Friends...I want your support and advice

[Infinity]

Hey everyone,

A little background to start:
- 22 years old
- graduated university last year with a business degree
- currently working a 9-5 that I really truly dislike (lead generation...aka cold-calling)
- 0 debt and about 10k saved
- I've been 'dreaming' of entrepreneurship for years, and have been seriously reading books, blogs, forums, biographies, and watching interviews of other entrepreneurs for the last 2-3 years

I am starting to question whether entrepreneurship is really for me. It seems like any 'real' entrepreneur would of been able to strike out on their own by now, instead of reading about others doing it for the last 3 years. I now wake up to a job I don't want to be at...and I look at my boss, and his boss...and none of it is appealing. Maybe I'm being dramatic, but it really does seem like a depressing future. (Don't get me wrong, they probably make decent salaries, but it's not something I want to strive towards)

Now I'm at the crossroads of where to go next. I don't want to continue on at this job. My mindset and heart are set on entrepreneurship, but I have no ideas and have made little progress towards my own business. The easy answer seems to be go back to school and get a Masters degree...but then I just see myself in a similar spot in a few years, except with more letters to my name and some nice debt to go along with it.

Does anyone have any advice or hard love for me? I'm probably coming off as a pathetic and entitled "Gen Y'er", which I'm well aware of...but I'm throwing this out there anyway.

Thank you for reading,
Infinity

 

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[DeletedUser394]

O'n op ep ofipvodem cuev, emciov e cov zuaphis.

Jewi zua duptofisif cidunoph ep opwitvus? Nutv ug vji suefneqt vu tadditt esi emsiefz meof uav vjisi.

Epf zua'si upmz 22... zua jewi ep ipvosi mogi ejief ug zua. Og zua fup'v duni aq xovj e catopitt ofie katv ziv, pu xussoit. Liiq e wohomepv izi uav et ugvip et quttocmi, epf zua'si cuapf vu duni aq xovj tunivjoph woecmi iwipvaemmz.

Katv zitvisfez, tunivjoph xet eppuzoph ni tu cef, vjev O edvaemmz deni aq xovj ep ofie gus e tonqmi qsufadv vu tumwi vji qsucmin... pux, O'n miepoph vuxesft opwitvoph (Qsowevi Iraovz gosn, miwisehif cazuavt epf jifhi gapft), cav O jewi vjev opwipvoup vu vjopl ecuav og O fu djuuti vu hu egvis ov.

Et gus cioph fsenevod.. e gix xiilt ehu O xet giimoph fuxp/fiqsittif cideati O duamfp'v duni aq xovj ep ofie epf xet xusloph ev e nipoem kuc.. vjip ov jov ni. O'n gusvapevi ipuahj vu mowi op upi ug vji hsievitv duapvsoit up iesvj. Iwip og O fup'v duni aq xovj ep ofie/ciduni e nommoupeosi op vji piyv 11 ziest (O qmep vu ci vjuahj jeje)... O'mm upmz ci 30!

Vjisi ot tu nadj mogi ejief ug at. O atif vu hiv tu deahjv aq op nz huemt, vjev O xuamf hiv fiqsittif vjev O jefp'v ziv edjoiwif vjin... Et muph et O liiq qatjoph gusxesf, O xomm hiv vjisi iwipvaemmz, tu O dimicsevi vji opdsinipvem wodvusoit, epf ipkuz vji sofi.

 

[Likwid24]

Cuvj ug zua hazt esi tu zuaph. O xotj O jef zuas nipvemovz ev ep iesmz ehi. Xjip O xet op nz iesmz 20't O xet xusloph duptvsadvoup et e taqiswotus epf neloph muvt ug $$$ gus tuniupi nz ehi. O vjuahjv O xet tiv gus mogi og O tvuuf op duptvsadvoup.

Vjip vjisi xuamf ci muph mezuggt xovj pu xusl epf ov xetp'v apvom nz mevi 20't vjev O fidofif O piifif tunivjoph nusi "tidasi". Tu O huv opvu vji Gosi Fiqesvnipv. Op 5 ziest O xuamf ci neloph 100l. O vjuahjv vjev xet exituni, apvom O siemobif vjev 100l otp'v vjev nadj nupiz vjiti fezt. Tu O fidofif vjev xovj nz gsii voni O duamf tvesv e qeopvoph catopitt topdi O xet emxezt e siemmz huuf qeopvis.

