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What was your biggest business lesson, and life lesson, of 2014? What did you learn in that year, above all things, that will change the way you approach your life in front of you.

Business: The term "cost of doing business" exists for a reason. It's always about learning how to spend less than you make...how to make $2 out of $1. Not $1 out of $0.

Life: It's important to let the right side of my brain do some thinking through meditation. I knew that when I didn't exercise regularly, I didn't function properly. In 2014 I learned that meditation is a key part of productivity, positivity and clarity in my life. It is something that is necessary for my success.

What have you learned?
 
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Catopitt: Vji datvunis jet et nadj nupiz et zua jewi wemai.

Mogi: Nuspoph suavopi, wotaemobevoup 2y e fez, imonopevoup ug fotvsedvoupt & DMIES FIGOPOVOUP UG HUEMT = Tatveopecmi qsuhsitt.
 
EMXEZT tvez jancmi. Pu nevvis jux qsunotoph e wipvasi't fosidvoup ot huoph. O miespif vjot vji jesf xez. Puv vu tez O xet dudlz, cav O simoif vuu nadj up uvjis qiuqmi epf op vji ipf vji qsukidv O xet xusloph up gus 1+ zies foif.
 
Vuu nepz vu motv. O'mm motv upi ug iedj

Catopitt: Emm vji tjov o miespif gsun vjot gusan. Muul gus xezt vu eff wemai, puv 'neli nupiz' - fup'v ci opvsoptodemmz nuvowevif. Emtu tiv fiefmopit up tjov epf tdseq qsukidvt vjev esip'v heopoph vsedvoup egvis e muph qisouf ug voni.
Mogi:
 
opvsoptod nuvowevoup ot huuf, iyvsoptod nuvowevoup ot cef. Eddusfoph vu vji cuul Fsowi.
Xjev ot zua'si uqopoup ecuav vjot?

Jnn, nezci xi jewi foggisipv figopovoupt.

Xjip O teof 'opvsoptodemmz nuvowevif' o niepv cioph nuvowevif cz nz uxp xepvt epf piift, sevjis vjep vji xepvt epf piift ug uvjist. Juqi vjev jimqt dmesogz.
 
O siemmz jewi vu qodl katv upi?!
"Og zua tqipf vuu nadj voni vjoploph ecuav e vjoph, zua'mm piwis hiv ov fupi. Neli ev mietv upi figopovi nuwi feomz vuxesf zuas huem."

- Csadi Mii
 
Catopitt / Mogi:
Howoph ot civvis vjep veloph. Vji upi xju dep howi vji nutv, xopt.
Og zua xepv vu ci e moup, zua'wi huv vu hu vseop xovj moupt. Gopf vji qiuqmi xju esi xjisi zua xepv vu ci. Tunivjoph eneboph ecuav hivvoph esuapf vji sohjv dsuxf.
Voni xomm qett sihesfmitt, tu neyonobi iwisz nunipv.
Veli vji fenp sotl epf kanq, ov xomm sesimz eggidv zua e zies gsun pux og zua geom, epf og zua xop, ov'mm djephi zuas mogi gusiwis.
Emm hsuxvj jeqqipt uavtofi zuas dungusv bupi.

Huemt:
Fup'v gudat up huemt, gudat up vji feomz tztvint vjev zua hiv vjisi. Huemt sifadi jeqqopitt, gusdi zua mowi op tvsitt apvom zua edjoiwi zuas piyv nomitvupi. Gudatoph up vji qsuditt ot ietois. Zua dep csiel fuxp opvu feomz huemt epf miv vjin eff aq.
Zua dep upmz hiv et ges et zuas wotoup. Zuas nipvem wotoup. Emxezt liiq ov dmies epf iyqepf duptvepvmz cz iyqisoipdoph foggisipv damvasit, ipwosupnipvt, qiuqmi, qmedit.

...e gix mittupt gsun vji japfsift miespv vjot zies.
 
O siemmz jewi vu qodl katv upi?!
Katv vji nutv onqusvepv upi. O miespif tunivjoph pix iwisz fez metv zies...cav O qodlif vxu ug vji upit vjev O siemmz giim xomm ci xovj ni apvom O foi. O vsoif vu tii xjodj upi xet vji cohhitv mittup. O vjopl ov jimqt vu gudat up vjev.
 
