this stage — that comes later

Let’s do an abbreviated version together right now. I’m going to show you exactly how Zack followed this process to come up with an idea that turned into a 6-figure business.

How to generate 20 potential business ideas overnight I want you to start off by thinking of something you love. Something you just do for fun, and you know you’re good at.

But you know what? Neither of them have ever thought of turning their interests into a business. And if I suggested they start a business, do you know what they’d say?

“Why would anyone pay me for that?”

Pretty amazing isn’t it? Here’s someone who does something just for fun, who doesn’t even realize she could turn this into a thriving business.

Just think about things you do naturally:

Maybe you’re amazing at organizing events

Maybe you’re awesome at critiquing your friend’s resumes (I’m good at this and turned it into a multimillion-dollar product)

Maybe you’re great at doing handstands — I’m serious!

Whatever it is, what if someone would PAY you for those things?! And yes, people really do get PAID to teach people how to do handstands!

This is pretty hard at first, because we take our own knowledge for granted.

Nothing better than seeing your mom sharing what she loves with the world…and people showing up, thrilled to learn Indian cooking

We let our minds play tricks on us and minimize how important our skills are. Here are some of the most common things we tell ourselves:

“There are lots of other people doing this”

“I don’t have any formal training in this”

“Why would anyone pay ME for this?”

Try this exercise right now. Think of someone you know well — could be a friend, a family member. Got ‘em? OK, good.

What are some things that they’re amazing at? What do you always go to them for advice on? Maybe they’re so good that you even think they could get PAID to do it. Let’s list them.

Maybe they’re great at giving relationship advice.

Or they always know the perfect stretches to do when your back hurts.

Or they’re an absolute whiz with Microsoft Excel.

It doesn’t have to be anything formal — you can simply shoot a text to your 5 closest friends right now. Here’s a script you can use:

It’s always good to give people an example so you get the answers you’re looking for. So you might add,

“For example, I always go to you for advice on investing. What are some things you’d go to me for?”

Then, take note of the ideas that come in.

“Omg, you’re always the first person I call when I have relationship problems!”

“You’re so good at knowing what to wear”

“I still remember when you helped me ask my boss for a raise”

Don’t worry if some of the responses are vague, like “You’re really thoughtful.” Just note them down for now.

For example, remember Zack and his 6-figure business from earlier?

Here’s his actual list of nuggets that he originally wrote down:

Skills developed:

Organizing my general day, eating nutritious foods with limited time

How to stay active in a small office with minimal equipment

How to develop systems and routines

Ways to manage stress

How to organize an Avid or Premiere pro project for editing scripted television

Strategies to “make it” in the film industry

How to create a paperless workflow as an editor

How to break down a large goal into small manageable steps

How to raise funds for an independent film on Kickstarter

How to organize footage for a documentary film

How to edit a movie trailer

How to approach editing a dramatic scene

How to approach editing an action scene

How to train for Spartan Race with limited time

How to make a nutritious smoothie

Knowledge acquired:

Martial arts

Yoga

Strength training

Nutrition science

Film editing

Motion graphic design

Using OmniFocus

Using Evernote

Using Google Calendar and Apple’s Calendar

Using Trello

Podcasting

Building a WordPress blog

Now the key question: Are there some skills in Zack’s nuggets that people would pay for?

YES! For example…

He mentioned being introverted. He could coach people 1-on-1 on how to have better conversations at events or network at work. Or he could create an e-book.

He actually ended up creating a coaching program to help people in the film industry improve their focus and creativity, and he charges $2500 for it.

It’s truly amazing what people will pay for if you find the right idea.

As Zack says:

“I built this business in a niche that didn’t exist before me: ‘I know, let’s sell products and advice to film editors who prioritize their health!’ said no marketer ever.

But somehow I’ve managed to not only make it work but also become a household name in my corner of the world…and all thanks to what I’ve learned [from Ramit].”

The best part of all: This has given Zack the means and flexibility to pursue his own Rich Life. For Zack, that means more time with his family, more money, and a better quality of life.

Ok, now it’s your turn…

If you’ve wanted to start a business but you don’t have an idea, follow the advice in this email right now.

