Hi guys,
After reading "The Fastlane Millionaire" 2 years ago I joined this forum and ever since did not achieve anything of major significance.
In those 2 years, I did some freelance work which was the most entrepreneurial thing I have done besides the online skateboards shop I ran as a teenager. I also finished Computer Science degree at the top of my class which got me a steady corporate job at a well-respected company where each new day has become the most miserable day of my life. That pretty much sums the last 2 years.
After this experience there is nothing in the world I am more terrified of than being stuck in a job I hate, doing work I find meaningless, earning enough to keep me comfortable but still enslaved, and never having the guts to do anything about it.
I decided this is no way to live and did two things. First, I quit my job. Second, I rejected an offer to study Master's degree at one of the top universities in the world where I used to only dream about studying.
Now my only goal is to stay on the Fastlane trajectory and not chicken out and get sucked back into the comfort of Slowlane.
Since I quit my job with only a couple months worth of savings, I am now back into freelance full-swing mode. I am already doing one freelance job for a client from the past. The job is supposed to take 40 hours and pay more than what I earned during the entire month at my corporate job. During couple last weeks I also built a connection with another guy where it seems like we may have a long-lasting relationship. I am also applying to Toptal which is similar to Upwork but more exclusive. I will use it as a safety net in case things get too quiet and I can't get clients from elsewhere.
Freelancing will pay the bills for now but I am also trying to figure out ways of working smart, not just hard. In this case, it refers to doing work that enables to decouple time from money. No concrete plans about that yet but it's coming. I will be documenting my journey here and give biweekly updates to make sure I am not spiraling back into the type of thinking and actions which brought me to a miserable life.
This will be a long journey and I do not expect this thread to be super interesting, at least in the beginning. But we'll see, let's just trust the process for now, be brave and keep on trucking!
After reading "The Fastlane Millionaire" 2 years ago I joined this forum and ever since did not achieve anything of major significance.
In those 2 years, I did some freelance work which was the most entrepreneurial thing I have done besides the online skateboards shop I ran as a teenager. I also finished Computer Science degree at the top of my class which got me a steady corporate job at a well-respected company where each new day has become the most miserable day of my life. That pretty much sums the last 2 years.
After this experience there is nothing in the world I am more terrified of than being stuck in a job I hate, doing work I find meaningless, earning enough to keep me comfortable but still enslaved, and never having the guts to do anything about it.
I decided this is no way to live and did two things. First, I quit my job. Second, I rejected an offer to study Master's degree at one of the top universities in the world where I used to only dream about studying.
Now my only goal is to stay on the Fastlane trajectory and not chicken out and get sucked back into the comfort of Slowlane.
Since I quit my job with only a couple months worth of savings, I am now back into freelance full-swing mode. I am already doing one freelance job for a client from the past. The job is supposed to take 40 hours and pay more than what I earned during the entire month at my corporate job. During couple last weeks I also built a connection with another guy where it seems like we may have a long-lasting relationship. I am also applying to Toptal which is similar to Upwork but more exclusive. I will use it as a safety net in case things get too quiet and I can't get clients from elsewhere.
Freelancing will pay the bills for now but I am also trying to figure out ways of working smart, not just hard. In this case, it refers to doing work that enables to decouple time from money. No concrete plans about that yet but it's coming. I will be documenting my journey here and give biweekly updates to make sure I am not spiraling back into the type of thinking and actions which brought me to a miserable life.
This will be a long journey and I do not expect this thread to be super interesting, at least in the beginning. But we'll see, let's just trust the process for now, be brave and keep on trucking!
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