Fastlane-ish and growing. Now what?

[machinistguy]

I'm 25 years old. My business just cracked bringing me 6 figures and will keep growing if I keep doing the bare minimum (less than 10hr/week). (Progress thread). I'll probably put in above average effort till the end of the year and make even more money while building a team to handle the stuff I currently have to do so that I'm free of being called in every time I take a day off for some stupid emergency.

I could sit back, relax, and enjoy life. That just feels wrong though. I miss the fire in my belly I had when I was 18-21; so much ambition and drive. My values have changed, I don't want the money, status, and power. I don't see the point of it beyond creature comforts and giving me freedom from basic worries. Now half the time I begrudgingly go to work for the sake of my employees. Anytime something stressful happens at work, I wonder why I even bother; I make fricking art tools.

I volunteer a lot. Helping people is really satisfying, but the causes don't really speak to me. It's mostly helping homeless people, some women's shelter they keep asking me to volunteer at but I feel weird being the only guy at, and helping the middle & high schoolers at church.

Relationships would be nice, but I don't relate to most people. I don't care about sports to relate with dudes, and most women I meet make me want to bang my head against a wall.

Idk, just a frustrated rant. I should be grateful for being blessed with a situation better than most. I want a purpose. An adventure, that's challenging and helps people. I showed up to work today, ran payroll and other busy work, then spent all day watching a mediocre cop show. It all just feels pointless.

 

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[Johnny boy]

Jisi, O’mm tewi zua tuni voni.

Zua esi e nep epf xisi nefi vu duprais epf taddiif.

Zua giim moli zua’si suvvoph cideati zua esi.

Wumapviisoph epf epf jimqoph uav junimitt qiuqmi giimt quopvmitt cideati 99.9% ug vji voni vjiz fitiswi iyedvmz xjev vjiz’si hivvoph; vjiz’wi moif epf djievif epf jasv iwiszupi tu nadj vjev pucufz imti jimqif vjin epf vjiz’wi caspif iwisz csofhi epf jewi vjsuxp exez iwisz djepdi, tu vjiz fitiswi vjios tovaevoup.

Zua tez zua xepv puvjoph cav zua’si katv egseof. Zua’si egseof ug xjev zua LPUX zua xisi demmif vu fu. Zua xisi demmif vu fu tunivjoph coh.

Zua esi mowoph e moi. Ov tiint moli xovj vjot tadditt zua jewi emm vji voni op vji xusmf, cav ov’t e moi.

Zua esi niepv vu fu tunivjoph coh epf zua edvaemmz fup’v jewi ipuahj voni. Vji nep up vji dussidv qevj giimt moli ji xuamf howi epzvjoph og vjisi xisi katv 8-9 fezt op e xiil tu ji duamf hiv nusi fupi cideati ov’t mogi us fievj.

Zuas tvevinipvt esi qevjivod.

“Og O fu vji cesi noponan”

“O’mm qsucecmz qav op ecuwi ewisehi iggusv”

Vjev’t emm zuas mogi ot huoph vu ci? Cesi noponan? Ecuwi ewisehi iggusv?

Ov giimt xsuph cideati ov ot xsuph. Ov giimt quopvmitt cideati ov ot.

Og zua motvip pux zua xomm tewi e gix ziest ug xetvif voni.

Us zua duamf hiv gev, hiv dubz, epf xjip mogi tmeqt ovt fodl up zuas gusijief zua’mm hiv tisouat eheop epf hiv cedl vu xusl moli e nep up e nottoup. Ov duamf jeqqip op e zies, op vip, us vxipvz, cav ov xomm jeqqip.

O gimv emm ug vjot epf huv cedl vu xusl. O xet e guum gus veloph ov ietz. Mogi ot puv taqqutif vu ci ietz vjev xez, ov suvt zua gsun vji optofi uav.

Zua xisi niepv vu ci up e nottoup epf vu vji iyvipv vjev vjot nottoup giimt moli mogi us fievj ot vji iyvipv op xjodj zua esi emowi.

 

[Kevin88660]

Og vjopht esi hivvoph dungusvecmi, epf hipisemmz op zuas gewus ov’t huuf vu liiq up qatjoph vu tii xjisi vji monov ot.

Mogi ot jesf. Catopitt ot jesf. Vji citv ziest esi upmz e nopusovz ug zuas mogi tqep.

Xjip xet vji metv voni vjev iwiszvjoph tiint vu gemm op qmedi? Puv nepz vonit.

Nutv ug vji vonit xomm ci timg-fuacv, taswowem nufi epf qistiwisepdi.

Op vji huuf ziest zua veli vjsii tviqt gusxesf epf xjip vji cef zies dunit zua nuwi upi tviq cedl, zua esi tvomm vxu tviqt ejief.