Here’s what I want you to do. This exercise should take you 1-2 days:

Spend at least 20 minutes today writing down ideas.

Any time a new idea comes up, mark it down.

Come back to your list tomorrow with fresh eyes, and see if you can come up with even more.

The #1 rule: Don’t critique yourself, just get them on paper.

It’s very possible that your future business will be in that list.

Remember, Zack started out just like you — stuck in his head with no business idea. But he wanted to make a change and he trusted the process.

Is it time to make a change? If so, I’d like to help you.

Here’s to your Rich Life!

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How to find a business idea (from no idea to 6-figure business)

Sometimes the things that are holding us back are just in our minds.

How many of us have looked at a pile of papers in our living room for weeks, building up how long it would take to clean…

…and then when we finally tackled it, it took 5 minutes?

I know the feeling. Sigh. (I love creating piles of paper.)

A little while ago, I sent out a survey to hundreds of thousands of readers. I asked if they wanted to start their own businesses. Can you guess how many said yes?

90%! Nearly everyone.

When I asked what was stopping them:

25% said “I don’t have an idea.”

30% said “I don’t even know where to start.”

Think about that. About HALF of the people who want to start a business and start living their own Rich Life…blocked before they even start.

Then I asked another question.

“How long have you been thinking about starting a business?” The answers: Many said 2 years, 3 years, even 5+ years.

HOLY SHIT.

90% want to start a business, but over half have been “thinking about it” for years.

Guys, a month is OK to be stuck. 6 months is OK. Years is too long.

Sometimes we need someone to pat us on the back, gently affirm how tough it is…and then look us deep in our eyes and say, “Let’s cut the shit.”

If you’ve wanted to start a business, and you don’t have an idea, today I want to help you break through.

I want to show you how, if you follow the right system, you can build a successful business — even if you don’t have an idea yet.

And I’ll demonstrate how this works using one of my verified 6-figure students.

From “no idea” to 6-figure business

Meet Zack.

Back then: No idea. (Does this sound familiar?)

Today: He earns 6 figures on the side from his fulltime job. His recent launch generated $44,000.

We’ve verified Zack’s 6-figure earnings from his business. Zack came to us with no idea. Now, his business, Optimize Yourself, generates 6 figures per year.

When Zack started, he didn’t have an idea. And he was stuck in his head, spinning. I showed him my system for finding an idea and turning it into a profitable business — and I told him 2 things:

Trust the system

No judgment right now! Brainstorm ideas without judging them at this stage — that comes later

Let’s do an abbreviated version together right now. I’m going to show you exactly how Zack followed this process to come up with an idea that turned into a 6-figure business.

How to generate 20 potential business ideas overnight I want you to start off by thinking of something you love. Something you just do for fun, and you know you’re good at.

But you know what? Neither of them have ever thought of turning their interests into a business. And if I suggested they start a business, do you know what they’d say?

“Why would anyone pay me for that?”

Pretty amazing isn’t it? Here’s someone who does something just for fun, who doesn’t even realize she could turn this into a thriving business.

Just think about things you do naturally:

Maybe you’re amazing at organizing events

Maybe you’re awesome at critiquing your friend’s resumes (I’m good at this and turned it into a multimillion-dollar product)

Maybe you’re great at doing handstands — I’m serious!

Whatever it is, what if someone would PAY you for those things?! And yes, people really do get PAID to teach people how to do handstands!

This is pretty hard at first, because we take our own knowledge for granted.

Nothing better than seeing your mom sharing what she loves with the world…and people showing up, thrilled to learn Indian cooking

We let our minds play tricks on us and minimize how important our skills are. Here are some of the most common things we tell ourselves:

“There are lots of other people doing this”

“I don’t have any formal training in this”

“Why would anyone pay ME for this?”

Try this exercise right now. Think of someone you know well — could be a friend, a family member. Got ‘em? OK, good.

What are some things that they’re amazing at? What do you always go to them for advice on? Maybe they’re so good that you even think they could get PAID to do it. Let’s list them.

Maybe they’re great at giving relationship advice.

Or they always know the perfect stretches to do when your back hurts.

