If you got down to $300 before considering this question, it’s not going to go well

OP - first step to not failing is not making excuses for that failure before it happens…

Everyone waiting for me to fail so they can say “i told you so”

Remembering the feeling of dread on a Sunday evening knowing I have to go work for someone else in the morning.

Additionally, wife, daughter, and son on the way that I want to provide a life of comfort for.

I’d start saving more money, probably

“Are you familiar with Amway?”

Make more

Definitely Quickbooks for general bookkeeping, and Bill.com for outbound payments anywhere besides the US

9am calls? I run an agency and my day starts at like 6am and continues well past 6pm some days. But that’s what it takes to net top 1% numbers, which is personally rather do for a few years prior to retirement, rather than working moderately hard for the next 30 years for someone else

Network is a product of interest, merit, value and relatability. Successful people are drawn to others with, or who are currently pursuing their own successful ventures/interests.

Start by finding what makes you valuable and build from there. Is it problem solving? Affinity for numbers? Organization and systems?

All things can be valuable if pursued with an enterprising mindset and unwillingness to give up. The network is just a byproduct of your interests/ambition if experience means anything.

The thing about starting a business from scratch is that 100% of the time it’s going to be mass problems you’re constantly solving. Eventually after solving enough of them with a direction in mind, you find efficient ways to provide the solution to your customers, and replicate those means.

Literally anyone who has worked through this process understands that mental fortitude is what success takes. Anyone asking for “rich friends” clearly lacks that fortitude, and is just looking for a shortcut to success