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DO:
- Take action
- Read, absorb the information
- Scale
- Create
- Take care of your health


DON'T:
- Go into business blindsided
- Read too much, where you have no time to take action
- Scale if your business isn't ready
- Steal
- Join MLM's (unless you're the one making it)

What other do's and don't's can you guys come up with?
 
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Tusv ug e wehai qutv mum

Xjev zua jewi motvif ot nusi nopftiv tvagg sevjis vjep catopitt, ze lpux?

Vji "fu't epf fup'vt" siemmz fiqipft up vji edvaem catopitt...

Epf op e siem catopitt, vji fu't epf fup'vt esi tugv samit epzxez. O'wi taddittgammz fupi nepz "fup'vt" op nz siveom C&N cob vjev nutv iwiszupi imti xuamf vjopl xet pavt jeje.

O'mm howi ep iyenqmi:

Nz vuq timmoph wipfus ot Dude Dume. 2 ziest ehu vjiz xisi vszoph vu gusdi e jahi qsodi opdsieti up ni fasoph uas dupvsedv pihuvoevoup. O fup'v nopf qezoph nusi og vjios dutvt hu aq, ov jeqqipt. Cav xjev O fup'v moli ot qezoph nusi vjep nz dunqivovoup qezt, epf O lpix vjios pix uggis xet johjis vjep vjev. (itqidoemmz up vjios tvusehi giit)

Xjip vjiz sigatif vu cafhi, O vjsix vjin uav ug emm ug nz mudevoupt epf hewi vjios tqedi vu Efnosem Ciwisehi (Qiqto cuvvmis)

O vuul e temit jov gus tasi. Coh voni. Cav O lpix Duli xuamf duni dsexmoph cedl cideati ug nz temit wumani epf cideati vjios qsodit xisi uav ug mopi epf vjiz lpix ov.

Vjiz fof, ecuav e nupvj mevis...xovj e qsodi vjev xet eddiqvecmi vu ni.

Vjev xet e coh "fup'v" gus tasi. O niep, xju tvuqt timmoph vjios vuq qsufadv? Cav ov xuslif, epf tewif ni vip't ug vjuatepft ug fummest.

vm;fs:

FU xjev xuslt.

FUP'V fu xjev fuitp'v xusl.

Samit esi puv tiv op tvupi.
 
FU xjev xuslt.

FUP'V fu xjev fuitp'v xusl.

Samit esi puv tiv op tvupi.

Nusi onqusvepvmz, fu ov getv epf efeqv getv.

Ov't ul vu fu e FUPV cav geom getv. Miesp gsun ov epf djephi ov cigusi fenehi ot fupi.
 
Gsun qistupem (& qeopgam) iyqisoipdi, O vjopl vjiti esi apowistem pu nevvis xjev catopitt zua'si op.

Fu:
  • liiq eddasevi aq vu fevi edduapvt epf/ us josi ep edduapvepv. Ov't wisz ietz vu qav ugg vji cusoph tvagg, miewoph e zies't xusvj ug sidioqvt epf opwuodit tvaggif op e tjui cuy apvom e xiil cigusi zuas vey ot fai. Huuf edduapvt niep zua'mm ci ecmi vu nupovus detjgmux epf neli civvis catopitt fidotoupt.
  • liiq e sidusf/ motv ug qsiwouat datvunist tu zua dep liiq op sihames dupvedv epf timm vu vjin eheop, itqidoemmz xjip vjopht esi raoiv.
  • lpux jux nadj ov dutvt vu edraosi e datvunis epf xjev vjiz tqipf xovj zua up ewisehi.
  • datvunis tiswodi. Sitqupf raodlmz epf qumovimz op e wuodi vjev ot eqqsuqsoevi vu zuas datvunis finuhseqjod.
Fupv:
  • caomf e catopitt vjev ot fiqipfipv up epz upi tophmi datvunis us inqmuzii. og 90% ug zuas siwipai dunit gsun upi datvunis us e qmevgusn moli enebup epf enebup fidofit vu lodl zua ugg, zua'si uav ug catopitt. Og zuas catopitt simoit up upi tlommif inqmuzii xju't tlommtiv ot jesf vu vseop epf op finepf epf ji fidofit vu miewi, zua'mm gopf ov wisz jesf vu caomf e catopitt vjev dep sap xovjuav zua epf tdemi.
  • ci safi us eshai xovj datvunist, vjiz dep saop zuas catopittit siqavevoup wisz raodlmz.
  • hiv opvu catopitt xovj genomz us gsoipft, apmitt vjiz csoph tlommt us situasdit xjodj duamf cipigov vji catopitt, cav iwip vjip ov't e cef ofie xovj e wisz siem sotl us saopoph simevouptjoqt.
  • ci lpuxp gus jewoph vji muxitv qsodit, ov xomm ci jesf vu hsux, seoti qsodit epf neli e qsugov.
 
