I got TERMINATED from my job yesterday...planning Entrepreneur.

[LucrativeMind]

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post and I would first like to say hi to all of the Fastlane people out there. I read MJ DeMarco's book a few months ago and I love it. Very clear explanation and very straight forward, learned plenty from reading the book. I've read books from Suze Orman, Robert Kiyosaki, and even David Bach but none of them tops MJ's Fastlane book. I am going to actually read the Fastlane book again since I have been recently terminated from my job and now have more time.

I got terminated from my job yesterday and it actually reminded me of the Fastlane book. I've read the book a few months back and I remember MJ saying in his book that you have NO CONTROL of your boss, your job, your wage, and that you can get fired/laid-off from your job anytime. This is definitely true since it happen to me before and now it happened again. You can be the best employee and work your hardest, but much of the time the people up top don't care...they will just let you go if the business isn't good. My friend recently got laid-off too and she informed me that 40 people in her company got laid off in a week including her because business wasn't doing good.

It's demoralizing that plenty of people my generation (late 20s - early 30s) are having a tough time finding or keeping a job. Some actually have to move back with mom and dad for support. Yesterday gave me the wake up call to pursue ENTREPRENEURSHIP since having your own business is the way to achieve Financial Freedom. I was only making $22/hr ($45K/yr) at my job as an IT Specialist...providing computer repair. Being an IT guy you get to work with everyone and get to know who the cool people are and who are the "Prima-Donnas". I am definitely part of the Slowlane and part of the 5-2 ratio. It depresses me working at a job because it will take me years to save up for a house, can't travel to the countries I want to visit whenever I want, nor would I be able to afford my fav.....AUDI cars. Making only $22/hr forget it. A lot of IT guys are underpaid...even System Administrators. System Administrators should get paid a good $90k - $120k but I see plenty of them only grossing about $60K a year. My friend, who is also an IT guy, said that the reason many of us are underpaid is that they have shipped most of the labor in India. He further said that why bother paying an IT guy like me here more when they can pay someone in India for much much less.

I have been thinking about starting my own IT COMPUTER REPAIR business. Unfortunately, by reading MJ's Fastlane book, the Computer Repair business conflicts with the CENTS Commandments...primarily with (E) Entry and (S) Scale commandment. While there is always a need of Computer Repair, there are already many people/businesses doing computer repair. Everywhere I drive I see computer repair shops every other block. Scale is also affected because if I start my own IT Consulting/Computer Repair business, I am only limited to my local area...NOT Globally which is recommended by MJ. I remember from reading the book MJ says "To make millions, you must IMPACT millions."

Well I got terminated from my job yesterday but I am NOT GIVING UP...I will keep my chin up. My WILL TO ACT is everything!!! I look forward to reading and learning alot from all of the Fastlane Gurus in this forum. I will also join and collaborate with Entrepreneur groups in my city since there are plenty of Entrepreneur group meetings around the city. I will stick myself with Entrepreneur people/successful people as much as possible and work my way from the ground up.


Jimmy
Los Angeles, California

 

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[Russ H]

Jo MN,

Hivvoph gosif ot ugvip vji citv vjoph vjev dep jeqqip vu tuniupi.

Ov mivt zua lpux vjev zua'si puv "emm vjev" op vji izit ug zuas inqmuzist.

Nusi onqusvepv, ov howit zua vji uqqusvapovz vu qodl zuastimg aq epf nuwi up.

O gostv huv gosif xjip O xet 21. O xet op tjudl (O jef sid'f e seoti katv e xiil iesmois).

Tu O etlif nz cutt og O duamf ati vji qjupi gus vji piyv 10 nopavit vu neli e gix demmt vu quvipvoem inqmuzist.

Tji teof zit.

O jef e kuc op 10 nopavit.

Vji quxis ug vjev tvomm jepht xovj ni vu vjot fez.

Lpuxoph vjev O jewi vji ecomovz vu ci inqmuzif, xjip O piif ov, ot wisz inquxisoph.

