stupid mistake holding me back

[packers4]

hey guys. To make a long story short, a few years ago i was very depressed. I ended up dropping out of high school and stoppe goin out and hanging out with friends. Just a couple months ago i finally knocked some sense into myself, and got over my depression. But i realize i dug myself in such a deep hole while i was depressed that its almost impossible to dig myself back out, know what i mean?

I just dont know what to do. I cant get myself to go out and meet people and chicks. I fear that they'll think im a loser for dropping out of high school. I'd do anything to go back and fix this mistake, but i know i gotta live with it for the rest of my life. I want to know what you guys think about this, and what you think i should do.

 

[Knicknack]

forget about it. get a job and work hard. my roommate dropped out of high school and he is confident and ****y. it's no one's business what you did in high school. it's not like people even ask if you graduated. they just ask where you went to HS. they assume you graduated.

quit worrying about what other people think of you. it's your life and you're going to have to live it with or without them. remember girls are not to be your life, but enhance it.

don't fear being misunderstood. and finally, don't take life so seriously, no one comes out alive.

 

[Good_ol_boy]

"forget about it. get a job and work hard"

And while you are working, you might want to get your GED! Perhaps consider a Community College. Maybe later a 4 year college?

Either that or plan on McDonnalds as your career ("you want fries with that?")

 

[So pimp its scary]

You don't need a HS diploma to be a success.

Back 40 years, when people said : "Get a job, and the company will protect you." It was true then, but it is NOT true anymore.

The average person goes through 7 carreers. Starting at the bottom of the chain 7 times. That is not good enough for me, at least. I AM GOING TO BE a millionnaire. That might sound odd, to some people. I'm going to be a millionnaire, even if I need to be flipping burgers (even though I already get paid more then that in my job). Here are a few basic ways to becom wealthy :

You could a) start a business. But, realize 1 in 20 businesses fail within 5 years, and 1 in 20 of the successes are gone 5 years after that. It takes alot... this is usually a very cutthroat way of success.

b) Get a job that will get you there, BUT you gotta make sure to tell them WHAT YOU ARE WORTH. This is a difficult one, because you need to actually do a lot of planning...

If you decide to go through a job, you must also do one of the following :

1) INVEST at 10% : The idea here is to start investing, putting your money in and not taking out (much... 10 % of profit is spending money so that you get rewards for saving) the profit. Your money will compound, and over 30-40-50 years, whatever it is that you have and you will eventually become wealthy. START THIS NOW!!! The markets have averaged 14% (in US), and 10% in canada for just about the past 50-60 years. You are in for the long haul, so the little blips (the great depression, 9/11, etc.) don't matter.

Most people who invest see their money dropping a little bit and sell. Buy Hgh sell Low. Retarded really... when the markets go down, you should be thinking "I get a deal this month/week/quarter" Anyway, there are many books on investing... read a couple, BUT make yourself a plan of attack first, and you will be more successful then if you jump on 'whats hot'...

2) Real Estate : Buy yourself a duplex. Get a mortgage for as long as you can, if you need it. Then, renovate, it can be small 1000-2000$ and you will make at least 3-4000 extra in house value. Rent out half, live in the other half untill you can afford house number 2. Repeat... this will go alot faster because the rent of your first place will pay the rent of the new place. Soon, you get larger places, arpartment buildings, etc... just imagine the money that can roll in.

There are other ways that you can make money, but these are great ways to become financially independant. Keep in mind that businesses, the self-employed and those that do real estate get MAJOR tax benefits... look into it.


Check out 'think and grow rich' by Napolean Hill, also, "Rich Dad Poor Dad" or something like that.

Good luck.

 

[packers4]

Thanks for your replies. I think i am making this a much bigger deal than it really is.

KnickKnack, you pretty much hit the nail right on the head man. I do worry about what other people think about me. That is the real problem here. From now on i wont let this mistake keep me from goin out and meeting people. I finally realized that its not that big of a deal and i should just get over it. The only thing holding me back is myself!

I currently have a decent paying job, and im already registered to get my GED this winter. After that i plan on taking some classes at a community college. Damn why have i been so worried.

I did a little research, and found out that quite a few famous people are high school dropouts. Did you know Bill gates was a high school dropout? Yup the richest and probably the smartest man in america, a high school dropout. Im not going to be a computer nerd, but it helped me realize that with hard work i can be just as successful as anyone else can.

Thanks again for your replies guys.

 

[Fragem]

As memory recalls, Bill Gates dropped out of College not high school.

He did a even stupidier mistake then dropping out of high school, Dropping out of Harvard, think how hard it was to get in for his parent's, but look where he is now, Multi-billionaire with a company thats grossed a least a tenth of a trillion in its lifetime.

 

[princelydeeds]

Originally posted by packers4
I just dont know what to do. I cant get myself to go out and meet people and chicks. I fear that they'll think im a loser for dropping out of high school. I'd do anything to go back and fix this mistake, but i know i gotta live with it for the rest of my life. I want to know what you guys think about this, and what you think i should do.

Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Life goes on. Your world is waaaaaay to small. Why do people have to know you dropped out of HS? Don't tell them. Travel in new circles, talk to new people. Make new friends.Move somewhere no one knows you. Get A GED immedialtely! Is it too late to get back into another high school?