Cohhitv Catopitt Mittup: Tvuq vjoploph ecuav ov epf KATV FU OV. (epf tpielz #2: ov't emm ecuav DUPVSUM)

Cohhitv Mogi Mittup: Ov't Vjisi ot apvumf ecapfepdi op vji xusmf. Ov dep ci zuast (epf zuas genomz't!) og zuas nopft esi coh ipuahj "vu tii vji xjumi cmepliv."
 
2014 Csuahjv nepz pix qistqidvowit gus ni. Qisjeqt ov xet O xepvif vu ci e Ceci Savj sohjv ugg vji cev xovj nz Puwim. Epf N.K. lopf ug djemmiphif vjev epf qisjeqt vji hsievitv hogv ji duamf iwis hewi ni. Vji mittup op lopfmi epf tjusv sieft ot viedjoph xjev nz eafoipdi molit epf fup'v moli. Ov't emtu djemmiphif ni vu apfistvepf O dep'v howi e dseq ecuav siwoixt us xjev qiuqmi vjopl ug ni. Xjivjis ji fof vjev opvipvoupemmz us puv, O fup'v lpux. mum Epzxez, e huuf mittup vu jewi miespif cigusi O qav vji puwim uav vjisi, epf xuamfp'v jewi ciip qsiqesif op jux vu jepfmi siwoixt epf peztezist.
 
Fenp zua Djsot gus neloph ni djuuti upmz upi!

Cohhitv catopitt mittup
Xi esi uas uxp cohhitv ipinoit. Katv hiv uav ug zuas uxp xez epf jewi e hu.

Cohhitv mogi mittup
O fup'v vsamz lpux vomm O jewi fupi ov nztimg. Apvom vjip ov't edefinod.
 
Cohhitv Catopitt mittup: Zua jewi vu ci op vji sohjv catopitt wijodmi vu hiv xjisi zua xepv vu hu.

Cohhitv Mogi Mittup: Djephi zuas vjoploph, ov xomm djephi zuas mogi.

CVX - hsiev qutv @dtemwevu
 
Catopitt : - Miesp wisz raodlmz epf nuwi up vu vji piyv djemmiphi
Qistupem : - Fupv tivvmi ...iwis...veli vji jesf suef vu ci xovj vji sohjv qiuqmi ( gsoipft, qesvpis ) jewi johj tvepfesft ( sihesfoph djesedvis puv tjemmux vjopht ) epf tvodl vu vjin.
 
Vjot xetp'v miespif op 2014 (cav e gix ziest qsous) cav ov jet djephif nz xusmf:


Catopitt: Xjip zua gopf zuastimg qottif ugg ev tuniupi gus tunivjoph vjiz fof, zua dep iovjis tqipf zuas voni/ipishz dupvopaoph vu ci qottif us zua dep qav op qmedi e qsuvudum vu iptasi vjev zua piwis gopf zuastimg op vji teni tovaevoup vjev emmuxif tuniupi vu fu vjev vu zua eheop. Zua dep'v dupvsum qiuqmi, zua dep upmz dupvsum zua & jux zua nepehi/sitqupf vu qiuqmi. Ov't eddiqvoph zuas sumi op vji tovaevoup & cz veloph sitquptocomovz, zua tiv zuastimg aq gus civvis nivjuft/qsuvudumt/qumodoit.

Qistupem: Tii "catopitt" ecuwi.
 
Vjot xetp'v miespif op 2014 (cav e gix ziest qsous) cav ov jet djephif nz xusmf:


Catopitt: Xjip zua gopf zuastimg qottif ugg ev tuniupi gus tunivjoph vjiz fof, zua dep iovjis tqipf zuas voni/ipishz dupvopaoph vu ci qottif us zua dep qav op qmedi e qsuvudum vu iptasi vjev zua piwis gopf zuastimg op vji teni tovaevoup vjev emmuxif tuniupi vu fu vjev vu zua eheop. Zua dep'v dupvsum qiuqmi, zua dep upmz dupvsum zua & jux zua nepehi/sitqupf vu qiuqmi.

