is it me or after u turn 25 life gets real, I feel like Im losing my mind

[↓R↑LYB]

I'm in the same boat breh!

But I ain't no bytch!

I'm stacking bread working overtime and establishing discipline.

Wrote goals down on a poster and put it above my bed so every morning when I'm acting lazy or slipping I'm reminded what time it is

You just took me back to my struggle days breh . I did the same thing, my moms actually thought I was going crazy cause I had shyt written all over my walls in my room. I've gone way farther than I ever would have imagined and I low key still have that feeling of desperation inside of me. The thing that pushes me to keep going farther is the same thing causing my to stay low key miserable. Wanting to be successful is a gift and a curse.

 

[MoneyTron]

I'm 25 now and have basically chalked the next 3 years up as on the job experience and then 2 years for business school.

I'm not getting started on what I want to do until after B-school most likely. Then I'll try to go out on my own.

For right now, saving up some and just learning is important for me.

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

You just took me back to my struggle days breh. I did the same thing, my moms actually thought I was going crazy cause I had shyt written all over my walls in my room. I've gona way farther than I ever would have imagined and I low key still have that feeling of desperation inside of me. The thing that pushes me to keep going farther is the same thing causing my to stay low key miserable. Wanting to be successful is a gift and a curse.

Damn breh that's profound

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Damn breh that's profound

Breh, it kinda hit me when I was talking to my girl a few weeks and she told me she viewed me as rich. I was confused as hell cause I don't view myself that way, then sat back and thought about it like

And the crazy part is every time I hit a new plateau I feel broker than I did when I made less. No lie breh, I'm making 200k a year right now and I look at myself in the mirror sometimes and think "nikka you ain't shyt cause you're not a millionaire yet." So I stay up until 3am hustling and grinding trying to find a way to make more money, but I always end up feeling like I'm farther away from making it the closer I get

I told myself I wanna hit 30k/mo by next year and I can already feel myself being miserable because it's not 100k/mo. Or a million a month. Or a hundred million a month.

I honestly feel like I might be insane some times

 

[el_oh_el]

Damn this thread is real. im 24..finna be 25 in a month. Been driving buses for the school district since i was 20...and im swearin to myself that im gettin outta this shyt. Pay isnt too bad combined with my lady's, BUT all these damn holidays fukk up my checks, and we cant get unemployment during the summer. ON TOP im in school full time to get this Computer Science degree..
But lately ive been gettin these entry level IT interviews since i have my associate degree..im hopin to get onto one of them to get my experience up while i finish school..
I think about how much will satisfy me every damn day. Im a nikka thats bored easily and I find my life boring as fukk at times...i cant have me and my small fam live like this too long. Too monotonous....not enough travel or spice...

 

[Nigerianwonder]

that's that life he doesn't want breh

Having this career where you have to leech your way up the totem pole until you're 45 and only then do you start making considerable gwap isn't what some people envision as a successful life. Particularly if you are not passionate about your work.

shyttt I'm about right there myself at 23 with only a minor degree completed. I've been fortunate enough to have been able to travel a lot in the last years. Lived 6 months on an island in the Philippines a couple of months ago in the most simple & frugal way of life one could imagine. I had never been so happy in my entire fukking life. Away from all that anxiety and pressure of society. I could give a fukk about being rich if I could live this way for my entire life.

I have no intention of becoming a lawyer, some kind of engineer or a doctor and I certainly won't be some clerical cubicle slave trading his life away for a couple of dollars.

If you feel the same way, your only way out is to nurture that entrepreneurial spirit, take risks and surround yourself with like minded people. Obviously we all have bills to pay and there's no way you'll be able to toss away that 9 to 5 right away but save your money and be on the lookout for opportunities.

I'm waiting for a job offer from a good friend, he wants me to run the social media division of his company, something I have literally no experience of doing. It's a young company and it's definitely a long term project but I feel like it could yield big dividends and allow for a great learning experience .

Meanwhile, some of my friends who have completed these stupid commerce & business administration degrees are struggling to find a decent gig. I'm about to be served this job on a silver platter just from having previous work experience with these guys. Go figure, that's just life for you...

On the other hand, sometimes I just want to stack a couple more G's, buy a couple of beachfront properties in the Philippines, get my little surf camp going, kick back and enjoy that asian p*ssy every remaining day of my life

I'm not saying don't take risk while your young. But realize everyone aint gonna be pditty or zuckerberg. Truth is if you were going to be like those guys, you would have had to be on your way before 25 and you would know it. Most people don't realize this till their 30+ and its too late then.

