How did you overcome your slowlane friends and family?

[MoneyDoc]

Let your success do the talking.

 

[GuestUser113]

 

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[The Wall]

Educate them and produce results instead of just talking about what you want to do

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Well, as I mentioned earlier according to them the ONLY way of being successful is to go to school and get a degree, MBA and so on. I was enrolled in the CPA course by my parents and they already paid for it. I told them that's not what I want to do, and I would be wasting my time and their money because of it. However, they weren't convinced and now here I am doing it.

Wow. So your parents what to live your life for you. Part of being an entrepreneur is making your own decisions. Perhaps this is your first test. I could see your parents wanting you to go to college and paying for it, but forcing you into a particular study? That's downright asinine, and incredibly narrow-minded on their part.

In the end, your parents are forcing you to be a comfortable slave.

The only thing that will change them is results, not talk. Heck, that might not even be enough.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

That may yield me a good income

Income is irrelevant when you're unhappy and doing shit 5 days a week you can't stand, of course, all in a controlled environment.

Something so simple seems so incomprehensible to Slowlane drones.

 

[jason91]

Hey fellow Fastlaners,

In my introduction thread I mentioned about my life filled with slowlaners. My parents have been working for the past 30 years (still are) and yet, they just started their comfortable "good" life like 2-3 years ago. Till then, they were working. Yes, they had good careers as managerial positions, but again no leverage, trading time for money and no control. They lived a life of fear from their employees and at times they were in helpless situations during the difficult economic times and crisis. And yes, they intend me to follow the similar path, but just a few additions. They did this:
Go to school--->get a job--->move up the corporate ladder--->save money--->do whatever you want after all this.
And this is what they want me to do:
Go to school--->get good grades--->get accepted in a good uni--->get a professional certificate (CPA)--->Get a job--->gain some experience--->get a MBA--->move up the corporate ladder--->make money (supposedly)--->settle in life.
Of these steps, I went to school, not so good grades, accpeted in a decent university and graduated 3 months ago and now I am doing the CPA exam (failed all of them - I spent more time reading self help books, finding ways to add value, researching ways to solve problems than studying), since that way I can live the life according to my slowlane parents. However, I am not keen to take that road, and hence after my graduation I set out to seek the answer for that, and got it in the book Millionaire Fastlane . I have always wanted to be an entrepreneur since I was a kid but that idea was trashed by my parents. Whenever I told my parents that I want to be an entrepreneur their replies would be this:
1) "Being an entrepreneur isn't your thing! You barely talk to people! You don't have business sense! You will fail!"; Yes, I was an introvert back in school but I overcame this and I have joined Toastmaster clubs and in fact won few awards for best speaker as well. I still do have a bit of a problem to initiate a conversation but I still do talk to people and build relationships.
2) "Studies first. Do whatever you want after you have completed your studies and gaining several years of work experience!"; Gaining experience is good in a way, that way we can identify the problems or solutions that people need. I worked in a small restaurant for a while and I identified a need, which I am working on now.
3) "House in Malibu? A Ferrari? Exotic luxury holidays? These things can't be bought easily. If you study, secure a good job, reach a good position, then these dreams can be fulfilled. But first study!"; If I follow this plan then the Ferrari and house in Malibu will remain a dream and I will have to give up on it because of the limited stream of income from my employment of which I have 0 control.
4) "Do not dream. If you dream, then you will only be dreaming. You wont move forward. Dream of things which are only possible. Not of Ferrari, 2.5 million mansion or Young CEO of a million dollar Company which are not in our caliber"; I still have that dream, strong and tight.
And the killer one which they love-
5) "Now look at X. X went to school, did well there, got a job in JP Morgan Chase as an analyst earning $X thousand a month, and now he is living a comfortable life"
I know they are saying this for my benefit (which they think), but if I do that then I am just following their path, falling in the same trap which the majority of the world are doing - mediocrity. I have never strived for mediocrity, but I am fed in by my parents and other slowlaners that I am indeed a mediocre (thanks to my school performance and so on). I am not going to quit from this dream of mine, but I just want to know how the other fastlane CEOs overcame these obstacles and just continued doing things different from others? I just want to be what I want to be and live the way I want to live and experience it when young. Though I did bad at school, failed my CPA exams and so on doesnt mean I dont like to learn. I in fact learn a lot from YouTube on various aspects like Selling, marketing, coding and so on and I believe that learning need not be in schools.

Hey dude I can totally relate to your story. My parents have said things along the same lines. But they're a lot more negative about it than your parents seem.

