Fast Lane at 43?

[EssexCase]

Hi, I'm a 42 year old scaffolder from the UK and soon to be 43 in a couple of weeks. I've spent the last 20+ years coasting through life, getting drunk on the weekends/ weekdays. Slowly killing myself through bad choices in the evenings and fuelling someone else's fast lane dream during the day, by working for a company and not myself! I have a wife and 4 young boys, who I don't want to grow up with the same outlook and opportunities that I have used/had in the past.

I gave up alcohol over a year ago and have slowly been getting myself back on track. Firstly moving from the sidewalk to the slow lane. Starting a pension at 41 and putting money into stocks and crypto. This sounded like a great idea at first - compounding interest etc. Then the realisation of 20 years slowly investing into something that I physically wont have the ability to enjoy, as arthritis kicks in after 40 years in a manual job.

I've got a long way to go. - Needing to learn a whole lifetimes worth of useful life altering skills, in a shorter time scale than most. But hopefully with a lot of determination, I can turn the rest of my time around and into a better life lived by my family and myself.

 

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[Kevin88660]

Hi, I'm a 42 year old scaffolder from the UK and soon to be 43 in a couple of weeks. I've spent the last 20+ years coasting through life, getting drunk on the weekends/ weekdays. Slowly killing myself through bad choices in the evenings and fuelling someone else's fast lane dream during the day, by working for a company and not myself! I have a wife and 4 young boys, who I don't want to grow up with the same outlook and opportunities that I have used/had in the past.

I gave up alcohol over a year ago and have slowly been getting myself back on track. Firstly moving from the sidewalk to the slow lane. Starting a pension at 41 and putting money into stocks and crypto. This sounded like a great idea at first - compounding interest etc. Then the realisation of 20 years slowly investing into something that I physically wont have the ability to enjoy, as arthritis kicks in after 40 years in a manual job.

I've got a long way to go. - Needing to learn a whole lifetimes worth of useful life altering skills, in a shorter time scale than most. But hopefully with a lot of determination, I can turn the rest of my time around and into a better life lived by my family and myself.

Welcome.

 

[Paydette]

Fastlane at any age

 

[Ramius]

No limits mate. Leave that to others.

I'm in UK, I'm 45, six kids, and just built my first "real" company with employees... now transitioning into Fastlane models with exit. Aiming for retirement by 50, but ideally, next year.

 

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[Cameraman]

Hi, I'm a 42 year old scaffolder from the UK and soon to be 43 in a couple of weeks. I've spent the last 20+ years coasting through life, getting drunk on the weekends/ weekdays. Slowly killing myself through bad choices in the evenings and fuelling someone else's fast lane dream during the day, by working for a company and not myself! I have a wife and 4 young boys, who I don't want to grow up with the same outlook and opportunities that I have used/had in the past.

I gave up alcohol over a year ago and have slowly been getting myself back on track. Firstly moving from the sidewalk to the slow lane. Starting a pension at 41 and putting money into stocks and crypto. This sounded like a great idea at first - compounding interest etc. Then the realisation of 20 years slowly investing into something that I physically wont have the ability to enjoy, as arthritis kicks in after 40 years in a manual job.

I've got a long way to go. - Needing to learn a whole lifetimes worth of useful life altering skills, in a shorter time scale than most. But hopefully with a lot of determination, I can turn the rest of my time around and into a better life lived by my family and myself.

Don't let your age hold you back. I'm in my late 50's and love being in business for myself. I tried to retire and found I couldn't stop. Having a growing business is like the best drug ever.

You're in the right place, and there are some great people on this forum.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

If you deliver value to someone, they don't care about your age.

When you buy something, do you ask the person who sold it to you their age? Is that even possible? 99% of the time it isn't so why make it an issue?

It's only a issue in your head which then becomes an excuse not to progress.

 

[Raedrum]

Hello @EssexCase and welcome on the forum

43 years old is nothing if you have ambition and good mindset, wich you seem to both have.

Now business is long, difficult and full of frustration, but I it's all worth it at the end.

If you keep motivation and self-questioning in the long run, it will improve your life in a lot of aspect.

Feel free to read and participate on the forum and welcome again

 

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[heavy_industry]

Your biological age is much more relevant than the number on your birth certificate.

You are completely powerless in trying to change the latter. The former, however, is almost entirely under your own command.

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Can you get in the Fastlane in your 40s or beyond?

Reality will ultimately decide what can and cannot happen.

Our job is to try our best - keeping in mind that those who keep asking will receive. And those who keep seeking will find.

 

[The-J]

Colonel Sanders was a failure until his 60s. Dude went into the restaurant business, failed. Went into the motel business, failed. Went BACK into the restaurant business, sold his original restaurant for a pittance. At age 65, dude was collecting social security checks when he sold his first franchise deal. Took him another 8 years before retiring mega wealthy as the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)

 

[Chet Shen]

Hi, I'm a 42 year old scaffolder from the UK and soon to be 43 in a couple of weeks. I've spent the last 20+ years coasting through life, getting drunk on the weekends/ weekdays. Slowly killing myself through bad choices in the evenings and fuelling someone else's fast lane dream during the day, by working for a company and not myself! I have a wife and 4 young boys, who I don't want to grow up with the same outlook and opportunities that I have used/had in the past.

I gave up alcohol over a year ago and have slowly been getting myself back on track. Firstly moving from the sidewalk to the slow lane. Starting a pension at 41 and putting money into stocks and crypto. This sounded like a great idea at first - compounding interest etc. Then the realisation of 20 years slowly investing into something that I physically wont have the ability to enjoy, as arthritis kicks in after 40 years in a manual job.

I've got a long way to go. - Needing to learn a whole lifetimes worth of useful life altering skills, in a shorter time scale than most. But hopefully with a lot of determination, I can turn the rest of my time around and into a better life lived by my family and myself.

Welcome to the forum!!! Great to have ya on board!!!

 

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[NewManRising]

Not much to add but I read a good quote on Twitter the other day. It was about some guy who was fit and in his 70s. The guy looked and lived much younger than he was. He was also quite successful. Someone asked how he did it and he said something like:

"Don't let the old man in"

Are lives are really dictated by our mindset and attitudes.