It's been a while since I last posted and I know, this topic has probably been talked about a thousand times by this point, but it's still an interesting discussion.
For me, it was just a few weeks ago. Following my failed business venture with one of my friends, I ended up taking the Slowlane route for a bit. I went to Ohio State and was studying to become an electrical engineer. Aside from the partying, my time spent there was pretty self destructive. Things got so bad that I ended up walking in the middle of the road at night hoping that I'd get hit by a car or that something would happen.
Eventually I had a long chat with my close friends and they started showing me how clueless I really was, at least for a game plan for a career. I was planning on getting a major in electrical engineering, yet I sucked at physics, I didn't even know what kind of specialization I'd want to do, I didn't expect to get a job right out of college, and so much more. There were too many opportunities for things to go wrong that it just crushed me. My friends eventually offered me to get out of college to get started on committing to the Fastlane by giving me a plane ticket down to their place. It was really hard to make that decision, my family was completely opposed to me dropping college and believed that if I did, it'd be the biggest mistake of my life. I ended up taking that plane ticket, not for my friends, not for my family, but just for myself since I decided to commit to the Fastlane as soon as possible, rather than keep pushing it back further and further.
Things aren't as peachy as I'd like it to be since my bank accounts down to single digits, I have no car, I'm working night shifts for $10/hr alongside Upwork copywriting gigs, and my food choices are restricted to cup ramen, bananas, and peanut butter sandwiches. Even though things are pretty shitty right now, I've never felt better in my whole life since everything I do from here on out will help me reach the Fastlane.
So, I've got to ask, what made YOU commit to the Fastlane mentality?
For me, it was just a few weeks ago. Following my failed business venture with one of my friends, I ended up taking the Slowlane route for a bit. I went to Ohio State and was studying to become an electrical engineer. Aside from the partying, my time spent there was pretty self destructive. Things got so bad that I ended up walking in the middle of the road at night hoping that I'd get hit by a car or that something would happen.
Eventually I had a long chat with my close friends and they started showing me how clueless I really was, at least for a game plan for a career. I was planning on getting a major in electrical engineering, yet I sucked at physics, I didn't even know what kind of specialization I'd want to do, I didn't expect to get a job right out of college, and so much more. There were too many opportunities for things to go wrong that it just crushed me. My friends eventually offered me to get out of college to get started on committing to the Fastlane by giving me a plane ticket down to their place. It was really hard to make that decision, my family was completely opposed to me dropping college and believed that if I did, it'd be the biggest mistake of my life. I ended up taking that plane ticket, not for my friends, not for my family, but just for myself since I decided to commit to the Fastlane as soon as possible, rather than keep pushing it back further and further.
Things aren't as peachy as I'd like it to be since my bank accounts down to single digits, I have no car, I'm working night shifts for $10/hr alongside Upwork copywriting gigs, and my food choices are restricted to cup ramen, bananas, and peanut butter sandwiches. Even though things are pretty shitty right now, I've never felt better in my whole life since everything I do from here on out will help me reach the Fastlane.
That's all I'll say for now, I'm pretty curious as to what was the driving moment for everyone else though. If you haven't committed yet, why not? What's holding you back?
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