Hey everyone!,
My name is Gabriel, I am from Dallas, TX, US.A., I am currently reading MJ's "Millionaire Fastlane "book, and loving every single page of it!.
The biggest reason why I really needed to pick this book up is because I grew up with an anarchist point of view during my teens (pro-people, against government corruption) mainly because I was born and grew up in Mexico City, Mexico, where corruption is a way of life. I struggled with my own mindset on never liking to look up to abusive authority and always being pro-people. I felt that people, in general, should always be comfortable on being in control, being comfortable with their own skills and capability to make decisions without caring about other people's opinions, that everyone should really wake up and realize that they only have one life and there's no reason to live someone else's dream instead than forging their own dreams, and that life in general is full of adventures and inevitable consequences to actions that it should be challenging (in a good way) to learn from good and bad experiences and wanting to feel comfortable with taking risks (calculated risks, please).
I come from a visual effects and interactive media development background, I spent a decade of my life working on professional studios as a digital media artist and lately, as a virtual reality and augmented reality programmer. On March of this year, I decided to take the leap and start my own company about VR/AR development to "test the waters" and learn more about myself. Thankfully, I learned early on that the service business can be a major pain in the a$$ since I have to rely on finding leads, getting clients to "go for it" and sign the contracts, and then spend a majority of my time developing apps that take a good chunk of my time. Completely disappointed that my passion does not go hand in hand with the fast lane way, I came to accept that I should try the product business instead, and it won't hurt me at all, not following my passion won't be a terrible thing to do since my main goal in life is to find happiness in enjoying life while I'm still young.
Now, let me share one important detail about me that I am hoping that it motivates everyone to really focus on having a successful and happy life: I was born premature at 5 months old, and I am deaf. Doctors told my parents that I only had 1% chance of survival and to say their goodbyes. I spent months on an incubator surviving little by little, and fortunately, I am at a point in my life where I am an independent 31 year old male, with a B.A. in Arts and Technology, using a cochlear implant to communicate with people, and really wanted to make the most out of life. I was given a SECOND CHANCE at life.
There's a lot of people among us that have disabilities, and truly are not capable of being in control of their lives but they accept who they are and make the most out of it. So, if you are an able person, with no disabilities, and have complete control of your life... BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, YOU ARE PERFECTLY CAPABLE TO FIND HAPPINESS.
I say this because as much as I want to run a business independently, my hearing impairment makes it really difficult to maintain a conversation on the phone and have clarity in communication when it comes to important matters like talking to potential clients or making sure you don't F*ck up an order with the manufacturer.
But whatever, I know there are tools at my disposal to circumvent around these obstacles. If not, I will figure out how to make more money to hire someone to do the communicating for me (with background check, and all...of course). My biggest obstacle here is that I am still new to the game, and at 31...I have to put many things on hold like starting a family or worry about a mortgage on a new home. That's fine, I rather pay for a home in full than paying interest for 30+ years...
During my journey, I've noticed that society in general brainwashes us all to do the 9-5 job without having any direction in life, and that is pretty sad considering that I don't sense any urgency in people when they realize that their living on borrowed time. Seriously, I stress out knowing that having a heart defect, I am more likely to die from heart disease than the average Joe/Jane, and I still want the most out of life. It simply sucks having to live among slow laners that do not inspire or motivate, at all. This forum is an amazing place to find like minded people, and I feel very much at home with you all here.
So far, I've made several big mistakes this year:
-I invested a good amount of money on a real estate business that was doing really well...bought, remodeled, and sold 3 homes this year alone. But my business partner is going through a divorce and instead of sending over the ROI, he listened to stupid advisors and was told that he shouldn't move money around until the divorce has been absolved, well...4 months later and I have yet to see a single cent of my investment. I might have to lawyer up since I have a signed contract before all this mess happened. It just sucks that I have to seek legal counseling and spend more money on this when my business partner could have just sent me the ROI before the divorce proceedings... I'd appreciate any tips or advise on this matter if someone has gone through the same issue with their business partners.
