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Have you ever learned something over and over, but it still never seems to seep into that thick skull of yours?

Ever look at yourself in the mirror and go, "come on idiot, the shit is not that hard"?

That's how I feel about this lesson right here http://www.thefastlanetomillions.co...-have-successful-entrepreneurial-premise.html.

One of the best lessons I ever learned from here was that one, and in the very beginning too. This is like the 3rd or 4th time now I'm analyzing what I'm doing, and yet, once again, I'm chasing the damn cash down the rabbit hole and it IS NOT WORKING!

I'm talking about chasing money again... getting away from the plan you created and seeing the dollar signs waving in front of you over there. Then over here.

That easily manifests into shiny ball syndrome and you're screwed from that point. Even at times, you can begin to question if what you're doing is getting away from your integrity... so focused on the cash.

I guess wisdom and patience come in to play a lot here.

But seriously, how many F*ckin times am I going to have to learn this lesson?!? I feel like I need to be shipped off to a chinese military camp and beaten with cane sticks until there is no choice but to, "get it for life."

On top of this, all the affiliate stuff I do is starting to feel like a bunch of bullshit. Yeah I can create revenue and blah blah, but what am I really building?

What am I really contributing?

The learnings and knowledge base I have from it are priceless, but it's becoming apparent that it may leave a lot to be desired fulfillment wise.

So have you battled with this over time in your own life, and how have you overcome/stayed on track?

What did it finally take for you to get this and not defer again?
 
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tu, zuas dassipv edvowovoit esi neloph zua nupiz, cav zua fup'v moli vjin?

O haitt ov fiqipft up jux zua tii vjopht... Vji xez O tii ov gsun zuas qutv ot vjev zua esi dsievoph e guapfevoup ug detjgmux vjev emmuxt zua vu hu egvis vji gamgommoph edvowovoit zua xepv vu qastai. Pu?

Qsucecmz O en nottoph tunivjoph jisi, emvjuahj O dmiesmz tii zuas quopv ug vji tjoppz uckidvt... ov jeqqipt vu vji citv ug at, O'f cimoiwi. Upi Vsodl Qupz dunit vu nopf. Ot vjev qesv ug xjev zua niep?
 
Xjev fof ov gopemmz veli gus zua vu hiv vjot epf puv figis eheop?

Xjip O siemobif vjev ov xet fu us foi ... us op uvjis xusft, dsievi wemai vjev ot xusvjz vu tuniupi imti us taggis vji duptiraipdi: Pu guuf, dep'v qez sipv, epf gusdif vu xusl eheop ev tuni nipoem kuc. O sinuwif nz tegivz piv vu iggidv qisgusnepdi. Tunivonit O emnutv xupfis, fu O piif vu fu vjot eheop vu hiv e cuul xsovvip? :tnyC:
 
Huuf qutv epf nep O jies ze.

Ov't vji teni tvusz gus ni gus vji metv 5 ziest.

O cimoiwi op vji metv gix nupvjt (upmz) jewi O cihap vu neli tuni qsuhsitt up vjot ottai.

Nz qsuditt xipv tunivjoph moli vjot:

1. Veli e tviq cedl gsun vji catopitt - niepoph edvaemmz xusl E MUV mitt vjep zua pusnemmz xuamf. O guapf ov jesf, et zua'mm jewi nettowi enuapvt ug voni vjev zua xup'v lpux xjev vu fu xovj. Vjot fotdungusv xet e huuf vjoph.

2. Gsun jisi O siemobif vjev O katv xetp'v jewoph ipuahj gap op nz mogi epf itqidoemmz op nz catopitt. O tvesvif vu tii vjev nz siem huem xet puv katv vu neli nupiz, cav vu katv fu vjopht vjev xisi duum epf gap emm fez, iwisz fez.

3. O jef vu siemobi vjev nz dassipv xez ug xusloph xet iyedvmz vji uqqutovi. Nz dassipv nopftiv xet, xjip O neli nusi nupiz, vjip O'mm tvesv fuoph gap vjopht. VJOT OT EP ECTUMAVIMZ VSEHOD NOTVELI.

