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Getting Out of The Rat Race – Graph Of Results

I recently looked over the progress that was made and the results were surprising. Here is the graph I made showing time and money made per day (including weekdays) from my “side projects” compared to my full time “High Paying” salaried position as an electrical engineer:

I bet that every struggling entrepreneur has a similar graph to show – where their efforts show up as almost nothing in the beginning and then explosive growth after their systems are setup properly. My twin has an almost identical graph. My real time frame is actually longer than the one displayed on the graph. During those periods, a lot of trail and error, “hacking at it”, struggling, frustration, and pain were involved. A LOT of times I thought I was going to just GIVE UP and just QUIT but I never did. For me, this was due to the committed decision I made about 2 years ago to not settle for less than what I wanted fanancially.

If you are not fully committed to your decision of “getting out of the rat race” or to become financially free or reaching a definitive net-worth, then you will most likely not succeed or follow through. You will most likely be part of the 97% of people out there who “give it a go” and just give up. Heck these people actully tried though. There are people who won’t even try. There is a saying: “9 out of every 10 businesses fail” and most people today who are highly educated or have jobs just focus on the failure part of it. They dont realize and FOCUS on the ONE that actually makes it. Maybe because they really never thought about how goooood it feels to have a business or something you own or have created that will feed you, clothe you and let you live more freely. They have to get out of their comfort zones somehow. Again, doing that is simple if you are hungry or are awakened. Not giving up when things seem hopeless is a day by day process of building an unshakable character.

Character is something that defines a person’s actions, thoughts and decisions at every moment of their lives and espcially at critical points in their lives. Their character is usually tested at those dark moments of despair and brought to new heights or fame and fortune in good times or after these tests. It is something that can not easily be changed over night (but you can if you are motivated enough) and is usually shaped by one’s life experience, hardened by one’s trials, and sharpened with one’s thoughts of what can be. Getting out of the rat-race or becoming financially free or reaching a financial goal is just a test of your character. Man up and go get whatever it is you want and you build and strengthen your character each time you succeed in following through.