Dark thoughts...

I don't talk with anyone about it but I have dark thoughts...you might know what I have in mind

I yet to be "kinda" succesful, meaning I can live off online work, I have a girlfriend, totally nothing to complain about..

..but my biggest passion requires big money. Without it I can't even do it. I only managed to do 2k/month plus it was sitting at home in front of computer; I was struggling with online biz for years (still the same thing in the same niche), it makes me money but totally not enough to live how I want and to do what I want...

and time is ticking, passing, my life isn't funny at all, mostly working from computer what makes my days boring and the same all the time...its sending emails for the most part.. im in my mid 20's I feel it's my best time to be on the planet and it's passing irretievably - with me sitting in my room in front of the computer. Fu_k man.

if I had 5-10k/month I would have started to finally do this passion but now I can't, not with amount I make.

I don't wanna complain, most of my peers would switch places no doubt, I can pay my rent all expenses and be with money left in my pocket (not much but always).

I don't wanna moan here and complain, cry like a baby, I just wanted to write it somewhere, I don't want to keep it just for myself. I don't want to talk to my relatives about it too - won't go deep about it.

I just have really dark thoughts and feel stuck in place and I feel the need to talk with someone succesful about it who could maybe give me some hope. I'm not giving up, not yet at least.

I hope I could delete this thread later tho?

Anyways...yeah. Another thread like this. (my first tho)

I have the exact same thing. We are probably the same age. I also have a passion that requires a lot of money. I spend hours thinking of how to make a lot of money, but I have only a dark hole in my head. I only pull out a few hundred bucks a month online.
This is fucking hard but I still believe that I will discover my gold.

wolf1503 said:

I have the exact same thing. We are probably the same age. I also have a passion that requires a lot of money. I spend hours thinking of how to make a lot of money, but I have only a dark hole in my head. I only pull out a few hundred bucks a month online.
This is fucking hard but I still believe that I will discover my gold.

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You will. Recently I changed something that I've been doing (I came up with new service idea in my current niche) and quadrupled my income almost overnight. The thing is it requires me to sit in the front of the computer all the time to make good $.

NOT complaining, just wanted to show you that it's possible overnight today, almost. Also thinking about idea to make money - I don't think it would work. Ideas come to you naturally when you have knowledge (you read this forum, books etc.) you just find yourself in specific circumstances and you see the option to make money because you are prepared (you know stuff and you see where the money could be made)

Nice to have a mate with similar "problems" tho. What is your passion by the way?

It happens to all of us, im 33 and finally winning now.
Could have done this years ago but needed to fail so many times before finding my groove.

As for your current predicament, didn’t you say you could make more but yes it sucks grinding in front of the computer all day?

Suck it up buttercup.

How much extra can you make?
How much will that be 6 months from now and what can you do with it?

that should be motivation. Grind now trust me your 30s can blow your 20s away if you want lol.
You’ll have more money, education, less inhibition, you’ll think back like fuck that was kid stuff.

I can relate dude. I've had moments in life like that.
With some projects, I was making upwards of $1,000+ per day profits for weeks on end. This meant I was living the high life, going to Las Vegas, gambling thousands in casinos, getting hookers, and doing copious amounts of...you know.

I was enjoying life and thought this is my life now.

Then my projects died and the $1,000 per day income stream would dwindle down to $1-$5 per day thanks to Google algorithm changes, new rules on ad networks etc.

My life went from travelling, hooking up with hot chicks, and being in the best shape of my life to becoming lazy, fat, and growing my hair and facial hair to "homeless looking" levels.

Money is something that I realised is abundant. There's going to be times you will make a crap ton of $$$ and times where you're struggling to break even.

Just find a passion, something you enjoy and do it. It doesn't have to be a $10,000 per month hobby. It can be something you enjoy doing with friends, or solo.

Right now I am living better than I did when I was making $1,000 per day as a naïve 20 years old. The money is still similar now but the priorities have changed and I enjoy doing hobbies and things that I can do with my friends.

