Going Autodidact At 29 Years Old. A Leap Of Faith.

[Visionary]

So guys,

Just finished my masters at the relatively old age of 29. Been 10 years @ Uni. But lacked discipline, was emotionally unstable and preferred to party instead of studying.

So decided at the age of 24 to still start a study and finish it. Finished my bachelors and masters at 29, 5 years later. BUT... i've been doing personal development for the last 1.5 years. And the "gains" are incredibly huge.

So that's why i decided to go auto didact. I've moved back to my parents. I have a study debt of approximately 50.000 Euros. My curriculum is not fantastic.

I want to work parttime, just to cover certain costs of living and invest minimal money in a business I run with 2 other friends. I want to fully focus on my business, but especially on growing personally/spirituality. Society tells me i already should've had kids and a familiy to take care of. Instead: i go back the old nest. 

Who has made such a "bold" decision at a relatively old age? And what are your experiences thus far?


 

[Steph1988]

Different situation here but some comparisons,

29 as well, just bought a house after 10 years of saving money, working 32 hours (full time sucks), almost no schooling or diploma's because i started working at 18 which means no debt but i'm stuck at a relatively low income.

The idea of getting a form of passive income besides a job becomes more and more alluring to me but i have no idea how to go about it if at all,

My bold move was buying/renovating the house which was my project for the last years, within a few months it will be finished and i will be having real spare time for the first time in about 6 months because i had to work 2 jobs to do so.

If there is one thing that i have learned from this it is that your habit of working hard can be stretched to what u before thought was impossible, you are tougher then u think and if final victory means working 60-80 hours a week for some time it can easily be done as long as you can see the finish line somewhere.

I think with this new work ethic ( which i didn't have before i was quite lazy) i will be more successful with other things too.

BTW what will your business be about?

[Visionary]

Yeah it's very comparable!

Since i've had incredible progress on this spiritual path, i also have developed this deep intuitive feeling of where to steer to. It's a feeling of: this can't go wrong. Impossible.

Do you have this feeling too?

I'm an intermediary for people who want to start an own clothing line or already have an own clothing line. It's basically a one stop shop. So, if you want your own clothing line: we can take over the production process, logistics, webshops/website development, quality control etc. So you can focus on your brand.

I have to admit it's not my passion. But i'm very eager to learn, learn, learn. See it as a learning process to eventually ace my passion/life purpose.

And very true my friend! Working hard (and enjoying the process) can do big miracles

[Steph1988]

Yeah i think i do know that feeling and maybe that is a result of getting slightly older, there is more urgency to use time strategically maybe and also because at 29 you've tried some stuff and you know what u like and dislike i for example feel more and more the need to be as independent as possible so i don't want to devote much time on a career i prefer to be a minimalist in my lifestyle to save up money so i have more leverage there.

your'e business might become your passion once the money rolls in and u know you did it yourself that is quite a feat already most people have no idea how that works and how to set it up.