**This thread is for those of you walking the desert of desertion and have been getting massive amounts of slowlane pressure from those around you**
Last night I went out to dinner with my girlfriend and my best friend Dan. Both of them are in grad school, preparing for a lifetime of servitude..
My friend Dan told me about a really cool job his older brother just got, saying that I would be really good at it. I amused him and listened to what he had to say. His brother is a business consultant who basically analyzes and diagnoses internal issues that businesses are having, and draws out action plans to fix it. He gets a VERY comfy salary of $100k/year for doing this.
My friend has noticed I have an eye for finding flaws and opportunities within business (i.e. thinking up good business ideas) and he thinks I would be a great consultant, working 9-5 forever doing this stuff. My girlfriend promptly agreed with Dan, thinking it would be a great opportunity. I held my ground and gave the following response:
"Dang, sounds fun, but he's still trading time for money. Doesn't sound like much fun to me".
Both were pretty confused at this statement, but I cracked a subtle grin, thinking of my Fastlane plan, and how it doesn't intersect with a 9-5 slowlane job forever. I get this kind of slowlane pressure daily, and it is up to me to deflect these statements, and stick the course.
For those of you on this same journey, I salute you, and wish you luck. It's not easy, especially with slowlaners around you, constantly trying to extinguish your internal flame.
Sorry, but my dreams are way too big, they can't be put out. Thank you @MJ DeMarco
Last night I went out to dinner with my girlfriend and my best friend Dan. Both of them are in grad school, preparing for a lifetime of servitude..
My friend Dan told me about a really cool job his older brother just got, saying that I would be really good at it. I amused him and listened to what he had to say. His brother is a business consultant who basically analyzes and diagnoses internal issues that businesses are having, and draws out action plans to fix it. He gets a VERY comfy salary of $100k/year for doing this.
My friend has noticed I have an eye for finding flaws and opportunities within business (i.e. thinking up good business ideas) and he thinks I would be a great consultant, working 9-5 forever doing this stuff. My girlfriend promptly agreed with Dan, thinking it would be a great opportunity. I held my ground and gave the following response:
"Dang, sounds fun, but he's still trading time for money. Doesn't sound like much fun to me".
Both were pretty confused at this statement, but I cracked a subtle grin, thinking of my Fastlane plan, and how it doesn't intersect with a 9-5 slowlane job forever. I get this kind of slowlane pressure daily, and it is up to me to deflect these statements, and stick the course.
For those of you on this same journey, I salute you, and wish you luck. It's not easy, especially with slowlaners around you, constantly trying to extinguish your internal flame.
Sorry, but my dreams are way too big, they can't be put out. Thank you @MJ DeMarco
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