Skay_bae
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Hello Fast Lane members (and lurkers 
),
I've been reading the FLF daily over the past few months to soak up all the information I can about your experiences. Many of your stories have been inspirational and have motivated me to make a change in my own life which, as of lately, has been what most of you would define as slow lane.
Here's my quick origin story:
18 year-old me was fascinated by weather and decided to go to college to study Meteorology, probably with the hopes of chasing tornadoes or becoming the next Jim Cantore. In reality, college just seemed like the next "logical step", at least according to my teachers, family, and friends (I didn't know any better at the time). After grinding for 4 years learning calculus, physics, thermodynamics, and a whole portfolio of other random subjects, I ended up discovering 2 important things:
1. College has absolutely failed at teaching me any applicable work skills and
2. I could've been using that time to work or build a business, etc.
So a year out of college (and many temp jobs later), I've built up enough frustration to seek out alternative routes towards financial freedom. These have included trading stocks, buying/selling laptops on Craiglist, creating a niche website, learning to program, writing on Upwork, starting a YouTube channel, writing screenplays, and a handful of other ideas that have resulted in little to no success.
What I'm trying to figure out is... where do I go from here?
I understand this is a loaded question - perhaps nobody has the answer. I've felt pretty aimless since college and spend a lot of time dreaming about what I could possibly do to save myself. Some days it seems easier to work a 9-5 job, pay my student loans, and learn to love the smaller things. But it never feels right.
Has anybody else gone through something similar? What did you do to save yourself? How do you choose among all these possible avenues? How do you find what you like and be successful at it? Any kind of advice or guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks for reading
), I've been reading the FLF daily over the past few months to soak up all the information I can about your experiences. Many of your stories have been inspirational and have motivated me to make a change in my own life which, as of lately, has been what most of you would define as slow lane.
Here's my quick origin story:
18 year-old me was fascinated by weather and decided to go to college to study Meteorology, probably with the hopes of chasing tornadoes or becoming the next Jim Cantore. In reality, college just seemed like the next "logical step", at least according to my teachers, family, and friends (I didn't know any better at the time). After grinding for 4 years learning calculus, physics, thermodynamics, and a whole portfolio of other random subjects, I ended up discovering 2 important things:
1. College has absolutely failed at teaching me any applicable work skills and
2. I could've been using that time to work or build a business, etc.
So a year out of college (and many temp jobs later), I've built up enough frustration to seek out alternative routes towards financial freedom. These have included trading stocks, buying/selling laptops on Craiglist, creating a niche website, learning to program, writing on Upwork, starting a YouTube channel, writing screenplays, and a handful of other ideas that have resulted in little to no success.
What I'm trying to figure out is... where do I go from here?
I understand this is a loaded question - perhaps nobody has the answer. I've felt pretty aimless since college and spend a lot of time dreaming about what I could possibly do to save myself. Some days it seems easier to work a 9-5 job, pay my student loans, and learn to love the smaller things. But it never feels right.
Has anybody else gone through something similar? What did you do to save yourself? How do you choose among all these possible avenues? How do you find what you like and be successful at it? Any kind of advice or guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks for reading
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