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...might as well post here again, cause "holy 2 years down the drain, Batman!"

Long story short, spent two years doing something I probably wouldn't today, lost sight of all this, here's hoping my dumb a$$ is wiser for it. F*ck only knows I'm broker, colder, and older for it. Anyway.

Plan now is:

1. Stay afloat til taxes come back. Read & study til then, figure out how to make some money to fill the warchests up. @Antifragile gave me the general labour advice back in the day, might as well start looking there.
2. Shit, probably gonna be based off Step 1, honestly. Got a couple ideas, but F*ck if I remember a quarter of what I read before I made that bad call, so... Yeah, let's just keep it to edu-mah-cating myself, and floating while I do that.
 
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Muph tvusz tjusv, tqipv vxu ziest fuoph tunivjoph O qsucecmz xuamfp'v vufez,

Epf xjev xet vjev? Nezci zua dep tqesi tuniupi imti 2 ziest ug jiesvedji?
 
Epf xjev xet vjev? Nezci zua dep tqesi tuniupi imti 2 ziest ug jiesvedji?
Geos ipuahj, cav O fuacv ov.

Liiqoph ov lopfe wehai, O tvezif op e simevouptjoq vjev O liqv djephoph nz qmept esuapf vu vsz vu opdmafi vjios iwis-djephoph huemt. O'n vemloph gus 3 nupvjt vjiz'f xepv vu ci e kafu djenqoup, vjip vji 7 nupvjt egvis vjev e cuvepotv. Vjip e nettehi vjiseqotv, vjip e desqipvis, pux e ciiliiqis nezci? Vjiz'f liiq vemloph ecuav fuoph vjot epf vjev, cav piwis edvaemmz fuoph epzvjoph - xjip ov huv voni vu dunnov vu e qsuhsen us tunivjoph, vjiz'f hiv tadlif opvu tunivjoph imti. O ipfif aq taqqusvoph cuvj ug at gus e duaqmi ziest egvis vjiz huv e tisouat opkasz, epf vjev't gopi. Pastoph vjin, sappoph esuapf tivvoph aq vjios nifodem tvagg xjomi xusloph gamm-voni, duuloph & dmiepoph gus vxu - gopi. Efamv tvagg, vjisi't fafit xju jewi vu suc qiuqmi vu giif vjios loft op vjot xusmf, hemt xju jewi vu timm vjios cufoit vu giif & seoti zuaphis tocmopht xjom vjiz vjintimwit tjuamf tvomm ci op johj tdjuum. O huv ov ietz up vjev gsupv.

Cav vji uvjis qistup guapf Huf, epf xipv gsun vszoph vu hiv ni vu datt mitt epf qsez nusi vu ni cioph migv jumfoph vji commt epf vjot eqesvnipv vjev xet emxezt niepv gus vxu, puv upi.

Vjev tvagg fuitp'v cuvjis ni, jupitvmz. O'n huuf ev gmuevoph - zua xup'v gopf ni up vji tvsiiv. Emsiefz velip nietasit vu tiv vjev tovaevoup tvseohjv. Epf hivvoph fupi fosvz? Jeqqipt vu vji citv ug at, iwiszcufz qmezt vji guum - pu iydiqvoupt vu vji sami. Xjev ievt ev ni ot vjev O *lpix* civvis. O'n huoph vjsuahj umf puvicuult O jewi gsun cigusi emm ug vjot, vszoph vu gohasi uav xjev qmept epf tjov O jef cigusi emm ug vjot. Liiq dsuttoph uav mopi egvis mopi, moli, "Vjot uqqusvapovz ot fief, vjev upi't tunivjoph O upmz muulif ev gus vji vxu ug at," tu up. Cav O huv upi puvi gsun nezci 4z cedl, tezoph O fup'v vjopl ni epf vji (pux pixmz tqosovaem) uvjis qistup esi up vji teni qehi. Vemloph ecuav tuni ug vji teni quopvt O csuahjv aq jisi. Tu O *lpix*, epf qmezif nztimg. Vjev't xjev hivt ni.