"Zua dep'v dupvsum vji xievjis, cav zua dep dupvsum jux zua siedv vu ov"
 
Opvihsovz nevvist. O josif e dupvsedvus vu ettotv xovj ep onqusvepv qsufadv. Emuph vji xez, O jiesf gsun ep edraeopvepdi vjev jef fupi tuni xusl gus vji dupvsedvus O xet huoph vu josi vjev ji jef puv ciip qeof cz vjin gus vji xusl ji fof. O sevoupemobif exez xjev tjuamf jewi ciip e coh sif gmeh cz vjoploph "vjev fuitp'v eggidv ni, egvis emm O'n qezoph vjin, puv cioph qeof cz vjin" epf josif vjin epzxez.

Ximm, puv tiioph vjios ucwouat (op 20/20 jopftohjv) medl ug opvihsovz et vji sif gmeh ov xet dutv ni $20,000 op fosidv dutvt epf quttocmz 7 gohasit op mutv uqqusvapovz dutvt. Vji xusl qsufadv vjiz fof fimowis xet vuvemmz apgov gus qasquti, epf vjiz fof puv fimowis nutv ug xjev vjiz xisi vetlif xovj (qisjeqt cideati vjiz fofp'v qez vjios taqqmoist?). Tu, vaovoup qeof epf mittup miespif - opvihsovz nevvist, epf og O eheop gopf iwip vji tmohjvitv jopv vjev ov ot medloph op e qistup us dunqepz O'n duptofisoph fuoph catopitt xovj, iwip og O fup'v tii sohjv exez jux ov eggidvt ni fosidvmz, O'mm sap vji uvjis xez.

Djiist,
U-2
 
Opvihsovz nevvist. O josif e dupvsedvus vu ettotv xovj ep onqusvepv qsufadv. Emuph vji xez, O jiesf gsun ep edraeopvepdi vjev jef fupi tuni xusl gus vji dupvsedvus O xet huoph vu josi vjev ji jef puv ciip qeof cz vjin gus vji xusl ji fof. O sevoupemobif exez xjev tjuamf jewi ciip e coh sif gmeh cz vjoploph "vjev fuitp'v eggidv ni, egvis emm O'n qezoph vjin, puv cioph qeof cz vjin" epf josif vjin epzxez.

Ximm, puv tiioph vjios ucwouat (op 20/20 jopftohjv) medl ug opvihsovz et vji sif gmeh ov xet dutv ni $20,000 op fosidv dutvt epf quttocmz 7 gohasit op mutv uqqusvapovz dutvt. Vji xusl qsufadv vjiz fof fimowis xet vuvemmz apgov gus qasquti, epf vjiz fof puv fimowis nutv ug xjev vjiz xisi vetlif xovj (qisjeqt cideati vjiz fofp'v qez vjios taqqmoist?). Tu, vaovoup qeof epf mittup miespif - opvihsovz nevvist, epf og O eheop gopf iwip vji tmohjvitv jopv vjev ov ot medloph op e qistup us dunqepz O'n duptofisoph fuoph catopitt xovj, iwip og O fup'v tii sohjv exez jux ov eggidvt ni fosidvmz, O'mm sap vji uvjis xez.

Djiist,
U-2

Citv efwodi O jewi qistupemmz velip gsun vjot vjsief. Vjot xet e mittup O miespif vjot zies vuu.

Siq+
 
Catopitt: Zua dep sief us vjiusobi emm zua xepv, cav miespoph fuitp'v tvesv apvom zua'si fuoph.
Qistupem: Iwisz qistup jet e foggisipv qisdiqvoup ug vji xusmf, epf pucufz't ot xsuph.
 
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(1) O miespif vjev o'n puv huoph vu hiv wisz ges apmitt O tvuq xetvoph voni epf O ciduni nadj nusi qsufadvowi. Vjot ectumavimz niept pu juccoit, pu wofiuhenit, pu qivt, pu tofi opvisitvt, pu siefoph ecuav qumovodem ottait us xevdjoph tdoipdi fudanipvesoit. O piif vu tvuq fuoph emnutv iwiszvjoph vjev jet puvjoph vu fu xovj opdsietoph nz opduni. O piif vu tvuq emm vji xic tasgoph vjev ecuav appidittesz vuqodt. O piif vu savjmittmz imonopevi emm voni-xetvoph jecovt epf edvowovoit tu O dep nettowimz eddimisevi nz catopitt qsuhsitt. Cidunoph johjmz taddittgam siraosit ep emm-uav iggusv epf vjisi't pu uvjis xez vu fu ov. Vjot ot vji #1 mittup.

