Hello all,
I read the Millionaire Fastlane maybe a year ago, and it stuck with me more than most business books. I have been contemplating starting another business for years, but I just haven't taken the steps. Yep, I have slow laned for years.
I recently read Unscripted which, to me, expands on Fastlane. Like MJ did from Fastlane to Unscripted , I need to expand and kick it up a notch.
I am 45 now (late to the game), and although not doing bad in life, I have been missing the entrepreneurial satisfaction for about 20 years or so. For a couple years in my younger days, I ran my own business. Although it was rewarding, I could not figure out how to decouple my time from my business. I worked long hours to make OK money. I knew nothing of of CENTS, much less how to do it. I was my own boss, but I was a slave to my business. Much like MJ describes how people often do, I shuttered the business and went back to a job.
Fast forward a couple decades and I am still working. I do ok these days, I guess. I make (barely) 6 figures and I rarely work more than 40 hours a week. I work in a low stress position, have a nice desk and chair, and a hands off boss. Sounds great, right? I mean, there are people who would kill for my job. Me, though? I feel like I am dying every day that I go to work. First world problems? Maybe.
I feel like I am wasting my potential and my life. Strike that, I KNOW I am. I could find a better job that pays more (my last couple jobs have paid much more than I make now), but to what effect? I would work longer hours, have more stress and have to deal with everything that goes with more money in a corporate environment. I'd go from bad to worse, but the paychecks would be bigger. In other words, I'd just be a more expensive temporal prostitute.
For years I have dreamed of some sort of break out. I tasted entrepreneurship, and I have missed it. I am ready to make a plan to get back to it, but I have to work out some road blocks. Big questions like: How do I not burn through my life savings? How do I keep my family insured? How do I pay my bills? How do I mitigate all the risks? Basically, I have to figure out the "how" of the "what" to do. I have a partial map from MJ from his two books, but I gotta figure some of these things out.
And so I am here. Before joining, I perused the forum and saw things I liked. Although people here are helpful to each other, there is no babying or pussyfooting around. Post bullshit crybaby stuff, and you'll get called out. Perfect. At least it sounds like it.
Ok, well, there it is and here I am. I ask you to forgive my stupid questions in advance. Also, if I ask something and it seems like I want too much hand holding, it just because I don't know what to ask and where. I promise, I return help tenfold.
Thanks for reading! I look forward to getting to know you all, sharing and learning.
LateToTheGame
I read the Millionaire Fastlane maybe a year ago, and it stuck with me more than most business books. I have been contemplating starting another business for years, but I just haven't taken the steps. Yep, I have slow laned for years.
I recently read Unscripted which, to me, expands on Fastlane. Like MJ did from Fastlane to Unscripted , I need to expand and kick it up a notch.
I am 45 now (late to the game), and although not doing bad in life, I have been missing the entrepreneurial satisfaction for about 20 years or so. For a couple years in my younger days, I ran my own business. Although it was rewarding, I could not figure out how to decouple my time from my business. I worked long hours to make OK money. I knew nothing of of CENTS, much less how to do it. I was my own boss, but I was a slave to my business. Much like MJ describes how people often do, I shuttered the business and went back to a job.
Fast forward a couple decades and I am still working. I do ok these days, I guess. I make (barely) 6 figures and I rarely work more than 40 hours a week. I work in a low stress position, have a nice desk and chair, and a hands off boss. Sounds great, right? I mean, there are people who would kill for my job. Me, though? I feel like I am dying every day that I go to work. First world problems? Maybe.
I feel like I am wasting my potential and my life. Strike that, I KNOW I am. I could find a better job that pays more (my last couple jobs have paid much more than I make now), but to what effect? I would work longer hours, have more stress and have to deal with everything that goes with more money in a corporate environment. I'd go from bad to worse, but the paychecks would be bigger. In other words, I'd just be a more expensive temporal prostitute.
For years I have dreamed of some sort of break out. I tasted entrepreneurship, and I have missed it. I am ready to make a plan to get back to it, but I have to work out some road blocks. Big questions like: How do I not burn through my life savings? How do I keep my family insured? How do I pay my bills? How do I mitigate all the risks? Basically, I have to figure out the "how" of the "what" to do. I have a partial map from MJ from his two books, but I gotta figure some of these things out.
And so I am here. Before joining, I perused the forum and saw things I liked. Although people here are helpful to each other, there is no babying or pussyfooting around. Post bullshit crybaby stuff, and you'll get called out. Perfect. At least it sounds like it.
Ok, well, there it is and here I am. I ask you to forgive my stupid questions in advance. Also, if I ask something and it seems like I want too much hand holding, it just because I don't know what to ask and where. I promise, I return help tenfold.
Thanks for reading! I look forward to getting to know you all, sharing and learning.
LateToTheGame
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