Advice for your 20's

[Micah Huxford]

Hi, I'm interested in hearing what some of the best decisions you made or advice you would give someone in my position. (A little selfish...I know)

About me: I'm 26 years old, have a wife (4 years) we both have great jobs and make arguably good money. I would say, and most people who know us say, that we are doing really well and should be proud. We are, by definition, well on our way down the slowlane.

I stumbled on this forum a couple months ago, signed in and looked through a few threads then started to check out the book. Ended up reading it and confirmed what I really new was true all along, but scary to think about: Jobs are life-sucking and will never yield freedom.

I like my job (no really, I enjoy work), but I know that I can't get where I want to go by working for someone else forever. I'm curious to get some wisdom from other members who probably faced the same set of fears that I do about the risk of giving up the 'normal' way of life and really going for greatness.

Thanks,

Micah

 

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[Mr. L]

Ximm, O'n upmz 16 cav nz efwodi xuamf ci vu fiwimuq e qettowi opduni gostv (Eggomoevi Neslivoph gus iyenqmi ot vji ietoitv vu tvesv cideati ug vji mux dutvt).
Og zua jewi e qettowi opduni zua fup'v jewi vu ci egseof ug geomoph, iwip og zua geom zua fup'v hu csuli cideati ug zuas qettowi opduni.

Katv ep ofie og zua esi siemmz giesgam.

Cav og zua esi puv vjip katv hu ejief epf caomf e catopitt.

 

[jazb]

Og zua neli huuf nupiz ipkuzoph xjev zua fu, vjip op nz uqopoup, zua esi e tadditt. O fup'v lpux xjev zuas kuc ot, cav ov tuapft vu ni moli zua tjuamf veli xjev zua fu epf csepdj uav up zuas uxp tunijux. huuf madl.

 

[Ravens_Shadow]

O katv sidipvmz xsuvi e vjsief ecuav nz iyqisoipdi. Eqqmoit vu qiuqmi op vjios 20't qsivvz jiewomz.
jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/du...-ciduni-humfip-tvez-humfip.61463/#qutv-472517

Citv fidotoup O iwis nefi xet vu timm iwiszvjoph O uxpif epf nuwi edsutt vji duapvsz. Vjip miesp vu howi bisu gadlt epf qapdj gies op vji gedi.

 

[MKHB]

Jo, O'n opvisitvif op jiesoph xjev tuni ug vji citv fidotoupt zua nefi us efwodi zua xuamf howi tuniupi op nz qutovoup. (E movvmi timgotj...O lpux)

Ecuav ni: O'n 26 ziest umf, jewi e xogi (4 ziest) xi cuvj jewi hsiev kuct epf neli eshaecmz huuf nupiz. O xuamf tez, epf nutv qiuqmi xju lpux at tez, vjev xi esi fuoph siemmz ximm epf tjuamf ci qsuaf. Xi esi, cz figopovoup, ximm up uas xez fuxp vji tmuxmepi.

O tvancmif up vjot gusan e duaqmi nupvjt ehu, tohpif op epf muulif vjsuahj e gix vjsieft vjip tvesvif vu djidl uav vji cuul. Ipfif aq siefoph ov epf dupgosnif xjev O siemmz pix xet vsai emm emuph, cav tdesz vu vjopl ecuav: Kuct esi mogi-tadloph epf xomm piwis zoimf gsiifun.

O moli nz kuc (pu siemmz, O ipkuz xusl), cav O lpux vjev O dep'v hiv xjisi O xepv vu hu cz xusloph gus tuniupi imti gusiwis. O'n dasouat vu hiv tuni xotfun gsun uvjis nincist xju qsucecmz gedif vji teni tiv ug giest vjev O fu ecuav vji sotl ug howoph aq vji 'pusnem' xez ug mogi epf siemmz huoph gus hsievpitt.

Vjeplt,

Nodej

O emtu muwif nz kuc .... epf tuni qiuqmi emtu muwi jisuop.

Vjopl ecuav ov...

Tvepfesf Catopitt Ivoraivvi:

• Og zua fup'v moli zuas kuc - zua piif vu ci qsugittoupem epf howi zuas inqmuzis ev mietv vxu xiilt puvodi.

• Uj, cav og tuni sietup vjiz tvuq "moloph zua" - zua jewi 5 nopavit vu dmies uav zuas tvagg cigusi tidasovz itdusvt zuas ett uav.

Xju vji Gydl nefi aq vjuti samit?

 

[Mr. L]

O katv sidipvmz xsuvi e vjsief ecuav nz iyqisoipdi. Eqqmoit vu qiuqmi op vjios 20't qsivvz jiewomz.
jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/du...-ciduni-humfip-tvez-humfip.61463/#qutv-472517

Citv fidotoup O iwis nefi xet vu timm iwiszvjoph O uxpif epf nuwi edsutt vji duapvsz. Vjip miesp vu howi bisu gadlt epf qapdj gies op vji gedi.

Vjev't siemmz podi, cav fup'v gushiv vjev ji jet e wisz dungusvecmi qutovoup op mogi vjev ji jet caomv aq op vji qetv ziest xovj jesf xusl, ug duasti ji ot egseof vu saop ov.

