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I think by far the Mindset is one of the most important things in life. I think there are different level of the different caliber of people. Here's a post I wrote elsewhere but I think it's meaningful in how you develop a sense of self and how you decide to live your life.
Life is nothing but perception. The perception of things can change how you look at something as positive/negative and/or beneficial or not beneficial to your future success.
https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/what-sacrifices-you-have-made.63096/#post-510061
The Career Ladder..
For what you've mentioned.. I suffer this same fate. I'm 28 years old and the past 3 years I've built up a semi decent career to get me about $70-75k/year on the job market. I haven't graduated college and had no plans too. I did try when I was younger but no need. Everyone else whom I work with is a college graduate.
More so, this works if you can do the following:
1. Talk your way into a decent paying job position.
2. Work your a$$ off and learn at the speed of light.
3. Not be to nit picky about everything you don't like in life and you just get the job done. Learn not to take things, people seriously.
I could and might plan on moving into a 100k+ position in which I plan on learning web development to become a full-stack developer. This will also double down and help me create a side business on the internet, possibly making a SAAS company which you collect a residual monthly payment. However, I'm close to making way over this possibly this coming year. However, I still want to learn programming even if it's for myself only.
1. Starting a business with money is always better than without money.
2. You don't need 24 hours in a day when starting your business. Certain things take time and in between that time you can work a full time job. Success is a journey and doesn't happen overnight.
3. You utilize and kill 2-3 birds with one stone.
1. You get job experience. You are worth something in the work force.
2. You work hard for your money and it makes you realize you shouldn't take the time off for granted.
3. You get twice as much done than the average person.
4. You can re-invest your income into your business.
5. You can risks... You have a full time income which helps you earn money.
What helped me realize this...
As for me, if I didn't work my day job. I would spend my time goofing off on the internet and not working. For this reason, I work a full time job and plan on it until I am making a significant amount of money that it is justified for quitting (which is soon).
If you are one of these people. My recommendation is to work your a$$ off 8 hours a day (it's not that long) and learn everything. Do everything. You need to have that go getter mindset and give everything you do in life 150%.
At 26, my health coverage (California) was no longer being covered by my parents. I also decided that I spent too much time (partly wasting time) working on my internet businesses with no real great success (or not enough long lasting success).
What I did then...
To save myself, I got a full time job at 26 and if I wanted my internet business to work. I'd have to do it on the side of my actual job. There was no other choice. 3 years later at 28 turning 29 (on my 4th year), I've built a semi-successful internet business and plan to sell it in January 2016 and move into a more lucrative business/industry. I've had 3 title changes and now can demand $70-75k elsewhere. My ecommerce site made $200k gross for 2015. I'm selling it to kill and smash that goal. My time is better well spent elsewhere for more lucrative businesses.
Where I'm going..
I've saved more then enough money to start focusing my efforts on paid advertising.
My next goal is to save to $250k and $15k/net profit per month and I'll quit my job. I live below my means and save most of my income. I'm shooting for $250k/net for 2016 but have plans to start earning $100-300k/month with 30-40% profit.
Am I for certain that I will succeed? No, I'm not positive.
Will I give it 150%? Yes
Will I work at it and make it work? Yes
Sleep is overrated.
I've also slept 1-5 hours for many days during this year and dead beat tired but it's something you need to decide. Do you take the sleep or do you utilize your year most effectively. Granted, if I'm really tired I'll pass out and sleep for 10 hrs or take a break here and now.. But that is when my body is dead tired. I haven't been sick this year..
If you sleep 8 hours a day and I work 4-5 hours more then you. How will you catch up? You'll be riding someone elses coat tails and you won't be giving it 150%.
If you really believe in your cause and your plan, sleep is the last thing you care about.
You saying, you need 8 hours to sleep. Is that your decision? If you had a choice to make $2,000 to sleep only 4 hours a day for a week.. Would you do it? Who in the world decided 8 hours sleep is recommended or optimal. Is that really the case? IMHO, I think 8 hours day sleep is a bit too much. Granted maybe if your lifting 3-4 days a week and your body needs to repair.