Or they’re an absolute whiz with Microsoft Excel.

It doesn’t have to be anything formal — you can simply shoot a text to your 5 closest friends right now. Here’s a script you can use:

It’s always good to give people an example so you get the answers you’re looking for. So you might add,

“For example, I always go to you for advice on investing. What are some things you’d go to me for?”

Then, take note of the ideas that come in.

“Omg, you’re always the first person I call when I have relationship problems!”

“You’re so good at knowing what to wear”

“I still remember when you helped me ask my boss for a raise”

Don’t worry if some of the responses are vague, like “You’re really thoughtful.” Just note them down for now.

For example, remember Zack and his 6-figure business from earlier?

Here’s his actual list of nuggets that he originally wrote down:

Skills developed:

Organizing my general day, eating nutritious foods with limited time

How to stay active in a small office with minimal equipment

How to develop systems and routines

Ways to manage stress

How to organize an Avid or Premiere pro project for editing scripted television

Strategies to “make it” in the film industry

How to create a paperless workflow as an editor

How to break down a large goal into small manageable steps

How to raise funds for an independent film on Kickstarter

How to organize footage for a documentary film

How to edit a movie trailer

How to approach editing a dramatic scene

How to approach editing an action scene

How to train for Spartan Race with limited time

How to make a nutritious smoothie

Knowledge acquired:

Martial arts

Yoga

Strength training

Nutrition science

Film editing

Motion graphic design

Using OmniFocus

Using Evernote

Using Google Calendar and Apple’s Calendar

Using Trello

Podcasting

Building a WordPress blog

Now the key question: Are there some skills in Zack’s nuggets that people would pay for?

YES! For example…

He mentioned being introverted. He could coach people 1-on-1 on how to have better conversations at events or network at work. Or he could create an e-book.

He actually ended up creating a coaching program to help people in the film industry improve their focus and creativity, and he charges $2500 for it.

It’s truly amazing what people will pay for if you find the right idea.

As Zack says:

“I built this business in a niche that didn’t exist before me: ‘I know, let’s sell products and advice to film editors who prioritize their health!’ said no marketer ever.

But somehow I’ve managed to not only make it work but also become a household name in my corner of the world…and all thanks to what I’ve learned [from Ramit].”

The best part of all: This has given Zack the means and flexibility to pursue his own Rich Life. For Zack, that means more time with his family, more money, and a better quality of life.

Ok, now it’s your turn…

If you’ve wanted to start a business but you don’t have an idea, follow the advice in this email right now.

Here’s what I want you to do. This exercise should take you 1-2 days:

Spend at least 20 minutes today writing down ideas.

Any time a new idea comes up, mark it down.

Come back to your list tomorrow with fresh eyes, and see if you can come up with even more.

The #1 rule: Don’t critique yourself, just get them on paper.

It’s very possible that your future business will be in that list.

Remember, Zack started out just like you — stuck in his head with no business idea. But he wanted to make a change and he trusted the process.

Is it time to make a change? If so, I’d like to help you.

Here’s to your Rich Life!

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How to find a business idea (from no idea to 6-figure business)

Sometimes the things that are holding us back are just in our minds.

How many of us have looked at a pile of papers in our living room for weeks, building up how long it would take to clean…

…and then when we finally tackled it, it took 5 minutes?

I know the feeling. Sigh. (I love creating piles of paper.)

A little while ago, I sent out a survey to hundreds of thousands of readers. I asked if they wanted to start their own businesses. Can you guess how many said yes?

90%! Nearly everyone.

When I asked what was stopping them:

25% said “I don’t have an idea.”

30% said “I don’t even know where to start.”

Think about that. About HALF of the people who want to start a business and start living their own Rich Life…blocked before they even start.

Then I asked another question.

“How long have you been thinking about starting a business?” The answers: Many said 2 years, 3 years, even 5+ years.

HOLY SHIT.

90% want to start a business, but over half have been “thinking about it” for years.

Guys, a month is OK to be stuck. 6 months is OK. Years is too long.

Sometimes we need someone to pat us on the back, gently affirm how tough it is…and then look us deep in our eyes and say, “Let’s cut the shit.”

