Sisyphos
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Hi Fastlane Folk,
I wanna introduce myself real quick, not like anyone gives a shit but maybe it’s insightful.
I’m a very average guy. Average looks, average strength, average grades. When I was 15 I saw a video about the power of books and in this video there was a book recommend, a book about entrepreneurship The Millionare Fastlane. Since I was literally obsessed with money starting from a young age 3-5 and have spent my afternoons after school since I was 10 on the web researching how to make money I was intrigued by the book. I read it and it sparked an interest in entrepreneurship with me. But a few months later my life went down a different path I didn’t expect.
With 15 I started drinking. At first it was fun and just something you would do at the lake because it was fun. Weed also started to play a role and a funny experiment with substances led to a year long alcohol and weed binge. Some other substances were also sometimes included, but due to the scarcity of the substance in the village i live in an addiction wasn’t formed or I would probably not be here writing this post but 4 feet underground getting eaten by maggots. Thankfully I was able to part ways with excessive drinking and smoking largely due to a friend of mine who lifted me out of the situation and also by my own willpower, a bit at least.
The entrepreneurial spirit as you can probably imagine wasn’t intact during this phase of my life but afterwards it sparked again since I didn’t like school and still thought it was a hoax. I started a CBD Business (lol), which is theoretically a very good business because gross margins are insane. But there are a few catches. You can’t make any claims about it having and effect and you also can’t advertise on Facebook which was a huge problem. Influencers had to do the job and I actually got some sales but my incredible laziness and ADHD (no excuse I know) led me to not acting although the shop could have even had a positive CF if I wasn’t so lazy. I shut the shop down because the 60$ for Shopify burnt a hole in my pocket (16-17 at that time) and I didn’t have enough resources to pay influencers nor buy more inventory and the inventory I had was successfully ranced.
Since then a few years have passed. I graduated highschool and got into an ok college pursuing a degree in economics. College helps me with a few things like being less lazy and procrastinating less but in general it’s just a path into a 40 year employment. Maybe a well paid one like a consultant, but at the end it’s still a job and at that one with a 60 hour work week. I’m still wondering if I should reactivate my old business or strive for something new like an app (have a CENTS idea) or maybe just building a following on social media. I’d love to hear your input and I wish you a wonderful day. Thanks for reading and giving me your time!
I wanna introduce myself real quick, not like anyone gives a shit but maybe it’s insightful.
I’m a very average guy. Average looks, average strength, average grades. When I was 15 I saw a video about the power of books and in this video there was a book recommend, a book about entrepreneurship The Millionare Fastlane. Since I was literally obsessed with money starting from a young age 3-5 and have spent my afternoons after school since I was 10 on the web researching how to make money I was intrigued by the book. I read it and it sparked an interest in entrepreneurship with me. But a few months later my life went down a different path I didn’t expect.
With 15 I started drinking. At first it was fun and just something you would do at the lake because it was fun. Weed also started to play a role and a funny experiment with substances led to a year long alcohol and weed binge. Some other substances were also sometimes included, but due to the scarcity of the substance in the village i live in an addiction wasn’t formed or I would probably not be here writing this post but 4 feet underground getting eaten by maggots. Thankfully I was able to part ways with excessive drinking and smoking largely due to a friend of mine who lifted me out of the situation and also by my own willpower, a bit at least.
The entrepreneurial spirit as you can probably imagine wasn’t intact during this phase of my life but afterwards it sparked again since I didn’t like school and still thought it was a hoax. I started a CBD Business (lol), which is theoretically a very good business because gross margins are insane. But there are a few catches. You can’t make any claims about it having and effect and you also can’t advertise on Facebook which was a huge problem. Influencers had to do the job and I actually got some sales but my incredible laziness and ADHD (no excuse I know) led me to not acting although the shop could have even had a positive CF if I wasn’t so lazy. I shut the shop down because the 60$ for Shopify burnt a hole in my pocket (16-17 at that time) and I didn’t have enough resources to pay influencers nor buy more inventory and the inventory I had was successfully ranced.
Since then a few years have passed. I graduated highschool and got into an ok college pursuing a degree in economics. College helps me with a few things like being less lazy and procrastinating less but in general it’s just a path into a 40 year employment. Maybe a well paid one like a consultant, but at the end it’s still a job and at that one with a 60 hour work week. I’m still wondering if I should reactivate my old business or strive for something new like an app (have a CENTS idea) or maybe just building a following on social media. I’d love to hear your input and I wish you a wonderful day. Thanks for reading and giving me your time!
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