Alex W.
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Hey guys & gals,
I'm going to try and keep this introduction as short as possible.
My name is Alex (wasn't very creative when I created my username), and I'm a 22 y/o student-athlete (football) living on the Western Coast of the U.S.
I had a terrifying realization about 6 months ago. I was, upon graduating college, doomed to a 9-5 lifestyle. I have no choice. This is what we have to do to survive. It's necessity. I essentially had a mid-life crisis, at the age of 21.
I've never been an incredibly descriptive writer, so I don't feel as though I can appropriately convey this feeling of dread via text, and I'm not going to even try (but I'm sure many here have experienced a similar sense of despair, so will know exactly what I'm talking about).
In short, I realized that I didn't want to be another cog in the economic machine. I didn't want to trade my F*cking soul for a measly bimonthly check, 8 days off/month (if I'm lucky), 2 weeks vacation, plus benefits.
I knew that there HAD to be a solution. It was IMPOSSIBLE that there wasn't a way out.
So I started searching. And researching. And studying.
I have done nothing except research/study, slowly at first, but more intensely as time went on, for about 6 months. I went into hyper-drive about one month ago. I don't say this light-heatedly, either, as it's all I've done, 10-16 hours/day, for the past 1.0-1.5 months. It sucks, a lot. I've gained weight, stopped going out, stopped playing video games & watching TV, and have lost interest in nearly every other aspect of my life.
In fact, I am pretty confident that my mom thinks I'm depressed, as she's accustomed to me exercising, socializing and otherwise doing "normal people things".
On the contrary, Mom, I am F*cking ecstatic. There is a way out. I've found it & people are actually doing it.
This forum has been the kick in the a$$ that I've needed to become an action-taker. I'll be creating a progress thread tomorrow (I'll edit in a link here) outlining my first fastlane business. It's a mix of a business in both the idea and the execution phase (aspects of the business are, and have been, executing for >10 years, but I'd like to take it to the next level, hence the idea phase).
Tune in tomorrow to find out more
Funny side-note:
After re-reading my draft of this post to check for spelling errors (it's late here), I noticed that the tone of my introduction seems to insinuate that my next post is going to read...
I promise I'm not a scumbag. Sorry to disappoint, but there won't be any B&M editions of TMFL (unless MJ decides he's feeling extra-creative).
I'm the real-deal, and I've never had this feeling of determination & drive in my entire F*cking life.
Please do tune-in to my progress thread. I am looking for advice, and, even more so, criticism. And hopefully, when I'm successful, I'll be able to give back to the community here, in one way or another.
BIG shout-out to @MJ DeMarco @biophase @Vigilante @Walter Hay @Andy Black @IceCreamKid plus a few more I'm probably forgetting (in no particular order).
The value in this forum is unbelievable. The value that has been added by you six, especially, is astonishing.
I'm going to try and keep this introduction as short as possible.
My name is Alex (wasn't very creative when I created my username), and I'm a 22 y/o student-athlete (football) living on the Western Coast of the U.S.
I had a terrifying realization about 6 months ago. I was, upon graduating college, doomed to a 9-5 lifestyle. I have no choice. This is what we have to do to survive. It's necessity. I essentially had a mid-life crisis, at the age of 21.
I've never been an incredibly descriptive writer, so I don't feel as though I can appropriately convey this feeling of dread via text, and I'm not going to even try (but I'm sure many here have experienced a similar sense of despair, so will know exactly what I'm talking about).
In short, I realized that I didn't want to be another cog in the economic machine. I didn't want to trade my F*cking soul for a measly bimonthly check, 8 days off/month (if I'm lucky), 2 weeks vacation, plus benefits.
I knew that there HAD to be a solution. It was IMPOSSIBLE that there wasn't a way out.
So I started searching. And researching. And studying.
I have done nothing except research/study, slowly at first, but more intensely as time went on, for about 6 months. I went into hyper-drive about one month ago. I don't say this light-heatedly, either, as it's all I've done, 10-16 hours/day, for the past 1.0-1.5 months. It sucks, a lot. I've gained weight, stopped going out, stopped playing video games & watching TV, and have lost interest in nearly every other aspect of my life.
In fact, I am pretty confident that my mom thinks I'm depressed, as she's accustomed to me exercising, socializing and otherwise doing "normal people things".
On the contrary, Mom, I am F*cking ecstatic. There is a way out. I've found it & people are actually doing it.
This forum has been the kick in the a$$ that I've needed to become an action-taker. I'll be creating a progress thread tomorrow (I'll edit in a link here) outlining my first fastlane business. It's a mix of a business in both the idea and the execution phase (aspects of the business are, and have been, executing for >10 years, but I'd like to take it to the next level, hence the idea phase).
Tune in tomorrow to find out more
Funny side-note:
After re-reading my draft of this post to check for spelling errors (it's late here), I noticed that the tone of my introduction seems to insinuate that my next post is going to read...
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I promise I'm not a scumbag. Sorry to disappoint, but there won't be any B&M editions of TMFL (unless MJ decides he's feeling extra-creative).
I'm the real-deal, and I've never had this feeling of determination & drive in my entire F*cking life.
Please do tune-in to my progress thread. I am looking for advice, and, even more so, criticism. And hopefully, when I'm successful, I'll be able to give back to the community here, in one way or another.
BIG shout-out to @MJ DeMarco @biophase @Vigilante @Walter Hay @Andy Black @IceCreamKid plus a few more I'm probably forgetting (in no particular order).
The value in this forum is unbelievable. The value that has been added by you six, especially, is astonishing.
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