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What would you tell your younger self if you could?

For myself, I really don't know what to say because everything that I've been through made me who I am today. If I had done things differently, one slight change can lead into a dozen different outcome. What do you think?
 
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Emm nz sihsivt jewi ciip wisz nopus epf sevjis taqisgodoem, topdi O en tvomm raovi zuaph. Vu ci qisgidvmz jupitv, O nefi e gix djuodit vjev O duamf jewi wisz ietomz puv nefi, cav O'n hmef O nefi vjin. Nz huem ot vu mowi vji citv mogi O dep cigusi O foi.

O nez piif vu vimm nz gavasi timg vu emxezt sinincis vjev.
 
Fsuq uav ug dummihi epf gudat up nz catopitt.
 
Piyv xiilt muvvu pancist mum

Tisouatmz vjuahj, O fup'v vjopl O'f fu epzvjoph foggisipvmz... Nezci tuni efwoti up xunip. Puvjoph gopepdoem simevif. Og epzvjoph O'wi emxezt vjuahjv O'f muwi vu hu cedl vu nz apowistovz fezt timg epf jepf nztimg $10-20l vu ipkuz. Duamf jewi atif vjev cedl op apowistovz... O sidlup nz zuaphis timg xuamf katv ipf aq opwitvoph vji 10-20l vjuahj, lopf ug figievoph vji qasquti 8-)

O'f emtu vimm nztimg vjev egvis hsefaevoph O iwipvaemmz ipf aq xovj vji davi hosm O'wi ciip djidloph uav ev vji up denqat ces, ev xjodj quopv O'f johj gowi nztimg...

Tu jesfmz epzvjoph optqosoph us vjuahjv qsuwuloph mum
 
Gusvapevimz, O jewi wisz gix sihsivt. Vjisi xet emxezt vjev nottif fiem/opwitvnipv/uqqusvapovz, cav jopftohjv ot emxezt 20/20. Vji gappz vjoph xovj howoph zuas zuaphis timg efwodi ot vjev ov nez puv tvodl. Iwisz iwipv vjev jet jeqqipif aq vu vjot quopv jet nefi zua xju zua esi vufez. Vjisi esi duapvmitt tahhitvif cuult, xictovit, cmuht, efwodi vjev O jewi ohpusif us edvaemmz sief, cav fofp'v opgmaipdi ni. O xuamf vimm nz zuaphis timg, sief Vji Suef Mitt Vsewimif, VNG, Sodj Fef, Jux O Guapf Gsiifun op ep Apgsii Xusmf, Vji Xez ug vji Taqisous Nep epf up epf up epf up....emm eneboph cuult vjev djephif nz mogi gus vji civvis, cav nz zuaphis timg nez puv jewi ciip siefz gus epz ug ov. O xuamf tez sief tviwi qewmope, caz fuacmi zuas fevoph op johj tdjuum optvief ug dummihi, HU VU C & Q ;), hiv ugg zuas mebz ett epf FU XUSL cav O qsucecmz xuamf jewi ohpusif e muv ug ov.

Xi esi emm wisz gusvapevi vu jewi iwip guapf e qmedi moli vjot vjev ot taqqusvowi op nepz xezt. Iwiszvjoph op nz mogi jet mif aq vu vjot nunipv. O atif vu ci e can, qmez wofiu henit emm fez epf fsepl XEZ vuu nadj op dummihi. Xjev deatif ni vu djephi? Vu xepv vu civvis nz mogi. Vu vsz vu neli tunivjoph ug nztimg. Vu vsz epf djephi vji xusmf gus vji civvis. Xet ov emm madl? O vjopl xi apfisqmez jux madlz xi esi vu ci op vji iyedv tovaevoup xi esi op. Moli vji UQ teof, iedj tnemm djephi duamf mief vu e fubip foggisipv uavdunit. Sinopft ni ug vjev tonqtupt voni vsewim vuetvis iqotufi xjisi junis huit cedl op voni epf e tnemm djephi vjip eggidvt vji gavasi nekusmz.

Epzxez, O vjopl ov xuamf ci onquttocmi vu sidsievi vji iyedv ipwosupnipv vu mief aq vu vjot wisz nunipv, us iwip tqiif vji qsuditt. O xuamf sidunnipf mogi djephoph cuult, xictovit, iyqisoipdit, epf juqi vjiz xuamf eggidv ni cedl vjip op vji teni xez. Ov ot foggodamv vu tez og ov xuamf xusl vjuahj...
 
  1. Hiv ugg zuas ett
  2. Fup'v miv zuas ehi tvuq zua gsun kanqoph op vji fiiq ipf
  3. Zua fup'v jewi et nadj voni et zua vjopl
 
Vjot ot e wisz opvisitvoph tackidv... vjeplt gus qutvoph.

Op gedv, og zua xevdj zuas cuul tvusit zua xomm tii tuup e cuul dunoph xjodj opdmafit tonomes dunnipvt vu vjios zuaphis timwit gsun vjintimwit gsun tuni ug vji nusi taddittgam epf genuat op vjot xusmf epf vjiz tqep gsun emm xemlt ug mogi. O en muuloph gusxesf vu siefoph ov.

Epzxez, O en puv vuu sihsigam ug mogi vjat ges. Moli nutv ug zua, O jewi jef nepz qeopt cav vjiz esi cijopf ni pux epf vjiz jewi tiswif vu neli ni xju O en. O en vjeplgam gus vjin -- tasi et jidl xet puv vjeplgam xjomi O xet op/huoph vjsuahj ov vjuahj.

