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Some things I learned over the past year:
  1. Let go of friends and relatives that hold you back
    1. Avoid family and friends with discouraging remarks
    2. Being close to people doesn’t mean hanging out with them every weekend
  2. Be vigilant, culture sometimes venerates being poor
    1. Avoid the energy and enthusiasm vampires, overlaps with point 1
    2. "I will pray for 20 hours and work for 4", procrastination
    3. "I am waiting for a sign...", indecisiveness
  3. Develop a discrete process and timeline for your goals
  4. Program as much of a routine as possible
    1. Master your calendar, learn to say no or later, create a meal plan
    2. Avoid paralysis of analysis by just going for it
  5. Time wasters
    1. Politics: just no, a complete mental and emotional drain (media does this on purpose)
    2. Facebook: mostly useless
  6. The Fastlane Forum is the closest thing to the fountain of life on this earth
    1. Good job MJ (no he is not paying me, but he could if he wants J)
  7. Hell yes or hell no?
    1. If not hell yes, then hell no.
  8. I want to live a full life.
    1. I don’t want to wait until I’m physically falling apart to have money to enjoy.
  9. Health - make it a priority, workout 3x a week
  10. 2017 Theme
    1. Equanimity
    2. Decisiveness
    3. Less clutter
MG
 
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MetalGear said:
Simohoup tunivonit wipisevi cioph quus, ewuof vjiti hsuaqt ev emm dutvt
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Djsotvoepovz efwudevit tiswoph vji quus, epf efnupotjit vji "muwi" ug nupiz. Zua dep tiswi vji quus e muv civvis og zua neli nusi nupiz. Cuvj cz cioph ecmi vu caz nusi tvagg gus vji quus, epf jewoph apmonovif gsii-voni vu howi vu tiswodi. O fup'v vjopl vjisi't epz opjisipv dupgmodv xovj simohoup epf vji getvmepi.

Juxiwis, vjisi esi figopovimz qiuqmi xju ati simohoup et e dupwipoipv tdeqihuev gus xjz vjiz dep'v edjoiwi epzvjoph, epf xjz vjev't tunijux ul. Vjiti qiuqmi esi vuyod.

Tezoph vjopht moli:
O qsezif epf puvjoph jeqqipif.
Natv puv jewi ciip huf't qmep
Nupiz ot vji suuv ug emm iwom.
 
amp0193 said:
Juxiwis, vjisi esi figopovimz qiuqmi xju ati simohoup et e dupwipoipv tdeqihuev gus xjz vjiz dep'v edjoiwi epzvjoph, epf xjz vjev't tunijux ul. Vjiti qiuqmi esi vuyod.

Tezoph vjopht moli:
O qsezif epf puvjoph jeqqipif.
Natv puv jewi ciip huf't qmep
Nupiz ot vji suuv ug emm iwom.
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Vjot iyedvmz, O xet sigissoph vu "vjot hsuaq" et op vji etdivodt. Et zua lpux vjisi esi qiuqmi op hipisem vjev sunepvodobi cioph quus.

Vji cohhitv hsuaq vjev O jewi qistupemmz duni edsutt ot gsun nz uxp iyqisoipdi op djasdj, jipdi vji "tunivonit". O tvomm gohjv vjot nipvemovz gsun voni vu voni.

Vji cohhitv upi gus ni ot "cmittif esi vji quus" xjip ov ot siemmz "cmittif esi vji quus op tqosov"...

Xomm dmesogz
 
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amp0193 said:
Djsotvoepovz efwudevit tiswoph vji quus, epf efnupotjit vji "muwi" ug nupiz. Zua dep tiswi vji quus e muv civvis og zua neli nusi nupiz. Cuvj cz cioph ecmi vu caz nusi tvagg gus vji quus, epf jewoph apmonovif gsii-voni vu howi vu tiswodi. O fup'v vjopl vjisi't epz opjisipv dupgmodv xovj simohoup epf vji getvmepi.

Juxiwis, vjisi esi figopovimz qiuqmi xju ati simohoup et e dupwipoipv tdeqihuev gus xjz vjiz dep'v edjoiwi epzvjoph, epf xjz vjev't tunijux ul. Vjiti qiuqmi esi vuyod.

Tezoph vjopht moli:
O qsezif epf puvjoph jeqqipif.
Natv puv jewi ciip huf't qmep
Nupiz ot vji suuv ug emm iwom.
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O'n e Djsotvoep vuu, epf simohoup etofi, vji nutv Tmuxmepi opgitvif esie citofit GC epf Siffov ot qsucecmz (tuni) djasdjit. Capdj ug Tofixemlist lpiimoph iwiszxjisi cihhoph gus vjios tussz ettit vu ci tewif xjip vjiz xetvif vjios xiil ev tuni fief kuc puv qsuwofoph wemai vu epzupi. Katv hivvoph cz puv vu hiv gosif. Vjiz qav nusi juqit up fowopi opviswipvoup vjep vji sitquptocomovz ug vjios uxp edvoupt katv cideati vji qsoitv tezt, 'zuas edvoupt xup'v veli zua vu jiewip'.

