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Hi guys! I am not Gio.
I got to say that I am impressed by all of you, trying so hard to create a more prosperous and fulfilling life, or helping others to do so. You are truly inspiring. Well done guys. Keep up the good work. Like we would say in Italy - Chi si ferma è perduto! -
I’d like to share my story; It is going to take a while, so grab your popcorns and relax.
I’m from the North of Italy, born and raised here. I’m 30.
Sadly, I’ve never been a Fastlaner. Actually, I did quite the opposite all my life.
After high school, where I graduated with the minimum grades, I started a Business University. (In Italy most of education is public and very cheap). Foolishly, I gave up after a semester.
I had to support myself, since my family is not rich, so I started taking any job I could find.
I have been a waiter, an unsuccessful salesman for a car lot, a delivery guy for Amazon, a poorly paid Uber driver, an even less paid cook, and many other things.
I got nothing meaningful from these jobs, if not a meager source of livelihood. Nothing that could convince me to transform those jobs in a career (luckily?).
A little more than four years ago, I stumbled upon a job that I liked. Personal training. I got good at it, developing a passion for many kinds of training, for kinematics, anatomy, nutrition and helping others reach their health goals.
As you can guess, this passion improved my appearance, but definitely not my finances. In Italy, personal trainers sign awful contracts and are paid miserably. And I really mean it. It is a problem for fitness workers.
All normal here. I almost sound like a nice guy. But don’t be fooled, Let’s get started with the self-pity!
I’ve always considered myself dumb. I know I’m kind of average, but I’ve always had a very bad memory (since I was a kid), short focus, poor communication skills and lack of confidence.
However, working out regularly and good diet gave my new good-looking-self new audacity, and I started looking for ways to improve my specific skills and my intrinsic worth, since I’ve always dreamt to be somebody, one day.
So, at 26, I started Business University again, which I completed only 6 months late with good grades and great effort, since I was still working in gyms and living alone.
In that period, alas, I also started binge watching all the self-improvement material available on YT or Spotify. While I was training or driving or cooking or doing housework, I always had someone talking about growth, possibilities, greatness, and responsibility. I bought books and followed courses etc.
For 8 months, I was a machine. If I wasn’t working, I was studying for my exams. In the down times, I was doing communication exercises, studying ways to improve my memory, reading books aloud to improve my diction, meditating, working out. I even volunteered for a period. I was doing everything the self-helps gurus suggested. I was eating unprocessed food. I stayed completely sober for seven months. Even stopped hanging out with friends or having an occasional dinner with my mum. I was focused, I was motivated.
And then? BOOM! Enlightenment struck!
Just joking. Quite the opposite..
A deep transformation occurred, but it wasn’t what I expected. The light-hearted, dumb, but mostly serene guy was wiped out. I became self-aware, too insanely self-aware, and I didn’t like what I was looking at: no money, no strengths, no self-confidence, no social skills. All the work I was doing was not working.
I started looking at others, my colleagues and clients, with envy. Their charisma, their money, their happiness. Uncontrolled self-help and self-discipline had created a monster.
The gap between what I was and what I wanted for myself was so vast, that I couldn’t bear it. Has something like this ever happened to you?
Anyway, I developed acute anxiety and devilish depression. I’m still fighting with it. I started losing interest in the fitness sector overall, started losing too much weight (bad thing). I even developed an autoimmune disorder with my bones and joints and an issue with my eyes.
Eventually, I lost my job. At that point I struggled to even get out of bed or eat my meals. Started having suicidal thoughts. Got really close, till..
I went back living in my mum’s house, for the first time in 10 years, but I didn’t want to upset her. I told her I needed financial help, for a short period, since “my contract ended”, but she knew something was off.
However, I was determined to not make her worry. This thing saved me. Soon, I decided I had to heal.
Deleted all my Social Media, they were a pain in the a$$. Started working out again, at the park, even with severe pain in my joints. Eating, in a healthy way. Sending CVs.
