Reading a similar post on here, gave me the inspiration to tell my story and hopefully get some inspiration and hope.
Long story short, I was a victim of medical negligence and received no payment because the doctors lied and covered it up. This led me into becoming sick and disabled from the protracted damage from the drugs i was given, combined with PTSD from my treatment from the doctors. This has gone on for 4 years now and i'm currently in a rehab center privately at great cost to my family, getting the support to recover. But worried about my future a lot.
I have an insurance income from my company and a house i rent which i have been given (not in my name), which gives me an income of around $4500 p/m passively, around 40k cash and 160k in pension pot.
I had to fight to get the insurance payment from work, however I have no future at the company due to them making my position redundant and me not wanting go back either. I was working in tech so have around 2 years exp as a software dev, but haven't done it for over 3 years now.
However, i want to leave the companies insurance policy and look to the future but don't know what to do.
I don't know with my history and now rusty skills if i can work in the same career or even get a job anywhere.
What would you do?
What would you do if you were in my position at 38?
byu/needhope1985 inEntrepreneur
Posted by needhope1985
4 Comments
https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/1coopyp/successful_people_what_are_some_habitstraits_you/
Take a look at the top five comments there. Three of them are about making excuses.
The only way you can make it in business is to ignore entirely everything that has gotten you down and move beyond being a victim. You have to have agency to succeed in business. If you can’t do that, it’s ok, but the entrepreneurial game is probably not for you.
what are your core skills? perhaps start a services company or something b2b and generate some income.
Don’t start a business. You are not in a position to lose everything and that’s what happens to most first time founders.
Star by trying to get back into software development, that feels like your best bet
If you are tired of software dev, consider becoming Business Analyst. I see more and more developers transitioning to it, because they are bored with coding. Transition for soft dev should be easy