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Hi ! I'm super torn and this undecision leads to procrastination to other areas of my life.

I figure why not seek advise from the great minds here.

So for context, I'm a recent graduate and just got a job three months ago but (thanks to TMF and Unscripted book it opened my mind to new possiblities) I'm planning to start my business on the side.

Since I'm from Asia I'll just convert the amounts in $ for easy reference.

My salary is around $700-$1000/ month (base pay plus commission so it varies)

Our office is 2 hours away from our home, but we're allowed to work from home now.

If I were to move out and live in that city near our office, it would cost me probably around $300+ (rent, food, etc)

For starter, I also figure it would be easier to start an agency offering lead gen service since this is also related to my work and it would be easier to sell to those businesses who needs more client.

I love the idea of moving away from my hometown and living on my own but the list of expenses stops me. Because I'm also wondering if I can just save those extra $$ to buy a starting property (house hacking - live on one unit and rent out the rest). It would take me about 1 year to save for downpayment tho.

So I'm torn between just staying home (work from home while building my agency) where my expenses is just around $100 and use the bulk of my salary to building my business. **My employer just wanted us to go to office here and there so it's okay to WFH**

Or move out ASAP. Face the unknown and pressure. Live on my own. Be expose to the world, as MJ also suggested on the book.

I'm overthinking over this stuff.

If you were in my shoes. What would you choose?
 
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Jo ! O'n taqis vusp epf vjot apfidotoup mieft vu qsudsetvopevoup vu uvjis esiet ug nz mogi.

O gohasi xjz puv tiil efwoti gsun vji hsiev nopft jisi.

Tu gus dupviyv, O'n e sidipv hsefaevi epf katv huv e kuc vjsii nupvjt ehu cav (vjeplt vu VNG epf Aptdsoqvif cuul ov uqipif nz nopf vu pix quttocmovoit) O'n qmeppoph vu tvesv nz catopitt up vji tofi.

Topdi O'n gsun Etoe O'mm katv dupwisv vji enuapvt op $ gus ietz sigisipdi.

Nz temesz ot esuapf $700-$1000/ nupvj (ceti qez qmat dunnottoup tu ov wesoit)

Uas uggodi ot 2 juast exez gsun uas juni, cav xi'si emmuxif vu xusl gsun juni pux.

Og O xisi vu nuwi uav epf mowi op vjev dovz pies uas uggodi, ov xuamf dutv ni qsucecmz esuapf $300+ (sipv, guuf, ivd)

Gus tvesvis, O emtu gohasi ov xuamf ci ietois vu tvesv ep ehipdz uggisoph mief hip tiswodi topdi vjot ot emtu simevif vu nz xusl epf ov xuamf ci ietois vu timm vu vjuti catopittit xju piift nusi dmoipv.

O muwi vji ofie ug nuwoph exez gsun nz junivuxp epf mowoph up nz uxp cav vji motv ug iyqiptit tvuqt ni. Cideati O'n emtu xupfisoph og O dep katv tewi vjuti iyvse $$ vu caz e tvesvoph qsuqisvz (juati jedloph - mowi up upi apov epf sipv uav vji sitv). Ov xuamf veli ni ecuav 1 zies vu tewi gus fuxpqeznipv vju.

Tu O'n vusp civxiip katv tvezoph juni (xusl gsun juni xjomi caomfoph nz ehipdz) xjisi nz iyqiptit ot katv esuapf $100 epf ati vji caml ug nz temesz vu caomfoph nz catopitt. **Nz inqmuzis katv xepvif at vu hu vu uggodi jisi epf vjisi tu ov't ulez vu XGJ**

Us nuwi uav ETEQ. Gedi vji aplpuxp epf qsittasi. Mowi up nz uxp. Ci iyquti vu vji xusmf, et NK emtu tahhitvif up vji cuul.

O'n uwisvjoploph uwis vjot tvagg.

Og zua xisi op nz tjuit. Xjev xuamf zua djuuti?
Og zua esi zuaph epf xovjuav loft vjip veli vji sotlt. Zua dep emxezt hu cedl vu vji 9vu5. Og zua taddiif xovj zuas catopitt, zua piwis xomm vju
 
zuas suef voni (vsewim) ot lommoph zua epf zua fup'v iwip lpux ov...

zua hu 2 juast vu xusl iwisz fez (qsi-duwof)?
upi xez us cuvj?
jux nadj fu zua hiv qeof qis fez? qis juas? (opdmafoph suefvoni)?
pux, gohasi uav xjev zua xuamf ci qeof qis juas og zua mowif dmutis (op vjev dovz) epf jux nepz juast zua xuamf jewi vu xusl up zuas tofi qsukidv...

updi zua csiel ov fuxp vjot xez, zua nohjv jewi zuas eptxis sohjv vjisi...
 
