IceColdFever
Contributor
What can I say? I'm honestly not surprised. My high-school days were spent playing Runescape and smoking weed. I barely graduated and of course never went on to college. I've been floating from one menial manufacturing job to the next, eventually landing me right where I am today, working at Amway making $17.40/hr, living paycheck to paycheck in my parents basement and dreading everyday of my life. I've spent the past couple years pissing away money on drugs, booze, and house parties. Oh and my $600/mo car payment, because I certainly needed a cool whip to show up at these house parties right?! Wrong. All my "awesome party friends"? They're gone. Constant alcohol infused drama fights, friends knocking random girls up, and party hoes cheating on their partners left, right, and center, including my ex-girlfriend of 5 years. She's now gone too. The past 5 years of my life I have nothing to show for, it all seems like a blur. It all seems like I've been living on the sidewalk....hmmm, now where have I read that before?
So here I am. I hate manufacturing. I hate my job. I am now completely friendless. I lost 5 years to a girl who now lives in New York. I live in my parents basement. My parents hate each other and are constantly fighting. My youngest brother has down syndrome and has no friends, my parents don't interact with him, and I feel guilty every second I'm not playing with him. I hate my life.
Two months ago I ordered a book on Amazon that caught my eye. It was called "UNSCRIPTED " I devoured the entire book the day I got it, I then bought a second copy, downloaded the audible book, then ordered TMF and read that too. My perception of life has completely changed.
The only person here to blame is myself. Please don't think this post is one giant victim puke. This introduction is also serving as an outlet to myself. I am in control of my life, the choices and habits I've created for myself are what's led me here. I chose to walk the sidewalk, and now I'm choosing to walk the fast lane. I have so much to learn from this community, I'm already overwhelmed at the positive and valuable information here. I don't have much to offer yet, except my support to others embarking this journey with me. But as I read and listen, and ask THE RIGHT questions, and take ACTION, I will offer my help and share my stories of growth and failure.
At this point in my journey you could say I'm at Level 0.
My plan:
1. Get the hell out of manufacturing, and start building skills that will help me land a slowlane job making $20/hr+, working a 9-5 instead of 12 hour shifts. I'm thinking a sales job would be great because of the transferable skills for entrepreneurship.
2. Once I'm in the slowlane job, start networking my a$$ off to find people killing it in life. Toastmasters, Meetups, ect. Start surrounding myself with driven, successful people. Provide them with as much value as I can bring.
3. Get rid of my stupid $600/mo car, get a beater car and start saving as much as I can.
4. Keep hitting the gym like an animal. (thankfully, the only thing I have going for me is a well above average physique, I've always been a fitness freak.)
5. Obtain my Personal Training cert just to have something going on the side.
6. Get out of my parents house, even though I'm saving a little money they still charge me rent (family is poor), and the environment is terrible for my focus and energy.
7. Learn from this forum as much as I can about starting a business, start my own at a micro level and learn myself, and keep scaling up from there.
Thank you to everyone on this forum, I truly wish all of you the best in your journey to the Fast Lane, and I hope to give value to this community as much as they have given me.
So here I am. I hate manufacturing. I hate my job. I am now completely friendless. I lost 5 years to a girl who now lives in New York. I live in my parents basement. My parents hate each other and are constantly fighting. My youngest brother has down syndrome and has no friends, my parents don't interact with him, and I feel guilty every second I'm not playing with him. I hate my life.
Two months ago I ordered a book on Amazon that caught my eye. It was called "UNSCRIPTED " I devoured the entire book the day I got it, I then bought a second copy, downloaded the audible book, then ordered TMF and read that too. My perception of life has completely changed.
The only person here to blame is myself. Please don't think this post is one giant victim puke. This introduction is also serving as an outlet to myself. I am in control of my life, the choices and habits I've created for myself are what's led me here. I chose to walk the sidewalk, and now I'm choosing to walk the fast lane. I have so much to learn from this community, I'm already overwhelmed at the positive and valuable information here. I don't have much to offer yet, except my support to others embarking this journey with me. But as I read and listen, and ask THE RIGHT questions, and take ACTION, I will offer my help and share my stories of growth and failure.
At this point in my journey you could say I'm at Level 0.
My plan:
1. Get the hell out of manufacturing, and start building skills that will help me land a slowlane job making $20/hr+, working a 9-5 instead of 12 hour shifts. I'm thinking a sales job would be great because of the transferable skills for entrepreneurship.
2. Once I'm in the slowlane job, start networking my a$$ off to find people killing it in life. Toastmasters, Meetups, ect. Start surrounding myself with driven, successful people. Provide them with as much value as I can bring.
3. Get rid of my stupid $600/mo car, get a beater car and start saving as much as I can.
4. Keep hitting the gym like an animal. (thankfully, the only thing I have going for me is a well above average physique, I've always been a fitness freak.)
5. Obtain my Personal Training cert just to have something going on the side.
6. Get out of my parents house, even though I'm saving a little money they still charge me rent (family is poor), and the environment is terrible for my focus and energy.
7. Learn from this forum as much as I can about starting a business, start my own at a micro level and learn myself, and keep scaling up from there.
Thank you to everyone on this forum, I truly wish all of you the best in your journey to the Fast Lane, and I hope to give value to this community as much as they have given me.
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