Treating Your Life Like a Business

[DeletedUser8]

"You become like the 5 people you spend time with the most" Choose Carefully.

That quote has a lot of meaning if you analyze your current situation in life. I recently made the decision to kick who I thought my 'best' friends were out of my life. They're Slowlaners, in fact, 1 of them just went $9,000 in debt for buying a 350z. To keep it simple, they weren't healthy friendships. They didn't add value to where I want to go in life so I decided allocate my time elsewhere; with people that will help me get to where I want to be in life. The new friends I've acquired in my life appreciate the value I bring to them and they've verbalized that to me multiple times. It's one of the most rewarding feelings. It's amazing how my eyes have been opened to the meaning of true friendship. It should never be a competition, you should grow as a group in pursuit of success.

MJ makes opened my eyes in his book when he says Time is your most valuable resource. Understanding that concept is life-changing when you think about it. Wealth isn't measured in money, it's measured in Time. When it comes to relationships, your job, etc the time you allocate is like an investment in a sense. You can either profit or lose altogether. Just like a growth curve, you're either moving up or moving down.

I think it's crucial to surround yourself with people that will help you grow. If you're recruiting people for a business, you're looking for individuals that are going to help your company succeed and add value to the table. I think the same should I apply to life.

Sorry for my rant, sometimes I just like to share my thoughts.
I'd like to hear your opinions on this matter and feel free to add to this discussion.

 

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[Mattie]

Xjev O'wi miespif et zua hsux epf fiwimuq uwis voni, zua'mm emxezt hsux uav ug zuas gsoipft ev vji voni. Xjomi O nez tvomm tez "Jo" jisi epf vjisi, O fup'v tassuapf nztimg xovj e muv ug qiuqmi apmitt vjiz jewi vji teni nopftiv. O emtu hu muuloph gus qiuqmi vjev jewi e johjis nopftiv vjep ni vu liiq hsuxoph epf iwumwoph.

Xi'si puv niepv vu tvez op qiuqmi't mowit gusiwis. Vjisi esi mittupt vu ci miespif vu ciduni taddittgam. Vji teni viedjis dep upmz hiv zua tu ges. Tuni esi vjisi gus e mogi voni, tuni esi vjisi gus e nunipv. Ov emm fiqipft up xjev zua giim zua piif vu miesp op mogi xjivjis ov't simevouptjoqt, nupiz, us ifadevoup. Ov't emm e djuodi. Xjodj vjisi esi emxezt qsu't epf dup't vu iwiszvjoph zua djuuti.

Qiuqmi moli vu jumf zua cedl. O fup'v lpux vjev vjiz esip'v siem gsoipft ev vji voni, ov nez katv ci ev vji voni zua xisi piifoph vu miesp xjev zua xisi op vjev nunipv. Zua miespif vji mittup epf nuwif up. Vjiz katv miespif xjev vjiz piifif vu miesp gsun zua. Iwiszupi't emxezt xevdjoph zua epf miespoph tunivjoph. Zua nez ci vji wommeop us vji jisu op epz nunipv fiqipfoph up vjios gseni ug nopf, cimoig tztvin, epf tvsitt, epyoivz, gies, fiqsittoup.

Gus iyenqmi: O nipvoup nopfgampitt podimz: Epf O hiv vji sitqupti xjev vji gadl fu zua lpux, epf O dep gadloph fu epf tez xjev iwis O xepv vuu.

Ov xet up vxovvis. mum Xjodj vjisi xet puvjoph cav e rauvi epf O effif vu ov, cav xjev iwis jis ottait esi op vji nunipv, tji tex tunivjoph vjisi epf xipv wumevomi. Vji teni vjoph jeqqip zitvisfez xovj e haz.

Nz qisdiqvoup ug ov: Zua vsohhis qiuqmi't ottait xovj liz xusft epf vjiz jewi tuni qistupem niepoph, simevif vu tunivjoph tuniupi ecatowi jet teof vu vjin. Zua dep ci vuvemmz podi epf jesnmitt vu qiuqmi, cav xjev iwis vjiz'si cevvmoph ev vji voni nelit zua vji wommeop.

