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If you want to be a millionaire by 25 then get a Saturday job

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@Callum Fergusson -- please do not delete threads or edit them to say nothing.

When people spend time to respond to a thread, and then you go deleting shit, you're are STEALING their time.

If this is a problem and you need your username CHANGED, please message me. Or I can even delete your account. Be we are not in the business of deleting threads.

IMPORTANT! - Delete thread - please don't ask.

And yet you want to claim the mountain summit, and yet refuse to see the mountain.

Watch this video -- I think it best explains the paradigm you're fighting right now.




But yet you besmirch hard working people, don't want to grind, do anything remotely difficult, boring, or not related to NetFlix or video games. Dontcha think that will be a problem?



LOL. The odds of your mindset producing passive income is about the same odds of you walking out of a casino a millionaire after starting with a hundred bucks.



Normally I'd call this an action fake.

But in your case, I say go for it.

Your mind and expectations needs fixing.





And here's what you don't get: That is NOT Slowlane crock. It's Slowlane crock because you want to dismiss those facts... you don't have an interest in seeing how a business works, you don't have an interest in working 20 hours a week, and you don't want to work for anyone else, even if it becomes a part of the process.

I'm making this thread NOTABLE because it is a perfect example on why young people never succeed.

This isn't to castigate you or your dream -- I hope it's a wake up call for you because with your fixed mindset, anti-work, anti-Slowlane, anti-boss, "I'm too cool, too good, too valuable" attitude, you''ll never succeed.

I hope this helps you. You see what's possible, yet, you're blinded to what is needed to make that possible.

And there you have it: You've just been mentored by an author who's work you claim to enjoy.

How you do anything is how you will do everything...

Each sentence seems like a punch in a combo with the last one being a jaw-breaker uppercut.

These Books and this forum are the best thing that happened to me in 2017 and are paving my 2018 to be the best.

Thanks again MJ and everyone.
 
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As expected, the dude hasn't even been back. Once again our advice falls on deaf ears, not that the advice would have been accepted anyway. If it doesn't feel good, look good, sound good, or taste good, young people just aren't interested. Oh well, back to dreaming about models and bottles, passive income while gaming, and having fun every second of the journey.
 

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As expected, the dude hasn't even been back. Once again our advice falls on deaf ears, not that the advice would have been accepted anyway. If it doesn't feel good, look good, sound good, or taste good, young people just aren't interested. Oh well, back to dreaming about models and bottles, passive income while gaming, and having fun every second of the journey.

Some people take things for granted. For example, a guy with a sight will never appreciate what he has until he loses it. I've no doubt he would've listened more attentively if he had paid a five figure consultancy fee. But then again, I doubt if he'll ever save five figure sum with a mindset demonstrated in this thread.
 

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Some people take things for granted. For example, a guy with a sight will never appreciate what he has until he loses it. I've no doubt he would've listened more attentively if he had paid a five figure consultancy fee. But then again, I doubt if he'll ever save five figure sum with a mindset demonstrated in this thread.

He's young... there is still the opportunity to make lots of mistakes and eventually smarten up (HOPEFULLY)

None of my business though!

 
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He's young... there is still the opportunity to make lots of mistakes and eventually smarten up (HOPEFULLY)

Good point, but IMHO making mistakes is not a bad thing. It means a person is at least trying to do something. OP, kudos for joining this forum, lol.
 

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Good point, but IMHO making mistakes is not a bad thing. It means a person is at least trying to do something. OP, kudos for joining this forum, lol.
Yea, that was exactly my point. He's still got a shot, even if it takes some years to get his mind right.
 

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My man, 5£ per hour isn’t that bad, especially at 17. I’m 20 myself, but I made my first 1500$ on affiliate marketing when I was 16. After 2 months of passive income I felt entitled to leave it for itself (money will flow anyway, right?). Then I took my first job at construction (building roofs) for about 2£/h (I live in Poland), when I was 17... and I felt really rich back then. The point is... just taking first job and gaining some experience won’t automatically put you in ‘slowlane’ Box and won’t allow you to start your business. Many successful businessmen used to work at ‘normal’ jobs. Just trust the process and be patient, save some money from your weekend’s job and invest it later. Whatever, in my opinion there’s a lot more value in doing slowlane job and learning and creating your own strategy in the meantime, than just sitting and complaining and doing nothing. Move bro !
 
