Hello friends from the FASTLANE!
Before I dive into who I am, I'd like to start with some well deserved gratitude. Thankyou to every single person who interacts with this forum, I really thought that I was alone with the UNSCRIPTED mindset.
Some posts on here really helped me grow personally, I don't know who posted where but to you who did, I don't where your post is, I will find it, and I will thank you.
Of course I can't move forward without thanking the man that made all this a reality. Thank you @MJ DeMarco for writing TMF and creating this space. The immense value of these two things alone has, and still is helping me realize that I'm not an outcast but the 1%. I would love to shake your hand once I get my bearings living the FASTLANE life.
Anyhoo, Introductions are underway...
Heyo, my name is Tim, some things to know about me are,
I definitely see an aggressive independence mindset in myself. For my first "real job" I was a chef at a local Chinese restaurant, the very moment they gave me access to the skillet I had the thoughts of taking over the entire business. I got a feel for their budget as time went on but the ceiling(scale) wasn't enough for me to persist at that job.
Someone I knew was in the Construction business, I saw a higher income ceiling there, more knowledge required(entry), more demand(need), more pay(this blinded me). It wasn't that long ~8 months and I was able to frame a house myself. I was questioning why I wouldn't just go and be my own boss and build houses as I was.
I was again hit with a ceiling, myself(time). I was limited with how many hours I had in the day and if I did train anybody to do the work for me it would only be a matter of time until they left to start their own company(entry). That or, many people go into construction as a summer job and fall off once winter rolls around...
I fell into a depression after a year of working, I did the math, I was making 26k a year while working 10 hour days with an hour of commute time. Saving enough money for a home would have taken me 30 YEARS assuming I was saving 40% of my income. I quit that job looking to get into 3d graphics as I was big on gaming(passion). It flopped.
I moved on to action-faking my way into a Voice Over business. I joined a V/O Facebook group, bought an expensive mic, hardware to use it and never made a single penny off of it. I tried learning python, and was starting to lean towards HTML but, I knew that it would be a matter of time that I would be hit with another wave of depression.
It was by total chance that a youtuber mentioned a book that helped him, none other than The Millionaire Fastlane, I read the book in one sitting. It truly felt like I was reading a diary of someone who understood my struggles.
I'm glad that I finally found a place where successful people aren't afraid to share the success mindset with others.
My action plan for 2022:
I'll do my best to stay active and honest on progress. Who knows, maybe once I succeed someone would look at my story and be uplifted like I was thanks to the people that came before me.
Thankyou for reading
-Tim
Before I dive into who I am, I'd like to start with some well deserved gratitude. Thankyou to every single person who interacts with this forum, I really thought that I was alone with the UNSCRIPTED mindset.
Some posts on here really helped me grow personally, I don't know who posted where but to you who did, I don't where your post is, I will find it, and I will thank you.
Of course I can't move forward without thanking the man that made all this a reality. Thank you @MJ DeMarco for writing TMF and creating this space. The immense value of these two things alone has, and still is helping me realize that I'm not an outcast but the 1%. I would love to shake your hand once I get my bearings living the FASTLANE life.
Anyhoo, Introductions are underway...
Heyo, my name is Tim, some things to know about me are,
- I am 7,527 days or 20.6082 years old
- My height is 28.8 standard toothpicks or 6ft
- I love electric longboards
- I find random facts entertaining
I definitely see an aggressive independence mindset in myself. For my first "real job" I was a chef at a local Chinese restaurant, the very moment they gave me access to the skillet I had the thoughts of taking over the entire business. I got a feel for their budget as time went on but the ceiling(scale) wasn't enough for me to persist at that job.
Someone I knew was in the Construction business, I saw a higher income ceiling there, more knowledge required(entry), more demand(need), more pay(this blinded me). It wasn't that long ~8 months and I was able to frame a house myself. I was questioning why I wouldn't just go and be my own boss and build houses as I was.
I was again hit with a ceiling, myself(time). I was limited with how many hours I had in the day and if I did train anybody to do the work for me it would only be a matter of time until they left to start their own company(entry). That or, many people go into construction as a summer job and fall off once winter rolls around...
I fell into a depression after a year of working, I did the math, I was making 26k a year while working 10 hour days with an hour of commute time. Saving enough money for a home would have taken me 30 YEARS assuming I was saving 40% of my income. I quit that job looking to get into 3d graphics as I was big on gaming(passion). It flopped.
I moved on to action-faking my way into a Voice Over business. I joined a V/O Facebook group, bought an expensive mic, hardware to use it and never made a single penny off of it. I tried learning python, and was starting to lean towards HTML but, I knew that it would be a matter of time that I would be hit with another wave of depression.
It was by total chance that a youtuber mentioned a book that helped him, none other than The Millionaire Fastlane, I read the book in one sitting. It truly felt like I was reading a diary of someone who understood my struggles.
I'm glad that I finally found a place where successful people aren't afraid to share the success mindset with others.
My action plan for 2022:
- Spend more time digging into finding my core values, following the Maybe You Need An Alignment thread by eliquid.
- I'm thinking of going into Copywriting following the 15 Days to Freedom thread by Lex DeVile to start making something independent of location, getting the skills of sales/marketing and collecting startup funds for something that fits C.E.N.T.S.
I'll do my best to stay active and honest on progress. Who knows, maybe once I succeed someone would look at my story and be uplifted like I was thanks to the people that came before me.
Thankyou for reading
-Tim
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