If you’ve wanted to start a business, and you don’t have an idea, today I want to help you break through.

I want to show you how, if you follow the right system, you can build a successful business — even if you don’t have an idea yet.

And I’ll demonstrate how this works using one of my verified 6-figure students.

From “no idea” to 6-figure business

Meet Zack.

Back then: No idea. (Does this sound familiar?)

Today: He earns 6 figures on the side from his fulltime job. His recent launch generated $44,000.

We’ve verified Zack’s 6-figure earnings from his business. Zack came to us with no idea. Now, his business, Optimize Yourself, generates 6 figures per year.

When Zack started, he didn’t have an idea. And he was stuck in his head, spinning. I showed him my system for finding an idea and turning it into a profitable business — and I told him 2 things:

Trust the system

No judgment right now! Brainstorm ideas without judging them at this stage — that comes later

Let’s do an abbreviated version together right now. I’m going to show you exactly how Zack followed this process to come up with an idea that turned into a 6-figure business.

How to generate 20 potential business ideas overnight I want you to start off by thinking of something you love. Something you just do for fun, and you know you’re good at.

But you know what? Neither of them have ever thought of turning their interests into a business. And if I suggested they start a business, do you know what they’d say?

“Why would anyone pay me for that?”

Pretty amazing isn’t it? Here’s someone who does something just for fun, who doesn’t even realize she could turn this into a thriving business.

Just think about things you do naturally:

Maybe you’re amazing at organizing events

Maybe you’re awesome at critiquing your friend’s resumes (I’m good at this and turned it into a multimillion-dollar product)

Maybe you’re great at doing handstands — I’m serious!

Whatever it is, what if someone would PAY you for those things?! And yes, people really do get PAID to teach people how to do handstands!

This is pretty hard at first, because we take our own knowledge for granted.

Nothing better than seeing your mom sharing what she loves with the world…and people showing up, thrilled to learn Indian cooking

We let our minds play tricks on us and minimize how important our skills are. Here are some of the most common things we tell ourselves:

“There are lots of other people doing this”

“I don’t have any formal training in this”

“Why would anyone pay ME for this?”

Try this exercise right now. Think of someone you know well — could be a friend, a family member. Got ‘em? OK, good.

What are some things that they’re amazing at? What do you always go to them for advice on? Maybe they’re so good that you even think they could get PAID to do it. Let’s list them.

Maybe they’re great at giving relationship advice.

Or they always know the perfect stretches to do when your back hurts.

Or they’re an absolute whiz with Microsoft Excel.

It doesn’t have to be anything formal — you can simply shoot a text to your 5 closest friends right now. Here’s a script you can use:

It’s always good to give people an example so you get the answers you’re looking for. So you might add,

“For example, I always go to you for advice on investing. What are some things you’d go to me for?”

Then, take note of the ideas that come in.

“Omg, you’re always the first person I call when I have relationship problems!”

“You’re so good at knowing what to wear”

“I still remember when you helped me ask my boss for a raise”

Don’t worry if some of the responses are vague, like “You’re really thoughtful.” Just note them down for now.

For example, remember Zack and his 6-figure business from earlier?

Here’s his actual list of nuggets that he originally wrote down:

Skills developed:

Organizing my general day, eating nutritious foods with limited time

How to stay active in a small office with minimal equipment

How to develop systems and routines

Ways to manage stress

How to organize an Avid or Premiere pro project for editing scripted television

Strategies to “make it” in the film industry

How to create a paperless workflow as an editor

How to break down a large goal into small manageable steps

How to raise funds for an independent film on Kickstarter

How to organize footage for a documentary film

How to edit a movie trailer

How to approach editing a dramatic scene

How to approach editing an action scene

How to train for Spartan Race with limited time

How to make a nutritious smoothie

Knowledge acquired:

Martial arts

Yoga

Strength training

Nutrition science

Film editing

Motion graphic design

Using OmniFocus

Using Evernote

Using Google Calendar and Apple’s Calendar

Using Trello

Podcasting

Building a WordPress blog

Now the key question: Are there some skills in Zack’s nuggets that people would pay for?

