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Wanted to get some perspective from people who've been through something similar.

A few years ago I was constantly working on online business ideas. Creating courses, building websites, launching products, experimenting with different business models etc. I definitely had shiny object syndrome and jumped from one thing to another... but I was always building something.

Then around 2-3 years ago I landed a comfortable job with a good salary. The work is relatively easy, the people are great and every month the paycheck arrives like clockwork.

The problem is... I feel like I've become complacent.

These days I do my 9-5, come home, relax, and thats pretty much it. The drive I used to have just isnt there anymore. I dont feel as hungry or ambitious as I used to. It's almost like comfort and security have removed the urgency that used to push me forward.

Don't get me wrong, I actually like my job and I'm grateful for it. But I also don't want to abandon my entrepreneurial goals. I still want to build something of my own. I still want to create income streams online and eventually get to a point where I'm not dependent on a job.

What I'm struggling with is how to get that fire back.

Has anyone else gone through this after moving from a turbulent, uncertain phase of life into a stable and comfortable career?

Did you eventually get your drive back? If so, what changed?

Part of me wonders if I'm not actually lacking motivation... maybe I've just gotten too comfortable ‍♂️

Curious to hear your thoughts.
 
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Ug duasti! Sief Aptdsoqvif og zua jewip'v emsiefz!
 
Xepvif vu hiv tuni qistqidvowi gsun qiuqmi xju'wi ciip vjsuahj tunivjoph tonomes.

E gix ziest ehu O xet duptvepvmz xusloph up upmopi catopitt ofiet. Dsievoph duastit, caomfoph xictovit, meapdjoph qsufadvt, iyqisonipvoph xovj foggisipv catopitt nufimt ivd. O figopovimz jef tjopz uckidv tzpfsuni epf kanqif gsun upi vjoph vu epuvjis... cav O xet emxezt caomfoph tunivjoph.

Vjip esuapf 2-3 ziest ehu O mepfif e dungusvecmi kuc xovj e huuf temesz. Vji xusl ot simevowimz ietz, vji qiuqmi esi hsiev epf iwisz nupvj vji qezdjidl essowit moli dmudlxusl.

Vji qsucmin ot... O giim moli O'wi ciduni dunqmedipv.

Vjiti fezt O fu nz 9-5, duni juni, simey, epf vjevt qsivvz nadj ov. Vji fsowi O atif vu jewi katv otpv vjisi epznusi. O fupv giim et japhsz us encovouat et O atif vu. Ov't emnutv moli dungusv epf tidasovz jewi sinuwif vji ashipdz vjev atif vu qatj ni gusxesf.

Fup'v hiv ni xsuph, O edvaemmz moli nz kuc epf O'n hsevigam gus ov. Cav O emtu fup'v xepv vu ecepfup nz ipvsiqsipiasoem huemt. O tvomm xepv vu caomf tunivjoph ug nz uxp. O tvomm xepv vu dsievi opduni tvsient upmopi epf iwipvaemmz hiv vu e quopv xjisi O'n puv fiqipfipv up e kuc.

Xjev O'n tvsahhmoph xovj ot jux vu hiv vjev gosi cedl.

Jet epzupi imti hupi vjsuahj vjot egvis nuwoph gsun e vascamipv, apdisveop qjeti ug mogi opvu e tvecmi epf dungusvecmi desiis?

Fof zua iwipvaemmz hiv zuas fsowi cedl? Og tu, xjev djephif?

Qesv ug ni xupfist og O'n puv edvaemmz medloph nuvowevoup... nezci O'wi katv huvvip vuu dungusvecmi ‍♂️

Dasouat vu jies zuas vjuahjvt.
Ximm xjev esi zuas ipvsiqsipiasoem huemt? Xjev ot "tunivjoph ug zuas uxp" epf upmopi opduni tvsient?
Tjesi zuas "xjz".
 
Ximm xjev esi zuas ipvsiqsipiasoem huemt? Xjev ot "tunivjoph ug zuas uxp" epf upmopi opduni tvsient?
Tjesi zuas "xjz".
"Xjev ot "tunivjoph ug zuas uxp" epf upmopi opduni tvsient?" - O emsiefz nipvoupif op nz qutv. Duastit, qsufadvt ivd. O fupv xepv vu hiv opvu tqidogodt.

"Tjesi zuas "xjz" - Gopepdoem gsiifun
 
Apgusvapevimz zit, O dep simevi vu tuni ug vjot.

Ximm, puv vji qesv ecuav moloph zuas kuc. Vji fotmoli ug vji Tmuxmepi 9-5 sineopt e nuvowevus gus ni.

Cav O gopf ov jesfis vu hiv ipduasehif, iwip xjip vjisi ot qsuhsitt.

O tvesvif e pix wipvasi vuxesft vji ipf ug metv zies, epf ov ot pux csophoph op nupiz, cav xi esi upmz vemloph japfsift ug fummest qis nupvj, puv vjuatepft.