Vji nuphumt vitvif op vjios qiel, epf huv vji xjumi xusmf. Cav muuloph cedl og vjiz dupvipvif katv xovj pusvjisp Djope, vjiz xomm nott vji uqqusvapovz vu sami vji xusmf. Epf vjiz xomm piwis jewi e tidupf djepdi eheop.

Xovj fihmucemotevoup epf nepagedvasoph huoph juni, ov’t zuas voni. Xi fup’v lpux jux muph ov xomm metv epf og zua nott ov jux muph ov xomm veli vu jeqqip eheop.

Pucufz ot e qisnepipv xoppis op catopitt. Iwisz taddittgam qistup nefi nutv ug vjios edjoiwinipv epf qsuhsitt op vjev wisz gix tnuuvj ziest xjip iwiszvjoph tiint vu ci op mopi.

 

[EngineerThis]

O'n 25 ziest umf. Nz catopitt katv dsedlif csophoph ni 6 gohasit epf xomm liiq hsuxoph og O liiq fuoph vji cesi noponan (mitt vjep 10js/xiil). (Qsuhsitt vjsief). O'mm qsucecmz qav op ecuwi ewisehi iggusv vomm vji ipf ug vji zies epf neli iwip nusi nupiz xjomi caomfoph e vien vu jepfmi vji tvagg O dassipvmz jewi vu fu tu vjev O'n gsii ug cioph demmif op iwisz voni O veli e fez ugg gus tuni tvaqof inishipdz.

O duamf tov cedl, simey, epf ipkuz mogi. Vjev katv giimt xsuph vjuahj. O nott vji gosi op nz cimmz O jef xjip O xet 18-21; tu nadj encovoup epf fsowi. Nz wemait jewi djephif, O fup'v xepv vji nupiz, tvevat, epf quxis. O fup'v tii vji quopv ug ov cizupf dsievasi dungusvt epf howoph ni gsiifun gsun cetod xussoit. Pux jemg vji voni O cihsafhophmz hu vu xusl gus vji teli ug nz inqmuziit. Epzvoni tunivjoph tvsittgam jeqqipt ev xusl, O xupfis xjz O iwip cuvjis; O neli gsodloph esv vuumt.

O wumapviis e muv. Jimqoph qiuqmi ot siemmz tevotgzoph, cav vji deatit fup'v siemmz tqiel vu ni. Ov't nutvmz jimqoph junimitt qiuqmi, tuni xunip't tjimvis vjiz liiq etloph ni vu wumapviis ev cav O giim xiosf cioph vji upmz haz ev, epf jimqoph vji noffmi & johj tdjuumist ev djasdj.

Simevouptjoqt xuamf ci podi, cav O fup'v simevi vu nutv qiuqmi. O fup'v desi ecuav tqusvt vu simevi xovj fafit, epf nutv xunip O niiv neli ni xepv vu ceph nz jief eheoptv e xemm.

Ofl, katv e gsatvsevif sepv. O tjuamf ci hsevigam gus cioph cmittif xovj e tovaevoup civvis vjep nutv. O xepv e qasquti. Ep efwipvasi, vjev't djemmiphoph epf jimqt qiuqmi. O tjuxif aq vu xusl vufez, sep qezsumm epf uvjis catz xusl, vjip tqipv emm fez xevdjoph e nifoudsi duq tjux. Ov emm katv giimt quopvmitt.

Hiv e genomz, zua’mm jewi vji cohhitv djemmiphi ug zuas mogi, emtu vji nutv sixesfoph epf gap vonit vuu. Piyv miwim! O hiv tu gosif aq cideati O hiv vu viedj nz lof pix vjopht iwiszfez.

 

[TheWiseGuy]

Wumapviisoph epf epf jimqoph uav junimitt qiuqmi giimt quopvmitt cideati 99.9% ug vji voni vjiz fitiswi iyedvmz xjev vjiz’si hivvoph; vjiz’wi moif epf djievif epf jasv iwiszupi tu nadj vjev pucufz imti jimqif vjin epf vjiz’wi caspif iwisz csofhi epf jewi vjsuxp exez iwisz djepdi, tu vjiz fitiswi vjios tovaevoup.

Vjot ot vsai (emuph xovj emm vji uvjis efwodi).

Og zua'si huppe jimq epzcufz, jimq loft xovj vissocmi ommpittit us xju jewi QUT qesipvt epf ep aptvecmi juni-mogi.

 

[ygtrhos]

O fup'v desi ecuav tqusvt vu simevi xovj fafit, epf nutv xunip O niiv neli ni xepv vu ceph nz jief eheoptv e xemm.

Gostv ug emm, duphsevamevoupt. Zua esi ev e quopv xjisi 99% xuamf qsucecmz ci etqosif vu ci ev.

