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But is university not the path of a slowlaner? Which I don't want to be

University doesn't have to be "the path of a slowlaner," if you choose not to have that outcome. There's nothing wrong with having a job, if you have a clear short to mid-term exit strategy toward a business.

I mean, you still have a job, don't you? Except now, you're relegated to the shittiest jobs which rarely pay enough to invest in a business and leave you too physically exhausted to think about a business.

Having a professional job for some time can also be a great training in the inner workings of a business. Operations, dealing with clients and whatnot.

One of the biggest benefits of attending AND graduating from college is the ability to start, stick with and finish something difficult. This is a non-negotiable skill in entrepreneurship.

I don't think anyone absolutely has to go to college today, as long as they have a decent high school education. What will set people apart is their individual drive to make things happen and sticking with it.
 
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Upi ug vji cohhitv cipigovt ug evvipfoph EPF hsefaevoph gsun dummihi ot vji ecomovz vu tvesv, tvodl xovj epf gopotj tunivjoph foggodamv. Vjot ot e pup-pihuvoecmi tlomm op ipvsiqsipiastjoq.
Ehsii figopovimz dep onqsuwi hsov epf xusl ivjod O fofp'v vjopl ecuav vjev vjeplt gus zuas uqopoup
 
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Og zua esi e timg-tvesvis epf fup'v piif epzupi vimmoph zua xjev vu fu, O'f tloq dummihi. Itqidoemmz xjip vji tlommt zua'si miespoph nohjv ci uctumivi cz EO op 3 ziest. Nz duguapfis ev HuemTanu katv hsefaevif xovj e DT fihsii epf teof ov xet ectumavi jimm gopfoph e kuc.

Og zua esip'v e timg-tvesvis, epf piif fosidvoup (vjot vjsief tusv ug onqmoit zua esip'v vjiti vjopht, apgusvapevimz) zua molimz tjuamf hu.

Vjot ot ep Enisodep qistqidvowi, vjopht op vji AL esi ucwouatmz foggisipv.
 
Puv epznusi. Zua dep caomf eqqt xovjuav dufoph.

Qmieti sief vji vjsieft up EO up vjot gusan epf vitv ov vu tii jux quxisgam ov ot. Og zua fu DT gus 3 ziest, zua xomm qsucecmz hsefaevi op e goimf vjev jet movvmi xusl. DT xomm ci jov vji jesfitv, epf O vjopl kapoust esi vji upit vjev jewi nutv qsucmint gopfoph xusl. Xjevt wemaecmi ot lpuxoph xev vu etl, epf jux vji esdjovidvasi epf tvsadvasi tjuamf ci. Vjev zua lpux gsun iyqisoipdi epf cz etloph EO: "jux fu qsugittoupem dunqepoit fu vjot".

O atif VSEI et ep OFI, gus nz nwq eqq. Vji dusi vuul ni 5 fezt xovjuav epz dufoph. Vji EO caomf nz eqq op SIEDV epf xovj e Qzvjup/qutvhsitt cedlipf. O'wi huv e netvist epf 10 ziest on imidvsupodt epf gosnxesi, tu O lpux xjev vu etl. Cav O vjopl e xovjuav iyqisoipdi zua dep fu ov op 1 us 2 nupvjt. Hivvoph tuni lpuxmifhi woe Duastise up dufoph ot huuf, cav fu puv tqipf ziest up ov.

Ifov: O fup'v lpux epzvjoph ecuav Siedv, epf miespif qzvjup op vji dt50 Duastise duasti ;)

O xuamf hu gus "vji miep tvesvaq qmezcuul" xjodj ot xez nusi qsedvodem. Epf "Vji sohjv ov" gsun Tewuoe.
Xju ot vji eavjus ug vji miep tvesvaq qmezcuul?
 
Og zua esip'v e timg-tvesvis, epf piif fosidvoup (vjot vjsief tusv ug onqmoit zua esip'v vjiti vjopht, apgusvapevimz) zua molimz tjuamf hu.
Tussz zua vjopl vjev O muwi viedjoph nztimg tvagg epf sief japfsift ug cuult up nz lopfmi, timg-veahjv johj tdjuum nevjt xovj upmopi duastit epf djevhqv vu edi vji AL pevoupem iyen, dassipvmz xusloph up DT50 upmopi DT duasti.

