u/Key_Seat_9044

So i have lots of passions, actual talent, the ability to to learn and the skill. Yet I can never get myself to do something. I hate who I currently am. I hate the things I repeatedly tell myself over and over again. I hate my inability to take action. I hate the fatigue. I hate how every time I do something it’s never enough no matter how objectively amazing it is.

My grades have been slipping hard, I want to just leave my fuckass hometown after school. I love learning but I’m not really huge into academics tbh.

I’m very determined on making this entrepreneurship thing work.

I fucking hate my past and everything related to it.
I wonder what life’s gonna be like in 5-10 years tho..

That’s exactly what it sounds like.. I know my shit. I understand consciousness, neuroscience related copy, how each and every words carries a huge amount of sub-context. Exactly what word would trigger what emotion. The list goes on… I still can’t land a client.

I helped a family business go from 0 to 15k followers in less than 6 months (generated 3x local avg income). l've generated millions of views on short-form video across accounts I no longer have.

The problem: I have No portfolio, no testimonials, no social proof. I’m Broke. I Need to make money but I don't know fastest path. Cold outreach drains me. Free audits on Reddit are slow. I don't want to sell courses. I want to sell funnel diagnoses and rewrites.

But I can do basically ANYTHING. Attention catching reels? I got it. Long form scripts? No problem. Landing pages? Ez.

I was thinking of collecting more testimonials so i shot
Some DMs, offering free work. Someone responded and I did the whole 9 yards for the dude:

I showed him EXACTLY how to catch attention by his content (not just the copywriting stuff but the visuals)

How to make his social media videos emotionally resonating

How to make it look like the results of his coaching program were crazier than he made it look like.

How to PORTRAY his coaching program.(eg: you don’t just sell a powerlifting program, you sell confidence so people can love themselves. You sell health so they can live longer and spend more time with their loved ones and so on..)

How to design a sales funnel properly overall, what tactics to use.(eg: don’t sell features, sell results.)

The dude ghosted me.

What would you do to get the first paid client
ASAP? Willing to work cheap at first, but don't want Fiverr/Upwork.

Specific advice appreciated.