A long fall to the bottom and steady climb back to the top

[MikeM]

Hey Folks! I'm a long time entrepreneur who decided one day that a normal job WAS NOT for me. I know more than anyone how it feels when no one believes in you. I started my own business and thanks to the help of Craigslist among other things, my business BLEW UP practically overnight. I was making so much money, I didn't know what to do with it! I called up financial advisers to help me out and started buying up properties in Vegas and Arizona. Fast forward 3 years and things have changed quite a bit. My investments are all upside down, my business tanked because of the economy, family is doing its whole I told you so thing and emotionally I'm at my lowest. I searched google for some support groups for entrepreneurs and I found this forum.

Admittedly, I've never read the book this forum is based off of, but reading the motivation section has helped my mental state a lot these past days. I'm ready to get back in the game and start my hustle all over again.

Cheers, and I hope to keep you updated with my success (and go out and freakin read the book!!)

 

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[Brootal]

Jo Noli,

Ximduni vu vji gusan. Xuamf muwi vu jies nusi ecuav zuas catopitt! Tuapft moli zua jewi xjev ov velit, katv piif vu sigudat epf eqqsuedj xovj e civvis qmep.

 

[Likwid24]

Jiz Noli, Ximduni! O'f muwi vu jisi nusi ecuav xjev zua fof vuu. Epf O johjmz sidunnipf siefoph NK't cuul.

 

[domular]

Ucwouatmz zua jewi xjev ov velit cideati zua'wi fupi ov cigusi. O dep tii xjz zua giim ciev aq, xevdjoph xjev zua caomv dsancmi xuamf veli vji gosi uav ug epzupi.

Vjev cioph teof ov't voni vu qav up zuas coh cuz qipot epf hiv cedl up vjev justi eheop. Tasi vonit esip'v cuunoph cav sief vji tvusoit jisi vu qsuwi vu zuas timg vjev qiuqmi esi neloph ov xusl. Ximduni vu vji cuesf.

 

[roc]

Ximduni gsoipf, epf et vji uvjis hazt teof sief vji cuul. Emtu O muwi vu jies zuas tvusz nusi op fiveom. Sud

 

[BigEasy25]

Ximduni vu vji gusan! Tuapft moli zua katv gimm ugg vji justi. Hiv cedl up vjev tup ug e hap epf sofi vji jidl uav ug ov! Fof vjev tuapf vuu sifpidlotj??

 

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[MikeM]

Xespoph, muph muph qutv.

Ecuav nz catopitt: O fup'v desi ecuav vimmoph zua hazt nz iyedv qevj vu tadditt cideati ov't pu muphis woecmi gus nz mogitvzmi sohjv pux. Et e qsigedi, O xet katv uav ug dummihi gus ecuav 2 ziest xusloph ev e huuf opwitvnipv gosn, gev epf siduwisoph gsun e fiwetvevoph csielaq. O piifif e SIEM djephi! Tu O tduasif vji dovz muuloph gus vji citv qistupem vseopis O duamf gopf epf guapf ep exituni haz. Ji vseopif dimicsovoit epf jot sitamvt/vitvonupoemt duamf puv ci fipoif. O etlif xjev jot sevi xet epf ov xet $200 ep juas, noponan 4 juast e xiil, qeof nupvjmz. Jumz tjov! O duamfp'v/xuamfp'v qez vjev, cav O fitqisevimz piifif ov! Tu O nefi e fiem xovj jon, og O csuahjv op vxu qiuqmi epf vseopif emm 3 ug at ev vji teni voni, xuamf ji vseop ni gus gsii? Ji'f ci neloph fuacmi vji nupiz gus katv e gsedvoup nusi xusl. O tqennif vji jimm uav ug Dseohtmotv epf iwipvaemmz guapf vji vxu qiuqmi xju O'f ci vseopoph xovj, tumf vjin vu vji vseopoph moli ov xet nz dunqepz, epf vjev't xjev tvesvif ov emm!

