I got fired from my first job I was a (sh*tty) software developer As a 24 year old, that's a real kick in the nuts You graduate college feeling lost, then a boomer tells you you're not worth $40k a year Best thing to ever happen to me Let me explain: Being fired f**king sucks If you've been in my shoes you know what I'm talking about It's like getting rejected by a chick at the bar, except now you're not sure you can pay rent the next month You feel like you have no purpose. Like the system wasn't made for you. Especially if you recently graduated college like I did. You immediately question taking out a $160,000 loan to study something that you failed at I got home from work and literally laid face down on the tile of my $900 a month Boston apartment for an hour Software development wasn't it After applying for jobs for a month, eating slices of $2 square pizza for most meals (actually was really good pizza), I finally landed my next gig Tech consultant at an analytics company Basically a technical sales job Learned I wasn't half bad at communicating with people despite having a computer science degree Company went bust around the start of Covid. Another kick where the sun don't shine. Had to pick up some new skills: → Learned database development. → Started coding a stock scanner. → Which turned into a crypto scanner. → Which turned into me discovering NFTs. → Which turned into me creating content on this account. → Which led to me starting a business that has helped me achieve my life goal of working for myself. One failure led to another led to another led to another. At 29 I felt useless. At 30 I was building the business of my dreams. Every failure redirects you. Gets you closer to your purpose. 0-29 I felt like I didn't belong anywhere, and all of a sudden at 30 I knew exactly where I belonged. It can happen at any time. I know it sounds all hokey-pokey, but I promise the universe is moving you in the right direction. Even when it feels like it's absolutely kicking your a**, it's kicking you towards where you need to be If you are in a spot similar to me, not sure what your purpose is, just know as long as you keep moving forward, keep putting one foot in front of the other, you'll get closer to where you need to be. The worst thing you can do it just lay down and give up When you're laying down on that tile floor like I was, you're not moving anywhere Never stop moving. Keep the faith that no matter what happens, your purpose will strike at the right time. Keep pushing.