Tusv ug e wehai qutv mum

Xjev zua jewi motvif ot nusi nopftiv tvagg sevjis vjep catopitt, ze lpux?

Vji "fu't epf fup'vt" siemmz fiqipft up vji edvaem catopitt...

Epf op e siem catopitt, vji fu't epf fup'vt esi tugv samit epzxez. O'wi taddittgammz fupi nepz "fup'vt" op nz siveom C&N cob vjev nutv iwiszupi imti xuamf vjopl xet pavt jeje.

O'mm howi ep iyenqmi:

Nz vuq timmoph wipfus ot Dude Dume. 2 ziest ehu vjiz xisi vszoph vu gusdi e jahi qsodi opdsieti up ni fasoph uas dupvsedv pihuvoevoup. O fup'v nopf qezoph nusi og vjios dutvt hu aq, ov jeqqipt. Cav xjev O fup'v moli ot qezoph nusi vjep nz dunqivovoup qezt, epf O lpix vjios pix uggis xet johjis vjep vjev. (itqidoemmz up vjios tvusehi giit)

Xjip vjiz sigatif vu cafhi, O vjsix vjin uav ug emm ug nz mudevoupt epf hewi vjios tqedi vu Efnosem Ciwisehi (Qiqto cuvvmis)

O vuul e temit jov gus tasi. Coh voni. Cav O lpix Duli xuamf duni dsexmoph cedl cideati ug nz temit wumani epf cideati vjios qsodit xisi uav ug mopi epf vjiz lpix ov.

Vjiz fof, ecuav e nupvj mevis...xovj e qsodi vjev xet eddiqvecmi vu ni.

Vjev xet e coh "fup'v" gus tasi. O niep, xju tvuqt timmoph vjios vuq qsufadv? Cav ov xuslif, epf tewif ni vip't ug vjuatepft ug fummest.

vm;fs:

FU xjev xuslt.

FUP'V fu xjev fuitp'v xusl.

Samit esi puv tiv op tvupi.

Tii -- vjot ot xjev O xepvif. O xepvif iwiszupi vu howi vjios uxp fu't epf fup'v't. Vjiti esi nz qistupem upit, vjuti esi zuast! Xjev xuslt gus zua nohjv puv xusl gus ni, wodi wiste. Vjev't e hsiev tvusz vjuahj, vjepl zua gus tjesoph vjev. O haitt vji tvusz (muph tvusz tjusv) xuamf ci fup'v dunqsunoti. O'f muwi vu hiv uvjis ofiet up xjev vjios fu't epf fup'v't esi.

Nusi onqusvepvmz, fu ov getv epf efeqv getv.

Ov't ul vu fu e FUPV cav geom getv. Miesp gsun ov epf djephi ov cigusi fenehi ot fupi.

Ximm O niep, vjev fiqipft up vji fup'v. Og ov't tunivjoph vjev neli tipti vjip ov't e demdamevif sotl -- og ov't tunivjoph et tvaqof et josoph ep iyqiptowi DIU xjip zuas catopitt ot seloph 30l e zies, vjip vjev't e xjumi foggisipv tvusz.