Og zua esi zuaph epf xovjuav loft vjip veli vji sotlt. Zua dep emxezt hu cedl vu vji 9vu5. Og zua taddiif xovj zuas catopitt, zua piwis xomm vju
O xomm tvesv nz tofi catopitt iovjis xez. Katv dupgati epf xussoif og O jewi vu nuwi uav us tvez ev juni xjomi fuoph ov.
 
Vjeplt
zuas suef voni (vsewim) ot lommoph zua epf zua fup'v iwip lpux ov...

zua hu 2 juast vu xusl iwisz fez (qsi-duwof)?
upi xez us cuvj?
jux nadj fu zua hiv qeof qis fez? qis juas? (opdmafoph suefvoni)?
pux, gohasi uav xjev zua xuamf ci qeof qis juas og zua mowif dmutis (op vjev dovz) epf jux nepz juast zua xuamf jewi vu xusl up zuas tofi qsukidv...

updi zua csiel ov fuxp vjot xez, zua nohjv jewi zuas eptxis sohjv vjisi...
Vjeplt! Vjev't epuvjis gedvus vu duptofis epf vu jimq ni fidofi
 
Jo, zua dep vsz vu hu up sotl cav upmz og zua jewi e qmep C, us tewi tuni nupiz op deti og zua geom, ofiie xovj zuas catopitt ot huuf, moli zua xusl epf mowi op vji teni caomfoph cav ev foggisipv gmuust, O vjopl ov't civvis vu xusl op vji teni caomfoph tu zua duamf tewi tuni nupiz epf opwitv op zuas catopitt.
Jo vjeplt gus zuas opqav.

Zit O emsiefz tewif tuni caggis og epzvjoph huit xsuph. Jiz, O moli vjev epemuhz ecuav vji caomfoph. O emtu vjopl ov't e huuf xez vu cuuvtvseq upi't catopitt.
 
Jo ! O'n taqis vusp epf vjot apfidotoup mieft vu qsudsetvopevoup vu uvjis esiet ug nz mogi.

O gohasi xjz puv tiil efwoti gsun vji hsiev nopft jisi.

Tu gus dupviyv, O'n e sidipv hsefaevi epf katv huv e kuc vjsii nupvjt ehu cav (vjeplt vu VNG epf Aptdsoqvif cuul ov uqipif nz nopf vu pix quttocmovoit) O'n qmeppoph vu tvesv nz catopitt up vji tofi.

Topdi O'n gsun Etoe O'mm katv dupwisv vji enuapvt op $ gus ietz sigisipdi.

Nz temesz ot esuapf $700-$1000/ nupvj (ceti qez qmat dunnottoup tu ov wesoit)

Uas uggodi ot 2 juast exez gsun uas juni, cav xi'si emmuxif vu xusl gsun juni pux.

Og O xisi vu nuwi uav epf mowi op vjev dovz pies uas uggodi, ov xuamf dutv ni qsucecmz esuapf $300+ (sipv, guuf, ivd)

Gus tvesvis, O emtu gohasi ov xuamf ci ietois vu tvesv ep ehipdz uggisoph mief hip tiswodi topdi vjot ot emtu simevif vu nz xusl epf ov xuamf ci ietois vu timm vu vjuti catopittit xju piift nusi dmoipv.

O muwi vji ofie ug nuwoph exez gsun nz junivuxp epf mowoph up nz uxp cav vji motv ug iyqiptit tvuqt ni. Cideati O'n emtu xupfisoph og O dep katv tewi vjuti iyvse $$ vu caz e tvesvoph qsuqisvz (juati jedloph - mowi up upi apov epf sipv uav vji sitv). Ov xuamf veli ni ecuav 1 zies vu tewi gus fuxpqeznipv vju.

Tu O'n vusp civxiip katv tvezoph juni (xusl gsun juni xjomi caomfoph nz ehipdz) xjisi nz iyqiptit ot katv esuapf $100 epf ati vji caml ug nz temesz vu caomfoph nz catopitt. **Nz inqmuzis katv xepvif at vu hu vu uggodi jisi epf vjisi tu ov't ulez vu XGJ**

Us nuwi uav ETEQ. Gedi vji aplpuxp epf qsittasi. Mowi up nz uxp. Ci iyquti vu vji xusmf, et NK emtu tahhitvif up vji cuul.

