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Hello all,
I’ve been lurking on this forum for almost 2 months now, and I’ve decided that now’s the time to say a little bit about myself and why I’m here.
I’m currently a year away from graduating from a very prestigious high school, one of the top ones in my area. If I follow the normal, scripted route that my parents/friends/teachers are all advocating for, I should apply for a well-renowned university, pursue a degree for a couple years, get a high-paying job, get married, and live happily ever after. However, I’ve got other plans.
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When I first stumbled upon The Millionaire Fastlane (I did not just stumble, the way I found this book is actually a long story), I was like “man, I’m broke (cuz I spent my live savings on gadgets), not the smartest kid at school anymore, let me see this millionaire thing. Being rich doesn’t sound like a bad idea.” So, I opened the book and was immediately hooked. I saw the quote “to make millions, you don’t need rich parents or luck. You need to the knowledge to make those millions” and was like “Is that true????” I’ve always thought being rich was for the elites, a nobody like me can never be rich. But this book is suggesting otherwise! So when I saw that, in addition to the other testimonials, I started reading immediately.
A long time ago, way before I discovered TMF , I looked up “how to make money as a teenager.” I guarantee every teenager has done this. Anyways, the answers always were “invest in the stock market!” or “do these surveys 100 times and you’ll make money!” I always thought these pieces of advice were complete BS, no way I can get rich from those, but it was the only stuff I saw, so I thought it was the only way. So, when I discovered a book that didn’t have this garbage but actually contained useful pieces of advice that I can actually apply in my life, I was amazed.
I have a lot of programming knowledge for my age, and I’ve always wondered where I can apply this knowledge. When I realized I can use this knowledge to create software that can help people, I was excited. I always thought entrepreneurship was for people with a lot of money to spend or people with expensive business degrees. However, when I realized that none of that was true (or rather, MJ taught me how it’s not true), I felt like I was open to a whole new world.
It took me a whole month to finish the book, but it was well worth it. It took me a while because I did not rush it, I made sure I understood exactly what was being said. When I finished I felt like I was someone different. It was the first time I verbally said “Wow” to something. Thank you MJ for writing such a great book. Really, I mean it.
However, all of this excitement would be cut short very quickly. I was surrounded with tests, assignments, and projects from school and I couldn’t manage my time properly, so I always used school as an excuse not to do anything Fastlane related. Months later, school was over and summer vacation started. I had no excuse now.
Nah, I continued to waste my time. Social media, games, terrible sleep schedule, what could possibly go wrong. A few weeks into the vacation, I decided to read MJ’s most recent book, The Great Rat-Race Escape. Maybe it will get me back on track. Again, another magnificent read, I could write another paragraph about this book, but I think we all know how good it is so I don’t have to explain. After I read it, I write my 1/5/10 Planasy, put it on my desk, and hoped for a change.
Nope, nothing happened. I was motivated for a couple days, entered a couple coding courses, organized my room, but I forgot the most important thing: I did not get rid of the distractions. Social media was still a click away and even though I kept deleting the apps, nothing was stopping me from entering the app store and downloading them again. I didn’t know what to do.
At this moment, I thought it would be a good idea to talk to my friend about the Fastlane. I did not tell him about the book directly, but I told him we can open a business and make millions and stuff like that, and to that he replied “bro you’ll never do it LOL, don’t even try” and “dude what’s the point of being rich anyways I just want to get a college degree and land a good job idc about this.” I was stunned by the reply. I told him about being financially free bla bla but he wouldn’t budge. I wish I never even started the conversation.
Now I know that MJ said in both of his books that there will always be people who will try to destroy your dreams, but I have a bad habit of taking everything seriously. Don’t worry I can detect sarcasm lol. I KNOW that what my friend said was not true and that I will do it someday, but it still really affected me.
This sent me in a cycle of dangerous thoughts. I was thinking about how there is no point in life if we’re all gonna die and why start a business to make pieces of paper called money, and in the middle of all this I had to study for an exam all high schoolers must take (this exam essentially decided whether you got into a good college, the higher your grade the better the college) and I used distractions such as social media as an escape. My mental health was deteriorating. It was one of the worst times in my life, and it lasted weeks.
Thankfully, it all calmed down eventually, and I started reading some of the advice on this forum, which really helped me. Thank you to every single person who contributed to this place, you are truly amazing. Anyways, I decided to re-read The Millionaire Fastlane as suggested by a member on this forum. This was very helpful to me and I got back on track. I’ve found a way to uninstall all social media apps without being being able to download them again, now with no distractions I have no excuse not to do anything.
Currently reading Unscripted , and now I’m applying an entrepreneurial mindset everywhere I can. I’m trying to find areas where I can create value, and places where I can make people’s lives better. I’ve already wrote down a few ideas, and now that I have all the resources imaginable, with minimal distractions, I can’t wait to get started.
This is a long thread I know, but I’ve been wanting to say this for over a year now. If anyone read all of this, I really appreciate it. Once again, thank you MJ, and thank you forum members.