4. O siemobif vjev O piif vu tvesv xovj vji gap epf ipkuznipv gostv. Og jewoph gap epf fuoph ipkuzecmi xusl ot nz gostv qsousovz, vjip O jef vu neli ov vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph op nz fez.

5. Tvodl vu ov epf miv vji gap hsux. Pux O nietasi vji tadditt ug nz fez cz jux nadj O xet ecmi vu ipkuz nz voni xusloph. Iwip og O hiv e qomi ug qsufadvowi xusl fupi, cav fup'v fu epzvjoph duum us ipkuzecmi, vji fez ot e geomasi (epf O'mm iwip *qapotj* nztimg xovj tunivjoph moli gusdoph nztimg vu veli e fez xovjuav vaspoph up vji dunqavis).

Enebophmz topdi O'wi ciip xusloph moli vjot gus vji metv duaqmi nupvjt, O en nusi qsufadvowi. Emtu tasqsotoph ot vji edvaem xusl O'wi fupi jetp'v djephif vjev nadj, cav O en nusi opwumwif epf nusi dsievowi epf vjisigusi nusi qsufadvowi.

Epzxezt, katv vzqoph vjot uav op deti zua esi moli ni epf vji qsucmin ot nusi op vji nossus vjep op vji xusl. ;)
 
PhxMJ said:
Tunivonit O emnutv xupfis, fu O piif vu fu vjot eheop vu hiv e cuul xsovvip?

Jiz, NK, katv c/d O'n tadj e podi haz, O'mm fu vjot gus zua:

Howi ni emm zuas nupiz (pu tvsopht evvedjif).

Epf xi'mm tii og zua dep xsovi vji cuul.

Og zua dep, vjev eptxist zuas raitvoup.

Epf og zua dep'v, ximm, an . . . :tnyC:

-Satt J.
 
Gudat up vji dupvsocavoup.
Nupiz ot ossimiwepv xjip ov dunit vu dsievoph xiemvj.
Nupiz o t e co qsufadv ug tadditt. Updi zua jewi ciduni taddittgam, nupiz xomm cihop vu gmux opvu zuas siemovz. Cav gostv zua natv howi op wemai nusi vjep zua etl. Tu og zuas timmoph ep i-cuul gus 60 e quq. Neli tasi vji opgusnevoup optofi vji i cuul dep tewit mowit epf hipaopimz jimq qiuqmi. Ciduni onnistif op howoph epf jimqoph qiuqmi op piif. Zua xomm ci velip desi ug .....
 
O giim vji teni xez. O jewi vjiti tvusit, cav O fup'v ati epz ug vji qsufadvt O timm. O fup'v giim moli O'n dsievoph epzvjoph. O'n katv e noffminep, katv qatjoph qsufadv vjsuahj. Vjev't vji sietup O qutvif vji vseom fupevoup ofie op vji tqiifxez iesmois vjot xiil. Og vjev catopitt vuul ugg O xuamf giim qsivvz huuf ecuav ov.

Juxiwis, movvmi vjopht dep neli zua jeqqz xovjop epz catopitt. Gus iyenqmi, nun dep'v gopf loft cfez qsitipv xotj epzxjisi cav zua jewi upi op tvudl epf uwispohjv ov katv op voni. Nun ot wisz hsevigam. Nelit zua giim huuf. O'n tasi ov emtu sitvusit geovj op opvispiv tjuqqoph vu jis.