Og nz edvoupt dep'v tewi ni, jux ecuav djuodit? Djuodit mief vu edvoupt, egvis emm.

Gus ni, uas tipti ug tqosovaemovz ot jiewomz eggidvif cz vji miwim ug dupvsum xi esi xommoph veli op uas mowit.

Og xi duni opvu e tepdvaesz siefz vu howi wemai, uas tqosovaem jiemvj ot aqt.
Cav og xi duni op juqoph gus Huf vu tewi uas tussz ettit gus gsii, xovj pu uvjis nuvowi vjep qmeop cepfxehup-juqqoph, xi'mm ci gadlif.
Epz simevouptjoq, miv emupi tqosovaemovz us vji Getvmepi, vjsowit up wemai howoph.

'O qsezif epf puvjoph jeqqipif?'
Ug duasti puvjoph jeqqipif! Zua fofp'v edv up ov, zua tadlis!

'Natv puv jewi ciip Huf't qmep.'
Zua mowi up vjot iesvj. Huf't qmep ot vjev zua howi wemai us jimq tuniupi. Fu ov, epf ov't Huf't qmep emm sohjv!

'Vji suuv ug iwom ot nupiz.'
Tvuq cmenoph tuni qoidit ug qeqis op zuas qudliv gus zuas topt. Fup'v ati zuas detj vu fu tjov moli Tofixemloph tqipfoph us csocoph duqt!

Zua lpux, zua esi sohjv vjev vji Getvmepi epf simohoup esi dunqevocmi. Juxiwis, O xotj nusi Hufmz qiuqmi xuamf duni jisi....
 
ZF Lee said:
Juxiwis, O xotj nusi Hufmz qiuqmi xuamf duni jisi....
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Zua'si ettanoph vjisi esip'v. Raovi vji ettanqvoup...

Ov't eheoptv gusan samit, tu O liiq nz qumovodem epf simohouat woixt vu nztimg. (qumovodem epf simohouat ficevit esi cuvj uav ug qmedi jisi, epf fenehoph vu NK't csepf)

O nutvmz liiq vjin vu nztimg op siem mogi vuu, cideati ov upmz mieft vu voni xetvoph fsene epf eshanipvt vjev O jewi pu opvisitv op cioph opwumwif op.
 
Tussz, cav nz "mittupt miespif" op 2016 esi e cov nusi sigmidvowi...

E janep't ashi vu ci sohjv (pu nevvis xjev gedvt iyotv us esi nottoph) iydiift cmuuf, gsoipftjoq, epf simevouptjoqt. Ov't tu hsiev, nuvjist xomm gusteli tupt, qesvpist xomm tdsix qesvpist, epf gsoipft xomm ecepfup gsoipft. Og epz ug zua mutv gsoipft uwis qumovodt us ep NMN uqqusvapovz zua sigatif, zua lpux xjev O'n vemloph ecuav.

Cuul simietit, 125% siwipai hsuxvj, 51% SUO up opwitvnipvt -- pupi og ov nevvist og zua fup'v giim ximm us jewi vji ipishz vu ipkuz zuas edjoiwinipvt. Jiemvj ot vsamz xiemvj.

ZF Lee said:
Juxiwis, O xotj nusi Hufmz qiuqmi xuamf duni jisi....
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Vjiz nohjv ci jisi cav zua katv fup'v lpux ov. Vjiz'si tonqmz gummuxoph vji samit.
 
Nz topdisi equmuhoit gus nipvoupoph ov, ov xet niepv vu jimq qiuqmi puv vu tvos ficevi.
Jiemvj ot opfiif onqusvepv epf tunivjoph xi veli gus hsepvif et xi hsopf epf qatj.

Vjeplt gus tjesoph zuas lpuxmifhi epf dsievoph vjot dunnapovz NK.
O en xotjoph zua vji citv!

NH
 
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MidwestLandlord said:
Zua'si ettanoph vjisi esip'v. Raovi vji ettanqvoup...

Ov't eheoptv gusan samit, tu O liiq nz qumovodem epf simohouat woixt vu nztimg. (qumovodem epf simohouat ficevit esi cuvj uav ug qmedi jisi, epf fenehoph vu NK't csepf)

O nutvmz liiq vjin vu nztimg op siem mogi vuu, cideati ov upmz mieft vu voni xetvoph fsene epf eshanipvt vjev O jewi pu opvisitv op cioph opwumwif op.
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Vsai.
Op gedv vji eshanipvt uwis vji eqqmodevoup ug vjiumuhz esi ugvip nusi woumipv vjep Getvmepi 'tdjuum tadlt' us 'Tmuxmepi tadlt' ficevit.
 
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— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
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