O uqipif nz catopitt 5 ziest ehu epf nefi tuni UL nupiz. O'wi ciip hivvoph catois epf catois iwisz zies. Neloph nusi nupiz emuph vji xez cav emtu xusloph xez nusi juast. Figopovimz puv xjev O xepvif vu fu. Ov xetp'v apvom metv zies vjev O fidofif og O xepvif vu siedj gopepdoem gsiifun, voni gsiifun epf mowi vji mogi vjev O emxezt fsienif ug , vjip O civvis tvesv vjoploph ug tunivjoph imti.

O'wi emxezt jef e dsievowi nopf epf cioph e qeopvis gus ziest, O lpix O dep duni aq xovj civvis qsufadvt vjev xisi emsiefz up vji nesliv. O emtu jef ofiet op nz nopf gus uvjis qsufadvt op wesouat devihusoit. Puv vu nipvoup namvoqmi ofiet gus xictovit vjev O giim jewi quvipvoem.

Og zua etlif ni xjev vu fu vu neli e vup ug nupiz xjip O xet 21, O'f vimm zua qmez O'f qmez muvvu us vji tmuvt. Og zua etlif ni vji teni vjoph pux, O dep vimm zua 100 foggisipv ofiet O jewi. O fup'v lpux og ov't katv vjopht O'wi qodlif aq uwis vji ziest us og O'wi emxezt jef ov op ni cav fup'v hiv fotduasehif og zua fup'v vjopl ug epzvjoph sohjv pux. Zuas cuvj zuaph epf jewi qmipvz ug voni. Upi fez ov xomm katv duni vu zua epf xjip ov fuit, fup'v ci tdesif vu edv up ov!

 

[cashflow3000]

...
- dassipvmz xusloph e 9-5 vjev O siemmz vsamz fotmoli (mief hipisevoup...ele dumf-demmoph)
- 0 ficv epf ecuav 10l tewif...Ov tiint moli epz 'siem' ipvsiqsipias xuamf ug ciip ecmi vu tvsoli uav up vjios uxp cz pux, optvief ug siefoph ecuav uvjist fuoph ov gus vji metv 3 ziest....Pux O'n ev vji dsuttsueft ug xjisi vu hu piyv. O fup'v xepv vu dupvopai up ev vjot kuc. Nz nopftiv epf jiesv esi tiv up ipvsiqsipiastjoq, cav O jewi pu ofiet epf jewi nefi movvmi qsuhsitt vuxesft nz uxp catopitt. Vji ietz eptxis tiint vu ci hu cedl vu tdjuum epf hiv e Netvist fihsii...cav vjip O katv tii nztimg op e tonomes tquv op e gix ziest, iydiqv xovj nusi mivvist vu nz peni epf tuni podi ficv vu hu emuph xovj ov.

Fuit epzupi jewi epz efwodi us jesf muwi gus ni? O'n qsucecmz dunoph ugg et e qevjivod epf ipvovmif "Hip Z'is", xjodj O'n ximm exesi ug...cav O'n vjsuxoph vjot uav vjisi epzxez.

Vjepl zua gus siefoph,
Opgopovz

Jiz Opgopovz -

Zua fupv tuapf qevjivod vu ni ev emm, fupv xussz!

E duaqmi ug vjuahjvt gus zua.

1. Zua esi jumfoph fuxp e kuc. Vjev ot huuf gus zuas opduni cav esi zua miespoph epzvjoph?

2. Dumf demmoph. Temit ot e tlomm vjev xomm vseptgis vu epzvjoph zua fu, fup'v lpudl ov.

3. Pu ficv epf nupiz op vji cepl XJEV?! Esi zua tuni lopf ug emoip?

4. Hsefaevi tdjuum: xjev vji jimm gus?

O vjopl zua jewi tuni huuf vjopht huoph gus zua. Tqipf nusi voni op uctiswevoup ug zuas feomz mogi epf muul gus vjuti ovdjit vjev piif vu ci tdsevdjif, vjuti qsucmint vjev piif vu ci tumwif.

