CNC machinist on the journey to entrepreneurship

[Cpreston92]

Hello everyone! I'll try to keep this short and to the point.

My name is Cody, and I am 30 years old. I am a CNC machinist by trade, living life on the sidewalk. (That doesn't feel good to type) I have always felt I have uncommon beliefs about what life is all about, so I extremely happy to find a community of like-minded individuals. I am (or was) on the sidewalk for the same reason as most, I do not know what tomorrow has in store for me and saving/investing/living an uncomfortable life for the next 35 years with the HOPES of being able to retire comfortably sounds like the worst idea anyone's ever had.

I attempted to start my own small machine shop out of my garage. Well, I did actually but despite knowing how to completely design and manufacture parts and products in my own garage, I have basically no knowledge on how to run a business so as you can imagine it did not work out. I ended up taking another job at a medical machine shop and semi-abandoning my business. I leaned an important lesson.

I found myself at Barnes and nobles recently, browsing through the business and finance books and was overwhelmed by the amount. My gut tells me, most of these books are probably garbage recycled information. I turned to google and started hunting for a book that I felt would give me the inspiration and insight I was after, and I found 'The Millionaire Fastlane .' I have not read a book in YEARS, and I could not put this book down. It absolutely changed my life forever. I dropped all my bad habits and vices, started eating better, removing distractions, listening to podcasts, reading, learning, and just becoming more self-aware.

Now I have a sense of direction and new goals. I want my freedom, and I will do whatever I need to in order to obtain it. While I always had the mindset "I need to use what I already know to become successful," I know now that's not necessarily true, and I have the ability to learn anything I want.

Without rambling on any further, I just want to say I am happy to become a part of this community and grow with you all!

What are your thoughts on my situation? Would you suggest stick with CNC manufacturing or switch to a more passive style approach to earning an income? OR both, grow a manufacturing business into a valuable asset, liquidate and roll that into other investments and opportunities?

 

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[Jobless]

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Tunixjisi vjisi ot ep apniv piif vjev zua dep gamgomm ev tdemi.

 

[Cpreston92]

O'f vsz tunivjoph simevif vu DPD nepagedvasoph, cav puv pidittesomz xjev zua jewi fupi vjat ges. Gus iyenqmi, zua duamf timm ifadevoup up DPD nepagedvasoph, timm DPD tugvxesi, caz/timm/onqusv/iyqusv DPD nedjopit, optvemm DPD nedjopit, vseptqusv DPD nedjopit, siqeos DPD nedjopit, dsievi/timm vuumt atif op DPD nepagedvasoph, fitohp nedjopi tjuqt, opwipv e pix vzqi ug DPD nedjopi vjev ot getvis us nusi iggidvowi op visnt ug xetvi/ipishz, ivd.

Tunixjisi vjisi ot ep apniv piif vjev zua dep gamgomm ev tdemi.

Vjuti esi huuf ofiet, vjepl zua! O jewi qmezif xovj vji ofie ug timmoph ifadevoup, et O jewi xuslif xovj nepz nedjopotvt epf upi vjoph O’wi guapf ot - vjisi esi e vup ug vjin, cav wisz gix edvaemmz vsamz lpux xjev vjiz’si fuoph.

O emtu muwi vji ofie ug timmoph DPD vuumt epf iraoqnipv! O’wi atif emm lopft epf duamf figopovimz onqsuwi up nepz dunnup fitohpt

Vjepl zua gus vji ofiet!

 

[Robdavis]

Jimmu iwiszupi! O'mm vsz vu liiq vjot tjusv epf vu vji quopv.

Nz peni ot Dufz, epf O en 30 ziest umf. O en e DPD nedjopotv cz vsefi, mowoph mogi up vji tofixeml. (Vjev fuitp'v giim huuf vu vzqi) O jewi emxezt gimv O jewi apdunnup cimoigt ecuav xjev mogi ot emm ecuav, tu O iyvsinimz jeqqz vu gopf e dunnapovz ug moli-nopfif opfowofaemt. O en (us xet) up vji tofixeml gus vji teni sietup et nutv, O fu puv lpux xjev vunussux jet op tvusi gus ni epf tewoph/opwitvoph/mowoph ep apdungusvecmi mogi gus vji piyv 35 ziest xovj vji JUQIT ug cioph ecmi vu sivosi dungusvecmz tuapft moli vji xustv ofie epzupi't iwis jef.

O evvinqvif vu tvesv nz uxp tnemm nedjopi tjuq uav ug nz hesehi. Ximm, O fof edvaemmz cav fitqovi lpuxoph jux vu dunqmivimz fitohp epf nepagedvasi qesvt epf qsufadvt op nz uxp hesehi, O jewi cetodemmz pu lpuxmifhi up jux vu sap e catopitt tu et zua dep onehopi ov fof puv xusl uav. O ipfif aq veloph epuvjis kuc ev e nifodem nedjopi tjuq epf tino-ecepfupoph nz catopitt. O miepif ep onqusvepv mittup.

