In this motivational monologue, the speaker outlines the typical dropshipping journey, emphasizing that 90‑99% of newcomers abandon the venture after early setbacks or when faced with a dip following initial wins. He describes a personal experience of persisting through periods of low activity, eventually scaling a product to roughly $3 million. The core message is that consistent showing up, resisting shiny‑object syndrome, and committing to a multi‑year timeline are the primary factors separating the tiny fraction of successful entrepreneurs from the majority who quit.
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This is why 99% of people who try drop shipping will fail. This is like the average journey of anyone who's trying to try drop shipping. So you start out here, right, and you're learning a lot, so you don't get many results. And then usually there's a first dip that happens after your first little win. I don't know why the camera was. And the thing is, most people give up right here when they don't see any success and when they realize that drop shipping is actually, you know, not just a piece of cake. So that removes 90% of the people who've started, but some people will have initial success, but then quickly face a dip because there is still more to learn. And another 90% of the existing, you know, 10% will leave here before the 1% that actually just stick with it, that are just ride or die, that tell themselves, you know, I'm going to do E. Com. I'm going to make it work. I'll give myself three years, even if it takes that long. Those are the people who get to experience this. I can say that because I was one of them. See, I had a very similar journey to this. You know, I had a first initial winning product that did a little bit, another one that did a little bit, and then I kind of just stuck through a period where not much was happening, kept grinding, and then found a product that scaled to like 3 million. A lot of people will say this, but it's true. Like, 99% of success, 90% of success is just showing up, just sticking to something. You're going to get fomo, you're going to want to jump ships, you'll get shiny object syndrome. But all the real rubies and gold are when you stick to something.