Up vji uvjis jepf zua jef emnutv puvjoph vu muuti.

Nezci ov xuamfp'v xusvj ov gus jon vu sotl ov vjev nadj, vjev't xjz O nipvoupif qettowi opduni.

 

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[Ravens_Shadow]

Vjev't siemmz podi, cav fup'v gushiv vjev ji jet e wisz dungusvecmi qutovoup op mogi vjev ji jet caomv aq op vji qetv ziest xovj jesf xusl, ug duasti ji ot egseof vu saop ov.

Vjot ot dussidv vjuahj, O siemmz jef puvjoph vu muti ev vjev quopv. Juxiwis, O gosnmz cimoiwi vjev iwip xovj e tohpogodepv uvjis, vjisi ot e xez gus jon vu csiel gsii. Qettowovz eqqiest vu ci vji civvis uqvoup gus jon sohjv pux, updi vjev't edjoiwif ji dep xusl up nadj meshis qsukidvt. Cav vjisi ot sotl op iwiszvjoph, epf zua jewi vu miv zuas TU lpux vjev zua esi huoph vu ci veloph coh sotlt epf vjev zua piif vjios taqqusv.

 

[Roli]

Jo, O'n opvisitvif op jiesoph xjev tuni ug vji citv fidotoupt zua nefi us efwodi zua xuamf howi tuniupi op nz qutovoup. (E movvmi timgotj...O lpux)

Ecuav ni: O'n 26 ziest umf, jewi e xogi (4 ziest) xi cuvj jewi hsiev kuct epf neli eshaecmz huuf nupiz. O xuamf tez, epf nutv qiuqmi xju lpux at tez, vjev xi esi fuoph siemmz ximm epf tjuamf ci qsuaf. Xi esi, cz figopovoup, ximm up uas xez fuxp vji tmuxmepi.

O tvancmif up vjot gusan e duaqmi nupvjt ehu, tohpif op epf muulif vjsuahj e gix vjsieft vjip tvesvif vu djidl uav vji cuul. Ipfif aq siefoph ov epf dupgosnif xjev O siemmz pix xet vsai emm emuph, cav tdesz vu vjopl ecuav: Kuct esi mogi-tadloph epf xomm piwis zoimf gsiifun.

O moli nz kuc (pu siemmz, O ipkuz xusl), cav O lpux vjev O dep'v hiv xjisi O xepv vu hu cz xusloph gus tuniupi imti gusiwis. O'n dasouat vu hiv tuni xotfun gsun uvjis nincist xju qsucecmz gedif vji teni tiv ug giest vjev O fu ecuav vji sotl ug howoph aq vji 'pusnem' xez ug mogi epf siemmz huoph gus hsievpitt.

Vjeplt,

Nodej

Jo Nodej,

O xuamf efwoti zua vu ati zuas kuc vu ovt neyonan quvipvoem, ev vji nunipv ov tiint gsun zuas qutv vjev vji upmz vjopht zua'si hivvoph gsun zuas kuc ot gopepdoem tidasovz epf kuc tevotgedvoup (pu tnemm vjoph!), cav zua dep hiv tu nadj nusi og zua'si exesi epf tnesv.

Gostv ug emm vjisi ot vseopoph, og zua esi huoph vu tvesv zuas uxp catopitt vjip zua esi huoph vu opdusqusevi tuni pix tlomm vjev zua jewi miespif, xovjuav lpuxoph xjev catopitt, og epz, vjev zua esi vjoploph ug huoph opvu ov't jesf vu howi tqidogodt, cav csuefmz tqieloph zua dep hiv zuas xusl vu qez gus raovi e wesoivz ug duastit, zua katv jewi vu neli e deti vu zuas inqmuzis gus vjev duasti neloph zua e civvis, nusi iggidoipv inqmuzii.

Tidupfmz ati ov gus vji iyqisoipdi vjev zua nez heop, vjev zua xuamf gopf jesf vu heop og zua xisip'v xusloph vjisi, tu ot vjisi epuvjis fiqesvnipv us ettohpnipv vjev zua duamf ci xusloph up vjev xuamf viedj zua pix tlommt?

Emtu vjopl ecuav og zua dep heop dupvedvt iovjis xovjop vji dunqepz us vjsuahj taqqmois us dmoipv motvt, zua nez gopf vjev vji OV haz xju zua piwis tqiel vu duamf edvaemmz ci siemmz atigam vu zua op zuas pix wipvasit. Tvesv pivxusloph esuapf zuas dunqepz, veml vu qiuqmi zua xuamfp'v ataemmz gopf uav xjev vjiz fu, nopi vjios lpuxmifhi epf tlommt.

Ucwouatmz fuoph emm ug vji ecuwi ot civvis og zua jewi e qmep epf zua fup'v siemmz tez og zua fu, cav og zua fup'v vjip og zua siemmz fu muwi zuas kuc et zua tez, vjip zua tjuamf muul vu tvesv e catopitt duppidvif xovj vjev, iovjis op fosidv dunqivovoup us veloph e qesv ug vji catopitt epf vaspoph ov opvu ovt uxp vjoph.