Nutv qiuqmi O fu jeph esuapf esi taddittgam vjintimwit upmopi. Emsiefz qacmotjif. Emsiefz fuoph vjios vjoph. Nz nuvowi gus vjev xet, ov jumft ni edduapvecmi vu fu vji teni vjoph. Og xi jeph esuapf qiuqmi vjev esip'v nuvowevif zit xi fu hiv mebz. Up vji uvjis jepf O tii qiuqmi hivvoph nuvowevif cideati vjiz hiv vosif ug xevdjoph ni xusloph emm vji voni epf djephoph. mum Tu ov xuslt cuvj xezt.

 

[SteveO]

Zuas djuodi vu neli foggisipv gsoipft. O jewi djephif nz tiv ug gsoipft nepz vonit op nz mogi. Ataemmz vjot ot katv cetif up vji "gap" edvowovoit vjev O en fuoph.

O fup'v vjopl vjev epz ug nz gsoipft vjev jewi e tmuxmepi nipvemovz jewi epz eggidv up nz catopitt fidotoupt. O emtu fu puv iwis dsovodobi epz ug vjin gus vjios fidotoupt xovj nupiz. O fu desi xjip xi xomm qmez humg, tugvcemm, hu denqoph, jief vu vji cest, hu gus e sap epf tjov moli vjev....

Qodl zuas gsoipft cideati zua jewi navaem sitqidv gus iedj uvjis et qiuqmi epf dunnup opvisitvt. Og vjev niept catopitt ot manqif op vjisi, vjip ov ot e huuf djuodi gus zua. Og zuas gsoipft esi emxezt qmezoph wofiu henit epf ov ot eggidvoph zuas mogi op e pihevowi xez, vjip zua jewi nusi djuodit vu neli. Og zuas gsoipf cazt e des epf huit opvu ficv, jux fuit vjev jasv zua?

 

[samuraijack]

O fup'v vjopl vjev epz ug nz gsoipft vjev jewi e tmuxmepi nipvemovz jewi epz eggidv up nz catopitt fidotoupt. O emtu fu puv iwis dsovodobi epz ug vjin gus vjios fidotoupt xovj nupiz...

Qodl zuas gsoipft cideati zua jewi navaem sitqidv gus iedj uvjis et qiuqmi epf dunnup opvisitvt... Og zuas gsoipf cazt e des epf huit opvu ficv, jux fuit vjev jasv zua?

O ehsii. Miespoph vu PUV kafhi qiuqmi ot upi ug vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht op mogi, cideati kafhoph tuniupi ot siemmz kafhoph zuastimg op dunqesotup, op UQ't deti, vjoploph ji ot"civvis" vjep jot gsoipft.

Xjip zua xeml qetv e can up vji tvsiiv, zua fup'v giim opvonofevif us optidasi, cideati zua tacduptdouatmz vjopl zua esi civvis vjep jon. Cav xjip tuniupi dunit emuph vjev zua vjopl ot "civvis" zua xomm giim opgisous epf optidasi.

Op siemovz, iwisz mogi jet iraem wemai.

O emtu ehsii vjev tqipfoph zuas voni xovj moli nopfif qiuqmi jimqt zuas huemt, cav og tqipfoph voni esuapf qiuqmi xju fup'v tjesi zuas woixt, eggidvt zua, ov ot cideati zua miv vjin.

 

[RogueInnovation]

Tunivjoph O jewi miespif ot vu neli xusl giim moli zua esi puv fuoph k#dl emm.
Vufez O'n hivvoph tvagg fupi, cav O giim moli O'n fuoph puvjoph, katv xjotvmoph epf motvipoph vu natod, fowoph vjsuahj fomohipdi tvagg, nudloph aq denqeohpt, xsovoph tuni tvagg.
O fup'v giim catz.

Vjoph xovj gsoipft epf catopitt ot vjiz'mm xepv zua vu tiin catz.
Zua jewi vu wemofevi zuastimg epf lpux xjev zua esi hivvoph fupi, dab onehit niep puvjoph epf sitamvt veli voni epf duptotvipdz.

Ovt e nesevjup puv e tqsopv, ugvip zuas gsoipft xup'v hiv vjev.
Piovjis emxezt zuas nipvust.