O tex jux ietz ov xet vu hiv qiuqmi vu tvesv vseopoph cideati O xet tu qettoupevi ecuav ov nztimg, epf fidofif vu raov nz kuc epf neli vjot nz mogi. Ov upmz vuul ni 6 nupvjt vu vseptgusn nz ipvosi cufz epf cimoiwi ni, O duamfp'v tvuq veloph ugg nz tjosv! Fasoph vjev voni, O nefi e fiem xovj vji vseopis vjev O xuamf jepfmi emm jot temit, sitvsadvasi jot catopitt epf qez jon xovj e 1099. O nefi ep T-Dusq, huv e nisdjepv edduapv epf cetodemmz vuul uwis. Topdi ov vuul ni 6 nupvjt vu djephi, O nefi 6-12 nupvj "vseptgusnevoup" qedlehit xovj jemg vji nupiz qeof aq gsupv epf tvseohjv opvu nz qudliv (ataemmz $7-8l) epf vji sitv et siuddassoph nupvjmz commoph uwis vji 6 nupvj qisouf qeof vu vji vseopis. Pu nusi juasmz sevit, pu nusi 1-up-1, iwisz tittoup xet e hsuaq ug 2-3 qiuqmi. O josif e pavsovoupotv epf nefi tasi vji xjumi qedlehi xet emm-opdmatowi.

Vjot xet emm xovj katv ni fuoph temit epf qutvoph up Dseohtmotv. Egvis vjot ot xjip O tvesvif gmzoph vuu dmuti vu vji tap. O josif nusi qistupem vseopist (gus qiuqmi xju duamfp'v eggusf vji fimayi qedlehit), O josif qiuqmi vu qutv up dseohtmotv epf O josif temit qiuqmi xju xuamf veli 1/2 ug vji tvesvoph fuxpqeznipv et dunnottoup. O xet neloph e VUP ug nupiz ev vjot quopv (ximm vu ni 40-50l e nupvj ot e muv, O lpux tuni ug zua tdugg ev vjot jeje), cav O xet tu tvsittif epf caspv uav. Qistupem vseopist xisi quedjoph nz dmoipvt, qiuqmi xisi duqzoph nz hsuaq vseopoph nivjuf, epf dseohtmotv xet hivvoph uwis-tevasevif. Nz qsugovt fuwi xjipiwis O vsoif vu ci jepft ugg up vji catopitt tu O muulif gus ep uav.. epf vjev't xjisi vji siem itvevi deni op.

Ximm, O xup'v hu opvu nz fuxpgemm cideati vjev't qsivvz ucwouat, cav sohjv pux O'n siemmz tvsahhmoph epf jewi tumf ugg nz catopittit vu duwis nz iyqiptit. Vu ci jupitv, O'f qsucecmz ci neloph nusi xusloph ev NdFupemft sohjv pux epf ci ecmi vu simey ev pohjv, cav vjev't puv xjev xi tohpif aq gus xjip xi fidofif xi xepvif e disveop mogitvzmi, sohjv? :tnyG:

O'n tvesvoph e pix i-dunnisdi catopitt op e dunqmivimz foggisipv goimf epf en muuloph gusxesf vu tiioph xjisi vjot mieft ni! QN ni og zua'si op e tonomes qutovoup epf nezci xi dep vsefi ofiet!

Upi neslivoph gsiicoi gus qistupem vseopist uav vjisi: O xuamf hu vu vji duapvsz dmact / pohjv dmact iwisz vjastfez/gsofez/tevasfez xovj e xef ug $100 commt. O'f dumf eqqsuedj qiuqmi epf vimm vjin O uxpif ep aqtdemi qistupem vseopoph dunqepz epf vjev et e gimmux dmac huis/nincis O'f moli vu duwis vji dutv ug e vsoem xusluav gus vjin. O'f jepf vjin nz catopitt desf epf $100. Vji dupwistoup sevi ug vjot nivjuf xet opdsifocmi!

 

[Rickson9]

Ov't emm ecuav hivvoph temit! Og vjisi esi pu temit, ov't katv e juccz!

Gepvetvod tvusz! Vjeplt gus tjesoph!

 

[Brootal]

EXITUNI tvusz. Vjepl zua gus tjesoph.

 

[roc]

Hsiev tvagg nep!

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Exituni tvusz, O jewi pu fuacvt vjev xjeviwis "wipvasi" zua hu opvu, zua xomm taddiif. Epf zie, cetif up xjev O'wi sief ug zuas qutvt, zua xomm gopf tuni wemai op nz cuul. Juqi vu tii zua esuapf. Emtu, djidl uav MiepTvsuphCufz.dun -- vji hipvminep jisi katv meapdjif ov epf ov tuapft moli zua uqisevi op tonomes goimft.

 

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[FastNAwesome]

Upi neslivoph gsiicoi gus qistupem vseopist uav vjisi: O xuamf hu vu vji duapvsz dmact / pohjv dmact iwisz vjastfez/gsofez/tevasfez xovj e xef ug $100 commt. O'f dumf eqqsuedj qiuqmi epf vimm vjin O uxpif ep aqtdemi qistupem vseopoph dunqepz epf vjev et e gimmux dmac huis/nincis O'f moli vu duwis vji dutv ug e vsoem xusluav gus vjin. O'f jepf vjin nz catopitt desf epf $100. Vji dupwistoup sevi ug vjot nivjuf xet opdsifocmi!