6 hours is adequate and you can stagger. 6 hours on Mon, Weds, Fri or even 8 hrs Mon, Weds, Fri. I utilize my commute time when I take the train that's 45 minutes both ways of a nice power nap a total of 1.5 hrs on top of my 1-6 hrs sleep.
If you also think about it.. a 30 year old who has had 8 hours sleep per day.. vs a 30 year old who has only slept 6 hrs per day... The 30 yr old who has slept 6 hrs a day has lived life ... more then you by..
30 yrs old * 365 days * 2 hrs
21,900 hours more.. 912 days of 24 hours... / 3 (10 yr periods) = 304 days extra every 10 years.
In the end...
There are no excuses... Nothing really ever matters.. Winners make it happen regardless of your circumstance or position.
The only thing that matters is.... did you get it done? Did you succeed?
How you go about it... the world does not care and you get what you deserve..
Can you have kids and be successful, yes. Can you have a girlfriend and be successful, yes. Etc
Can you have a full time job and be successful, yes. None of it matters and it's all possible.
There's a million ways to make a million dollars.
Pave your own path...How you do it.. doesn't matter. You just need to get it done..
That's the difference between those who have succeeded (past tense) or those who are successful (past tense). They've all put in the work and are reaping the benefits now.. Start now..Work your a$$ off and when you do succeed.. You'll be like god damn... I worked my a$$ off for it.. It's not luck...While everyone slept like a baby.. I was working my a$$ off even though I didn't want too.
How To Beat the Average Person.....It's easier than you think...
The average person puts in 8 hours per day to work.. sometimes they even give it 50-80% effort even less if you work a dead end job that does not teach you anything or you gain no skill from..
The effort you put into everything will transfer over into other areas in your life. Why do you think health and fitness people start applying the same techniques to other areas of their life.. Same goes for a sport which you excel in or what not..
The typical average person - Work 8 hours day... Go home... Watch TV, Play Video Games, Sleep 8-12 hours.. Wake up late and go work the job you don't enjoy. Don't save and spend all your money... What do you have to show for .. nothing..
5 years, 10 years later.. Where are you now... The same place you left yourself at..
Realistically, How do you think you'll improve if you don't focus on making the change in your lifestyle, routine and what you spend your time doing.
Life is nothing but perception. The perception of things can change how you look at something as positive/negative and/or beneficial or not beneficial to your future success.
https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/what-sacrifices-you-have-made.63096/#post-510061
The Career Ladder..
For what you've mentioned.. I suffer this same fate. I'm 28 years old and the past 3 years I've built up a semi decent career to get me about $70-75k/year on the job market. I haven't graduated college and had no plans too. I did try when I was younger but no need. Everyone else whom I work with is a college graduate.
More so, this works if you can do the following:
1. Talk your way into a decent paying job position.
2. Work your a$$ off and learn at the speed of light.
3. Not be to nit picky about everything you don't like in life and you just get the job done. Learn not to take things, people seriously.
I could and might plan on moving into a 100k+ position in which I plan on learning web development to become a full-stack developer. This will also double down and help me create a side business on the internet, possibly making a SAAS company which you collect a residual monthly payment. However, I'm close to making way over this possibly this coming year. However, I still want to learn programming even if it's for myself only.
1. Starting a business with money is always better than without money.
2. You don't need 24 hours in a day when starting your business. Certain things take time and in between that time you can work a full time job. Success is a journey and doesn't happen overnight.
3. You utilize and kill 2-3 birds with one stone.
1. You get job experience. You are worth something in the work force.
2. You work hard for your money and it makes you realize you shouldn't take the time off for granted.
3. You get twice as much done than the average person.
4. You can re-invest your income into your business.
5. You can risks... You have a full time income which helps you earn money.
What helped me realize this...
As for me, if I didn't work my day job. I would spend my time goofing off on the internet and not working. For this reason, I work a full time job and plan on it until I am making a significant amount of money that it is justified for quitting (which is soon).
If you are one of these people. My recommendation is to work your a$$ off 8 hours a day (it's not that long) and learn everything. Do everything. You need to have that go getter mindset and give everything you do in life 150%.
At 26, my health coverage (California) was no longer being covered by my parents. I also decided that I spent too much time (partly wasting time) working on my internet businesses with no real great success (or not enough long lasting success).