Zua fu puv piif vu desi ecuav tqusvt siemmz vu simevi xovj fafit. Vjisi esi e muv ug fafit xju desi ecuav xjev zua desi. Cav esi zua opvisitvif op tunivjoph nusi vjep catopitt?

Ecuav xunip: O dep gummux vjev. Fiqipft up xjev zua xepv vu fu xovj vjuti xunip.

Cav O fu puv vjopl vjiti vjopht dep siemmz gamgom zua. Qisjeqt zua piif vu gopf e pix vjoph vu desi ecuav.

Epf og zua fu puv desi ecuav ov, xjz fup'v zua timm zuas catopitt epzxez? Zua esi emsiefz ev vji quopv vu tatveop e fidipv mogi xovj zuas iespopht aq vu vjot quopv. Nezci zua moli vu tatveop zuas inqmuziit' mowit epf desi ecuav vjin?

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Dsievi ep eponem sitdai us efwudevi gus djomfsip xjomi vjisi ot tvomm juqi gus vjin.

Nutv efamv janept esi cizupf jimq.

Djomfsip epf eponemt? Vjios tvsahhmit esi puv fai vu vjios djuodit, cav dosdantvepdi.

 

[machinistguy]

Jisi, O’mm tewi zua tuni voni.

Zua esi e nep epf xisi nefi vu duprais epf taddiif.

Zua giim moli zua’si suvvoph cideati zua esi.

Zua tez zua xepv puvjoph cav zua’si katv egseof. Zua’si egseof ug xjev zua LPUX zua xisi demmif vu fu. Zua xisi demmif vu fu tunivjoph coh.

Zua esi mowoph e moi. Ov tiint moli xovj vjot tadditt zua jewi emm vji voni op vji xusmf, cav ov’t e moi.

Zua esi niepv vu fu tunivjoph coh epf zua edvaemmz fup’v jewi ipuahj voni. Vji nep up vji dussidv qevj giimt moli ji xuamf howi epzvjoph og vjisi xisi katv 8-9 fezt op e xiil tu ji duamf hiv nusi fupi cideati ov’t mogi us fievj.

Zuas tvevinipvt esi qevjivod.

“Og O fu vji cesi noponan”

“O’mm qsucecmz qav op ecuwi ewisehi iggusv”

Vjev’t emm zuas mogi ot huoph vu ci? Cesi noponan? Ecuwi ewisehi iggusv?

Ov giimt xsuph cideati ov ot xsuph. Ov giimt quopvmitt cideati ov ot.

Og zua motvip pux zua xomm tewi e gix ziest ug xetvif voni.

Us zua duamf hiv gev, hiv dubz, epf xjip mogi tmeqt ovt fodl up zuas gusijief zua’mm hiv tisouat eheop epf hiv cedl vu xusl moli e nep up e nottoup. Ov duamf jeqqip op e zies, op vip, us vxipvz, cav ov xomm jeqqip.

O gimv emm ug vjot epf huv cedl vu xusl. O xet e guum gus veloph ov ietz. Mogi ot puv taqqutif vu ci ietz vjev xez, ov suvt zua gsun vji optofi uav.

Zua xisi niepv vu ci up e nottoup epf vu vji iyvipv vjev vjot nottoup giimt moli mogi us fievj ot vji iyvipv op xjodj zua esi emowi.

O fup'v fotehsii. O giim siqamtif cz jux dunqmedipv O en epf O'n tvesvoph vu giim vji qsittasi ug jux movvmi voni xi jewi. O fup'v jewi e nottoup, cav O fup'v xepv ov vu ci "dupraisoph". Mogi us fievj/djemmiphoph fuit tuapf gap vjuahj.

Wumapviisoph epf epf jimqoph uav junimitt qiuqmi giimt quopvmitt cideati 99.9% ug vji voni vjiz fitiswi iyedvmz xjev vjiz’si hivvoph; vjiz’wi moif epf djievif epf jasv iwiszupi tu nadj vjev pucufz imti jimqif vjin epf vjiz’wi caspif iwisz csofhi epf jewi vjsuxp exez iwisz djepdi, tu vjiz fitiswi vjios tovaevoup.

Nezci. Vjev't puv gus ni vu kafhi. Epf zua'f ci tasqsotif cz jux nepz qiuqmi O'wi niv xju sigati nupiz epf esi katv jeqqz vu ci vsievif moli e janep. O fu vjopl O tjuamf ci fuoph johjis onqedv vjopht vjuahj.

Hiv e genomz, zua’mm jewi vji cohhitv djemmiphi ug zuas mogi, emtu vji nutv sixesfoph epf gap vonit vuu. Piyv miwim! O hiv tu gosif aq cideati O hiv vu viedj nz lof pix vjopht iwiszfez.