I believe Every person can achieve success in any way - as long as they go after it.

Success is completely tied to how much society values you, but ultimately it's your life (Will you regret your life when you are 70+ years old) - it doesn't mean you HAVE to graduate college and get a job, or drop out and start microsoft. It is your life ultimately.

I've spent 1 year or almost 2 in isolation because I didn't want negative people distracting my vision. I have to say it wasn't a wise choice. What I found is that most of what your parents say is probably true. You are definitely not in a position to accomplish what you want to - THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T. It just means there's a lot of work.

I've found that talking and networking with like minded people and people who share similar dreams will boost your motivation. It will FRICKIN MOVE YOU OFF YOUR CHAIR and INTO ACTION. You see how they love what they do and truly dedicate their time to improvement. Most people do not really want to go through what it takes to "make it". I do. I know in my life - I will become a millionaire, most likely billionaire. I know that it doesn't happen in a day - and it doesn't happen from dreams. it happens through things you create with your action (as of right now I am typing on my laptop.).

The start of the journey is tough because you don't know where to walk. You don't know what to say. You don't know who to talk to. You don't know. You don't know. But the one thing you need to know is that adding value to others = success. I have yet to meet someone who has created something numerous people use - that has ended up being poor. It's very rare.

My father originally told me just go make some money - and hes very negative about this whole thing, screaming all that shabang. But he's an employee and doesn't understand when it comes to business - you need to deliver value first - you can't sell things for high price when you don't know what the hell you're even doing. Do something others at higher price / levels aren't willing to do. Your customers will love you for it.

You need to be able to separate truth from perception - if other people are millionaires why can't you be? You can. Doesn't mean you can doing the same things they did. But surely you can if you find the right way.

Anyway I would love to network with ya lol - what do you plan on doing for your first entrepreneurial venture?

I've learned a lot from my F*ckups. I learned that I dreamed too much. Didn't understand to make it real - it needs solid blocks set in reality. Without experience - your blocks are often not the right shape - so sometimes they don't fit into a correct puzzle.

But ultimately - if you want to move ahead - you need to DO something. CREATE something. See how it works. Dreaming doesn't have any feedback from the outside world. Nobody will ever see your vision the same way, unless you put it into solid form and show them.

 

[Aidan]

If you are old enough (an adult) and have a job. Move out and support yourself (against your parents wishes if you have to). Being completely independent, and having the power to do what you want with your life is the biggest step that NEEDS to be taken (especially in your case @sangmen ). What your parents want you to take, is a one way ticket to Student Loans and Mediocrity.

-Learn to accept that the path you're taking is a lonely road seldom crossed, and that 99% of people do not understand anything about it. Accept that your parents can not comprehend/understand the Fastlane mentality, ignore them, and carve your own path radically different from everyone else.

-Do not tolerate negative people; don't hang around them (this includes anyone you thought were your friends; friends do not poison eachother with negativity). Negative people do not go places (good places, anyway), and you do not need any of their unsuccessful 'qualities' rubbing off on you. I personally stopped hanging out with people almost completely. I decided that I did not want to spend my valuable dollars on overpriced beer, blowing paychecks getting drunk with friends who would not hang out with eachother outside of drinking anyway. I'll hang with one, maybe two close friends I've known for a very long time, and that is even a rarity (as they also have their own s**t going on too; they are positive friends working on their own success stories whether it be fastlane or not).

-Ask yourself every single day, "What did I do today?" If you answer is anything but "I busted my a$$ executing a business", then you're not doing enough.

-Lastly, if you're going to spend spare time typing/posting/reading on ANY website (free time is something you should have very little of by the way), do it on this one. We all here to help and get help. Fill your head with knowledge you'll need to succeed, and not 4 year old memes floating around Facebook.

Everyone here wants to be positive and successful. Coming here will only bring you positivity, insight, inspiration, and encouragement. We are your new friends. Be around the mentality you want to become.

 

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[V8Bill]

Everyone has value.

I don't talk about hot rods with my friends who aren't into hot rods. Just like I don't talk wealth creation with my hot rod friends who would throw a spanner at my head if I even started. If the topic comes up and you can see people who are cool want to come into the "wealth" club and have a conversation about making (or keeping) money then I allow them access to any knowledge I have or feel like sharing.

 

[MoneyDoc]

The only thing that will change them is results, not talk. Heck, that might not even be enough.