What I did then...
To save myself, I got a full time job at 26 and if I wanted my internet business to work. I'd have to do it on the side of my actual job. There was no other choice. 3 years later at 28 turning 29 (on my 4th year), I've built a semi-successful internet business and plan to sell it in January 2016 and move into a more lucrative business/industry. I've had 3 title changes and now can demand $70-75k elsewhere. My ecommerce site made $200k gross for 2015. I'm selling it to kill and smash that goal. My time is better well spent elsewhere for more lucrative businesses.
Where I'm going..
I've saved more then enough money to start focusing my efforts on paid advertising.
My next goal is to save to $250k and $15k/net profit per month and I'll quit my job. I live below my means and save most of my income. I'm shooting for $250k/net for 2016 but have plans to start earning $100-300k/month with 30-40% profit.
Am I for certain that I will succeed? No, I'm not positive.
Will I give it 150%? Yes
Will I work at it and make it work? Yes
Sleep is overrated.
I've also slept 1-5 hours for many days during this year and dead beat tired but it's something you need to decide. Do you take the sleep or do you utilize your year most effectively. Granted, if I'm really tired I'll pass out and sleep for 10 hrs or take a break here and now.. But that is when my body is dead tired. I haven't been sick this year..
If you sleep 8 hours a day and I work 4-5 hours more then you. How will you catch up? You'll be riding someone elses coat tails and you won't be giving it 150%.
If you really believe in your cause and your plan, sleep is the last thing you care about.
You saying, you need 8 hours to sleep. Is that your decision? If you had a choice to make $2,000 to sleep only 4 hours a day for a week.. Would you do it? Who in the world decided 8 hours sleep is recommended or optimal. Is that really the case? IMHO, I think 8 hours day sleep is a bit too much. Granted maybe if your lifting 3-4 days a week and your body needs to repair.
6 hours is adequate and you can stagger. 6 hours on Mon, Weds, Fri or even 8 hrs Mon, Weds, Fri. I utilize my commute time when I take the train that's 45 minutes both ways of a nice power nap a total of 1.5 hrs on top of my 1-6 hrs sleep.
If you also think about it.. a 30 year old who has had 8 hours sleep per day.. vs a 30 year old who has only slept 6 hrs per day... The 30 yr old who has slept 6 hrs a day has lived life ... more then you by..
30 yrs old * 365 days * 2 hrs
21,900 hours more.. 912 days of 24 hours... / 3 (10 yr periods) = 304 days extra every 10 years.
In the end...
There are no excuses... Nothing really ever matters.. Winners make it happen regardless of your circumstance or position.
The only thing that matters is.... did you get it done? Did you succeed?
How you go about it... the world does not care and you get what you deserve..
Can you have kids and be successful, yes. Can you have a girlfriend and be successful, yes. Etc
Can you have a full time job and be successful, yes. None of it matters and it's all possible.
There's a million ways to make a million dollars.
Pave your own path...How you do it.. doesn't matter. You just need to get it done..
That's the difference between those who have succeeded (past tense) or those who are successful (past tense). They've all put in the work and are reaping the benefits now.. Start now..Work your a$$ off and when you do succeed.. You'll be like god damn... I worked my a$$ off for it.. It's not luck...While everyone slept like a baby.. I was working my a$$ off even though I didn't want too.
How To Beat the Average Person.....It's easier than you think...
The average person puts in 8 hours per day to work.. sometimes they even give it 50-80% effort even less if you work a dead end job that does not teach you anything or you gain no skill from..
The effort you put into everything will transfer over into other areas in your life. Why do you think health and fitness people start applying the same techniques to other areas of their life.. Same goes for a sport which you excel in or what not..
The typical average person - Work 8 hours day... Go home... Watch TV, Play Video Games, Sleep 8-12 hours.. Wake up late and go work the job you don't enjoy. Don't save and spend all your money... What do you have to show for .. nothing..
5 years, 10 years later.. Where are you now... The same place you left yourself at..
Realistically, How do you think you'll improve if you don't focus on making the change in your lifestyle, routine and what you spend your time doing.
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