~Tasty
I’ve been lurking on this forum for almost 2 months now, and I’ve decided that now’s the time to say a little bit about myself and why I’m here.
I’m currently a year away from graduating from a very prestigious high school, one of the top ones in my area. If I follow the normal, scripted route that my parents/friends/teachers are all advocating for, I should apply for a well-renowned university, pursue a degree for a couple years, get a high-paying job, get married, and live happily ever after. However, I’ve got other plans.
-
When I first stumbled upon The Millionaire Fastlane (I did not just stumble, the way I found this book is actually a long story), I was like “man, I’m broke (cuz I spent my live savings on gadgets), not the smartest kid at school anymore, let me see this millionaire thing. Being rich doesn’t sound like a bad idea.” So, I opened the book and was immediately hooked. I saw the quote “to make millions, you don’t need rich parents or luck. You need to the knowledge to make those millions” and was like “Is that true????” I’ve always thought being rich was for the elites, a nobody like me can never be rich. But this book is suggesting otherwise! So when I saw that, in addition to the other testimonials, I started reading immediately.
A long time ago, way before I discovered TMF , I looked up “how to make money as a teenager.” I guarantee every teenager has done this. Anyways, the answers always were “invest in the stock market!” or “do these surveys 100 times and you’ll make money!” I always thought these pieces of advice were complete BS, no way I can get rich from those, but it was the only stuff I saw, so I thought it was the only way. So, when I discovered a book that didn’t have this garbage but actually contained useful pieces of advice that I can actually apply in my life, I was amazed.
I have a lot of programming knowledge for my age, and I’ve always wondered where I can apply this knowledge. When I realized I can use this knowledge to create software that can help people, I was excited. I always thought entrepreneurship was for people with a lot of money to spend or people with expensive business degrees. However, when I realized that none of that was true (or rather, MJ taught me how it’s not true), I felt like I was open to a whole new world.
It took me a whole month to finish the book, but it was well worth it. It took me a while because I did not rush it, I made sure I understood exactly what was being said. When I finished I felt like I was someone different. It was the first time I verbally said “Wow” to something. Thank you MJ for writing such a great book. Really, I mean it.
However, all of this excitement would be cut short very quickly. I was surrounded with tests, assignments, and projects from school and I couldn’t manage my time properly, so I always used school as an excuse not to do anything Fastlane related. Months later, school was over and summer vacation started. I had no excuse now.
Nah, I continued to waste my time. Social media, games, terrible sleep schedule, what could possibly go wrong. A few weeks into the vacation, I decided to read MJ’s most recent book, The Great Rat-Race Escape. Maybe it will get me back on track. Again, another magnificent read, I could write another paragraph about this book, but I think we all know how good it is so I don’t have to explain. After I read it, I write my 1/5/10 Planasy, put it on my desk, and hoped for a change.
Nope, nothing happened. I was motivated for a couple days, entered a couple coding courses, organized my room, but I forgot the most important thing: I did not get rid of the distractions. Social media was still a click away and even though I kept deleting the apps, nothing was stopping me from entering the app store and downloading them again. I didn’t know what to do.
At this moment, I thought it would be a good idea to talk to my friend about the Fastlane. I did not tell him about the book directly, but I told him we can open a business and make millions and stuff like that, and to that he replied “bro you’ll never do it LOL, don’t even try” and “dude what’s the point of being rich anyways I just want to get a college degree and land a good job idc about this.” I was stunned by the reply. I told him about being financially free bla bla but he wouldn’t budge. I wish I never even started the conversation.
Now I know that MJ said in both of his books that there will always be people who will try to destroy your dreams, but I have a bad habit of taking everything seriously. Don’t worry I can detect sarcasm lol. I KNOW that what my friend said was not true and that I will do it someday, but it still really affected me.
This sent me in a cycle of dangerous thoughts. I was thinking about how there is no point in life if we’re all gonna die and why start a business to make pieces of paper called money, and in the middle of all this I had to study for an exam all high schoolers must take (this exam essentially decided whether you got into a good college, the higher your grade the better the college) and I used distractions such as social media as an escape. My mental health was deteriorating. It was one of the worst times in my life, and it lasted weeks.
Thankfully, it all calmed down eventually, and I started reading some of the advice on this forum, which really helped me. Thank you to every single person who contributed to this place, you are truly amazing. Anyways, I decided to re-read The Millionaire Fastlane as suggested by a member on this forum. This was very helpful to me and I got back on track. I’ve found a way to uninstall all social media apps without being being able to download them again, now with no distractions I have no excuse not to do anything.
Currently reading Unscripted , and now I’m applying an entrepreneurial mindset everywhere I can. I’m trying to find areas where I can create value, and places where I can make people’s lives better. I’ve already wrote down a few ideas, and now that I have all the resources imaginable, with minimal distractions, I can’t wait to get started.
This is a long thread I know, but I’ve been wanting to say this for over a year now. If anyone read all of this, I really appreciate it. Once again, thank you MJ, and thank you forum members.
~Tasty
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