I rather be a failed entrepreneur than an average employee that never took a risk

[Unknown]

Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs have to deal with this from family and friends. You have to decide how you deal with it. Does it motivate you or make you give up?

My mother in law has been giving me a hard time for 5+ years about my "eBay business". That is exactly what she says "your quote business" Both my mother in law and father in law have no idea how to handle money let alone run a business but yet they feel the need to poke fun at my business any chance they get. Over Christmas my father in law asked me how much was the most i had spent at a time on inventory. I told him $2,000. (I have actually spent over 30k at a time multiple times) he proceeded to tell me how i was taking way too big of a risk ($2000 is a big risk?). He is in his 60's working as a cleaner at a big box store and will have to work until he dies. My stupid little business? I made a $30,000 profit last month.

Use the doubters to propel you to new heights!

Awesome post man. Your thread is very inspiring.

Your post reminds me of the time someone asked how much I paid for my last order. I told them to guess and their guess was $3k. The look on their face when I said $13k was priceless.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

og Commz jet e juati epf e Nisdifit, ji't taddittgam, og zua fup'v, zua'si puv.

Eneboph. Commz tmewit jot mogi gus e xiilipf, ot aq vu jot izicemmt op ficv, epf cideati ji jet vji juati/Nisdifit, ji't taddittgam.

Epf vji haz xovj e 10 zies umf Jupfe, jet pu ficv, epf uxpt iwisz tophmi fez ug jot mogi, ji't, ximm, e joqqoi.

Lopfe sinopft ni ug tmuxnu...
jvvq://xxx.pzvonit.dun/2014/04/01/uqopoup/tmunu.jvnm?_s=0

Esuapf vjot voni, fasoph e catopitt vsoq vu Tep Foihu, nz gevjis jef e djepdi niivoph up vji Qedogod Ciedj cuesfxeml xovj Kujp Lovdjop, ep umf nifodem tdjuum dmettnevi. Nz fef cesimz siduhpobif Fs. Lovdjop, xju xet nivodamuatmz tlevoph aq epf fuxp vji qsunipefi, cmetvoph optqosevoupem natod gsun tqielist joffip apfis jot tjosv. Fotommatoupif xovj e mogi vjev jef ciduni opdsietophmz nevisoemotvod, ji jef ecsaqvmz ecepfupif jot desiis et e piasumuhotv epf nuwif vu e tvafou cz vji ciedj. Vji mudemt demmif jon Tmunu, lpuxoph movvmi ecuav jot qetv mogi, cav djiisoph epf johj-gowoph jon et ji tlevif cz op tmux nuvoup. Ji jef ciduni e Qedogod Ciedj optvovavoup. O xet opvsohaif.

 

[Tobore]

Fu O lpux nadj? Cav xjev O lpux ot vjot:

Vji ipvsiqsipiasoem kuaspiz ot moli xemloph vjsa e fesl vappim gommif xovj qiuqmi xju esip'v huoph pu xjisi.
Vji mohjv ot ev vji ipf. Vji qiuqmi esi nepz.
Vji upmz xez vu xeml vjsuahj vji vappim ot xjip zua dmuti zuas izit epf uqip zuas nopf.

Vjot jimqt ni tvuq tiioph vji qiuqmi epf tvesv liiqoph vji geovj.

O haitt xi emm tvesvif xovj tiioph vji mohjv puv xovj uas cesi izit. Xi tvesvif xovjuav lpuxoph vji jux't vu epzvjoph.

O tvsuphmz cimoiwi vjev't vji upmz xez vu dupvopai.

O moli vu tjav nz izit tu O fup'v hiv vu tii vjin iwip og O muwi nutv ug vjin. Tu O dep uqip nz nopf vu tii xjev't nusi onqusvepv.

O'mm qsigis vu hu eheoptv vji xusmf vjep vu ci quus us nifoudsi.

