MarekvBeek
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Dear fellow members,
Thank you for reading this. It's really hard for me to introduce myself. Just because I don't feel worthy of being here. And I have that voice in my head that says: "oh, you should already know this stuff, because you've read about it." But let's do it anyway!
My name is Marek and I am from The Netherlands - Europe. Currently I am 23 years old and live with my parents. My first plan is to move out of the house, because I'm sick of all the "you can't do this"-talk.
Actually I had a really good childhood. Everything was there if I needed it. A new iPod if I wanted. Three times per year on vacation. To USA, Asia, Australia, skiing in Austria. My parents gave me everything I needed, and wanted.
But ofcourse, you can guess... now I have to do it by my own. And that's a very big struggle for me. Luckily five years ago I began to question myself some things. Why can I not get the girl I want. It started with those type of questions. My dad wasn't the right person to ask, so I began to search on the Internet. From that moment I read everything about womens, dating, personal development, selfimprovement, etc.
Soon I realized it wasn't my skills with women, that wasn't the problem. It was the problem with my self-image. So again I started to read out books, watched video's, listen to podcasts. I even went to a seminar of Tony Robbins. But nothing changed, only my hunger did. And I believe that's a good thing.
When I look to some aspects of my life. I hate it. I don't like the people I am with. I have stupid friends, with a stupid mindset. My diet is way to bad. I have no F*cking source of income. And I don't know where to start. I will suggest myself: "at the beginning of course." But where is the beginning? And the best of all. I made an agreement with my parents that I abondan the house on October the 1st.
But I feel like trapped. How do I get a house if I don't have a source of income? How do I start any business if I am surrounded with people that say it can't be done, that I need to find a job? Of course, what most scares me, is that I start a business and it doesn't work, and my parents will say: "see, it didn't worked, just as we told you."
But F*ck to that, I still started a business. It's not a passive business. I'm bootstrapping Books and Bikes now. Inspired by this thread, I started my own "business". I've done some bootstrapping before with bikes. And I made some small profit out of it. But it ended up with a fight with my parents about storage. So I decided to rent a box in town, where I can store some bikes.
The second day I already sold my first bike. I bought it for €125 and sold it next day for €250. That really gave me a kick! I made my "first money". So I continue to do this. And will get to pay my rent from it. But it won't last of course, because it's not passive. How can I make it passive?
I now live in Hilversum, a small town near Amsterdam, about 20mi. I want to move to Amsterdam. Because it is more internationally focussed and there is more business going on. Even for bootstrapping stuff.
My goals are:
What I am discovering now, is to think for myself. I don't know exactly how, but it's giving me some sort of freedom. For example. "I want to go again to Tony Robbins. I have this feeling that he is the guy that is going to help me. I really have the feeling that I need it. But now I am discovering that, though it is still worthy to go, I don't really need it." I still want to go, but it's not neccesairy anymore. Instead of that I signed up for a Toastmasters meeting.
I know I have some blindspots, and some of them are probably really huge (and I don't notice them). So that's why I am here. To uncover my blindspots and moving forward to my goals. And I really hope, no I am really going to do my best to ask the right questions and to ask for the right help. That's what most scares me. And I really need your help for this. Just say it to me when I am wrong. Not if you are a sidewalker/slowlaner of course. We need to develop our mindset and skills. And that is only possible, as far as I believe, to do it together. So please comment, comment, comment, that's how I learn!
Thank you for reading.
Best wishes,
Marek
Thank you for reading this. It's really hard for me to introduce myself. Just because I don't feel worthy of being here. And I have that voice in my head that says: "oh, you should already know this stuff, because you've read about it." But let's do it anyway!
My name is Marek and I am from The Netherlands - Europe. Currently I am 23 years old and live with my parents. My first plan is to move out of the house, because I'm sick of all the "you can't do this"-talk.
Actually I had a really good childhood. Everything was there if I needed it. A new iPod if I wanted. Three times per year on vacation. To USA, Asia, Australia, skiing in Austria. My parents gave me everything I needed, and wanted.
But ofcourse, you can guess... now I have to do it by my own. And that's a very big struggle for me. Luckily five years ago I began to question myself some things. Why can I not get the girl I want. It started with those type of questions. My dad wasn't the right person to ask, so I began to search on the Internet. From that moment I read everything about womens, dating, personal development, selfimprovement, etc.
Soon I realized it wasn't my skills with women, that wasn't the problem. It was the problem with my self-image. So again I started to read out books, watched video's, listen to podcasts. I even went to a seminar of Tony Robbins. But nothing changed, only my hunger did. And I believe that's a good thing.
When I look to some aspects of my life. I hate it. I don't like the people I am with. I have stupid friends, with a stupid mindset. My diet is way to bad. I have no F*cking source of income. And I don't know where to start. I will suggest myself: "at the beginning of course." But where is the beginning? And the best of all. I made an agreement with my parents that I abondan the house on October the 1st.
But I feel like trapped. How do I get a house if I don't have a source of income? How do I start any business if I am surrounded with people that say it can't be done, that I need to find a job? Of course, what most scares me, is that I start a business and it doesn't work, and my parents will say: "see, it didn't worked, just as we told you."
But F*ck to that, I still started a business. It's not a passive business. I'm bootstrapping Books and Bikes now. Inspired by this thread, I started my own "business". I've done some bootstrapping before with bikes. And I made some small profit out of it. But it ended up with a fight with my parents about storage. So I decided to rent a box in town, where I can store some bikes.
The second day I already sold my first bike. I bought it for €125 and sold it next day for €250. That really gave me a kick! I made my "first money". So I continue to do this. And will get to pay my rent from it. But it won't last of course, because it's not passive. How can I make it passive?
I now live in Hilversum, a small town near Amsterdam, about 20mi. I want to move to Amsterdam. Because it is more internationally focussed and there is more business going on. Even for bootstrapping stuff.
My goals are:
- Financially free before 30
- Helping others finding their passion. In some sort of coaching/seminar/training form.
- Having that beautiful house.
- Be able to travel freely to the United States (without restrictions)
- That specific car for my family, wife and me.
- Having a family with that gorgeous wife
What I am discovering now, is to think for myself. I don't know exactly how, but it's giving me some sort of freedom. For example. "I want to go again to Tony Robbins. I have this feeling that he is the guy that is going to help me. I really have the feeling that I need it. But now I am discovering that, though it is still worthy to go, I don't really need it." I still want to go, but it's not neccesairy anymore. Instead of that I signed up for a Toastmasters meeting.
I know I have some blindspots, and some of them are probably really huge (and I don't notice them). So that's why I am here. To uncover my blindspots and moving forward to my goals. And I really hope, no I am really going to do my best to ask the right questions and to ask for the right help. That's what most scares me. And I really need your help for this. Just say it to me when I am wrong. Not if you are a sidewalker/slowlaner of course. We need to develop our mindset and skills. And that is only possible, as far as I believe, to do it together. So please comment, comment, comment, that's how I learn!
Thank you for reading.
Best wishes,
Marek
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