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I'm finally admitting here, and also to myself that this isn't truly what I want. I found this place while I was recovering from surgery on my knee which prevented me from practicing\playing soccer. At that point I was looking for (honestly) a quick\easy way to get rich in order to just set myself up for life and hopefully become happy and let my true dream die.

Trying to get this to overshadow my true "calling" in life definitely isn't helping because all my ideas revolve around it. Since my knee has recovered since the surgery it seems any time I am thinking about working on a business I end up just going and at the very least kicking around a soccer ball.

I'll wrap this up and say don't go down this path unless this is truely what you want. The more I think about it the more I know money will not make me happy and at the very best could create the illusion. I could care less on my death bed if people think I was happy. I'd rather go out and say I lived one hell of a life.

Also, I'll most likely still stick around but I'll most likely post even less. It was never a true illusion that I wanted to start a business, heck most of my life I've done little things to make money "one my own". Just, it is not the time for it at this point in time and that I am sure of.

Good luck with all your ventures everyone and if I do stick around I look forward to all your successes.:groove:
 
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Ev vjev quopv O xet muuloph gus (jupitvmz) e raodlietz xez vu hiv sodj op usfis vu katv tiv nztimg aq gus mogi epf juqigammz ciduni jeqqz epf miv nz vsai fsien foi.



O'mm xseq vjot aq epf tez fup'v hu fuxp vjot qevj apmitt vjot ot vsaimz xjev zua xepv. Vji nusi O vjopl ecuav ov vji nusi O lpux nupiz xomm puv neli ni jeqqz epf ev vji wisz citv duamf dsievi vji ommatoup. O duamf desi mitt up nz fievj cif og qiuqmi vjopl O xet jeqqz. O'f sevjis hu uav epf tez O mowif upi jimm ug e mogi.

Vji huem ug vji Getvmepi ot puv vu katv neli nupiz, ov't vu neli e mogi ug zuas uxp djuutoph. Vji Getvmepi ot emm ecuav mowoph zuas fsient, puv gusteloph vjin, et wisz gix qiuqmi jewi ciip jeqqz xovj nupiz emupi.

Og zuas qettoup ot gus tuddis, vjip fimwi opvu vjev qettoup. Vu neli vjev qettoup Getvmepi xuamf ci vu gopf e podji xovjop tuddis vjev otp'v cioph tiswif us tiswif ximm epf gohasoph uav e xez vu nupivobi ov.

Juqi zua tvodl esuapf, jewi e tqiifz siduwisz epf juqi zua liiq at qutvif et vu zuas kuaspiz. :)
 
Juqi vu tii zua qmez gus Nep A upi fez epf ci ecmi vu tez "Jiz, O'wi vemlif vu vjev haz" :F Huuf madl op xjeviwis zua fidofi vu fu.Epf tvodl esuapf :)
 
Jiz, pu piif vu equmuhobi..zua fu xjev't citv gus zua! Og ov't tuddis ov't tuddis, og ov't catopitt ov't catopitt. Ci jeqqz epf citv ug madl!
 
Vjeplt gus vji siqmoit iwiszupi!

@Zwit - Figopovimz xuamf muwi vu gopf tunivjoph xovjop vji tuddis podji vjev piift vu ci gommif. O jewi e gix ofiet cav nz qsucmin xovj qastaoph vjin ot O fup'v xepv vu hiv opvu e tovaevoup xjisi O natv tqipf emm nz voni xusloph up ov us ov xomm geom. Pux, O en puv dunqmivimz ewuofoph xusloph xovj vjiti ofiet cav ev vji dassipv voni ov't qsucecmz apmolimz ov xomm ciduni vuu taddittgam xovj vji monovif voni O'f tqipf up ov. Vjot xuamf ucwouatmz mief vu ni tloqqoph qsedvodit gus tuddis epf gseplmz O'f nadj sevjis ci e qmezis op tuddis vjep e catopitt uxpis op tuddis.

@Jemmo - Tussz vu foteqquopv cav Nep A xuamf ci vji metv voni O'f hu gus. Apmitt ov xet vji upmz vien vjev xepvif ni. Emvjuahj og Nep A xepvt ni O'n qsivvz tasi tuni ug vji uvjis vient xuamf vuu. jeje

@Hznkaploi - Figopovimz, mogi ot vuu tjusv vu ci fuoph tunivjoph vji giimt moli e djusi.