$2k a month pre-tax is just above poverty in the USA, so I'm assuming you live in another country if people envy your income.

I'm in my 20s, and I feel the best I ever have - and it's not because of income. I'm single and I am dedicated to the gym. It's incredibly rewarding to look good and feel good. I wouldn't want my 20s any other way. Consider being single if you feel stuck. Travel a bit.

Movies. I want to make movies. I have a script ready. Knowledge. I did a few short films. But now I need 200k for my movie. What is your passion bro?

James2774 said:

It happens to all of us, im 33 and finally winning now.
Could have done this years ago but needed to fail so many times before finding my groove.

As for your current predicament, didn’t you say you could make more but yes it sucks grinding in front of the computer all day?

Suck it up buttercup.

How much extra can you make?
How much will that be 6 months from now and what can you do with it?

that should be motivation. Grind now trust me your 30s can blow your 20s away if you want lol.
You’ll have more money, education, less inhibition, you’ll think back like fuck that was kid stuff.

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Thank you this is motivational and this kinda give me a boost and different perspective. I don't regret I created this thread now. Would it be too much if I asked you please to tell your story?

MicroLeaf said:

I can relate dude. I've had moments in life like that.
With some projects, I was making upwards of $1,000+ per day profits for weeks on end. This meant I was living the high life, going to Las Vegas, gambling thousands in casinos, getting hookers, and doing copious amounts of...you know.

I was enjoying life and thought this is my life now.

Then my projects died and the $1,000 per day income stream would dwindle down to $1-$5 per day thanks to Google algorithm changes, new rules on ad networks etc.

My life went from travelling, hooking up with hot chicks, and being in the best shape of my life to becoming lazy, fat, and growing my hair and facial hair to "homeless looking" levels.

Money is something that I realised is abundant. There's going to be times you will make a crap ton of $$$ and times where you're struggling to break even.

Just find a passion, something you enjoy and do it. It doesn't have to be a $10,000 per month hobby. It can be something you enjoy doing with friends, or solo.

Right now I am living better than I did when I was making $1,000 per day as a naïve 20 years old. The money is still similar now but the priorities have changed and I enjoy doing hobbies and things that I can do with my friends.

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Thank you. I feel this. It's just this is not only my hobby, my passion....this thing is my life, this things is my everything. I might not need 10k, I might " only" need 5k to just start getting around and then move from there. I know I will get to this point, I'm not complaining, I just wanted to talk with guys like you. Could you please share how you've been making this money and what happened later?

macdonjo3 said:

$2k a month pre-tax is just above poverty in the USA, so I'm assuming you live in another country if people envy your income.

I'm in my 20s, and I feel the best I ever have - and it's not because of income. I'm single and I am dedicated to the gym. It's incredibly rewarding to look good and feel good. I wouldn't want my 20s any other way. Consider being single if you feel stuck. Travel a bit.

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Haha I know! Yes, I am from Europe actually. And I mean they maybe don't envy the amount of money I make (which is above average actually), but more about that "I don't have to do anything" (because in fact I work way less than them) and I make for good living this way. I do gym too, I'm very active. Used to do martial arts, might come back soon.

wolf1503 said:

Movies. I want to make movies. I have a script ready. Knowledge. I did a few short films. But now I need 200k for my movie. What is your passion bro?

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This actually you can do without a budget now!!! I'm kinda passionate about it too bro. The thing is, today you would way easier blow up with creativity than with budget in this "niche" (at least I believe so). Remember The Blair witch project? And it was way before YouTube....go do something creative man, I belive in you!

And my passion is well, automotive.

Seagate44 said:

You will. Recently I changed something that I've been doing (I came up with new service idea in my current niche) and quadrupled my income almost overnight. The thing is it requires me to sit in the front of the computer all the time to make good $.