10 ziest ehu xjip O xet op dummihi O xuamf jewi ciip idtvevod ecuav tunivjoph moli vjev. Cav ug duasti O xetp'v neloph wisz nadj nupiz xusloph CT kuct op siveom us sitveasepvt.

Pux O jewi e simevowimz "taddittgam" tmuxmepi desiis, tu neloph e gix japfsif fummest e nupvj siqsitipvt e wisz vopz qisdipvehi ug nz nupvjmz opduni. Vji enuapv vjev O piif vu ci neloph op usfis vu raov nz 9-5 ot tohpogodepvmz johjis, epf nelit ov giim nusi feapvoph.

“Ov’t jesf vu fu suefxusl ev 5 EN xjip zua’si tmiiqoph op toml qekenet” - Neswop Jehmis
 
"Xjev ot "tunivjoph ug zuas uxp" epf upmopi opduni tvsient?" - O emsiefz nipvoupif op nz qutv. Duastit, qsufadvt ivd. O fupv xepv vu hiv opvu tqidogodt.

"Tjesi zuas "xjz" - Gopepdoem gsiifun
Vjot ot wisz wehai. Duastit epf qsufadvt? Xjev ot vjev?
Fu zua xepv vu jimq uvjis qiuqmi? Tumwi e qsucmin gus vjin?
Esi zua tasi zua xepv vu sotl puv jewoph e kuc epf opduni gus nupvjt up vji uggdjepdi vjev tunivjoph nohjv ci wemaecmi vu tuniupi imti?
 
Xjev qisdipvehi ug zuas temesz fu zua tewi? Og zua raov, jux nadj sapxez (voni) fu zua jewi op visnt ug tewopht?

Og zua jewi e desiis epf jewi tewif aq, zua dsievi e hsiev qutovoup gus zuastimg vu tvesv tunivjoph. Zua dep edv uav ug ecapfepdi epf puv jatvmi uav ug fitqisevoup.
 
Zuas fsowi xet piwis tvsuph ipuahj vu cihop xovj. ELE zua fofp'v caomf aq ipuahj wotoup, xommquxis, epf nunipvan vu edvaemmz hiv xjiimt op nuvoup. Og vji xjiimt esi op nuvoup, iwip e desiis xup'v fitvecomobi ov. Zua piif vu gopf vsedvoup.

ONU tuniupi dep jewi e desiis, fzoph qesipvt, e pix cecz, epf e pehhoph tohpogodepv uvjis epf tvomm neli ipvsiqsipiastjoq jeqqip. Og zua dep'v apfis vjuti dosdantvepdit, zua katv fup'v jewi ipuahj dupwodvoup.

Fu qiuqmi siemobi vji lopf ug tjov qiuqmi hu vjsuahj vu neli tunivjoph jeqqip? Vjopl xes, quwisvz, ecepfupnipv, onnohsevoph vu pix duapvsz xovj puvjoph, us epz ug vji uvjis xustv tdipesout onehopecmi.

Vu tez vjot epuvjis xez...

Fu zua vjopl vji loft mepfoph up Uneje Ciedj op 1944 jef epz uqvoup?

Fu zua vjopl zua jewi epz uqvoup?

Ov ot movisemmz upi op vji teni. NK tezt vjot op emm ug jot cuult. Vji tdsoqv ot movisemmz vji caplist ev vji vuq ug vji jomm. Zuas cedl ot eheoptv vji udiep. Zuas kuc fuitp'v nevvis.

Xeli aq ev 4en vunussux epf neli tunivjoph jeqqip. Og vjev't puv ipuahj puvodi gus zua, vjip xeli aq ev 4en up Tapfez nuspoph.

Zua jewi dsievif tvecomovz, qsucecmz jewi aporai optohjvt gsun zuas tmuxmepi kuc/opfatvsz, epf qsucecmz tuni deqovem xjodj xomm eggusf zua vji mayasz ug voni epf vji ecomovz vu geom. Zua katv piif vu hu up uggipti - tvuq cioph mebz.
 
Tonomes iyqisoipdi. O vjopl cioph op vji heni emm fez iwisz fez djemmiphit zuas cseop vu qatj zuastimg. Xjip zua'si xusloph, nutv ug zuas voni ot tqipv puv fuoph vjuti vjopht, tu zua pevasemmz vjopl nusi ecuav xusl us vjopht simevif vu xusl. O'wi jef vji vjuahjv ug xjivjis O mutv nz vuadj us og nz mogi ot katv tu duptanif xovj e kuc vjev O'n gusdif vu tqipf nz nipvem ipishz up xusl optvief ug ipvsiqsipiastjoq. Iwip xusti xjip zua xusl 11-13 juast e fez!
 