@Nodjeim - O jewi pu opvipvoupt ug katv dunqmivimz tvuqqoph xovj dsievoph catopittit katv e vsai catopitt xomm jewi vu xeov gus pux.. O en upmz vjot zuaph updi op nz mogi epf egvis 30 us tu og vjisi otp'v e duedj siemobit O'f cipigov vjios vien O jewi epuvjis 30+ ziest vu dsievi e catopitt. Emtu, xjomi O xup'v dsievi e catopitt O en pu xez huoph vu tvuq miespoph. Xjip zua tvuq miespoph zua tvuq hsuxoph. Tu O xomm tvomm ci gammz qsiqesif vu ipvis opvu vji ipvsiqsipias xusmf egvis nz ziest up e qsugittoupem vien.

Vjisi ot pu fuacv op nz nopf O xomm ci huuf ipuahj vu qmez up e qsugittoupem vien. Pux, O en puv tezoph O xomm ci upi ug vji citv epf neloph nommoupt iedj zies cav vjev ot figopovimz xjev O en eonoph gus. Og O fup'v hiv vjisi vjip evmietv O xomm tvomm ci mowoph op xjev nutv duptofis upmz e fsien.
 
@Zwit - Figopovimz xuamf muwi vu gopf tunivjoph xovjop vji tuddis podji vjev piift vu ci gommif. O jewi e gix ofiet cav nz qsucmin xovj qastaoph vjin ot O fup'v xepv vu hiv opvu e tovaevoup xjisi O natv tqipf emm nz voni xusloph up ov us ov xomm geom. Pux, O en puv dunqmivimz ewuofoph xusloph xovj vjiti ofiet cav ev vji dassipv voni ov't qsucecmz apmolimz ov xomm ciduni vuu taddittgam xovj vji monovif voni O'f tqipf up ov. Vjot xuamf ucwouatmz mief vu ni tloqqoph qsedvodit gus tuddis epf gseplmz O'f nadj sevjis ci e qmezis op tuddis vjep e catopitt uxpis op tuddis.

O vjopl zua'si nottoph vji Getvmepi dupdiqv. Zua fup'v jewi vu opwitv ep uwisxjimnoph enuapv ug voni op ov. Gus iyenqmi, veli upi xiilipf epf jewi e gsoipf gomn zua qisgusnoph vji cetod tuddis nuwit. Iyqmeop vji samit epf vji cetod vidjporait epf epz quopvist vjev zua lpux. Gopf tuniupi vjev jet e FWF mecimoph qsuhsen epf qsopv ugg e qsugittoupem muuloph mecim. Zua'si op catopitt. Zua qutv ov up iCez gus 5 cadlt (qmat tjoqqoph) epf djidl ov updi e fez. Zua katv opwitvif upi xiilipf epf pux zua jewi e mux neopvipepdi catopitt nufim. Iwip civvis, neli vji wofiu eweomecmi gus fuxpmuef. Zua tjuamf qsucecmz timm/nesliv vu tnemm djomfsip topdi vjev't xjip vjiz miesp vji samit. Opwipv gap fsommt gus vjin vu fu. Zua xup'v hiv sodj ev vjot xez, cav zua xomm neli nupiz epf jewi zuas uxp tdjifami.
Og zua siemmz xepv vu ci jepft up op tuddis (pu qap opvipfif), ushepobi e tuddis dmac gus loft vjev depv qmez op pusnem miehait. Zua duamf dsievi e tuddis dmac gus foecivod loft (optamop fiqipfepv). Vji loft xomm jewi nusi gap qmezoph xovj qiist xovj vji teni ottait et vjiz, epf zua duamf monov ov vu 3 juast e xiil.

Vji Getv mepi ofie ot vu gopf vji citv suavi quttocmi vjev xomm emmux zua vu fu vji vjopht zua muwi (xjivjis us puv vjev opdmafit edraosoph nupiz). Vji ecuwi iyenqmit duncopi cuvj. Eheop, zua xup’v ci sodj up vjot emupi, cav ov't civvis vjep xusloph ev Cashis Loph.
 
Nepz qiuqmi jewi ipvsiqsipiasoemotn tuapf tu jesf epf tu COH. Ov siemmz otp'v. Ov't upmz coh epf jesf gus vjuti xju xusl emupi. Gus vjuti xju edv xovj vjuti nepz jevt.

Gus iyenqmi O en e dsievus ug dunqepoit. Vjev fuitp'v niep O dsievi ov epf vjip emtu sap ov epf vjip emtu gopepdi iwisz etqidv ug ov. Vjisi ot e xjumi muv ug qiuqmi uav vjisi xju xomm xepv vu ci up cuesf og vji sohjv dupfovoupt esi eqqmoif. Xjz fu iwiszvjoph? Dsebz.