YES! For example…

He mentioned being introverted. He could coach people 1-on-1 on how to have better conversations at events or network at work. Or he could create an e-book.

He actually ended up creating a coaching program to help people in the film industry improve their focus and creativity, and he charges $2500 for it.

It’s truly amazing what people will pay for if you find the right idea.

As Zack says:

“I built this business in a niche that didn’t exist before me: ‘I know, let’s sell products and advice to film editors who prioritize their health!’ said no marketer ever.

But somehow I’ve managed to not only make it work but also become a household name in my corner of the world…and all thanks to what I’ve learned [from Ramit].”

The best part of all: This has given Zack the means and flexibility to pursue his own Rich Life. For Zack, that means more time with his family, more money, and a better quality of life.

Ok, now it’s your turn…

If you’ve wanted to start a business but you don’t have an idea, follow the advice in this email right now.

Here’s what I want you to do. This exercise should take you 1-2 days:

Spend at least 20 minutes today writing down ideas.

Any time a new idea comes up, mark it down.

Come back to your list tomorrow with fresh eyes, and see if you can come up with even more.

The #1 rule: Don’t critique yourself, just get them on paper.

It’s very possible that your future business will be in that list.

Remember, Zack started out just like you — stuck in his head with no business idea. But he wanted to make a change and he trusted the process.

Is it time to make a change? If so, I’d like to help you.

Here’s to your Rich Life!

How to find a business idea (from no idea to 6-figure business) is a post from: I Will Teach You To Be Rich.

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How to find a business idea (from no idea to 6-figure business)

Sometimes the things that are holding us back are just in our minds.

How many of us have looked at a pile of papers in our living room for weeks, building up how long it would take to clean…

…and then when we finally tackled it, it took 5 minutes?

I know the feeling. Sigh. (I love creating piles of paper.)

A little while ago, I sent out a survey to hundreds of thousands of readers. I asked if they wanted to start their own businesses. Can you guess how many said yes?

90%! Nearly everyone.

When I asked what was stopping them:

25% said “I don’t have an idea.”

30% said “I don’t even know where to start.”

Think about that. About HALF of the people who want to start a business and start living their own Rich Life…blocked before they even start.

Then I asked another question.

“How long have you been thinking about starting a business?” The answers: Many said 2 years, 3 years, even 5+ years.

HOLY SHIT.

90% want to start a business, but over half have been “thinking about it” for years.

Guys, a month is OK to be stuck. 6 months is OK. Years is too long.

Sometimes we need someone to pat us on the back, gently affirm how tough it is…and then look us deep in our eyes and say, “Let’s cut the shit.”

If you’ve wanted to start a business, and you don’t have an idea, today I want to help you break through.

I want to show you how, if you follow the right system, you can build a successful business — even if you don’t have an idea yet.

And I’ll demonstrate how this works using one of my verified 6-figure students.

From “no idea” to 6-figure business

Meet Zack.

Back then: No idea. (Does this sound familiar?)

Today: He earns 6 figures on the side from his fulltime job. His recent launch generated $44,000.

We’ve verified Zack’s 6-figure earnings from his business. Zack came to us with no idea. Now, his business, Optimize Yourself, generates 6 figures per year.

When Zack started, he didn’t have an idea. And he was stuck in his head, spinning. I showed him my system for finding an idea and turning it into a profitable business — and I told him 2 things:

Trust the system

No judgment right now! Brainstorm ideas without judging them at this stage — that comes later

Let’s do an abbreviated version together right now. I’m going to show you exactly how Zack followed this process to come up with an idea that turned into a 6-figure business.

How to generate 20 potential business ideas overnight I want you to start off by thinking of something you love. Something you just do for fun, and you know you’re good at.

But you know what? Neither of them have ever thought of turning their interests into a business. And if I suggested they start a business, do you know what they’d say?

“Why would anyone pay me for that?”

Pretty amazing isn’t it? Here’s someone who does something just for fun, who doesn’t even realize she could turn this into a thriving business.

Just think about things you do naturally:

Maybe you’re amazing at organizing events

Maybe you’re awesome at critiquing your friend’s resumes (I’m good at this and turned it into a multimillion-dollar product)

Maybe you’re great at doing handstands — I’m serious!