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As expected, the dude hasn't even been back. Once again our advice falls on deaf ears, not that the advice would have been accepted anyway. If it doesn't feel good, look good, sound good, or taste good, young people just aren't interested. Oh well, back to dreaming about models and bottles, passive income while gaming, and having fun every second of the journey.

OP´s ears may be deaf now but I think this thread will help many in the future who, just like OP, got the core Fastlane/Unscripted message wrong. As always, MJ and company giving long term value here.
 

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As expected, the dude hasn't even been back. Once again our advice falls on deaf ears, not that the advice would have been accepted anyway. If it doesn't feel good, look good, sound good, or taste good, young people just aren't interested. Oh well, back to dreaming about models and bottles, passive income while gaming, and having fun every second of the journey.

But someone else might get some good from it. :smile2:
 
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Maybe it's just me, but I feel bad for all these teenage kids so obsessed with money.
I guess maybe it's a sign of the times they live in where jobs are less certain and they have to give up their childhood to make it?

At 17? I was enjoying my childhood.
Would I trade those years for a million dollars? Not a chance.
 

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Not 17 y/o and I admit my time could've been put to better use but I don't regret my past.

I'm 25 and it's took me long enough to look at myself and get off my a$$ and do something.

There's a right way and a wrong way in life and both will be riddled with mistakes but it's having the mindset to make the mistake and learn from it.
 

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Not to mention.... why would you want to date a super model? Yuck! I guess someone has to though.

Got a reason for this comment? Like any proof? I've dated 2 and they are wonderful, sensual and loving people. Want to know something and @AndrewNC will agree...

Supermodels hardly get hit-on. It's a shame.

EDIT: I have more to add while thinking about this. As mentioned elsewhere, I would not be the man I am today if I didnt go for the things I truely wanted: to date a supermodel.

Yes, after cold approaching tons of women, slowly learning from each interaction- I pulled off layers and layers of BS that I thought was true about dating.

More people believe they can never have the relationships they want than have the million$$ they want.

The funny thing is, is that it takes a fraction of the time to gain confidence with the opposite sex, than it does with business.

Having one makes the other one more likely.

And btw, dating a supermodel is not selfish(I suppose it can be- for ego reasons) but if you think about it like I do, your saving her from all the bland/boring/beta men out there by having a great time.

THAT is also giving value.

That assertiveness and masculinity you get from accomplishing the supposed "impossible" carries over to business.

if i was to harsh i apologize

Don't apologise. Sometimes people need a slap in the face without an apology.
 
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Jimbo70 has said it very well. You are not doing anything better than working at £5.10 the hour.

In your case, as a 17 years old young man, having a job is really not that bad. A job will teach you a lot about how businesses work, how people think and even more...

If you don't learn anything with your job, thats fine, change job.
You might also need money to fund your next business endeavor.

And don't forget to work on your business when you get home from the job.
i know this is completley off topic, but why is your name aston martin one77 and your profile pic is a db11? it threw me off a bit
 

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"If you want to be a millionaire by 25 then get a Saturday job"
I assume you do live with your parents. Do they feed you, house you and take care of you????? Until you take care of yourself and live on your own, you are a child. And, from your post, you still think like a spoiled brat child.
After your rant, if I was your parent, I'd put out. I wouldn't have the heart to continue taking care of you. It's the only type of lesson you will understand.
You need to learn from the school of hard knocks. You need to miss a few meals. You need to go without your electronics and creature comforts -- starting with your bed. You need to hit the bottom. (The world outside of your little bubble is not kind to ungrateful kids.)
Most of all, you need to learn that other people have feelings too.
I can also tell you that the greater world summarily rejects young people with your attitude. We ignore people like you. We snicker at people like you. And we sure DO NOT go out of our way to help people like you!
 
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@MJ DeMarco - I feel the new most active posts feature via email for the forum is great. Which is what got me to this post.

And as I read this post, I was like .... WTF!$#%. Then I stood back and thought, I was 17 once. I admire him for at least trying... reading a book. But at an even younger age I was taught a work ethic by my parents. They gave me money for doing chores, I worked for it. And enjoyed every moment of it!

