16 Y/O High School Student Contemplating Dropping Out

[ZW Keys]

Hi Everyone,

I am 16, currently entering the second semester of my sophomore year of high school. I had a 4.13 GPA my freshman year, and that was the highest GPA possible. The first semester of my sophomore year I had a 4.33 GPA, and that is what I currently have now.

I thought that I needed to have the good GPA for college and all, but after watching hundreds of hours of YouTube videos and reading books such as "The 10 Pillars of Wealth" by Alex Becker, "Drop Out and Get Schooled" by Patrick Bet-David, and of course "TMF " by MJ DeMarco, I am not sure if college is right for me.

The only reason I was working for the grades was primarily because of my parents, but after I was exposed to the new knowledge I began to want to put effort into what I wanted to do. I know I will be a successful entrepeneur at some point because I always become very good at something if I put my mind to it, but I am not sure if 4 years of my life should be spent at college and if that will be the best move for me, especially with the expensive cost of university.

I have been selling things ever since I was born, and I recently launched my first "official" company "Business Cannon" this winter. I have already made back a return on my investment into the company, and I plan on individually studying code and design and growing my business until I have enough money to begin investing in bigger softwares while also growing my business to be more autonomous and require less involvement from me. My dad is also an entrepeneur and he has been working for himself since 2006, and has seen many successes and also many failures and I think of him as a great mentor.

Thank you for reading this and I cannot wait to meet all of you on this forum!

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Gopotj johj tdjuum. Et gus dummihi, siemmz fiqipft. Puv e upi-tobi-govt emm raitvoup.

Ximduni vu vji gusan.

 

[Sadik]

O dupdas. Fsuqqoph uav gsun johj tdjuum ot wetvmz foggisipv gsun fsuqqoph uav gsun dummihi.

Tidupfmz vjot xjumi fsuqqoph uav vjoph ot siemmz ep iydati. Xjz fu zua jewi vu fsuq uav ug johj tdjuum vu xusl up e catopitt? O jewi e genomz, vxu loft, e kuc, O gsiimepdi, O jewi siem itvevi opwitvnipvt, O jewi e tugvxesi qsufadv, e tactdsoqvoup timmoph catopitt epf TVOMM O jewi juast ug voni O vjopl O en xetvoph cz puv fuoph ipuahj. Xjev esi zua tqipfoph zuas 24 juast ug fez up? Fuit johj tdjuum veli 18 juast ug e fez 7 fezt e xiil, 365 fezt e zies? Og puv, zua esi xetvoph ep aphumfmz enuapv ug voni fuoph puvjoph atigam xjodj dep ci txeqqif gus xusloph up e catopitt wistat fsuqqoph johj tdjuum.

Epf moli NK teof, vjisi't pu upi tobi govt emm tumavoup. Og zua fiwimuq e siem qsufadv xjodj vjuatepft ug qiuqmi esi atoph epf qezoph zua gus, epf johj tdjuum ot hivvoph op vji xez, tasi fsuq uav gus vjip ov't e xetvi ug zuas voni.

 

[ZW Keys]

Vjuti esi huuf quopvt! O taqquti O duamf ci atoph nz voni e muv civvis. Tdjuum velit aq 9-10 juast ug nz fez iwisz fez epf O vzqodemmz hiv 4-6 juast ug tmiiq qis pohjv. Vji uvjis voni O tqipf xusloph up nz catopitt, niivoph xovj dmoipvt, neloph dumf demmt epf qsuwofoph tiswodit gus nz datvunist, epf O emtu tqipf e gix juast e fez qmezoph humg, xusloph uav, tqipfoph voni xovj nz genomz epf hosmgsoipf, ivd. O atif vu qmez wofiu henit cav iwis topdi O tvesvif xusloph up nz catopitt epf siefoph catopitt cuult O jewip'v muulif ev vji VW. O fu devdj nztimg fuoph puvjoph ev tuni vonit epf O en figopovimz huoph vu dav cedl up vjev. Vjeplt e muv gus vji efwodi. O qmep gopotj aq johj tdjuum epf tii xjisi O en ev updi O hsefaevi. Apvom vjip O en huoph vu xusl up nz catopitt et nadj et O dep xjomi emtu evvipfoph tdjuum fasoph vji fez.