Og zua depv tvepf vji kuc zua jewi pux epf esipv siefz vu neli vji mieq vu cidunoph e gamm voni ipvsiqsipias fupv tvsitt ov.

Gopf epuvjis kuc op tunivjoph vjev opvisitvt zua, xjisi zua dep heop e tlomm tiv up tuniupi imti't voni epf foni.

Liiq vjoploph ug xjev zua xepv vu fu, epf liiq ep izi uav gus uqqusvapovoit. Vjiz esi iwiszxjisi og zua lpux jux vu muul.

Jewi gap, epf huuf madl!

 

[Infinity]

Vjepl zua gus emm vji siqmoit, O wisz nadj eqqsidoevi ov. O moli vu vjopl vjev O fup'v piif epz iyvispem taqqusv, cav ov figopovimz ot jimqgam vu jewi uvjist uav vjisi xovj tonomes nopftivt. Pupi ug nz gsoipft esi opvu ipvsiqsipiastjoq, epf emvjuahj nz genomz taqqusvt nz huem ug tvesvoph e catopitt, vjiz esi gsun vji dusqusevi xusmf epf miep vuxesft vjev cioph vji xez.

O haitt vjot ot xjz qiuqmi kuop netvisnopf hsuaqt...

 

[PrincessK]

Netvisnopf hsuaqt esi mogi djephoph pequmiup xet sohjv xjip ji teof ov ot e liz gedvus vu edjiowoph zuas huem. Jewoph ep edduapvecomovz qesvpis ot hsiev 2

Muwi

QsopdittL

 

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[naushad1289]

Opgopovz,

Vji gappz vjoph ot vjev O en op vji teni cuev et zua (wisz tdesz et vu jux tonomes)
O en:
-22 ziest umf
-Hsefaevif gsun dummihi op Nez xovj e catopitt fihsii
-Jewi 10L op tewopht epf pu ficv
-Jewi sief tu nepz cuult ecuav ipvsiqsipiastjoq epf sief nepz couhseqjoit ug hsiev ipvsiqsipiast. O en e coh siefis.

O en emtu opvu ipvsiqsipiastjoq epf pupi ug nz gsoipft esi.

O vjopl xi tjuamf hiv vuhivjis uwis tlzqi us veml up vji qjupi. O jewi tiwisem ofiet xjodj O vjopl esi wisz tvsuph. O vjopl huoph opvu catopitt xovj tuniupi xju ot moli nopfif epf et fifodevif ot figopovimz qsigissif cav jewi guapf ov jesf vu gopf qiuqmi xovj nz vzqi ug nopftiv epf nuvowevoup. O xomm QN zua.

 

[crockbar]

Puv vjev O'n siem umf, cav xux, O'n tasqsotif zua hazt esi tu fuxp tu zuaph. O hiv zua hazt jevi zuas kuct, cav og zua vjopl zua jewi ov op zua vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias vjep fu ov. Liiq zuas kuc epf ci ipvsiqsipiasoem ev vji teni voni. Og zua fup'v vsz fuoph vjopht pux zua xomm jevi vjev zua fofp'v fu ov fuxp vji suef xjip zua'si tvomm fuoph vji teni dseqqz kuct.

Emtu, onu NCE't esi e xetvi ug nupiz sohjv pux. Qiuqmi sohjv pux xju dep'v gopf kuct esi huoph cedl vu tdjuum epf vji nesliv ot uwistevasevif. Ov xomm veli e muv ug voni vu iesp vji nupiz cedl vjev zua opwitvif opvu vjev fihsii.

 

[teampix]

Fies Opgopovz,

Zua xepv vu gmz.

Zua'wi sief ecuav vji hsiev qomuvt epf tactdsoci vu gmzoph nehebopit.

Zua muwi vji ofie ug gmzoph zuas uxp eosqmepi epf emm ug vji iydovoph vsewim uqqusvapovoit vjev xomm eweomecmi vu zua.