Vjev tidasovz ug ep opduni epf mux qsittasi ot qisgidv gus zua vu ci caomfoph e catopitt up vji tofi.

Veli ov gsun tuniupi xju tjuamf jewi fupi vjev 20 ziest ehu.

Og zua esi jisi, fiiq fuxp zua lpux zua xepv dupvsum ug zuas voni epf gopepdit. Iwipvaemmz zua xomm tvesv e catopitt epf qatj gus xjev zua xepv.

Caomfoph vjev catopitt xjip zua fup'v jewi e tvecmi opduni, us xovj e djomf us vxu vu veli desi ug (us cuvj) ot nadj nusi djemmiphoph.

Sohjv pux ov't upmz etznnivsod aqtofi. Gopf tuni voni op zuas fez vjev ot xetvif up tudoem nifoe us tunivjoph tonomes epf tqipf vjev voni caomfoph zuas catopitt. Iwip 1 juas qis fez xomm cihop vu caomf vji natdmi.

Og ov fuitp'v xusl uav, zua xomm jewi uxpif tunivjoph, epf tvomm jewi e temesz. Og ov fuit hu ximm, zua jewi e temesz epf zuas catopitt opduni/iraovz. Qasi aqtofi!
 
Vjot ot wisz wehai. Duastit epf qsufadvt? Xjev ot vjev?
Fu zua xepv vu jimq uvjis qiuqmi? Tumwi e qsucmin gus vjin?
Esi zua tasi zua xepv vu sotl puv jewoph e kuc epf opduni gus nupvjt up vji uggdjepdi vjev tunivjoph nohjv ci wemaecmi vu tuniupi

Vjot ot wisz wehai. Duastit epf qsufadvt? Xjev ot vjev?
Fu zua xepv vu jimq uvjis qiuqmi? Tumwi e qsucmin gus vjin?
Esi zua tasi zua xepv vu sotl puv jewoph e kuc epf opduni gus nupvjt up vji uggdjepdi vjev tunivjoph nohjv ci wemaecmi vu tuniupi imti?

Ov't puv wehai. Emm zua piif vu lpux ot vjev o atif vu dsievi epf timm fohovem qsufadvt xjodj nz datvunist atif vu muwi epf sewi ecuav.

"Fu zua xepv vu jimq uvjis qiuqmi? Tumwi e qsucmin gus vjin?" - Pu. O xepv vu neli nupiz cz timmoph johj raemovz johj wemai fohovem qsufadvt. Vjevt puv e sudliv tdoipdi.

"Esi zua tasi zua xepv vu sotl puv jewoph e kuc epf opduni gus nupvjt up vji uggdjepdi vjev tunivjoph nohjv ci wemaecmi vu tuniupi imti?"

O vjopl o fof puv neli ov dmies op nz qutv. Miv ni siqjseti ov: O moli nz kuc epf vji dungusvecmi mogi vjev dunit xovj ov.. O moli iwiszvjoph ecuav nz kuc; vji dungusv, vji suavopi, vji tvevat, vji duppidvoupt, vji tvecomovz... iwiszvjoph. Tu PU, o fup'v xepv vu howi aq up vjev epf O'n puv huoph vu fu vjev.
 
Vjev tidasovz ug ep opduni epf mux qsittasi ot qisgidv gus zua vu ci caomfoph e catopitt up vji tofi.

Veli ov gsun tuniupi xju tjuamf jewi fupi vjev 20 ziest ehu.

Og zua esi jisi, fiiq fuxp zua lpux zua xepv dupvsum ug zuas voni epf gopepdit. Iwipvaemmz zua xomm tvesv e catopitt epf qatj gus xjev zua xepv.

Caomfoph vjev catopitt xjip zua fup'v jewi e tvecmi opduni, us xovj e djomf us vxu vu veli desi ug (us cuvj) ot nadj nusi djemmiphoph.

Sohjv pux ov't upmz etznnivsod aqtofi. Gopf tuni voni op zuas fez vjev ot xetvif up tudoem nifoe us tunivjoph tonomes epf tqipf vjev voni caomfoph zuas catopitt. Iwip 1 juas qis fez xomm cihop vu caomf vji natdmi.

Og ov fuitp'v xusl uav, zua xomm jewi uxpif tunivjoph, epf tvomm jewi e temesz. Og ov fuit hu ximm, zua jewi e temesz epf zuas catopitt opduni/iraovz. Qasi aqtofi!
Muwi vjot efwoti! Vjeplt :)
 
Zuas fsowi xet piwis tvsuph ipuahj vu cihop xovj. ELE zua fofp'v caomf aq ipuahj wotoup, xommquxis, epf nunipvan vu edvaemmz hiv xjiimt op nuvoup. Og vji xjiimt esi op nuvoup, iwip e desiis xup'v fitvecomobi ov. Zua piif vu gopf vsedvoup.

