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Moving out of sad, comfortable conformity into uncertainty in the name of your own happiness and success isn't a foreign concept to fans of MJ DeMarco.
Hell, this isn't even the first time that I did so.
But it is the first time I did so correctly. That is, I'm seeing this as a process and not an event.
I am not trying to get rich in 10 days, but instead in 3-4 years.
However long it takes, really.
I drove 30 hours from my home state New Jersey, to the extraterrestrial deserts of Utah. It's beautiful here. I feel an incredible mental clarity. Distractions have (still working on it though) been kicked out of the door.
Struggling and providing for myself feels like an adventure. I know that each action I take is taking me one step closer to my highest goals, one of them being the fastlane.
Quick rundown of my living situation:
- Was originally gonna save up $5k+ dollars by staying and working in NJ until December. Instead I decided that I'm tired of waiting to be happy and decide to go with about $1.5k
- I got here 3 or 4 days ago
- I live in inside of 2010 Honda Civic for now.
- The only goals that I'm focused on right now is getting into a nice little apartment. Entrepreneurship is on the back burner until my life is stable (learned this the hard way from my previous attempt at moving out)
- I shower, brush and exercise inside of Planet Fitnesses scattered throughout my area
- I got a job yesterday and today was my first day, feet hurt after a 10 hour shift but I worked those hours smiling knowing that this money is soon going towards my own apartment in a month or two from now
- I spend extra time in parks or libraries, I need to get better at getting my brain out of go mode. I'll get there soon
My successes so far:
- Made the drive without any problems
- Got a full time job fairly quickly
- Made sleeping in my small car bearable, getting better at sleeping every single night
- Have been getting better at understanding my own needs and emotions instead of just relying on logic
- Have kept my car well maintained, this is important as that's my biggest asset right now
I'm considering getting a part time job to save up money faster while I'm waiting for my apartment.
I have this ever present feeling to provide as much value as I can, even in the lackluster state that I'm in. I do this by giving fellow homeless people food from my stash when I can and by smiling and complimenting people as much as I can. I had the desire to try and make money independently (arbitrage, window washing, etc) but I don't know if its such as good idea of trying to fill someone's cup when mine isn't even full. What do you think about this?
Every Saturday I'll update this thread until I'm stable enough to divert attention away from surviving and towards entrepreneurship. Then I'll make a thread updating my entrepreneurial journey.
I don't think the updates are going to be that interesting. How interesting can working each week and saving up money be? But we'll see.
In two months from today or less I'll be in my own apartment.
The Chipotle and view I rewarded myself with after the 30+ hour drive
Hell, this isn't even the first time that I did so.
But it is the first time I did so correctly. That is, I'm seeing this as a process and not an event.
I am not trying to get rich in 10 days, but instead in 3-4 years.
However long it takes, really.
I drove 30 hours from my home state New Jersey, to the extraterrestrial deserts of Utah. It's beautiful here. I feel an incredible mental clarity. Distractions have (still working on it though) been kicked out of the door.
Struggling and providing for myself feels like an adventure. I know that each action I take is taking me one step closer to my highest goals, one of them being the fastlane.
Quick rundown of my living situation:
- Was originally gonna save up $5k+ dollars by staying and working in NJ until December. Instead I decided that I'm tired of waiting to be happy and decide to go with about $1.5k
- I got here 3 or 4 days ago
- I live in inside of 2010 Honda Civic for now.
- The only goals that I'm focused on right now is getting into a nice little apartment. Entrepreneurship is on the back burner until my life is stable (learned this the hard way from my previous attempt at moving out)
- I shower, brush and exercise inside of Planet Fitnesses scattered throughout my area
- I got a job yesterday and today was my first day, feet hurt after a 10 hour shift but I worked those hours smiling knowing that this money is soon going towards my own apartment in a month or two from now
- I spend extra time in parks or libraries, I need to get better at getting my brain out of go mode. I'll get there soon
My successes so far:
- Made the drive without any problems
- Got a full time job fairly quickly
- Made sleeping in my small car bearable, getting better at sleeping every single night
- Have been getting better at understanding my own needs and emotions instead of just relying on logic
- Have kept my car well maintained, this is important as that's my biggest asset right now
I'm considering getting a part time job to save up money faster while I'm waiting for my apartment.
I have this ever present feeling to provide as much value as I can, even in the lackluster state that I'm in. I do this by giving fellow homeless people food from my stash when I can and by smiling and complimenting people as much as I can. I had the desire to try and make money independently (arbitrage, window washing, etc) but I don't know if its such as good idea of trying to fill someone's cup when mine isn't even full. What do you think about this?
Every Saturday I'll update this thread until I'm stable enough to divert attention away from surviving and towards entrepreneurship. Then I'll make a thread updating my entrepreneurial journey.
I don't think the updates are going to be that interesting. How interesting can working each week and saving up money be? But we'll see.
In two months from today or less I'll be in my own apartment.
The Chipotle and view I rewarded myself with after the 30+ hour drive
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