Hi all,
Just thought I would drop an intro on this forum. I'm 24 from the UK and currently living in Peru teaching English online. I just finished reading the 2 books and I have been thinking in this way for some time now. I graduated from university with a degree in Accounting and since then I have worked for a Big 4 accounting firm (hated it), got a job as an intern working for great money in New York City on Wall Street (ironic right; also hated it). Returned home and worked with my friend in his start up in the UK (great business, extremely fastlane and he is 24 and almost a millionaire at this point) however I didn't feel right working FOR a friend of mine as I wanted to do my own thing (I was an employee). Looking for other opportunities outside of the traditional corporate world I set up a dropshipping company selling shit products from China (although interesting, it felt wrong and I felt it wasn't the right business for me as I wasn't really doing anything of value or contributing value to anyone's life, so I closed down the site (nothing gained, nothing lost). Decided to get a TEFL certificate to teach English abroad and that brings me to where I am now. I taught in a school for 6 months (500 dollars a month) and decided to change to online teaching ($1500 a month) and while living in Peru this is very comfortable. I realize that I am very fortunate. I live in a cheap country, make good money for the cost of living, work only 3 hours per day, 6 days per week (5-8am), I have no debt, and around £12,000 GBP in savings. I have done a number of things in my life to go against the curve including: ditching the high paid corporate world in search of something more fulfilling; quitting alcohol as it stopped providing any value to my life; moving to another country to learn the language and teach English. Although my current job provides great opportunities for travel and working from home for a few hours per day, I am not passionate about teaching. Starting my own fastlane business is the next step and I am starting to look for needs and opportunities. One thing I noticed while not drinking was the lack of drinking options for non drinkers in bars and clubs (Yes I still go out) so an adult non-alcoholic drinks company was what I was looking at. This is just an example of one idea as I have changed my mindset to solving problems as opposed to selling shit from China to make a quick buck.
If anyone has any good places to start on the journey (courses to learn new skills etc) or any general advice for someone in my position I would love to hear from you. I won't be very active on the forum as I have recently changed my digital habits after reading a book by Cal Newport called "Digital Minimalism" (highly recommend this read as well as his other book "Deep Work"). I will probably check in once per week.
Appreciate any feedback from people who are taking ACTION on this path!
Just thought I would drop an intro on this forum. I'm 24 from the UK and currently living in Peru teaching English online. I just finished reading the 2 books and I have been thinking in this way for some time now. I graduated from university with a degree in Accounting and since then I have worked for a Big 4 accounting firm (hated it), got a job as an intern working for great money in New York City on Wall Street (ironic right; also hated it). Returned home and worked with my friend in his start up in the UK (great business, extremely fastlane and he is 24 and almost a millionaire at this point) however I didn't feel right working FOR a friend of mine as I wanted to do my own thing (I was an employee). Looking for other opportunities outside of the traditional corporate world I set up a dropshipping company selling shit products from China (although interesting, it felt wrong and I felt it wasn't the right business for me as I wasn't really doing anything of value or contributing value to anyone's life, so I closed down the site (nothing gained, nothing lost). Decided to get a TEFL certificate to teach English abroad and that brings me to where I am now. I taught in a school for 6 months (500 dollars a month) and decided to change to online teaching ($1500 a month) and while living in Peru this is very comfortable. I realize that I am very fortunate. I live in a cheap country, make good money for the cost of living, work only 3 hours per day, 6 days per week (5-8am), I have no debt, and around £12,000 GBP in savings. I have done a number of things in my life to go against the curve including: ditching the high paid corporate world in search of something more fulfilling; quitting alcohol as it stopped providing any value to my life; moving to another country to learn the language and teach English. Although my current job provides great opportunities for travel and working from home for a few hours per day, I am not passionate about teaching. Starting my own fastlane business is the next step and I am starting to look for needs and opportunities. One thing I noticed while not drinking was the lack of drinking options for non drinkers in bars and clubs (Yes I still go out) so an adult non-alcoholic drinks company was what I was looking at. This is just an example of one idea as I have changed my mindset to solving problems as opposed to selling shit from China to make a quick buck.
If anyone has any good places to start on the journey (courses to learn new skills etc) or any general advice for someone in my position I would love to hear from you. I won't be very active on the forum as I have recently changed my digital habits after reading a book by Cal Newport called "Digital Minimalism" (highly recommend this read as well as his other book "Deep Work"). I will probably check in once per week.
Appreciate any feedback from people who are taking ACTION on this path!
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