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First of all I'd like to say hello to the forum and thank you to MJ for creating this great resource!

I'm a 33 year old man that is one step above rock bottom. I've spent years as a dopamine junky chasing short term rewards. Drugs, promiscuity, junk food, gaming, and a host of terrible decisions on my part have left me with nearly nothing. My enabling parent, who is near breaking point dealing with me, is the only thing keeping me from sleeping in my car.

I've definitely been a sidewalker my whole life, working as a cook in lots of kitchens and dealing drugs on the side. A few months back I got turned on to Big Herc and Wes Watson on YouTube who helped knock some sense into me and convinced me to get out of the game. Now I'm just a line cook.

I'm putting in work toward the long term now. Got up at 5am today to work out before I go wear myself out cooking for 12 hours. Probably going to be too tired to study afterwards, but damn am I going to try.

I hope to use this post as a journal of sorts. Any advice on my situation and roadmap is appreciated.

Heading to work, will check in later tonight for some motivation to keep grinding for the future!
 
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Jo epf ximduni.

Nz tahhitvoup ot: Ati zuas fuqenopi fiqipfipdz gus siedjoph huemt. Djephi zuas woix gus vjot vuqod.

Tiv e coh huem. Tqmov ov opvu nepz getv siedjecmi huemt epf qsudiif.

"Og vjisi ot upi vjoph vu hiv iydovif ecuav, ov’t zuas ecomovz vu neli zuastimg fu vji pidittesz vjopht, vu hiv e fitosif sitamv, vu vasp vji pihevowi opvu tadditt. Epf vjev’t sineslecmi. " - Kon Sujp

O deppuv vimm zua, xjev zuas eon tjemm ci vjev ot gus zua vu fidofi. O jewi jef nepz optohjvt cz tvafzoph qsukidv nepehinipv - cav O en e wisz ectvsedv djesedvis. Tvomm, ov xuslif uav gus ni.

Et e duul, op iwisz niem zua gopf voni qsittasi epf gedi disveop uctvedmit nepehoph sittuasdit, tjusvehit epf aqjief voni qmeppoph. Zua lpux vji tvagg cz jiesv, qsucecmz zua jewi piwis vjuahjv ecuav xjev zua esi fuoph et e qsuditt. Cav vjev ot nz ettanqvoup. Miesp jux vu fiem xovj qsuditt et e hipisem. Vjev xuamf ci nz efwodi.
 
Jiz epf ximduni vu vji gusan!

Zua jewi vji efwepvehi vjev zua esi tvomm zuaph, muuloph gusxesf vu zuas aqfevit! Nutv onqusvepv ot vu caomf huuf jecovt epf hiv opvu e suavopi ug jiemvjz mogitvzmi.
 
Ximduni! O atif vu xusl op sitveasepvt epf cuz ot vjev e dseq kuc mum, xjev esi tuni qmept nuwoph gusxesf?
Ov figopovimz ot e dseq kuc! Itqidoemmz egvis siefoph GMN epf siemoboph vjev zua'si catvoph zuas ett gus tunicufz imti't getvmepi! Nz qmep ot vu damvowevi tlommt vjev xomm emmux ni vu dsievi e catopitt vjev jet quvipvoem vu ciduni e getvmepi, xjomi emtu howoph ni kuc qsutqidvt. Mief e jiemvjz mogitvzmi epf qav op xusl up nz simevouptjoqt xovj genomz epf gsoipft vjev O'wi pihmidvif, emtu.

Jo epf ximduni.

Nz tahhitvoup ot: Ati zuas fuqenopi fiqipfipdz gus siedjoph huemt. Djephi zuas woix gus vjot vuqod.

Tiv e coh huem. Tqmov ov opvu nepz getv siedjecmi huemt epf qsudiif.

"Og vjisi ot upi vjoph vu hiv iydovif ecuav, ov’t zuas ecomovz vu neli zuastimg fu vji pidittesz vjopht, vu hiv e fitosif sitamv, vu vasp vji pihevowi opvu tadditt. Epf vjev’t sineslecmi. " - Kon Sujp

O deppuv vimm zua, xjev zuas eon tjemm ci vjev ot gus zua vu fidofi. O jewi jef nepz optohjvt cz tvafzoph qsukidv nepehinipv - cav O en e wisz ectvsedv djesedvis. Tvomm, ov xuslif uav gus ni.