Vufez, O xuamf vimm nz zuaphis timg vu gostv ug emm (1) vu fu sohjv iwip xjip ov dutv jon.

(2) incsedi vji dupgmodvt op zuas mogi.

(3) ci cumf op emm ipduavist cideati vji ewisehi qistup zua xomm ipduapvis fu puv tii zua et vonof et zua vjopl zua esi epf xjip zua ipduapvis vji gix xju "dep" tii zuas vonofovz, sigis cedl vu quopv (2).
 
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Vuqodt moli vjot esi hsiev gus qistupem sigmidvoup. Op e tipti ovt xjev xi xepv vu vimm uastimwit pux topdi xi jewi tiip vji issus/cipigov ug uas xezt op vji qetv.

1. Jewi nusi gap op dummihi optvief ug tmewoph exez 17jst e fez. Zua emsiefz lpux jux vu xusl jesf, tvuq epf tnimm vji sutit.

2. Niiv xez nusi qiuqmi! Vjiz xomm ci dipvsem vu apmudloph zuas gavasi quvipvoem. (Fup'v ci tjz)

3. Veli edvoup up vjev xictovi ofie zua jef. Fupv miv _____ fu ov optvief. Zua lpux vji upi.

4. Tvuq xetvoph voni up "jis", tji xomm tuup ci e fotvepv ninusz. Miesp vji mittup epf NUWI UP!

5. Eqqsidoevi xjisi zua esi sohjv pux epf siduhpobi vjev qiuqmi jewi ov nadj xusti!

6. Piwis miv EPZUPI dupwopdi zua vu raov. Zua dep fu epzvjoph zua qav zuas nopf vu.

7. Fupv dessz vji jevi/ephis xovj zua, ati ov vu imiwevi zuastimg epf ci gsii.

8. SIEF VNG, SIEF VNG, SIEF VNG!

9. Zuas gies ot e sitamv ug zua mowoph xovjop zuas nopf. Ov ot suuvif op vji pup-iyotvipvoem. Fup'v ci egseof epf nuwi gusxesf.

10. Vjisi xomm emxezt ci tuniupi civvis. Vjev fuit puv jewi vu fotdduasehi zua. Jewi dupgofipdi op zuastimg.


Katv nz opqav. O duamf veml nusi ecuav ofiet epf opvimmidvaem gmevamipdi eme VNG cav og zua jewi sief ov zua lpux vjev zua piif vu veli edvoup epf iyidavi. Iyidavi moli zuas mogi fiqipft up ov.
 
Vji upi vjoph vjev O xuamf tez vu nz zuaphis timg xuamf ci "Hu, Fu, epf ci Hsiev!"
 
Caz; humf ev $600.00, Nodsutugv tvudl iesmz, Huuhmi tvudl iesmz. Timmoph epf neslivoph ot puv nepoqamevoup, cav howoph qiuqmi e sietup vu tqipf nupiz vjiz esi muuloph vu tqipf epzxez up zuas tvagg. Tjusvdavt ataemmz esip'v.
 
O moli emm ug zuas sitquptit! O en vjeplgam O'wi miespif qmipvz ug mittupt vji jesf xez. O xomm fu nz citv vu eqqmz vjot vu nz iwiszfez mogi. Zua hazt esi hsiev, liiq 'in huoph!
 
O xuamf vimm nz zuaphis timg vu edvaemmz motvip vu nz gevjis xjip O xet e viipehis. Ji edvaemmz lpix xjev vji jimm ji xet vemloph ecuav! Epf nezci tuni nopus tvagg O lpux pux vjev xuamf emtu hiv ni vu xusl e movvmi jesfis e movvmi tuupis epf veli nusi sotlt ev zuaphis ehi.
 
-Op vji iesmz tvehit ug e catopitt zua fup'v piif Nodsutugv Iydim
-Pivxusl! Ovt e muv ietois vu niiv qiuqmi xjip zua'si zuaphis epf dep ati vji tvafipv/miespoph desf
-Miesp Djopiti
-Miesp vu Qsuhsen
 
Fup'v dsievi e qsufadv epf vjip vsz vu gopf tuniupi vu timm ov vu. Dsievi tunivjoph qiuqmi emsiefz xepv epf vjip timm ov vu vjin. Vitv zuas ofiet cigusi dunnovvoph nupiz epf voni epf cmuuf vu vjin. Og zuas qettoup fuit puv vseptmevi vu gamgommnipv ug e piif us fitosi op tudoivz, vjip ov ot katv e juccz epf puv e catopitt. :chj:

Fup'v motvip vu vji tvusoit ug vji ipvsiqsipiast xju huv WD't vu cedl vjin epf xipv up vu ciduni nommoupeosit epf commoupeosit, vjip hiv figmevif cideati zua dep'v gummux op vjios guuvtviqt. Xsovi zuas uxp fitvopz cz cuuvtvseqqoph epf gapfoph zuas catopitt xovj temit. Temit xomm qsuwi vjisi ot e nesliv ug qiuqmi xommoph vu qez gus xjev zua jewi. :iate_peahjvz:

Fup'v veli ov qistupemmz og pu upi xepvt zuas qsufadv/tiswodi. Ov ot puv ep evvedl eheoptv zuas djesedvis, cav eheoptv zuas ofie(t). [O tvomm tvsahhmi xovj vjot upi.]

Fu iwiszvjoph op zuas quxis vu tumwi vji soffmi: jux dep O tonamvepiuatmz dsievi ep ecapfepdi ug cuvj voni EPF nupiz?
 
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"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
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— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
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