This couldn't be more accurate. One of my businesses is currently making a bit more than a family doctors monthly salary in Canada and this is the response I got from my Uncle:

"Make sure you continue your studies. Get into med school. This is just a side thing and won't last long. You can continue your business on the side when you're a doctor and you have job security. You're business could stop tomorrow, then what?"

Then I was reminded of the SCRIPT. The SCRIPT is so deeply engraved in some people that it's literally impossible for them to break free.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

You're business could stop tomorrow, then what?"

Uh, ya build another one? Your uncle thinks medicine is a permanent practiced skill, but building value-based businesses is not.

SMH X 1000.

 

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[Digamma]

Well, as I mentioned earlier according to them the ONLY way of being successful is to go to school and get a degree, MBA and so on. I was enrolled in the CPA course by my parents and they already paid for it. I told them that's not what I want to do, and I would be wasting my time and their money because of it. However, they weren't convinced and now here I am doing it.

So you are not forced, you just are unwilling to go all the way.
Let's be real for a minute: you made a topic here with a bunch of "they say this, they say that" and the only real answer that comes to mind is "so F*cking what". There is no way your family is going to change their minds because of some argument, so you're not going to get any solution from other users here.
You can't have your cake and eat it too. You either do what you want or what others want.

 

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[Gigi Rodgers]

It sucks when the naysayers are the ones that are closest to you.
Whether it's your friends, your family, or your dog giving you the side eye.

A couple of things...
About 99.8% of my friends aren't even close to being as ambitious as me, especially at my age of 35.
(and no, my profile pic isn't of me when I was 20, that's me currently. It's a beautiful mohawk, isn't it?)
I've been chasing after my dreams, my north star, for years - and my dreams have changed as I have gained more experiences.

A lot of my friends, have settled. Or it SEEMS like they have.
When I post - where I am, what I'm doing, the people I'm meeting, the projects I'm working on, etc. - I get Facebook messages saying,
"You really inspire me to take action on my dream. I've put it off for so long because I thought X, but you've really shown me...[fill in the blank]".

I'd say that people settle because no one has ever told them, or showed them, how to start.
There's some kind of barrier for them in starting.
Perhaps they're scared of looking like a fool. Or maybe they're waiting for permission. Or they're waiting for someone to believe in them and support them. Or they're waiting for that PERFECT idea. Or it's just too risky.

There could be a number of reasons.

Perhaps they didn't take the time to look, because they didn't know WHERE to look for those answers.
Perhaps they doubted, from the beginning, that I could be THAT. Or I could have THIS. Or I could go THERE.
Perhaps they've never seen someone, they know, do it. Or they have known someone who "made it", and they thought they're a "special snowflake" or
"lucky".

But then they see someone like you, or me, that they've known for years.
You come from the same background.
The same neighborhood.
You're both equally intelligent.

But hell...look where you are? Then they start thinking, "Maybe I can do that too"...
And you're documenting everything. The highs, the lows, the lessons learned, etc. That makes it more REAL.

And that makes all the fuqin' difference.

I believe the Slow Laners are in the slow lane, because they never knew how to accelerate. They didn't know where to start.
Or they did know, but they didn't have the patience and the work ethic to get to the other side. And that's the majority of people in my opinion.

You want to know how I deal with Slow Laners?
They talk. I listen, but I'm not taking in anything they're saying.
They talk, and I go DO.

I'm a "lead by example" type of person.
I go do my thing. I get these results. They say WTF?
While they're talking, I'm doing.
I'm inching my way towards RESULTS.

I graduated with a Mechanical Engineering Degree and I fuqin' hated it. I didn't want to take any tests to become any better at it, I just hated it.
I wanted to leave, so I did.
There were a LOT of turbulent times there, but I went out and I DID things I was interested in. And over the MANY years, I've narrowed down the things I love to do.

I'm going to guess that you don't care about becoming a CPA. And that's fine.
You say that you've been on YouTube learning about Selling, Marketing, and Coding - but what projects have you started with this knowledge?

Currently I'm a digital marketing manager for a SaaS company.
I had my little skills when I applied and got the job, thinking I knew what marketing was. And come to find out, I had no fuqin' clue!

And it's because I had not experimented ENOUGH with the craft.
I didn't have enough projects and mentors under my belt to REALLY understand what I was doing.
Now that I do, it's a WHOLE NEW WORLD! And there's so much more to learn. It's an exciting time for me!
And even in the marketing space, I'm narrowing down what I do and don't like to do.