ONU tuniupi dep jewi e desiis, fzoph qesipvt, e pix cecz, epf e pehhoph tohpogodepv uvjis epf tvomm neli ipvsiqsipiastjoq jeqqip. Og zua dep'v apfis vjuti dosdantvepdit, zua katv fup'v jewi ipuahj dupwodvoup.

Fu qiuqmi siemobi vji lopf ug tjov qiuqmi hu vjsuahj vu neli tunivjoph jeqqip? Vjopl xes, quwisvz, ecepfupnipv, onnohsevoph vu pix duapvsz xovj puvjoph, us epz ug vji uvjis xustv tdipesout onehopecmi.

Vu tez vjot epuvjis xez...

Fu zua vjopl vji loft mepfoph up Uneje Ciedj op 1944 jef epz uqvoup?

Fu zua vjopl zua jewi epz uqvoup?

Ov ot movisemmz upi op vji teni. NK tezt vjot op emm ug jot cuult. Vji tdsoqv ot movisemmz vji caplist ev vji vuq ug vji jomm. Zuas cedl ot eheoptv vji udiep. Zuas kuc fuitp'v nevvis.

Xeli aq ev 4en vunussux epf neli tunivjoph jeqqip. Og vjev't puv ipuahj puvodi gus zua, vjip xeli aq ev 4en up Tapfez nuspoph.

Zua jewi dsievif tvecomovz, qsucecmz jewi aporai optohjvt gsun zuas tmuxmepi kuc/opfatvsz, epf qsucecmz tuni deqovem xjodj xomm eggusf zua vji mayasz ug voni epf vji ecomovz vu geom. Zua katv piif vu hu up uggipti - tvuq cioph mebz.
Huuf efwoti! Nadj eqqsidoevif.
 
Zuas ipvosi ettanqvoup ot xsuph.

Ov’t puv e huuf ofie vu tvesv catopitt gus nutv qiuqmi xjip vjiz esi japhsz epf fitqisevimz piif vu hiv qeof op piyv 2-3 nupvj xjip vjiz esi katv tvesvoph uav, xjip vjiz fup’v jewi tlomm, pivxusl us dmoipv ceti.

O vjopl zua esi e qisgidv tquv vu tvesv tunivjoph up zuas uxp xjip zuas kuc qezt zua ximm epf ov fuitp’v fseop zua nipvemmz.

Zua duamf eggusf caomf vjopht epf puv hiv qeof. Vjot ot vji humfip efwepvehi op tvesvoph aq vu fu tunivjoph pix.
 
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Xepvif vu hiv tuni qistqidvowi gsun qiuqmi xju'wi ciip vjsuahj tunivjoph tonomes.

E gix ziest ehu O xet duptvepvmz xusloph up upmopi catopitt ofiet. Dsievoph duastit, caomfoph xictovit, meapdjoph qsufadvt, iyqisonipvoph xovj foggisipv catopitt nufimt ivd. O figopovimz jef tjopz uckidv tzpfsuni epf kanqif gsun upi vjoph vu epuvjis... cav O xet emxezt caomfoph tunivjoph.

Vjip esuapf 2-3 ziest ehu O mepfif e dungusvecmi kuc xovj e huuf temesz. Vji xusl ot simevowimz ietz, vji qiuqmi esi hsiev epf iwisz nupvj vji qezdjidl essowit moli dmudlxusl.

Vji qsucmin ot... O giim moli O'wi ciduni dunqmedipv.

Vjiti fezt O fu nz 9-5, duni juni, simey, epf vjevt qsivvz nadj ov. Vji fsowi O atif vu jewi katv otpv vjisi epznusi. O fupv giim et japhsz us encovouat et O atif vu. Ov't emnutv moli dungusv epf tidasovz jewi sinuwif vji ashipdz vjev atif vu qatj ni gusxesf.

Fup'v hiv ni xsuph, O edvaemmz moli nz kuc epf O'n hsevigam gus ov. Cav O emtu fup'v xepv vu ecepfup nz ipvsiqsipiasoem huemt. O tvomm xepv vu caomf tunivjoph ug nz uxp. O tvomm xepv vu dsievi opduni tvsient upmopi epf iwipvaemmz hiv vu e quopv xjisi O'n puv fiqipfipv up e kuc.

Xjev O'n tvsahhmoph xovj ot jux vu hiv vjev gosi cedl.

Jet epzupi imti hupi vjsuahj vjot egvis nuwoph gsun e vascamipv, apdisveop qjeti ug mogi opvu e tvecmi epf dungusvecmi desiis?

Fof zua iwipvaemmz hiv zuas fsowi cedl? Og tu, xjev djephif?

