Note: I consider this post low value, because I am respectfully whining.
I did it! I successfully managed to make it 11 years since joining this forum and not hitting any big hairy audacious goals!
In the past decade, I have managed to:
In case you can't tell, my enthusiasm is highly sarcastic.
In reality, I feel fairly stuck, and realize I made the wrong choice. The pandemic taught me that there is opportunity everywhere, and if you lean in, you could beat most people around you because they're not even trying. But now that the world (well, maybe just the United States) has moved on from the pandemic, it's "butts in seats" time.
So, today, I'm starting to re-read an MJ book or two, and start over. I can't follow this path anymore. Please don't follow my example. Get out there, and make a dent in your universe.
I did it! I successfully managed to make it 11 years since joining this forum and not hitting any big hairy audacious goals!
In the past decade, I have managed to:
- Climb the corporate ladder
- Pay off my student loans
- Buy a house
- Pay off all my cars
- Carry a small amount of debt
- Survive a pandemic
- Be told this week that it's time to "return to the office"
In case you can't tell, my enthusiasm is highly sarcastic.
In reality, I feel fairly stuck, and realize I made the wrong choice. The pandemic taught me that there is opportunity everywhere, and if you lean in, you could beat most people around you because they're not even trying. But now that the world (well, maybe just the United States) has moved on from the pandemic, it's "butts in seats" time.
So, today, I'm starting to re-read an MJ book or two, and start over. I can't follow this path anymore. Please don't follow my example. Get out there, and make a dent in your universe.
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