Hello guys
Wanted to finally say hello and introduce myself after being a bit of lurker for a number of years now. I’m a massive introvert so posting and interacting online does not come naturally to me and I’ve always just put it off (like with a lot of things you come to regret as you grow wiser (hopefully) or older).
Up until this year I’ve been working as an engineer for a UK vehicle manufacturer. After 8 years I’ve had a lot of slowlane and tier levels ingrained into me which made me come seek refuge on here after reading MJ’s books in hope for somewhat a future that I see the customers of our factory have (prestige market).
I did get paid decent money as I was a good engineer and that’s made me drag my feet in jumping into entrepreneurship sooner. But now the pandemic has hit, my role has now been dissolved. In some way I’m very glad it’s happened as it given me the kick that I needed to change my life trajectory as I was just getting demotivated in what I was doing. I started getting depressed watching customers getting shown their product being made and thinking even if I got promoted 5 levels within this company, I still won’t be able to afford one of these. It’s not a nice position to be in (myself personally – I’m sure a lot of my colleagues were very happy with their roles and lifestyle). I was commuting 120 miles a day for that too and just getting frustrated.
So here I am, writing this to introduce myself and my story. I’m going to try and force myself to write some content and get involved as for some reason I’ve always feared writing on forums – I don’t know why, I guess you just can’t get any feedback as you are typing to see how your message is coming across as you would face to face (I don’t have any problems with social skills outside of online platforms).
The biggest thing holding me back at the moment is my own self-limiting belief that has been ingrained into me working at a corporate position – you move upward in stages as you progress in life and experience. Even reading all the amazing stories on here of success, I just can’t seem to lift that belief out of my head and its driving me mad and causing all sorts of problems like self-doubt, procrastination, bouts of depression etc. I find myself reading and reading countless threads and before you know it hours go by. But I am self-aware of it and that’s a start in itself I guess.
As final note, a big thank you to @MJ DeMarco for the fastlane book - that sole book was the key driver that made me think bigger and led me to this forum.
Wanted to finally say hello and introduce myself after being a bit of lurker for a number of years now. I’m a massive introvert so posting and interacting online does not come naturally to me and I’ve always just put it off (like with a lot of things you come to regret as you grow wiser (hopefully) or older).
Up until this year I’ve been working as an engineer for a UK vehicle manufacturer. After 8 years I’ve had a lot of slowlane and tier levels ingrained into me which made me come seek refuge on here after reading MJ’s books in hope for somewhat a future that I see the customers of our factory have (prestige market).
I did get paid decent money as I was a good engineer and that’s made me drag my feet in jumping into entrepreneurship sooner. But now the pandemic has hit, my role has now been dissolved. In some way I’m very glad it’s happened as it given me the kick that I needed to change my life trajectory as I was just getting demotivated in what I was doing. I started getting depressed watching customers getting shown their product being made and thinking even if I got promoted 5 levels within this company, I still won’t be able to afford one of these. It’s not a nice position to be in (myself personally – I’m sure a lot of my colleagues were very happy with their roles and lifestyle). I was commuting 120 miles a day for that too and just getting frustrated.
So here I am, writing this to introduce myself and my story. I’m going to try and force myself to write some content and get involved as for some reason I’ve always feared writing on forums – I don’t know why, I guess you just can’t get any feedback as you are typing to see how your message is coming across as you would face to face (I don’t have any problems with social skills outside of online platforms).
The biggest thing holding me back at the moment is my own self-limiting belief that has been ingrained into me working at a corporate position – you move upward in stages as you progress in life and experience. Even reading all the amazing stories on here of success, I just can’t seem to lift that belief out of my head and its driving me mad and causing all sorts of problems like self-doubt, procrastination, bouts of depression etc. I find myself reading and reading countless threads and before you know it hours go by. But I am self-aware of it and that’s a start in itself I guess.
As final note, a big thank you to @MJ DeMarco for the fastlane book - that sole book was the key driver that made me think bigger and led me to this forum.
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