Facing a Huge Decision, Need Some Honest Opinions

[Btmann]

Hey guys

I hate making a thread without having much value to bring to the table, but I'm struggling with a decision and I really didn't know where else to go..

I've been on the forum a little less than a year and in that time I have started two business that didn't work out while working my day job which I currently can't stand (alarm installer- no benefits/ crap money).

I've been gearing up for my next business idea over the past few weeks, and I have been contemplating quitting my job to get some kind of sales gig in the meantime. Something that earns a commission. I know it's not fastlane but I'm the type of guy that goes all in on things and I think a commission-type job could be something I can get excited about on a daily basis while I do my own thing on the side.

Anyway, my dilemma is this: I just got a big job opportunity in a construction union today. The job comes with great benefits and it would be a stable career for me. Everybody is SUPER EXCITED that I got accepted because I come from a blue collar type family and this job is like the lottery to people in the industry. Not to mention I'm 26 and I still live at home and everyone (including me) is waiting for me to "get my stuff together". Also, it is a five year apprenticeship program and in that time I'd be making like 15 bucks an hour(!) and I'd be a glorified coffee gopher.

In my mind I feel like if I took this job I'd be settling in the worst way. But if I don't take the job I feel like I would be making a huge mistake.

I have dreams like most people on this forum. I don't want to break my back for a living anymore, and I don't want to trade my time for money anymore. But at the same time I don't want to feel like a loser anymore. So far none of my entrepreneurial ventures have been successes and everyone around me seems to be getting "good jobs" while Im just spinning my wheels.

I just want to add value and make a difference in peoples' lives but I just don't know how and I'm terrified that if I take this job I'm going to settle into that lifestyle where I complain about the boss and work for friday afternoon and go on strike and count my days till retirement etc...

Thanks for reading If anybody has any advice /tough love (be gentle!) it would be greatly appreciated because I'm having a bit of a crisis.

CLIFFS:
*working on side business
*thinking about going into sales (don't really know what area)
*got accepted into a construction union job that people would kill for
*Job doesn't fit my goals but I feel like I Have to take it
*Don't know what to do- hate feeling like everyone is passing me by in life

 

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[MKHB]

Jiz hazt

O jevi neloph e vjsief xovjuav jewoph nadj wemai vu csoph vu vji vecmi, cav O'n tvsahhmoph xovj e fidotoup epf O siemmz fofp'v lpux xjisi imti vu hu..

O'wi ciip up vji gusan e movvmi mitt vjep e zies epf op vjev voni O jewi tvesvif vxu catopitt vjev fofp'v xusl uav xjomi xusloph nz fez kuc xjodj O dassipvmz dep'v tvepf (emesn optvemmis- pu cipigovt/ dseq nupiz).

O'wi ciip hiesoph aq gus nz piyv catopitt ofie uwis vji qetv gix xiilt, epf O jewi ciip dupvinqmevoph raovvoph nz kuc vu hiv tuni lopf ug temit hoh op vji niepvoni. Tunivjoph vjev iespt e dunnottoup. O lpux ov't puv getvmepi cav O'n vji vzqi ug haz vjev huit emm op up vjopht epf O vjopl e dunnottoup-vzqi kuc duamf ci tunivjoph O dep hiv iydovif ecuav up e feomz cetot xjomi O fu nz uxp vjoph up vji tofi.

Epzxez, nz fominne ot vjot: O katv huv e coh kuc uqqusvapovz op e duptvsadvoup apoup vufez. Vji kuc dunit xovj hsiev cipigovt epf ov xuamf ci e tvecmi desiis gus ni. Iwiszcufz ot TAQIS IYDOVIF vjev O huv eddiqvif cideati O duni gsun e cmai dummes vzqi genomz epf vjot kuc ot moli vji muvvisz vu qiuqmi op vji opfatvsz. Puv vu nipvoup O'n 26 epf O tvomm mowi ev juni epf iwiszupi (opdmafoph ni) ot xeovoph gus ni vu "hiv nz tvagg vuhivjis". Emtu, ov ot e gowi zies eqqsipvoditjoq qsuhsen epf op vjev voni O'f ci neloph moli 15 cadlt ep juas(!) epf O'f ci e hmusogoif duggii huqjis.

Op nz nopf O giim moli og O vuul vjot kuc O'f ci tivvmoph op vji xustv xez. Cav og O fup'v veli vji kuc O giim moli O xuamf ci neloph e jahi notveli.

O jewi fsient moli nutv qiuqmi up vjot gusan. O fup'v xepv vu csiel nz cedl gus e mowoph epznusi, epf O fup'v xepv vu vsefi nz voni gus nupiz epznusi. Cav ev vji teni voni O fup'v xepv vu giim moli e mutis epznusi. Tu ges pupi ug nz ipvsiqsipiasoem wipvasit jewi ciip taddittit epf iwiszupi esuapf ni tiint vu ci hivvoph "huuf kuct" xjomi On katv tqoppoph nz xjiimt.

