Hi all Fastlaners and aspiring Fastlaners, greetings from the other side of the world.
I am a 33 yr old, newly minted dad from Singapore.
I have been thinking about how to do this introduction, but I guess the best way is just to stick to the facts and hide nothing.
So here goes.
As the title suggest, I am a Wantrepreneur. I am always looking for the ONE great idea. The ONE killer product. The ONE ultimate trading strategy. In short, I was looking for the EASY and QUICK way to become wealthy. In my mind, as long as i nailed the next BIG thing, I was done! That one idea was just what I need.
And somehow, I managed to convinced myself that some of the ideas that I came up with was the ONE. Here are some of those ideas.
The truth is, if I took continuous action towards any of the idea, I might have stood a chance. Even if it doesn't earn me millions, it would at least be something. Whenever the initial excitement about the "New Shiny Thing" dies off, I would start to conjure excuses and reasons on why it will not work. Then I will go on looking for the next BIG thing.
4 years later, no where near the fastlane, and not even on the slowlane.
Then the best thing happened. We had our son. Then the next best thing happened, I read The Millionaire Fastlane .
I had been an avid reader of business books, self improvement books and such. From The Rich dad series to The 4 hour work week. But none of them blew me away like TMF did. It was like @MJ DeMarco stood in front of me and slapped me with the book. I totally woke up from my dreams. I realised that I had been chasing after events instead of going through the process. I had the Sidewalker mentality. I failed to take REAL actions.
I am ready to get blown away the second time with Unscripted . Its gonna arrive by the end of the week.
But the crazy thing is, if I did not have my son, the enthusiasm and excitement will likely just fade away after awhile, like my ideas.
With no slowlane job, I am the one taking care of him at home while my wife goes to work. Shoutout to my wife. I love you dear. Thanks for always supporting me despite all my bulls***. With all the diaper changes, the milk bottles, the playtimes, the laughter, the cries. I realised I will never trade anything for this time with him. The chance of actually being there with him is priceless.
And that is the purpose. TIME is the purpose. Having the freedom to spend TIME on whatever you choose to do, is the destination.
It dawn on me after reading TMF that it is not about the fast cars, big houses, branded stuffs, fancy holidays, all of that is just bonus, if you choose to want it. It is just about the freedom to choose whatever we want to do with our TIME.
That will be something I will lose if I continue on this path of ruin. And it scares the s*** out of me now.
Now, completely awake from my dreams, I will begin to take my first step to join the ranks of the fastlane. I have an action step list waiting to to be completed and I am really glad that I took checked the first off my list. Joining the Fastlane Forum.
I know its not going to be an easy ride, and I know that I will need the frequent kick in the butt to keep at it. I told my wife to give it to me if she finds me slacking. Now I know that I can find that in here too.
My thanks to everyone who spent the time to read my introduction, you are very kind to listen to the words of a stranger. I hope that this introduction has not been too boring to read.
Thank you again @MJ DeMarco. Thanks for the slap.
See you guys around!
I am a 33 yr old, newly minted dad from Singapore.
I have been thinking about how to do this introduction, but I guess the best way is just to stick to the facts and hide nothing.
So here goes.
As the title suggest, I am a Wantrepreneur. I am always looking for the ONE great idea. The ONE killer product. The ONE ultimate trading strategy. In short, I was looking for the EASY and QUICK way to become wealthy. In my mind, as long as i nailed the next BIG thing, I was done! That one idea was just what I need.
And somehow, I managed to convinced myself that some of the ideas that I came up with was the ONE. Here are some of those ideas.
- Coffee beans distribution (The cafe scene is exploding in Singapore! If they all use my beans, I will be rich!)
- Provide Barista Training (If I train these guys wanting to become a Barista, I will be rich!)
- Web App targeted to the Construction Sector (These guys are rich, they would pay me to use my app, the app is awesome!)
- Utility Mobile App for parents (This app is too awesome, every parent will need it!)
- E-publishing (I am the next J.K. Rowling!)
- ...
The truth is, if I took continuous action towards any of the idea, I might have stood a chance. Even if it doesn't earn me millions, it would at least be something. Whenever the initial excitement about the "New Shiny Thing" dies off, I would start to conjure excuses and reasons on why it will not work. Then I will go on looking for the next BIG thing.
4 years later, no where near the fastlane, and not even on the slowlane.
Then the best thing happened. We had our son. Then the next best thing happened, I read The Millionaire Fastlane .
I had been an avid reader of business books, self improvement books and such. From The Rich dad series to The 4 hour work week. But none of them blew me away like TMF did. It was like @MJ DeMarco stood in front of me and slapped me with the book. I totally woke up from my dreams. I realised that I had been chasing after events instead of going through the process. I had the Sidewalker mentality. I failed to take REAL actions.
I am ready to get blown away the second time with Unscripted . Its gonna arrive by the end of the week.
But the crazy thing is, if I did not have my son, the enthusiasm and excitement will likely just fade away after awhile, like my ideas.
With no slowlane job, I am the one taking care of him at home while my wife goes to work. Shoutout to my wife. I love you dear. Thanks for always supporting me despite all my bulls***. With all the diaper changes, the milk bottles, the playtimes, the laughter, the cries. I realised I will never trade anything for this time with him. The chance of actually being there with him is priceless.
And that is the purpose. TIME is the purpose. Having the freedom to spend TIME on whatever you choose to do, is the destination.
It dawn on me after reading TMF that it is not about the fast cars, big houses, branded stuffs, fancy holidays, all of that is just bonus, if you choose to want it. It is just about the freedom to choose whatever we want to do with our TIME.
That will be something I will lose if I continue on this path of ruin. And it scares the s*** out of me now.
Now, completely awake from my dreams, I will begin to take my first step to join the ranks of the fastlane. I have an action step list waiting to to be completed and I am really glad that I took checked the first off my list. Joining the Fastlane Forum.
I know its not going to be an easy ride, and I know that I will need the frequent kick in the butt to keep at it. I told my wife to give it to me if she finds me slacking. Now I know that I can find that in here too.
My thanks to everyone who spent the time to read my introduction, you are very kind to listen to the words of a stranger. I hope that this introduction has not been too boring to read.
Thank you again @MJ DeMarco. Thanks for the slap.
See you guys around!
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