-Starting a business without a partner is a big no, I realized very quickly that 24 hours in a day is not enough. And I don't have two brains and 8 arms to do all the job required.
- Realizing too late the power of "NO", you don't need to give other people your time to fix THEIR BS problems...
-Not having a sense of direction in life's goals. Starting as a slow laner, it's very easy to fall in the trap of "going with the flow". Now, Waking up at 5 in the morning and being done by noon has given me so much freedom and control of my life by having a clear goal-oriented mindset.
-Learning that living among slow laners is painful. All of my closest friends, mother, and grilfriend are slow-laners and I don't feel inspired and motivated around them.
-Really kicking myself for not having this mentality during my 20's, I feel like I have to learn as much as I can, as quickly as possible, and my hustle is much more defined than before, because like some people have FOMO (fear of missing out) in social media crap like traveling, fancy gadgets and cars, my FOMO is influenced by business success. I have traded video games for books, and I really wish I had done this much earlier in life.
-Not having the balls to take charge. Seriously guys, being deaf has made me incredibly insecure...worrying about people judging me from my accent, worrying about having to ask people to repeat what they said, and worrying about feeling that I will never be a leader without strong communication skills. Well, I recently figured out that it is not always necessary to be verbal about anything. It is okay to keep meetings short (and doesn't waste everyone's time), and being upfront about goals and strategy goes a long way.
Things I want to do:
-Really get into e-commerce.
-Learn marketing, and really get into getting a social media following to grow my brand and to promote my business.
- Learn the process of inventing something, finding a industrial engineer/designer who can help me design and make my ideas come to life. And, to patent them. (Any knowledge on this will be greatly appreciated.)
- Figure out what is that I can do that can provide exponential growth, that can provide passive income, and be an appreciating asset.
Anyways, this is my story. If you made it this far, you rock!.
My name is Gabriel, I am from Dallas, TX, US.A., I am currently reading MJ's "Millionaire Fastlane "book, and loving every single page of it!.
The biggest reason why I really needed to pick this book up is because I grew up with an anarchist point of view during my teens (pro-people, against government corruption) mainly because I was born and grew up in Mexico City, Mexico, where corruption is a way of life. I struggled with my own mindset on never liking to look up to abusive authority and always being pro-people. I felt that people, in general, should always be comfortable on being in control, being comfortable with their own skills and capability to make decisions without caring about other people's opinions, that everyone should really wake up and realize that they only have one life and there's no reason to live someone else's dream instead than forging their own dreams, and that life in general is full of adventures and inevitable consequences to actions that it should be challenging (in a good way) to learn from good and bad experiences and wanting to feel comfortable with taking risks (calculated risks, please).
I come from a visual effects and interactive media development background, I spent a decade of my life working on professional studios as a digital media artist and lately, as a virtual reality and augmented reality programmer. On March of this year, I decided to take the leap and start my own company about VR/AR development to "test the waters" and learn more about myself. Thankfully, I learned early on that the service business can be a major pain in the a$$ since I have to rely on finding leads, getting clients to "go for it" and sign the contracts, and then spend a majority of my time developing apps that take a good chunk of my time. Completely disappointed that my passion does not go hand in hand with the fast lane way, I came to accept that I should try the product business instead, and it won't hurt me at all, not following my passion won't be a terrible thing to do since my main goal in life is to find happiness in enjoying life while I'm still young.
Now, let me share one important detail about me that I am hoping that it motivates everyone to really focus on having a successful and happy life: I was born premature at 5 months old, and I am deaf. Doctors told my parents that I only had 1% chance of survival and to say their goodbyes. I spent months on an incubator surviving little by little, and fortunately, I am at a point in my life where I am an independent 31 year old male, with a B.A. in Arts and Technology, using a cochlear implant to communicate with people, and really wanted to make the most out of life. I was given a SECOND CHANCE at life.