This time I wanted a job which could sustain me and give me the possibility for a career of some sort. I found a marketing role in an electric scooter start-up. I know almost nothing about marketing, nothing about scooters, but I’m doing my best to learn graphic design, copywriting, digital marketing tools, rules and levers.
They pay me decently (1400 euros are not bad for a first job here) and I have been here for 3 months. Boss likes my work, even if I know it is coming from an amateur and is not giving great results. In my opinion, my contribution is irrelevant, but I’m putting all the effort, and I’m getting better. Moreover, they pay my rent (had to move out of my birth city).
However, unhappiness and frustration is still there, some days I really can’t find a reason to get out of bed, or I can’t focus on work because of the of all the ANTs (Automatic Negative Thoughts).
I was looking for a self-development forum, to share my story, to know if someone had the same experience as me, and I encountered you guys.
I realized that you are all here for MJ’s books. I decided I had to read al least one of them. I read “The Millionaire Fastlane ” in two days, it was like being struck by lightning.
Making a ton of money. Doing whatever you want, when you want, where you want.
Helping those who you love. Be respected. Be somebody. Be free.
In short, a way to escape the rate race, aka a miserable life, like mine.
Always thought only rich people or genius or very lucky people could achieve any of this. But MJ almost convinced me. And all the stories on the forum are reinforcing it.
Now I have a reason to get up every morning.
I’m a rookie. But I think what I need is a “little capital”, a good idea and a lot of effort, right?
If you have any advices (posts on the forum, books, other sources) where I could start.. I’m snooping around and there are so many success story! So many great people, willing to share their knowledge and stroeis.
So, let’s get busy! What I need is:
Thank you all for taking the time to read all this. Really appreciate it. It’s my first time ever talking about my issues, or my new dreams.
X-O-X-O from Italy
I got to say that I am impressed by all of you, trying so hard to create a more prosperous and fulfilling life, or helping others to do so. You are truly inspiring. Well done guys. Keep up the good work. Like we would say in Italy - Chi si ferma è perduto! -
I’d like to share my story; It is going to take a while, so grab your popcorns and relax.
I’m from the North of Italy, born and raised here. I’m 30.
Sadly, I’ve never been a Fastlaner. Actually, I did quite the opposite all my life.
After high school, where I graduated with the minimum grades, I started a Business University. (In Italy most of education is public and very cheap). Foolishly, I gave up after a semester.
I had to support myself, since my family is not rich, so I started taking any job I could find.
I have been a waiter, an unsuccessful salesman for a car lot, a delivery guy for Amazon, a poorly paid Uber driver, an even less paid cook, and many other things.
I got nothing meaningful from these jobs, if not a meager source of livelihood. Nothing that could convince me to transform those jobs in a career (luckily?).
A little more than four years ago, I stumbled upon a job that I liked. Personal training. I got good at it, developing a passion for many kinds of training, for kinematics, anatomy, nutrition and helping others reach their health goals.
As you can guess, this passion improved my appearance, but definitely not my finances. In Italy, personal trainers sign awful contracts and are paid miserably. And I really mean it. It is a problem for fitness workers.
All normal here. I almost sound like a nice guy. But don’t be fooled, Let’s get started with the self-pity!
I’ve always considered myself dumb. I know I’m kind of average, but I’ve always had a very bad memory (since I was a kid), short focus, poor communication skills and lack of confidence.
However, working out regularly and good diet gave my new good-looking-self new audacity, and I started looking for ways to improve my specific skills and my intrinsic worth, since I’ve always dreamt to be somebody, one day.
So, at 26, I started Business University again, which I completed only 6 months late with good grades and great effort, since I was still working in gyms and living alone.
In that period, alas, I also started binge watching all the self-improvement material available on YT or Spotify. While I was training or driving or cooking or doing housework, I always had someone talking about growth, possibilities, greatness, and responsibility. I bought books and followed courses etc.