So I can't stress enough, if you want ACTUAL experience in a subject - start a project and finish it. Start doing.
Write down your learnings. Reach out to forums and communities. Find an expert in the field, build a relationship with them, and intern with them.
All of the above.

But just go out there - read, learn, and then go DO!

And as far as the other experiences you want? Go test them all out first before you buy.

Want the house in Malibu? AirBnB it. You might find that you only want to visit Malibu vs. living there.
You want the Ferrari? Rent it for a day. You might find that it handles "choppy" to your tastes and a Spyder will suit you better.
Exotic Luxury Holidays? Do a mini-holiday, for 1 or 2 days. You may find that you're bored and you're more of an adventure guy that drives ATVs through the dessert and goes glacier climbing in New Zealand.

I promise all of this is attainable, but you just have to be willing to put yourself out there and DO - no matter what the naysayers are saying.

Get yourself a job where you're living pretty comfortably (pay your bills and all of that). But it also gives you the time, after hours and on the weekend, to do you own thing.
And you don't have to tell the world about it, ESPECIALLY if they're the "downers" in your life.

Go out there and find your "wolfpack" that are like you and support what you're doing.
They GET IT.
And groups like that have a tendency to challenge each other with their accomplishments. And they're not stingy on sharing the information on how they did X. It's that "good" push.

Now, pick a YouTube video, or a blog post, or a podcast - that you're interested in, that's talking about a subject you dig.
Listen. Take notes. And then go DO.

You got this. Have fun

 

[MidwestLandlord]

Whenever I see these "how do you deal with the hater's?" threads, I always imagine someone with more energy than a squirrel running around going:

"What do you think of this idea?!"
"What do you think of this idea?!"
"What do you think of this idea?!"
"What do you think of this idea?!"
"What do you think of this idea?!"

Then when someone who means well, but is firmly living in the Script gives "negative" feedback...they get depressed or angry or whatever.

"They don't support me and my dreams!!!!"

Shut up and do it anyway

 

[AndrewNC]

Your life is a reflection of your actions.

The athlete is where he is as a result of listening to other healthy people who have been down that road before him - eating right and exercising. When his fat friends say "don't be boring - eat McDonald's with me - it's the comforrable thing to do - idk why you eat those disgusting green smoothies" - he had to stand up for what HE knew was the thing HE wanted to do.

"Let's play video games, forget the gym" he chose to say NO and take the actions that led him to his goals.

Or he could listen to the people who ate fast food but then be would only wind up like them...

 

[GetShitDone]

Simply put, just ignore and execute.

I'm forced to go to uni under the same circumstance as you too. Here's the thing.. you can still launch your company and show a result. Heck, I did it. I've gained solid traction with my start up while studying part time.

"Don't let the noise of others drown out YOUR inner voice. Don't be trapped by dogma, which is living in the results of other people's thinking."

- Steve Jobs

 

[MetalGear]

Everyone here has made good points. Don't talk about working towards a better life and improving yourself. They will attempt to pull you down. See below for what I have experenced:

This past weekend, I was painfully reminded of the SCRIPT.

• I saw a Facebook message from an Aunt that is really just extended family.
• She sent me an article about a businessman that died from working too much and not sleeping enough.
• This person also psychologically damaged me for a couple of years by saying:
  • "You should get married soon, you are in your late 20s now. If you don't your babies will come out with disabilities or deformed".
• Who says that? Why would I start a family that I can't take care of? What a b!7c\-\

Talk about an underhanded and stealthy way of trying to force the SCRIPT on someone. It took me a day or two to release the anger from that thought.
I will not hang around these people anymore. Only you ladies and gentlemen understand me. Letting go of these relationships suck.

I did not even realize that some of my biggest detractors are family and friends until years later...it all clicked when I read UNSCRIPTED .

MJ basically described my life and the obstacles I'm encountering perfectly...the book is timeless and universal.