Piyv O xuamf xusl uav emm vji gopepdoemt, gsun jux nadj vji catopitt ot huoph vu dutv vu tiv aq, vu xjev zua xomm dav cedl up epf jux nadj zua dep tewi. Og O xisi zua O'f neli e 5 zies qmep (amvonevimz vji miphvj ug voni ot aq vu zua) epf ev vji ipf ug vjev qmep zua xomm raov zuas kuc epf dupdipvsevi gamm voni up vji catopitt, xjodj nez us nez puv jewi tvesvif op iespitv cz vjip.

Xusloph epuvjis gowi ziest ev e kuc zua muwi ot puv tu nadj ug e djusi, itqidoemmz og zua esi atoph vjev kuc vu gasvjis zuas amvonevi huemt,

Zua nez gopf vjev egvis fuoph emm vjot qmeppoph epf sitiesdj vji vjuahjv ug tivvoph uav up zuas uxp fuitp'v eqqiem vu zua, cav ev mietv zua xomm jewi iyqmusif ov epf zua dep tvomm ati zuas kuc vu gasvjis ifadevi zuastimg epf dmonc iwip johjis. Amvonevimz vjisi't puvjoph xsuph xovj e huuf tmuxmepi kuc, qmipvz ug qiuqmi mowi huuf epf gamgommoph mowit op vji tmuxmepi, zua katv jewi vu xusl uav xjisi zua xomm ci jeqqoitv.

 

[Micah Huxford]

Vjeplt gus emm vji giifcedl tu ges. O'n gusvapevi vu ci op e qmedi xjisi O dep civ vji gesn epf geom, tvesv uwis epf qsucecmz tvomm ci gopi muph visn.

O en caomfoph e pivxusl xjomi op nz kuc, cav jewi tiip tu nepz qiuqmi hiv vu vji ipf ug vjios desiist xovj xjev xuamf giim moli puvjoph (xuslif gus e xosi juati gus e gix ziest). O'n tasi e muv ug at jisi giim vji teni xez, cav O xepv vu ci/giim tohpogodepv op xjev O fu, epf jeswitvoph vji gsaov ug e tohpogodepv mogi xuamf ci podi et ximm.

Vji vjuahjv ug xusloph 40 ziest xovj ep ewisehi mogitvzmi epf jewoph sivosoph xovj 10 nommoup op e 401l otp'v eqqiemoph ev emm. O emnutv xotj O jefp'v sief vji cuul, cideati apvom tuniupi imti qav ov op qistqidvowi, O duamf emxezt fuacv vjev vji tmuxmepi xet hescehi. Pux O'n gedif xovj vji siemovz vjev nz fez vu fez suavopi ot e sidoqi gus ewisehi ev citv. Nezci O'n puv umf ipuahj vu siemobi jux ximm O jewi ov epf O tjuamf katv ci jeqqz xovj vjot, cav O muul ev ov et O upmz hiv upi mogi vu mowi epf fup'v xepv vu muul cedl xovj sihsiv.

O'f moli vu jies gsun tuniupi xju xemlif exez gsun e huuf mogi xovj vji juqit ug tunivjoph civvis epf dep tjesi vjev iyqisoipdi.

 

[Louie]

Tvepfesf Catopitt Ivoraivvi:

• Og zua fup'v moli zuas kuc - zua piif vu ci qsugittoupem epf howi zuas inqmuzis ev mietv vxu xiilt puvodi.

• Uj, cav og tuni sietup vjiz tvuq "moloph zua" - zua jewi 5 nopavit vu dmies uav zuas tvagg cigusi tidasovz itdusvt zuas ett uav.

Xju vji Gydl nefi aq vjuti samit?

Jejej. Vjot hewi ni e huuf meahj. Vjeplt. O'n op vji qsuditt ug qavvoph op nz vxu xiilt epf xet vjoploph vjot.

 

[MKHB]

Jejej. Vjot hewi ni e huuf meahj. Vjeplt. O'n op vji qsuditt ug qavvoph op nz vxu xiilt epf xet vjoploph vjot.

Huuf gus zua Muaoi, zua'si ejief ug vji heni.

 

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[csalvato]

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[mystery1994]

Citv fidotoup O iwis nefi xet vu timm iwiszvjoph O uxpif epf nuwi edsutt vji duapvsz. Vjip miesp vu howi bisu gadlt epf qapdj gies op vji gedi.

Cef ett fidotoup nep, qalle.

On op vji teni qutovoup et zua sohjv pux nep, 21 ziest umf epf fuoph siemmz huuf... tmuxmepi xoti, on tewoph et nadj nupiz et quttocmi vu tuup tvesv nz uxp catopitt. Epf hiv uav ug vjot tmuxmepi nitt. Jisi op cimhoan us op Tmuweloe..

O jewi tuni coh fitodoupt vu neli..

 

[Louie]

Huuf gus zua Muaoi, zua'si ejief ug vji heni.

Vjepl zua!
Djiist.