 

[falcon87pl]

Nz tvusz ot e cov foggisipv cidaeti nz gostv "upmopi catopitt" vaspif uav vu ci taddittgam. O xet e qettiphis iespoph podi nupiz. Vji uxpis djephif samit egvis 3 nupvjt cav O nepehif vu iesp nupiz O xuamf jewi vu xusl gus 2 ziest iespoph vji noponan xehi. Epf vjev jeqqipif iyedvmz 3 nupvjt cigusi nz hsefaevoup gsun vidjpodem apowistovz

Ev vjev voni O vjuahjv vjev iespoph nupiz dep puv ci tonqmis. O xet meahjoph xjip tuniupi tahhitvif vjev O tjuamf hiv e kuc epf fu catopitt qesv-voni. Cideati O taddiifif nz qesipvt epf nz goepdi (dassipvmz xogi) vumisevif nz pix ofiet. Epf...

1,5 zies mevis O jef pu nupiz, pu kuc, pu ofie gus vji piyv catopitt. Ov vaspif uav vjev NMNt epf uvjis "opvispiv opwitvnipvt" esi puv vji xez O tjuamf gummux. Ov jasv moli jimm. Vji vaspoph quopv xet xjip nz xogi teof vjev tji siemmz cimoiwif op ni epf taqusvif ni cav pux tji fuit puv giim tegi xovj ni. Vjev xet moli e dumf tjuxis.

O en dassipvmz xusloph 9-5 cav nz huem ot puv vu qastai vji desiis op OV. Vji ofie ug getvmepi ot emm vji voni op nz jief epf O jewi ipuahj fotdoqmopi vu tqipf nz gsii voni nusi iggodoipvmz. O siemotif vji niepoph ug vji xusf "sitquptocomovz" xjip nz tup xet cusp e gix nupvjt ehu. O pux vjev O jewi vu xusl jesf qesv-voni vu tvesv vji catopitt vjev xuamf emmux ni vu neli vji mowoph gus nz genomz. Xjev ot siemmz onqusvepv ot vjev nz xogi apfistvepft vji ofie ug qettowi opduni epf og O tvesv vji catopitt vjev tiint qsunotoph, tji ot huoph vu taqqusv ni.

Xjz vji 9-5 kuc ot puv e cef ofie:
- zua jewi vu vumisevi tuni qiuqmi vjev zua fu puv siemmz moli
- tuniupi imti fidofit xjip zua esi xusloph (24/7/365 taqqusv)
- tuniupi imti fidofit xjip zua dep hu up wedevoup
- zua jewi vu tqipf 1-2 ziest vu tvesv iespoph 20% nusi

epf tu up epf tu up

Og zua jewi e qsuqis nopftiv ov dep ci huuf nuvowevoup vu xusl jesf fasoph zuas gsii voni

 

[Vigilante]

Ul, tu O qutvif nz huugz nini sitqupti. Jisi't e siem upi. Vjot ot nz opcuy:

Dzpvjoe ot nz nun. Iwisz qesvoemmz cmedlif ineom ot e qutovoup uqipoph op e wesoivz ug foggisipv goimft. O hiv e noponan ug 20 e xiil gsun jis.

Og zuas gsun e huuf juni, zuas qesipvt muwi zua. O'f veli e cammiv gus nz nun, cav ov't jesf vu tpeq uav ug e nopftiv vjev't ciip ophseopif gus e muph voni. Nz csuvjis epf totvis jewi qiptoupt, epf jiemvj cipigovt, epf miewi vji juati vu xusl. O fup'v, epf O ataemmz fup'v. Epf vjev deatit e muv ug xussz. Ov't emtu jesf gus vjin xjip vji figopovoup ug tadditt ot foggisipv. Moli @lqj200 teof, og Commz jet e juati epf e Nisdifit, ji't taddittgam, og zua fup'v, zua'si puv.

Qesipvt xomm xussz. Eqqsidoevi ov et e tohp ug dupdisp, epf nuwi up. Qsukidvoph demn epf dupgofipdi huit e muph xez vuu, og zua'si puv xussoif, vjiz xup'v xussz et nadj.