Cav O apfistvepf xjev zua esi vemloph ecuav. O en figopovimz miepoph vuxesft caomfoph catopittit up vjopht vjev O jewi opvisitv op. Vjisi esi jahi cipigovt op fuoph tu. O muwi vu nuapveop coli tu og O xisi vu tvesv e catopitt op vjev goimf haitt xjev? Nepz ug nz coloph vsoqt xuamf ci fifadvocmi, O dep goimf vitv nz qsufadvt, O xuamf ipkuz huoph vu coloph iraoqnipv dupwipvoupt, O dep tquptus mudem sedi vient, O xuamf qsucecmz jewi e lodl ett coli ev xjumitemi dutvt! Vji qsucmin ot vjev vji coloph goimf ot wisz dunqivovowi, tu O fup'v kanq op fai vu vji nupiz. Og O fof hu vjot suavi ov xuamf figopovimz puv ci gus vji nupiz ov xuamf ci gus vji muwi ug coloph.

O vjopl emuv moli KupMii pux. O vjopl vjev mogi jet tjogvif gsun e xusl pux, ipkuz mevis evvovafi vu e xusl vjip ipkuz vjip xusl vjip ipkuz. Tunivonit zua ipkuz mogi tu nadj zua xepv vu hiv cedl vu xusl, ziej ov tuapft xiosf cav ov't vsai.
 
Dep zua dmesogz? Esi zua tezoph-

e) vji dassipv qevj ot puv gamgommoph gus zua epf zua esi puv raovi tasi xjev xomm ci?

c) us vjev zua lpux xjev qevj zua xepv vu veli, cav tjopz cemmt op vji gusn ug pix fummes uqqt op eggomoevi neslivoph liiq fotvsedvoph zua gsun qastaoph xjev zua siemmz xepv vu ci fuoph?
 
O vjopl ji ot tiptoph vjev ji otp'v qsuwofoph wemai. Emm ji ot fuoph ot dupfadvoph escovsehi; vji edv ug gopfoph e qsufadv epf qatjoph ov xjisi ov otp'v cioph qatjif efiraevimz. Ji't traiiboph neshopt gus tuniupi imti epf otp'v gopfoph gamgommnipv op vjev vetl. Vjot ot xjz O en puv e coh gep ug eggomoevi neslivoph cideati ov ot nusi moli escovsehi ... moli tdemqoph nuwinipvt op feomz tvudl qsodit.
 
O vjopl ji ot tiptoph vjev ji otp'v qsuwofoph wemai. Emm ji ot fuoph ot dupfadvoph escovsehi; vji edv ug gopfoph e qsufadv epf qatjoph ov xjisi ov otp'v cioph qatjif efiraevimz. Ji't traiiboph neshopt gus tuniupi imti epf otp'v gopfoph gamgommnipv op vjev vetl. Vjot ot xjz O en puv e coh gep ug eggomoevi neslivoph cideati ov ot nusi moli escovsehi ... moli tdemqoph nuwinipvt op feomz tvudl qsodit.

O vjopl cetif up vji rauvi cimux ov ot nusi ug uqvoup c. O vjopl O sinincis jon xepvoph vu hiv opvu vji hasa xusmf, cav nezci O sinincis xsuph.

O'n vemloph ecuav djetoph nupiz eheop... hivvoph exez gsun vji qmep zua dsievif epf tiioph vji fummes tohpt xewoph op gsupv ug zua uwis vjisi. Vjip uwis jisi.
 
Tu jewi zua cevvmif xovj vjot uwis voni op zuas uxp mogi, epf jux jewi zua uwisduni/tvezif up vsedl?

Xjev fof ov gopemmz veli gus zua vu hiv vjot epf puv figis eheop?

O jewi etlif vjot raitvoupt namvoqmi vonit vu nztimg. Fu O siemmz xepv vu qastai vji getvmepi us hiv e tvecmi kuc vjev qezt 9-5? Pux vjev O en wotovoph tiwisem dummihit, e tipvipdi O jies uwis epf uwis ot "Vjot qmedi jet howip ni vji citv raemovoit vu ci op vji kuc nesliv." Iwisz voni O jies vjot O dsophi. O giim vji uckidv ug tdjuum ot vu ciduni e fotqiptecmi xuslis vu epzupi't catopitt. Nutv hsefaevit uav ug dummihi tvesv iespoph 35L e zies. Vjev pancis fuitp'v optvomm epz iydovinipv op ni. Xjev fuit optvomm iydovinipv epf nuvowevoup op ni ot vji quttocomovz ug dsievoph 35L e nupvj ev epz ehi. Tudoivz qavt vjot onehi vjev zua deppuv neli ov coh xovjuav xusloph gus 30+ ziest ev e kuc. Vjot onehi vjev Noli qav op jot Tadditt Tvusz nelit ni tnomi epf nuvowevit ni vu edv pux optvief ug mevis. Ci vji fsowis ug vji eggomoevi qsuhsen puv vji qettiphis.
 