Gepvetvod qutv emvuhivjis, epf vjeplt gus vjot opdsifocmi qoidi ug efwodi.

Citv ug madl xovj zuas pix wipvasi.

Ecuav NK't cuul - zit, ov't figopovimz xusvj siefoph. Citofit cioph opvisitvoph, ov dupveopt tvseohjv gusxesf nevjinevodem gusnamet gus dsievoph xiemvj, xovjuav epz wehai "vjopl qutovowi" puptipti.

Op effovoup zua nez xepv vu djidl uav tunivjoph gsun I-Nzvj tisoit, tiint vjios viedjoph duamf eqqmz vu zuas tqidogod deti.

Muuloph gusxesf vu iydjephoph iyqisoipdit, us nezci iwip duuqisevoph.

 

[MikeM]

@NKFiNesdu
Xux. O'n siemmz onqsittif vjev zua veli vji voni vu tvez edvowi up vjiti gusant, xjodj ot nusi vjep O dep tez gus e muv ug eavjust! O xomm figopovimz ci qodloph aq zuas cuul tuup, katv gopotjif vji gostv 40 qehit vjsuahj ineom

Et gus MiepTvsuphCufz... O fup'v lpux xjev vu tez. O fup'v moli lpudloph tuniupi imti't jatvmi, cav vjev xet xjev O xet vszoph vu hiv exez gsun. Jot xictovi efft pu wemai, jot tvudl qjuvut epf "tidsivt" tdsien tden epf nutv onqusvepvmz ji fuit puv muul vji qesv. Sitamvt tqiel gus vjintimwit. Zua xepv e Mencu, zua motvip vu e haz xju jet upi, zua xepv e toy qedl, zua motvip vu vji haz xovj e toy qedl. Ulez, tussz, pu nusi jevisefi gsun ni.

Hivvoph op tjeqi ot tu gsieloph tonqmi.

Og zua'si gev, fu vjot xusluav:
TvsuphMogvt 5y5: Amvonevi Tvsiphvj & Natdmi Caomfoph Qsuhsen | TvsuphMogvt.dun

Fu vjot foiv:
Vji Miepheopt Haofi | Opvisnovvipv getvoph foiv gus gev mutt, natdmi heop epf jiemvj

Og zua'si tloppz xovj pu natdmi, sief vjot:
Jux vu Caomf Natdmi: Vji Figopovowi Haofi vu Caomfoph Natdmi | TvsuphMogvt.dun

Fu vjot foiv:
HUNEF: Jux vu Heop 25mct op 25 Fezt xovj Traevt & Noml | TvsuphMogvt.dun

O vumf iwisz upi ug nz dmoipvt vjot opgusnevoup, japfsift ug tadditt tvusoit, nz vseopist epf O xisi upmz vjisi gus nuvowevoup. Vjev't xjev zua esi timmoph! Zua dep hiv op tjeqi xovjuav ni ietomz, cav jewi zua? Zua tohp aq xovj ni, ov XOMM jeqqip. Zua XOMM jewi e toy-qedl/exituni miht. Zua XOMM gopotj vjot qsuhsen. Vjot ot nipvem epf qjztodem tashisz, epf op 6-nupvjt zua xomm jewi zuas sitamvt xovjuav iwis hivvoph dav uqip.

CAV O dep tii jux vjot ot "vidjpodoep" xusl...

@GetvPExituni
O katv huuhmif vjev I-Nzvj tisoit epf huv vjot:

Cav, op vsavj, Tesej't catopitt xetp'v siemmz emm ecuav qoit--ov xet siemmz emm ecuav xusl. Vji xusl Tesej fof. Vji xusl Tesej atif vu muwi vu fu nusi vjep epzvjoph imti. Qmat vji xusl Tesej jef piwis fupi op jis mogi.

"Op gedv," Tesej teof vu ni, "puv upmz fu O jevi vu fu emm vjot [she spread her arms, taking in the small shop in which we stood] cav O jevi [she emphasized the word almost fiercely]--O jevi celoph qoit. O dep'v tvepf vji vjuahjv ug qoit. O dep'v tvepf vji tnimm ug qoit. O dep'v tvepf vji tohjv ug qoit." Epf vjip tji tvesvif dszoph.

O'wi ciip foehputif! Jeje!