Hi everyone
Aly here from northern california.
I hope you're all having a good day thus far. I'm in the middle of finishing the book so I still have a long way to go, but I realized that starting it was one of the first steps towards my lifelong plan of living and working for myself.
A little bit about me: I work in biotech. I hated my life. I was blinded my ambitions of pursuing medicine (the ultimate slow lane), I did not choose to explore my other options or flesh out my entrepreneurial spirit. Of course, this was entirely my fault. I let others' expectations dictate my life and I sat idly by while my soul was being crushed by overwork and stress. Weeks after receiving my first acceptance to medical school, I made the decision to opt out. As an aside, my quarter life crisis happened before my decision around the first year I graduated from college and it has been 3 years since.
I've always had my doubts about pursuing medicine and it wasn't until the road was presented in front of me that I realized this was a terrible idea. I decided to quit while I was ahead, sacrificing the 5 years I spent in pursuing this rather than waiting decades full of regret and an eventual $300k of debt. So what did i learn about myself? I am very good at convincing myself to do things I don't want to. That and I need to be more honest about what I want.
I recently joined this forum after realizing that my slow lane plan was going to make me a lot more miserable than I realize. Though I understand the merits of pursuing medicine, it wasn't the path for me. I wish i realized earlier. I'm no stranger to hard work, but I think there's a way I could take to get me where I want. As of right now I'm in the process of developing a product in the biotech industry. My partners and I are in the process of creating a start-up and I'm exploring other business opportunities.
That's all,
Nice to meet everyone!
Aly here from northern california.
I hope you're all having a good day thus far. I'm in the middle of finishing the book so I still have a long way to go, but I realized that starting it was one of the first steps towards my lifelong plan of living and working for myself.
A little bit about me: I work in biotech. I hated my life. I was blinded my ambitions of pursuing medicine (the ultimate slow lane), I did not choose to explore my other options or flesh out my entrepreneurial spirit. Of course, this was entirely my fault. I let others' expectations dictate my life and I sat idly by while my soul was being crushed by overwork and stress. Weeks after receiving my first acceptance to medical school, I made the decision to opt out. As an aside, my quarter life crisis happened before my decision around the first year I graduated from college and it has been 3 years since.
I've always had my doubts about pursuing medicine and it wasn't until the road was presented in front of me that I realized this was a terrible idea. I decided to quit while I was ahead, sacrificing the 5 years I spent in pursuing this rather than waiting decades full of regret and an eventual $300k of debt. So what did i learn about myself? I am very good at convincing myself to do things I don't want to. That and I need to be more honest about what I want.
I recently joined this forum after realizing that my slow lane plan was going to make me a lot more miserable than I realize. Though I understand the merits of pursuing medicine, it wasn't the path for me. I wish i realized earlier. I'm no stranger to hard work, but I think there's a way I could take to get me where I want. As of right now I'm in the process of developing a product in the biotech industry. My partners and I are in the process of creating a start-up and I'm exploring other business opportunities.
That's all,
Nice to meet everyone!
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