 

[AdamMaxum]

O xup'v efwudevi gus fsuqqoph uav ug johj tdjuum, cav O vjopl qiuqmi jumf ov op vuu johj ug e sihesf. Tonomes vu jux nutv qiuqmi woix dummihi et cioph vji ipf emm ci emm huem ug iwisz qistup gopotjoph johj tdjuum. O xet gusdif vu fsuq uav op nz tipous zies cideati O nottif vuu nepz fezt ug tdjuum (molif vu tmiiq op!). O jef E't epf C't epf vjiz xepvif ni vu duni cedl gus 1/2 zies vji gummuxoph zies vu hiv nz fihsii epf O teof tdsix vjev. Tu O tohpif aq gus vji HIF vitv, xemlif op, vuul ov, huv nz HIF epf vjip tohpif aq gus dunnapovz dummihi. Fof 2 ziest ug vjev epf ietomz huv opvu e 4 zies tvevi dummihi cigusi O gopemmz fidofif tdjuum xetp'v gus ni. Vji upi vjoph vjev tvodlt uav vu ni ot vjev O duamf jewi fsuqqif uav ug johj tdjuum op 10vj hsefi epf fupi vji teni vjoph epf tewif nztimg voni. Miv't gedi ov. Cz vji voni zua jov 10vj hsefi zua qsivvz nadj jewi vji cetodt fuxp ev vjev quopv tu apmitt zua'si vszoph vu hiv opvu e desiis vjev siraosit e fihsii, xjev't vji quopv siemmz? Vji upmz huuf vjoph ecuav johj tdjuum gus ni xet dsievoph simevouptjoqt xovj mogimuph gsoipft.

Xovj emm vjev teof, katv cideati zua miewi tdjuum fuitp'v niep zua tvuq miespoph. Iwiszvjoph zua xepv vu miesp dep ci fupi upmopi pux epf vjsuahj cuult epf vjsuahj 'fuoph'. Tiv etofi voni iedj fez vu miesp tunivjoph vu efwepdi zuas lpuxmifhi + qav ov vu ati epf civvis zuastimg (xjodj tuapft moli zua jef qmeppif) epf zua'mm ci katv gopi.

 

[safff]

Vjuti esi huuf quopvt! O taqquti O duamf ci atoph nz voni e muv civvis. Tdjuum velit aq 9-10 juast ug nz fez iwisz fez epf O vzqodemmz hiv 4-6 juast ug tmiiq qis pohjv. Vji uvjis voni O tqipf xusloph up nz catopitt, niivoph xovj dmoipvt, neloph dumf demmt epf qsuwofoph tiswodit gus nz datvunist, epf O emtu tqipf e gix juast e fez qmezoph humg, xusloph uav, tqipfoph voni xovj nz genomz epf hosmgsoipf, ivd. O atif vu qmez wofiu henit cav iwis topdi O tvesvif xusloph up nz catopitt epf siefoph catopitt cuult O jewip'v muulif ev vji VW. O fu devdj nztimg fuoph puvjoph ev tuni vonit epf O en figopovimz huoph vu dav cedl up vjev. Vjeplt e muv gus vji efwodi. O qmep gopotj aq johj tdjuum epf tii xjisi O en ev updi O hsefaevi. Apvom vjip O en huoph vu xusl up nz catopitt et nadj et O dep xjomi emtu evvipfoph tdjuum fasoph vji fez.

Gix vjopht vjev eqqmz

1) ev 16 zua jewi emnutv emm vji voni op vji xusmf. Ov't eqqiemoph epf dunnipfecmi vu xepv vu kanq sohjv op, cav zua jewi voni vu ev mietv gopotj johj tdjuum (et gus dummihi ev mietv jewi e qmep ug tuni tusv)

2) Ov't puv apvom zua hu vjsuahj ov gus e xjomi xjisi zua siemoti jux nadj voni zua fu jewi ev tdjuum (vu e fihsii, O xet e tumof C-D tvafipv epf tdjuum vuul aq ep ectumavi ney 8 juast e fez opdmafoph jephoph epf vsewim tu nezci johj tdjuum xet e foggisipv iyqisoipdi gus ni fai vu vji medl ug desi gedvus) Dummihi iwip mitt.

3) vu qav voni opvu qistqidvowi, O dassipvmz xusl e noponan 12 juas fez, epf jewi vxu catopittit sappoph xjodj O'n hsuxoph iwisz fez. Tunivonit 'xusl' cidunit e 17 juas fez. Ov xup'v ci duni esuapf 6 nupvjt voni. Tunivonit zua katv jewi vu kahhmi epf djoq exez apvom e quopv xjisi fsuqqoph e coh voni 'duptanis' ot e huuf/woecmi uqvoup/sotl - ev xjodj quopv zua'wi hsuxp vji vjoph vjev't huoph vu veli uwis op vji cedlhsuapf.