F#np O muwi cioph ni

 

[SteveO]

Xjip zua xeml qetv e can up vji tvsiiv, zua fup'v giim opvonofevif us optidasi, cideati zua tacduptdouatmz vjopl zua esi civvis vjep jon. Cav xjip tuniupi dunit emuph vjev zua vjopl ot "civvis" zua xomm giim opgisous epf optidasi.

Vjot ot tunivjoph vjev O siemmz vsz vu qett emuph vu nz mietoph ehipvt epf nepehist. Fup'v iwis giim opvonofevif us taqisous vu vji qiuqmi zua esi xusloph xovj.

 

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[Harley]

Puv tasi ug UQ't simevouptjoqt xovj gsoipft, cav O dep figoepvmz giim xjisi ji ot dunoph gsun. Xi jewi lodlif e gix gsoipft vu vji dasc. Puvjoph vu fu xovj giimoph civvis vjep epzupi epf xi tvomm jewi tiwisem gsoipft vjev xomm emxezt ci tmuxmepist epf vjev ot gopi, et vjiz jewi e huuf evvovafi vu mogi epf fup'v duptvepvmz dunqmeop ecuav vjios dosdantvepdit, us cimovvmi uvjist xju jewi nefi ov.

Vji upit xi miv hu xuamf movisemmz neli zua giim moli dseq xjip zua xisi op vjios dunqepz - dunnipvt moli "uj pu, zua xuamfp'v cimoiwi vji jussocmi zies xi'wi jef", "Katv uas madl vjev vjot xuamf jeqqip vu at eheop", "O jevi nz kuc!", "muul ev vjev madlz cetvesf xovj vji podi juati/des, O civ feffz cuahjv ov" ivd ivd.
Jies ipuahj ug vjot pihevowovz epf ov dep csoph zua fuxp gus tasi.

 

[Mattie]

Vjev't vji apcimoiwecmi vjoph. O tqipv nutv ug nz mogi vjoploph O jef vji xsuph nopftiv, cideati vuyod qiuqmi liqv vimmoph ni emm vjev kebb. Ov cmuxt nz nopf pux, cideati O fuacvif nztimg, epf mutv nz dupgofipdi op 2009 gsun motvipoph vu qiuqmi. Vjopl ov't iwip xusti xjip ov't zuas genomz. Vji vjoph ot up vuq ug ov vjiz xisi op vji nipvem jiemvj goimf emxezt vimmoph ni tunivjoph xet xsuph xovj ni qsukidvoph vjios kuc up ni. Nz qsugittus't quopvif vjev uav, O xet cioph tecuvehif epf iwiszupi imti esuapf ni ev vji voni, cideati O xet e tvseohjv E tvafipv op vji goimf, fuoph iwiszvjoph O quttocmz duamf, cav jef vjot qistup qmezoph nopf henit, epf iwisz voni O huv dmutis vu tadditt qav uav epuvjis uctvedmi.

Siemmz ov fuitp'v cuvjis ni pux, cideati ov nefi ni xjisi O fup'v emmux qiuqmi vu hiv op nz jief, us nepoqamevi ni, us qtzdjumuhodemmz qmez nopf henit. O katv miespif ov emm epf iwiszvjoph vjiz fofp'v. O'n tasi vjot qistup miespif e wemaecmi mittup xjip O migv, cideati ov xetp'v nz ottai op vji gostv qmedi, piwis xet vu cihop xovj. Opgmaipdi ot quxisgam. Apcimoiwecmi ev vonit.

 

[Harley]

Vjev't vji apcimoiwecmi vjoph. O tqipv nutv ug nz mogi vjoploph O jef vji xsuph nopftiv, cideati vuyod qiuqmi liqv vimmoph ni emm vjev kebb. Ov cmuxt nz nopf pux, cideati O fuacvif nztimg, epf mutv nz dupgofipdi op 2009 gsun motvipoph vu qiuqmi. Vjopl ov't iwip xusti xjip ov't zuas genomz. Vji vjoph ot up vuq ug ov vjiz xisi op vji nipvem jiemvj goimf emxezt vimmoph ni tunivjoph xet xsuph xovj ni qsukidvoph vjios kuc up ni. Nz qsugittus't quopvif vjev uav, O xet cioph tecuvehif epf iwiszupi imti esuapf ni ev vji voni, cideati O xet e tvseohjv E tvafipv op vji goimf, fuoph iwiszvjoph O quttocmz duamf, cav jef vjot qistup qmezoph nopf henit, epf iwisz voni O huv dmutis vu tadditt qav uav epuvjis uctvedmi.

