Greetings!
I am in the middle of reading Millionaire Fastlane and it has been unexpectedly emotional for me thinking about trading my freedom 5 days a week for my $1700 check and health benefits. Plus I'm 52 years old so, I've been doing it for a while now.
I am definitely in the slow lane in a lot of ways, and it's not natural for me to be here. Both of my parents were entrepreneurs, and I always thought I'd follow their footsteps. I didn't marry well in my 20's and it led to a divorce, and years of me struggling to keep the kids healthy and happy and a roof over our heads. I took the path of least resistance... a local job in government (at least I found one near the beach).
It has been ten years now in the same job, and although I have "stability" and some "freedom", I realize I am not myself in this job. I come home and feel dull. My creativity has been pushed down, I'm tired, I find no joy in scheduling meetings and updating meaningless spreadsheets, and I'm not even sure I believe in the politics of the department I work in any longer.
Where I am today: My kids are grown and on their own paths, and I am newly remarried. The power of two incomes is way greater than the power of one. We have been having fun with our new "wealth" of combined incomes, however I realize our wealth does not include the freedom that we want. Not to mention, we have both gained weight (fat and happy together ha), and the being fit part of wealth is really speaking to me. What is wealth without good health?
We have accomplished a lot in the last few years, we now own a couple of houses, we have reliable vehicles, we have a happy, loving family, we have a few dollars in the bank, we have pensions and a 401K, but we are not enjoying the majority of our lives, we are trading it away and are tired when it comes to doing what we want. We hope to retire by 56 at the latest (4 more years of this...).
My goal in the next year is to become more myself again, instead of trading myself for the person I have to be at my 8-5 job. I am a writer, and an artist and I have several projects I have started in the last few years that I have been struggling to work on. I was born with the entrepreneurial spirit, but I can't seem to be disciplined to consistently work on my goals. Not to mention, second guessing my ideas and just generally being distracted and dragging my feet.
I know I work best with deadlines, and having a deadline of a few years to make a difference will work in my favor. I haven't finished the Fastlane yet, thank you MJ @MJ DeMarco for the book and I have to say I am feeling more like myself again already.
Karee
I am in the middle of reading Millionaire Fastlane and it has been unexpectedly emotional for me thinking about trading my freedom 5 days a week for my $1700 check and health benefits. Plus I'm 52 years old so, I've been doing it for a while now.
I am definitely in the slow lane in a lot of ways, and it's not natural for me to be here. Both of my parents were entrepreneurs, and I always thought I'd follow their footsteps. I didn't marry well in my 20's and it led to a divorce, and years of me struggling to keep the kids healthy and happy and a roof over our heads. I took the path of least resistance... a local job in government (at least I found one near the beach).
It has been ten years now in the same job, and although I have "stability" and some "freedom", I realize I am not myself in this job. I come home and feel dull. My creativity has been pushed down, I'm tired, I find no joy in scheduling meetings and updating meaningless spreadsheets, and I'm not even sure I believe in the politics of the department I work in any longer.
Where I am today: My kids are grown and on their own paths, and I am newly remarried. The power of two incomes is way greater than the power of one. We have been having fun with our new "wealth" of combined incomes, however I realize our wealth does not include the freedom that we want. Not to mention, we have both gained weight (fat and happy together ha), and the being fit part of wealth is really speaking to me. What is wealth without good health?
We have accomplished a lot in the last few years, we now own a couple of houses, we have reliable vehicles, we have a happy, loving family, we have a few dollars in the bank, we have pensions and a 401K, but we are not enjoying the majority of our lives, we are trading it away and are tired when it comes to doing what we want. We hope to retire by 56 at the latest (4 more years of this...).
My goal in the next year is to become more myself again, instead of trading myself for the person I have to be at my 8-5 job. I am a writer, and an artist and I have several projects I have started in the last few years that I have been struggling to work on. I was born with the entrepreneurial spirit, but I can't seem to be disciplined to consistently work on my goals. Not to mention, second guessing my ideas and just generally being distracted and dragging my feet.
I know I work best with deadlines, and having a deadline of a few years to make a difference will work in my favor. I haven't finished the Fastlane yet, thank you MJ @MJ DeMarco for the book and I have to say I am feeling more like myself again already.
Karee
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