shankaraprasaf
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Hi to the Fastlane Forum.
A little bit about myself: Shankar, 22, India, engineering graduate, pro musician (singer and percussionist), come from a family of accomplished South-Indian classical musicians, so no surprises.
Have invested >10000 hours on it (started at 4). Now getting to the finances part of it. It sucks. Not the kind of money I'd want to see after spending 10000 hours on something. I feel cheated, I feel I could've put in all this time on more financially valuable skills. So I started my journey learning about finance when I was 20. I learnt to trade options. I'm still a beginner, i.e unprofitable (and don't see myself ever being profitable because of lack of capital and scale).
My income streams
a) Giving concerts
b) Taking classes
And both these streams are horrible money options, cuz you have to slog your a$$ for over 10 years build a brand, then get people to come to your concerts and still get paid peanuts. It's a futile struggle. I'm done pursuing this path. I quit.
My journey led me to MJ's first book. Read it, joined the fastlane forum.
After reading MJ's book I realized that I have no clue how to approach entrepreneurship because I'd never been exposed to such people in my life. The opportunists, business thinkers, people who understand how money works. All I know are close-minded pessimists who complain about money everyday, but don't take the effort to learn about it.
I'm hence here to learn, get mentored, open new opportunities, and utilize them.
My relevant skills: I'm very good at math, I have a solid understanding of finance.
I'm prepared to do anything, learn anything, mould my mindset in anyway. What should I do?
A little bit about myself: Shankar, 22, India, engineering graduate, pro musician (singer and percussionist), come from a family of accomplished South-Indian classical musicians, so no surprises.
Have invested >10000 hours on it (started at 4). Now getting to the finances part of it. It sucks. Not the kind of money I'd want to see after spending 10000 hours on something. I feel cheated, I feel I could've put in all this time on more financially valuable skills. So I started my journey learning about finance when I was 20. I learnt to trade options. I'm still a beginner, i.e unprofitable (and don't see myself ever being profitable because of lack of capital and scale).
My income streams
a) Giving concerts
b) Taking classes
And both these streams are horrible money options, cuz you have to slog your a$$ for over 10 years build a brand, then get people to come to your concerts and still get paid peanuts. It's a futile struggle. I'm done pursuing this path. I quit.
My journey led me to MJ's first book. Read it, joined the fastlane forum.
After reading MJ's book I realized that I have no clue how to approach entrepreneurship because I'd never been exposed to such people in my life. The opportunists, business thinkers, people who understand how money works. All I know are close-minded pessimists who complain about money everyday, but don't take the effort to learn about it.
I'm hence here to learn, get mentored, open new opportunities, and utilize them.
My relevant skills: I'm very good at math, I have a solid understanding of finance.
I'm prepared to do anything, learn anything, mould my mindset in anyway. What should I do?
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