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In August last year I joined the FastLane forum, where I found a lot of people were quitting their jobs to chase their dreams. I remember secretly being jealous, as I thought I would never do that...
I'm currently working on a website focused towards real estate agents, but I do it after work. I started from the ground up- knowing nothing about how to build a website, how to edit code, how to provide value. However, little by little I can feel the dots connecting in my mind. I was working on my website the whole day the other day. It was Sunday. I didn't feel as if I was working. I was enjoying it.
Here comes Monday, and suddenly I am at the office doing what I don't want to do. It was only 2 hours in, and I was completely bored. I thought to myself: "now is as good a time as any". So, I handed my notice letter to my boss.
I've been thinking about leaving work for so long, so this move was sort of planned. The situation I am in currently is quite interesting I think. I have my website, and I have noticed whenever I start working hard on it, I see results. However, work was exhausting me mentally, as I was doing something I did not want to. I had to remove it from the equation.
The plan is to focus on the website for a month, see how things unfold. Even if that fails, I plan on either freelancing, or finding a remote job. I had to quit that job, as it was leading to a path I don't wanna walk. So I went all in. Thinking back to myself a year ago, i would have never thought I would be able to do that back then. It definitely takes courage.
I am 24 years now, and currently live with my parents (left my flat a month ago
). I have no debt whatsoever, and I have saved a bit of money, that should allow me to live comfortably for the next few months.
However, I noticed something else started happening inside of me. Thoughts like "am I good enough?", "what if that was the wrong move?", "you had a good paying job, considering your experience" have started occupying my brain. I tend to laugh at them. After all, reality is so subjective that you can make it up what you want it to be. I don't know what is going to happen now. I just know I would rely purely on myself. It is freeing and frightening at the same time. I don't think it's gonna be easy.
On a bright note, the more I work out the business logic of my website, the more I have started seeing it as a game. It has its rules, and it seems like everyone successful follows them. So, I would find an entrepreneur that I look up to, and pretty much mimic his thought process. I'm quite competitive character thanks to playing sports all my life. I know it's a process. It might not happen now, it might not happen next year, but it will happen.
Let me share a technique I have been using for decision-making. So, whenever I hesitate about doing something, I think of what would myself 10 years from now want me to do in this very moment. I don't want to live a life full of regret. This framework gives me exactly that- clarifying the life I want to live. I have been using it for a few years now, and looking back- I really don't regret the decisions I have taken so far, since I have started using it. Hopefully, it would help someone.
If you have made it up to this line, I would like to thank you. My thoughts are currently a bit chaotic, so I do realize it might not have been the easiest read. You would probably hear a lot more from me here, so until next time
I'm currently working on a website focused towards real estate agents, but I do it after work. I started from the ground up- knowing nothing about how to build a website, how to edit code, how to provide value. However, little by little I can feel the dots connecting in my mind. I was working on my website the whole day the other day. It was Sunday. I didn't feel as if I was working. I was enjoying it.
Here comes Monday, and suddenly I am at the office doing what I don't want to do. It was only 2 hours in, and I was completely bored. I thought to myself: "now is as good a time as any". So, I handed my notice letter to my boss.
I've been thinking about leaving work for so long, so this move was sort of planned. The situation I am in currently is quite interesting I think. I have my website, and I have noticed whenever I start working hard on it, I see results. However, work was exhausting me mentally, as I was doing something I did not want to. I had to remove it from the equation.
The plan is to focus on the website for a month, see how things unfold. Even if that fails, I plan on either freelancing, or finding a remote job. I had to quit that job, as it was leading to a path I don't wanna walk. So I went all in. Thinking back to myself a year ago, i would have never thought I would be able to do that back then. It definitely takes courage.
I am 24 years now, and currently live with my parents (left my flat a month ago
). I have no debt whatsoever, and I have saved a bit of money, that should allow me to live comfortably for the next few months. However, I noticed something else started happening inside of me. Thoughts like "am I good enough?", "what if that was the wrong move?", "you had a good paying job, considering your experience" have started occupying my brain. I tend to laugh at them. After all, reality is so subjective that you can make it up what you want it to be. I don't know what is going to happen now. I just know I would rely purely on myself. It is freeing and frightening at the same time. I don't think it's gonna be easy.
On a bright note, the more I work out the business logic of my website, the more I have started seeing it as a game. It has its rules, and it seems like everyone successful follows them. So, I would find an entrepreneur that I look up to, and pretty much mimic his thought process. I'm quite competitive character thanks to playing sports all my life. I know it's a process. It might not happen now, it might not happen next year, but it will happen.
Let me share a technique I have been using for decision-making. So, whenever I hesitate about doing something, I think of what would myself 10 years from now want me to do in this very moment. I don't want to live a life full of regret. This framework gives me exactly that- clarifying the life I want to live. I have been using it for a few years now, and looking back- I really don't regret the decisions I have taken so far, since I have started using it. Hopefully, it would help someone.
If you have made it up to this line, I would like to thank you. My thoughts are currently a bit chaotic, so I do realize it might not have been the easiest read. You would probably hear a lot more from me here, so until next time
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