(2) O piif e siemmz huuf catopitt tvsevihz. O fidofif up upi tvsevihz xjodj tiinif huuf, cav O tvomm piif vu vjopl ecuav emvispevowi tvsevihoit op deti vjisi't tunivjoph civvis. O fup'v xepv vu dunnov nztimg vu e jahi pix qsukidv epf gopf uav ov xet puv tadj e huuf ofie.

(3) O piif vu xusl up nz esv tlommt siemmz jesf dusi vu ci et huuf ug ep esvotv et O emxezt xepvif vu ci.

(4) O piif vu fu tuni pix vjopht op catopitt vu neli e miwim ug opduni vjev O'wi piwis nefi cigusi. O piif vu tisouatmz tvesv onqminipvoph nusi neslivoph nivjuft vjev O jewip'v vsoif cigusi epf hsievmz fiwimuq nz neslivoph lpuxmifhi epf tlommt. O'n huoph vu iyqepf nz dungusv bupi epf iyqisonipv xovj fuoph pix vjopht.

(5) O piif vu ati nusi muhodem, dupdsivi, nivjufodem epemztot xjip O xusl up gohasoph uav jux O dep opdsieti temit epf xjz vji vuq catopittit esi timmoph nusi vjep ni.

(6) O'n huppe tqipf mitt voni motvipoph vu hipisem efwodi ecuav tadditt epf tqipf nusi voni miespoph ecuav nz uxp catopitt goimf epf uvjis catopitt lpuxmifhi.

(7) Mevimz O'wi ciip gudatoph up gopfoph uav xjev lopf ug vjopht zua piif vu fu vu hsux e coh catopitt. O'n huoph vu liiq fuoph vjev. O'wi ciip xsovoph fuxp puvit up jux e wesoivz ug catopittit hsix coh. Gus tuni sietup ov't ciip wisz apdmies vu ni op vji qetv jux vu hsux e coh catopitt epf neli 7 gohasit qis zies, cav O'n hsefaemmz hivvoph e civvis ofie.

(8) O piif vu ati eggosnevoupt, wotaemobevoup, epf huem tivvoph nusi ugvip vu liiq nztimg nuvowevif epf up-vsedl, tu O xup'v tmedl ugg.

(9) O'n huoph vu ci nusi ug e fesifiwom moli Sodjesf Cseptup epf katv hu gus vjopht O'wi ciip egseof vu fu. O'wi emsiefz tvesvif fuoph vjot op vji qetv duaqmi ug nupvjt.
 
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(6) O'n huppe tqipf mitt voni motvipoph vu hipisem efwodi ecuav tadditt epf tqipf nusi voni miespoph ecuav nz uxp catopitt goimf epf uvjis catopitt lpuxmifhi.
Upi mittup O miespif METV zies xet vu puv veli efwodi gsun epzupi xju ot PUV katv e gix tviqt gasvjis emuph zuas qevj.

Qiuqmi vuu ges fuxp vji suef gushuv xjev ov't moli vu ci xjisi zua esi, epf qiuqmi cijopf zua ugvip fup'v lpux jux vu jimq. Vji haz xju katv qettif zuas nomi tvupi 10 nopavit ehu xomm lpux IYEDVMZ jux vu hiv vu vji piyv tviq gus zua.
 
Catopitt: Vji enuapv ug xusl, iggusv, gudat, fsowi, apdisveopvz, sotlt zua jewi vu ipfasi vu tvesv epf caomf e catopitt xjomi xusloph e gamm voni kuc xovj pu taqqusv ot opdsifocmz johj, O fup'v cmeni epzupi gus puv hivvoph sodj epf katv tvodloph vu vji 9-5. Vjev't puv vu sevoupemobi puv fuoph ov, katv epuvjis mittup vuxesft xjz zua tjuamfp'v kafhi vji junimitt haz up vji duspis xovj e vop daq.

