Month 2 was brutal.
I'd been posting daily for 60 days.
Made $27. One sale.
Meanwhile, I saw people on Twitter claiming they made $10k in their first week.
I started doubting everything.
"Maybe I'm not cut out for this."
"Maybe my content sucks."
"Maybe I should just get a normal job."
I almost quit.
Here's what stopped me.
The Moment Everything Shifted
Day 67.
I got a DM from someone who'd been following me since week 1.
"Hey, I've been watching your content. It's actually helpful. Not like the other accounts that just hype everything up. Do you have anything I can buy?"
I sent them my $27 product link.
They bought it immediately.
Then they bought my $47 guide 2 days later.
$74 from one person who'd been watching quietly.
That's when I realized:
People are watching. Even when they're not commenting.
The Quiet Majority
Most of your audience never comments.
They don't like every post.
They don't engage publicly.
But they're watching.
Saving your posts. Taking screenshots. Learning from you.
And when they're ready? They buy.
You just have to be there when that moment comes.
Why Most People Quit Too Early
They post for 30 days.
See low engagement.
Assume nobody cares.
Quit.
What they don't realize:
Month 1-2 is when you're building trust.
People need to see you show up 20, 30, 40 times before they believe you're real.
Before they trust you enough to buy.
If you quit at day 30, you never get to see the payoff.
What I Learned From Almost Quitting
1. Results lag behind effort
You put in work today. You see results 60-90 days later.
Not because the work didn't matter.
Because trust takes time to build.
2. Consistency compounds
Every post builds credibility.
Post 1 reaches 200 people. Most scroll past.
Post 20 reaches 200 people. Some start paying attention.
Post 50 reaches 200 people. Now they trust you.
By post 100? They're ready to buy.
3. The algorithm rewards patience
The first 30 days, the algorithm is testing you.
"Will this person quit?"
Most do.
But if you keep showing up, the algorithm starts pushing your content harder.
I went from 500 views per post to 5,000 views per post.
Same content quality. Just more proof I wasn't going anywhere.
4. Small wins lead to big wins
That $27 sale gave me proof.
Someone valued what I was building.
That led to more confidence.
Better content.
More sales.
By month 4, I was making $4,200/month.
Now? $9,400/month.
All because I didn't quit at day 60.
The People Who Quit vs. The People Who Win
I started at the same time as 20 other people in my niche.
19 of them quit within 90 days.
They had the same tools. Same audience size. Same opportunities.
The only difference?
I kept showing up.
That's it.
Not talent. Not luck. Just consistency.
What Almost Quitting Taught Me
The hardest part isn't building the business.
It's the mental game.
Posting when nobody's watching.
Creating when you're not seeing results.
Showing up when your brain is screaming "this isn't working."
That's the real test.
And if you can push through that?
You win.
Because 95% of people can't.
If You're Thinking About Quitting
Don't.
Not yet.
Give it 90 days of real effort.
Not "I'll post when I feel like it."
Real effort:
Post daily
Engage daily
Build something to sell
Show up even when it's hard
After 90 days, if you're still at $0, then reassess.
But most people quit at day 30.
Right before things start working.
Don't be that person.
Your Move
If you're building something right now and it feels slow, that's normal.
Trust takes time.
Compound growth takes time.
Keep showing up.
The quiet majority is watching.
And when they're ready, they'll buy.
You just have to be there when that moment comes.
Enjoy your holidays. See you next week.
— Money Minded
P.S. I almost quit at $27. Now I'm at $9,400/month. The only difference between quitting and winning is 60 more days of showing up. Don't quit right before it works.