Whatever it is, what if someone would PAY you for those things?! And yes, people really do get PAID to teach people how to do handstands!

This is pretty hard at first, because we take our own knowledge for granted.

Nothing better than seeing your mom sharing what she loves with the world…and people showing up, thrilled to learn Indian cooking

We let our minds play tricks on us and minimize how important our skills are. Here are some of the most common things we tell ourselves:

“There are lots of other people doing this”

“I don’t have any formal training in this”

“Why would anyone pay ME for this?”

Try this exercise right now. Think of someone you know well — could be a friend, a family member. Got ‘em? OK, good.

What are some things that they’re amazing at? What do you always go to them for advice on? Maybe they’re so good that you even think they could get PAID to do it. Let’s list them.

Maybe they’re great at giving relationship advice.

Or they always know the perfect stretches to do when your back hurts.

Or they’re an absolute whiz with Microsoft Excel.

It doesn’t have to be anything formal — you can simply shoot a text to your 5 closest friends right now. Here’s a script you can use:

It’s always good to give people an example so you get the answers you’re looking for. So you might add,

“For example, I always go to you for advice on investing. What are some things you’d go to me for?”

Then, take note of the ideas that come in.

“Omg, you’re always the first person I call when I have relationship problems!”

“You’re so good at knowing what to wear”

“I still remember when you helped me ask my boss for a raise”

Don’t worry if some of the responses are vague, like “You’re really thoughtful.” Just note them down for now.

For example, remember Zack and his 6-figure business from earlier?

Here’s his actual list of nuggets that he originally wrote down:

Skills developed:

Organizing my general day, eating nutritious foods with limited time

How to stay active in a small office with minimal equipment

How to develop systems and routines

Ways to manage stress

How to organize an Avid or Premiere pro project for editing scripted television

Strategies to “make it” in the film industry

How to create a paperless workflow as an editor

How to break down a large goal into small manageable steps

How to raise funds for an independent film on Kickstarter

How to organize footage for a documentary film

How to edit a movie trailer

How to approach editing a dramatic scene

How to approach editing an action scene

How to train for Spartan Race with limited time

How to make a nutritious smoothie

Knowledge acquired:

Martial arts

Yoga

Strength training

Nutrition science

Film editing

Motion graphic design

Using OmniFocus

Using Evernote

Using Google Calendar and Apple’s Calendar

Using Trello

Podcasting

Building a WordPress blog

Now the key question: Are there some skills in Zack’s nuggets that people would pay for?

YES! For example…

He mentioned being introverted. He could coach people 1-on-1 on how to have better conversations at events or network at work. Or he could create an e-book.

He actually ended up creating a coaching program to help people in the film industry improve their focus and creativity, and he charges $2500 for it.

It’s truly amazing what people will pay for if you find the right idea.

As Zack says:

“I built this business in a niche that didn’t exist before me: ‘I know, let’s sell products and advice to film editors who prioritize their health!’ said no marketer ever.

But somehow I’ve managed to not only make it work but also become a household name in my corner of the world…and all thanks to what I’ve learned [from Ramit].”

The best part of all: This has given Zack the means and flexibility to pursue his own Rich Life. For Zack, that means more time with his family, more money, and a better quality of life.

Ok, now it’s your turn…

If you’ve wanted to start a business but you don’t have an idea, follow the advice in this email right now.

Here’s what I want you to do. This exercise should take you 1-2 days:

Spend at least 20 minutes today writing down ideas.

Any time a new idea comes up, mark it down.

Come back to your list tomorrow with fresh eyes, and see if you can come up with even more.

The #1 rule: Don’t critique yourself, just get them on paper.

It’s very possible that your future business will be in that list.

Remember, Zack started out just like you — stuck in his head with no business idea. But he wanted to make a change and he trusted the process.

Is it time to make a change? If so, I’d like to help you.

Here’s to your Rich Life!

How to find a business idea (from no idea to 6-figure business) is a post from: I Will Teach You To Be Rich.

from Money https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/no-idea-to-6-figure-business/ via http://www.rssmix.com/

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