For 8 months, I was a machine. If I wasn’t working, I was studying for my exams. In the down times, I was doing communication exercises, studying ways to improve my memory, reading books aloud to improve my diction, meditating, working out. I even volunteered for a period. I was doing everything the self-helps gurus suggested. I was eating unprocessed food. I stayed completely sober for seven months. Even stopped hanging out with friends or having an occasional dinner with my mum. I was focused, I was motivated.
And then? BOOM! Enlightenment struck!
Just joking. Quite the opposite..
A deep transformation occurred, but it wasn’t what I expected. The light-hearted, dumb, but mostly serene guy was wiped out. I became self-aware, too insanely self-aware, and I didn’t like what I was looking at: no money, no strengths, no self-confidence, no social skills. All the work I was doing was not working.
I started looking at others, my colleagues and clients, with envy. Their charisma, their money, their happiness. Uncontrolled self-help and self-discipline had created a monster.
The gap between what I was and what I wanted for myself was so vast, that I couldn’t bear it. Has something like this ever happened to you?
Anyway, I developed acute anxiety and devilish depression. I’m still fighting with it. I started losing interest in the fitness sector overall, started losing too much weight (bad thing). I even developed an autoimmune disorder with my bones and joints and an issue with my eyes.
Eventually, I lost my job. At that point I struggled to even get out of bed or eat my meals. Started having suicidal thoughts. Got really close, till..
I went back living in my mum’s house, for the first time in 10 years, but I didn’t want to upset her. I told her I needed financial help, for a short period, since “my contract ended”, but she knew something was off.
However, I was determined to not make her worry. This thing saved me. Soon, I decided I had to heal.
Deleted all my Social Media, they were a pain in the a$$. Started working out again, at the park, even with severe pain in my joints. Eating, in a healthy way. Sending CVs.
This time I wanted a job which could sustain me and give me the possibility for a career of some sort. I found a marketing role in an electric scooter start-up. I know almost nothing about marketing, nothing about scooters, but I’m doing my best to learn graphic design, copywriting, digital marketing tools, rules and levers.
They pay me decently (1400 euros are not bad for a first job here) and I have been here for 3 months. Boss likes my work, even if I know it is coming from an amateur and is not giving great results. In my opinion, my contribution is irrelevant, but I’m putting all the effort, and I’m getting better. Moreover, they pay my rent (had to move out of my birth city).
However, unhappiness and frustration is still there, some days I really can’t find a reason to get out of bed, or I can’t focus on work because of the of all the ANTs (Automatic Negative Thoughts).
I was looking for a self-development forum, to share my story, to know if someone had the same experience as me, and I encountered you guys.
I realized that you are all here for MJ’s books. I decided I had to read al least one of them. I read “The Millionaire Fastlane ” in two days, it was like being struck by lightning.
Making a ton of money. Doing whatever you want, when you want, where you want.
Helping those who you love. Be respected. Be somebody. Be free.
In short, a way to escape the rate race, aka a miserable life, like mine.
Always thought only rich people or genius or very lucky people could achieve any of this. But MJ almost convinced me. And all the stories on the forum are reinforcing it.
Now I have a reason to get up every morning.
I’m a rookie. But I think what I need is a “little capital”, a good idea and a lot of effort, right?
If you have any advices (posts on the forum, books, other sources) where I could start.. I’m snooping around and there are so many success story! So many great people, willing to share their knowledge and stroeis.
So, let’s get busy! What I need is:
- Extra money. Ways to do it? Online, offline.. I believe strippers make a lot of money, could have been a nice second job, but I can’t find any strip club for ladies in this town. Yes, I am ready to try (almost) anything.
- A good idea for a business. Ways to find it? I’m not a quick learner, always been bad in math and have very poor numerical memory, so learning programming could take ages. Maybe import and sell products?
Thank you all for taking the time to read all this. Really appreciate it. It’s my first time ever talking about my issues, or my new dreams.
X-O-X-O from Italy
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