Hey everyone, My name is Richard and while I've been signed up a few months now, I've never really engaged much. I'm 37 and (currently) work remotely from Thailand as a software engineer. However I found out that after my current project is complete, my employer doesn’t have any more work for me. I always knew this day might come, I've just been pretty comfortable and not taken any action to change since it was a great gig honestly. Many of my friends in the past said I was ‘living the dream’, working on my laptop in Thailand. And honestly I felt that I was, and I have been very fortunate to be able to support myself. This isn't just some random employer either; I actually know these people personally and from university. So, this really can happen to anyone no matter how secure your current position is. Things out of my control have happened and It’s a reminder that relying on others for income is always a risk. I have about a month or so to finish up my current project and then move on. What I move on to, though, is unclear right now. Thankfully though I do have some savings, so I don't need to make any rushed decisions. Right now, every idea for making money online is popping up and grabbing my attention. Do I Look for a new job? Do I use my software engineering skills to build something that could make me money or at least add projects to my CV if I stay in this field? Compete on Upwork? Is now the time I finally try Amazon FBA? Should I start a Shopify/print-on-demand business? What about these new YouTube faceless AI channels? Or maybe I should create some kind of digital product? I've also signed up for Remote Income Academy and completed two weeks, but I’ve been too busy with work to continue. New day new idea... I think this is what they call shiny object syndrome. If I stick with being a software engineer, I'd have to prepare for interviews, probably upskill more, do portfolio projects, etc., just to get an interview. Then there's the stress on top with interviews etc. And the reality is that after all that effort, I could just end up in the same position again. While I do enjoy building software and problem solving, and earning a living from my laptop is fantastic, I’m often just quite drained from staring at code for hours every day and It’s hard to shut off my mind…

Which of the following best describes where you are at right now? Feel free to elaborate in the comments.

I’m 27, turning 28 in May. My question is how will my age affect me in this new life? Right now i’m a corporate dev earning $145k per year. If i quit and start freelancing in thailand, i’d be lucky to make $30k my first year. Eventually i want to be settled with a woman around my mid 30s and i have to make pretty good money for that. Moving to Thailand will be a big hit for me financially and I’m wondering if I’m just too old to recover from that. Please tell me how your age affects you on your journey.

Hi guys, I'll take a minute to introduce myself. I'm Sam, aged 32, from the UK. I've been working in digital marketing for the past 5 years, mainly for marketing agencies. I specialise in paid ads mainly and managing client accounts on FB, Google & Microsoft. I spent 3.5 years in Australia and eventually found a company to let me work remotely, so I moved to Asia and lived there for 5 months, but eventually they wanted to hire someone in house so cut down my hours. Now I'm living back in the UK and working in house, full time at a marketing agency. I had a stint at attempting to launch my own agency during my time in Australia. My outreach method was lead scraping and email outreach, but I barely got any responses or booked calls. What I don't like about my current job: 1 - Waking up to an alarm clock. 2 - 9-5 schedule. 3 - In the office every day. 4 - I manage 20 clients that the agency charges £800 per month = £16,000. And they pay me a fraction of that. What I'm looking to achieve from freelancing: 1 - Time flexibility and location freedom. 2 - Uncapped income potential. 3 - Ability to live overseas for part of the year. If I have 5-10 clients of my own I'd have more free time and 3-4x my income. So my question would be, where is the best place to start when looking to source and land clients? Sorry for the essay! I appreciate all your responses.

New to this and enjoying the posts. I would like to learn more about unlocking some of the courses so I can become a DM. Where do you recommend starting? TIA