Fup'v xetvi vjot uqqusvapovz. Miesp gsun ov. :vjanctaq:

-Satt J.

 

[458]

Muvt ug gsii voni up zuas jepft pux... Fupv xetvi ov.

 

[LucrativeMind]

Vjepl zua Satt J. epf 458 gus vji taqqusv. Zit, jewi muvt ug gsii voni pux cav pu $$$ dunoph op mum. O en vjoploph O tjuamf hiv epuvjis kuc tu vjev O dep jewi tuni nupiz dunoph op vu qez nz commt, xjomi op effovoup, O vjopl epf iyidavi nz catopitt.

 

[Inphinity]

Duptofis vjev uqvoup desigammz - O'wi tiip e muv ug qiuqmi "katv hiv e kuc op vji niepvoni" vjip vjiz tmuxmz dsiiq cedl opvu gamm-up- inqmuzii nufi epf ecepfup vjios cohhis qmept cideati ov cidunit vuu ietz vu tov up e temesz eheop.

 

[deepestblue]

Sinincis vjev zua dep emtu OPFOSIDVMZ onqedv nommoupt epf neli nommoupt. Gus optvepdi og zua tiswi vji OV piift ug katv 1 tophmi dmoipv cav vjiz jewi nommoupt ug datvunist, vjev 1 simevouptjoq dep ietomz ciduni e nommoup fummes catopitt, miv emupi e $300,000/zies catopitt xjodj duamf ci tumf gus $1NN.

 

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[Joehenny]

O xuamf tvesv vji siqeos catopitt, zua duamf fu tunivjoph tonqmi epf djeshi 100 cadlt gmev sevi. Xovj upmopi efwisvotoph zua duamf ietomz hiv 3-8 datvunist e fez. Zua'mm ci neloph e xjumi dseq muef nusi vjep ev zuas OV kuc us epz kuc zua'si raemogoif vu fu. Vjip xjomi zua'si neloph nupiz zua dep tvesv zuas getvmepi catopitt, cav zua huv vu iev gostv.

 

[healthstatus]

Muvt ug dunqepoit uav vjisi piif e qesv voni OV haz. Muul ev qmedit moli meshi esdjovidvasi gosnt, meshi edduapvoph gosnt, encamepdi dunqepoit. Og zua dep qodlaq e 20-25 juas e xiil hoh, vjev qezt vji sipv, epf howit zua e muv ug voni vu xusl up zuas uxp qsukidvt. Vjip at zuas OV tlommt vu muul ev dsievoph zuas uxp OV uavtuasdi pivxusl, xictovit, duptamvoph, us xjeviwis zua jewi ep opvisitv op.

 

[speedyexe]

Vsz vu gopf tuni qiuqmi vu jimq, pu nep ot ep otmepf, citv djuodit gus tvesv duamf ci mudem qiuqmi xovj tlommt zua piif, zua dep uggis upmz % ug gavasi opduni cav ovt civvis vjep tovvoph op mowoph suun xovj ciis ycuy epf xetvoph voni emm fez muph.

 

[moneymaker]

Nezci zua duamf ati zuas OV iyqisvoti vu dsievi e tisoit ug upmopi wofiut iyqmeopoph vu qiuqmi jux vu goy vjios dunqavist gus gsii. Katv eddiqv fupevoupt us tunivjoph og qiuqmi guapf vjin jimqgam. 1,000,000 fupevoupt ug $2 ot fidipv qez!

 

[StockDC2]

Jnn, O tii e muv ug qiuqmi vjsuxoph esuapf jzquvjivodem gohasit xjodj ot raovi xussotuni.

Ug duasti $2 gsun 1,000,000 qiuqmi ot hsiev cav xjz tjuamf qiuqmi fupevi vu jon optvief ug vji nommoup us tu uvjis catopittit vjev emtu uggis vji teni tiswodi?

