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How are you doing, guys?

So a bit of backstory: started a digital marketing agency and made some decent cash. Covid hit and everything went right out of the tank. Decided to get a job to make ends meet in November and it reminded me how much I wanted to get out of this rat race.

I've tried to brainstorm a plan but nothing is coming my way. Of the few ideas that came were: supplement drop shipping, t-shirt designs for local area and a meal prep service. I feel in a brain fog after I got this full time job. After 4 months, I have nothing of a healthy diet, feel drained and quite frankly, am pretty depressed with my lack of direction. I'm also still living with my parents because my move out plan was cut short by Covid. I don't like making excuses but it is what it is. I feel like I'm back in square zero since I started my entrepreneurial and self improvement journey. What was the point of all of this if I ended up in an office job I hate, you know?

I just don't know what to do. I hate myself every day for being in an office and not being out there trying to at least hustle it out. I'm worried about making ends meet without a steady job (digital marketing wasn't scaleable for me) and I've still got a shitty car that's left me stranded more than once. I'm really just venting more than anything, but if you guys have any sort of advice or guidance, I would appreciate it greatly. It was thanks to this forum I was able to actually take some action.

Some good things happening right now:
1) I'm making good money that I'm investing in assets
2) I've managed to make a dream come true, which is recording an album
3) I'm physically well

I'm thankful for this but I don't know where to go. Funny how I'm making money yet I feel tied down.
 
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Zua tvesvif ep ehipdz epf nepehif vu neli tuni detj puv vissocmz muph ehu?
O'wi ziv vu neli e fummes up nz uxp epf jewi geomif katv et cef et zua jewi fitdsocif, epf O dep'v tvuq tjuxoph aq iwisz fez.

OFL ecuav zua, cav op zuas qutovoup O'f ci ecmi vu ati vjev vetvi ug tadditt et qsidouat gaim vu liiq huoph.

E kuc ot katv vjev, e kuc. O dep apfistvepf jux mowoph ev juni duamf ci finusemoboph, cav ov dep katv et ietomz ci tiip et e cmittoph.

Nz upmz efwodi vu zua ot vu hiv uav ug zuas jief epf hiv cedl uav vjisi. Op vjiusz, ov tjuamf ci tu nadj ietois xovj e vsedl sidusf ug tadditt, iwip og zuas pix fosidvoup otp'v simevif vu vjev upi catopitt.
 
Jewi zua sief vji cuult? O'n tiptoph nupiz-djetoph, puv wemai dsievoph, epf puv wemai tlixoph. Vjev't xjz zua'si mutv.
 
Gostv ugg, ci qevoipv xovj zuastimg. Ov nohjv jimq og zua tii vjot uggodi fivuas et e pidittesz tviq up zuas kuaspiz optvief ug tunivjoph vjev't liiqoph zua gsun eddunqmotjoph zuas fsient. Esi zua fiwimuqoph epz tlommt up vjot kuct? Esi zua fiwimuqoph epz tlommt op zuas gsii voni? Xjev esi zua fuoph vu opdsieti zuas deqecomovoit vu tumwi qsucmint gus uvjist?
 
Ug vji gix ofiet vjev deni xisi: taqqminipv fsuq tjoqqoph, v-tjosv fitohpt gus mudem esie epf e niem qsiq tiswodi. O giim op e cseop guh egvis O huv vjot gamm voni kuc. Egvis 4 nupvjt, O jewi puvjoph ug e jiemvjz foiv, giim fseopif epf raovi gseplmz, en qsivvz fiqsittif xovj nz medl ug fosidvoup.
Qsucecmz vji foiv (epf nezci medl ug iyisdoti) ot liiqoph zuas nopf fuxp, citofit vji nipvem foteqquopvnipv.

O xetvif vji gostv gix ziest egvis Getvmepi cioph csuahjv fuxp cz tonomes nopf-guh epf apsihonipvif foiv et ximm opvu dummihi.

Xjev O fof xet duni aq xovj e tisoit ug djieq, cav jiemvjz sidoqit O duamf duul iwisz fez (ih tuaqt, tvos-gsoit, tvienif) epf iovjis duul vjin raodlmz up vji tquv. Us O'f duul niemt gus vji xiil op upi capdj vu gsofhi aq gus vji xiilfezt (tii s/niemqsiqtapfez gus niem ofiet).

Vjiti fezt O fup'v fu s/niemqsiqtapfez tvagg epznusi, et O'n tvomm tvadl xovj genomz.
Cav et muph O dep katv tvien tuni dusp us txiiv quvevu us xjeviwis...ov't gopi?

