Caught up in Life & the Rat Race

Greetings Steemians,

T'is I, Dan Solo, coming at you once again. It's been about a month since my first post, so I thought it was about time I got around to writing another. I have yet to make any headway on investing in or mining for any crypto currency. Chalk it up to family life, work, being lazy and finding other things to do with my free time. Story of my life, procrastination and putting off the really important things that I know I NEED to do. It's funny, I listen to a number of podcasts and follow a number of successful folks on social media; Jim Bunch, Gary Vaynerchuk, & Andy Frisella to name a few. They're constantly preaching and encouraging people to get up and make shit happen. Take chances, take risks, don't settle for anything less than success. I have friends who are living rather comfortably, making smart choices and investments with their money. Some have their own businesses, others have properties that they put to work for them. A couple of those friends have been mentoring me about crypto currency and really encouraging me to get into the market. Something I know I need to do.

Bear with me while I revisit the subject of procrastination. I'm a dreamer. I dream of success, having a home, a couple of nice cars and other toys. I also dream up ideas on how I can make money in my own ventures. I dream of what most people do; being happy, healthy, financially stable and secure, and genuinely living their lives. I don't have delusions of being rich and famous or becoming a millionaire overnight, if at all. But nothing happens because I don't chase my dreams, I simply dream them. I don't know if it is a fear of failure or self-doubt that is the cause of my inaction, but I am beyond frustrated with my current lot in life. I'm always waiting for something miraculous to happen to me, then I'll have all this money and free time to chase the aforementioned dreams. Am I alone in this emotional trap that has me stuck in the rat-race?

I apologize for the emo dump, these things are always weighing heavily on my mind. I just want to do right by my family and set a solid example for my son on how to work smarter not harder. Some people have a clear vision or they're focused in on a single goal and they just get after it. My issue is that I have too many ideas and I'm not sure if any of them will pan out for me financially. So that fear of failure and self doubt rears its ugly head and keeps me in the comfort zone, grumpy and left wanting. I'm tired of waiting for the "perfect moment", I want to experience success and create something special from my life. I understand that the path to success is littered with failures and setbacks, I just need to muster up the courage and get after just one of the ideas in my head. Whichever idea that is, I don't know yet. Which brings me back to the need to get my feet wet in regards to crypto currency. It's something I can invest in with a relatively low risk investment and work my way up to something bigger. Baby steps are appropriate in our lives, even the smallest step towards a goal counts as progress, right?

If anyone reading this has been where I am, stuck in your own mind, feeling trapped by life and current conditions, please share what you did to change your life. I'm not looking for sympathy here. I apologize if this post comes off as a "woe is me" or whiny post. I'm simply sharing what I'm going through right now in the hopes that I can find people who have been where I am, willing to share their stories of success with me.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I look forward to reading your replies and stories soon!
Dan Solo