NOT complaining, just wanted to show you that it's possible overnight today, almost. Also thinking about idea to make money - I don't think it would work. Ideas come to you naturally when you have knowledge (you read this forum, books etc.) you just find yourself in specific circumstances and you see the option to make money because you are prepared (you know stuff and you see where the money could be made)

Nice to have a mate with similar "problems" tho. What is your passion by the way?

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Find a way to make your income method work without you being in front of the computer , hire a VA or automate is somehow.

I'm in my 20s as well

710fla said:

Find a way to make your income method work without you being in front of the computer , hire a VA or automate is somehow.

I'm in my 20s as well

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Yea working on it (it's kinda fresh, I'm almost there)

I’m goin to watch the thread to learn. My apologies OP I don’t anything positive to contribute to your dilemma, only to pick brains.

Seagate44 said:

Yea working on it (it's kinda fresh, I'm almost there)

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Good luck keep pushing and try to stay laser focused.

SirTop said:

I’m goin to watch the thread to learn. My apologies OP I don’t anything positive to contribute to your dilemma, only to pick brains.

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Can't wait for more replies as well, already feel better. I think it's just I've been overwhelmed for a while, getting different perspective from other people really helps out.

710fla said:

Good luck keep pushing and try to stay laser focused.

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Thank you

Keep your chin up nothing comes easy, I've been exactly where you are when I was in my 20's, if you'd like to chat PM me and I'll give you my Skype. I have a ton of resources, maybe I can plug you into a few if you need help somewhere...

Global Giant said:

Keep your chin up nothing comes easy, I've been exactly where you are when I was in my 20's, if you'd like to chat PM me and I'll give you my Skype. I have a ton of resources, maybe I can plug you into a few if you need help somewhere...

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PM'ing you RN. You could maybe share your story here as well for other people? I think there are eyes here looking at this, or will be in a future - exactly like my eyes which look up posts from past on similar topic - and that really helps..

Possible you could move to india where you have 0 Taxes and less expensiv living costs for 1-2 Year, where you can hire cheap offline coders for big projects.

i work on my main job in company and do online business aswell. Around 4K after taxes is good but there is so much potential without taxes!!!

L4x said:

Possible you could move to india where you have 0 Taxes and less expensiv living costs for 1-2 Year, where you can hire cheap offline coders for big projects.

i work on my main job in company and do online business aswell. Around 4K after taxes is good but there is so much potential without taxes!!!

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No taxes in india? wtf. Never heard about that.

A lot of people would say "wow you make money/full time income from you computer? How Can I!?!"
So your on the right path, and you know it.

Us IM guys all have the possibility to make $$$ and I think we all will stumble across our piece of the success at some point.
People stumble across success at different times, some people in their 20's some people in their teens, some in their 30's and some in their 40's, 50's etc.

I would personally forget about age as it's not a good tool to measure one's success, I mean to a certain extent if your a bum your a bum. But if your in your teens or mid to late 20's and your grinding, studying, trying & failing your doing something right and your time WILL come.

Don't look at what others are doing, stop rushing life and enjoy the journey!

Best of luck to us all!

A part time job at night? Although I'm unsure if your GF would be happy with that. Furtherance of education in night school will pay dividends online in your IM journey or in a different field if you discover IM isn't your passion anymore.

Also, your passion is vehicles?! That is so awesome! I tried to get into cars but honestly lacked the know-how and drive (pun-intended) to pursue automobiles as a career or business. Now I relegate my vehicle time to the Cadillac catalog as my DeVille is getting ready to kick the bucket soon.

Coastline17 said:

A part time job at night? Although I'm unsure if your GF would be happy with that. Furtherance of education in night school will pay dividends online in your IM journey or in a different field if you discover IM isn't your passion anymore.

Also, your passion is vehicles?! That is so awesome! I tried to get into cars but honestly lacked the know-how and drive (pun-intended) to pursue automobiles as a career or business. Now I relegate my vehicle time to the Cadillac catalog as my DeVille is getting ready to kick the bucket soon.

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At night I have to be in front of computer as my customers in US are up haha!

DeVille? You will love this song haha!:


Yes, cars. Expensive stuff.