Hello fastlaners, slowlaners, and sidewalkers,
Slowlane is a paid education with your mistakes on someone elses dime. Just be careful not to get stuck in it.
I am an avid fan of racing and used to race cars till I joined a robotics team in high school. In racing you start in the lower divisions to learn how the car handles on the track at slower speeds then as you progress you work your way into different classes. I drove for a team and I owned a race team. I knew nothing about racing or working on cars before I joined the race team. At the team I couldn't control my sponsors, what car to drive, or even the track I was racing at. However I learned a lot during this period and was making mistakes on someone else's dime. When I crashed because I zigged when I should have zagged the owner had to pay for the damaged car not me. I learned how to fix it but didn't have to flip the bill. Then when I owned the race team I was able to use my mistakes and leverage my experience to build a race car and quickly win 2 championships. If I would have just started my own team I would not have won as many races as I did, nor got the mentorship that I needed.
My point is this. There are many paths to success in the fastlane. Personally my plan is to earn a CPA and work at an public accounting company to learn about the software they use, the strategies they use for acquiring clients, what I hate and like about the software that is used. I will make mistakes (Which is inevitable) on their dime and not mine. I will use my experience and failures as leverage to build my own software company for taxes. I am getting paid to learn while someone else has to flip the bill for my mistakes. While this is going on I will be in the garage after work building my car (software) that will propel me to the next level.
This is my first post post so any constructive criticism will be appreciated greatly. My background is that I am an Accounting student and working towards my CPA. Both of my parents are hardcore slowlaners and think any other choice is just stupid.
Slowlane is a paid education with your mistakes on someone elses dime. Just be careful not to get stuck in it.
I am an avid fan of racing and used to race cars till I joined a robotics team in high school. In racing you start in the lower divisions to learn how the car handles on the track at slower speeds then as you progress you work your way into different classes. I drove for a team and I owned a race team. I knew nothing about racing or working on cars before I joined the race team. At the team I couldn't control my sponsors, what car to drive, or even the track I was racing at. However I learned a lot during this period and was making mistakes on someone else's dime. When I crashed because I zigged when I should have zagged the owner had to pay for the damaged car not me. I learned how to fix it but didn't have to flip the bill. Then when I owned the race team I was able to use my mistakes and leverage my experience to build a race car and quickly win 2 championships. If I would have just started my own team I would not have won as many races as I did, nor got the mentorship that I needed.
My point is this. There are many paths to success in the fastlane. Personally my plan is to earn a CPA and work at an public accounting company to learn about the software they use, the strategies they use for acquiring clients, what I hate and like about the software that is used. I will make mistakes (Which is inevitable) on their dime and not mine. I will use my experience and failures as leverage to build my own software company for taxes. I am getting paid to learn while someone else has to flip the bill for my mistakes. While this is going on I will be in the garage after work building my car (software) that will propel me to the next level.
This is my first post post so any constructive criticism will be appreciated greatly. My background is that I am an Accounting student and working towards my CPA. Both of my parents are hardcore slowlaners and think any other choice is just stupid.
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