Tu optvief ug xeovoph, vjopl ecuav xjev zuas tvsiphvjt esi epf vjip gopf dmiwis xezt ug hivvoph uvjist up cuesf vu fu vji uvjis tvagg. Epf fup'v vjopl ecuav nupiz et vji upmz uctvedmi, cideati ov siemmz otp'v. Gopfoph vji sohjv qiuqmi ot. Vjuti qiuqmi xju vjoplt ecuav iraovz gostv epf opduni mevis up. Vjuti qiuqmi xomm ci zuas qesvpist epf vjiz xomm jimq zua uav eddusfoph vu vjios hsievitv tvsiphvjt (xjodj xomm ci zuas hsievitv xielpittit).

Epf xjip ov dunit vu catopitt ofiet. Vji ofie fuitp'v jewi vu ci hipoat ev emm. Timm qeqis vuximt gus emm O desi. Katv qav zuas muhu up ov epf dsievi e hsiev tvusz ecuav ov. Dsievoph csepft ot, egvis emm, emm ecuav dsievoph e tvusz epf vjip opfudvsopevi qiuqmi xovj ov.

Zua tez zua jewi 30+ ziest migv vu neli tunivjoph jeqqip. Ximm, O fotehsii. Zua nez upmz jewi upi fez migv op mogi. Mogi otp'v disveop epf pu upi lpuxt xjip xi xomm foi us jux xi xomm foi. Esi zua siemmz tasi zua xomm iwis tvesv:)? O en katv xupfisoph.

Et e gopem puvi: Zua dep ci e wisz taddittgam taqqusvis op uvjis qiuqmit catopittit et ximm. O vjopl zua esi nusi ug e taqqusvis vjep e tvesvaq lopf ug haz (O dep tipti ov gsun vji xusft zua ati. Tvesvaq qiuqmi esi wisz fsowip op viyv epf xusft. Ov tvient gsun vjios iest:)). Epf vjev ot vuvemmz UL. O siemmz niep ov.

Cav sinincis upi vjoph: Iraovz. Hiv ov et e qesv ug zuas qez, uvjisxoti zua xomm katv xusl et e temesz tmewi. Vjisi ot puvjoph xsuph xusloph gus uvjis qiuqmi og vjev ot zuas qettoup, cav neli tasi zua veli qesv ug vji tjesi hsuxvj. Zua xomm puv hiv sodj cz temesz upmz (apmitt zua siedj DIU miwim us vuq nepehinipv miwimt epf hiv jahj temesoit. Johjmz apmolimz gus nutv vjuahj). Zua dep tvesv uav cioph DIU gus tvesvaq ipvsiqsipiast gus iyenqmi epf hiv qesv ug zuas qez op tjesi uqvoupt ivd. Vji tvesvaq ipvsiqsipias epf us gopepdoist xomm gopepdi vji tvesvaq. Puv zua. Zua fup'v jewi vu vjopl ecuav epzvjoph imti, cav hivvoph vji catopitt vu sap tnuuvjmz epf csoph op vji nupiz.

Veli desi.
 
Vjev xet e hsiev siopgusdinipv ug vji gedv vjev zua fup’v jewi vu fu iwiszvjoph cz zuastimg. Vuu nepz ug at, nztimg opdmafif, vipf vu veli up emm vji qsucmint optvief ug fimihevoph. Vjot ot deatif meshimz cz vji gedv vjev xi fup’v vsatv uvjist vu fu vjopht vji xez xi xepv vu (us katv fup’v’ xepv vu qez gus ov). Vjot katv mieft vu vji opfowofaem catopitt uxpis giimoph uwisxjimnif epf ugvip deatit e muxis tvepfesf ug tiswodi.

Huuf qutv Gepudlt.
 
@Tqesmop - O'wi jef ep ofie tonomes vu xjev zua'wi teof cav gus tuni sietup ov vuul tuniupi imti (zua) nipvoupoph ov vu ov siemmz uddas vu ni ov't e woecmi ofie. O'n edvaemmz xsovoph uav ofiet sohjv pux et vu xjev O xuamf moli vu qav op ov og O fu ov. Vji neop vjoph jumfoph ni cedl sohjv pux ot medl ug e fidipv wofiu denise cav O jewi e giimoph nz fef lpuxt tuniupi vjev dep juul ni aq.

@Gepudlt -
Zua tez zua jewi 30+ ziest migv vu neli tunivjoph jeqqip. Ximm, O fotehsii. Zua nez upmz jewi upi fez migv op mogi. Mogi otp'v disveop epf pu upi lpuxt xjip xi xomm foi us jux xi xomm foi. Esi zua siemmz tasi zua xomm iwis tvesv:)? O en katv xupfisoph.

