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How I Accidentally Made My First Sale

Name: How I Accidentally Made My First Sale
Uploaded: 2025-03-17T04:30:34+00:00
Duration: 47 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this personal anecdote, the speaker recounts a chance encounter with a woman at the gym who asked for nutrition advice. They meet at a pizza shop…

17 Mar 2025 · 1 min

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In this personal anecdote, the speaker recounts a chance encounter with a woman at the gym who asked for nutrition advice. They meet at a pizza shop, where the speaker spends about an hour and a half discussing dietary changes, protein sources, and healthier food choices. Impressed, the woman writes a $100 check on the spot, paying for the informal consultation. This unexpected payment triggers a light‑bulb moment for the speaker, realizing that their passion for fitness and nutrition can be turned into a profitable service, prompting the decision to pursue a business model around coaching and nutrition advice.

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There was this lady at my gym and she saw me working out and it was clear that we were doing something well. She said, "Hey, can you help me with my food?" And I was like, "Sure." And she said, "Well, meet me at a pizza shop and you can talk to me about food," which is just hilarious. I meet her at the pizza shop. We talk for like an hour and a half about, you know, it's like, "Hey, try buy these things instead of that, you know, maybe get more protein in. This is the stuff that I like." I walk through everything. I was happy to do it because I just like talking about fitness stuff. And at the end of the conversation, she reaches down to her purse And then she reaches in and she grabs her checkbook and she writes a $100 check to me. And she was like, thanks so much. And she slid it across the table and she gave it to me. And I remember being like, I can make money doing this. I was like, that's pretty cool. That was like the light bulb moment for me to say like, I'm going to actually go from this is a passion to I want to make this something I make profit from.