Hey All!
My name is Robert and I found this place with just a quick Google search "entrepreneur forum"
I've always been very curious. (I had aspirations to be an inventor when asked what I wanted to be when I grow up) I remember many times in my youth taking things apart to figure out how they worked only to be scolded by my parents about "breaking" my new toy.
I eventually found programming early in high school and it's been a passion of mine for a long time.
I've always wanted more in life. I remember an ex of mine complaining that I was never satisfied. Why couldn't I just be content?
Moving forward my first job was a consulting gig that (I thought) paid ok right out of college, but what it really taught me was that I never ever ever wanted to be a corporate drone. I was a contractor for a big fortune 500 and I disliked every minute of it.
I ended up spending all of my spare time learning about scaling internet systems and prototyping things which re-introduced me to my inner passion for figuring things out.
After my contract was up, I swore I would never do it again. So I moved to San Francisco to join a 5 person startup. Everyone said I was nuts for doing that but it was fantastic!
I learned a lot very quickly, the hours were long, the pay was decent, the work felt good and then the company grew up. I started to feel more and more like a cog in a machine and my drive and passion was quickly being extinguished.
I make decent money for a salary job and always feared that I would never find something that paid as well. The fear of losing the cash and not being able to pay bills is really what kept me there, continuing to extinguish my passion.
So I minded my slow lane and put away my 20% cash like everyone told me to do. Fearing the loss of this job that everyone told me was the best thing ever.
Which bring us to now.
I'm 29 years old and 5 years later these are the things I have to show for my time at this start up:
1) Much knowledge knowledge, I've learned a lot about a lot of things
2) My love for coding is definitely in danger -- "If you are forced to do anything, even something you purport to love, in exchange for a paycheck, that love is put in danger.
3) Definitely less drive, ambition, passion, and confidence in life as a whole
3) The OPTION to purchase stock in the company with my money......great
I know I want more, I have saved up a sizable chunk of cash and I can taste the Freedom that it brings me.
In fact, I decided to leverage it a few weeks ago and told my boss I was leaving. He balked and "sweetened" the deal for me and let me work 100% remote. Awesome, no more traffic/commute!
But it's still a job and I want the freedom.
My goal with this forum is to help re-ignite the flame that I had when I was younger and to bring some of that passion, ambition and courage back.
To help form ideas, find mentors, and seek constructive critics for my next road in life.
Also important, to help kick my a$$. I tend to suffer from "analysis paralysis" when evaluating ideas and how to make them better or how to execute. I'm hoping some of you guys can help call me on my shit to keep me moving forward.
Just reading the Millionaire Fastlane has started to re-kindle the tiny tiny flame within.
So with that I look forward to learning and taking action. One of the best quotes I ever heard from a colleague of mine was AAA - Action is Always the Answer.
Time to figure out some processes and actions to get my a$$ back into gear.
My name is Robert and I found this place with just a quick Google search "entrepreneur forum"
I've always been very curious. (I had aspirations to be an inventor when asked what I wanted to be when I grow up) I remember many times in my youth taking things apart to figure out how they worked only to be scolded by my parents about "breaking" my new toy.
I eventually found programming early in high school and it's been a passion of mine for a long time.
I've always wanted more in life. I remember an ex of mine complaining that I was never satisfied. Why couldn't I just be content?
Moving forward my first job was a consulting gig that (I thought) paid ok right out of college, but what it really taught me was that I never ever ever wanted to be a corporate drone. I was a contractor for a big fortune 500 and I disliked every minute of it.
I ended up spending all of my spare time learning about scaling internet systems and prototyping things which re-introduced me to my inner passion for figuring things out.
After my contract was up, I swore I would never do it again. So I moved to San Francisco to join a 5 person startup. Everyone said I was nuts for doing that but it was fantastic!
I learned a lot very quickly, the hours were long, the pay was decent, the work felt good and then the company grew up. I started to feel more and more like a cog in a machine and my drive and passion was quickly being extinguished.
I make decent money for a salary job and always feared that I would never find something that paid as well. The fear of losing the cash and not being able to pay bills is really what kept me there, continuing to extinguish my passion.
So I minded my slow lane and put away my 20% cash like everyone told me to do. Fearing the loss of this job that everyone told me was the best thing ever.
Which bring us to now.
I'm 29 years old and 5 years later these are the things I have to show for my time at this start up:
1) Much knowledge knowledge, I've learned a lot about a lot of things
2) My love for coding is definitely in danger -- "If you are forced to do anything, even something you purport to love, in exchange for a paycheck, that love is put in danger.
3) Definitely less drive, ambition, passion, and confidence in life as a whole
3) The OPTION to purchase stock in the company with my money......great
I know I want more, I have saved up a sizable chunk of cash and I can taste the Freedom that it brings me.
In fact, I decided to leverage it a few weeks ago and told my boss I was leaving. He balked and "sweetened" the deal for me and let me work 100% remote. Awesome, no more traffic/commute!
But it's still a job and I want the freedom.
My goal with this forum is to help re-ignite the flame that I had when I was younger and to bring some of that passion, ambition and courage back.
To help form ideas, find mentors, and seek constructive critics for my next road in life.
Also important, to help kick my a$$. I tend to suffer from "analysis paralysis" when evaluating ideas and how to make them better or how to execute. I'm hoping some of you guys can help call me on my shit to keep me moving forward.
Just reading the Millionaire Fastlane has started to re-kindle the tiny tiny flame within.
So with that I look forward to learning and taking action. One of the best quotes I ever heard from a colleague of mine was AAA - Action is Always the Answer.
Time to figure out some processes and actions to get my a$$ back into gear.
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I believe in you ! Welcome Robert !!
