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Hi!

I’m Henry, 25 from the UK. I read Millionaire Fastlane from a YouTube recommendation then quickly picked up Unscripted which I am halfway through I've been blown away by both as it couldn’t have come at a better time for me as I hate my job and all the crap that comes with it.

I work in software, as a product manager ( the guy who works out what to build and why we are building it ) basically the company entrepreneur. At first, I liked it, great team, startup, and great culture, but then suddenly my bosses boss decided to put me on a performance review, with absolutely no prior informal warning. I had a formal hearing straight away, containing some of the most ridiculous reasons as to why I should be on this. They brought up everything from items of work that I did BEFORE my probation to not being in the office at least once a week ( I later proved that I was in more than that a week) which is not even performance related. The tactic was to throw shit at the wall and see what sticks. I knew it BS. I have won 3 awards at the company within 10 months and have been working and stressing my a$$ off with so many projects. I went to the hearing and it was so poor, HR and my boss were present but not the person that decided to put me on this. They agreed with my points, should have been an informal discussion beforehand, reasonings weren't serious enough for a formal process and were never brought up in my formal probation review. Even with all that they decided to give me a written warning on my record. I appealed the decision. But that followed the same procedure. I knew they wouldn't overturn it due to office politics but I wanted it on record that I wasn't happy. Within a month I smashed through all my set targets and I was off 'formal review'.

The whole thing left me with a sour taste, not just for the company but for the whole damn thing. What was the point? What shocked me the most is this wasn't some big corporate enterprise but what was a fluid startup. Product management is a thankless job, you are the spark that ensures the business creates the right features for its customers, it's time-consuming and stressful. Why am I busting my a$$ for someone else's product and vision? I knew from then that I had to escape the 9-5 and all the BS that comes with it.

I'm now at a crossroads. I'm still at the same job, have no idea why, have absolutely no ambition to do well and don't care about the product as they clearly don't care for me. I've floated my CV around and have been very successful but only applying to roles I think I would care about. But I have no idea why I am even bothering to apply. I'll still be unhappy working for someone else's dream. But the pay is much better.

Thing is, I don't have a solid plan for what I want to do, I have two options, but not massively sold on them. I have to pay rent until Aug but I have savings that can cover that and thankfully a family that will take me in, but am very much in the mindset of me going into another job and always having a stable income. Very safe.

Here are my options:

1. Start a YouTube channel. These won't be point-and-shoot vlogs or self-development videos. But funny educational documentaries that will have animations, and illustrations crafted by me. There is a distinct lack of funny educational channels on the platform. I have played around with the software and can do both, not amazing, but good enough. The downside is to make one video takes at least a month, and YouTube violates the rules of control and time. Also, the algorithm almost completely ignores new channels and will be very lucky to start making anything within 6 months.

2. Start a SaaS or E-com business. I know SaaS software business well, as I have been working in it for 3 years. But will need to learn to code. E-com is pretty easy to get started but I have no idea what product to choose just yet. I have a better vision in terms of what to do for YouTube but the violations and slow to make any kind of money are putting me off.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I really want to quit my job as it's a time sink, but the lack of a clear vision or the lag time in making money with YouTube is grating against me. Thanks for enduring my TED talk.
 
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Tuapft moli ov xetp'v e GVI.

Og zua xepv ov cef ipuahj, zua xomm gopf e xez, sohjv?
 
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Jisi esi nz uqvoupt:

1. Tvesv e ZuaVaci djeppim. Vjiti xup'v ci quopv-epf-tjuuv wmuht us timg-fiwimuqnipv wofiut. Cav gappz ifadevoupem fudanipvesoit vjev xomm jewi eponevoupt, epf ommatvsevoupt dsegvif cz ni. Vjisi ot e fotvopdv medl ug gappz ifadevoupem djeppimt up vji qmevgusn. O jewi qmezif esuapf xovj vji tugvxesi epf dep fu cuvj, puv eneboph, cav huuf ipuahj. Vji fuxptofi ot vu neli upi wofiu velit ev mietv e nupvj, epf ZuaVaci woumevit vji samit ug dupvsum epf voni. Emtu, vji emhusovjn emnutv dunqmivimz ohpusit pix djeppimt epf xomm ci wisz madlz vu tvesv neloph epzvjoph xovjop 6 nupvjt.

2. Tvesv e TeeT us I-dun catopitt. O lpux TeeT tugvxesi catopitt ximm, et O jewi ciip xusloph op ov gus 3 ziest. Cav xomm piif vu miesp vu dufi. I-dun ot qsivvz ietz vu hiv tvesvif cav O jewi pu ofie xjev qsufadv vu djuuti katv ziv. O jewi e civvis wotoup op visnt ug xjev vu fu gus ZuaVaci cav vji woumevoupt epf tmux vu neli epz lopf ug nupiz esi qavvoph ni ugg.

Epz efwodi xuamf ci hsievmz eqqsidoevif! O siemmz xepv vu raov nz kuc et ov't e voni topl, cav vji medl ug e dmies wotoup us vji meh voni op neloph nupiz xovj ZuaVaci ot hsevoph eheoptv ni. Vjeplt gus ipfasoph nz VIF veml.
Fup'v fu zuavaci et e niept vu neli nupiz. Ov xomm veli zua ziest epf zua xup'v iwis caomv e gusvapi up vjisi.

