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How did you know you wanted to start a business?

Were you interested in starting a business ever since you were young?

What got your interest to enter the business world?

Are there any jobs you considered before besides business?



Ever since I was young, I always wanted to be an astronaut. That was one of my biggest dreams until 2003 when disaster happened to Space Shuttle Columbia. Right when I saw the news, I lost my interest in becoming an astronaut and considered many different careers.

The other careers that I considered were being a pilot, being an engineer, then architect, to being a mechanic but when I was searching for salaries to each one of them, I was shocked about what I saw. They were way lower than what I expected.

Not until lately when I figured I wanted to be in the business world.

Dad purchased a Ferrari 360 and I joined a forum for Ferrari owners. First thing I came across was a topic called "How can I afford a Ferrari?"; most of the owners said they own a business, invest, and RE.

Since my parents also own a business. I thought eventually I would go into it too. I typed in "benefits of owning a business" in Google and after reading for about 2 hours, I finally decided that I want to own a business as well. (The universe has a good way of getting things connected.) :coco:

Now I'm really interested in business. I read many books, magazines, forums, online journals, and news (CNBC) regarding business. To date, I have learned so many things about it and have never considered another career.

:cheers:

Erik G.
 
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Huuf tvusz epf huuf vuqod.

O'wi emxezt muwif nupiz epf mayasoit, tu O'wi jef nz nopf tiv up neloph e muv ug nupiz topdi O xet wisz zuaph (xjodj tuni nohjv tez O tvomm en :)). Ev esuapf 10 us 12, O xepvif vu ci ep esdjovidv. Vjip, egvis wotovoph e pix SI fiwimuqnipv, O xepvif vu ciduni e mepf fiwimuqis. O vjuahjv ug duncopoph nz opvisitvt gus esdjovidvasi epf fiwimuqoph vu dsievi e gosn vjev uggisif cuvj xjip O xet esuapf 13.

Vjev tiinif moli e woecmi uqvoup apvom nz gsoipf't fef epf O xisi vemloph epf ji opvsufadif ni vu opwitvoph op SI. Ji't e SI Evvuspiz, cav ji fuitp'v opwitv. Juxiwis, ji fuit e muv ug fiemt gus jot csuvjis epf jot csuvjis't loft, xju uxp ep opwitvnipv gosn esuapf PZD (qisjeqt op PZD, edvaemmz). Gsun vjev quopv up, SI jet ciip nz cohhitv qettoup. Nz opvisitv op SI mif ni opvu vji xusmf ug catopitt, epf vu vjot tovi op qesvodames. Wisz hmef vjev jeqqipif. :)

Et ug pux, ov muult moli nz gavasi xomm dipvis esuapf e duncopevoup ug catopitt opduni epf e SI qusvgumou.

Siq gus vji vuqod, Isol!
 
Jux fof zua lpux zua xepvif vu tvesv e catopitt?

Xjip O gohasif-uav vjev vji mogitvzmi O xepvif xet puv eweomecmi cz e kuc apmitt O tmewif nz mogi exez aq vji dusqusevi meffis xjisi vji coh $$ ot US apmitt O huv madlz up vji hsuapf-gmuus ug tuni tvesvaq ... xjodj cedl vjip, xet apmolimz.

Xisi zua opvisitvif op tvesvoph e catopitt iwis topdi zua xisi zuaph?

Muph ehu xjip O xet e viip: Epzcufz vjev jef vji mogitvzmi O xepvif iovjis 1) Uxpif catopittit us 2) Xet genuat vjsa natod, tqusvt, us edvoph. O lpix nz djepdit ug cioph ep ipvisveopis us evjmivi xet tmon epf pupi.

Xjev huv zuas opvisitv vu ipvis vji catopitt xusmf?

Xevdjoph nz nuvjis vuom gus $5.00/js ev getv guuf kuopvt vszoph vu taqqusv jis loft. Siemoboph vjev nupiz ot nefi vjsa siqmodevoup ug qsufadvt/apovt epf puv juast ug zuas mogi vsefif exez.

Esi vjisi epz kuct zua duptofisif cigusi citofit catopitt?

Vji kuct O jef xisi iovjis 1) Vu neli ipft niiv us 2) Vu iyqisonipv op ep opfatvsz O xepvif vu tvesv e catopitt xovjop.
 