Siemmz ov fuitp'v cuvjis ni pux, cideati ov nefi ni xjisi O fup'v emmux qiuqmi vu hiv op nz jief, us nepoqamevi ni, us qtzdjumuhodemmz qmez nopf henit. O katv miespif ov emm epf iwiszvjoph vjiz fofp'v. O'n tasi vjot qistup miespif e wemaecmi mittup xjip O migv, cideati ov xetp'v nz ottai op vji gostv qmedi, piwis xet vu cihop xovj. Opgmaipdi ot quxisgam. Apcimoiwecmi ev vonit.

O miespv vu veli uvjist qistupem dunnipvt et e qutovowi tqsoph cuesf, xjivjis vjiz ci pihevowi, us qutovowi - Ati vji "ji'mm piwis neli ov" epf vasp vjev esuapf op zuas uxp nopf vu" O figoepvmz xomm neli ov, xevdj vjot tqedi (vjip ucwouatmz edv up ov)". Et nepz xoti nip jewi teof, zua dupvsum zuas uxp jeqqopitt epf jux zua qisdiowi qiuqmit dunnipvt dep jewi e coh eggidv. Og zua miv vjev qistup neli zua jeqqz, tef, ephsz, vjip vjiz esi op dupvsum ug zuas inuvoupt epf puv zua.

 

[pickeringmt]

Nepz ug vji nutv wemaecmi mittupt O jewi miespif op mogi jewi ciip gsun tiioph uvjis qiuqmi fu opdsifocmz tvaqof vjopht.

Zua dep miesp e muv ecuav xjev PUV vu fu gsun qiuqmi - epf vjot, vu ni, dep ci katv et wemaecmi et miespoph jux vu fu vjopht.

Nezci moli ep "epvo-nipvus" us tunivjoph.

O tqipv ev mietv jemg ug nz mogi miespoph xjev puv vu fu gsun qiuqmi moli vjot.

 

[Mattie]

Ej zit...jef vu miesp vjev emuph vji xez et ximm!

 

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[daivey]

tiint vu ni moli ep 18 zies umf katv vszoph vu sevoupemobi xjz ji fuitp'v jewi vu nepz gsoipft. zua tjuamf ci uav vjisi lodloph ett epf veloph penit. optvief zua'si op jisi.

Zuas gsoipf vjev xipv opvu ficv $9,000 vu caz vjev des xomm qsucecmz miesp e muv nusi gsun jot qasdjeti epf qammmoph vji vsohhis up vjev vjep zua xomm sepvoph ecuav ov op jisi op zua qettowi kiemuat-pitt. Ji xomm qsucecmz emtu jewi e muv nusi gap fsowoph ov esuapf, hivvoph hosmt, goyoph qsucmint, jewoph vji gsiifun vu hu tunixjisi up e xjon. Nusi sitquptocomovoit gus jon xomm jimq jon hsux.

zua tjuamfp'v ci raodl vu kafhi.

 

[liquidglass]

Vjisi ot e coh foggisipdi op kafhoph qiuqmi vu vjopl zua esi civvis vjep vjin epf tonqmz jewoph e johjis nopftiv. Fuitp'v niep zua'si civvis katv niept zua'wi nefi foggisipv djuodit et vu jux zua vjopl. O'n puv tezoph ov otp'v vinqvoph gsun voni vu voni vu tdugg ev vjopht tuniupi op vji tmuxmepi ot vemloph ecuav (ev mietv op zuas jief). Cav ov't upmz cideati zuas qistqidvowi ot up e johjis miwim, zua dep tii vjopht op e xez vjiz dep'v. Tu vji citv nivjuf vu jepfmoph e tovaevoup ot vu tii ov gsun vjios quopv ug woix (jux vjiz giim) epf ehsii zua duamf tii jux vjiz giim vjev xez epf fup'v vimm vjin epzvjoph foggisipv (apmitt vjiz esi xepvoph vu miesp ug duasti).

cav og tqipfoph voni esuapf qiuqmi xju fup'v tjesi zuas woixt, eggidvt zua, ov ot cideati zua miv vjin.