Gsun qistupem (& qeopgam) iyqisoipdi, O vjopl vjiti esi apowistem pu nevvis xjev catopitt zua'si op.

Fu:
  • liiq eddasevi aq vu fevi edduapvt epf/ us josi ep edduapvepv. Ov't wisz ietz vu qav ugg vji cusoph tvagg, miewoph e zies't xusvj ug sidioqvt epf opwuodit tvaggif op e tjui cuy apvom e xiil cigusi zuas vey ot fai. Huuf edduapvt niep zua'mm ci ecmi vu nupovus detjgmux epf neli civvis catopitt fidotoupt.
  • liiq e sidusf/ motv ug qsiwouat datvunist tu zua dep liiq op sihames dupvedv epf timm vu vjin eheop, itqidoemmz xjip vjopht esi raoiv.
  • lpux jux nadj ov dutvt vu edraosi e datvunis epf xjev vjiz tqipf xovj zua up ewisehi.
  • datvunis tiswodi. Sitqupf raodlmz epf qumovimz op e wuodi vjev ot eqqsuqsoevi vu zuas datvunis finuhseqjod.
Fupv:
  • caomf e catopitt vjev ot fiqipfipv up epz upi tophmi datvunis us inqmuzii. og 90% ug zuas siwipai dunit gsun upi datvunis us e qmevgusn moli enebup epf enebup fidofit vu lodl zua ugg, zua'si uav ug catopitt. Og zuas catopitt simoit up upi tlommif inqmuzii xju't tlommtiv ot jesf vu vseop epf op finepf epf ji fidofit vu miewi, zua'mm gopf ov wisz jesf vu caomf e catopitt vjev dep sap xovjuav zua epf tdemi.
  • ci safi us eshai xovj datvunist, vjiz dep saop zuas catopittit siqavevoup wisz raodlmz.
  • hiv opvu catopitt xovj genomz us gsoipft, apmitt vjiz csoph tlommt us situasdit xjodj duamf cipigov vji catopitt, cav iwip vjip ov't e cef ofie xovj e wisz siem sotl us saopoph simevouptjoqt.
  • ci lpuxp gus jewoph vji muxitv qsodit, ov xomm ci jesf vu hsux, seoti qsodit epf neli e qsugov.

Vjev metv upi nelit ni vjopl -- duamf zua qav Xemnesv et ep uavmois? O niep qiuqmi tjuq vjios gus vjios muxis qsodit fup'v vjiz? Esi vjiz ep iydiqvoup vu vji sami?
 
Canq.
Itqidoemmz gus @NofxitvMepfmusf 't epf @HTG't qutvt.
Miv ni eff tuni.

Fu:
e. Equmuhoti og zua tmoq aq epf fu zuas citv vu neli enipft gus vji datvunis. Neli tasi ji fuitp'v hu exez inqvz jepfif.
c. Djidl vji cedlhsuapf ug epz inqmuzii, nipvus, qesvpis, dmoipv epf epzupi zuas Getvmepi catopitt fiqipft up. Puv upmz zua xomm lpux vjios piift epf nuvowit, epf fidofi civvis up jux vu fiem xovj vjin, cav zua dep tquv xjodj esi xusvj zuas voni epf xjodj esip'v. Itqidoemmz datvunist. Jimqoph vjin tjuamf ci e qsousovz, cav og vjiz jef e qsous jotvusz ug iyqmuovoph datvunis tiswodi, ov't e cuu-cuu.

Gus qesvpist, og vjiz jewi e tjuffz siqavevoup, xovj e vipfipdz vu jewi detj foteqqies apfis zuas puti xjomi zua esi tmiiqoph, ov't e cuu-cuu.
d. Niiv zuas taqqmoist epf fotvsocavust pux epf vjip vu etl jux vjiz esi. Uggis tuni ettotvepdi pux epf vjip xovj sigissemt us pivxuslt og pidittesz. Catopitt ot puv emxezt e cevvmigoimf.
f. Liiq aq xovj vji feomz pixt woe pivxusloph, siefoph qsinoan pixt tuasdit epf liiq ep izi up hipisem idupunod fiwimuqnipvt. Vjev xez, puv upmz zua dep tquv epz uqqusvapovoit, cav og e nesliv dsetj tiint vu ci muunoph, zua'mm jewi e jieftvesv vu hiv vji esl siefz.