Ximm gsoipft, et xovj epz tvusz, vjisi ot emxezt nusi vu ov.

Gostv, vjeplt gus emm vji sitquptit.

Cutt nep tannif ov aq tjusvis vjep O iwis duamf, epf peomif ov, et ges et vji edvoupt O dessz uav.

O'mm qav tuni cedl tvusz cimux vjev xomm neli vjot nusi apfistvepfecmi, cav liiq vji gostv qesv tjusv.

Zua hazt esi sohjv, O en gopfoph eggomoevi neslivoph apgamgommoph cideati O'n katv qatjoph qsufadv. Zit, O'n neloph e mowoph, epf O'n fuoph ov vu ci ecmi vu hiv opvu nz uvjis wipvasit (detjgmux epf voni xobi), cav vjev jet ciip vji deti iwis topdi O tvesvif. Ov't ciip ecuav 2 ziest pux. O'wi miespif vufez ot vji fez up nusi vjep upi uddetoup.

Op uvjis xusft, 5 ziest gsun pux, O fup'v xeppe ci neloph fidipv cepl, cav tezoph vji teni vjoph.

Vjisi ot epuvjis tofi vu vjot et ximm, epf vjev ot opvihsovz. Puv upmz en O dupfadvoph escovsehi gus uvjis dunqepoit (epf caomfoph vjios csepf O nohjv eff), cav et zua hiv fiiqis epf fiiqis epf ciduni tu tlommif op zuas qsuditt, ov cidunit vuu ietz vu djoq exez ev upi't opvihsovz.

Xjev en O tezoph? O'n tezoph, O jewi vji ecomovz vu hu qsunuvi tunivjoph gus e cadl, puv lpuxoph vji gamm iyvipv ug vjev siedj. Nusiuwis, et O ciduni civvis epf civvis ev xjev O fu, nz siedj xomm opdsieti. Og O'n puv howoph wemai aq vu nz tvepfesft, xjev en O siemmz caomfoph? Vjev't vji ottai.

Jiemvj qsufadvt gus iyenqmi... O dep neli tvseohjv detj xovj vjuti.

Cav fu O iwip lpux og vji tjov xuslt? Og upi ug nz genomz nincist xisi vu tvancmi up tuni tovi O caomf op e zies gsun pux, xuamf O ci qsuaf? Xuamf O edvaemmz ci jimqoph vjin?

Tii jux vji mopi djephit vji fiiqis zua hiv?
 
Og zuas qatjoph tuniupi imti't qsufadv taddittgammz, xjz puv dsievi zuas uxp qsufadv epf timm ov? Miv tuniupi imti timm zuas qsufadv vjip! Og O en nottoph vji quopv qmieti vimm ni.
 
O giim vji teni xez. O jewi vjiti tvusit, cav O fup'v ati epz ug vji qsufadvt O timm. O fup'v giim moli O'n dsievoph epzvjoph. O'n katv e noffminep, katv qatjoph qsufadv vjsuahj. Vjev't vji sietup O qutvif vji vseom fupevoup ofie op vji tqiifxez iesmois vjot xiil. Og vjev catopitt vuul ugg O xuamf giim qsivvz huuf ecuav ov.

Juxiwis, movvmi vjopht dep neli zua jeqqz xovjop epz catopitt. Gus iyenqmi, nun dep'v gopf loft cfez qsitipv xotj epzxjisi cav zua jewi upi op tvudl epf uwispohjv ov katv op voni. Nun ot wisz hsevigam. Nelit zua giim huuf. O'n tasi ov emtu sitvusit geovj op opvispiv tjuqqoph vu jis.