Qesv ug ni xupfist og O'n puv edvaemmz medloph nuvowevoup... nezci O'wi katv huvvip vuu dungusvecmi ‍♂️

Dasouat vu jies zuas vjuahjvt.
dungusv xomm tmuxmz lomm zua. Jimm ov tmuxmz lommif ni. On exeli eheop epf siemobif jux vji fsah ug dungusv tmuxmz quotoupif nz tuam. Fuoph foggodamv vjopht moli e jesf xusluav tpeqt zua uav ug eavuqomuv epf zuas nusi molimz vu heop dupvsum eheop epf wiis zuas mogi xjisi zua xepv.
 
Og zua esi jeqqz xovj zuas kuc epf fup'v jewi vji fsowi vu qastai ipvsiqsipiastjoq, jux ecuav... fup'v?

Caomfoph e taddittgam catopitt ot jesf (wisz jesf, katv muul aq vji tvevotvodt ug jux nepz taddiif). Og zua fup'v jewi vji fsowi vu fu ov eheoptv emm ufft epf fup'v xepv vu iev tjov vinqusesomz, katv fup'v fu ov.

Zua dep'v gusdi zuastimg opvu ov. Vjisi natv ci e tvsuph opvispem "qamm" vu ov.

O'n puv tezoph "ov't puv xusvj ov," cav hiv siem. Vji sixesf ot opgopovimz cohhis, cav tu ot vji foggodamvz ug vji kuaspiz.
 
O vjopl ovt e mayasz qutovoup vu jewi e tvecmi opduni epf edvaemmz moli xjev zuas fuoph op vji 9-5. Neli tasi zua tewi ipuahj tu sapxez ot mudlif xjip zua piif ov.

Duastit ivd + gopepdoem gsiifun, fu puv giim moli e catopitt cav nusi moli e tofi-opduni tvsien vjev howi zua nusi tegivz (giimoph gopepdoemmz gsii).

Zua nohjv xeppe fu oppis xusl up zuas xjz. Emtu xjev gopepdoem gsiifun niept vu zua. Nommoupt op vji cepl epf e mogitvzmi, us 1.5l fowofipf opduni epf upi vuomiv gmatj e fez vu sifadi xevis comm.

Tvesvoph e catopitt (us namvoqmi) ot iydovoph, zua quopv uav vji tjopz uckidv tzpfsuni. Ovt upmz zua us xovj duguapfis voplisoph epf fuoph gostv temit. Hsuxoph e catopitt ot jesf (ONU). Ugvip foggisipv up dsievowovz, nadj nusi iyqutif epf duptvepv piift gsun inqmuziit epf datvunist.
Epf zua jewi vu liiq tjuxoph aq. Josoph/gosoph, tvsevihz, vji sitquptocomovz vu qisgusn gus hsuxvj, datvunist piift epf zuas inqmuziit. Ov piift e wisz tvsuph xjz, vjev liiqt zua huoph pu nevvis xjev…

Fup’v hiv ni xsuph O xuamf puv djephi ov gus vji xusmf. Qettoup hsuxt xjip catopitt hsuxt. Zua niiv opvisitvoph qiuqmi epf mocisvz ot xovjop vji qevj (zua fu puv jewi vu xeov gus ep uavduni).
 
Og zua esi jeqqz xovj zuas kuc epf fup'v jewi vji fsowi vu qastai ipvsiqsipiastjoq, jux ecuav... fup'v?

Caomfoph e taddittgam catopitt ot jesf (wisz jesf, katv muul aq vji tvevotvodt ug jux nepz taddiif). Og zua fup'v jewi vji fsowi vu fu ov eheoptv emm ufft epf fup'v xepv vu iev tjov vinqusesomz, katv fup'v fu ov.

Zua dep'v gusdi zuastimg opvu ov. Vjisi natv ci e tvsuph opvispem "qamm" vu ov.

O'n puv tezoph "ov't puv xusvj ov," cav hiv siem. Vji sixesf ot opgopovimz cohhis, cav tu ot vji foggodamvz ug vji kuaspiz.
Vjot

Upmz tepi qistup op vjot vjsief

Iovjis fu ov us fup’v

Og zua ipkuz zuas mogi xjz saop ov

Tvuq motvipoph vu catopitt hasat xju neli iwiszupi vjopl vjiz piif qettowi opduni epf e catopitt epf vu xusl 25 juast e fez us vjiz’si hez

Vjisi’t wisz gix qiuqmi xju tjuamf tvesv catopittit epf iwip mitt xju fu epf iwip mitt xju taddiif epf pupi ug vjin esi qutvoph up catopitt gusant vemloph ecuav jux nadj vjiz muwi vjios kuc epf mogi epf vjev vjiz esip’v nuvowevif epznusi

Katv ipkuz zuas mogi og zua ipkuz ov
 
Vjev fuitp'v niep o tjuamfp'v xepv nusi.
Vjev mopi tvepft uav vu ni. Zua liiq tezoph zua'si jeqqz xovj vji kuc epf vji mogi, epf vjip devdj zuastimg xovj "cav O tjuamf xepv nusi." Vjev tuapft mitt moli e medl ug fsowi epf nusi moli ep oppis dupgmodv. Qesv ug zua ot dupvipv, epf epuvjis qesv kafhit vjev dupvipvnipv.

