Gufrion
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This may be the only post I ever make here, but here goes...
I have fought my way up a career ladder for the last 12 years or so. I started out making 24k a year in construction, and I'm currently making about 100k per year. The closer I got to the top, the clearer the real picture became. It would never afford me what I dreamed about... I would never be free.
It felt horrible, and it was depressing. My life wasn't any better than when I started the journey and I still had nothing to show for nearly 12 years of very exhausting struggle. It was a Merry-go-round ride that I no longer wished to be riding.
I did exhaustive research. I have always been a rapid and intuitive learner. I was up all night for literally months and my work suffered (oh well). Everything from Forex, stocks and bonds, book writing, save your pennies and avoid debt, youtube channels... any way to regain my freedom that I could think about, I researched. I learned quite a bit, I gained a LOT of clarity... but I'm no closer to being rich or free.
During some research I stumbled upon Millionaire Fastlane . It was an excellent book, and it articulated a lot of things that I had learned very well. I listened to the entire audio book in a single day. Ultimately it brought me to this forum to continue my research.
I'm nowhere near the end of my journey, but after sitting on this forum and searching for entrepreneurial answers, I'm noticing a glaring truth that's bugging me enough to write about...
Is this really it? Have I traded one ladder for another? The more look into this side of life, the more I can see the dogma in place. Everyone has a system. FBA, ecommerce, learn copy, affiliate marketing, lead generation... work hard and climb the ladder! Millions of people are preaching the same golden hymn but the don't seem to have millions of dollars. It seems like the only people who are getting rich from it are the ones selling the eBooks and programs.
Everyone says "Just do it", "Start today and make your first sell, grow from there", "Solve problems and give value"... just seems like new mantras on a new ladder.
Don't get me wrong, I have no answers. Just trying to figure out how to stop wasting my time. How to stop wasting my life. This isn't me asking for advice either. I'm sure some of you can make a very comfortable living doing the things you're good at...
But I'm going to find my own path. I'm tired of being on these rides.
See you guys on the other side.
I have fought my way up a career ladder for the last 12 years or so. I started out making 24k a year in construction, and I'm currently making about 100k per year. The closer I got to the top, the clearer the real picture became. It would never afford me what I dreamed about... I would never be free.
It felt horrible, and it was depressing. My life wasn't any better than when I started the journey and I still had nothing to show for nearly 12 years of very exhausting struggle. It was a Merry-go-round ride that I no longer wished to be riding.
I did exhaustive research. I have always been a rapid and intuitive learner. I was up all night for literally months and my work suffered (oh well). Everything from Forex, stocks and bonds, book writing, save your pennies and avoid debt, youtube channels... any way to regain my freedom that I could think about, I researched. I learned quite a bit, I gained a LOT of clarity... but I'm no closer to being rich or free.
During some research I stumbled upon Millionaire Fastlane . It was an excellent book, and it articulated a lot of things that I had learned very well. I listened to the entire audio book in a single day. Ultimately it brought me to this forum to continue my research.
I'm nowhere near the end of my journey, but after sitting on this forum and searching for entrepreneurial answers, I'm noticing a glaring truth that's bugging me enough to write about...
Is this really it? Have I traded one ladder for another? The more look into this side of life, the more I can see the dogma in place. Everyone has a system. FBA, ecommerce, learn copy, affiliate marketing, lead generation... work hard and climb the ladder! Millions of people are preaching the same golden hymn but the don't seem to have millions of dollars. It seems like the only people who are getting rich from it are the ones selling the eBooks and programs.
Everyone says "Just do it", "Start today and make your first sell, grow from there", "Solve problems and give value"... just seems like new mantras on a new ladder.
Don't get me wrong, I have no answers. Just trying to figure out how to stop wasting my time. How to stop wasting my life. This isn't me asking for advice either. I'm sure some of you can make a very comfortable living doing the things you're good at...
But I'm going to find my own path. I'm tired of being on these rides.
See you guys on the other side.
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