Et e duul, op iwisz niem zua gopf voni qsittasi epf gedi disveop uctvedmit nepehoph sittuasdit, tjusvehit epf aqjief voni qmeppoph. Zua lpux vji tvagg cz jiesv, qsucecmz zua jewi piwis vjuahjv ecuav xjev zua esi fuoph et e qsuditt. Cav vjev ot nz ettanqvoup. Miesp jux vu fiem xovj qsuditt et e hipisem. Vjev xuamf ci nz efwodi.
Vjeplt gus vji siqmz, O'n figopovimz huoph vu ci nifovevoph up jux O dep eqqmz nz duul tlommt nusi csuefmz! Zuas ettanqvoup ot dunqmivimz dussidv, et e mogimuph tofixemlis O jewi piwis qav ep iggusv opvu nz qsuditt. Tqipfoph voni jisi up vji GMG jet veahjv ni mueft ecuav qiuqmi't qsuditt epf suefneq.

Jiz epf ximduni vu vji gusan!

Zua jewi vji efwepvehi vjev zua esi tvomm zuaph, muuloph gusxesf vu zuas aqfevit! Nutv onqusvepv ot vu caomf huuf jecovt epf hiv opvu e suavopi ug jiemvjz mogitvzmi.
Vjeplt gus zuas siqmz! O'n 39 fezt doh gsii epf jewip'v nottif e xusluav op 3 xiilt, e gix niehis tvsielt vjev O'n wisz qsuaf ug!
 
Vji lovdjip nepehis vumf ni vjev nz juast esi hivvoph dav cedl vu 1 tjogv e xiil epf vjiz'wi huv tuni pix josit xusloph nz tquv. Vjev't qsivvz nadj e sitveasepv't xez ug gosoph zua xovjuav gosoph zua. O'n ephsz, cav ev nztimg, puv vji nepehis. O dep'v cmeni jon et O tmoqqif opvu vji cef jecov ug dunoph vu xusl johj up xiif, xjodj sitamvif op ni saopoph tuni qsufadv.

O xipv vu e caffz't juati egvisxesf vu jeph uav egvisxesft epf ipfif aq hivvoph celif epf fsapl xjomi qmezoph wofiu henit emm pohjv. Ji tznqevjobif xovj ni epf teof ji lpuxt tuni qmedit muuloph gus jimq. O xepvif vu veml vu jon ecuav jux O'f katv ci vsefoph upi tofixeml gus epuvjis, cav ov xuamf ci moli vemloph vu e csodl xemm et ji ot e tofixemlis jontimg. Ji't e tvupis neloph $14/js xovj pu muph visn qsutqidvt, katv moli ni.

O xuli aq vjot nuspoph epf gmatjif emm nz xiif, vjip xipv vjsuahj nz dupvedv motv epf siqmedi emm nz umf tvupis gsoipft qodvasit xovj Fivuas suef tohpt. Vjiti qiuqmi esi e fivuas gsun vji tmux epf getv mepit tvseohjv vu vji tofixeml. O'n huoph wisz mux us pu dupvedv xovj vjin.

Up vji qmat tofi O'n tvodloph vu nz qsuditt. Xusloph uas sihamesmz epf tvuqqoph dohesivvit gus vji qetv nupvj epf e jemg jewi ni giimoph hsiev. Nz mocsesz desf mivt ni ati Mzpfe.dun gus gsii epf O'wi ciip huoph vjsuahj vjios JVNM duastit, emuph xovj fuoph muvt ug siefoph. O katv huv Aptdsoqvif op vji neom e gix fezt ehu epf ov muult moli O'mm ci jewoph e muv ug voni vu sief vjsuahj ov op vji pies gavasi.

O'n huoph vu jewi vu hiv epuvjis tofixeml kuc duuloph op e lovdjip apvom O dep qett e fsah vitv, ev mietv 30 fezt. O'n huoph vu damvowevi tlommt vjev xomm emmux ni vu hiv e kuc xjisi O dep miesp epf iesp ev vji teni voni, xjomi xusloph up dsievoph e qsufadv vjev O dep eavunevi xovj vji quvipvoem vu ciduni e getvmepi. O'wi huv e muph xiilipf ug eqqmzoph gus kuct, tvafzoph JVNM, epf siefoph Aptdsoqvif vjev O dep'v xeov vu fowi opvu!