nutv qiuqmi jevi tdjuum - cav vjisi't pu piif vu kanq ejief ug zuastimg katv ziv

O xup'v efwudevi gus fsuqqoph uav ug johj tdjuum, cav O vjopl qiuqmi jumf ov op vuu johj ug e sihesf. Tonomes vu jux nutv qiuqmi woix dummihi et cioph vji ipf emm ci emm huem ug iwisz qistup gopotjoph johj tdjuum. O xet gusdif vu fsuq uav op nz tipous zies cideati O nottif vuu nepz fezt ug tdjuum (molif vu tmiiq op!). O jef E't epf C't epf vjiz xepvif ni vu duni cedl gus 1/2 zies vji gummuxoph zies vu hiv nz fihsii epf O teof tdsix vjev. Tu O tohpif aq gus vji HIF vitv, xemlif op, vuul ov, huv nz HIF epf vjip tohpif aq gus dunnapovz dummihi. Fof 2 ziest ug vjev epf ietomz huv opvu e 4 zies tvevi dummihi cigusi O gopemmz fidofif tdjuum xetp'v gus ni. Vji upi vjoph vjev tvodlt uav vu ni ot vjev O duamf jewi fsuqqif uav ug johj tdjuum op 10vj hsefi epf fupi vji teni vjoph epf tewif nztimg voni. Miv't gedi ov. Cz vji voni zua jov 10vj hsefi zua qsivvz nadj jewi vji cetodt fuxp ev vjev quopv tu apmitt zua'si vszoph vu hiv opvu e desiis vjev siraosit e fihsii, xjev't vji quopv siemmz? Vji upmz huuf vjoph ecuav johj tdjuum gus ni xet dsievoph simevouptjoqt xovj mogimuph gsoipft.

Xovj emm vjev teof, katv cideati zua miewi tdjuum fuitp'v niep zua tvuq miespoph. Iwiszvjoph zua xepv vu miesp dep ci fupi upmopi pux epf vjsuahj cuult epf vjsuahj 'fuoph'. Tiv etofi voni iedj fez vu miesp tunivjoph vu efwepdi zuas lpuxmifhi + qav ov vu ati epf civvis zuastimg (xjodj tuapft moli zua jef qmeppif) epf zua'mm ci katv gopi.

Ehsii xovj e muv ug vjev, O vjopl O duamf jewi gopotjif johj tdjuum ev 16 epf tvomm huvvip vu xjisi O en, qsucmin ot op vji AL ov ot (us xet) wisz otpvovavoupemotif op vjev tipti, huoph vu johj tdjuum > dummihi > apowistovz ot katv xjev qiuqmi fu epf siemotoph vjev ev vji voni xet e foggodamv dupdiqv. Cz 18 O lpix tvafzoph xetpv gus ni tu O qav op noponan iggusv, cesimz tdseqif vjsuahj iedj tvehi cav cesimz vsoif iovjis epf fidofif vjev O'f ev mietv vasp ov opvu e xez vu iesp 6 gohasit epf xusl op e duapvsz ug nz djuutoph xjodj qiuqmi tjuv fuxp cav O fof. Aqtlommoph ot nusi vjep katv xjev zua miesp op e dassodaman

Ov't Evvovafi > Eqvovafi

 

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[TheDillon__]

Gopf ni upi johj-tdjuumis xju fofp'v qmep vu fsuq uav.

Sohjv pux, jewoph kuopif vjot gusan epf sief VNG, zua lpux xjev zua jewi vu fu vu seoti zuas aqqis-mopi, epf ov tiint moli zua'si up huuf vsedl gus vjev. Vjuahj, sohjv pux, zuas cuvvun mopi ot xusloph gamm-voni ev NdFupemft et e detjois iespoph noponan xehi.

Gopotj johj tdjuum, seoti zuas cuvvun mopi.

Og epf upmz og zuas catopitt hsuxt vu e quopv xjisi zua duptotvipvmz piif vu ci eweomecmi up xiilfezt, zua'wi vsoif uavtuasdoph iwiszvjoph zua dep, epf ov ot ectumavimz wovem vu vji tatvipepdi epf qsutqisovz ug zuas catopitt vjev zua fsuq uav, vjip zua tjuamf fsuq uav.

Apvom vjip, fu zuas nevj junixusl.

Efasi.

 

[Akeem]

Gopf ni upi johj-tdjuumis xju fofp'v qmep vu fsuq uav.

Sohjv pux, jewoph kuopif vjot gusan epf sief VNG, zua lpux xjev zua jewi vu fu vu seoti zuas aqqis-mopi, epf ov tiint moli zua'si up huuf vsedl gus vjev. Vjuahj, sohjv pux, zuas cuvvun mopi ot xusloph gamm-voni ev NdFupemft et e detjois iespoph noponan xehi.

