Hey all,
I made a commitment to myself that I would finish MJ's book before introducing myself and becoming an active member. Well, after spending every spare hour in February glued to the book, here I am!
So, a bit of background. I was born and raise on a sheep and cattle property in Central Queensland (Australia). My parents are very conservative (avoid debt, remove yourself from risk, put money in the bank...etc etc) and as such, my siblings and I were raised with the mindset of going to university, getting 'stable'/'safe' careers and avoid the hardship of working on the land. I graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and started working on remote construction sites due to the lure of what I perceived at the time to be big $$.
While I am only 29, it pains me to look back on those years and see how my enthusiasm and vigour was slowly syphoned off by a thankless corporation. Bright side is that I did learn a good deal and make some lasting friendships...
After marrying my wife (who I met at university while she was studying abroad from the USA) and having our first child, I opted for a job in Brisbane so I could be home every night. No more 'big $$' remote site work for me. At first the change was amazing...dropping to a 40hr work week, getting to see my family everyday, learning new skill sets at work. But after a few months it felt as if something was missing. I felt I had no direction and it was clear that my new role was limited in growth due to BS office politics. A friend of mine was experiencing a similar predicament and put me onto learning about entrepreneurship. I'll be honest, being cocooned away in my slowlane, I had NFI what it was all about...
Anyway, fast forward 8 months and I stumbled upon TMF , which subsequently lead to me buying the book (not the easiest thing to do as skeptical conservative person). At first I was a little apprehensive due to the marketing hook, but the more I read, the more it opened my eyes to the opportunities and potential pathways you can travel.
Enlightenment aside, I know I'm not about to change nearly 20 years of conservative upbringing and the fear I feel of potentially causing my young family to go backwards, overnight. But I see this as a process of learning and growing so when my cahoonas are big enough I can take the leap and not look back.
Bit of a lengthy intro, so TL;DR version:
Cheers,
James
I made a commitment to myself that I would finish MJ's book before introducing myself and becoming an active member. Well, after spending every spare hour in February glued to the book, here I am!
So, a bit of background. I was born and raise on a sheep and cattle property in Central Queensland (Australia). My parents are very conservative (avoid debt, remove yourself from risk, put money in the bank...etc etc) and as such, my siblings and I were raised with the mindset of going to university, getting 'stable'/'safe' careers and avoid the hardship of working on the land. I graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and started working on remote construction sites due to the lure of what I perceived at the time to be big $$.
While I am only 29, it pains me to look back on those years and see how my enthusiasm and vigour was slowly syphoned off by a thankless corporation. Bright side is that I did learn a good deal and make some lasting friendships...
After marrying my wife (who I met at university while she was studying abroad from the USA) and having our first child, I opted for a job in Brisbane so I could be home every night. No more 'big $$' remote site work for me. At first the change was amazing...dropping to a 40hr work week, getting to see my family everyday, learning new skill sets at work. But after a few months it felt as if something was missing. I felt I had no direction and it was clear that my new role was limited in growth due to BS office politics. A friend of mine was experiencing a similar predicament and put me onto learning about entrepreneurship. I'll be honest, being cocooned away in my slowlane, I had NFI what it was all about...
Anyway, fast forward 8 months and I stumbled upon TMF , which subsequently lead to me buying the book (not the easiest thing to do as skeptical conservative person). At first I was a little apprehensive due to the marketing hook, but the more I read, the more it opened my eyes to the opportunities and potential pathways you can travel.
Enlightenment aside, I know I'm not about to change nearly 20 years of conservative upbringing and the fear I feel of potentially causing my young family to go backwards, overnight. But I see this as a process of learning and growing so when my cahoonas are big enough I can take the leap and not look back.
Bit of a lengthy intro, so TL;DR version:
- Conservative family subscribed to the Slowlane
- Felt something missing from life
- Began learning about entrepreneurship and business
- Working to grow bigger cahoonas and commit to Fastlane
Cheers,
James
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