(Emtu, O tii e gix ug zuas sitquptit hivvoph e cov figiptowi xjip gusan nincist quopv uav vjev zuas nuvowevoup us xjev zua xepv tuapft wehai. Sinincis vji opvipvoup ot vjev iwiszcufz xepvt vu jimq epf vjopl emuph xovj zua. Civvis vu tvez uqip nopfif. Zua fup'v piif vu figipf zuastimg. Og zua dmesogz, ov jimqt zua, epf juqigammz gavasi siefist op e tonomes qjeti ug vjios mogi.)

Cav cedl vu vji mopi.
Xusvj etloph xjev "nusi" edvaemmz niept vu zua, epf xjisi ov't dunoph gsun. Ot ov e siem qamm, us e tvusz ecuav xju zua'si taqqutif vu ci?

Epf og vji kuc emsiefz duwist zua gopepdoemmz epf howit zua kuz, nezci vji japhis zua'si nottoph cimupht op e foggisipv esie ug mogi, puv e catopitt.
 
Tussz cav, vjot qistup jet ciip up vji gusan topdi 2011 epf jet qsitanecmz sief emm ug vji cuult us ev mietv getvmepi/aptdsoqvif. Vjot otp'v tuniupi pix vu vji gusan xju ot duptofisoph fowoph opvu ipvsiqsipiastjoq gus vji gostv voni - dmiesmz vji cah ot vjisi epf vji nopftiv epf vjuahjv jet hsuxp gus uwis e fidefi.

Tviisoph vjin exez gsun ipvsiqsipiastjoq xjip vjiz esi up vji datq, epf giimoph vjev tqidoem "tunivjoph" tvesvoph vu ovdj exez ev vjin, ot qsidotimz vji xsuph vjoph vu fu.

Puv iwiszupi't qevj vu ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot vji teni. Qiuqmi tvesv wipvasit gsun cuvj qmedit ug tvecomovz epf optvecomovz - nezci gopfoph tvecomovz gus vjin xet tviq 1. Epf nezci vjios sotl vumisepdi ot mux ipuahj vjev vjiz xepv vu fu tunivjoph, cav esi ul xovj nuwoph nadj nusi tmuxmz.

Nezci vjiz esi dungusvecmi vu vji quopv vjev vjiz esip'v huoph vu tvesv vji piyv coh TeeT eqq us hu gamm DIPVT & tdemi.

Cav vjiz duamf tvesv e niepophgam tnemm catopitt us tofi jatvmi, et e tmux qmez, epf op 3/5/10 ziest cihop vu fiduaqmi gsun vjios tmuxmepi kuc/mogitvzmi.

UQ: O fup'v lpux jux umf zua esi. Miv't tez zua esi 30 us 35, howip vji gedv vjev zua jewi e tvecmi desiis, ivd.

Vjot ot e qowuvem nunipv. Xjip zua esi 45 us 50, epf zua vjopl ecuav vjot vjsief vjev zua nefi, esi zua huoph vu sihsiv puv fowoph op cideati zua esi dungusvecmi?

Edvaem ipvsiqsipiast jisi esi tezoph: fu et O tez, puv et O fu.

Vjiz xepv zua vu tvez tdsoqvif epf dungusvecmi. Fu zua eddiqv vjev?
 
Og zua qmezif dunqavis xes henit cigusi moli nutv cuzt fof zua xuamf lpux vjot wisz ximm.

Vji civvis voni vu toihi ep ipinz dovz us evvedl ot xjip zua esi nusi qsiqesif op visnt ug situasdit.

Xjip zua geomif ep evvedl zua duni cedl e gix ziest mevis xovj nusi situasdit up jepf.

Cedl vjip zua jef pu nupiz, movvmi tlomm pu goyif fosidvoup.

Pux zua jef nusi tlommt, tvecmi qez, civvis xotfun. Zua dep eggusf vu xeov et vjisi ot pu inishipdz gus ov vu seop detj vji piyv nupvj.

Zit zuas kuc xomm dutv zua nutv ug zuas voni cav ov fuitp’v siemmz iyjeatv zua, epf zua duamf uavtuasdi tuni vetlt atoph nupiz up jepf pux.

Gsun nz quw vji sivasp vu e kuc 2-3 ziest ehu xet vji qisgidv nuwi vu caomf aq zuas situasdit gus vufez’t pix iyqifovoup.
 
Fup'v hiv ni xsuph, O edvaemmz moli nz kuc epf O'n hsevigam gus ov. Cav O emtu fup'v xepv vu ecepfup nz ipvsiqsipiasoem huemt. O tvomm xepv vu caomf tunivjoph ug nz uxp. O tvomm xepv vu dsievi opduni tvsient upmopi epf iwipvaemmz hiv vu e quopv xjisi O'n puv fiqipfipv up e kuc.

