Aventus
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Hello all y’all here at Fastlane forum!
I would like to start off by giving credit where it’s due.
I’ve been lurking this forum for years now and I have no doubt that some of the advice shared on here has absolutely helped change lives and that the forum has potential to save many more – hopefully including my own.
So for taking on this noble quest, I want to thank MJ and all the top contributors.
I am going to try and give u guys a glimpse into my world.
The earliest years of my life my parents were pretty much constantly at war and finally separated when I was 6 years old.
I’ve always had contact with both parents though which is something to be grateful for in any case.
I missed 2/3 of high school because I was playing a lot of video games – the saddest thing being that I’ve always known that it’s a bs escape from the real problems I ought to be facing. I did finish high school with a 4/5 GPA though which is not too bad.
Unfortunately I carried on gaming until a few weeks back when I finally decided to quit it for good (after having uninstalled and reintalled Steam hundreds of times, no joke).
My father has lived his whole life being an entrepreneur of sorts, never settling for a day job.
Problem is that he’s always needed some supporting cast to deliver though.
Since we were like 12, my brother and I, have always had to help him in most of the things that need to get done.
I remember translating letters into English to communicate to customers and travelling abroad to be his translator between ages of 11-16.
Great experience in some ways but since I never really got paid for any of it, it kind of left me with a bitter taste in my mouth – guess he couldn’t frame it right.
All this has however taught me a few things about being an entrepreneur and I have long decided that I will not want to be spending my life living by the SCRIPT.
So I’ve stuck with my father. Partly because he has a pretty crazy drive towards making things happen and because he actually has some skills to complement it.
Partly because I was lazy and it satisfied the needs I had in the low form of life I indulged in.
As a combination of some bad circumstances and no shortage of bad decision making, the whole thing has been an excruciating experience for both of us.
During this time I’ve had so many FTE’s that I couldn’t possibly keep count of all of them.
There is good reason why I haven’t bailed, wished my father good luck, and taken off to find my own though. We’ve actually had something huge down the pipes for years now but current problems have clogged those pipes and there’s been no energy left to turn serious focus on future plans. And by huge I mean scales that would make @Kak proud.
To receive any help I know full well that I need to be providing value right back to the people helping me and once I get something up and running with proof to show for it and regain my confidence I’d be happy to give back to the community and return favours.
The main reason I found myself reinstalling Steam and starting the nolife cycle of gaming again was that I’ve been struggling to untangle this current ball of mess.
Nor have I been able to start seeding for the new projects to turn attention to them because I’ve felt like I lack the experience because these are not really projects of the simplest sorts.
I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired though and I absolutely want to get started on something. Deep depression really is a rotten curse...
I’d like to vow to be determined on turning myself into someone I could be proud of – a person of real value. This however is made difficult by the fact that, again, I’ve taken so many wrong turns that I’ve lost sight of the values I hold dear amidst all of this.
For that I really feel like conversation with few of the top contributors could help me out of this miserable state and into natural flow. Going through @IceCreamKid’s threads might help a little but having consumed countless hours of self-help, motivation, psychology videos and gotten nowhere so far indicates to me that I need more than just that. I’d need someone to shake my world up completely and provide some guidance from time to time.
I’ve seen glimpses of awesome in me and I certainly believe in the potential of some of the ideas that have been generated over the years.
I have also now finally taken up a day job again because I actually realize that I need the routine, responsibility and self-fulfillment that comes with earning my own living.
Despite the 12 hour workdays I am willing to spend all my evenings working towards building my own business.
I never really cared for any of the mindless distractions that the youth today indulge in such as drinking and partying. Gaming was always just something to pass time whilst I had no drive to make something happen.
What I do care for is achieving the heights of my personal integrity, sharing value and having the resources (time, wisdom, finance...) to invest into building a strong and prosperous family.
Lots of love, light and success to everyone,
Aventus
I would like to start off by giving credit where it’s due.
I’ve been lurking this forum for years now and I have no doubt that some of the advice shared on here has absolutely helped change lives and that the forum has potential to save many more – hopefully including my own.
So for taking on this noble quest, I want to thank MJ and all the top contributors.
I am going to try and give u guys a glimpse into my world.
The earliest years of my life my parents were pretty much constantly at war and finally separated when I was 6 years old.
I’ve always had contact with both parents though which is something to be grateful for in any case.
I missed 2/3 of high school because I was playing a lot of video games – the saddest thing being that I’ve always known that it’s a bs escape from the real problems I ought to be facing. I did finish high school with a 4/5 GPA though which is not too bad.
Unfortunately I carried on gaming until a few weeks back when I finally decided to quit it for good (after having uninstalled and reintalled Steam hundreds of times, no joke).
My father has lived his whole life being an entrepreneur of sorts, never settling for a day job.
Problem is that he’s always needed some supporting cast to deliver though.
Since we were like 12, my brother and I, have always had to help him in most of the things that need to get done.
I remember translating letters into English to communicate to customers and travelling abroad to be his translator between ages of 11-16.
Great experience in some ways but since I never really got paid for any of it, it kind of left me with a bitter taste in my mouth – guess he couldn’t frame it right.
All this has however taught me a few things about being an entrepreneur and I have long decided that I will not want to be spending my life living by the SCRIPT.
So I’ve stuck with my father. Partly because he has a pretty crazy drive towards making things happen and because he actually has some skills to complement it.
Partly because I was lazy and it satisfied the needs I had in the low form of life I indulged in.
As a combination of some bad circumstances and no shortage of bad decision making, the whole thing has been an excruciating experience for both of us.
During this time I’ve had so many FTE’s that I couldn’t possibly keep count of all of them.
There is good reason why I haven’t bailed, wished my father good luck, and taken off to find my own though. We’ve actually had something huge down the pipes for years now but current problems have clogged those pipes and there’s been no energy left to turn serious focus on future plans. And by huge I mean scales that would make @Kak proud.
To receive any help I know full well that I need to be providing value right back to the people helping me and once I get something up and running with proof to show for it and regain my confidence I’d be happy to give back to the community and return favours.
The main reason I found myself reinstalling Steam and starting the nolife cycle of gaming again was that I’ve been struggling to untangle this current ball of mess.
Nor have I been able to start seeding for the new projects to turn attention to them because I’ve felt like I lack the experience because these are not really projects of the simplest sorts.
I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired though and I absolutely want to get started on something. Deep depression really is a rotten curse...
I’d like to vow to be determined on turning myself into someone I could be proud of – a person of real value. This however is made difficult by the fact that, again, I’ve taken so many wrong turns that I’ve lost sight of the values I hold dear amidst all of this.
For that I really feel like conversation with few of the top contributors could help me out of this miserable state and into natural flow. Going through @IceCreamKid’s threads might help a little but having consumed countless hours of self-help, motivation, psychology videos and gotten nowhere so far indicates to me that I need more than just that. I’d need someone to shake my world up completely and provide some guidance from time to time.
I’ve seen glimpses of awesome in me and I certainly believe in the potential of some of the ideas that have been generated over the years.
I have also now finally taken up a day job again because I actually realize that I need the routine, responsibility and self-fulfillment that comes with earning my own living.
Despite the 12 hour workdays I am willing to spend all my evenings working towards building my own business.
I never really cared for any of the mindless distractions that the youth today indulge in such as drinking and partying. Gaming was always just something to pass time whilst I had no drive to make something happen.
What I do care for is achieving the heights of my personal integrity, sharing value and having the resources (time, wisdom, finance...) to invest into building a strong and prosperous family.
Lots of love, light and success to everyone,
Aventus
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