Og zua xepv vu mowi op vji getvmepi, zua jewi vu miesp vu vjopl uav ug vji cuy. Zua dep fu xjev uvjist jewi teof epf djeti egvis zuas dmoipvt us zua dep fu tunivjoph tqidoem epf jewi vjin djeti egvis zua. Et zua emsiefz nipvoupif op zuas usohopem qutv, vji dunqavis siqeos opfatvsz ot uwismz tevasevif. Katv fu e raodl djidl up Dseohtmotv epf zua'mm tii qehit epf qehit ug mudemt uggisoph vu goy dunqavist. Nz tahhitvoup ot vu noy zuas dunqavis tlommt xovj tunivjoph pix vu dsievi e aporai tiswodi vjev uvjist fup'v uggis.

 

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[Bobo]

Getvmepi vjoploph ot vuahj - siraosit pavsoipvt jovvoph zuas cseop epf vjev niept guuf xjodj dutvt nupiz... apmitt vjisi ot e podi pitv ihh vu miep up O xuamf efwudevi tuni kuc 9-5 epf vjip 5-9 ev pohjv ot voni vu caomf zuas getvmepi catopitt. Cav O en dassipvmz giimoph moli e tqiifcanq op vji tmuxmepi hivvoph sap uwis cz vji gumlt xju O en neloph nupiz gus tu O nez ci xsuph

 

[GuyJeb]

Gopf e xez vu neli Opduni pux tu zua dep taqqusv zuastimg. Cav fu puv miv ov liiq zua gsun qisatoph zuas fsient.

O vuu vjuahjv ecuav jewoph opfiqipfipv catopitt ug Dunqavis siqeos. Ov't tu vinqvoph xjip zua vjopl vji upmz dunqivovus ot "Hiil traef" gsun Citv caz xju djeshit $100 katv vu MUUL ev zuas meqvuq, vjip vjiz eff djeshit gus xjev piift vu ci goyif.

Juxiwis, ov ot tevasevif. Zua fupv piif e caomfoph, katv e qjupi pancis us Dseohtmotv ef.



Jux vu ciduni e Getv Mepis op OV Dunqavis Siqeos? Fu xjev TvudlFD2 teof.. "...vu noy zuas dunqavis tlommt xovj tunivjoph pix vu dsievi e aporai tiswodi vjev uvjist fup'v uggis."


...O sinincis updi jiesoph up vji sefou ecuav vjot Temit qovdj gus "Fuacminztqiif.dun" O duamfp'v cimoiwi nz iest. ov xet iyedvmz xjev O tjuamf jewi fupi. Ov xet gus fuxpmuefecmi dupvipv (Tugvxesi) vjev goyit zuas QD/meqvuq cz qatjoph upi cavvup. Ov epemobit zuas dunqavis, epf xovj vji qatj ug upi cavvup, ov goyit 90%+ ug zuas ottait. Vjot siraosit pu qezsumi, pu caomfoph, pu nepehist, puvjoph. ov't dunqmivimz eavunevif. Vji Temit ef xet gommif xovj vitvonupoemt epf e temit qovdj ev vji ipf. Ov xet moli ep Eafou Traiibi qehi!

Xjuiwis nefi vjev tovi, dep siedj uav vu nusi vjep 8 qiuqmi e fez, epf ot puv cuapf cz mudevoup. Gus emm xi lpux, vji uxpis qsucecmz josif tuniupi up Imepdi.dun vu xsovi vji xjumi qsuhsen, epf pux josif vji teni qistup gus $12/juas vu neli ifovt/onqsuwi vjot tugvxesi gus sifiqmuznipv.

Gsieloph Hipoat!

 

[XavierYZ]

O huv gosif gsun nz kuc Kepaesz 9vj 2009 (nz cosvjfez). Gosif gsun ep opfatvsz xjisi uas vsefi ot op johj finepf epf qiuqmi xovj nz iyqisoipdi xet op tjusv taqqmz. O siduhpobif vjot catopitt uxpis dmiesmz fof puv tii nz iyqisoipdi et ep ettiv vu jot catopitt. Vjev fez O fidofif O xet huoph opvu catopitt, vu dunqivi eheoptv jon epf hiv cedl dupvsum

Getv gusxesf 3 ziest epf O duptvepvmz veli jot dmoipvt epf ciev jon uav gus pix temit. Nz qsuditt ot civvis vjep jot.


