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Hi, I'm new here. I just finished reading TMF . @MJ DeMarco - thanks... I needed this.
Growing up, I never doubted I would become a millionaire - there was no other option. My parents had me making dream boards with yachts and mansions before I was ten. As a teen, Rich Dad Poor Dad, and The Richest Man in Babylon were required reading. By the time I was 20, I had $20,000 invested in dividend-paying stocks through a tax-free savings account. Today - 10 years later - I'm in debt, investments and savings are spent, and I live in my parents' basement with my wife and three kids. It sucks. I don't know how to get out.
Sure, I've had my fair share of "hard knocks" in life - who hasn't? Five years ago I got sick. My ability to think and work suffered. My wife and kids got sick too. It was from environmental exposure. For the last five years I haven't earned more than $20,000/ year (and that's in Canadian pesos my friends). I'm losing weight because I cannot afford food (and I started at 150 lbs to begin with).
But, I'm not giving up!
I incorporated a business last year to help others navigate the same type of illness as me and my family. The way I have set the business up has absolutely no Fastlane potential, but I see some ways to pivot.
I dream of having freedom for my family. I dream of being able to afford the healthy food and medical care we need. I dream of living in a house I design (I spent four years of life currency and a few dollars to boot getting a fancy architecture degree).
My big question today is how to take an idea to execution. Do I:
A) launch several ideas into the world and see which one holds
B) launch one idea at a time and be ready to "quit early, quit often"
C) pick one idea and stick with it until it works
That's all for now. I'm excited to be switching lanes, and hopeful I can build a better tomorrow.
Growing up, I never doubted I would become a millionaire - there was no other option. My parents had me making dream boards with yachts and mansions before I was ten. As a teen, Rich Dad Poor Dad, and The Richest Man in Babylon were required reading. By the time I was 20, I had $20,000 invested in dividend-paying stocks through a tax-free savings account. Today - 10 years later - I'm in debt, investments and savings are spent, and I live in my parents' basement with my wife and three kids. It sucks. I don't know how to get out.
Sure, I've had my fair share of "hard knocks" in life - who hasn't? Five years ago I got sick. My ability to think and work suffered. My wife and kids got sick too. It was from environmental exposure. For the last five years I haven't earned more than $20,000/ year (and that's in Canadian pesos my friends). I'm losing weight because I cannot afford food (and I started at 150 lbs to begin with).
But, I'm not giving up!
I incorporated a business last year to help others navigate the same type of illness as me and my family. The way I have set the business up has absolutely no Fastlane potential, but I see some ways to pivot.
I dream of having freedom for my family. I dream of being able to afford the healthy food and medical care we need. I dream of living in a house I design (I spent four years of life currency and a few dollars to boot getting a fancy architecture degree).
My big question today is how to take an idea to execution. Do I:
A) launch several ideas into the world and see which one holds
B) launch one idea at a time and be ready to "quit early, quit often"
C) pick one idea and stick with it until it works
That's all for now. I'm excited to be switching lanes, and hopeful I can build a better tomorrow.
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