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It's nice to be here - although I wish I found this a decade ago. I'm Brandon, a husband and father of 3, and I've been trying to get something going for years. Listening to the book, I realize my big issues are 1) chasing the money and not focusing on the problem; 2) not taking immediate, or consistent, action; and 3) feeling complacent in a job. I received my PhD in 2015 and have a comfortable job at a great company, but have always wanted to break out and life my life by my own design. In graduate school, I started an Amazon FBA business, selling styrofoam balls, which was actually pretty lucrative (relatively speaking), but it showed me the potential. Although the margins were incredible, I got sick of dealing with the sourcing from China and didn't like pumping styrofoam balls into society. But it was when I decided to partner with my brothers to scale the business and to increase the portfolio, when everything fell apart. Learned a ton, though.
Anyway, I've been trying to follow the money, purchasing several get rich quick programs. Some are really well done, some are straight scams, but never felt passionate enough to follow through with them. One of the better ones taught me how to make affiliate websites, which I have 2 that are bringing in some money/month. But I tried to cut corners and outsource it, since I have the capital and didn't want to take up my time.
I've considered just focusing on my 9-5 corporate job, but there was a significant life event that flipped everything around recently. Because of this, I listened to The Millionaire Fastlane and am ready to commit and take action. Especially since I'm working from home, watching my 6 year old son play by himself from my office window. Just reading through these posts, I realize that there are enough resources that make it difficult to fail in the long term. It's just up to me. I look forward to growing with you all!
It's nice to be here - although I wish I found this a decade ago. I'm Brandon, a husband and father of 3, and I've been trying to get something going for years. Listening to the book, I realize my big issues are 1) chasing the money and not focusing on the problem; 2) not taking immediate, or consistent, action; and 3) feeling complacent in a job. I received my PhD in 2015 and have a comfortable job at a great company, but have always wanted to break out and life my life by my own design. In graduate school, I started an Amazon FBA business, selling styrofoam balls, which was actually pretty lucrative (relatively speaking), but it showed me the potential. Although the margins were incredible, I got sick of dealing with the sourcing from China and didn't like pumping styrofoam balls into society. But it was when I decided to partner with my brothers to scale the business and to increase the portfolio, when everything fell apart. Learned a ton, though.
Anyway, I've been trying to follow the money, purchasing several get rich quick programs. Some are really well done, some are straight scams, but never felt passionate enough to follow through with them. One of the better ones taught me how to make affiliate websites, which I have 2 that are bringing in some money/month. But I tried to cut corners and outsource it, since I have the capital and didn't want to take up my time.
I've considered just focusing on my 9-5 corporate job, but there was a significant life event that flipped everything around recently. Because of this, I listened to The Millionaire Fastlane and am ready to commit and take action. Especially since I'm working from home, watching my 6 year old son play by himself from my office window. Just reading through these posts, I realize that there are enough resources that make it difficult to fail in the long term. It's just up to me. I look forward to growing with you all!
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