Hello,
my name is Milosz and I live in Berlin, Germany, 34 years old, fiancée, no kids. I joined the forum right after I read the first book in 2017, but it took me almost 7 years to write this thread…
I am finally ready to admit to the world and to myself I am stuck. I have a good job, getting a decent salary, at a high managerial role, in the industry I do enjoy. I feel respected by my boss and colleagues. Soon, it will be 7 years that I am in with that company. I got promoted a few times since the beginning. I live a good life, can afford to save some money, invest a little, (nothing life changing, basically saving money in something else than cash), travel 3-4 times a year to some nice spots, and rent a nice apartment. From the outside, to the masses, it all looks like it should. Have nothing to complain about. In theory.
With all my heart and soul I do not feel I am where I am supposed to be in life (professionally) though. I got very hyped after I first read The Millionaire Fastlane . I've read quite a few self-improvement books, but that one actually spoke to me as MJ's struggles seemed to be very similar to my own. I thought I would save some money, and finally get the courage to go out there myself and at least get a chance at entrepreneurship.
All lovely, but now that I am in position to actually try that, have some cash (around 20-25k) to start something I don’t know what to do. I am stuck and paralyzed. Not as much by the possibility of losing all that money, as I have some emergency fund to easily get by 3-4 months, and of course there are always regular jobs one could take to jump back on his feet when losing it all.
I am paralyzed as I know how long it took me to save that money and I do feel like I have only one shot at this (entrepreneurship), and feel like I need to be really, really cautious what I risk my money with, as there will be no other chances. And this leads to decision paralysis. The way I see it, I have a lot of time and energy to focus on something meaningful, to build something from scratch, but what I fear is what if whatever I choose will fail and there will be no other chances.
We are planning kids next year, and I start to feel like the ceiling is closing in on me. There is no better time to start than now, but I have no idea what to do. How to start.
My “why” is rather strong, I would like to be financially independent, be able to provide for my family for the rest of my life and potentially beyond that, and I want to enjoy the hardships of building something, I enjoy challenges. I am prepared for hard work (really tired to let life slip through my fingers by watching youtube videos or reading any other self-improvement books, if there are no tangible actions behind that).
It’s the “what” to do that I am somehow missing.
I come from Poland, never lacked anything as a kid, but was raised by a motto: learn, work hard, save money, keep your head down, and one day you’ll be able to retire. Of course an advice from people that value safety above all else. In their eyes I am crashing it, living a great life. And again, I have nothing to complain about except the fact I am bored and I want more from life.
I have no relatives with their own businesses, no social network of people I could learn from or grow with. To be honest I do not know how I felt that first calling in the first place telling me I should want more in life than a 9-5 job and waiting for retirement at 65 (if such a thing will even exist by the time I get to that age). But since I heard the call, the fact I am not acting on it makes me feel helpless and a bit miserable. And as my avatar says, I am afraid that with no plan ahead I will simply fail.
Thank you to anyone that bore with me until this point. I am not expecting any life changing advice, I know no one is going to tell me what to do. I really needed to come clean before myself.
But, if there is anyone who has been going through similar struggles as I am and can share their feedback or how they dealt with them and pushed through, it will be highly appreciated.
Have a great day!
my name is Milosz and I live in Berlin, Germany, 34 years old, fiancée, no kids. I joined the forum right after I read the first book in 2017, but it took me almost 7 years to write this thread…
I am finally ready to admit to the world and to myself I am stuck. I have a good job, getting a decent salary, at a high managerial role, in the industry I do enjoy. I feel respected by my boss and colleagues. Soon, it will be 7 years that I am in with that company. I got promoted a few times since the beginning. I live a good life, can afford to save some money, invest a little, (nothing life changing, basically saving money in something else than cash), travel 3-4 times a year to some nice spots, and rent a nice apartment. From the outside, to the masses, it all looks like it should. Have nothing to complain about. In theory.
With all my heart and soul I do not feel I am where I am supposed to be in life (professionally) though. I got very hyped after I first read The Millionaire Fastlane . I've read quite a few self-improvement books, but that one actually spoke to me as MJ's struggles seemed to be very similar to my own. I thought I would save some money, and finally get the courage to go out there myself and at least get a chance at entrepreneurship.
All lovely, but now that I am in position to actually try that, have some cash (around 20-25k) to start something I don’t know what to do. I am stuck and paralyzed. Not as much by the possibility of losing all that money, as I have some emergency fund to easily get by 3-4 months, and of course there are always regular jobs one could take to jump back on his feet when losing it all.
I am paralyzed as I know how long it took me to save that money and I do feel like I have only one shot at this (entrepreneurship), and feel like I need to be really, really cautious what I risk my money with, as there will be no other chances. And this leads to decision paralysis. The way I see it, I have a lot of time and energy to focus on something meaningful, to build something from scratch, but what I fear is what if whatever I choose will fail and there will be no other chances.
We are planning kids next year, and I start to feel like the ceiling is closing in on me. There is no better time to start than now, but I have no idea what to do. How to start.
My “why” is rather strong, I would like to be financially independent, be able to provide for my family for the rest of my life and potentially beyond that, and I want to enjoy the hardships of building something, I enjoy challenges. I am prepared for hard work (really tired to let life slip through my fingers by watching youtube videos or reading any other self-improvement books, if there are no tangible actions behind that).
It’s the “what” to do that I am somehow missing.
I come from Poland, never lacked anything as a kid, but was raised by a motto: learn, work hard, save money, keep your head down, and one day you’ll be able to retire. Of course an advice from people that value safety above all else. In their eyes I am crashing it, living a great life. And again, I have nothing to complain about except the fact I am bored and I want more from life.
I have no relatives with their own businesses, no social network of people I could learn from or grow with. To be honest I do not know how I felt that first calling in the first place telling me I should want more in life than a 9-5 job and waiting for retirement at 65 (if such a thing will even exist by the time I get to that age). But since I heard the call, the fact I am not acting on it makes me feel helpless and a bit miserable. And as my avatar says, I am afraid that with no plan ahead I will simply fail.
Thank you to anyone that bore with me until this point. I am not expecting any life changing advice, I know no one is going to tell me what to do. I really needed to come clean before myself.
But, if there is anyone who has been going through similar struggles as I am and can share their feedback or how they dealt with them and pushed through, it will be highly appreciated.
Have a great day!
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