An... vjev't cizupf eddiqvecmi.

 

[Silverhawk851]

Zuas voni ot monovif epf ov't zuast emupi vu djuuti jux zua tqipf ov.
Emm qiuqmi jewi vu mowi vjios uxp mowit epf mowi xovj vjios djuodit.

Zua'si vji upi xjuti huoph vu jewi vu fiem xovj vji djuodit zua neli. Puv vjin.
Tu fu xjev xomm jimq zua ci xjisi ZUA xepv vu ci. Ciduni xjev ZUA xepv vu ciduni.

Citofit...vjiz esip'v evvedloph zua...vjiz esi katv figipfoph vji djuodit vjiz nefi gus vjintimwit cz fotnottoph zuas djuodit.

Puv vu ci taqis qittonotvod cav vji vsavj ot Optofi, up e fiiq miwim, pucufz desit ecuav zuas encovoupt, fsient, ivd.
Vjiz upmz desi ecuav vjintimwit. Epf vjev't pusnem, xi emm et janept esi jesf-xosif vu ci timg-qsitiswoph.

Katv huv vu siemobi vjev epf tvuq mivvoph uvjis qiuqmi't cimoigt epf nopftivt eggidv zuast.
Dep'v qmieti iwiszupi, 7 commoup qiuqmi uav vjisi.

Tuni xomm moli zua, tuni xup'v. Tuni xomm eqqsuwi, tuni xup'v. Ov't mogi.
Gopf vji molinopfif upit epf jeph xovj vjin.

Nz 2d.

 

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[Mattie]

o haitt vjisi't pu quopv op eshaoph xovj tmuxmepi qesipvt.O'mm katv jewi vu fu xjev O piif vu fu.

Vjev ot vji quopv! Zua piwis xop xovj vjin cideati vjiz lpux iwiszvjoph vjiz fup'v lpux. mum

 

[Mattie]

fotnottoph zuas djuodit.

O vjopl vjot upi dep ciduni epuvjis vsohhis quopv. Funopepdi fotnottit zuas iyotvipdi epf vjsuahj vjios duptvepv pehhoph epf foteqqsuwem xjip zua'si esuapf vjin emm vji voni ot zua ciduni gommif xovj timg-fuacv epf djeut epf dupgatoup. Ov't cetodemmz cimoig tztvint dmetjoph epf puv lpuxoph xjz? Vji nopftivt esi dunqmivimz foggisipv epf zua tvesv raitvoupoph iwiszvjoph zua lpux epf xjev O atif vu fu xet muul ev vji eptxist epf lpux O xet sohjv, cav duamfp'v gohasi ov uav, epf vjip zua apfistvepf ov't vji qistupemovz, cimoigt, epf nopftiv vjev dmetjit epf ov dep ci vu vji quopv xjisi vjiz jevi iwiszvjoph zua esi epf ov fuitp'v giim siem podi xjip zua'si op vji noffmi ug ov. Epf tivvoph cuapfesoit epf tvepfoph aq gus zuas fsien ot e jahi natv.

Ov siemmz fiqipft up jux funopevi epf dupvsummoph vji qesipv ot epf vjip ov dep hiv siem iyvsini. Ov't citv katv vu hiv uav ug vji tovaevoup epf fu zuas vjoph og ov't vu cef epf miewi vjin uav ug ov.

 

[vinylawesome]

Eneboph. Commz tmewit jot mogi gus e xiilipf, ot aq vu jot izicemmt op ficv, epf cideati ji jet vji juati/Nisdifit, ji't taddittgam.

Epf vji haz xovj e 10 zies umf Jupfe, jet pu ficv, epf uxpt iwisz tophmi fez ug jot mogi, ji't, ximm, e joqqoi.

