After reading MJ's book in 6 days, I finally decided to open an account to post after lurking here for a few weeks. Well, here's a brief bio about me:
I'm a 26 year old from the Cleveland, OH area. I attended and graduated from a 4 year University while playing collegiate athletics. While I was finishing up my studies I began to part-time play professional poker online. Professional poker carried me for the next 2 years while on pace to make 6 figures + before the USA gov't shut down the party in April 2011.
Fast forward 2 years and I've spent the time since working in the grey area of poker as an affiliate in 2 different systems, a buyer-seller of poker funds, and investigating REI. At the tail end of 2012, I took a job in Chicago, Ill with a gold/silver start up company that ended up moving its office to PA. I was close to the inner circle of management and was able to see the inner skeleton of a profitable company, but ultimately the drag, drain, and lifestyle as a minion in corporate America was utterly depressing. While I secured promotion and pay rises at an extreme rate compared to a 'normal' corporate job, I was completely in a negative place with the work itself, the environment, people, the "punching the clock" mentality, and lifestyle.
I've learnt a lot over the last few years, and while I do reminiscent and miss the 20 hour a week poker job, making 100k+ with complete flexibility and freedom, I am ready for something bigger. My personal goal is to bring more value to the world, and ultimately and essentially, be able to help more people than I can while broke.
MJ's book resonated strong with me thru his FFF model:
F- Family/Friends
F- Freedom/Lifestyle
F- Fitness/Health
I have spent some time throwing ideas together writing thoughts on word docs, scrap papers, i-phone notes (really a useful tool - use it if you're not), and my white board (I keep it leaning against my living room wall where I write any idea I can think about).
I finally have an idea I believe answers several criteria. It brings values to:
- Producers and consumers
And is an ideal niche because it incorporates:
- Scale ... Internet based
- Divorced from time
- Passive income on monthly basis
- Is math based
I have big plans, but my goal is to be a millionaire before my 30th birthday. I've talked about this goal with a few close individuals, but I am going to be an active poster here (similar to 2p2 for those in the poker community) so this is for accountability sake.
I've taken the time and designed my lifestyle goals, living costs, and money system goals per month to get me there. This will serve as an introductory post I can reflect back to regularly regarding my life, challenges, steps from where I am (hint* closer to thousandaire than millionaire), and progress forward.
Good luck to all of you with a burning desire to help people and improve your life. Feel free to leave comments, or PM for anyone who wants to toss ideas around or have useful quips about taking action.
I'm a 26 year old from the Cleveland, OH area. I attended and graduated from a 4 year University while playing collegiate athletics. While I was finishing up my studies I began to part-time play professional poker online. Professional poker carried me for the next 2 years while on pace to make 6 figures + before the USA gov't shut down the party in April 2011.
Fast forward 2 years and I've spent the time since working in the grey area of poker as an affiliate in 2 different systems, a buyer-seller of poker funds, and investigating REI. At the tail end of 2012, I took a job in Chicago, Ill with a gold/silver start up company that ended up moving its office to PA. I was close to the inner circle of management and was able to see the inner skeleton of a profitable company, but ultimately the drag, drain, and lifestyle as a minion in corporate America was utterly depressing. While I secured promotion and pay rises at an extreme rate compared to a 'normal' corporate job, I was completely in a negative place with the work itself, the environment, people, the "punching the clock" mentality, and lifestyle.
I've learnt a lot over the last few years, and while I do reminiscent and miss the 20 hour a week poker job, making 100k+ with complete flexibility and freedom, I am ready for something bigger. My personal goal is to bring more value to the world, and ultimately and essentially, be able to help more people than I can while broke.
MJ's book resonated strong with me thru his FFF model:
F- Family/Friends
F- Freedom/Lifestyle
F- Fitness/Health
I have spent some time throwing ideas together writing thoughts on word docs, scrap papers, i-phone notes (really a useful tool - use it if you're not), and my white board (I keep it leaning against my living room wall where I write any idea I can think about).
I finally have an idea I believe answers several criteria. It brings values to:
- Producers and consumers
And is an ideal niche because it incorporates:
- Scale ... Internet based
- Divorced from time
- Passive income on monthly basis
- Is math based
I have big plans, but my goal is to be a millionaire before my 30th birthday. I've talked about this goal with a few close individuals, but I am going to be an active poster here (similar to 2p2 for those in the poker community) so this is for accountability sake.
I've taken the time and designed my lifestyle goals, living costs, and money system goals per month to get me there. This will serve as an introductory post I can reflect back to regularly regarding my life, challenges, steps from where I am (hint* closer to thousandaire than millionaire), and progress forward.
Good luck to all of you with a burning desire to help people and improve your life. Feel free to leave comments, or PM for anyone who wants to toss ideas around or have useful quips about taking action.
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