I am a slow laner 'financial advisor' with the acronym designation to show for it, who sells the slow lane retirement idea, 40 hours a week for a paycheck and benefits.
I hate it. I always knew it was a little 'voodoo-y' but I would tell myself I was really helping people reach their retirement goals, like helping to create diversified portfolios according to their risk tolerance, time horizon and plan savings and withdrawal strategies. And of course that I was doing everything right, getting promoted, getting paid with good benefits -- I have been drinking slow lane kool-aid 100%.
Every. single. thing. that MJ has said about 'financial advisors' and saving for retirement is all true - it's get rich slow, valuing money over time, it's risky, it's putting faith in the stock market and the government (social security and medicare), I make 60k and am advising on 1M+ etc. We create plans for clients that are basically like "oh well, no one has a crystal ball, but here's a ball made of amethyst best case scenario 8% returns, but remember it's not a crystal ball." Ughhh. A couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon Unscripted from a youtube video about how 'gurus' like Tai Lopez and Sam Ovens are basically kinda perceived value with little actual value. (Found that one out the hard way unfortunately a couple of years ago.)
Started reading... wow.... Unscripted is the best book I've ever read next to the Bible. I couldn't put it down, listened to the entire audiobook in a week and then bought the physical book. I finished the short story Wealth Exposed and I'm in the middle of reading Millionaire Fastlane now. I honestly feel like I'm leaving the Matrix, like a detox from the brainwashing, when you see it you can't unsee it, especially when you are literally in the industry selling it everyday. I had tried to accept myself as an 'intrapreneur,' like having ideas to make things easier or add more value withiiinnnn the organization so I could keep my health insurance and paycheck. Hah! It's soul destroying and doesn't amount to anything real.
Having said that, I am actually focusing on changing myself, researching three of my top ideas for the first time; what companies are already doing it, how can I make it better, adding more value.
Getting laced up, I got bandaids, I got water, I don't know what I'm doing but I know the journey I want to be going on, I'm out.
All sounds good right,
but I work best under pressure so going to say this here; going to launch my first business, before my 30th birthday which is in a month.
Gotta pull the plugs and nails out of my neck and body, it's killing me.
I have a life to live and a family to support. I want to watch my kid actually grow up in a world I helped make better.
Thank you @MJ DeMarco for all the hard work you put into those books and for creating this forum. Never seen anything like it.
You have helped me changed my life, see the slow lane matrix for what it is - thank you. Now I gotta actually get out and live unscripted.
Cheers and God bless.
I hate it. I always knew it was a little 'voodoo-y' but I would tell myself I was really helping people reach their retirement goals, like helping to create diversified portfolios according to their risk tolerance, time horizon and plan savings and withdrawal strategies. And of course that I was doing everything right, getting promoted, getting paid with good benefits -- I have been drinking slow lane kool-aid 100%.
Every. single. thing. that MJ has said about 'financial advisors' and saving for retirement is all true - it's get rich slow, valuing money over time, it's risky, it's putting faith in the stock market and the government (social security and medicare), I make 60k and am advising on 1M+ etc. We create plans for clients that are basically like "oh well, no one has a crystal ball, but here's a ball made of amethyst best case scenario 8% returns, but remember it's not a crystal ball." Ughhh. A couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon Unscripted from a youtube video about how 'gurus' like Tai Lopez and Sam Ovens are basically kinda perceived value with little actual value. (Found that one out the hard way unfortunately a couple of years ago.)
Started reading... wow.... Unscripted is the best book I've ever read next to the Bible. I couldn't put it down, listened to the entire audiobook in a week and then bought the physical book. I finished the short story Wealth Exposed and I'm in the middle of reading Millionaire Fastlane now. I honestly feel like I'm leaving the Matrix, like a detox from the brainwashing, when you see it you can't unsee it, especially when you are literally in the industry selling it everyday. I had tried to accept myself as an 'intrapreneur,' like having ideas to make things easier or add more value withiiinnnn the organization so I could keep my health insurance and paycheck. Hah! It's soul destroying and doesn't amount to anything real.
Having said that, I am actually focusing on changing myself, researching three of my top ideas for the first time; what companies are already doing it, how can I make it better, adding more value.
Getting laced up, I got bandaids, I got water, I don't know what I'm doing but I know the journey I want to be going on, I'm out.
All sounds good right,
Gotta pull the plugs and nails out of my neck and body, it's killing me.
I have a life to live and a family to support. I want to watch my kid actually grow up in a world I helped make better.
Thank you @MJ DeMarco for all the hard work you put into those books and for creating this forum. Never seen anything like it.
You have helped me changed my life, see the slow lane matrix for what it is - thank you. Now I gotta actually get out and live unscripted.
Cheers and God bless.
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