Hi fastlane folks,
I'm C-Jay. I'm a 25 year old Canadian dude in Ottawa, Ontario.
I live comfortably earning a respectable slowlane wage as a federal public servant. While amongst many of my friends, 90k a year is "rolling in it", I suffer from perpetual boredom in my day job despite working 50 hours a week and being on the "fast track" for promotion, etc.
I crave a new challenge, most notably one that will grant me the ultimate privilege: freedom over my time. For months I have been exploring avenues of earning. I learned all about the stock market and got into it, thinking it was the solution. I bought cryptocurrencies and am doing quite well. I am dabbling in peer to peer lending. While all good things, they tend to be mostly slowlane at the level I'm currently operating.
Most recently, I've poured my research time into e-commerce and coding for purposes of app development. I've solicited a good friend of mine to teach me his trade (web design) in exchange for my knowledge on investing/finance. At this point, I have not decided on a particular "monogamous" approach I want to take, but I'm exploring new options almost daily.
I read TMF over this past weekend and was riveted. I have read 30+ books on finance, business, investing, etc, but have never felt my eyes open quite like they did over the weekend. For me, I'm finally accepting that the fastlane journey has my name on it. I have no illusions about the future reactions of my friends and family (luckily, I'm single with no kids as of yet). They'll think I'm choosing to be a lazy drifter and that I will be giving up the comfortable slowlane income I've worked so hard for, in exchange for the trials of the unknown. I'm okay with this. I have a good track record when it comes to taking on new challenges but I expect this to be the biggest of all. I understand the raw commitment to work I have in front of me. There will be no paid vacations. No dental plan. I'm ready to accept that.
I hope this forum can serve as an opportunity for me to pick the brains of successful entrepreneurs. First and foremost, I need to identify my path. How exactly will I fulfill a need? I look forward to the day in the very near future that I identify that and tend my resignation from the slowlane. I am most excited about the journey and hope to become a valuable contributor here on the forum.
Thanks for having me, @MJ DeMarco and all community members,
CJ
PS. Unscripted is in the mail! Looking forward to it.
I'm C-Jay. I'm a 25 year old Canadian dude in Ottawa, Ontario.
I live comfortably earning a respectable slowlane wage as a federal public servant. While amongst many of my friends, 90k a year is "rolling in it", I suffer from perpetual boredom in my day job despite working 50 hours a week and being on the "fast track" for promotion, etc.
I crave a new challenge, most notably one that will grant me the ultimate privilege: freedom over my time. For months I have been exploring avenues of earning. I learned all about the stock market and got into it, thinking it was the solution. I bought cryptocurrencies and am doing quite well. I am dabbling in peer to peer lending. While all good things, they tend to be mostly slowlane at the level I'm currently operating.
Most recently, I've poured my research time into e-commerce and coding for purposes of app development. I've solicited a good friend of mine to teach me his trade (web design) in exchange for my knowledge on investing/finance. At this point, I have not decided on a particular "monogamous" approach I want to take, but I'm exploring new options almost daily.
I read TMF over this past weekend and was riveted. I have read 30+ books on finance, business, investing, etc, but have never felt my eyes open quite like they did over the weekend. For me, I'm finally accepting that the fastlane journey has my name on it. I have no illusions about the future reactions of my friends and family (luckily, I'm single with no kids as of yet). They'll think I'm choosing to be a lazy drifter and that I will be giving up the comfortable slowlane income I've worked so hard for, in exchange for the trials of the unknown. I'm okay with this. I have a good track record when it comes to taking on new challenges but I expect this to be the biggest of all. I understand the raw commitment to work I have in front of me. There will be no paid vacations. No dental plan. I'm ready to accept that.
I hope this forum can serve as an opportunity for me to pick the brains of successful entrepreneurs. First and foremost, I need to identify my path. How exactly will I fulfill a need? I look forward to the day in the very near future that I identify that and tend my resignation from the slowlane. I am most excited about the journey and hope to become a valuable contributor here on the forum.
Thanks for having me, @MJ DeMarco and all community members,
CJ
PS. Unscripted is in the mail! Looking forward to it.
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