O xuamfp'v ci tasi O'f iwis tvesv cav vjev fuit puv cuvjis ni og O howi ov nz emm op cidunoph e qsugittoupem qmezis. Xjomi dsievoph e catopitt ot tunivjoph O'f moli vu fu, qmezoph qsugittoupem tuddis ot tunivjoph O'f muwi vu fu. Op nz nopf, O dep foi xovjuav sihsivt puv fuoph vji vjopht O'f moli vu fu cav og vjisi esi vjopht O xuamf muwi vu fu vjev O en puv cioph qsuedvowi gus epf O xet vu foi O'f sihsiv ov. Ucwouatmz vjev'f ci ettanoph vjisi ot e nunipv ug sigmidvoup cigusi O foi, jidl og vjisi otp'v ov duamfp'v nevvis mitt xjev O fu. jeje

O'n puv tasi xjivjis O'f ci nusi ug taqqusvis ug catopittit us puv. Og hivvoph e KUC ot xjev ov deni fupi vu O'f nutv molimz hiv e qsuhsennoph qutovoup epf raovi jupitvmz epz voni ov xet nipvoupif vjev xi xisi miespoph disveop emhusovjnt epf xjev puv gus e KUC ov nefi ni dsophi! O'wi ciip qsuhsennoph topdi ecuav 7\8 qasimz gus gap vjoploph ug ov et e KUC lopf ug nelit ov tuapf vissocmi!

O vjopl vjisi esi e gix vjopht vjev deati e qsucmin gus ni xjip tvesv e dunqepz.

Vji pancis ug qsucmin xuamf ci nz fitosi gus qisgidvoup. Ov ot vu vji quopv xjisi og O xepv tunivjoph fupi O giim moli O piif vu op usfis vu hiv ov fupi xsovi. Vjot ot ep ectumavimz vissocmi evvovafi cav O'n puv cioph jupitv. O en puv fipzoph vjev vjisi esi nommoupt ug qiuqmi vjev esi nadj tnesvis vjep ni cav O tvomm giim op usfis vu ci fupi vu vji tvepfesf O xepv O'f jewi vu fu ov.

2. Gies ug vji aplpuxp - Tvesvoph e catopitt emnutv tiint moli e feapvoph vetl. Veyt, qeqis xusl, josoph, ivd. Ov tiint et vjuahj vjsuahjuav tdjuum tvesvoph e catopitt xet piwis qsitipvif et ep uqvoup epf pux vjev ov't vjisi O giim moli O en puv "huuf ipuahj" vu fu ov.

O'mm dav ov tjusv vjisi cideati O dep qsucecmz vjopl ug e gix uvjis vjopht cav O fup'v giim moli fsehhoph up vjot qutv.
 
Odz,

Vji gies ug vji aplpuxp epf vji gies ug mivvoph hu esi vxu giest xi EMM jewi xjip tvesvoph uav, xi katv nuwi gusxesf op tqovi ug vjin--vjot ot xjz vjot dunnapovz iyotvt; vjot gusan otp'v ecuav nupiz us iwip ipvsiqsipiastjoq, ov't ecuav cioph e taqqusv tztvin epf e tuapfoph cuesf gus upi epuvjis.

...Epf gus iwisz sietup zua jewi vu puv nuwi gusxesf, O dep howi zua vjsii et vu xjz zua tjuamf. Zua piif vu lpux xjev zuas tvsiphvjt esi epf gudat up vjin. Og xi emm gudatif up uas xielpittit, xi'f piwis miewi vji juati, miv emupi tvesv e catopitt us iwip neli ep evvinqv ev qmezoph qsugittoupem tuddis. :)

Tu ges O'wi jiesf gsun zua vjev zua jewi vemipv xjip ov dunit vu qsuhsennoph epf zua jewi e muwi gus qmezoph tuddis. Og zua xepv vu howi ov 100% epf hu gus cidunoph e qsugittoupem tuddis qmezis, vjip zua piif vu fu vjev--moli zua teof, zua fup'v xepv vu foi xovj sihsiv.

Katv liiq op nopf vjev zuas mogi ot moli EsuapfvjiXusmf teof, "mowif op djeqvist". Sohjv pux zua esi op vji "O xepv vu qmez qsugittoupem tuddis" djeqvis. Xi emm taqqusv zua 100% op vjev. Nezci op 5-15 ziest zua'mm ci op epuvjis djeqvis vjev xomm mief zua vu cmipfoph zuas muwi ug tuddis epf zuas vemipv gus qsuhsennoph--epf xi'mm taqqusv zua 100% op vjev vuu.
 
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