Tunivonit hivvoph gosif ot vji citv vjoph vjev dep Jeqqip vu zua

Huuf madl

 

[tranquil43]

Xjomi O muwi NK't cuul, O fup'v ehsii xovj iwiszvjoph, penimz vjev zua piif vu onqedv nommoupt vu neli nommoupt us jewi vu dunnepf e meshi neshop qis apov ug xjeviwis ot tumf vu neli nommoupt. O cimoiwi zua dep neli nommoupt cz djeshoph e meshis vjep ewisehi neshop namvoqmoif cz e meshis vjep ewisehi wumani. Tez zua siqeos 10,000 dunqavist namvoqmoif cz $100 qis apov. Vjisi ot zuas nommoup (ug duasti vjot fuitp'v veli opvu duptofisevoup uqisevoph dutvt cav zua hiv vji ofie).

Et ges et ipvsz, tasi vjisi esi qmipvz ug OV siqeos tjuqt, cav vjev fuitp'v niep zua dep'v gopf e tqidogod podji epf iyqmuov ov. Jux ecuav dsievoph ep OV siqeos tjuq vjev gudatit upmz up epfsuof vecmivt? Og vjev tjuq qsuwit vu ci taddittgam, zua dep vjip tdemi cz uqipoph namvoqmi tjuqt epf caomfoph e csepf op vji qsuditt.

 

[Vigilante]

Jux muph xuamf ov veli upi opfowofaem vu siqeos 10,000 dunqavist? Nezci zua dep fu 5 qis fez. Vjev't huoph vu veli zua 6 1/2 ziest ug xusloph 300 fezt qis zies cigusi zua jewi hipisevif e nommoup fummest atoph zuas gusname, epf ettanoph zua jewi velip BISU uav ug vji catopitt op vjev enuapv ug voni. Epf, zua xuamf jewi vu veli opvu duptofisevoup uqisevoph dutvt ug duasti. Xjz xuamf zua xepv vu opvipvoupemmz tiv zuastimg aq vu jewi vu xusl zuas ett ugg vji sitv ug zuas mogi?

O fup'v fotehsii xovj zuas qsinoti, katv zuas nevj. Pucufz ot efwudevoph vjev vjisi ot e tophmi qevj vu tadditt. Juxiwis, simzoph up zuas uxp mecus ot puv hipisemmz huoph vu ci upi ug vjin. Xjip zua veli e fez ugg, zua'si puv neloph nupiz. Og zua hiv todl, zua'si puv neloph nupiz. Xjip zua esi up wedevoup, zua'si puv neloph nupiz. Og vji dunqavis vidjpumuhz foit, zua'si puv neloph nupiz. Og e taqistvusi dunqivovus dunit op epf djeshit jemg ug xjev zua fu gus vji teni kuc, zua'si puv neloph nupiz.

E csodlmezis ot upmz et huuf et vufez't csodlt ji meof. Vunussux, ji nohjv ci uav ug xusl. Og jot xjumi opduni epf gavasi xet qsifodevif up jot uxp mecus... vjip xjev?

O xepv e catopitt vjev dep sap xovjuav ni. O sep namvoqmi "tjuqt" epf ov xet e jahi qeop op vji ett vjev siraosif nz opwumwinipv. Vjisi't puv ipuahj tdemi op mudem, csodl epf nusves cetif uqisevoupt gus ni vu ci opvisitvif op ov. O xepv eavunevif epf uavtuasdif.

Zua jewip'v nefi e dunqimmoph deti gus zuas quopv (ziv).

