How To Dropout And Still Succeed

Dropping out can be one of the scariest decisions in your life.

I remember the day I decided to dropout and it wasn’t very fun at all.

But when I look back on my journey with the traditional school system, sometimes I wish I dropped out sooner.

Overall I am glad that I dropped out and I feel like I’m so much further along my journey to success.

When it comes to societies standards, there are still many areas I’m failing in.

I still live with my parents.

I have less than a hundred bucks in my personal bank account.

And I’ve literally never had a real job.

But that doesn’t stop me from being absolutely confident that I’m on the track to major life success.

And I’m far from the typical failure stories you hear from the average college dropout.

The difference is not that I had amazing wealthy parents or some nonsense like that.

But rather, there are simple keys to how I dropped out that have set me up for nearly guaranteed success in life.

Here’s how to dropout (of college, work, or anything) and still succeed.

If you’ve ever contemplated just not showing up one day, I know how you feel.

As a matter of fact, I took action on how you feel.

Because that’s exactly how I dropped out of college when I was just 20 years old.

The key to my stability and success is what I knew and prepared before I dropped out.

There are two simple things that you need when you choose to dropout of college, work or anything similar.

You need a plan and you need a system.

Think of dropping out as getting off a cross country bus trip.

If you have a free ride across the country, there are two things you’ll want to have before you ditch your bus.

You need a vehicle.

Your system is your vehicle.

And for many people the idea of a vehicle makes no sense.

But it’s actually simple to understand.

A system is your skill or framework that you know works to produce results that you need.

When I was in college, I was so fed up with all the silly required orientation classes.

It felt like every class I took in college was teaching for the skill level and pace of kindergartners.

Later on when I was assessing whether to dropout, I realized that was my system.

I’m a super fast learner.

I can be thrown into nearly any new subject or environment and become well versed in a matter of days.

So when it came to education, I didn’t fear missing calculus 3, or economics.

I knew that if push came to shove, it would take me a weekend on YouTube, and I’d learned every concept I needed if my life required it.

So ask yourself, what system or framework do you have that can keep you afloat when times get tough?

If you’re dropping out of a job, do you have a system to make money easily without being stressed? (If not, read this: 3 Simplest Ways To Make Money Right Now)

If you’re dropping out of a relationship, do you have a system to stay happy emotionally and not be lonely?

Whatever it is you’re dropping out of, you need to have your own system (or vehicle) that will keep you moving once you jump ship.

The second thing you’ll need once you leave that free bus trip, is direction.

You can have all the systems and frameworks in the world, but if you have no plan you’ll be lost in this big crazy wave called life.

In the context of your free cross country trip, your system is your vehicle, your plan is your map or the direction of where you’re heading.

So many people stay on the traditional path because they don’t where they’re heading in life.

And the traditional path will always hold your hand to tell you where to go.

“After high school you must apply to college.”

“After college you must get an internship.”

“After an internship you must work for a decade at any trashy job you can get.”

The traditional path is literally a path for people that are still kind of figuring it out.

If you’re anything like me, you already know what you want your life to look like in 5, 10, and 15 years.

And if that’s the case, you don’t need some guidance counselor to hand hold you through that.

You have your own map.

You just have to be willing to break off from the group and head to your destination.

And the beauty of that is you can get where you want to go quicker, more efficiently, and at your own pace.

I know the goal is to become a multi-millionaire entrepreneur but let’s just say I’m taking the scenic route.

And I’d gladly do that rather than be stuck on the bus of school and day jobs that I know isn’t meant for me.

So in conclusion, whenever you want to dropout you need to ask yourself two questions…

1. Do I have a plan?

2. Do I have a system?

If you have a map and your own vehicle, there’s no reason to stay stuck on a Greyhound bus.

Dropping out isn’t disrespectful, stupid, or crazy.

Dropping out is you deciding to chart your own path to success.

And your dropout path just may become the new bus route society needs…

In progress,

Tim

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