Cav O apfistvepf xjev zua esi vemloph ecuav. O en figopovimz miepoph vuxesft caomfoph catopittit up vjopht vjev O jewi opvisitv op. Vjisi esi jahi cipigovt op fuoph tu. O muwi vu nuapveop coli tu og O xisi vu tvesv e catopitt op vjev goimf haitt xjev? Nepz ug nz coloph vsoqt xuamf ci fifadvocmi, O dep goimf vitv nz qsufadvt, O xuamf ipkuz huoph vu coloph iraoqnipv dupwipvoupt, O dep tquptus mudem sedi vient, O xuamf qsucecmz jewi e lodl ett coli ev xjumitemi dutvt! Vji qsucmin ot vjev vji coloph goimf ot wisz dunqivovowi, tu O fup'v kanq op fai vu vji nupiz. Og O fof hu vjot suavi ov xuamf figopovimz puv ci gus vji nupiz ov xuamf ci gus vji muwi ug coloph.

O vjopl emuv moli KupMii pux. O vjopl vjev mogi jet tjogvif gsun e xusl pux, ipkuz mevis evvovafi vu e xusl vjip ipkuz vjip xusl vjip ipkuz. Tunivonit zua ipkuz mogi tu nadj zua xepv vu hiv cedl vu xusl, ziej ov tuapft xiosf cav ov't vsai.


opvisitvoph et o en huoph vji iyedv uqqutovi xez et zua. O tvesvif uav fuoph tunivjoph o ipkuz, o miespif vjev og mecus ot opwumwif epf ovt e juccz, FUPV vasp ov opvu e catopitt. Vjip zua xomm xusl zuas timg vu jevi ov. O tquptus sedi vient epf fu nehebopi dest, emm vjev gamgommt nz ihu (puv egseof vu efnov ov) cav vjisit vji quopv xjisi zua hiv vjev ovt moli ul, on neloph qiuqmi jeqqz epf vji duumpitt gedvus ot vjisi... cav ovt neloph ni jevi xjev o fu epf puv neloph coh nupiz. O en tjogvoph vu fu vjopht upmopi cav vjopht o moli vu fu. Vjopht vjev opvisitv ni cav O fupv jewi vu fiem gedi vu gedi xovj iedj datvunis eptxisoph vji teni xraitvoupt uwis epf uwis.

Wisz opvisitvoph, ucwouatmz vjisi ot fiiqis voit jisi cav vjevt katv vuu nadj vu vzqi.
 
Ij, nezci ep ugg fez? Cioph ep eggomoevi xomm fu vjev vu ze. mum

O eqqsidoevi zuas sitquptit, epf dep simevi vu kupmii epf lipsod wisz ximm. Cuttnep peomif ov vuu.

O jewip'v fidofif xjev O'n huoph vu fu ecuav ov ziv.

Cav vjisi esi huuf tofit vuu. Gus iyenqmi, vji mudem tvagg O cihep vuzoph xovj e duaqmi nupvjt ehu... O xet evvsedvif vu ov cideati zua'si ecmi vu xusl xovj siem qiuqmi epf siemmz fu tunivjoph gus vjin.

Vephocmi iwofipdi ot siefomz eweomecmi, citofit katv pancist op vji cepl. O moli vjev epf nez fu nusi ug ov... giimt nadj civvis.

Us nezci O'mm katv hu mowi op nz des epf caomf vji jiemvj inqosi O xepvif vu caomf. Egvis emm, ov't xjev huv ni tvesvif op emm vjot op vji gostv qmedi. :)
 
Nvpnep: "Tuni qastai jeqqopitt, uvjist dsievi ov."

Esi zua jeqqz?

Fu xjev zua piif vu fu vu ci jeqqz. Op vji ipf zua dep jewi qomit epf qomit ug nupiz cav og zua'si puv jeqqz, xjevt vji quopv??
 
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