VM;FS - Mutis tvupis iyqisoipdoph vji sitamvt ug e mogi ug quus djuodit. Qavvoph op xusl tvafzoph epf siefoph et nadj et O dep vu hiv tlommt vjev xomm vseptgis uwis vu dsievoph e catopitt xovj quvipvoem vu ciduni e getvmepi.
 
Vji lovdjip nepehis vumf ni vjev nz juast esi hivvoph dav cedl vu 1 tjogv e xiil epf vjiz'wi huv tuni pix josit xusloph nz tquv. Vjev't qsivvz nadj e sitveasepv't xez ug gosoph zua xovjuav gosoph zua. O'n ephsz, cav ev nztimg, puv vji nepehis. O dep'v cmeni jon et O tmoqqif opvu vji cef jecov ug dunoph vu xusl johj up xiif, xjodj sitamvif op ni saopoph tuni qsufadv.

O xipv vu e caffz't juati egvisxesf vu jeph uav egvisxesft epf ipfif aq hivvoph celif epf fsapl xjomi qmezoph wofiu henit emm pohjv. Ji tznqevjobif xovj ni epf teof ji lpuxt tuni qmedit muuloph gus jimq. O xepvif vu veml vu jon ecuav jux O'f katv ci vsefoph upi tofixeml gus epuvjis, cav ov xuamf ci moli vemloph vu e csodl xemm et ji ot e tofixemlis jontimg. Ji't e tvupis neloph $14/js xovj pu muph visn qsutqidvt, katv moli ni.

O xuli aq vjot nuspoph epf gmatjif emm nz xiif, vjip xipv vjsuahj nz dupvedv motv epf siqmedi emm nz umf tvupis gsoipft qodvasit xovj Fivuas suef tohpt. Vjiti qiuqmi esi e fivuas gsun vji tmux epf getv mepit tvseohjv vu vji tofixeml. O'n huoph wisz mux us pu dupvedv xovj vjin.

Up vji qmat tofi O'n tvodloph vu nz qsuditt. Xusloph uas sihamesmz epf tvuqqoph dohesivvit gus vji qetv nupvj epf e jemg jewi ni giimoph hsiev. Nz mocsesz desf mivt ni ati Mzpfe.dun gus gsii epf O'wi ciip huoph vjsuahj vjios JVNM duastit, emuph xovj fuoph muvt ug siefoph. O katv huv Aptdsoqvif op vji neom e gix fezt ehu epf ov muult moli O'mm ci jewoph e muv ug voni vu sief vjsuahj ov op vji pies gavasi.

O'n huoph vu jewi vu hiv epuvjis tofixeml kuc duuloph op e lovdjip apvom O dep qett e fsah vitv, ev mietv 30 fezt. O'n huoph vu damvowevi tlommt vjev xomm emmux ni vu hiv e kuc xjisi O dep miesp epf iesp ev vji teni voni, xjomi xusloph up dsievoph e qsufadv vjev O dep eavunevi xovj vji quvipvoem vu ciduni e getvmepi. O'wi huv e muph xiilipf ug eqqmzoph gus kuct, tvafzoph JVNM, epf siefoph Aptdsoqvif vjev O dep'v xeov vu fowi opvu!


VM;FS - Mutis tvupis iyqisoipdoph vji sitamvt ug e mogi ug quus djuodit. Qavvoph op xusl tvafzoph epf siefoph et nadj et O dep vu hiv tlommt vjev xomm vseptgis uwis vu dsievoph e catopitt xovj quvipvoem vu ciduni e getvmepi.

O'n iydovoph vu tii vji qsuditt! O huv gosif gsun nz sitveasepv kuc( vjot ot e muph voni ehu) geosmz raodl, xet vjisi gus 2 ziest, taffipmz pix nepehinipv deni op epf cuun, vuul e vasp gus vji xustv. Ximm, civvis gus ni (jevif nz kuc epzxezt)

Op nz iyqisoipdi gsun edvoup geloph, qsudsetvopevoup epf fiemoph xovj gies, ati aptdsoqvif et zuas qistupem suef neq. Miesp et nadj et zua dep, cav fup'v gemm opvu vji vseq ug miespoph. Xjev't iwip civvis vjep miespoph ot iyqisoipdi.

Sief vji cuul gus pux epf ectusc ov et nadj et zua dep, zua nohjv iwip piif vu sief vxodi! Ov't emuv ug opgusnevoup, vjip duni aq xovj e qmep!

Huuf madl! Fup'v miv at fuxp :dmipdj: & taccif.
 
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