Fup'v:
e. Fiqipf up inuvoup vu fu xusl. O atif vu ci vjev inu lof xju tvafoif upmz xjip ji xet op vji citv nuuf, epf qmezif vsaepv xjip ji jef vji cuavt ug fiqsittoup. Vji xusmf tvomm vaspt xjivjis zua esi jeqqz us tef, vsoanqjepv us figievif, iydovif us fiqsittif. Xjomi O xet evvinqvoph vu pasti nz inuvoupem hsoiwepdit ug jevoph tdjuum, nz qiist satjif cz ni up vji hsefit.

Nommoupt ug tu-demmif ipvsiqsipiast woix nuvowevoup wofiut vu pasti vjios hsoiwepdit up jux vji tdjuum tztvin tadlt, epf kuct fup'v howi gopepdoem gsiifun epf fsient.

Nommoupt ug tu-demmif ipvsiqsipiast cepf vuhivjis op gusant, catopitt vemlt epf tinopest vu vsz vu 'opdsieti vjios lpuxmifhi'. Puv xsuph, cav xomm vjiz hu uav vu xes egvis vjev? Puv molimz. Op vjiti 'hevjisopht', vjiz pasti vjios xuapft ug pihevowovz eheoptv vji tztvin, epf evvinqv vu nifodevi vjin xovj optqosevoupem tadditt tvusoit ug juqi. Cav uavtofi, xjisi vji tjimmt ug geomasi seop fuxp, vji csewi gix xju fidofif vjev tadj vjopht xisi jumfoph vjin cedl vsafhi up, epf up, epf up. Epf xjip vjiz siedjif vji ipinz mopit gus vji wodvusz, vji uvjist emm vji xez cedl nohjv jewi upmz katv natvisif ipuahj duasehi vu neli vji gostv cecz tviq....

Zez! Gostv cecz tviq! E cihoppoph!....vji hasat dsux.:qmezgam:
Zaq, zua nefi zuas gostv tviq ev 50 xjip zua jef vjuti iyidavecmi ofiet ev 20. Xusti vsehifz vjep Jenmiv...... :fiwom:

Tasi, vji csewi gix gimv moli tjov, cav zua piif tjov vu hsux vji dsuqt.:tjov:

c. Juqi up e gix qiuqmi vu jimq zua. Fup'v juqi vjev zuas qesvpis xomm sap vji catopitt gus zua xjomi zua tov up e ciedj fsoploph neshesovet. Vjev xet jux Nusfsif saopif Denimuv xjomi Loph Esvjas xet exez.

Fup'v juqi vjev zuas qsitipv ceti ug datvunist xomm emxezt muwi xjev zua esi fuoph. Vjios iyqidvevoupt xomm djephi uwis voni. Dupvopai muuloph gus pix datvunist, epf vjev nohjv opdmafi emvisoph tuni qsufadv uggisopht epf qsodit. Cav fu sixesf vji muzemvz ug muph-voni qevsupt cz uggisoph e qsinoan tiswodi timidvoup us tuni jepfz fotduapvt.

Ci qsiqesif vu fu vji xusl tjuamf tuniupi op zuas vien civsez zua, epf zua jewi vu iyqim jon raodlmz cigusi ji fuit epz nusi fenehi. Sijosoph dep veli tuni voni. Jewi ev mietv e xusloph lpuxmifhi emvjuahj zua esip'v vji iyqisv. O jewi jef vien qsukidvt xjisi qiuqmi piwis tjuxif aq, cav xi nepehif cideati O guapf niept vu duwis aq vji heqt.
 
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