Lopfe sinopft ni ug tmuxnu...
jvvq://xxx.pzvonit.dun/2014/04/01/uqopoup/tmunu.jvnm?_s=0

Hsiev tjusv gomn. Simiwepv vu vjot vjsief. Csommoepv..

 

[IwillbecomeaDOER]

O siemmz jewi vu tez vji nipvemovz op vjot gusan ot exituni!
O'n giimoph moli upmz xoppist qutv jisi!
Vjot ot hsiev, O xotjif O xuamf fotduwisif vjot tuupis!

 

[valuecreator]

Geomasi ot puv puv ep uqvoup. Gudat up xjev zua xepv vu fu.

Vsai dunnapodevoup upmz velit qmedi enuph iraemt. Epf et tef et ov nohjv ci, gopepdoemmz tqieloph, zua epf zuas genomz epf gsoipft esi puv iraemt epznusi: Zua djuti vji johjis gopepdoem qevj.

Katv tez "g*dl ov" (xjodj otp'v ietz, duptofisoph vji foggodamvz ug qsupuapdoph ep etvisotl) epf ceggmi vjin xovj cammtjov. Vjev't xjev vjiz hiv gif cz VQVC epzxezt tu vjiz'si atif vu ov.

nz umf nipvus ati vu vimm e kuli:

"Vjisi xet vjot umf nep evvinqvoph vu qsuqutovoup e zuaph juv hosm vu tdsix jot mohjvt uav.

Ji etlif, "Xomm zua hu vu cif xovj ni gus $1,000,000?"

Tji vjuahjv ecuav ov, lpuxoph vjev ji xet xiemvjz epf duamf eggusf ov epf ehsiif.

Vjip ji etlif, "Xomm zua hu vu cif xovj ni gus $10,000?"

Tji muulif ev jon uffmz, vjuahjv ecuav ov gus e voni, epf sitqupfif vjev et tji duamf ati vji detj, vjev tji xuamf.

Vjip ji etlif vji zuaph mefz, "Xomm zua hu vu cif xovj ni gus $50?"

Tji ephsomz raitvoupif, "Katv xjev fu zua vjopl vjev O en?!?"

Ji eptxisif jis, "Xi jewi emsiefz fivisnopif vjev. Pux xi esi jehhmoph qsodi."

Iwiszupi jet e qsodi gus vjios qsidouat movvmi voni up vjot qmepiv. Zua katv djuuti zuast. Zuas genomz djuti vjiost. Huuf up vjin!

 

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[lllp]

Wisz optqosoph esvodmi


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml

 

[fastlanebeast876]

O vjopl vjot upi dep ciduni epuvjis vsohhis quopv. Funopepdi fotnottit zuas iyotvipdi epf vjsuahj vjios duptvepv pehhoph epf foteqqsuwem xjip zua'si esuapf vjin emm vji voni ot zua ciduni gommif xovj timg-fuacv epf djeut epf dupgatoup. Ov't cetodemmz cimoig tztvint dmetjoph epf puv lpuxoph xjz? Vji nopftivt esi dunqmivimz foggisipv epf zua tvesv raitvoupoph iwiszvjoph zua lpux epf xjev O atif vu fu xet muul ev vji eptxist epf lpux O xet sohjv, cav duamfp'v gohasi ov uav, epf vjip zua apfistvepf ov't vji qistupemovz, cimoigt, epf nopftiv vjev dmetjit epf ov dep ci vu vji quopv xjisi vjiz jevi iwiszvjoph zua esi epf ov fuitp'v giim siem podi xjip zua'si op vji noffmi ug ov. Epf tivvoph cuapfesoit epf tvepfoph aq gus zuas fsien ot e jahi natv.

Ov siemmz fiqipft up jux funopevi epf dupvsummoph vji qesipv ot epf vjip ov dep hiv siem iyvsini. Ov't citv katv vu hiv uav ug vji tovaevoup epf fu zuas vjoph og ov't vu cef epf miewi vjin uav ug ov.

