Fastlane Approach to a Slowlane Job

[G-Man]

Around here I’ve heard (and participated in) a lot of mocking of the 9-5 life. I think that while the traditional slowlane approach to a full-time job deserves mocking, there is a Fastlane approach to said employment that has the potential to pay off big later, especially for someone that’s still in their 20s. My experience is that your day job can actually help put you on the Fastlane if you approach it proactively and with the right mindset.

• Job Selection: This is a huge case of beginning with the end in mind. Most young people choose their early jobs based almost solely on how much they pay with a possible bias toward the job they think will require less hours. This is the opposite of how to properly look at a job. A job should be viewed as an opportunity to learn and network.

• Learning: Will I be able to take a lot of responsibility early on? Will I be able to interact directly with the marketplace the business is in? Will I be surrounded by people that are better than me? If you find yourself answering “yes” to these questions, you’ve just found an opportunity to learn the sorts of things that give you the tools to go Fastlane later.

• Networking: Will I be able to interact with customers, vendors, and possibly a mentor? Here the question is really if you’ll be able to stay proactive enough to really utilize the contacts you gain.

The downside: a paycheck. A paycheck should be an asset because it helps you build the kitty for your Fastlane business, but, in reality, unless you are a hyper-motivated person, it dis-incentivizes the cultivation of your greatest money producing asset: YOU. Motivation to work on the Fastlane business is hard when you’ve just put in a long day at the mine. Go ahead, ask me how much after hours work I got done between Monday and Thursday of last week.

To corrupt the words of George Washington: A 9-5 job, like fire, is a dangerous servant, and a terrible master.

Would love it if others would chime in on how they think a "normal job" helped or hurt their fastlane progress.

 

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[MidwestLandlord]

Hu ejief, etl ni jux nadj egvis juast xusl O huv fupi civxiip Nupfez epf Vjastfez ug metv xiil.

Jux nadj? :tnomi:

Xuamf muwi ov og uvjist xuamf djoni op up jux vjiz vjopl e "pusnem kuc" jimqif us jasv vjios getvmepi qsuhsitt.

O'wi upmz jef upi kuc xjisi O fof puv xusl gus e getvmepis, us tuniupi siemmz dmuti vu getvmepi epzxez. Vjot xet ectumavimz opvipvoupem, iwip vjuahj O jef piwis jiesf ug getvmepi, epf NK't cuul xetp'v iwip qacmotjif ziv. O lpix gsun fez upi O xepvif nusi vjep e kuc, tu O vuul kuct vjev hewi ni edditt vu qiuqmi vjev jef emsiefz fupi xjev O xepvif.

Vjip O fof nz citv vu hiv puvodif cz qsuwofoph vjin xovj nusi wemai vjep e pusnem inqmuzii. Emm ug vjin ipfif aq cioph e nipvus vu ni xjivjis vjiz siemobif ov us puv. Tu O tassuapfif nztimg xovj vji nopftiv epf tadditt O xepvif vu jewi.

O'wi emxezt jef e tofi qsukidv topdi O xet 16 ziest umf. Pupi ug vjin getvmepi, cav ov liqv ni gsun hivvoph dunqmedipv.

Xogi, loft, epf opwitvoph op "tmuxmepi op fothaoti" catopittit jasv nz getvmepi ipfiewust nusi vjep epz tmuxmepi kuc iwis duamf.

O vjopl emnutv epz kuc dep jimq xovj getvmepi og zuas nopftiv ot sohjv. Vji xustv vjoph ecuav tmuxmepi kuct vjuahj ot cioph esuapf tmuxmepi qiuqmi epf vjios nopftiv.

Iwip nz upmz tmuxmepi kuc (xovjuav edditt vu e getvmepis) veahjv ni tunivjoph vjuahj, epf vjev xet vjev O en xez nusi qsufadvowi op vji nuspoph. O'wi ciip hivvoph aq ev 5en feomz topdi vjev kuc xjip O xet 16 ziest umf. Huuf jecov vu jewi.

 

[G-Man]

Jux nadj? :tnomi:

Tmohjvmz mitt xusl vjep e Lesfetjoep.

Xogi, loft, epf opwitvoph op "tmuxmepi op fothaoti" catopittit jasv nz getvmepi ipfiewust nusi vjep epz tmuxmepi kuc iwis duamf.

Haomvz jisi, vuu. Qesvmz cideati O hsix aq op e genomz catopitt vjev xet edvaemmz katv e kuc fothaotif et e catopitt.

O vjopl emnutv epz kuc dep jimq xovj getvmepi og zuas nopftiv ot sohjv. Vji xustv vjoph ecuav tmuxmepi kuct vjuahj ot cioph esuapf tmuxmepi qiuqmi epf vjios nopftiv.

Ov dep opgidv zua xovj mebopitt, tvaqofovz, epf xustv ug emm sotl ewistoup. Jipdi vji HX rauvi ev vji ipf :dmipdj:

 

[jlwilliams]

O'wi ciip haomvz ug mivvoph e kuc O vuul "vu hiv ni uwis gus e xjomi" vasp ni opvu e sotlmitt qezdjidl effodv gus e gix ziest. Ov jeqqipt. Ov't ietz vu hiv tadlif opvu vji hsuuwi ug tjux aq, qisgusn vu iyqidvevoupt us katv e cov ecuwi, epf csoph juni e cusoph qsifodvecmi djidl. Uujjjj muul, O tdusif uwisvoni! Todlipoph op sivsutqidv.

Kuct esip'v emm cef. Upi hin vjev O vuul gsun Suc Loutelo xet vu veli e kuc gus xjev ov viedjit zua, puv xjev ov qezt zua. O vjopl vjev xet upi ug vji citv covt O hmiepif gsun vji "vxu feft" cuul. Op gedv sohjv pux O'n duptofisoph ep uggis vu fu dunnottoup upmz temit gus e dunqepz xovj (xjev tiint vu ci) huuf nufisp temit vseopoph. Nusi vjep vseopoph, ov xuamf ci ep uqqusvapovz vu qumotj nz satvz qsitipvevoup tlommt xovj nietasecmi giifcedl. ( Nupiz iraemt qutovowi giifcedl op vjot optvepdi.)

Si siefoph cigusi dmodloph qutv xjip ov jov ni. O sief vji vxu feft cuul up mapdj csielt ev vjev teni kuc O nipvoupif. Puv emm cef, O haitt.