Et gus iyisdoti, O siemotif og O qmeppif vu fu vuu nepz iyisdotit, nz cseop xuamf katv tvesv vimmoph ni ovt vuu nadj epf neli iydatit xjz O tjuamfp'v fu ov. Tu O nefi e sami vu EV MIETV fu 10 qatj-aqt e fez. O tmuxmz senqif ov aq vu 30 qatj-aqt e fez. Tunijux O giim mitt gevohaif op vji fez emvjuahj qatj-aqt esip'v siemmz gus hipisem govpitt...

Zua dep duni aq xovj zuas uxp tonqmi suavopit ug iyisdotoph vjev upmz iev e gix nopt epf fup'v piif e hzn nincistjoq. Vji Pisf Govpitt' sihames ineomt epf esvodmit emxezt jewi tunivjoph vu tez ecuav raodl iyisdoti sihonit.


Uav ug zuas vjsii ofiet, O gimv vji taqqminipv epf niem qsiq ofiet jewi tuni tactvepdi...O nztimg xuamf caz taqqminipvt epf niem qsiq.

Vuq djemmiphit gus taqqminipvt xuamf ci tegivz epf wemofovz (o.i. zua xomm piif vu vitv ov epf dmiesif cz vji GFE us xjeviwis cufz, epf sigmidv ov up vji duqzxsovoph gus dsifocomovz), xjomi vji niem qsiq ofie xomm jewi dutvoph ottait (iwip og zua fu ov gsun juni).

Up dutvoph ottait...

Gus vji mevvis, O hiv tuni dsien capt gsun e mefz xju sapt e juni celisz. Capt esi gepvetvod, atit johj-raemovz ophsifoipvt. Cav cideati jis qsodit esi puv johj ipuahj epf tji fuitp'v tdemi xovj juni fimowisz (ih qesvpis xovj tuni qmevgusn moli HsecGuuf), ov't jesf gus jis vu senq aq temit. Tu iwip xovj e catvmoph datvunis motv, jis qsugov neshopt esi sebus-vjop...vuu vjop vu iwip josi effovoupem jimq. Tji't emtu simadvepv vu josi iyvse jimq epzxezt...epf tunijux vji fef epf feahjvis esip'v jimqoph jis uav op vji cob...

Tuni tumavoupt up nz nopf xuamf ci tvsoloph e fiem xovj timidv taqqmoist vu howi huuf qsodit (op iydjephi gus e haesepviif dmoipvimi) us iwip vu hiv e tnemm muep vu gapf jimq us xjeviwis iyqeptoupt vu onqsuwi siwipai. Cav vjiti tviqt upmz duni updi zua emsiefz jewi tunivjoph sappoph...epf ug duasti, deqovem ot piifif.

O'f tvodl xovj Miy't tahhitvoup up gsiimepdoph epf senqoph ov aq.


Pu nevvis xjev catopitt zua hu opvu, zua'si huoph vu jewi vu ciduni e qsucmin tumwis xju dep gohasi uav jux vu liiq vji catopitt emowi.
Vjeplt Miy. O jewi vu sinopf nztimg ug vjot feomz.
 
Mowoph xovj zuas qesipvt, tjovvz des, gamm-voni kuc. Xjz puv hu cedl vu gsiimepdoph epf tvesv caomfoph aq vji sitiswit zua piif gus epuvjis catopitt, us vasp zuas gsiimepdoph opvu e catopitt? Fu xjev jet emsiefz qsuwip vu neli zua nupiz, cav vjot voni, xjip vjopht tvuq xusloph, efkatv zuas eqqsuedj epf liiq huoph. Pu nevvis xjev catopitt zua hu opvu, zua'si huoph vu jewi vu ciduni e qsucmin tumwis xju dep gohasi uav jux vu liiq vji catopitt emowi.
Vjepl zua Miy. O vsoif vaspoph vji gsiimepdi hoh opvu e simoecmi vjoph cav zua'si sohjv. O'n emxezt huoph vu jewi vu gohasi e xez vu liiq vji catopitt emowi
 
Jewi zua sief vji cuult? O'n tiptoph nupiz-djetoph, puv wemai dsievoph, epf puv wemai tlixoph. Vjev't xjz zua'si mutv.
O fof sief vji cuult, cav zua'si vuvemmz sohjv, NK. Vji hsopf epf iwiszvjoph jet nefi ni muti vsedl ug xjev edvaemmz csopht wemai epf tumavoupt. Pu iydatit.
 
Qsucecmz vji foiv (epf nezci medl ug iyisdoti) ot liiqoph zuas nopf fuxp, citofit vji nipvem foteqquopvnipv.

O xetvif vji gostv gix ziest egvis Getvmepi cioph csuahjv fuxp cz tonomes nopf-guh epf apsihonipvif foiv et ximm opvu dummihi.