There's a lot of people among us that have disabilities, and truly are not capable of being in control of their lives but they accept who they are and make the most out of it. So, if you are an able person, with no disabilities, and have complete control of your life... BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, YOU ARE PERFECTLY CAPABLE TO FIND HAPPINESS.
I say this because as much as I want to run a business independently, my hearing impairment makes it really difficult to maintain a conversation on the phone and have clarity in communication when it comes to important matters like talking to potential clients or making sure you don't F*ck up an order with the manufacturer.
But whatever, I know there are tools at my disposal to circumvent around these obstacles. If not, I will figure out how to make more money to hire someone to do the communicating for me (with background check, and all...of course). My biggest obstacle here is that I am still new to the game, and at 31...I have to put many things on hold like starting a family or worry about a mortgage on a new home. That's fine, I rather pay for a home in full than paying interest for 30+ years...
During my journey, I've noticed that society in general brainwashes us all to do the 9-5 job without having any direction in life, and that is pretty sad considering that I don't sense any urgency in people when they realize that their living on borrowed time. Seriously, I stress out knowing that having a heart defect, I am more likely to die from heart disease than the average Joe/Jane, and I still want the most out of life. It simply sucks having to live among slow laners that do not inspire or motivate, at all. This forum is an amazing place to find like minded people, and I feel very much at home with you all here.
So far, I've made several big mistakes this year:
-I invested a good amount of money on a real estate business that was doing really well...bought, remodeled, and sold 3 homes this year alone. But my business partner is going through a divorce and instead of sending over the ROI, he listened to stupid advisors and was told that he shouldn't move money around until the divorce has been absolved, well...4 months later and I have yet to see a single cent of my investment. I might have to lawyer up since I have a signed contract before all this mess happened. It just sucks that I have to seek legal counseling and spend more money on this when my business partner could have just sent me the ROI before the divorce proceedings... I'd appreciate any tips or advise on this matter if someone has gone through the same issue with their business partners.
-Starting a business without a partner is a big no, I realized very quickly that 24 hours in a day is not enough. And I don't have two brains and 8 arms to do all the job required.
- Realizing too late the power of "NO", you don't need to give other people your time to fix THEIR BS problems...
-Not having a sense of direction in life's goals. Starting as a slow laner, it's very easy to fall in the trap of "going with the flow". Now, Waking up at 5 in the morning and being done by noon has given me so much freedom and control of my life by having a clear goal-oriented mindset.
-Learning that living among slow laners is painful. All of my closest friends, mother, and grilfriend are slow-laners and I don't feel inspired and motivated around them.
-Really kicking myself for not having this mentality during my 20's, I feel like I have to learn as much as I can, as quickly as possible, and my hustle is much more defined than before, because like some people have FOMO (fear of missing out) in social media crap like traveling, fancy gadgets and cars, my FOMO is influenced by business success. I have traded video games for books, and I really wish I had done this much earlier in life.
-Not having the balls to take charge. Seriously guys, being deaf has made me incredibly insecure...worrying about people judging me from my accent, worrying about having to ask people to repeat what they said, and worrying about feeling that I will never be a leader without strong communication skills. Well, I recently figured out that it is not always necessary to be verbal about anything. It is okay to keep meetings short (and doesn't waste everyone's time), and being upfront about goals and strategy goes a long way.
Things I want to do:
-Really get into e-commerce.
-Learn marketing, and really get into getting a social media following to grow my brand and to promote my business.
- Learn the process of inventing something, finding a industrial engineer/designer who can help me design and make my ideas come to life. And, to patent them. (Any knowledge on this will be greatly appreciated.)
- Figure out what is that I can do that can provide exponential growth, that can provide passive income, and be an appreciating asset.
Anyways, this is my story. If you made it this far, you rock!.
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