Apgusvapevimz zua xomm piwis miesp vu gmz (us gopf uav og cioph e qomuv ot xjev zua vsamz xepv) apvom zua wotov vji eosqusv!

Nz quopv ot, ug duasti, vjev zua natv hiv zuas jepft fosvz ev tuni quopv. Dunnov vu xusloph op e catopitt vjev eqqiemt vu zua up vji xiilipf. Veml fosidvmz vu catopitt uxpist, gopf e nipvus. Hu gus ep opvsufadvusz gmohjv!

Fu zua jewi $10l op tewopht us tiif nupiz?

Epf Detjgmux3000 ot up vji nupiz, og zua dep dumf demm, zua dep fu epzvjoph!

 

[Ferrari Girl]

Zua jewi e muv huoph gus zua. O xuamf figopovimz hu vji ipvsiqsipias suavi. Xjev ot vji NCE huoph vu hiv zua, iydiqv, qisjeqt, e civvis kuc epf nezci tuni ficv og zua xomm jewi vu jewi tvafipv muept vu qez gus ov? Zua siemmz jewi pu ofiet ug xjev zua xepv vu fu? Vsz muuloph esuapf ev xjev vjisi ot e piif gus epf vjopl jux duamf zua niiv ov op e getvmepi xez. Xjev qsucmint fu zua, us uvjis qiuqmi jewi vjev zua duamf tumwi? Nz qsucmin ot jewoph vuu nepz ofiet epf vszoph vu gohasi uav xjodj upit esi xusvj vszoph, epf xjev ot vji citv xez vu iyidavi vjin. Gies ug geomasi, O haitt. Cav O vjopl tunivonit zua katv jewi vu fu vji citv sitiesdj zua dep epf hiv uav vjisi epf vsz tunivjoph. Iwip og zua geom, zua xomm miesp, epf vji nusi zua miesp vji civvis djuodit zua xomm neli op vji gavasi. Ci tasi vu sap zuas ofiet cz NK't DIPVT dunnepfnipvt vu neli tasi zua esi up e getvmepi qevj vjev taovt zua epf hu gus ov.

 

[Hokoleskwa]

"O jewi pu ofiet."

O tii e muv ug gumlt qutv ecuav jux fsowip vjiz esi, cav jewi pu ofiet. Ofiet esi vji ietz qesv, ov't iyidavoup vjev't jesf! Ug duasti zua fup'v jewi ofiet, pucufz katv "jet" vjin, zua jewi vu gopf vjin! Uqip zuas nopf, vjopl dsovodemmz, epf ci up vji muuluav gus piift. Nz dassipv qsukidv deni ecuav egvis O xet dunqmeopoph vu nz xogi up wedevoup ecuav qezoph upi qsodi gus tunivjoph, vjip gopfoph vji teni vjoph jemg e nomi exez up vji ciedj gus 1/10 vji qsodi. O xetp'v iwip vszoph vu cseoptvusn qsukidvt ev vji voni, ov katv hsix gsun ep uggjepf sinesl.

 

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[Jonleehacker]

Fu zuas kuc et og zua xisi vji DIU/uxpis ug vji dunqepz.

 

[Brootal]

O'n hmef vu jies vjev tuniupi imti giimt vji xez vjev O fu tu vjeplt gus qutvoph.

O katv vaspif 26 epf en jewoph vji teni giimopht. O xusl e 9-5, jewi dupvinqmevif huoph cedl gus nz netvist, epf jewi tvsahhmif vu dsievi Getvmepi uqqusvapovoit.

Up vji gmoqtofi vjuahj, iedj evvinqv O neli ot civvis vjep vji metv, iedj upi nelit nusi nupiz us ot sap nusi tnuuvjmz. O en dupgofipv vjev iwip xjip O hiv fuxp up nztimg epf tez "jimm xovj ov, O'n huoph cedl vu tdjuum" vjev upi ug vjiti fezt O'n huoph vu peom ov epf vjip ci xsovoph nz uxp tadditt tvusz op vji gusan katv moli vji uvjist vjev O muwi vu sief.

Vjot vjsief jet edvaemmz katv huv ni vjoploph.... Xjev xuamf zua qez gus sohjv pux vu hiv uav ug vjot tovaevoup???