Matthew Smart
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Hello Fastlaners!
My name is Matt. I recently had my F*** You moment while listening to a Joe Rogan podcast with David Goggins (if you need motivation, you should watch/listen). All my adult life, I've felt like I want and am capable of more. However I'm now 30 and I'm realizing that voice in my head that keeps saying "one day Matt! Soon you'll be living the good life" might need a reality check. It will never happen unless you start taking action. Which I'm sure everyone here knows is easier said than done.
While I was in HS, my dad started investing in real estate as a side hustle. By time I was in college the business had become his main source of income. I learned a lot about investing and even put some of my inheritance from my Grandparents into a multi unit rental property with him. Unfortunately, the business of flipping houses wasn't generating enough income, so he had to back to his day job. I've spent most of my 20s studying and learning finance. I started trading options and joined a prop firm in Tampa a few years after college. In 2015, there was a flash crash and I got my a$$ handed to me. After that, I ended up joining a small advisory firm. Now, living in Chicago, I spend most of my days in a cube living for the weekend. I have bills to keep up with and recently had my side hustle income stop. The world of Finance has a very clear ladder to climb. And although I do find the business interesting and I am climbing that latter efficiently, in the back of my mind... I know its not what I want. If I'm being honest, I've had a entrepreneurial fire building in me since college.
Anyways, with the help of friends (tagged below), family, and David Goggins, I've been working on developing an idea I have for a business. I joined the forum to hopefully help me along the way (make decisions, contacts, tips for business development, scaling, etc..)
Again, thanks for taking the time to read and let me introduce myself! "Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control." - Seneca
My name is Matt. I recently had my F*** You moment while listening to a Joe Rogan podcast with David Goggins (if you need motivation, you should watch/listen). All my adult life, I've felt like I want and am capable of more. However I'm now 30 and I'm realizing that voice in my head that keeps saying "one day Matt! Soon you'll be living the good life" might need a reality check. It will never happen unless you start taking action. Which I'm sure everyone here knows is easier said than done.
While I was in HS, my dad started investing in real estate as a side hustle. By time I was in college the business had become his main source of income. I learned a lot about investing and even put some of my inheritance from my Grandparents into a multi unit rental property with him. Unfortunately, the business of flipping houses wasn't generating enough income, so he had to back to his day job. I've spent most of my 20s studying and learning finance. I started trading options and joined a prop firm in Tampa a few years after college. In 2015, there was a flash crash and I got my a$$ handed to me. After that, I ended up joining a small advisory firm. Now, living in Chicago, I spend most of my days in a cube living for the weekend. I have bills to keep up with and recently had my side hustle income stop. The world of Finance has a very clear ladder to climb. And although I do find the business interesting and I am climbing that latter efficiently, in the back of my mind... I know its not what I want. If I'm being honest, I've had a entrepreneurial fire building in me since college.
Anyways, with the help of friends (tagged below), family, and David Goggins, I've been working on developing an idea I have for a business. I joined the forum to hopefully help me along the way (make decisions, contacts, tips for business development, scaling, etc..)
Again, thanks for taking the time to read and let me introduce myself! "Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control." - Seneca
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