Today we're lucky to have so many resources, but unfortunately with so many opportunities - the next generation is having a tough time. They see the older generation chasing pieces of paper with numbers written on it. But they don't have an understanding of how the world works.

And with Instagram and Facebook, there's a whole lot of fake $hit where people post the best part of their lives, and not the worst parts. They don't see the process, the grind, the work behind true success. They only see the events and want that!

I'm glad you shared Simon Sek's video - cause that summarizes the younger generation well.

But this is not a generational thing, it's just pure laziness. I'd advise this younger bro, to get the hell out of his parents nest and start living on his own, nothing else. The stuff he takes for granted, will be like cold shower when he wakes up.

I was wondering whether this was a first world problem, like shunning work for $5.10/hr. But then I thought there are others across the world, who are working like hell and trust me on this... I see the world from different places, and I can tell you that some countries are losing their edge because of such laid back mindsets.

Whether this is socialism making life easy for many, or whether this is just pure lack of awareness of what's going on in the world. If the guy travels, I'm happy. I'd be happier if he does it on his own nickel. But he really needs to get off the couch first, and start respecting hard workers. He has no idea of what hunger is.

And as for "Financial Freedom, Travel & Hot Model"... haha. Really?

MJ, if this is what he got from reading TMF , I worry. But I'm really glad the forum is around to correct any kind of misunderstanding. I wish this was around when I was his age!
 

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I thank all of you guys for sharing their thoughts and opinions about this blinded guy. I read twice each message to make me sure understanding each message. It was a slap of my face and mindset. We, young generation, usually dismiss the real message from parents, books and advices, and as MJ said "advice falls on deaf's ears" ... if only we could be more patient and pay extremely attention from what people say, maybe could understand that any kind of person (poor, rich, gangster, slowlaner, fastlaner, etc) can add value to our lifes. As i always say "we learn from all people we meet in everyday".
 

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Got a reason for this comment? Like any proof? I've dated 2 and they are wonderful, sensual and loving people. Want to know something and @AndrewNC will agree...

Supermodels hardly get hit-on. It's a shame.

EDIT: I have more to add while thinking about this. As mentioned elsewhere, I would not be the man I am today if I didnt go for the things I truely wanted: to date a supermodel.

Yes, after cold approaching tons of women, slowly learning from each interaction- I pulled off layers and layers of BS that I thought was true about dating.

More people believe they can never have the relationships they want than have the million$$ they want.

The funny thing is, is that it takes a fraction of the time to gain confidence with the opposite sex, than it does with business.

Having one makes the other one more likely.

And btw, dating a supermodel is not selfish(I suppose it can be- for ego reasons) but if you think about it like I do, your saving her from all the bland/boring/beta men out there by having a great time.

THAT is also giving value.

That assertiveness and masculinity you get from accomplishing the supposed "impossible" carries over to business.



Don't apologise. Sometimes people need a slap in the face without an apology.

You're cute..... I could probably spot you from a mile away in a crowd. And by the way, I never apologize for anything that I say if I mean it. I could see that slap in the face getting for real if we weren't just on the internet.

One of my friends that we called Big Lonnie was about 550lbs, he married a woman that wasn't a super model but she was really hot and she was super skinny. I just thought that was weird that they hooked up. Neither would be my cup of tea but go ahead and make yourself feel good..... kinda like an adult book store.....
 
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He's 17. I remember being 17, I was the same exact way. Lazy shit who never had to work for anything. I had a comfortable childhood in a middle class family. Didn't think working for minimum wage was worth it. I had 'mad computer h4x0r skillz!!!11' and fixed computers cuz it was chill, easy work that people would pay me $20+ for. I thought I was too good for it.

Real world changes that real quick though. You get humbled when life smacks you in the face. When you realize that you captain the ship of your life and no one else is going to do it for you. Paying rent, bills, student loan debt, taxes. Responsibilities. Expectations. Obligations. I didn't have any of these at 17, except to do well in school and to not piss off my dad.

I don't think you guys need to be too hard on this kid. He'll understand one day. Not soon, though.
 