And I didn't say go to school for business or something useless. I said med school or another high paying profession. You can still be an entrepreneur as a doctor or engineer. You gonna have to work regardless unless you got money and connections already. Might as well be making the most money you can while working. People don't realize what your do in your 20's will effect you and follow you for the rest of your life. And life is LONG time... As you get older things get more complex and responsibilities increase. You can start a business anytime.. going to med school or something past 30 is possible but not very likely. You don't wanna be the guy starting at square one when he is 35.

 

[Blackout]

shyt I felt like that when I worked at a call canter from ages 21-22. I never wanna do that again

I could never do customer service.

 

[MAKAVELI25]

Breh, it kinda hit me when I was talking to my girl a few weeks and she told me she viewed me as rich. I was confused as hell cause I don't view myself that way, then sat back and thought about it like

And the crazy part is every time I hit a new plateau I feel broker than I did when I made less. No lie breh, I'm making 200k a year right now and I look at myself in the mirror sometimes and think "nikka you ain't shyt cause you're not a millionaire yet." So I stay up until 3am hustling and grinding trying to find a way to make more money, but I always end up feeling like I'm farther away from making it the closer I get

I told myself I wanna hit 30k/mo by next year and I can already feel myself being miserable because it's not 100k/mo. Or a million a month. Or a hundred million a month.

I honestly feel like I might be insane some times

“There's a fine line between genius and insanity.”
― Oscar Levant

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Damn this thread is real. im 24..finna be 25 in a month. Been driving buses for the school district since i was 20...and im swearin to myself that im gettin outta this shyt. Pay isnt too bad combined with my lady's, BUT all these damn holidays fukk up my checks, and we cant get unemployment during the summer. ON TOP im in school full time to get this Computer Science degree..
But lately ive been gettin these entry level IT interviews since i have my associate degree..im hopin to get onto one of them to get my experience up while i finish school..
I think about how much will satisfy me every damn day. Im a nikka thats bored easily and I find my life boring as fukk at times...i cant have me and my small fam live like this too long. Too monotonous....not enough travel or spice...

Breh, I was working at Target miserable, going to school for my IT degree, and struggling like a mahfukka. But I never gave up and it was fukking worth it man.

Just stick with it breh. Everything evens up, you just wait cause even a garbage can gets a steak

 

[Rockstar Mom]

I'm 24 and I feel like life is just getting started for me. I've been pretty successful so far. Never had a problem with money, paying bills, or taking care of my mini.

But so many opportunities have been opened for me lately. Things that I NEVER thought could happen for me. Things I never thought I would be successful in doing.

You just have to stay positive and stay open minded. Its cliché, but your big breakthrough really happens when you least expect it too.

Good Luck.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

“There's a fine line between genius and insanity.”
― Oscar Levant

I always remind myself of that quote, but then I remember how many times I got caught slipping and shytted myself trying to squeeze a far out and I'm right back to just being insane

 

[↓R↑LYB]

I'm 24 and I feel like life is just getting started for me. I've been pretty successful so far. Never had a problem with money, paying bills, or taking care of my mini.

But so many opportunities have been opened for me lately. Things that I NEVER thought could happen for me. Things I never thought I would be successful in doing.

You just have to stay positive and stay open minded. Its cliché, but your big breakthrough really happens when you least expect it too.

Good Luck.

Which opportunities specifically? I always like hearing about other people's good news.

 

[ProfessionallyTrill]

This thread is too real

Im 27 and this economy is fukkin me up somethin serious. No jobs. I've been making strides in my music production but now its time to leverage this shyt.

You know its bad when you start considering the Air Force. Im completely against the government so that wouldnt be the best thing but a nikka need some consistent bread comin in other than unemployment

 

[Suicide King]

Anyway...getting away from all the talk about money.

You don't have the luxury to slack off your 20's.

This is the time you sharpen your skills, develop better instincts and develop a keen intuition. I've met talented people, who can look at a problem or a concept once and get it with ease.

I was never that guy, I don't have raw talent, but I realized the high value people place on talent when I was in my 20s. I started with Sun-Tzu, now I have read a whole bunch of stuff on other strategists like Napoleon and Hitler. I learned you have to sharpen your skills AND important habits you have to develop, and this can't be done unless you face the best-of-the-best.

I don't care if you at McDonalds, you will be noticed if you show you can talk down a rude customer with ease. High skill sets don't grow on trees. You have to be develop the skills to conquer the world in your twenties. If not, forget about any real conquest in your 30s.

 

[Lana Kane]

Yea, it gets really real after 25.

two more years for me