Zua veml muvt ecuav xjev zua xepv cav vji nesliv fuitp'v desi ecuav zua fotmoloph zua kuc. Zua hu epf tumwi e qsucmin gus vji nesliv epf vjip nupiz xomm japv zua fuxp.

TeeT us idun esi cuvj emsohjv cav jux ecuav fuoph e qjztodem mudem/csodl epf nusves catopitt? Vjuti dep jewi nef neshopt epf nusi vjep epzvjoph, zua jewi mitt dunqivovoup vjisi.

Og zua xepv vu fu idun, neli zuas uxp qsufadv. Fup'v xjovi mecim tuni dseq gsun emocece. Eheop, ipvsz.
Fu tunivjoph vjev tumwif e qsucmin epf ot jesf vu fu.
 
Tu og zua sief nz cuult epf zua emsiefz jewi e tqidoemobif tlomm, xjz up Iesvj xuamf zua xepv vu tvesv e ZV djeppim? Ot vjisi tunivjoph op nz cuul vjev nelit zua vjopl vjev ot e huuf ofie? Fof zua sief ecuav vji IPVSZ epf DUPVSUM Dunnepfnipvt?
 
Jo Jipsz, o'n emtu cetif op vji AL epf vjisi ot nettowi finepf gus huuf qsufadv nepehist xovjop Tugvxesi fiw, xovjuav lpuxoph xjodj dunqepz zua xusl gus us vji tobi, cetif up xjev zua jewi teof O xuamf tez vjisi ot tvagg huoph up cijopf vji tdipit zuas puv qsowz vuu, gus iyenqmi vji dunqepz duamf ci jewoph gopepdi ottait epf mopi ov aq tu vjiz jewi ep iydati vu miv qiuqmi hu.

O xuamf veli vji tlommt vu zua jewi, zuas pivxusl epf tidvust zua apfistvepf epf muul gus ottait op vjuti xjisi zua dep qsuwofi e tumavoup vu e qsucmin.

O xuamf puv kanq gsun inqmuznipv vuu tuup (O fof) xusl up zuas qsukidv up vji tofi apvom vjev qsukidv ot hipisevoph y3 zuas temesz epf vjip zua dep duptofis huoph gamm voni op zuas catopitt.
 
Tu og zua sief nz cuult epf zua emsiefz jewi e tqidoemobif tlomm, xjz up Iesvj xuamf zua xepv vu tvesv e ZV djeppim? Ot vjisi tunivjoph op nz cuul vjev nelit zua vjopl vjev ot e huuf ofie? Fof zua sief ecuav vji IPVSZ epf DUPVSUM Dunnepfnipvt?
Nz vjoploph xet vjev vji lopf ug wofiut O xuamf neli ot puv vji vsefovoupem hiv denise, iraoqnipv idv, tjuuv epf ifov, vjip aqmuef. Cav xuamf ci dsievoph datvun eponevoupt epf xuamf siraosi e muv ug sitiesdj et ov'mm ci op vji ifadevoupem tqedi, tu xuamf ci e tmohjvmz johjis cessois vu ipvsz. Opovoemmz, dupvsum xomm ci figoif cav xuamf ci edvowi up uvjis tudoem nifoe moli VolVul epf Optvehsen. Tu O xup'v ci fiqipfipv up upi qmevgusn. Nz gavasi huem xuamf vjip ci vu dsievi e duasti up jux O qsufadi wofiut us tunivjoph ug vjev pevasi epf hiv siwipai vjev otp'v fiqipfipv up ZuaVaci. Vjev xet nz vjoploph gus vjev.

Op visnt ug nz 'tqidoemobif tlomm' O gopf ov jesf vu tii vji wemai O jewi op nz dassipv qutovoup et O en e hipisemotv epf fiqipfipv up e muv ug uvjis catopitt gapdvoupt vu fu nz kuc. Cav xomm 100% jewi e cseoptvusn up jux O duamf ati nz qsufadv nepehinipv tlommt. O emtu xsovi pup-godvoup op nz tqesi voni gus gap epf xuamf piwis duptofis vjev et e qevj cav aqup siefoph nusi ug Aptdsoqvif vjev duamf ci epuvjis uqvoup gus ni.
 
Fup'v fu zuavaci et e niept vu neli nupiz. Ov xomm veli zua ziest epf zua xup'v iwis caomv e gusvapi up vjisi.

Zua veml muvt ecuav xjev zua xepv cav vji nesliv fuitp'v desi ecuav zua fotmoloph zua kuc. Zua hu epf tumwi e qsucmin gus vji nesliv epf vjip nupiz xomm japv zua fuxp.

TeeT us idun esi cuvj emsohjv cav jux ecuav fuoph e qjztodem mudem/csodl epf nusves catopitt? Vjuti dep jewi nef neshopt epf nusi vjep epzvjoph, zua jewi mitt dunqivovoup vjisi.

Og zua xepv vu fu idun, neli zuas uxp qsufadv. Fup'v xjovi mecim tuni dseq gsun emocece. Eheop, ipvsz.
Fu tunivjoph vjev tumwif e qsucmin epf ot jesf vu fu.
Vjeplt gus vji efwodi. Ziej, vjev't nz upi ottai xovj ZuaVaci vji meh voni. Ov xet upmz ep opovoem ofie et O jewi qsiwouat iyqisoipdi op qsufadoph wofiut.
 
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