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Hey All,
My name is Benji.
Here's my story,
A month or so ago I finished MJ's book The Millionaire Fastlane . It was lovely. Since finishing the book, I have been inundated by senses of both realization/enthusiasm, and confusion/hopelessness. Starting with the former group of adjectives, the book opened my eyes.
I realized many important things; the most lasting have been 1. You can't get rich trading your time for money, and 2. Ideas are nothing without execution. These two ideas have sparked an inextinguishable desire to make money and act on my ideas. I would like to clarify, before going further, my intent behind making money. I do not really want things, I want freedom. Obviously I would be lying if I was to say that a nice house and a boat would be dreadful, but I am motivated more by being able to provided for my family (current and to come). As well as to attain the ability to do what I have passion for and to do things that are beneficial to society as a whole. A third reason that I desire wealth is because I don't find the alternative nearly as alluring. I am a 19 year old in university and I have already had a rude awakening to the reality of the rat race. It seems everyone is surrendering to some form of hedonism, and would rather just get by with a beer or a vape in their hand then to actually enjoy life to it's fullest. They will admit themselves to any form of career torture in order to keep their Netflix subscription running. My maxim that I have pirated is "man fully alive". Steve Jobs encapsulates this idea beautifully in his commencement speech to Stanford. The idea is essentially, time is limited, you are going to die, do something meaningful and don't waste your life doing something you hate.
Now with that said, I will address the second group of adjectives, confusion/hopelessness. I have accepted the fact that I want to live life to its fullest and take full responsibility for my actions. This I play out in the gym, in books, in relationships, but now I would like to add an entrepreneurial piece. The only issue is, I do not know where to start with the fastlane. That is my confusion. My hopelessness I derive in the bullshit fake gurus, and the lazy businesses they propose that will fall apart over time (thank's MJ for talking about how we should study these gurus ability to sell, not their product). I know what it takes to improve at things, so I know I won't get rich in 30 days upselling terrible products from China to unsuspecting people in Ohio.
I played Ice Hockey at a very high level my whole childhood. This has led me to an ineptitude in figuring out the workings of things that aren't tangible. To get better at a sport you practice. It is very clear what you must practice, and for how long. It does not seem that business is this way. I do not entirely know what the very first step is. I suppose this is somewhat a cry for help in figuring out what to do to start my entrepreneurship journey. I know that reading more books will not answer this and I need to act on my intentions. The problem is I am not entirely sure what to do and what to build. I will throw that question into the void. Maybe I will get an answer or maybe I will find it myself.
This leads me to the ultimate purpose of this post, accountability. I am going to be on this forum and this thread often. I will continually document my progress in all realms of life, but specifically business. My goal is to meet like minded people (most people in college tear me down), and to have a reference point so that in the future I can look back and say "wow, I did a thing!" For now I will throw this post out into the world, and get around to figuring out where to start.
Thank you MJ for the book.
My name is Benji.
Here's my story,
A month or so ago I finished MJ's book The Millionaire Fastlane . It was lovely. Since finishing the book, I have been inundated by senses of both realization/enthusiasm, and confusion/hopelessness. Starting with the former group of adjectives, the book opened my eyes.
I realized many important things; the most lasting have been 1. You can't get rich trading your time for money, and 2. Ideas are nothing without execution. These two ideas have sparked an inextinguishable desire to make money and act on my ideas. I would like to clarify, before going further, my intent behind making money. I do not really want things, I want freedom. Obviously I would be lying if I was to say that a nice house and a boat would be dreadful, but I am motivated more by being able to provided for my family (current and to come). As well as to attain the ability to do what I have passion for and to do things that are beneficial to society as a whole. A third reason that I desire wealth is because I don't find the alternative nearly as alluring. I am a 19 year old in university and I have already had a rude awakening to the reality of the rat race. It seems everyone is surrendering to some form of hedonism, and would rather just get by with a beer or a vape in their hand then to actually enjoy life to it's fullest. They will admit themselves to any form of career torture in order to keep their Netflix subscription running. My maxim that I have pirated is "man fully alive". Steve Jobs encapsulates this idea beautifully in his commencement speech to Stanford. The idea is essentially, time is limited, you are going to die, do something meaningful and don't waste your life doing something you hate.
Now with that said, I will address the second group of adjectives, confusion/hopelessness. I have accepted the fact that I want to live life to its fullest and take full responsibility for my actions. This I play out in the gym, in books, in relationships, but now I would like to add an entrepreneurial piece. The only issue is, I do not know where to start with the fastlane. That is my confusion. My hopelessness I derive in the bullshit fake gurus, and the lazy businesses they propose that will fall apart over time (thank's MJ for talking about how we should study these gurus ability to sell, not their product). I know what it takes to improve at things, so I know I won't get rich in 30 days upselling terrible products from China to unsuspecting people in Ohio.
I played Ice Hockey at a very high level my whole childhood. This has led me to an ineptitude in figuring out the workings of things that aren't tangible. To get better at a sport you practice. It is very clear what you must practice, and for how long. It does not seem that business is this way. I do not entirely know what the very first step is. I suppose this is somewhat a cry for help in figuring out what to do to start my entrepreneurship journey. I know that reading more books will not answer this and I need to act on my intentions. The problem is I am not entirely sure what to do and what to build. I will throw that question into the void. Maybe I will get an answer or maybe I will find it myself.
This leads me to the ultimate purpose of this post, accountability. I am going to be on this forum and this thread often. I will continually document my progress in all realms of life, but specifically business. My goal is to meet like minded people (most people in college tear me down), and to have a reference point so that in the future I can look back and say "wow, I did a thing!" For now I will throw this post out into the world, and get around to figuring out where to start.
Thank you MJ for the book.
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