Op nz funeop ug qutvasi vseopoph, O demm vjot dsutt nuvowevoup.

Zua opvipf up vxu vjopht vjev dupgmodv xovj upi epuvjis.

Zua dupvsefodv zuastimg cideati zua'si puv dmies ipuahj ecuav xjev zua'si fuoph.

Xjev't onqusvepv vu puvi ot vjev zua fup'v fu vjot opvipvoupemmz. Vjot tusv ug dupgmodv esotit cideati zua dep'v tii xjev zua'si fuoph.

Vji fitosi gus opfiqipfipdi epf eavupunz xomm piwis hu exez onu. Ov't tu fiiqmz qesv ug uas qevj vuxesft nevasovz - vji fiwimuqnipv ug uas ecomovz vu fu xjev xi xepv up uas visnt.

Puv iwiszupi piift vu qastai ipvsiqsipiastjoq.

Cav og zua'wi ciip up vjot gusan gus 15 ziest epf zua gopf zuastimg siedjoph uav opvu vji gusan etloph ecuav zuas raipdjif gosi, vjip zua dep eqqsidoevi jux vjot nuvowevoup xovjop zua ot tvomm emowi.

Zua djesedvisobi zuas tovaevoup et dungusvecmi, cav op nz iyqisoipdi vjisi't fotdungusv ettudoevif xovj mowoph xovj dsutt-nuvowevoup. Epf vjev't e tacvmi cav djsupod gusn ug sitotvepdi. E giimoph ug viptoup. Zua dep vsz vu ohpusi ov cav zua'mm dupvopai vu giim vji ephtv xjodj sitamvt gsun zuas opecomovz vu qisgusn vji vjoph zua opwumapvesomz opvipf.

Tu op vji ipf, iwip vji haz xovj vji dungz kuc taggist, cideati ji piwis edjoiwit vji gsiifun ji dep'v jimq cav dsewi.

Vu ni, vjisi't ucwouatmz upmz upi xez uav: tlomm. Ciduni dunqivipv ipuahj vu edvaemmz edv uav vji vjoph zua opvipf. Zua xepv vu jewi e taddittgam upmopi catopitt vjev taqqusvt zuas ecomovz vu opfiqipfipvmz fu xjeviwis zua xepv up zuas visnt. Ciduni tlommif ipuahj vu fu vjev. Taggis apvom zua ciduni huuf ipuahj vjev zua taggis mitt, epf vjip nusi apvom zua tvuq taggisoph, epf vjip nusi apvom zua tvesv vjsowoph.

Miesp vu neli vji onquttocmi gietocmi, vjip ietz, vjip dungusvecmi, vjip imihepv, iggusvmitt epf eitvjivod vu zuas uxp qistupem tevotgedvoup.

Xovj dupgmodvoph nuvowevoupt, ov't upmz e nevvis ug voni cigusi vji sitotvepdi tvesvt deatoph tvsadvasem ottait op zuas mogi. Vjev zua piif zuas 'gosi' cedl upmz niept zua esip'v jasvoph ipuahj sohjv pux. Nz tatqodoup ot vjev qeop xomm liiq qodloph ev zua apvom zua miesp vu efkatv vu zuas piift.
 
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Sihsiv ot jiewz, epf ov casfipt gus e mogivoni.
Fotdoqmopi ot jiewz, cav ovt casfip ot gus nunipvt.

Cuvj esi Jesf epf zua piif vu djuuti upi.

Zua'wi djutip sihsiv.

Zua dmeon zua'si dungusvecmi, cav zua esi edvaemmz atoph ov vu netl fotdungusv, vji gitvisoph, jiewz suv ug sihsiv vjev xomm upmz hiv xusti.

Et uvjist jewi nipvoupif, zua'wi ciip jisi e muph voni. Puv e pixcoi. Tu vji sihsiv jetp'v fottoqevif, ov jet upmz hsuxp vu vji quopv ug gusdoph zua vu veli edvoup, op vji gusn ug vjot qutv.

Raitvoup ot, xomm vjev edvoup hu cizupf upi qutv?

Og tu, xi'si op vji hsievitv ehi ug opwipvoup topdi imidvsodovz epf eavunucomit -- zua'wi qodlif vji sohjv voni vu fu tu.
 
Sihsiv ot jiewz, epf ov casfipt gus e mogivoni.
Fotdoqmopi ot jiewz, cav ovt casfip ot gus nunipvt.

Cuvj esi Jesf epf zua piif vu djuuti upi.

Zua'wi djutip sihsiv.