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I think it's an unfair comment to call out all of us 'Younger Dudes' as uninterested in things that don't provide us instant fun or a feel good factor. I have been around the Fastlane forum for about three years and in that time I have moved out of home, got my drivers license (big deal here in Ireland more so than the US), I'm in second year of Software Development in college, I have a slowlane part-time job that pays me 42euro an hour (One week of work every 2-3 months) and I'm running my own freelance copywriting business that makes me 2-5k every month. At the moment I'm building up my savings to move into Real Estate so that I can stop paying ridiculous rent rates and instead start making money.

Yes, I'll agree that us young dudes can become more easily distracted by the party lifestyle than many of you guys that are a bit older (and wiser) but if you have a plan and take constant action then a bit of fun isn't any harm.

Background edit: I just turned 20 years old
 
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„You gotta do what you hate (first) to do what you love (later).“ Quote from Unscripted which is really powerful and Important imo! Your Next read should defo be Unscripted ! I was thinking the same way as you after ive read TMF but Unscripted opened my eyes. Sometimes you gotta do a minimum wage job - eg to finance your business. Or you gotta work saturday and sunday as well to achieve something great and do the things you love later ;)


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@MJ DeMarco

I think it's an unfair comment to call out all of us 'Younger Dudes' as uninterested in things that don't provide us instant fun or a feel good factor. I have been around the Fastlane forum for about three years and in that time I have moved out of home, got my drivers license (big deal here in Ireland more so than the US), I'm in second year of Software Development in college, I have a slowlane part-time job that pays me 42euro an hour (One week of work every 2-3 months) and I'm running my own freelance copywriting business that makes me 2-5k every month. At the moment I'm building up my savings to move into Real Estate so that I can stop paying ridiculous rent rates and instead start making money.

Yes, I'll agree that us young dudes can become more easily distracted by the party lifestyle than many of you guys that are a bit older (and wiser) but if you have a plan and take constant action then a bit of fun isn't any harm.

Background edit: I just turned 20 years old

You're the exception for "young dudes". Lazy ones are the rule.
 

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@MJ DeMarco

I think it's an unfair comment to call out all of us 'Younger Dudes' as uninterested in things that don't provide us instant fun or a feel good factor. I have been around the Fastlane forum for about three years and in that time I have moved out of home, got my drivers license (big deal here in Ireland more so than the US), I'm in second year of Software Development in college, I have a slowlane part-time job that pays me 42euro an hour (One week of work every 2-3 months) and I'm running my own freelance copywriting business that makes me 2-5k every month. At the moment I'm building up my savings to move into Real Estate so that I can stop paying ridiculous rent rates and instead start making money.

Yes, I'll agree that us young dudes can become more easily distracted by the party lifestyle than many of you guys that are a bit older (and wiser) but if you have a plan and take constant action then a bit of fun isn't any harm.

Background edit: I just turned 20 years old
Keep up the good work
 
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And yet you want to claim the mountain summit, and yet refuse to see the mountain.

Watch this video -- I think it best explains the paradigm you're fighting right now.




But yet you besmirch hard working people, don't want to grind, do anything remotely difficult, boring, or not related to NetFlix or video games. Dontcha think that will be a problem?



LOL. The odds of your mindset producing passive income is about the same odds of you walking out of a casino a millionaire after starting with a hundred bucks.



Normally I'd call this an action fake.

But in your case, I say go for it.

Your mind and expectations needs fixing.





And here's what you don't get: That is NOT Slowlane crock. It's Slowlane crock because you want to dismiss those facts... you don't have an interest in seeing how a business works, you don't have an interest in working 20 hours a week, and you don't want to work for anyone else, even if it becomes a part of the process.

I'm making this thread NOTABLE because it is a perfect example on why young people never succeed.

This isn't to castigate you or your dream -- I hope it's a wake up call for you because with your fixed mindset, anti-work, anti-Slowlane, anti-boss, "I'm too cool, too good, too valuable" attitude, you''ll never succeed.

I hope this helps you. You see what's possible, yet, you're blinded to what is needed to make that possible.

And there you have it: You've just been mentored by an author who's work you claim to enjoy.
That video drilled home a few home truths, the one im guilty of is the making an impact, things do take time. It's all learning though, I'm learning through life, im turning 23 this month, and this year more than ever im finding out that life's tough... but i will triumph!
 