Rant over,
MG

 

[sangmen]

Hey fellow Fastlaners,

In my introduction thread I mentioned about my life filled with slowlaners. My parents have been working for the past 30 years (still are) and yet, they just started their comfortable "good" life like 2-3 years ago. Till then, they were working. Yes, they had good careers as managerial positions, but again no leverage, trading time for money and no control. They lived a life of fear from their employees and at times they were in helpless situations during the difficult economic times and crisis. And yes, they intend me to follow the similar path, but just a few additions. They did this:
Go to school--->get a job--->move up the corporate ladder--->save money--->do whatever you want after all this.
And this is what they want me to do:
Go to school--->get good grades--->get accepted in a good uni--->get a professional certificate (CPA)--->Get a job--->gain some experience--->get a MBA--->move up the corporate ladder--->make money (supposedly)--->settle in life.
Of these steps, I went to school, not so good grades, accpeted in a decent university and graduated 3 months ago and now I am doing the CPA exam (failed all of them - I spent more time reading self help books, finding ways to add value, researching ways to solve problems than studying), since that way I can live the life according to my slowlane parents. However, I am not keen to take that road, and hence after my graduation I set out to seek the answer for that, and got it in the book Millionaire Fastlane . I have always wanted to be an entrepreneur since I was a kid but that idea was trashed by my parents. Whenever I told my parents that I want to be an entrepreneur their replies would be this:
1) "Being an entrepreneur isn't your thing! You barely talk to people! You don't have business sense! You will fail!"; Yes, I was an introvert back in school but I overcame this and I have joined Toastmaster clubs and in fact won few awards for best speaker as well. I still do have a bit of a problem to initiate a conversation but I still do talk to people and build relationships.
2) "Studies first. Do whatever you want after you have completed your studies and gaining several years of work experience!"; Gaining experience is good in a way, that way we can identify the problems or solutions that people need. I worked in a small restaurant for a while and I identified a need, which I am working on now.
3) "House in Malibu? A Ferrari? Exotic luxury holidays? These things can't be bought easily. If you study, secure a good job, reach a good position, then these dreams can be fulfilled. But first study!"; If I follow this plan then the Ferrari and house in Malibu will remain a dream and I will have to give up on it because of the limited stream of income from my employment of which I have 0 control.
4) "Do not dream. If you dream, then you will only be dreaming. You wont move forward. Dream of things which are only possible. Not of Ferrari, 2.5 million mansion or Young CEO of a million dollar Company which are not in our caliber"; I still have that dream, strong and tight.
And the killer one which they love-
5) "Now look at X. X went to school, did well there, got a job in JP Morgan Chase as an analyst earning $X thousand a month, and now he is living a comfortable life"
I know they are saying this for my benefit (which they think), but if I do that then I am just following their path, falling in the same trap which the majority of the world are doing - mediocrity. I have never strived for mediocrity, but I am fed in by my parents and other slowlaners that I am indeed a mediocre (thanks to my school performance and so on). I am not going to quit from this dream of mine, but I just want to know how the other fastlane CEOs overcame these obstacles and just continued doing things different from others? I just want to be what I want to be and live the way I want to live and experience it when young. Though I did bad at school, failed my CPA exams and so on doesnt mean I dont like to learn. I in fact learn a lot from YouTube on various aspects like Selling, marketing, coding and so on and I believe that learning need not be in schools.

 

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[Digamma]

yeah i am forced to go back to school for an MBA and spend a 6 figure dollar there and also finish off CPA so that I canget a pay slightly higher than what I can get if I go to the workforce now.

How in the world are you "forced" to go back to school?

 

[sangmen]

How in the world are you "forced" to go back to school?

Well, as I mentioned earlier according to them the ONLY way of being successful is to go to school and get a degree, MBA and so on. I was enrolled in the CPA course by my parents and they already paid for it. I told them that's not what I want to do, and I would be wasting my time and their money because of it. However, they weren't convinced and now here I am doing it.

 

[sangmen]

The only thing that will change them is results, not talk. Heck, that might not even be enough.

Yes MJ, that's exactly what I thought. My result should do the talking. For that, as you mentioned in your book "Add value. Serve millions. Nobody cares about my dream of owning a Ferrari, house in Malibu or who I am out to prove wrong." My parents lived a life of fear always. Plus they have narrow minded friends who feed them with this info to make their opinion stay stronger by telling them "make your son do this, its great for him" and so on. My parents also tell me "earning that CPA license can also mean you can start a private practice". That may yield me a good income of maybe 150-200k a year but that's good money not big or legendary money to satisfy my dreams.

 

[sangmen]

Income is irrelevant when you're unhappy and doing shit 5 days a week you can't stand, of course, all in a controlled environment.

Something so simple seems so incomprehensible to Slowlane drones.

amazed by the fact that the idea of slowlane idea of success (or slavery) is appreciated by the masses and fastlane ideas only attract very few

 

[jason91]

yeah i am forced to go back to school for an MBA and spend a 6 figure dollar there and also finish off CPA so that I canget a pay slightly higher than what I can get if I go to the workforce now.