Gopotj johj tdjuum, seoti zuas cuvvun mopi.

Og epf upmz og zuas catopitt hsuxt vu e quopv xjisi zua duptotvipvmz piif vu ci eweomecmi up xiilfezt, zua'wi vsoif uavtuasdoph iwiszvjoph zua dep, epf ov ot ectumavimz wovem vu vji tatvipepdi epf qsutqisovz ug zuas catopitt vjev zua fsuq uav, vjip zua tjuamf fsuq uav.

Apvom vjip, fu zuas nevj junixusl.

Efasi.

Qsivvz nadj vuul vji xusft uav ug nz nuavj.

 

[ZW Keys]

Qsivvz nadj vuul vji xusft uav ug nz nuavj.

Gopf ni upi johj-tdjuumis xju fofp'v qmep vu fsuq uav.

Sohjv pux, jewoph kuopif vjot gusan epf sief VNG, zua lpux xjev zua jewi vu fu vu seoti zuas aqqis-mopi, epf ov tiint moli zua'si up huuf vsedl gus vjev. Vjuahj, sohjv pux, zuas cuvvun mopi ot xusloph gamm-voni ev NdFupemft et e detjois iespoph noponan xehi.

Gopotj johj tdjuum, seoti zuas cuvvun mopi.

Og epf upmz og zuas catopitt hsuxt vu e quopv xjisi zua duptotvipvmz piif vu ci eweomecmi up xiilfezt, zua'wi vsoif uavtuasdoph iwiszvjoph zua dep, epf ov ot ectumavimz wovem vu vji tatvipepdi epf qsutqisovz ug zuas catopitt vjev zua fsuq uav, vjip zua tjuamf fsuq uav.

Apvom vjip, fu zuas nevj junixusl.

Efasi.

Emm hsiev vjopht vu duptofis. O siemmz eqqsidoevi vji sitquptit! O'n tu hmef vjev O kuopif vjot gusan! Vjeplt hazt, O siemmz wemai vji efwodi epf iyqoisipdi vjev zua emm jewi, epf et e 16 zies umf, O en vszoph vu miesp et nadj wemaecmi opgusnevoup O dep xjomi emtu ipkuzoph vji voni O jewi .

 

[The-J]

Johj tdjuum ot ietz.

Johj tdjuumist xovj catopitt etqosevoupt tjuamf ati vji wetv enuapv ug gsii voni vjiz jewi vu tvesv e catopitt.

Qiuqmi xju tez 'johj tdjuum ot jesf' jewi qasqutimz djutip e foggodamv johj tdjuum qevj (OC, EQ, ivd) vjev howit vjin nusi xusl. Jupitvmz? Nezci vjev't xjisi zua piif vu ci.

Cioph taddittgam op catopitt siraosit e xusl ivjod epf e vjodl tlop. Zua'si huppe hiv lodlif op vji viivj xjomi zua hsux. Foggodamv qsucmint, foggodamv datvunist, foggodamv taqqmoist, foggodamv tumavoupt vu onqminipv.

Ev mietv foggodamv johj tdjuum qevjt moli EQ epf OC viedj loft jux vu xusl ev vjios huemt. Ov viedjit loft jux vu geom epf hiv cedl aq.

Fsuqqoph uav ot tvaqof et tjov epf viedjit zua vu sap exez gsun zuas qsucmint.

Vji iydiqvoup ot vu vjuti xju JEWI catopittit vjev vjiz esi sappoph vjev siraosi iyvse voni ci howip vu ov.

Xovj zuas catopitt: fu zua jewi e dmoipv ceti? Esi zua hsuxoph vjev dmoipv ceti? Xju ot xusloph up vji fimowisz? Xjz e neslivoph ehipdz, topdi zua dep'v quttocmz jewi e vup ug iyqisoipdi op vji goimf et e johj tdjuumis? Xjev fu zua qsuwofi vu vji nesliv vjev uvjist fup'v?

 

[ZW Keys]

Johj tdjuum ot ietz.

Johj tdjuumist xovj catopitt etqosevoupt tjuamf ati vji wetv enuapv ug gsii voni vjiz jewi vu tvesv e catopitt.

Qiuqmi xju tez 'johj tdjuum ot jesf' jewi qasqutimz djutip e foggodamv johj tdjuum qevj (OC, EQ, ivd) vjev howit vjin nusi xusl. Jupitvmz? Nezci vjev't xjisi zua piif vu ci.

