I believe I'm at a crossroads.
I'm contemplating what my next move should be. I'm a web developer with (I think) some good ideas for web apps/businesses that could help me reach the Fastlane. But, I'm not where I need to be. I've got a few things to learn to be able to see my ideas come to fruition and I'm searching for the best way to go about that.
I see two options, and I'd love advice from Fastlaners with experience (meaning, you're living the Fastlane dream now).
Option one: I stay at the day job I have (because there are bills to pay) and do what I can, when I can in the evenings, weekends, etc. There might be possibilities to learn and use some of what I need to accomplish at my day job, but I'm frustrated with some of the people I work with and some of the insane BS I put up with. I have a wife, two kids and a decent amount of student loan debt, which means the work I need to do will need to be extra on top of my day job. This could just be a Crush It! moment and I need to deal with it. The day job has its perks: I have an incredible amount of freedom, almost more than any other in the organization and although I'm supervised, I'm mostly left alone to do my thing. Plus, it's 2.5 miles from where I live, so that's a great thing.
Option two: I seek out a job that is heavily into web development, where I'd come on board a team and get very hands on with what I'd need to learn to eventually put aforementioned ideas in motion. The drawback? To get a job like that would require me to commute at least 45 minutes each way. It's be like a boot camp, but I fear the possibility of a new job turning into the same thing as my current one: be there awhile, get frustrated and then be in the same boat I'm in now but with a much longer commute.
I really don't think either option of a day job is a long-term winner. I think the steady 40-plus-hours-a-week jobs are a fool's game, but I'm not getting any younger (I'm 35). Plus, the more I read and experience, the more I see that working for someone else is a load of crap.
If I need to clarify anything, please let me know. I'm very eager to hear some feedback from those who understand the Fastlane mentality.
I'm all ears (or eyes, as the case may be).
- Eric
I'm contemplating what my next move should be. I'm a web developer with (I think) some good ideas for web apps/businesses that could help me reach the Fastlane. But, I'm not where I need to be. I've got a few things to learn to be able to see my ideas come to fruition and I'm searching for the best way to go about that.
I see two options, and I'd love advice from Fastlaners with experience (meaning, you're living the Fastlane dream now).
Option one: I stay at the day job I have (because there are bills to pay) and do what I can, when I can in the evenings, weekends, etc. There might be possibilities to learn and use some of what I need to accomplish at my day job, but I'm frustrated with some of the people I work with and some of the insane BS I put up with. I have a wife, two kids and a decent amount of student loan debt, which means the work I need to do will need to be extra on top of my day job. This could just be a Crush It! moment and I need to deal with it. The day job has its perks: I have an incredible amount of freedom, almost more than any other in the organization and although I'm supervised, I'm mostly left alone to do my thing. Plus, it's 2.5 miles from where I live, so that's a great thing.
Option two: I seek out a job that is heavily into web development, where I'd come on board a team and get very hands on with what I'd need to learn to eventually put aforementioned ideas in motion. The drawback? To get a job like that would require me to commute at least 45 minutes each way. It's be like a boot camp, but I fear the possibility of a new job turning into the same thing as my current one: be there awhile, get frustrated and then be in the same boat I'm in now but with a much longer commute.
I really don't think either option of a day job is a long-term winner. I think the steady 40-plus-hours-a-week jobs are a fool's game, but I'm not getting any younger (I'm 35). Plus, the more I read and experience, the more I see that working for someone else is a load of crap.
If I need to clarify anything, please let me know. I'm very eager to hear some feedback from those who understand the Fastlane mentality.
I'm all ears (or eyes, as the case may be).
- Eric
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