Hey dude. I understand where you're coming from - BUT

Every entrepreneur has the will to do what they decide to do. You have to develop this - I know it's hard - your parents, you love them. But it's your life. Do you WANT to make millions? Do you WANT to be an employee? What do YOU want to DO? You make your decision, and you make it ABSOLUTE.

My father and mother gave me a berating year of GO BACK TO SCHOOL before. I did not listen. It wasn't easy telling them to F*ck off - (not literally) but it's a choice you have to make at some point in your life.

If you want to be successful - you cannot always do what others want you to do - you must make your choices yourself and be in COMPLETE control of your life. Doesn't mean you can't listen to feedback - if it makes sense, apply it - if it sounds retarded, tell them to shut the F*ck up. (can I curse freely on this forum? lol )

The only solution is to make your own decision. They cannot trust you if you're not responsible for yourself. You gotta make your choice dude. YOU, not me, not anyone else on this forum can make that choice for you. Just know - whatever you choose to do - you will live with the consequences of your decision.

When I first started my online selling - I made scrap zip zippidy doo - you can guess - they screamed and screamed. Did I flinch? F*ck no. I knew where I was going and I pushed it forward. When I sold my first item - did they give me validation and say good job!? F*ck NO. They said when will you be a millionaire? Go back to school. Same old shit - F*ck no. Am I at the millionaire stage now? F*ck no. Am I going to quit? F*ck no. All of these things you have to say F*ck no to. If things came so easy every other person would be doing it.

Anyway - went into a little personal rant but you get the point - There's some things and people you need to say F*ck no to on your journey to the 1%. Associate and communicate with the 1% - they've been there - they know what you're going through. They'll help you through it as long as you make the absolute decision to commit and go for it.

 

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[AgainstAllOdds]

A CPA's not bad. I had a mentor that introduced me to a bunch of successful entrepreneurs. About half of them had CPA's. They started out doing other people's books, learned which businesses were profitable, and then using their ability to calculate ... took market share.

The way I look at it:

A college degree is the equivalent of a high school degree in the past, and an MBA a college degree. It sucks, but that's where society has shifted.

In my opinion, unless your business is already bringing in an income, then getting an education is a decent option.

The same way that you shouldn't quit your slowlane job without a scalable business, you shouldn't give up on increasing your slowlane income before going fastlane. Education can be the "fastlane" of the "slowlane".

With all that said, I more than welcome other perspectives.

 

[kytro360]

Simply put, just ignore and execute.

I'm forced to go to uni under the same circumstance as you too. Here's the thing.. you can still launch your company and show a result. Heck, I did it. I've gained solid traction with my start up while studying part time.

"Don't let the noise of others drown out YOUR inner voice. Don't be trapped by dogma, which is living in the results of other people's thinking."

- Steve Jobs

THIS! ^

 

[furiousJ]

Lots of heated debates at dinner tables, I have a serious aversion to the word can't which just so happens to be my family's motto. Now Im seeing them lose their jobs all around me, but I knew all along . One thing i've noticed is some will listen to you which is cool, but even more important is that you listen to yourself. I've never been sorry from trusting myself, but i have many mistakes by not trusting myself.

 

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[Sanj Modha]

Keep all conversation down to "Hello, how are you, bye".

 

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[becks22]

I keep most people at at arm's length when talking about the fastlane. It's just easier. If the 'fastlane' isn't going to click with someone, you can't make it click. The only person I talk to about it is my dad (and my 93 year old grandma before she passed away in Feb).

I love when people say, business fail all the time.

Yeah they do but people lose their jobs all the time as well. I would rather create something than be at the mercy of middle management.

 

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[sangmen]

Anyway I would love to network with ya lol - what do you plan on doing for your first entrepreneurial venture?

I am currently working in a small restaurant, and I assessed the need that several small restaurants in my city require a user friendly, cost effective automated system, which can be used for accounting, inventory management, back office and so on. However, my skill set in developing one is limited which is why I am trying to learn online on codecademy website how to code (currently learning javascript and html) and planning to learn python soon. I am planning to make this a web based app, and making it cost effective for the small restaurants and cafes.

 

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[Digamma]

Are they forcing you to do anything? Or are you just crying because they are "not supportive"?

 

[sangmen]

Are they forcing you to do anything? Or are you just crying because they are "not supportive"?

yeah i am forced to go back to school for an MBA and spend a 6 figure dollar there and also finish off CPA so that I canget a pay slightly higher than what I can get if I go to the workforce now.

 

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