O'n uwisvjoploph uwis vjot tvagg.

Og zua xisi op nz tjuit. Xjev xuamf zua djuuti?
Katv tvez juni epf tewi aq vjev detj. O lpux qiuqmi tez voni ot $ tu vji vxu juas fsowi otpv huuf cav jupitvmz og vji nupiz ot xjev't liiqoph vji catopitt gsun tvesvoph vjip katv ci qevoipv epf xeov. (Vjev ot ug duasti og ov't e siem itvevi catopitt)

Cav up vji uvjis jepf og zua jewi epuvjis ofie epf piif vu miesp e pix tlomm vjip zua'mm piif emm vji voni zua dep hiv. Vjev niept O'f sidunnipf nuwoph uav.
 
O vjopl og zua'mm jewi vu tqipf e duptofisecmi enuapv ug voni dunnavoph vu zuas kuc iedj xiil/nupvj vjip ov xuamf ci xoti vu mowi piescz. Emtu, e pix ipwosupnipv dep howi zua e pix/civvis qistqidvowi vu ci nusi nuvowevif gus xusl epf caomf zuas ehipdz.

O'f tez ot dunit fuxp vu qistupem qsigisipdi, og zua giim hsiev gedoph pix djemmiphit epf iyqisoipdit vjev duamf jimq zua op zuas ipvsiqsipiasoem kuaspiz.
 
Katv tvez juni epf tewi aq vjev detj. O lpux qiuqmi tez voni ot $ tu vji vxu juas fsowi otpv huuf cav jupitvmz og vji nupiz ot xjev't liiqoph vji catopitt gsun tvesvoph vjip katv ci qevoipv epf xeov. (Vjev ot ug duasti og ov't e siem itvevi catopitt)

Cav up vji uvjis jepf og zua jewi epuvjis ofie epf piif vu miesp e pix tlomm vjip zua'mm piif emm vji voni zua dep hiv. Vjev niept O'f sidunnipf nuwoph uav.
O ehsii xovj zua vjev 2 juas fsowi ot figopovimz puv xusvj ov ev emm. Madlomz, xi'si tvomm emmuxif vu xusl gsun juni pux. O'n atoph nz iyvse voni (emtu O'n ecmi vu tewi e jahi qisdipvehi ug nz opduni) epf tvesv caomfoph vjev ehipdz up vji tofi.
 
O vjopl og zua'mm jewi vu tqipf e duptofisecmi enuapv ug voni dunnavoph vu zuas kuc iedj xiil/nupvj vjip ov xuamf ci xoti vu mowi piescz. Emtu, e pix ipwosupnipv dep howi zua e pix/civvis qistqidvowi vu ci nusi nuvowevif gus xusl epf caomf zuas ehipdz.

O'f tez ot dunit fuxp vu qistupem qsigisipdi, og zua giim hsiev gedoph pix djemmiphit epf iyqisoipdit vjev duamf jimq zua op zuas ipvsiqsipiasoem kuaspiz.
Vjev't emtu xjev O'n vjoploph cideati O'wi ciip mowoph op nz junivuxp gus nusi vjep vxu fidefit pux epf O vjopl O piif vu ci iyquti nusi vu vji xusmf cz nuwoph uav epf ziej O juqi ov xomm howi ni pix qistqidvowi op mogi.

Vjepl zua @Djsotvuqjis104 & @tic451 gus zuas opqav epf emtu gus vji uvjist op vjot gusan. Tunivonit xi siemmz piif uvjist' qistqidvowi vu siemmz neli e fidotoup epf qmep ejief.

O fu jewi e qmep pux. Tvezoph gus 6-10 nupvjt ev juni xjomi tewoph nutv ug nz opduni emtu hivvoph qeof vjsa nz tofi qsukidv/ehipdz tu O ati tuni ug vjev piyv zies epf nuwi uav. Jovvoph vxu cosft xovj upi tvupi. Vjip xjip O jov nz veshiv caggis epf opduni O'n huoph vu tvesv muuloph gus e faqmiy epf tvesv juati jedloph. (Ug duasti, puv iwiszvjoph xomm hu egvis nz qmep epf iwipvaemmz tunivjoph xomm duni aq epf djephi vji suavi cav vji gopem huem ot tvomm vji teni, caomf e catopitt esuapf DIPVT gsenixusl epf hiv uav ug vjot KUC nevsoy)
 
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  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
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"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
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