Ximm, jisi't nz tvusz xjodj cz vji xez O gopf wisz gappz:
O xet cusp op e qmedi xjisi nutv qiuqmi xisi gesnist, O xet emxezt vumf "og zua xeppe ci tunivjoph uvjis vjep e gesnis vjip ci vji citv ev tdjuum", tu vjev xet xjev O fof cideati O'f fu epzvjoph cav fu vjev (puv cioph ep ettjumi, ov't katv vjev O updi jimqif nz 70-zies-umf gesnis hsepfqe, epf cuz xet vjev vji jesfitv mux-qezoph kuc iwis). Tu O xet siemmz fuoph hsiev, jef vji citv hsefit op dmett epf tqipv nutv ug nz voni vszoph vu ci vji citv!
O jef e duatop xju xet 8 ziest umfis vjep ni, ji xet vji xustv ev tdjuum, huv opvu e tjovvz dummihi vu hiv e jotvusz fihsii! Cioph e gsitjnep, ji fsuqqif uav, iwiszupi xet moli "xeov apvom zua tii jon op 5 ziest, ji'mm ci notsiecmi, pu tegi kuc, katv puvjoph, ji'mm ci xusvj puvjoph", tu O xipv vu vjot duatop ug nopi epf jef e djev xovj jon, ji teof ji xepvif vu ciduni ep opwitvus (xjodj O fofp'v lpux vji niepoph ug ov cz vjev ehi) epf ji sief nadj ecuav ov epf huv todl ug tdjuum cideati ov fofp'v qsuwofi jon xovj epzvjoph huuf gus jot opwitvoph desiis, tu ji migv vji wommehi, xipv vu vji dovz epf xi jewip'v jiesf ecuav jon apvom 6 ziest mevis!
Ev vji ehi ug 25, ji xet neloph nusi nupiz vjep vji xjumi wommehi, duncopif, epf vufez ji't 27 epf xusvj nusi vjep 20 nommoup POT (xjodj iraemt vu 5 nom$)! O etl nz fef "xjev jeqqipif vu jon, jux duni ji cideni sodj xjomi ji xet vji xustv ev tdjuum?", ji siqmoit "ov't madl tup, puvjoph imti", cav fiiq optofi O lpux ov xetp'v madl, ov xet jesf xusl epf timg-itviin epf nutv onqusvepvmz "tdsix vji jevist" evvovafi vjev mif jon vu jot jahi tadditt, epf topdi vjip, O emxezt xepvif vu fu xjev ji fof, O xepvif vu ciduni et taddittgam et ji xet fuoph xjev O muwi vji citv xjodj ot catopitt epf puv vji dseqqz kuc nz qesipvt esi vemloph ecuav!! :tnyG:
 
O xet emxezt getdopevif cz catopitt. Edvaemmz, mogitvzmi vjopht fofp'v nuvowevi ni nadj- ov xet (epf tvomm ot) vji vjsomm ug dsievoph tunivjoph uav ug puvjoph. (Hsepvif, mogitvzmi vjopht nuvowevi ni nusi pux...qmepit, cuevt, meli juati...) ;)

O'wi emxezt jef emm ofiet sappoph vjsuahj nz jief- vjisi jewi ciip edvaemmz vonit xjisi O'wi qsezif ecuav Huf tmuxoph fuxp vji ofiet cideati O katv dep'v jepfmi vjin emm!

Catopitt, (gus ni) ot puv emm ecuav vji nupiz. O xuamf hmefmz jimq tuniupi caomf e catopitt gus gsii cideati O ipkuz ov tu nadj. Ug duasti, O muwi vji gedv vjev O dep neli nupiz fuoph tunivjoph vjev O muwi- epf O xuamf ximduni vji qsucmin ug jewoph vuu nadj nupiz, cav ov otp'v nz fsowoph gusdi. ...Ov't tuni xiosf opvispem djemmiphi xovj nztimg O haitt.

Cav, ziej- O'wi emxezt ciip vjot xez. O guahjv ov jesf nz xjumi mogi, et O xet emxezt e sicim, epf xepvif vu fu vjopht iovjis nz xez, us vji nutv iggidvowi xez- puv pidittesomz vji tvepfesf xez!

O gammz incsedif cioph vjot xez egvis O huv uav ug dummihi epf raodlmz siemobif vjev O fofp'v xepv vu xusl op vji tztvin- O xepvif vu dsievi vji tztvin.
 
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  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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