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Hello (new) friends,
My name is workinprogress. I am a 21 year old American, and I just read MJ's book late last year. Immediately joined the forum after reading, and immediately recognized its value, especially compared to other online so-called "entrepreneur" forums. But, as I'm new to this kind of forum culture (used to places like Reddit and 4chan) and was unsure how exactly to join up with the community, and just forgot about this place.
But I figured I would stop procrastinating, get off my a$$ and make my intro post, as now would be as good a time as any to start my Fastlane Forum experience!
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Now I will detail a lot about me in the next couple paragraphs. I'm not sure if this is the right place to put all this info, but I want to share it with all of you guys. I am also writing all this out for me, as a journal of sorts.
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I'd been having a bit of a rough patch since I turned 18. I had paragraphs and paragraphs typed out but I'll summarize: from the age of 18 -> 20 many bad things happened.
But then I lost my job. A series of shitty situations that weren't entirely under my control eventually resulted in my boss's boss asking for me to leave.
I was out of work for months, but it all come to a head soon after I turned 21, in the summer of 2015, and could legally drink in bars. I got my a$$ beat in the downtown bar district in my city, by some random hoodlums that the police made no effort to catch. I had to get 9 stitches and lost part of one of my front teeth.
Now, looking back, I am happy this happened. This was the wake-up call I needed. Immediately in the several weeks after it happened I implemented several important changes in my life:
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Next Move
After all this rapid improvement in most areas in life, I think I'm ready for the next step. Since I'm finally in a financial position to move out from my parents house, I plan on moving into a cheap 1 bedroom apartment, and spending the next year focusing on self-improvement almost 100%. Here are some specific goals of mine for my year in that apartment:
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So that's my intro post. Sorry it got to be so long, I just really wanted to share all of that with you guys. But I am looking forward to the future, and connecting with many of you here on the Fastlane Forum! Please reply with any questions or comments below
-workinprogress
PS: how do I get it to say "Read the Millionare Fastlane" next to my name???
My name is workinprogress. I am a 21 year old American, and I just read MJ's book late last year. Immediately joined the forum after reading, and immediately recognized its value, especially compared to other online so-called "entrepreneur" forums. But, as I'm new to this kind of forum culture (used to places like Reddit and 4chan) and was unsure how exactly to join up with the community, and just forgot about this place.
But I figured I would stop procrastinating, get off my a$$ and make my intro post, as now would be as good a time as any to start my Fastlane Forum experience!
---------
Now I will detail a lot about me in the next couple paragraphs. I'm not sure if this is the right place to put all this info, but I want to share it with all of you guys. I am also writing all this out for me, as a journal of sorts.
---
I'd been having a bit of a rough patch since I turned 18. I had paragraphs and paragraphs typed out but I'll summarize: from the age of 18 -> 20 many bad things happened.
- I basically flunked out of college.
- I gained 50 pounds.
- I reached 500 hours played in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
- I repeatedly failed with my fitness goals.
- I was getting drunk and high constantly with people that didn't care about me and we not my friends.
- I was constantly flirting with depression or depressive feelings.
- I had a series of terrible relationships with different sketchy women (either ugly, cheaters, or underage(I know))
But then I lost my job. A series of shitty situations that weren't entirely under my control eventually resulted in my boss's boss asking for me to leave.
I was out of work for months, but it all come to a head soon after I turned 21, in the summer of 2015, and could legally drink in bars. I got my a$$ beat in the downtown bar district in my city, by some random hoodlums that the police made no effort to catch. I had to get 9 stitches and lost part of one of my front teeth.
Now, looking back, I am happy this happened. This was the wake-up call I needed. Immediately in the several weeks after it happened I implemented several important changes in my life:
- Quit video games: Video games had been a big part of my life up to this point. And it was very hard to let them go. But video games are poisonous, for me at least, and it was a necessary sacrifice. Video games were one of the reasons I flunked college, as I would play them for hours instead of doing my work. I plan on detailing the dangers they pose to any entrepreneur, thought the lens of my own experiences, in a later post.
- Lost 45 Pounds in 3-4ish(!) months: After the assault, I realized I was weak and fat. I elected to change that. Started going to the gym 4-6 times a week and running for an hour at a time. Started calorie counting religiously again (myFitnessPal FTW). Went from 235 at my peak all the way down to 190, now I am back up to 200 with the aid of weightlifting.
- Started reading again: One of the first books was The Millionaire Fastlane . This book confirmed a lot of truths I had already suspected, but seeing them written down all in one place was very inspiring! I now have a big list of books to read, and with my newly found free time (no more video games sucking that away) I will have plenty of time to read them.
- Got my highest paying job ever: I got the highest paying job I've ever had (around 40-45K a year) and its only part time (28-35 hours a week)! It also includes full benefits including paid time off, so now I have plenty of time to plan my next move and step into the fast lane. Hopefully this can be the last job I ever have.
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Next Move
After all this rapid improvement in most areas in life, I think I'm ready for the next step. Since I'm finally in a financial position to move out from my parents house, I plan on moving into a cheap 1 bedroom apartment, and spending the next year focusing on self-improvement almost 100%. Here are some specific goals of mine for my year in that apartment:
- Save as much money as I can
- Waste as little time as possible (partying, mindless entertainment, girls, ect.)
- Master meditation and lucid dreaming
- Read 25 books in one year and absorb as much information as I can from them
- Get into the best shape of my life
- Start earning significant monthly income from sources that are not related to my work
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So that's my intro post. Sorry it got to be so long, I just really wanted to share all of that with you guys. But I am looking forward to the future, and connecting with many of you here on the Fastlane Forum! Please reply with any questions or comments below
-workinprogress
PS: how do I get it to say "Read the Millionare Fastlane" next to my name???
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