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That video drilled home a few home truths, the one im guilty of is the making an impact, things do take time. It's all learning though, I'm learning through life, im turning 23 this month, and this year more than ever im finding out that life's tough... but i will triumph!
This is a time of great change for you. The human brain continues to grow until around the time you're 25. You'll see a lot of changes in the next couple of years. Yes, life is tough. I wouldn't want to go back to being young again for anything. Those were hard years. Life will get easier -- if you make it that way. That's one of graces of growing older and wiser.
 

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"If you want to be a millionaire by 25 then get a Saturday job"
Yes, someone really did say that! Bet you cant guess who. In context, the conversation had followed the regular dinnertime routine of my parents cajoling me too "get a job". During the discussion, my younger
sister, who works at the gymnasium for £3 an hour, chimed in with the corker I have as the title. Somehow through years of indoctrination, she has come to the belief that getting a crap dead-end Saturday job is somehow a necessary step to riches and financial freedom. That is just a brief snippet of the Slowlane nonsense I have to put up with every day.

In fairness to my parents, I am admittedly far too lazy and really need to contribute more too the household considering my age. However, the thing that always seems to perplex them is when I plead that "Seriously, I'd prefer to stay home and watch Netflix or play video games than to work" They just can't fathom the fact that I find my time more valuable than £5.10 an hour (I know I need to be more productive with my time but still)

My last job was working in a small local café, the owner of the cafe was a workaholic. He treated me with little respect and despite no training would expect me to make no mistakes and would heavily criticise if I did (never constructively). Inevitably, I was fired. Whilst I remain accountable to the fact that this was my fault, I vouched that I would never work for someone I despised again!

Believe it or not, the cafe was open 364 days a year and the boss was there to m̶a̶n̶a̶g̶e̶ micro-manage every day. Coming home from work on a Sunday I would poke fun and say he was stupid to work that much and must have no life. To my surprise, my parents sprung to his defense and told me off for making fun of "a hard-working local businessman".

Throughout my life, I have always known there was something different out there, to what I was being taught about how I should live my life. Since a young age, I have been mildly obsessed with the thought of wealth. Throughout my existence, I've been spewing semi-cohesive Fastlane ideologies to the tune of 'that's silly!'/'you're delusional!'. After reading the TMFL I realized that maybe, just maybe I may have had a point and my dear mother might actually be mistaken.

Anyways enough about my Slowlane parents and previous crappy jobs, I want to tell you about my dreams;
In the future, I hope for three things: Financial Freedom. To travel the world. Date a supermodel.
Sounds naîve? Sure. Maybe I am! But I would rather be naîve than a 9/5 corporate drone, who lives solely for the weekend and their precious two-week mediocre vacation.
I want to be the guy who takes a 2-month vacation to Bali purely for the hell of it, or flies the friends and families out to a dainty little chalêt in the alps for Christmas.

Looking a bit closer to present, this year I plan on:

  1. Building and maintaining some sort of passive income stream. This is mainly to get my parents off my back. Hopefully, they will see that I'm not a delusional "get rich quickster"
(if get rich quickster isn't a phrase then it definitely should be).
  1. Become more knowledgeable and skillful within a couple of areas and kickstart my entrepreneurial career.
  2. Read 20 books this year. Started the year with TMFL and plan on reading Unscripted .
  3. Gym Gainz!! Realistically I know that this probably isn't the top place for gym advice and discussion, but I have recently started the Stronglifts 5x5 workout regime. By the end of the year, I hope to put around 20kg of mostly muscle..
Luckily I know that I have time on my side and possess a lot more of this valuable asset than most people starting out on this route. With the help of you, this forum, I know I will achieve and surpass my goals and make 2018 a year to remember.

Besides the gold and notable threads any recommendations for books or skills I should be looking to develop. Alternatively, picture yourself as a 17-year-old kid like myself and tell me what you would be doing if you had the chance to live this age all over again.


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Below are a couple more examples of the Slowlane crock I can remember from this month alone:
  • "Get a job up the pub, then you can see how businesses really work"

  • "When I was your age I worked 20 hours a week!"

  • Dad: "Son, you're going to have to work for a lot of people you don't like in your life" Sorry dad but I actually quite like myself :)

  • This ones definitely my favourite: just the other week, my mum declared that my generation is going to be the richest yet! but that we're going to have to wait until we're 70 because that's when the housing market will peak. She honestly did quote this at the dinner table and had apparently read it online somewhere.