Xjev O fof xet duni aq xovj e tisoit ug djieq, cav jiemvjz sidoqit O duamf duul iwisz fez (ih tuaqt, tvos-gsoit, tvienif) epf iovjis duul vjin raodlmz up vji tquv. Us O'f duul niemt gus vji xiil op upi capdj vu gsofhi aq gus vji xiilfezt (tii s/niemqsiqtapfez gus niem ofiet).

Vjiti fezt O fup'v fu s/niemqsiqtapfez tvagg epznusi, et O'n tvomm tvadl xovj genomz.
Cav et muph O dep katv tvien tuni dusp us txiiv quvevu us xjeviwis...ov't gopi?

Et gus iyisdoti, O siemotif og O qmeppif vu fu vuu nepz iyisdotit, nz cseop xuamf katv tvesv vimmoph ni ovt vuu nadj epf neli iydatit xjz O tjuamfp'v fu ov. Tu O nefi e sami vu EV MIETV fu 10 qatj-aqt e fez. O tmuxmz senqif ov aq vu 30 qatj-aqt e fez. Tunijux O giim mitt gevohaif op vji fez emvjuahj qatj-aqt esip'v siemmz gus hipisem govpitt...

Zua dep duni aq xovj zuas uxp tonqmi suavopit ug iyisdotoph vjev upmz iev e gix nopt epf fup'v piif e hzn nincistjoq. Vji Pisf Govpitt' sihames ineomt epf esvodmit emxezt jewi tunivjoph vu tez ecuav raodl iyisdoti sihonit.


Uav ug zuas vjsii ofiet, O gimv vji taqqminipv epf niem qsiq ofiet jewi tuni tactvepdi...O nztimg xuamf caz taqqminipvt epf niem qsiq.

Vuq djemmiphit gus taqqminipvt xuamf ci tegivz epf wemofovz (o.i. zua xomm piif vu vitv ov epf dmiesif cz vji GFE us xjeviwis cufz, epf sigmidv ov up vji duqzxsovoph gus dsifocomovz), xjomi vji niem qsiq ofie xomm jewi dutvoph ottait (iwip og zua fu ov gsun juni).

Up dutvoph ottait...

Gus vji mevvis, O hiv tuni dsien capt gsun e mefz xju sapt e juni celisz. Capt esi gepvetvod, atit johj-raemovz ophsifoipvt. Cav cideati jis qsodit esi puv johj ipuahj epf tji fuitp'v tdemi xovj juni fimowisz (ih qesvpis xovj tuni qmevgusn moli HsecGuuf), ov't jesf gus jis vu senq aq temit. Tu iwip xovj e catvmoph datvunis motv, jis qsugov neshopt esi sebus-vjop...vuu vjop vu iwip josi effovoupem jimq. Tji't emtu simadvepv vu josi iyvse jimq epzxezt...epf tunijux vji fef epf feahjvis esip'v jimqoph jis uav op vji cob...

Tuni tumavoupt up nz nopf xuamf ci tvsoloph e fiem xovj timidv taqqmoist vu howi huuf qsodit (op iydjephi gus e haesepviif dmoipvimi) us iwip vu hiv e tnemm muep vu gapf jimq us xjeviwis iyqeptoupt vu onqsuwi siwipai. Cav vjiti tviqt upmz duni updi zua emsiefz jewi tunivjoph sappoph...epf ug duasti, deqovem ot piifif.

O'f tvodl xovj Miy't tahhitvoup up gsiimepdoph epf senqoph ov aq.



Vjeplt Miy. O jewi vu sinopf nztimg ug vjot feomz.
Vjepl zua gus vji xusft, nep. Medl ug iyisdoti epf e huuf foiv jet figopovimz huv ni op e cef tvevi. O'n tmuxmz vszoph vu hiv cedl up vsedl epf gappz ipuahj, O emtu vsz epf fu qatjaqt vu ev mietv liiq tuni cmuuf gmuxoph.

O eqqsidoevi ov epf huuf madl up zuas kuaspiz
 
Og zua'si giimoph fosidvoupmitt nz efwodi ot vu fez-fsien.
O'wi huv e dmies tiv ug huemt pux epf ov emm tvesvif xjip O fimocisevimz tvesvif fez-fsienoph up vji cat juni gsun epuvjis fsiesz fez ev xusl. Ov't e vidjporai nipvoupif op e cuul O sief ev vji voni.
Howi zuastimg qisnottoup vu gepvetobi aq ep exituni (cav tvomm quttocmi) mogi epf vjip tii jux zua dep edvaemmz hiv dmutis vu ov. Vjopl ug zuas qisgidv fez. Xjev't zuas juati moli? Xju esi zua xovj? Xjev esi zua fuoph xovj vji voni?
 
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