21 Year Old Eastern European Wantrepreneur

[Kybalion]

Hello!

First things first. I love this forum. During the last month I have become supper addicted to the great content shared by You guys. Thank you a lot!

Also I warn you, I got a bit carried away so this is a very long introduction. Feel free to skip to summary.

So a bit about me: Background
I am 21 year old university student. I have always been interested in entrepreneurship, however as I got too involved in partying and consumption my focus was destroyed. I come from a small village of 1500 people in a poor country, from a lower middle class family (not that it has to do with anything, however I want to provide an accurate picture of my reality)

After leaving high-school and choosing the comfortable path to university I started studying a degree I despise with all my heart. I will not get specific, however I can tell you that with this degree and a bit of common sense I could get a cushy government job.

I almost dropped out, but university authorities convinced me that I have a lot of potential (at least enough to become a nice little drone). I was neck-deep in late report papers. I was still too weak to stop partying. However, I did not drop out. (in retrospect a good choice)

Then came my first ''F*ck This'' event. I decided to try to work in a foreign country for a summer. Physical labor and all that for an agency company, which provides workers for construction companies.

I felt like a product. I had to wear a special costume (or package if you will). My opinion did not matter. I had to obey. I had to do the same thing everyday. I had to live with drug addicts and alcoholics. It felt terrible. It felt like I had been put in surreal hell-like realm.

I started to wonder ''WTF am I doing?''. I started to analyse, how I got there. The only conclusion was lack of discipline. Lack of control over my thoughts and emotions. Lack of will.

Thankfully, my summer job lasted only a month, but the dread of this experience stayed with me till this day. It got me committed to BREAK THE F*CK FREE OF THIS B*LLSHIT I PUT UPON MYSELF. I took responsibility for saving me, because the experience caused me to understand that NOBODY IS COMING TO SAVE ME.

Where I am today?

I got my academic results in place to make sure I finish university, to prove myself I have what it takes, to at least get higher education. Makes the odds of success a little higher. Stopped partying. Said goodbye to consuming and started saving(for investing in myself). I dropped all the people, who were counter-productive to my growth. Gym. Healthy food. No social media. Meditation. Cold showers only. All the good stuff.

However, I despise my studies. My soul shrinks even, when I think about the subject I study. Therefore extra to my institutional education I started to explore alternatives. Entrepreneurship catched my eye. I study the concepts and read books. All the newbie stuff.

Thanks to this forum I have recently started flipping things (craigslist arbitrage) . I have set goals and made bite sized action plans (escape schemes), which will slowly elevate my situation.

Well that is about it. I know this post is a bit long-winded, however I hope that some of you will be able to relate, especially the younger guys. I am happy to join you on your path to freedom.

Summary:
Young, broke, 21 year old knuckle head trying to get his s*it together. Almost no experience in entrepreneurship. Eager to learn.

 

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