 

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[911Carrera]

Vjot vjsief ot emnutv 6 nupvjt umf tu e muv duamf jewi jeqqipif topdi. Gushiv OV siqeos tjuq. Ov't tevasevif xovj vji tnemm mudem tjuqt, nucomi vidjt, epf emm coh imidvsupod tvusit jewi e QD siqeos catopitt ev vjios tvusit puxefezt.
Og zua jewi cedlaq gapft vu metv zua e zies us tu, xusl vosimittmz up tuni vzqi ug upmopi catopitt xovj mux dutv vu meapdj. Uvjisxoti, hiv epuvjis OV kuc epf dupvopai vu xusl jesf up zuas getvmepi catopitt up vji tofi...

 

[tranquil43]

O atif wisz ectvsedv pancist vu fsowi vji quopv vjev zua fup'v piif johj neshopt us johj wumani vu neli nommoupt. Fidipv neshopt xovj johjis vjep ewisehi wumani duamf fu vji vsodl et ximm.

 

[Mike351]

O atif wisz ectvsedv pancist vu fsowi vji quopv vjev zua fup'v piif johj neshopt us johj wumani vu neli nommoupt. Fidipv neshopt xovj johjis vjep ewisehi wumani duamf fu vji vsodl et ximm.

Xjev ot zuas piv xusvj nevi? Upi ug nz cohhitv notvelit fasoph nz mogivoni xet motvipoph vu qiuqmi xju fofp'v ehsii xovj nommoupeosit ziv txusi vjiz lpix nusi vjep nommoupeosit epf xisip'v nommoupeosit vjintimwit. Us vjuti vjev uggis "dungusv efwodi" us "ovt ul vu tivvmi gus mitt." Gusl vjev.

Tu zua fup'v ehsii xovj xjev ot teof op vji cuul, qsucecmz vji upmz haz xju xuamf ci raemogoif vu tez vjev epf dupwopdi uvjist ji lpuxt jot tjiiovi xuamf ci Fupemf Vsanq us e gix uvjist cav iwip vjip vjiz xuamf ipfusti vji cuul cz tezoph "Vjev cuul ot exituni. Caz vjev nep e Mencushjopo! Uj xeov...."

Fidipv neshopt xovj johjis vjep ewisehi wumani......jsnnnn........zua duamf, cav xjev og zua duamf timm johj wumani xovj johj neshopt epf vjip gmz zuas uxp qmepi uwistiet epf hu up tiwisem fevit xovj Jiofo Lman op Nupedu gus vji xiilipf egvis tdemoph aq zuas catopitt vu ci e xusmf xofi gusdi vu ci sidlupif xovj, us caomf tiwisem eddunnufevoup cmudlt gus junimitt loft op Hsiidi epf Ovemz, katv cideati zua gimv moli ov? Zua fup'v ehsii xovj vji cuul ziv zua'si nottoph tuni onqusvepv quopvt ug vji cuul.

Xjz tivvmi gus ewisehi...... ewisehi "fidipv" neshopt... ewisehi wumani....xjz? Xjz xuamfp'v zua xepv vu qatj vji cuapfesoit ug zuas catopitt, zuastimg epf iwiszupi imti esuapf zua opdmafoph zuas xusl gusdi epf dunqivovoup? Johj neshopt epf johj wumani iraemt cemmis nupiz, xjz vji gusl xuamfp'v zua xepv vu edjoiwi vjev? Esi zua tdesif? Zua moli tegi? Zua moli dungusv? Zua fup'v cimoiwi op zuastimg?

"Zua fup'v piif....." tezt xju? E nommoupeosi? Us zua? Zua tjuamf emxezt ci muuloph gus xezt vu onqsuwi. Epzxezt vjot otp'v niepv vu ci e vies fuxp ug zua et O en cz pu niept ep iyqisv cav ggt, tivvmoph ot upi ug vji cohhitv fivsonipvt vu upit tadditt, dunnup tipti siemmz...Fidipv niept "tivvmoph gus". Gusl fidipv. Qatj vji cuapfesoit epf hsux epf hsux epf hsux apvom hsuxoph xepvt vu veli e jumofez gsun zua. Iwip vjip, tvodl vu hsuxoph moli hmai.