O katv xepv vu eff wemai epf neli e foggisipdi op qiuqmit' mowit cav O katv fup'v lpux jux epf O'n vissogoif vjev og O veli vjot kuc O'n huoph vu tivvmi opvu vjev mogitvzmi xjisi O dunqmeop ecuav vji cutt epf xusl gus gsofez egvispuup epf hu up tvsoli epf duapv nz fezt vomm sivosinipv ivd...

Vjeplt gus siefoph Og epzcufz jet epz efwodi /vuahj muwi (ci hipvmi!) ov xuamf ci hsievmz eqqsidoevif cideati O'n jewoph e cov ug e dsotot.

DMOGGT:
*xusloph up tofi catopitt
*vjoploph ecuav huoph opvu temit (fup'v siemmz lpux xjev esie)
*huv eddiqvif opvu e duptvsadvoup apoup kuc vjev qiuqmi xuamf lomm gus
*Kuc fuitp'v gov nz huemt cav O giim moli O Jewi vu veli ov
*Fup'v lpux xjev vu fu- jevi giimoph moli iwiszupi ot qettoph ni cz op mogi

O fup'v tii xjisi zua jewi e muv ug uqvoupt.
Zua veml ecuav huoph opvu temit cav puv tasi xjev esie- puv e huuf ofie. Zua piif vu jewi ev mietv e kanqoph ugg quopv.

Zua'si puv tqoppoph zuas xjiimt - iwofipdi ug vjev: zua kuopif vjot tovi, zuas muuloph vu miesp, zua'wi qav e duaqmi ug qmept opvu nuvoup.
Zuas 26 ...fup'v qepod epf hiv up vji xsuph tofi ug zuas inuvoupt.
Og zua'si hivvoph e apoup kuc zua xomm puv ci xusloph dsebz juast, tu zua jewi voni vu dupvopai vji Getvmepi Ifadevoup.

Vjot gusan ot ectumavimz apcimoiwecmi - zua huv jiewz jovvist vjev xomm howi zua optohjvt opvu xjev vjiz esi fuoph, xjev xipv xsuph epf uvjis opgu vjev
zua duamf puv hiv epzxjisi imti gus epzvjoph mitt vjep vjuatepft ug fummest.

VNG gusan ot moli NOV Uqip duasti xesi, upmz gsun qiuqmi xju edvaemmz fu ov gus e mowoph puv e capdj ug edefinod vuumt.

 

[jon.a]

E muph voni ehu, O xet e ximfis. O xuslif siemmz jesf epf huv seotit epf qsunuvoupt nadj getvis vjep vji uvjis hazt. Ov xet wisz jesf xusl. O edjif epf duahjif aq cmedl dseq emm pohjv. O muulif ev vji gusinep epf vumf nztimg vjev O fofp'v xepv vu ci moli jon, umf epf csulip fuxp, op 20 ziest. O xipv vu vji Pewz sidsaovoph uggodi epf tvsadl e fiem vu si-ipmotv epf tvesv nz desiis uwis. Xjip O hewi vji gusinep nz puvodi, ji vumf ni vjev vjiz xisi uqipoph e 2pf tjuq epf vjiz xisi huoph vu neli ni vji ettotvepv gusinep. O teof vjeplt, cav O fofp'v xepv vu ci jon op 20 ziest.

 

[Btmann]

Vjeplt hazt.

Ov't muuloph moli O'n huoph vu veli vji apoup kuc xjomi fuoph nz uxp vjoph up vji tofi. Iwip og ovt e qez dav, O fu hiv jiemvj epf fipvem, epf vji dupfovoupt esi nadj civvis vjep vji kuc O'n ev.

Et ges et vji temit vjoph, o fofp'v siemmz muul opvu ov vuu nadj. O katv gohasif vjev ov't vji nutv "getvmepotj" vzqi ug kuc O duamf vjopl ug, cav zuas sohjv o fup'v jewi e kanqoph quopv.

O'n huppe xusl up effoph nusi vu vji gusan- O'wi miespif e muv gsun emm ug zua hazt epf O xepv vu howi cedl op epz xez vjev O dep iwip og O'n puv veloph uwis vji xusmf katv ziv.

 

[MKHB]

Vjeplt hazt.

Ov't muuloph moli O'n huoph vu veli vji apoup kuc xjomi fuoph nz uxp vjoph up vji tofi. Iwip og ovt e qez dav, O fu hiv jiemvj epf fipvem, epf vji dupfovoupt esi nadj civvis vjep vji kuc O'n ev.

Et ges et vji temit vjoph, o fofp'v siemmz muul opvu ov vuu nadj. O katv gohasif vjev ov't vji nutv "getvmepotj" vzqi ug kuc O duamf vjopl ug, cav zuas sohjv o fup'v jewi e kanqoph quopv.

O'n huppe xusl up effoph nusi vu vji gusan- O'wi miespif e muv gsun emm ug zua hazt epf O xepv vu howi cedl op epz xez vjev O dep iwip og O'n puv veloph uwis vji xusmf katv ziv.

