Okay, so I owe a LOT of credit to this site for helping me to change the way I look at LIVING my life and expanding my reality. The fact is, though, that I am still in the early stages of fastlane-ism, and sometimes get confused as to the most appropriate action to take to accelerate our PLAN for escaping the race. I sometimes find myself wondering if my "gut feelings" are accredited to the new or old way of thinking. Am I making this decision to feel safe and secure, or am I doing it to move forward toward the ultimate goal of total freedom?
The latest point of conflict on this topic is my JOB. Lately, I have been seriously contemplating moving to other companies for another JOB. Obviously, that in itself is slow thinking...I've learned that much. :smx4:
(enter confusion) My current position allows some down-time, during which I work on the PLAN project.
A new, higher-paying JOB could provide less down-time (it most likely would), but more money.
It's difficult for me to see an absolute advantage to one option or the other. This is where I am thus far:
Keep current JOB:
- Have more free time for working on PLAN for now
- Get less and less free time as responsibilities increase
- Pay is acceptable at best (per industry standards)
- JOB itself is blah (perhaps more motivation to pursue plan)
Take new JOB:
- Have less time for plan during the day
- Higher pay
- More challenging to my brain
- More exciting duties
The bottom line is, I can't decide if I am thinking the higher paying and more interesting JOB is appealing due to the standard "grass is greener" process, or if it would really help things along $-wise for the PLAN.
This is one of the most awkward mental transitions I have made...trying to change years of 'lessons' taught by parents and other adults to follow the slow path. There are times when I KNOW that an idea or path is slowlane but with others, I find myself stuck in a gray area when trying to decide.
Either way, I am set on working the plan at home and reaching the goal. I guess I want the higher pay to help accelerate the plan, but I don't want to be more mentally drained at the end of each day.
So I am asking, WWFD (What would fastlaners do)? or, How would you approach this mental block differently than I have?
Thanks in advance,
John
The latest point of conflict on this topic is my JOB. Lately, I have been seriously contemplating moving to other companies for another JOB. Obviously, that in itself is slow thinking...I've learned that much. :smx4:
(enter confusion) My current position allows some down-time, during which I work on the PLAN project.
A new, higher-paying JOB could provide less down-time (it most likely would), but more money.
It's difficult for me to see an absolute advantage to one option or the other. This is where I am thus far:
Keep current JOB:
- Have more free time for working on PLAN for now
- Get less and less free time as responsibilities increase
- Pay is acceptable at best (per industry standards)
- JOB itself is blah (perhaps more motivation to pursue plan)
Take new JOB:
- Have less time for plan during the day
- Higher pay
- More challenging to my brain
- More exciting duties
The bottom line is, I can't decide if I am thinking the higher paying and more interesting JOB is appealing due to the standard "grass is greener" process, or if it would really help things along $-wise for the PLAN.
This is one of the most awkward mental transitions I have made...trying to change years of 'lessons' taught by parents and other adults to follow the slow path. There are times when I KNOW that an idea or path is slowlane but with others, I find myself stuck in a gray area when trying to decide.
Either way, I am set on working the plan at home and reaching the goal. I guess I want the higher pay to help accelerate the plan, but I don't want to be more mentally drained at the end of each day.
So I am asking, WWFD (What would fastlaners do)? or, How would you approach this mental block differently than I have?
Thanks in advance,
John
Dislike ads? Become a Fastlane member:
Subscribe today and surround yourself with winners and millionaire mentors, not those broke friends who only want to drink beer and play video games. :-)
Access Restricted: Unlock 1,000,000+ Posts
Stop Peeking Through the Keyhole.
Open the Door.
You hit a wall because the best advice isn't free—it's earned. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has been active here daily (99.9% active rate), building a war room for entrepreneurs who refuse to settle for mediocrity.
- Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
- MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
- Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
- Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."— User Richard Peck
"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?
Veli iwiszvjoph zua dep gsun zuas KUC, epf howi puvjoph cedl!
