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    Tin Foil Hat Time: Are Aliens Here?

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    I personally believe this alien "presence" is spiritual and deceptive in nature. I also believe there is a corporal nature to it, but these are less extraterrestrial and more demonic/extradimensional. Just to that point, extradimensional creatures (I believe these would be angels and demons)...
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    Need feedback on job negotiations

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    In my other, more depressing mindset thread, I recently pointed out that I'm being underpaid in my field and was feeling defeated. My boss noticed. He pulled me aside, and I went ahead and laid it out to him. He "agreed" that I should be making more money (???) and that he had totally been...
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    Feeling overwhelmed by the circumstances I'm in and feeling that any way out is not worth pursuing.

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    First, thank you for taking the real time it must have taken to compile this list here. I will be going through each of these over the next few days during my windows of opportunity. I do absolutely have self-doubt issues. Strangely, I have some things I'm absolutely confident in, however. I'm...
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    Feeling overwhelmed by the circumstances I'm in and feeling that any way out is not worth pursuing.

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    You're absolutely right. The non-compete is enforceable only where I am and there are chances to move out of town and try and make some money elsewhere. My town definitely is depressed currently. To move out of town right now would come at a great personal sacrifice and cost. (It pains me to...
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    Feeling overwhelmed by the circumstances I'm in and feeling that any way out is not worth pursuing.

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    Thank you for your post. I do want to say I at least started my business idea and was able to generate one opportunity with someone close to me personally. Looks like it's going to work out just fine, even though it's definitely far below what I need to charge eventually. I have been studying...
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    Feeling overwhelmed by the circumstances I'm in and feeling that any way out is not worth pursuing.

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    Thanks for your input. I'll start looking into options and try to pull the trigger on something this week or sooner.
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    Feeling overwhelmed by the circumstances I'm in and feeling that any way out is not worth pursuing.

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    I think you're likely right. I swing back and forth with depression, but it's kinda my baseline. Ill find that when I just kinda give up and let my life coast I can get happy again, but the minute I try to press against the walls around me I immediately start to get depressed. I know what it's...
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    Feeling overwhelmed by the circumstances I'm in and feeling that any way out is not worth pursuing.

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    My friend has run a few businesses in the past. Some service based. Nothing majorly successful. His arguments are basically along the lines of "you're not likely to find people around here willing to pay for that service." He's not the first self employed friend I have that's said that either...
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    Feeling overwhelmed by the circumstances I'm in and feeling that any way out is not worth pursuing.

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    The immediate answer is to ask for more money. The other answer is to change jobs. Unfortunately our area is low on competition so my options are limited. And when I investigate what other opportunities are out there I'd end up taking a pay cut just to start them. The trade change would be...
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    Feeling overwhelmed by the circumstances I'm in and feeling that any way out is not worth pursuing.

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    Without boring you with the details I make just enough in my job to keep my family (4 young kids and a wife) from starving but not enough that I'll ever have a retirement. Having read most of TMF to know that I'm not even qualifying as a slow-laner is depressing. Couple that with the fact I'm in...
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    Should I go into Web designing or copywriting?

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    That'll be impossible. That's part of the chipset and is motherboard related.
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    Does anyone REALLY wake up excited in the morning?

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    It's unfortunate how effective fear is at keeping us moving. We all wish we could be motivated by the reward. But it's rare that the prize is enough to compel us forward. It's usually the oncoming tide of imminent destruction on our heels lol
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    Should I go into Web designing or copywriting?

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    This calls back to the first sign of resistance problem you were talking about in your initial post. Going back and forth as soon as you hit a wall. Here's your first problem to solve! Need a PC that allows you to do programming. Now find out what you need to do to get into the bare minimum...
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    Should I go into Web designing or copywriting?

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    Solve problems...or more accurately, fail to solve a problem over and over and over and over again. Until one day you actually solve one. Reminds me of the ol' Edison example with him and the lightbulb. Trial and error and countless failure until finally he nailed it. The key? Persistence...
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    Does anyone REALLY wake up excited in the morning?

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    Exactly. Either do it young or pay for it when you're older and it's SO much harder to do it. Nothing is given to you. Nothing is easy. And for those that cannot relate to the above statement, you're the anomaly and blessed beyond measure.
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    What improved your life so much that you wish you did it sooner?

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    I had sworn off voting 2008. Decided it was all a sham and not worth my time. Also didn't like the idea that my vote was consenting to the inevitable fool who would further encroach on my liberty after promising they wouldn't. Was inclined to vote for the first time in a while this last election...
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    Quit Job - Local Business Journey Begins

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    This is pretty cool to watch. Thanks for the detailed breakdown. Really helps to see what you're going through. I can relate to quite a bit of this although I'm on the employee side of things currently. I think it's great how well you've done in selecting the field you're getting started in...
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    21 Year Old Musician

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    Congrats on gaining some traction! I know the setback is hard, but you've got the right approach to try and turn some things around.
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    How should I start my fastlane journey as a young person.

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    He's saying flip something! Find something for sale for less than it's worth in the general market, then find a buyer willing to pay full price, rinse and repeat!
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    Consummate Slow-Laner who doesn't really wanna be one anymore

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    How's it going all! I thought I'd take a stab at introducing myself here. My name is Philip. I'm 33, have a wife, 3 kids, and a 4th on the way. And I am a tried-and-true hard working emp-plo-yee. Probably one of the best employee's you could ask for in the service industry. I'm hard working...
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