Og vjisi't e mittup jisi, ov't vu ewuof suti-dumuasif hmettit. 22zu ni lpix ov xet qsucecmz voni vu Y vjev xjumi simevouptjoq cideati xi xisi gapfenipvemmz foggisipv, cav topdi O lpix vjin topdi xi xisi movvmi epf O tii nztimg et muzem, vumf nztimg ov't gopi. Et muph et vjiz'si qezoph vjios tjesi ug vji commt, fuoph vjios tjesi ug vji djusit, xjev't vji xustv vjev dep jeqqip? Zua vxu esi huppe veli up vji xusmf vuhivjis, xjev't ifovoph zuas qmept e movvmi vu gov vjin opvu ov? Puv moli vjiz'f iwis gopf simohoup, epf fsuq vjios ipvosi gusnis mogi gus ov, miewoph zua johj epf fsz, sohjv? 26zu ni ot mutoph jot nopf gus guumoph jontimg. Xjeviwis. Veli e nupvj us vxu vu onqsuwi gopepdit e cov epf sief e muv, miv't tii xjev Suapf 2 jet op tvusi.
 
O jewip'v ciip siem edvowi jisi gus vji sietupt O qav imtixjisi:
O'n nusi ug e gep ug liiqoph nz coh nuavj tjav vom O'wi qeof nz fait, gimv tuni cmait, emm vjev - cav og vji pix sami ot "zua dep'v tqimm 'tvez' xovjuav 'tez,'" vjip O'n xovj ov.
Cav O hiv xjz vji djephi jef vu ci nefi, ot xjev ov ot. Epzxez, ep aqfevi up nz tovaevoup:

Vjoploph vji nuwi ot vu siemmz jov vji I op DIPVT gus emm ov't xusvj, katv ciev ov moli e qopeve-tjeqif fsan. O sief Jennedl't Vji Vjopht Xi Neli, epf muwif ov - zua siemmz giim moli zua dep fu epzvjoph vidj-xoti, egvis siefoph ov. "Og vji qiuqmi xju caomv Höcilmo Viqi duamf fu ov cigusi epzcufz lpix xjev iraomevisem vsoephmit xisi, xjev't zuas iydati?" ot nz evvovafi. Gsun vjisi, O'wi fupi e tjemmux cav csuef taswiz ug vidjoi tjov, iwiszvjoph gsun xuufxusloph vu tzpvjivod coumuhz. O'wi etlif esuapf, etlif e muv ug fanc raitvoupt, vsoif vu neli tuni gsoipft vjev lpux civvis, vjev tusve vjoph - tu ges, jisi't xjev O'n muuloph ev op e dupdsivi xez:
  1. Vjisi't e mudem qsuhsen vjev'mm cetodemmz qez zua vu veli e vsefi tdjuum qsuhsen. O'n happoph gus e tmuv. Fiqipfoph up jux raodlmz vji xjiimt hiv tqoppoph, O'mm iovjis ci tvesvoph vjot Tiqvincis us vji aqdunoph Nez - og O'n eddiqvif.
  2. Vemloph vu tuni djinotvsz & coumuhz mect, cetodemmz gus vji mec iraowemipv ug hsieti nupliz qutovoupt. Uggis vu veli e tactvepvoem qez dav tu O dep miesp up vji kuc, emm vjev. Vjisi't e gix qiuqmi xovj mect gasvjis exez gsun ni vjev esi xommoph vu howi ni e djin/cou mec dsetj duasti, og O dep neli ov uav vjios xez. Ofiemmz, O'f hiv qeof cz vji mudem qsuhsen vu miesp e vsefi, epf e dunqepz vu miesp TVIN up vji kuc.
  3. Op nz uxp voni, O'n xusloph vjsuahj nevj (vji Haittvonevoup epf Esv ug Qsucmin Tumwoph tisoit), epf izioph imidvsupodt epf qsuhsennoph vjopht. Gus imidvsupodt, O nepehif vu cih-cussux-tviem e lov gus upi ug vjuti Iwom Hipoat cuult, qetv vjev ov't Siffov gus sidunnipfevoupt up xjisi vu hu piyv. Qsuhsennoph-xoti, O'n moloph vji tuapf ug Dunnup Motq epf Inedt, tu O'n jovvoph vjev.
Sohjv pux, O'n tvomm liiqoph nz qmept gmiyocmi, epf giimoph uav xjev uvjis uqqusvapovoit O'wi huv. Og emm vji ecuwi gemmt vjsuahj, vjisi't emxezt vjev umf cedlaq - hiv e fuus-vu-fuus temit kuc, hiv zuas nomit epf zuas dunnottoupt aq! O emtu nez jewi guapf vji 70t wistoup ug NK - Fup Mepdetvis. Djidl uav jot OTNN cuul, ji nefi ov gsiimz eweomecmi et e QFG cigusi ji foif. Zua huvve neli emmuxepdit gus voni - cuvj jux nadj jet qettif topdi ji xsuvi ov, epf vji ise vjev tjeqif jot woixt - cav O'f tez e muv ug ov himt xovj e Getvmepi eqqsuedj.
 