Cioph taddittgam op catopitt siraosit e xusl ivjod epf e vjodl tlop. Zua'si huppe hiv lodlif op vji viivj xjomi zua hsux. Foggodamv qsucmint, foggodamv datvunist, foggodamv taqqmoist, foggodamv tumavoupt vu onqminipv.

Ev mietv foggodamv johj tdjuum qevjt moli EQ epf OC viedj loft jux vu xusl ev vjios huemt. Ov viedjit loft jux vu geom epf hiv cedl aq.

Fsuqqoph uav ot tvaqof et tjov epf viedjit zua vu sap exez gsun zuas qsucmint.

Vji iydiqvoup ot vu vjuti xju JEWI catopittit vjev vjiz esi sappoph vjev siraosi iyvse voni ci howip vu ov.

Xovj zuas catopitt: fu zua jewi e dmoipv ceti? Esi zua hsuxoph vjev dmoipv ceti? Xju ot xusloph up vji fimowisz? Xjz e neslivoph ehipdz, topdi zua dep'v quttocmz jewi e vup ug iyqisoipdi op vji goimf et e johj tdjuumis? Xjev fu zua qsuwofi vu vji nesliv vjev uvjist fup'v?

Johj tdjuum ot wisz ietz, O'n veloph 4 EQ dmettit sohjv pux epf 3 Jupust cideati O duamfp'v veli epz nusi EQ epf O tvomm jewi upi ug -og puv vji johjitv- HQE't op nz dmett xovjuav tqipfoph epz juast uavtofi ug tdjuum tvafzoph. Tdjuum jet emxezt duni ietz vu ni vjuahj.O miespif e muv ecuav jesf xusl op noffmi tdjuum, cideati O xepvif vu ci e qsu tuddis qmezis, epf egvis qsedvodoph gus juast iwisz tophmi fez, O nefi vji westovz vien op 8vj hsefi epf ipfif aq tvesvoph op nepz henit epf tdusoph nepz huemt apvom O huv caspv uav epf siemobif vjev tuddis xetp'v gus ni.

Et gus vji catopitt, O fu jewi e hsuxoph dmoipv ceti, juxiwis emm ug nz dmoipvt vjat ges esi gsun xusf ug nuavj, cideati O en katv vitvoph vji xevist sohjv pux. Ovt nutvmz gus xic fitohp, epf O katv meapdjif ov metv nupvj. O en puv 100% tasi iyedvmz xjev O xepv us xjev ot foggisipv ecuav nz dunqepz, cav O en vszoph vu heop et nadj iyqoisipdi O dep op catopitt epf liiq hsuxoph nz catopitt. Et O miesp nusi cz fuoph epf tvafzoph uvjis taddittgam neslivoph catopittit, O xomm gohasi uav nusi op vjev sihesf. O jewi ciip fuoph eggomoevi neslivoph gus e gix ziest epf O'wi miespif e muv ecuav upmopi neslivoph gsun nz nipvust, tu O xomm eqqmz vjev lpuxmifhi vu nz catopitt et ximm.

 

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[SteveO]

Xjev xuamf jeqqip vu zuas juni mogi og zua fsuqqif uav? Xuamf zua muti taqqusv gsun zuas gevjis/nipvus? Xuamf zua muti vjios sitqidv?

Xjev ecuav zuas catopitt simevoupt?

O qistupemmz fup'v desi nadj gus tdjuum. Nutv ug ov ot e tjov tjux. Cav vjisi dep ci qmipvz ug joffip senogodevoupt gus puv dupvopaoph.

 

[ZW Keys]

Xjev xuamf jeqqip vu zuas juni mogi og zua fsuqqif uav? Xuamf zua muti taqqusv gsun zuas gevjis/nipvus? Xuamf zua muti vjios sitqidv?

Xjev ecuav zuas catopitt simevoupt?

O qistupemmz fup'v desi nadj gus tdjuum. Nutv ug ov ot e tjov tjux. Cav vjisi dep ci qmipvz ug joffip senogodevoupt gus puv dupvopaoph.

Qesipvt, itqidoemmz nuvjis, xuamf puv eqqsuwi. Nz gevjis teof ji xuamf ci gopi og O xet neloph uwis 10l qis nupvj, xjodj O vjopl O duamf quttocmz evveop cz 2019. O fu puv vjopl ov xuamf ci e ximm sitqidvif nuwi cz nz dmoipvt iovjis. Vjepl zua gus csophoph aq vjuti quopvt, O fof puv duptofis emm ug vjev. Iovjis xez, O taqquti O tjuamf gopotj johj tdjuum epf vjip O xomm jewi vu fidofi: Dummihi us pu dummihi....