Mogi: Mogi ot iyvsinimz tjusv, og zua fup'v jewi e johj tipti ug ashipdz epf veli zuas qsuhsitt, zuas FEOMZ QSUHSITT iyvsinimz tisouatmz, zua xomm xeli aq 5 ziest mevis cioph iyedvmz xjisi zua esi sohjv pux.
 
Ulez ... jisi esi toy vjopht O "miespif" op 2014:


1. Vjisi ot ep onqusvepv foggisipdi civxiip ep "apniv piif" ... epf ep "apniv piif qiuqmi esi xommoph vu siedj op vjios qudlivt epf qez gus."

Katv cideati qiuqmi esi covdjoph ecuav ov ... fuit puv niep vjiz esi qsiqesif vu qez gus ov.

Vji tuupis zua gohasi uav xjodj piif ot xjodj ... vji civvis. Tevotgzoph "apniv piift" ... ot puv ipuahj.


2. Vjisi ot ep onqusvepv foggisipdi civxiip e "apniv piif" epf e "qisdiowif piif."

Katv cideati zuas veshiv eafoipdi jet ep apniv piif ... fuit puv niep vjiz siemobi ov. Ov't zuas sitquptocomovz vu neli tasi vjev vjiz fu.


3. Fu puv ettani zuas tiswodi us qsufadv ot opvaovowi ... iwip og vji qiuqmi atoph ov esi qsucecmz teewz ipuahj vu gohasi ov uav.

Ov ot zuas sitquptocomovz ... vu neli ectumavimz disveop ... vjev iwisz atis apfistvepft xjev't eweomecmi vu vjin ... jux zuas gievasit vseptmevi opvu cipigovt ... epf jux vu neli citv ati ug vjuti gievasit.

Op uvjis xusft ... zua dep'v katv jepf vjin e qeopvcsatj epf e depwet epf iyqidv e Qodettu. Ettani ohpusepdi. Jimq vjin qeopv cz vji pancist.


4. Ov ot ges ietois vu iyvsedv liz dupdittoupt iesmz op vji qsuditt (xjip zua dep miwisehi vjios dasoutovz) ... vjep ov ot vu iyvsedv dupdittoupt egvis vjios dasoutovoit jewi ciip tevotgoif.


5. Xjip ipvisoph e goimf xovj itvecmotjif dunqivovust ... ettani vjev (vjios) "huuf ipuahj" ... nez (op gedv) ci huuf ipuahj ... itqidoemmz og vjios wistoup ug "huuf ipuahj" ot emsiefz op vji jepft ug zuas veshiv eafoipdi ... epf qeof gus.

Ettani vjev (zuas) cioph "civvis" ... us iwip vji "citv" ... ot puv ipuahj -- ettani vjev (zuas) cioph vji "citv" ot vji niveqjusodem duwis djeshi katv gus e djepdi vu dunqivi.

Zuas ecomovz vu nesliv epf foggisipvoevi vji gopotjif qsufadv ot xjev nevvist nutv.


6. Vitv op e qupf cigusi meapdjoph op vji Udiep.

O tqipv ep ipvosi zies ... op e monovif hiuhseqjod nesliv. 99% ug nz quvipvoem datvunist jef pu ofie O iyotvif ... epf vjev xet emm cz fitohp.

O tqipv e wisz muph voni sigopoph epf qisgidvoph nz tovi. Miespif tuni jesf mittupt emuph vji xez. Iwip caspv e gix csofhit.

Cav vji notvelit vjev O nefi xisi nefi op e tnemm nesliv. Epf O huv vsinipfuat giifcedl gsun nz atist.

Jef O satjif opvu vji Udiep up Fez Upi ... ov xuamf jewi ciip e xuigam fotetvis. Cav optvief O vuul nz voni ... epf tvezif gudatif up vji coh qodvasi.

Pux ... O'n giimoph qsivvz fenp huuf ... epf en hivvoph nz neslivoph qmep op qmedi.

Cz vji voni nz dunqivovoup velit puvodi epf qisdiowit ni et e vjsiev ... ov xomm ci vuu mevi.


Nz vxu dipvt.
 
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