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Hello everyone,
while the 10.000th "what should I do right now"-question might not be the most exciting thing to read, I honestly believe this forum is just about the only place where I can get solid advice on this kind of thing, so here goes:
My situation:
I am currently 19 years old, having finished school close to 8 months ago. I live in Germany, I'm not poor, Have basically no debt, somewhat supportive parents and I would say I am not completely stupid.
So basically, I have a blank slate, very good circumstances and all the options in the world right now (or atleast close to it) to attain my goal: the fastlane.
But that also seems to be the root of my struggle:
My struggle:
Overchoice, choice overload or simply put: Close to infinite options resulting in close to no actions. I feel like I know the rough outline of what I should do in life (You know, make a fastlane business, etc...), but it all just feels so far away and unattainable right now.
The time since I finished school, I have, looking back, honestly not been doing too many things that actually got me closer to my goals (while did spend some time learning valuable skills (bit of the stock market, coding, etc...), I am also a master of action faking activities (damn right a todo-list with 20 things feels good, but if close to 0 of those are really relevant to my future, that kinda changes things)).
So right now, as the title says, I am kinda drifting through life. I guess I am in the "mental battle with yourself" phase of becoming an entrepreneur, but I just don't know how to actually take a big step:
I've considered lots of possibilities (even going to uni since it's very affordable here (basically no debts) and I could do something related to finances or business, but I always have the looming fear of choosing one thing and then realising after some years that it was basically wasted time.
I know I definitely need some real life & market experience to actually become an entrepreneur, but I guess the thought of waking up in 5 years and realising "oh damn, that uni-course did not help me at all" is kinda paralysing.
In the worst, paralysing sense, I have always been a perfectionist when it comes to taking these kinds of choices
It's funny, maybe even paradoxical: Being almost constantly stressed about "needing to start soon or else I'm just wasting time" is making me not take action, which is actually causing me to waste time, kinda fueling the vicious cycle.
So,
what could I be doing right now?
Are there rational alternatives to going to uni? I know that especially in MJ's books, uni is always knocked a bit, but I honestly struggle to see meaningful and productive alternatives right now, so of course I am open to any suggestions.
I would love to hear from people that are in a similar situation or have overcome a similar situation.
Thank you
P.
Edit: 2 things that just came to mind:
1. I know that at my age, even „losing“ 3 years to something like education wouldn‘t be a problem really, since I have time/am in no real rush, but somehow that thought is not really making it better
2. I feel like a new perspective/change of scenery in life might make a real difference, not sure about this though.
while the 10.000th "what should I do right now"-question might not be the most exciting thing to read, I honestly believe this forum is just about the only place where I can get solid advice on this kind of thing, so here goes:
My situation:
I am currently 19 years old, having finished school close to 8 months ago. I live in Germany, I'm not poor, Have basically no debt, somewhat supportive parents and I would say I am not completely stupid.
So basically, I have a blank slate, very good circumstances and all the options in the world right now (or atleast close to it) to attain my goal: the fastlane.
But that also seems to be the root of my struggle:
My struggle:
Overchoice, choice overload or simply put: Close to infinite options resulting in close to no actions. I feel like I know the rough outline of what I should do in life (You know, make a fastlane business, etc...), but it all just feels so far away and unattainable right now.
The time since I finished school, I have, looking back, honestly not been doing too many things that actually got me closer to my goals (while did spend some time learning valuable skills (bit of the stock market, coding, etc...), I am also a master of action faking activities (damn right a todo-list with 20 things feels good, but if close to 0 of those are really relevant to my future, that kinda changes things)).
So right now, as the title says, I am kinda drifting through life. I guess I am in the "mental battle with yourself" phase of becoming an entrepreneur, but I just don't know how to actually take a big step:
I've considered lots of possibilities (even going to uni since it's very affordable here (basically no debts) and I could do something related to finances or business, but I always have the looming fear of choosing one thing and then realising after some years that it was basically wasted time.
I know I definitely need some real life & market experience to actually become an entrepreneur, but I guess the thought of waking up in 5 years and realising "oh damn, that uni-course did not help me at all" is kinda paralysing.
In the worst, paralysing sense, I have always been a perfectionist when it comes to taking these kinds of choices
It's funny, maybe even paradoxical: Being almost constantly stressed about "needing to start soon or else I'm just wasting time" is making me not take action, which is actually causing me to waste time, kinda fueling the vicious cycle.
So,
what could I be doing right now?
Are there rational alternatives to going to uni? I know that especially in MJ's books, uni is always knocked a bit, but I honestly struggle to see meaningful and productive alternatives right now, so of course I am open to any suggestions.
I would love to hear from people that are in a similar situation or have overcome a similar situation.
Thank you
P.
Edit: 2 things that just came to mind:
1. I know that at my age, even „losing“ 3 years to something like education wouldn‘t be a problem really, since I have time/am in no real rush, but somehow that thought is not really making it better
2. I feel like a new perspective/change of scenery in life might make a real difference, not sure about this though.
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