Jhoek
Contributor
I'm almost finished reading The Millionaire Fastlane and have been enjoying it so much I couldn't wait to check out this forum. Thanks for having me.
I am almost 45, married, mom of 1 (used to be 2), currently working as a scientist for a large pharmaceutical company. I should be fulfilled right?..because my job is pretty easy, pays "OK", and what I went to school for... But I'm not. I had even spent 10 years helping my husband with his construction company, working from home (yay flexible schedule!), the money wasn't bad at all, however there was only so much we could leverage our time without people to work for us. So we hired employees, used subs etc....but learned that we really only wanted to rely on ourselves. Employees for us just brought on headaches that weren't worth it for us. Owning a business became more of a job and a stress filled prison.
Last April, my beautiful 17 year old daughter took her life over the breakup from her boyfriend. Suddenly my whole world shifted. What once seemed important suddenly mattered very little. The things that matter to me most now are spending the rest of my days with my husband and 13 year old son. I am hell bent on making it to freedom so we can completely enjoy the family time we have left. I'm not worried about the "doing what you love" crap. You're right ... it's bullshit.
So here I am. Wanting to learn from the people who have traveled this road before. I spent all of my free time learning as much as I can. If I can't sleep I read, I listen to books while driving to work. My lunch hour is spent reading as well. I don't have time for games or idiot TV programs. If it's not helping me get closer to my goal it's pushing me further away. I hope to continue with my education in here, probably lurking more than posting as I don't feel I have much to contribute (yet)
Thanks for listening,
Joanna
I am almost 45, married, mom of 1 (used to be 2), currently working as a scientist for a large pharmaceutical company. I should be fulfilled right?..because my job is pretty easy, pays "OK", and what I went to school for... But I'm not. I had even spent 10 years helping my husband with his construction company, working from home (yay flexible schedule!), the money wasn't bad at all, however there was only so much we could leverage our time without people to work for us. So we hired employees, used subs etc....but learned that we really only wanted to rely on ourselves. Employees for us just brought on headaches that weren't worth it for us. Owning a business became more of a job and a stress filled prison.
Last April, my beautiful 17 year old daughter took her life over the breakup from her boyfriend. Suddenly my whole world shifted. What once seemed important suddenly mattered very little. The things that matter to me most now are spending the rest of my days with my husband and 13 year old son. I am hell bent on making it to freedom so we can completely enjoy the family time we have left. I'm not worried about the "doing what you love" crap. You're right ... it's bullshit.
So here I am. Wanting to learn from the people who have traveled this road before. I spent all of my free time learning as much as I can. If I can't sleep I read, I listen to books while driving to work. My lunch hour is spent reading as well. I don't have time for games or idiot TV programs. If it's not helping me get closer to my goal it's pushing me further away. I hope to continue with my education in here, probably lurking more than posting as I don't feel I have much to contribute (yet)
Thanks for listening,
Joanna
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