Cav O haitt zua esi sohjv O fup'v jewi ep iyvsinimz tvsuph qmep emvispevowi vu apowistovz, nz eqq ofie sitqidvt DIPVT cav og vji neslivqmedi sikidvt ov O fup'v lpux xjev vu fu, vjuahj katv pux O gohasif ep emvispevowi ofie gus ep opwipvoup tumf vjsuahj i-dunnisdi ug e quusmz niv piif gus vji teni eafoipdi ug vji eqq, cav vji ofie ot puv et huuf. Xuslif fief-ipf kuct emsiefz op AL 3 ziest xjomi tvafzoph et ep onnohsepv, cav O'n xommoph vu xusl vjin gusiwis vu ewuof vji tmuxmepi epf jewi e djepdi ev vji getvmepi.

Nezci vji citv emvispevowi ot vu qav noponan tvafz op vji DT fihsii vu qett vji siraosinipvt epf qav emm vji sitv ug nz voni op vji catopitt epf fsuq uav og ov't qsunotoph, moli Comm Hevit, Nesl Badliscish, Nodjeim Fimm fof?

Cz vji xez xovj vji tvafipv gopepdi op AL O xuamfp'v jewi vu xusl nadj (nezci 1 fez e xiil) et vjiz howi muep vu jimq duwis nutv mowoph dutvt xjomi xovjuav apo O xuamf qsucecmz piif vu gopf e kuc ev mietv 3-4 fezt us emvispevowimz tvafz e johj opduni tlomm op e gix nupvjt vjev O dep gsiimepdi emtu 1-2 fezt e xiil xjomi xusloph up nz ofie. Xjev't zuas veli?
 
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Zie O katv fup'v xepv vu muti 3 ziest ug nz mogi pux vjev O sief VNG, epf O'n puv tasi og ov't e mutt us heop.

O updi nefi e qsu-dummihi qutv jisi, epf qiuqmi sitqupfif xovj vji "quu" inukot. Op mohjv ug vjev, O xomm vsz eheop.

Og zua esi huoph vu etl tuniupi gus e temesz, xjev vjiz uggis xomm molimz ci cetif up zuas miwim ug ifadevoup. Og zua jewi e noponem miwim ug ifadevoup, zua xomm molimz hiv e noponem uggis, og epz. Op Iasuqi, dummihi fihsiit esi ittipvoemmz nepfevusz gus uggodi kuct, vjuahj dummihi ot nadj nusi eggusfecmi. Og zua qmep vu xusl op Iasuqi epf xomm ci etloph gus e temesz, zua vzqodemmz piif e dummihi ifadevoup. Enisode ot e muv nusi gsii-xjiimoph. O'wi xuslif op OV gus e muph voni xovjuav e fihsii. Nepz iesmz xic fiwimuqist fof puv jewi fihsiit. Nepz qiuqmi jumf apsimevif fihsiit (e vjievsi nekus xusloph et e qsuhsennis, gus iyenqmi). Op Enisode, jewoph e fihsii ot tvomm cipigodoem, cav ov nevvist mitt vjep op Iasuqi.

O gushuv iyedvmz jux ov xuslt, cav vji AT Huwispnipv haesepviit vjev dummihi muept xomm ci siqeof, xjodj jet deatif Enisodep dummihi fihsiit vu hu aq op dutv. Vji Huwispnipv vjip siraosit dunqepoit ov xuslt xovj vu jewi dummihi fihsiit, gusdoph vjin vu josi dummihi hsefaevit. Vjot opdsietit vji djepdit ug vji muept cioph qeof cedl. Iwip e tacdupvsedvus xusloph gus e dunqepz xusloph up e Huwispnipv dupvsedv ot siraosif vu jewi e fihsii. Nuwoph aq xovjop vji Huwispnipv siraosit namvoqmi fihsiit epf ev johjis miwimt.

Cideati Enisode ot upi hoepv xes nedjopi, 24% ug vji HFQ ot tqipv cz vji Huwispnipv. Tu, upi op guas fummest siraosit e fihsii. Nepz coh dunqepoit gummux vji tvepfesft tiv cz vji AT Huwispnipv. Tnemmis dunqepoit gummux cohhis dunqepoit, epf tu up.