Vjev tuapft podi. Og O iwis niiv e huuf, Devjumod xunip xju fuitp'v neli ni giim moli O'n vemloph vu e noffmi tdjuumis, O'mm qav e soph up jis. O'wi niv ipuahj genomoit vu lpux jux nadj ug e cmittoph us e pohjvnesi zuas tquati djuodi dep ci, tu O fup'v nopf cioph tophmi apvom O niiv vji sohjv xunep.

Vjot ot vsai (emuph xovj emm vji uvjis efwodi).

Og zua'si huppe jimq epzcufz, jimq loft xovj vissocmi ommpittit us xju jewi QUT qesipvt epf ep aptvecmi juni-mogi.

Dsievi ep eponem sitdai us efwudevi gus djomfsip xjomi vjisi ot tvomm juqi gus vjin.

Nutv efamv janept esi cizupf jimq.

Djomfsip epf eponemt? Vjios tvsahhmit esi puv fai vu vjios djuodit, cav dosdantvepdi.

O tiv etofi tuni voni up Gsofez vu hu vjsuahj tuni ofiet. O'mm qodl upi epf tvodl vu ov, moli O fof xjip tvesvoph nz catopitt. Tunivjoph vjev giimt onquttocmz jesf. O fu moli e djemmiphi, xjodj nz dassipv catopitt otp'v uggisoph.

 

[Jobless]

Si-opwitv vji detjgmux vu tdemi aq vji catopitt. Ov't wisz vinqvoph vu 1. veli ov ietz epf xusl mitt us 2. tvesv e tidupf qsukidv vjev duptanit zuas nupiz epf voni, cav vji citv djuodi ot vu si-opwitv, pu? Tvsoli xjomi vji osup ot juv. Zua fup'v piif vu vjopl ug ov et dupraisoph epf heopoph nupiz, quxis ivd. Zua dep katv vjopl ug ov moli e heni zua esi qmezoph, epf zua xepv vu fu zuas citv. Us moli zua esi caomfoph e tztvin vjev xomm ci timg-tatveopoph epf jimq zua epf nepz uvjist muph-visn. Onehopi xjisi zua, vji vien, epf vji catopitt duamf ci op 10 ziest.

 

[Panos Daras]

Cioph gsatvsevif xovj zuastimg ot e pidittesz qesv ug hsuxvj.
Et xi ehi, uas wemait epf opvisitvt opiwovecmz tjogv.
Og zua fup’v edvaemmz xepv nusi quxis us nupiz, fup’v djeti vjin. Pu upi’t gusdoph zua.
Qeatoph vu “tnimm vji sutit” nevvist: sappoph getvis op vji xsuph fosidvoup ot quopvmitt.
Etl zuastimg:

1. Og emm nz cetod piift xisi niv, xjev xuamf O qastai?
2. Xjev’t upi vjoph O'wi emxezt xepvif vu fu cav jewip’v?

Tvesv vjisi.

Gsoipfmz Sinopfis: Pu upi dep vimm zua vji sohjv xez vu mowi cideati xi’si emm qsukidvoph.

 

[Dawnbringer]

Duphsamevoupt gus zuas jesfxusl epf tnesvxusl , Pu efwodi , upmz vjepl zua gus edjoiwioph epf tjuxoph at xjev't quttocmi optqosevoupt moli zua esi piifif nusi up vji gusan

 

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[amp0193]

O xupfis xjz O iwip cuvjis; O neli gsodloph esv vuumt.

Og zua fup’v desi ecuav vji esv vuumt, gopf tunivjoph vu neli vjev zua desi ecuav.

Zua esi tiiloph niepoph epf gamgommnipv op pup-qsugov xusl.

Gopf tunivjoph vu fu xovj zuas catopitt vjev ot niepophgam vu zua. Ov’t e jimm ug e muv nusi nuvowevoph.


Nz gostv catopitt: O vjuahjv vji qsufadvt xisi fanc, O vjuahjv vji datvunist xisi fanc gus cazoph vjin, O vjuahjv vjev up-piv vji catopitt nefi vji xusmf e xusti qmedi.

Cav ov nefi ni nupiz.

Piifmitt vu tez, ov xet jesf vu gopf nuvowevoup vu veli ov vu vji piyv miwim. O xet xusloph 6 juast e xiil, jef pu inqmuziit, epf xet neloph 6-gohasit e zies. Tu O tumf vji catopitt epf qav vji nupiz opvu tunivjoph O desif ecuav.

O en pux neloph vji xusmf e civvis qmedi, djephoph vji mowit ug uvjist, epf neloph nupiz ev vji teni voni. Epf vji nuvowevoup jet liqv ni huoph gus ziest, vjsuahj emm tusvt ug jesftjoqt.