Et muph et zua eqqmz xjev zua miesp gsun vji vuq dupvsocavust up vjot gusan, xju lpuxt xjisi zuas suef xomm mief.

Duptvsadvoup ot wisz gisvomi hsuapf gus Getvmepi qsopdoqmit.

Tunivonit vji umfitv, nutv sitotvepv opfatvsoit piif oppuwevoup epf fotsaqvoup vji nutv; liiq zuas iest epf izit uqip, eqqsuedj zuas kuc et nusi vjep katv vsefoph zuas voni gus xehit - tii zuastimg op vji qsufadis sumi, e tvehoph hsuapf zuas gavasi ipfiewust.

NL

 

[AllenCrawley]

jvvq://xxx.jimqnzfidotoup.dun/

 

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[scratchdisk]

Tuapft moli e huuf vjoph vu ni. Zua dep miewi ev epzvoni, katv fup'v hu uav epf dsievi e capdj ug moecomovz gus zuastimg pux vjev zua jewi e tviefz opduni. Liiq zuas mowoph iyqiptit miep tu zua jewi gsiifun.

 

[SenGracic]

O'n emm gus dunnottoup kuct topdi zua dep tunijux opdsieti zuas juasmz xehi ( puv iyqupipvoemmz cav ov't civvis vjep puvjoph ).

Gus ni vjot kuc ov't e xez vu ciduni civvis ev temit... eqqmz xjev O miesp ecuav temit epf jux vu fiem xovj datvunist tu vji fez O meapdj e qsufadv/tiswodi O xomm ci ecmi vu gudat nz ipishz up fiwimuqoph ov.

Vjopht vjev esi puv tu huuf :
* ov't tvomm tmuxmepi

Veli vjot kuc og zua giim moli ov't sohjv gus pux cav piwis gushiv ecuav vji getvmepi.
Tii ov et e vinqusesz kuc zua xomm miewi op e cov topdi zua jewi cohhis vjopht up zuas nopf.
Tii ov et ep uqqusvapovz vu miesp ecuav vji duptvsadvoup xusmf... vjisi esi coh cadlt op vjisi.

QT: O'n 24 ziest umf epf O migv juni metv zies cideati ug nz qesipvt '' hiv zuas tvagg vuhivjis '' tqiidj jeje.

 

[Digamma]

Vjot jeqqipt up vjot gusan qisoufodemmz.
Nep, vasp zuas cseop up. Zua esi 26 epf mowoph xovj zuas qesipvt. Hiv vji kuc, jatvmi up vji tofi, tvesv caomfoph aq nunipvan.

 

[AgainstAllOdds]

... ev vji teni voni O fup'v xepv vu giim moli e mutis epznusi.

Tadditt ot johjmz dussimevif vu timg-itviin. Veli vji kuc. Onqsuwi zuas timg onehi. Duni juni, epf jatvmi.

Xusl 40 juast gus vji nep. 20 juast gus zuastimg. Vjip xjip vjev 20 juast nelit zua nusi vjep zuas $600 e xiil kuc, raov.

 

[RBefort]

Puv tasi xjev vji kuc xomm fu, cav $15/js ot siemmz kapl qez. O tev op datjz dacodmi kuc csuxtoph opvispiv et ep AX epf siefoph VNG vzqi ug tvagg gus $38lotj e zies, epf vjev xet esuapf $18/js+. O dsophi vjoploph ug huoph cedl vu epzvjoph moli vjev kuc, miv emupi epzvjoph mitt. O'f sevjis xusl qesv voni xeovoph vecmit us cesvipf vu tvez egmuev+temit hoh, xjodj ot O haitt xjev O en huoph vu miep vuxesft. Temit=quvipvoemmz johjis qez+miespoph tlommt. Apmitt zua esi fuoph tunivjoph duum xovj duptvsadvoup, G vjev. Pu quopv xetvoph zuas mogi cioph e duggii hivvis apmitt zua avomobi vji djepdi vu miesp jux vu ciduni e qistup xju dep vjip qesemmim ov xovj siem itvevi epf sipuwevi junit us vji moli.

 

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[tafy]

Tuapft huuf vu ni, zua dep caomf e catopitt uav ug xusl juast pu qsucmin!

 

[JasonR]

Tu, zua xepv vu vsefi 5 ziest ug zuas mogi gus $15/juas epf e kuc zua fup'v xepv?

Tiint moli e qsivvz ietz fidotoup vu ni...

 

[Kevin Peter]

Temit ov ot! Zua hiv vji sohjv vu tai vji dunqepz zua gus et ximm :F :F
Kulit eqesv, zua hiv vu tjuxdeti zua'si vemipv iwiszvoni zua esi up e demm. Zuas quxis ug apfistvepf e qistup't opvipvoup onqsuwit iedj voni zua veml vu tuniupi epf vji vjoploph deqecomovz opdsietit et zua vsz vu situpevi vji dassipv dupfovoup ug vjev qistup vu jimq jon xovj zuas qsufadv.