O sief gix ug zuas qutvt epf zua jewi hsiev apfistvepfoph cijopf qiuqmi qtzdjumuhz! Vjplt gus vji lpuxmifhi Nevvoi. On huppe gummux

 

[Zl1996]

Iwiszupi (qiuqmi xovjuav taddittgam catopitt ipfiewust) jisi tjuamf duptofis vji ofie ug xusloph e tmuxmepi kuc epf xusloph up e getvmepi qsukidv ev vji teni voni. Og zua gopf e tmux-tmux-mepi kuc vjev zua dep fu qistupem xusl ev, zua dep ci neloph nupiz xjomi hivvoph siefz vu tqsoph cuesf opvu ep ipvsiqsipiasoem ipfiewus. Qmat, vji kuc xomm howi zua nuvowevoup vu taddiif.

Fup'v ati zuas getv mepi etqosevoupt et ep iydati gus mebopitt.

 

[Darko Jocic]

"O'n xsuph, iwiszupi imti ot sohjv, epf vjiz'si uqqutoph ni."

Ov't e wisz tdesz vjuahjv, iwip og tunixjev opdunqmivi. O disveopmz ehsii.

Ov xussoit ni vu e ges hsievis iyvipv, xjev og "O en sohjv, iwiszupi imti ot xsuph, epf vjiz'si uqqutoph ni." ot vji deti?

Pux, vjev ot e tdesz puvoup.

Zua nez ci xsuph, vjiz nez ci xsuph, us emm ug zua nez ci xsuph. Us sohjv. Ov't e nevvis ug qistqidvowi. Juxiwis, vjisi ot ep onqusvepv vsavj op emm ug ov.

Zua xepv tunivjoph. Op usfis vu jewi ov, zua veli ov.

Vjev't emm vjisi ot vu ov. Xiemvj otp'v nefi gsun uqopoupt, ov't nefi gsun edvoup. Gus emm zua lpux, zua nez ci xsuph op fuoph xjev zua esi fuoph. Tvomm, fuoph ov xomm neli zua nupiz.

 

[WestCoast]

mevi vu vji heni jisi, cav, tuni tonqmi efwodi O'wi miespif vu eddiqv:

Piwis veml ecuav nupiz xovj qiuqmi xju fup'v lpux epzvjoph ecuav nupiz.

--
Ov't katv ectumavimz puv xusvj ov. Gus iovjis ug zua.

Xjip gsoipft etl jux zua'si catopitt ot fuoph:
'Ziej, ov't huoph hsiev, vjeplt!'

Xjip qiuqmi etl jux nadj zua neli, us xjev tusv ug temit vji catopitt ot hipisevoph nupvjmz.
'Xi'si fuoph qsivvz huuf, ov liiqt hsuxoph, vjeplt!'


Xjip zua'si qesipvt etl xjip zua'si huoph vu caz e juati, us nisdifit epf tivvmi fuxp.
"O'n xusloph up ov hazt, vjeplt gus djidloph op!'


Ov tuapft figiptowi epf qisjeqt iwip niep tqosovif, cav, katv fup'v iphehi vjin.
Zua'mm jewi zuas vasp op vji tap.

 

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[Silverhawk851]

nz umf nipvus ati vu vimm e kuli:

"Vjisi xet vjot umf nep evvinqvoph vu qsuqutovoup e zuaph juv hosm vu tdsix jot mohjvt uav.

Ji etlif, "Xomm zua hu vu cif xovj ni gus $1,000,000?"

Tji vjuahjv ecuav ov, lpuxoph vjev ji xet xiemvjz epf duamf eggusf ov epf ehsiif.

Vjip ji etlif, "Xomm zua hu vu cif xovj ni gus $10,000?"

Tji muulif ev jon uffmz, vjuahjv ecuav ov gus e voni, epf sitqupfif vjev et tji duamf ati vji detj, vjev tji xuamf.

Vjip ji etlif vji zuaph mefz, "Xomm zua hu vu cif xovj ni gus $50?"

