Thread by @tyromper

I’d been working a 9-5 office job that I didn’t love for a year.

I came home one night & said
“this won’t be my life!”

I refuse to accept this as the way I spend the next 30 years.

Society says it’s normal,
I WON’T BE NORMAL THEN!

Here’s the top 10 ways we set me free!👇👇👇

I say WE first off because without the full support of my queen I would never be in this position.

It’s really trendy & I see a bunch of “alphas” on here hating on women & relationships.

Young kings,
ATTRACT the right woman & she’ll make you richer, wiser & better in every way!

1) Create a plan!

Write this plan down or it’s just a dream!

For us we needed
-X amount of passive income
-get rid of debt
-have X amount invested & saved

Then I could fire my company!! 🔥

With tangible numbers a plan was hatched & that vision was born!

2) Wake up early!

Before,
I snoozed, played on my phone & accomplished nothing.

Now,
I wake up early everyday & NEVER snooze!

I have a set routine I start everyday with!
-chug 2 waters
-journal gratitude
-pray/visualize the day
-train hard! 💪

Win the morning,
Win the day!

3) Train hard.

Health is your greatest asset.

You’re 10x sharper mentally when you push yourself physically!

Fitness & movement is a gateway drug to self improvement!

Changing my body improved:
-respect I got
-mindset
-energy

Movement = medicine for your body, mind & soul!

I was promoted & given raises so many times simply because I was:
-high energy always!
-always built others up!
-never joined in complaining!
-became a pretty jacked dad, it helps!

I didn’t know policy as well as others, but I had enthusiasm & everyone liked working with me!

4) Live below your means!

I was promoted 5x in my corporate career.
We saved more & bought more passive income each promotion!

Don’t upgrade your lifestyle if you want freedom!

Live below your means & enjoy a freedom that the “keeping up with the Jones’s” types never will!

5) Reduce monthly costs.

It’s a no brainer.
Get a budget!

See where your dollars are going!
I was amazed at how many subscription services I had that I never used!

I started meal prepping instead of eating out!
$10 a day vs $12 a week!!
Cut out Sbux $5 a day!

It adds up!

6) Side hustle!

What are you passionate about?
What would you love to do if money wasn’t an object?

I almost guarantee there’s a way nowadays to monetize it!

We:
-flipped & restored furniture
-flipped kids toys
-my wife taught English online
-I play poker & coach
-sold plants!

We had an absolute blast doing these things & while you’re working on them you are improving yourself & not spending money :)

It became a way of life for us that we would get amped about!

It made my wife & I so much closer! Working on shared goals with a shared dream! ❤️🔥

7) Care 0% what others think about you :)

“If you’re going to win in society today you need to be an outlier”
-@_CynthiaThurlow

This is so true, it’s normal to:
-be overweight
-work for 40 years & live paycheck to paycheck.
-care more about Netflix than creating your own life!

I decided I was all in!!

I ran sprints at lunch.
I did push-ups on break!
I never ate crap office food.

I never splurged when they ordered afternoon desserts.

I was on mission & locked in!

I decided I was going to be true to myself & my goals no matter what!

8) Leverage every minute!

Let’s be honest,
most office jobs are 8 hour workdays, you WORK 4-5.

You play on your phone, read about sports, or talk with other co-workers the other time.

Leverage that time!!
I was going to my 9-5 with 5 things to accomplish on my side hustles!

It made work so much fun!

I had projects, clients & things I was passionate about during the day I was working on!

One time I had a client call scheduled on lunch but my boss came in.

I told my boss I had IBS so I could go make the client call!🔥💩

That’s how bad I wanted it!

9) Give up distractions.

Narrow your focus on what matters!

I 100% gave up:
-Netflix, Cable & TV.
-Casual viewing of porn (best decision ever!)
-golf (this one hurt but I ultimately decided I wanted freedom of time during this season more than golf)
-Excuses. It’s always on me!

I always said before,
I’m a dad with a 45 hour work week & kids I don’t have time to workout, side hustle or do anything else!

Here’s the thing tho!!!
I watched freaking Game of Thrones twice!!

Stop lying to yourself,
You have time!!

Simply prioritize what matters!

10) Passive income!!

I can’t stress this enough it’s the way to buy your freedom!!

My wife & I own farmland we cash rent out as our main source but there’s plenty of others!

I am no expert on money, but I listen to others that are!

-rental properties
-dividend stocks
-land

Choose one & start using your dollars to buy freedom instead of buying stuff!

Being home with my family was my main motivation for escaping a 40 year corporate sentence :)

I love being a dad that jumps out of bed pumped to work on things I love & pour into my family everyday!!

I never say my way is better,
It’s just my path!

If you work a 9-5 & love it & feel fulfilled that’s so awesome!

I’m pumped for you & never let anyone shame you for that!

I just see a lot of people working jobs they don’t like.
I was one.

I don’t see many doing much about it!

If you fall into this category I urge you to take ACTION!!

We are only here once & you need to wake up with passion, purpose & a mission bigger than
“getting through the day” so you can watch Netflix at night.

I was there for a while.
This side is so much better!!

One night several years ago I got on my knees & promised God & myself I wasn’t going to be normal anymore.

I knew I was created for more.

I believe many of you reading this have that same feeling deep down that I did!

Trust your gut!
Take calculated risks!

If anyone reading this is interested in how I went from the overweight, stuck dad to the ripped, high energy dad while working a 45 hour a week job with kids I lay my blueprint out here.
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Thanks for reading & have the most blessed day ever! 🙏👊