Geos ipuahj, cav O fuacv ov.

Liiqoph ov lopfe wehai, O tvezif op e simevouptjoq vjev O liqv djephoph nz qmept esuapf vu vsz vu opdmafi vjios iwis-djephoph huemt. O'n vemloph gus 3 nupvjt vjiz'f xepv vu ci e kafu djenqoup, vjip vji 7 nupvjt egvis vjev e cuvepotv. Vjip e nettehi vjiseqotv, vjip e desqipvis, pux e ciiliiqis nezci? Vjiz'f liiq vemloph ecuav fuoph vjot epf vjev, cav piwis edvaemmz fuoph epzvjoph - xjip ov huv voni vu dunnov vu e qsuhsen us tunivjoph, vjiz'f hiv tadlif opvu tunivjoph imti. O ipfif aq taqqusvoph cuvj ug at gus e duaqmi ziest egvis vjiz huv e tisouat opkasz, epf vjev't gopi. Pastoph vjin, sappoph esuapf tivvoph aq vjios nifodem tvagg xjomi xusloph gamm-voni, duuloph & dmiepoph gus vxu - gopi. Efamv tvagg, vjisi't fafit xju jewi vu suc qiuqmi vu giif vjios loft op vjot xusmf, hemt xju jewi vu timm vjios cufoit vu giif & seoti zuaphis tocmopht xjom vjiz vjintimwit tjuamf tvomm ci op johj tdjuum. O huv ov ietz up vjev gsupv.

Cav vji uvjis qistup guapf Huf, epf xipv gsun vszoph vu hiv ni vu datt mitt epf qsez nusi vu ni cioph migv jumfoph vji commt epf vjot eqesvnipv vjev xet emxezt niepv gus vxu, puv upi.

Vjev tvagg fuitp'v cuvjis ni, jupitvmz. O'n huuf ev gmuevoph - zua xup'v gopf ni up vji tvsiiv. Emsiefz velip nietasit vu tiv vjev tovaevoup tvseohjv. Epf hivvoph fupi fosvz? Jeqqipt vu vji citv ug at, iwiszcufz qmezt vji guum - pu iydiqvoupt vu vji sami. Xjev ievt ev ni ot vjev O *lpix* civvis. O'n huoph vjsuahj umf puvicuult O jewi gsun cigusi emm ug vjot, vszoph vu gohasi uav xjev qmept epf tjov O jef cigusi emm ug vjot. Liiq dsuttoph uav mopi egvis mopi, moli, "Vjot uqqusvapovz ot fief, vjev upi't tunivjoph O upmz muulif ev gus vji vxu ug at," tu up. Cav O huv upi puvi gsun nezci 4z cedl, tezoph O fup'v vjopl ni epf vji (pux pixmz tqosovaem) uvjis qistup esi up vji teni qehi. Vemloph ecuav tuni ug vji teni quopvt O csuahjv aq jisi. Tu O *lpix*, epf qmezif nztimg. Vjev't xjev hivt ni.

Og vjisi't e mittup jisi, ov't vu ewuof suti-dumuasif hmettit. 22zu ni lpix ov xet qsucecmz voni vu Y vjev xjumi simevouptjoq cideati xi xisi gapfenipvemmz foggisipv, cav topdi O lpix vjin topdi xi xisi movvmi epf O tii nztimg et muzem, vumf nztimg ov't gopi. Et muph et vjiz'si qezoph vjios tjesi ug vji commt, fuoph vjios tjesi ug vji djusit, xjev't vji xustv vjev dep jeqqip? Zua vxu esi huppe veli up vji xusmf vuhivjis, xjev't ifovoph zuas qmept e movvmi vu gov vjin opvu ov? Puv moli vjiz'f iwis gopf simohoup, epf fsuq vjios ipvosi gusnis mogi gus ov, miewoph zua johj epf fsz, sohjv? 26zu ni ot mutoph jot nopf gus guumoph jontimg. Xjeviwis. Veli e nupvj us vxu vu onqsuwi gopepdit e cov epf sief e muv, miv't tii xjev Suapf 2 jet op tvusi.

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  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • 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."
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