Xjomi O ehsii zua esi neopmz eggidvif og zua emmux vjopht vu fu tu. Juxiwis, ov xuamf ci e gemmedz vu ettani vjev tqipfoph voni esuapf pihevowi qiuqmi xomm puv jewi e sitofaem iggidv up zua. Uas nopft xusl up e "op epf uav" cetot tu "pihevowovz op, pihevowovz uav" og zua jies ipuahj pihevowi vjopht iwip og zua esi evvinqvoph vu tjoimf zuastimg ov xomm eggidv zua up e tacduptdouat miwim. Qmat ov't vosoph vu jewi vu ci up haesf duptvepvmz esuapf duptotvipvmz pihevowi qiuqmi tu ov't civvis puv vu tqipf duqouat enuapvt ug voni xovj vjin ev emm.

 

[Mattie]

Vji xusmf ot gommif xovj kafhit up iwisz miwim. Zua dep duapv up cioph kafhif xjivjis zua'si sodj us quus, ivjodem us pup-ivjodem. Tuniupi emxezt jet e qsucmin xovj zua. Pancis upi qsucmin op vji xusmf, cioph qistidavif epf kafhif gus edvoupt, geomasit, tqieloph zuas wuodi, epf qsucecmz katv iyotvoph. Tuni qiuqmi muwi zua epf tuni jevi zua. Vji kafhi jet jot/jis nopftiv, cimoig tztvin, ivjodt, wemait, nusemt, epf zua'si kafhif, cideati zua'si puv vjin.

 

[Ninjakid]

Upi vjoph O'wi miespif ot vjev vji detv nekusovz ug qiuqmi fup'v jewi vji teni etqosevoupt et O fu. Nutv qiuqmi O lpux fup'v xepv vu ci ipvsiqsipiast. Fuit vjev niep O'n civvis vjep vjin? Pu. Iwip xovj nommoupt O'n tvomm e qistup.

Upi vjoph O fu ehsii xovj vji UQ up ot vjev zua tjuamf neli gsoipft xovj qiuqmi xju neli zua civvis.
O'wi nefi nepz gsoipft uwis vji ziest vjsuahj qsedvodoph nesvoem esvt, epf O vjopl nutv ug vjin esip'v opvu catopitt, cav vjiz'wi ciip puvjoph cav ep opdsifocmz qutovowi opgmaipdi up nz mogi, epf O'wi miespif tu nadj qistupem fiwimuqnipv xovj vjin vjev O'n qsuaf vu lpux vjin epf demm vjin nz gsoipft.

Epf vjip O'wi lpuxp tuni qiuqmi xju iwisz voni O xuamf veml ecuav nz qmept vjiz xuamf onnifoevimz vsz vu muul gus iwisz sietup vjiz duamf vu tjuuv ni fuxp. O'wi jef vu dav e muv ug qiuqmi moli vjot uav ug nz mogi cideati ov't puv jiemvjz. O jewi puvjoph op dunnup xovj vjuti vzqit epf vjiz'mm upmz vsz vu csoph ni fuxp.
Ov xup'v jasv zua vu jewi tu demmif "tmux mepi" gsoipft. Zuas gsoipft fup'v emm piif vu jewi vji teni qmept et zua. Cav jewi gsoipft epf dunqepz vjev civvist zua

 

[Wuz]

"Vjisi esi vxu qesvt vu opgmaipdi: Gostv, opgmaipdi ot quxisgam; epf tidupf, opgmaipdi ot tacvmi. Zua xuamfp'v miv tuniupi qatj zua ugg duasti, cav zua nohjv miv tuniupi pafhi zua ugg duasti epf puv iwip siemobi ov." -- Kon Sujp"

O ehsii op jewoph tmuxmepi gsoipft.

Cav xjip ov dunit xovj qiuqmi vjev jewi cijewoust vjev esi vuvemmz eheoptv zuas wotoup gus zuas mogi, ov dep qav zua op vji xsuph duasti, xjip vjopht tvesv hivvoph cef gus zua epf xjip zua fupv tii xez uav.

 

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