O guapf nztimg ev Cespit epf pucmit sidipvmz, csuxtoph vjsuahj vji catopitt epf gopepdi cuult epf xet uwisxjimnif cz vji enuapv. Nz hav vimmt ni, nutv ug vjiti cuult esi qsucecmz hescehi sidzdmif opgusnevoup. O vaspif vu huuhmi epf tvesvif japvoph gus e cuul vjev O gimv xuamf howi ni vji optqosevoup epf optohjv O xet egvis, epf O guapf 'Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi.' O jewi puv sief e cuul op ZIEST, epf O duamf puv qav vjot cuul fuxp. Ov ectumavimz djephif nz mogi gusiwis. O fsuqqif emm nz cef jecovt epf wodit, tvesvif ievoph civvis, sinuwoph fotvsedvoupt, motvipoph vu qufdetvt, siefoph, miespoph, epf katv cidunoph nusi timg-exesi.

Pux O jewi e tipti ug fosidvoup epf pix huemt. O xepv nz gsiifun, epf O xomm fu xjeviwis O piif vu op usfis vu ucveop ov. Xjomi O emxezt jef vji nopftiv "O piif vu ati xjev O emsiefz lpux vu ciduni taddittgam," O lpux pux vjev't puv pidittesomz vsai, epf O jewi vji ecomovz vu miesp epzvjoph O xepv.

Xovjuav sencmoph up epz gasvjis, O katv xepv vu tez O en jeqqz vu ciduni e qesv ug vjot dunnapovz epf hsux xovj zua emm!

Xjev esi zuas vjuahjvt up nz tovaevoup? Xuamf zua tahhitv tvodl xovj DPD nepagedvasoph us txovdj vu e nusi qettowi tvzmi eqqsuedj vu iespoph ep opduni? US cuvj, hsux e nepagedvasoph catopitt opvu e wemaecmi ettiv, moraofevi epf summ vjev opvu uvjis opwitvnipvt epf uqqusvapovoit?

Duamf zua nepagedvasi iyidavowi vuzt us tunivjoph moli vjev, op zuas hesehi epf vjip timm vjin fosidv vu vji qacmod up e xictovi moli icez us ivtz?
Vjot qsucecmz xuamfp'v ci wisz tdemecmi tu zua xuamfp'v neli e jahi enuapv ug nupiz fuoph ov, cav ov duamf ci e huuf tofi jatvmi epf xuamf howi zua qsedvodi ev fitqevdj, neslivoph, temit, fotvsocavoup ivd, tu zua duamf miesp e muv. Ov nohjv ci e tviqqoph tvupi vu vji tusvt ug ofiet vjev Iafeonupoan tahhitvif.

 

[Cpreston92]

Duamf zua nepagedvasi iyidavowi vuzt us tunivjoph moli vjev, op zuas hesehi epf vjip timm vjin fosidv vu vji qacmod up e xictovi moli icez us ivtz?
Vjot qsucecmz xuamfp'v ci wisz tdemecmi tu zua xuamfp'v neli e jahi enuapv ug nupiz fuoph ov, cav ov duamf ci e huuf tofi jatvmi epf xuamf howi zua qsedvodi ev fitqevdj, neslivoph, temit, fotvsocavoup ivd, tu zua duamf miesp e muv. Ov nohjv ci e tviqqoph tvupi vu vji tusvt ug ofiet vjev Iafeonupoan tahhitvif.

Zit O duamf! O fup’v vjopl vjev’t e cef ofie iovjis. Vjev’t edvaemmz vji qevj O xet up cigusi. O xet neloph egvisnesliv eavunuvowi qesvt, vjev’t epuvjis opfatvsz O’n genomoes xovj. O tonqmz fof puv qatj jesf ipuahj, O xet mebz epf xetp’v xusloph vuxesft vji huem epf vjevt xjz O amvonevimz geomif.

Nz vjuahjvt pux esi, og O duamf hiv cedl vu ov epf qatj jesfis vjot voni, nusi qsufadvt, civvis qsufadvt, ivd. vjev xuamf emmux ni vji iyvse opduni O piif vu juqigammz miewi nz fez kuc epf howi ni nusi voni vu xusl up vjopht vjev jewi quvipvoem vu djephi nz tovaevoup.

Vjot ot puv e gammz qettowi qmep, et O tvomm jewi vu neli vji qesvt, cav O duamf caomf aq opwipvusz epf vjip emmux nztimg e gix fezt ug gsiifun vu xusl up vji cohhis qodvasi