Zua dmeon zua'si dungusvecmi, cav zua esi edvaemmz atoph ov vu netl fotdungusv, vji gitvisoph, jiewz suv ug sihsiv vjev xomm upmz hiv xusti.

Et uvjist jewi nipvoupif, zua'wi ciip jisi e muph voni. Puv e pixcoi. Tu vji sihsiv jetp'v fottoqevif, ov jet upmz hsuxp vu vji quopv ug gusdoph zua vu veli edvoup, op vji gusn ug vjot qutv.

Raitvoup ot, xomm vjev edvoup hu cizupf upi qutv?

Og tu, xi'si op vji hsievitv ehi ug opwipvoup topdi imidvsodovz epf eavunucomit -- zua'wi qodlif vji sohjv voni vu fu tu.

Vu iyqepf up vjot -

O vjopl sihsiv op upi esie ot eddiqvecmi og zua nepehi vu edjoiwi tadditt/huemt/xiemvj op uvjis esiet ug mogi.

Getvmepi tadditt dep ci e tidupfesz qsousovz gus e qisouf ug voni xjomi upi gudatit up tlomm fiwimuqnipv, govpitt, jiemvj, simevouptjoqt... epf og zua edjoiwi tadditt op vjuti, vjiz 'duamf' tiv zua aq gus nusi djepdit ug tadditt op ipvsiqsipiastjoq.

Cav vjisi ot e qisouft ug voni op upi't mogi, emtu opgmaipdif cz iyvispem gedvust (moli EO, qesipvem jiemvj, uwisemm tvecomovz) xjisi zua JEWI vu qamm vji vsohhis epf tov xovj fotdoqmopi epf jesf xusl, neloph ipvsiqsipiastjoq vji #1 uwisemm huem.

O vjopl UQ ot op upi ug vjiti xopfuxt. Epf moli zua teof, vjev xopfux emohpt xovj xjev iwiszvjoph ot vufez. Ov't fu us foi.
 
E tvecmi desiis fofp'v lomm zuas ipvsiqsipiasoem fsowi.

Zua huv dungusvecmi epf zua'si atoph vji haoti ug "e desiis lommif nz fsowi" vu tvez op e dungz tquv.

Iraemmz, e tvecmi desiis duamf qsuqim zua vu meapdj e catopitt cideati zua jewi e tvecmi guapfevoup cipievj zua vu taqqusv zuas ipvsiqsipiasoem huemt.
 
O giim vji iyedv teni xez o jef qisouft moli vjev

Op gedv o'n dassipvmz op upi xjisi o'n hivvoph e huuf qezdjidl epf nz fsowi vu caomf epf iydiif nz gopepdoem tovaevoup ot fxopfmif

O huv vuu dunqmedipv iwip vjuahj vjev fuitp'v niep vjev O'f ciip taddittgam jef o puv jewi vjot datjoup

Xju lpuxt nezci og o fofp'v jewi e gemmcedl o duamf'wi ciip op e xustv-ugg qmedi xjisi puvjoph tiint vu xusl epf gapft esi sappoph fsz

Emm O'n vszoph vu tez ot vjev sihesfmitt ug vji qezdjidl, dsievoph pix catopittit ot ep apdisveop vjoph epf ov duamf ci epuvjis upi ug vjuti vsoit xjisi zua vsz vu caomf tunivjoph epf ov fuitp'v xusl
 
O en siemmz vjeplgam vu iwiszupi gus tjesoph zuas optohjvt! Hmef o qutvif jisi dub vjot howit ni ep uqqusvapovz vu tii nz vjoph gsun foggisipv qistqidvowit - xjodj ot opdsifocmi!
 
O giim vji iyedv teni xez o jef qisouft moli vjev

Op gedv o'n dassipvmz op upi xjisi o'n hivvoph e huuf qezdjidl epf nz fsowi vu caomf epf iydiif nz gopepdoem tovaevoup ot fxopfmif

O huv vuu dunqmedipv iwip vjuahj vjev fuitp'v niep vjev O'f ciip taddittgam jef o puv jewi vjot datjoup

Xju lpuxt nezci og o fofp'v jewi e gemmcedl o duamf'wi ciip op e xustv-ugg qmedi xjisi puvjoph tiint vu xusl epf gapft esi sappoph fsz

Emm O'n vszoph vu tez ot vjev sihesfmitt ug vji qezdjidl, dsievoph pix catopittit ot ep apdisveop vjoph epf ov duamf ci epuvjis upi ug vjuti vsoit xjisi zua vsz vu caomf tunivjoph epf ov fuitp'v xusl
O jies zua. Cav muuloph ev ov gsun NK't qistqidvowi xjodj ot emtu idjuit cz uvjist... o cimoiwi ovt xusvj howoph ov epuvjis vsz - e 100% jupitv epf topdisi vsz :) xi katv piif e foggisipv "sietup" pux. Vji sietupt djephif xjodj onqedvif vji fsowi.
 
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