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Hello everyone,
My name is Matt and I happy to be here. I'm currently reading MJ's book and it has been quite motivating.
A little about me. I'm 26 years old and live in Pennsylvania. I graduated university with a degree in Business Administration. I started out as a Philosophy/English major, but when I realized and was told by other people how little real-world application that would have I switched to business. Long story short I basically languidly and slowly graduated at 25 with my degree after bouncing between semesters off, community college and legitimate university.
I've worked fairly consistently since early high school, 3 years one place, 2 years here, 2 years there. That sort of thing, but it never really bothered me because they weren't "careers" and even though I dreaded the prospect I still figured well I'll get a better job after school. Well, I now realize I'd put off and been lazy with school for so long because I just really didn't want that 9-5 decent job.
How do I know this?
Well last November, 2014, I got my first "real" job in Supply Chain/Logistics. Close to 50 grand a year. The full realization of what this job meant kept getting stronger and stronger and I kept getting sadder and sadder. The job wasn't too hard, but it was so draining and time consuming. I mean I worked from 10am-7pm (what happened to 9-5? everything is 8-5 now, which really bugs me when I look for jobs on job sites) and it took an hour driving each way. That's almost half the day. I had no energy to do anything. It was making me feel awful. After about 3 weeks into a 3 month training period I really started to feel it. I was going out to my car to eat lunch as I had every day. I was just looking at trees swaying in the wind of this parking lot at a business complex areas. I literally at that moment felt "I can NOT go back in there". I was down to either quit or hurt/kill myself. I literally was contemplating starting my car and crashing just so I had a reason not to go back. Luckily I chose the former, and told my boss my dad had been taken to the hospital as he has been battling cancer (cancer part is true and I felt terrible using that excuse). I left and basically quit. Time is just too important to me I'd rather be sad and owe money and be able to take a long walk on a Tuesday at 11 am, than be at a decent paying job where all my time is sucked up.
Since this new year 2015, I've just been a waking walking zombie. Just went and still go for long walks. I started reading and going to forums and one place suggested MJ's book. I has really lifted me and I hope I can turn some things around.
My name is Matt and I happy to be here. I'm currently reading MJ's book and it has been quite motivating.
A little about me. I'm 26 years old and live in Pennsylvania. I graduated university with a degree in Business Administration. I started out as a Philosophy/English major, but when I realized and was told by other people how little real-world application that would have I switched to business. Long story short I basically languidly and slowly graduated at 25 with my degree after bouncing between semesters off, community college and legitimate university.
I've worked fairly consistently since early high school, 3 years one place, 2 years here, 2 years there. That sort of thing, but it never really bothered me because they weren't "careers" and even though I dreaded the prospect I still figured well I'll get a better job after school. Well, I now realize I'd put off and been lazy with school for so long because I just really didn't want that 9-5 decent job.
How do I know this?
Well last November, 2014, I got my first "real" job in Supply Chain/Logistics. Close to 50 grand a year. The full realization of what this job meant kept getting stronger and stronger and I kept getting sadder and sadder. The job wasn't too hard, but it was so draining and time consuming. I mean I worked from 10am-7pm (what happened to 9-5? everything is 8-5 now, which really bugs me when I look for jobs on job sites) and it took an hour driving each way. That's almost half the day. I had no energy to do anything. It was making me feel awful. After about 3 weeks into a 3 month training period I really started to feel it. I was going out to my car to eat lunch as I had every day. I was just looking at trees swaying in the wind of this parking lot at a business complex areas. I literally at that moment felt "I can NOT go back in there". I was down to either quit or hurt/kill myself. I literally was contemplating starting my car and crashing just so I had a reason not to go back. Luckily I chose the former, and told my boss my dad had been taken to the hospital as he has been battling cancer (cancer part is true and I felt terrible using that excuse). I left and basically quit. Time is just too important to me I'd rather be sad and owe money and be able to take a long walk on a Tuesday at 11 am, than be at a decent paying job where all my time is sucked up.
Since this new year 2015, I've just been a waking walking zombie. Just went and still go for long walks. I started reading and going to forums and one place suggested MJ's book. I has really lifted me and I hope I can turn some things around.
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