Hello dear readers, thanks a lot for letting me participate in this forum and for all the great content provided. My name is Michael from Munich, Germany and I am 32 years old. I read TMF and it is honestly one of the best books I ever read (three times). More than once I was shouting during reading "Damn, who is this guy, he is so right!!". I really also appreciated the very direct language, making it also painful to read because all of my failures are laid out in front of me. Just recently I read that there is a second book, and I just ordered it.
Right now I am employed in the energy business and my job is "ok". I have a fancy masters degree which does not really help me at all. Deep in my heart I know that it is not the path I should pursue, as it drains my energy and any effort from my side to change circumstances at work are not desired. Being an obedient employee does not really fit my personality either, in so many ways. That it is also not very clever money-wise being an employee, we all know as followers of MJ. Living in a very expensive city, I am constantly feeling that there have to be different routes for a man to earn his money, and more than some too-good-to starve salary that is "ok"! The more years I am spending in the mediocrity of being an employee I get the feeling that I am not following my destiny (as cheesy as it sounds) and all my potential goes untapped.
Now what? I will try the following years to escape this situation and start being an entrepreneur. I made some efforts in this direction earlier, which did not go that well. Right now I know that my previous projects failed due to missing effort/focus, as well as choosing the wrong business model. I am currently searching for a new project/business model, where I can put in all my power and let it grow that it bears fruit in the future. To find the right business model, I will apply the rules of MJ/TMF and will also try to do something that I can really be passionate about.
I am really hopeful and motivated, but sometimes not self-confident enough to really step on it. I often feel that I am also kind of hold back by my environment, as I my "ok" job gives me a comfortable life where I can save some money and all of my friends/family are either sidewalkers or slowlaners. So quite often, there is no motivation or a certain rotten situation that would kick my a$$ to pursue another life. Over time I also have built unproductive habits which represent my slowlane lifestyle which hinder me very often when I try to tackle new projects or building new habits. Often, I also tend to overthink things.
So to wrap this up, although my post may sound a little depressed, I am really quite optimistic, because the last years were a process, which made me perfectly aware of the direction I want/need to take. Escaping being an employee, develop the right habits, be a producer and an entrepreneur! Knowing I have resources at hand like the books of MJ, this forum and some of my ideas I already have, my changing mindset will lead me in the right direction and I am quite excited about it!! I am looking forward to the moment in some years when I can tell you about my business and report how well it developed over time...
My two cents ;-)
Right now I am employed in the energy business and my job is "ok". I have a fancy masters degree which does not really help me at all. Deep in my heart I know that it is not the path I should pursue, as it drains my energy and any effort from my side to change circumstances at work are not desired. Being an obedient employee does not really fit my personality either, in so many ways. That it is also not very clever money-wise being an employee, we all know as followers of MJ. Living in a very expensive city, I am constantly feeling that there have to be different routes for a man to earn his money, and more than some too-good-to starve salary that is "ok"! The more years I am spending in the mediocrity of being an employee I get the feeling that I am not following my destiny (as cheesy as it sounds) and all my potential goes untapped.
Now what? I will try the following years to escape this situation and start being an entrepreneur. I made some efforts in this direction earlier, which did not go that well. Right now I know that my previous projects failed due to missing effort/focus, as well as choosing the wrong business model. I am currently searching for a new project/business model, where I can put in all my power and let it grow that it bears fruit in the future. To find the right business model, I will apply the rules of MJ/TMF and will also try to do something that I can really be passionate about.
I am really hopeful and motivated, but sometimes not self-confident enough to really step on it. I often feel that I am also kind of hold back by my environment, as I my "ok" job gives me a comfortable life where I can save some money and all of my friends/family are either sidewalkers or slowlaners. So quite often, there is no motivation or a certain rotten situation that would kick my a$$ to pursue another life. Over time I also have built unproductive habits which represent my slowlane lifestyle which hinder me very often when I try to tackle new projects or building new habits. Often, I also tend to overthink things.
So to wrap this up, although my post may sound a little depressed, I am really quite optimistic, because the last years were a process, which made me perfectly aware of the direction I want/need to take. Escaping being an employee, develop the right habits, be a producer and an entrepreneur! Knowing I have resources at hand like the books of MJ, this forum and some of my ideas I already have, my changing mindset will lead me in the right direction and I am quite excited about it!! I am looking forward to the moment in some years when I can tell you about my business and report how well it developed over time...
My two cents ;-)
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