Any of you have similar experiences? If so, I would love to hear to some of your parents or families top slow lane quotes.

All the best Callum.
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"If you want to be a millionaire by 25 then get a Saturday job"
Yes, someone really did say that! Bet you cant guess who. In context, the conversation had followed the regular dinnertime routine of my parents cajoling me too "get a job". During the discussion, my younger
sister, who works at the gymnasium for £3 an hour, chimed in with the corker I have as the title. Somehow through years of indoctrination, she has come to the belief that getting a crap dead-end Saturday job is somehow a necessary step to riches and financial freedom. That is just a brief snippet of the Slowlane nonsense I have to put up with every day.

In fairness to my parents, I am admittedly far too lazy and really need to contribute more too the household considering my age. However, the thing that always seems to perplex them is when I plead that "Seriously, I'd prefer to stay home and watch Netflix or play video games than to work" They just can't fathom the fact that I find my time more valuable than £5.10 an hour (I know I need to be more productive with my time but still)

My last job was working in a small local café, the owner of the cafe was a workaholic. He treated me with little respect and despite no training would expect me to make no mistakes and would heavily criticise if I did (never constructively). Inevitably, I was fired. Whilst I remain accountable to the fact that this was my fault, I vouched that I would never work for someone I despised again!

Believe it or not, the cafe was open 364 days a year and the boss was there to m̶a̶n̶a̶g̶e̶ micro-manage every day. Coming home from work on a Sunday I would poke fun and say he was stupid to work that much and must have no life. To my surprise, my parents sprung to his defense and told me off for making fun of "a hard-working local businessman".

Throughout my life, I have always known there was something different out there, to what I was being taught about how I should live my life. Since a young age, I have been mildly obsessed with the thought of wealth. Throughout my existence, I've been spewing semi-cohesive Fastlane ideologies to the tune of 'that's silly!'/'you're delusional!'. After reading the TMFL I realized that maybe, just maybe I may have had a point and my dear mother might actually be mistaken.

Anyways enough about my Slowlane parents and previous crappy jobs, I want to tell you about my dreams;
In the future, I hope for three things: Financial Freedom. To travel the world. Date a supermodel.
Sounds naîve? Sure. Maybe I am! But I would rather be naîve than a 9/5 corporate drone, who lives solely for the weekend and their precious two-week mediocre vacation.
I want to be the guy who takes a 2-month vacation to Bali purely for the hell of it, or flies the friends and families out to a dainty little chalêt in the alps for Christmas.

Looking a bit closer to present, this year I plan on:

  1. Building and maintaining some sort of passive income stream. This is mainly to get my parents off my back. Hopefully, they will see that I'm not a delusional "get rich quickster"
(if get rich quickster isn't a phrase then it definitely should be).
  1. Become more knowledgeable and skillful within a couple of areas and kickstart my entrepreneurial career.
  2. Read 20 books this year. Started the year with TMFL and plan on reading Unscripted .
  3. Gym Gainz!! Realistically I know that this probably isn't the top place for gym advice and discussion, but I have recently started the Stronglifts 5x5 workout regime. By the end of the year, I hope to put around 20kg of mostly muscle..
Luckily I know that I have time on my side and possess a lot more of this valuable asset than most people starting out on this route. With the help of you, this forum, I know I will achieve and surpass my goals and make 2018 a year to remember.

Besides the gold and notable threads any recommendations for books or skills I should be looking to develop. Alternatively, picture yourself as a 17-year-old kid like myself and tell me what you would be doing if you had the chance to live this age all over again.


Bonus
Below are a couple more examples of the Slowlane crock I can remember from this month alone:
  • "Get a job up the pub, then you can see how businesses really work"

  • "When I was your age I worked 20 hours a week!"

  • Dad: "Son, you're going to have to work for a lot of people you don't like in your life" Sorry dad but I actually quite like myself :)

  • This ones definitely my favourite: just the other week, my mum declared that my generation is going to be the richest yet! but that we're going to have to wait until we're 70 because that's when the housing market will peak. She honestly did quote this at the dinner table and had apparently read it online somewhere.

Any of you have similar experiences? If so, I would love to hear to some of your parents or families top slow lane quotes.

All the best Callum.
You will need slowlaners in your business journey, to share with you experiences or recrute them to fuel your business as human ressources
 

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