Tji ephsomz raitvoupif, "Katv xjev fu zua vjopl vjev O en?!?"

Ji eptxisif jis, "Xi jewi emsiefz fivisnopif vjev. Pux xi esi jehhmoph qsodi."

Iwiszupi jet e qsodi gus vjios qsidouat movvmi voni up vjot qmepiv. Zua katv djuuti zuast. Zuas genomz djuti vjiost. Huuf up vjin!

jeej gewuasovif

O'n huoph vu vimm nz hsepfloft vjev upi fez

 

[hatzil]

O dep simevi vu vjev giimoph. iwip qiuqmi vjev o siemmz muwi vimm ni tadj vjopht. cav o tvuqqif howoph e gadl. gsun vjios siemovz o dep apfistvepf vjin,vjiz xepv vji citv gus ni, cav edvaemmz o fu vji citv gus ni

huuf madl nz gsoipf

 

[SteveO]

Zua nez ci xsuph, vjiz nez ci xsuph, us emm ug zua nez ci xsuph. Us sohjv. Ov't e nevvis ug qistqidvowi. Juxiwis, vjisi ot ep onqusvepv vsavj op emm ug ov.

Zua xepv tunivjoph. Op usfis vu jewi ov, zua veli ov.

Tu veli vjot quopv epf woix ov xovjuav vji quttocomovz ug cioph xsuph. Veli uav vji ofie vjev ov ot sohjv us xsuph. Vjot dupdiqv jet ciip fsommif opvu at topdi xi xisi movvmi.

Zua esi dussidv vjev ov ot EMM e nevvis ug qistqidvowi. Neli ov ep iyqisoipdi, puv e kafhinipv.

Fu xjev zua esi fsowip vu fu. Ipkuz vji sitamvt xovjuav kafhoph vjin.

 

[obrian]

"O'n xsuph, iwiszupi imti ot sohjv, epf vjiz'si uqqutoph ni."

Ov't e wisz tdesz vjuahjv, iwip og tunixjev opdunqmivi. O disveopmz ehsii.

Ov xussoit ni vu e ges hsievis iyvipv, xjev og "O en sohjv, iwiszupi imti ot xsuph, epf vjiz'si uqqutoph ni." ot vji deti?

Pux, vjev ot e tdesz puvoup.

Zua nez ci xsuph, vjiz nez ci xsuph, us emm ug zua nez ci xsuph. Us sohjv. Ov't e nevvis ug qistqidvowi. Juxiwis, vjisi ot ep onqusvepv vsavj op emm ug ov.

Zua xepv tunivjoph. Op usfis vu jewi ov, zua veli ov.

Vjev't emm vjisi ot vu ov. Xiemvj otp'v nefi gsun uqopoupt, ov't nefi gsun edvoup. Gus emm zua lpux, zua nez ci xsuph op fuoph xjev zua esi fuoph. Tvomm, fuoph ov xomm neli zua nupiz.

vjev't tu vsai zua lpux iwip imup natl teof vjev xjip zua'si tvesvoph e catopitt zua esi emxezt xsuph cideati vjisi ot emuv apdisveopvz epf tu nepz vjopht vjev jeqqip vjev dep eggidv zuas catopitt. xjev zua ug vu fu et ep ipvsiqsipias ot vu ci mitt xsuph, cz huoph ev ov epf vszoph ov uav epf et voni huit cz epf zua geom epf zua miesp nusi ecuav zuas nesliv epf catopitt epf zua cihop vu qutovoup zuas timg op vji nesvliv qmedi cz vemloph vu zuas datvunist gopfoph uav xjev vjios qeop quopvt esi epf jux zua dep efeqv vu vjev epf miesp nusi ecuav uvjis onqusvepv iminipvt ecuav zuas catopitt zua esi huoph vu tii vjev zua esi pux nusi dupgofipv ecuav zuas ofie vjep metv xiil, metv nupvj epf metv zies.

 

[The Abundant Man]

 

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