Nice. Really goes to show you become who you hang out with. Winners naturally want to win.
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.Nice. Really goes to show you become who you hang out with. Winners naturally want to win.
I watched 'The Gambler' the other night.
John Goodman's speech about getting to the f**k you position in life was amazing
I think a lot of us are somewhere on that road...
The WHY...
For me the WHY has slowly evolved in my quest for the Fastlane. Early on it was to make the money to buy the stuff that everyone EXPECTS you to have when you are rich. You know, the Lambo lifestyle.
But a funny thing has been happening along the way.
I have begun to realize the closer I get (and I am very close) to being able to live the Fastlane lifestyle, the less I need to fulfill those earlier models of what I initially wanted.
No longer am I craving the platitudes of others, because I see myself satisfied knowing that it is now within my grasp, and I don't have to prove it to anyone else by 'wearing it on the outside'
I find myself craving experiences more than things.
And relationships with like minded people greater than admiration or envy from those without.
It is an evolvement.
A know that you know that you know that you can do it.
I think @Vigilante touched on this in this thread: https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/co...ich-but-your-friends-arent.46811/#post-285387
"My wife and I were talking about this the other day. The best way to live is in an unremarkable fashion so that people like you for who you are vs. what you have. Live casually. Give generously."
I now reflect as much on showing others how they can be producers rather than consumers, than on what I can even produce myself.
A mind shift. Perhaps it is because when your belly's full, you begin to help feed others...
I would say you have to, to some degree. Ha ha! I don't like the word personally, but in this world it's either you receive the message, or you have to stand your ground and stand up for yourself and whether you like it or not have that attitude.
You say the magic words. "...if I just listened to myself in the first place..."I think that's what I've learned the last year being on Fastlane I've been putting up with bullshit for to long, and if I just listened to myself in the first place when I was younger, It would have avoided a lot of detours and problems.
the mentality alone simply resonates with 'freedom'.
Years ago somebody made a statement to my wife on the softball field about something that she did. Her response was "I do what I want....". That phrase was overused by our team for a while."Do What You Want." Is where I am right now.
Agreed! That is what I am wearing now. A yellow t-shirt and basketball shorts.... I have 6 pairs of basketball shorts and thirty t-shirts. It is what I put on in the mornings. It is what I wear when I go to meet a broker or banker. Although I do change into something nicer to play golf.I just finished a contract... wearing the ugliest yellow t-shirt and most oversized basketball shorts imaginable.
"Do What You Want." Is where I am right now.
The real question is why does it matter? "Who cares". The detours are life experiences and so are problems. We all need to modify this word or reset the definition in our heads. In math a problem is something that simply needs to be calculated or solved. That is really all it is.
I agree, however there is more than one way to say F*ck you. Sometimes it is better to put someone down gently and not to burn your bridges. Life, after all, has a habit occasionally of biting you on the arse.
A yellow t-shirt and basketball shorts
I did not see the movie or read the book that was referenced so cannot follow along with the reds and blues. But, I do know that nobody decides my fate except me.but there are unhealthy reds that just don't know when to stop, and they basically sabotage your life
LOL, that's exactly what I pictured myself to do once I get my future sportscar.Ha, my favorite pastime was tooling around town in my Lambo looking like I belonged on welfare.
I did not see the movie or read the book that was referenced so cannot follow along with the reds and blues. But, I do know that nobody decides my fate except me.
It is easy to blame people or circumstances for our problems. No blame should be assigned though.[/QUOTE
Yes, I know I don't blame anyone or circumstances. lol I've heard this all my life. No one is at fault. No-fault world. Everyone's human conditioned, they don't know better. Just like my friend who was murdered and shot. It wasn't the gun men's fault because he thought he needed to steal a car. And carry around a gun and just shoot it. And my friend wasn't at fault for making a bad choice and getting on the motorcycle without protection. We all play a part, deliberately, ignorantly, with motives and intentions. Cause and effect. And honestly I think people say what you say so they feel better, and don't have to take respsonsibility for the part they play on both sides.
People say that for the specific reason of not playing the victim. It is too easy for people to play that role. Your friend that was murdered is a different story. My cousin was murdered as well trying to defend his sister from her ex-husband. That is not what I am talking about.
I play in the commercial real estate world. It is shark infested waters. Many people get bit including me on occasion. But when I do, I do not blame the shark or myself. I try to learn from it and move on.
perhaps it would be better to ask, why would you use THAT avatar?...
AmenLive casually. Give generously."
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