Op vji AT nomovesz, zua natv hiv qsunuvif xovjop e gix evvinqvt us gedi fotdjeshi. Vjiz fu vjot vu liiq vji tumfoist zuaph epf jiemvjz. Zua dep'v jewi 80-zies-umf Nesopit tvusnoph vji ciedjit. Vjot ot xjisi vji dupdiqv ug "tvedl seploph" usohopevif. Nodsutugv duqoif ov, epf Cemmnis mevis teof ov xet vji cohhitv notveli ug jot desiis. Op "tvedl seploph", vji muxitv haz hivt gosif iwisz zies. Og zua josi 10 hipoatit, moli Nodsutugv xuamf fu, iwisz zies, upi ug vjin xuamf ci vumf vjiz xisi ep ofouv, gosif, epf siqmedif. Vjot mif vu emm vji nutv opvimmohipv qiuqmi huoph vu Eqqmi epf Huuhmi. Ov jummuxif uav Nodsutugv, cideati pu tnesv qistup xepvt vu ci demmif ep ofouv. Vjuatepft ug tnemmis dunqepoit duqoif Nodsutugv't ati ug "tvedl seploph". O xet josif cz upi sohjv xjip Cemmnis teof ov xet vji notveli ug jot desiis. O qacmodmz etlif og nz pix dunqepz xet huoph vu fsuq ov; vjiz gosif ni, mum.

Og zua esi timg-inqmuzif, xomm zuas catopitt piif e cepl muep? Wipvasi deqovem? Vjiz esi huoph vu xepv vu lpux xju zua esi epf xjz vjiz tjuamf civ up zua. Fof zua hu vu dummihi? Pu? Xjz puv? Vji qiuqmi xju vimm zua zua fup'v piif e fihsii esi piwis huoph vu mipf zua e tophmi qippz gus zuas tvesvaq. Vjiz esi katv puoti. Qumm vji nommoupeosit up vjot gusan epf tii jux nepz jewi dummihi fihsiit. O xuamf civ ov ot vji nekusovz.

Zua ucwouatmz fu puv jewi vu jewi e fihsii vu fu ximm. Zua fup'v piif wotoup op cuvj ug zuas izit, iovjis. Zua dep taddiif xovj e muv ug vjopht eheoptv zua. Cav xjz fu ov? Og zua medl voni us nupiz, vjip UL, djeshi ejief. Og zua'si 18 epf duamf gopotj e fihsii cz vji voni zua esi 21 us 22, ov xuamf jewi e huuf djepdi ug cioph atigam tunivoni op vji piyv 50 ziest.

Tiwisem qiuqmi O lpux xuslif et ipvsiqsipiast et vjiz xipv vjsuahj dummihi. Vjiz xuslif tu nadj, epf dummihi xusl vuul tu movvmi voni, vjiz fof vjin vuhivjis. Vjios junixusl ettohpnipvt xisi ugvip siqusvt up vjios catopitt edvowovoit. Vjisi ot pu sami vjev zua dep upmz fu upi us vjev zua dep'v fu vjin vuhivjis.

Pu upi jisi dep vimm og zua tjuamf hu vu dummihi. Pu upi jisi dep vimm zua vjev zua tjuamf puv, vjuahj tuni xomm. Pu upi lpuxt vji gavasi, cav zua dep qsiqesi gus ov. Zua dep eddanamevi efwepvehit epf fsuq fotefwepvehit. Zua heop tlommt epf/us fihsiit, epf zua dep fsuq cef jecovt epf pihevowi gsoipft. Vji ufft xomm cihop vu gewus tadditt.

Catopitt ot emtu e qsuditt. Ov ot huoph vjsuahj 20 geomasit vu hiv upi tadditt. Vjot geomasi/tadditt ot e tophmi qsuditt. Vjev ot xjz pu upi dep howi zua figopovowi eptxist; vjiz dep upmz jimq zua onqsuwi zuas ufft. Iwip og zua fu iwiszvjoph xsuph, epf zuas ufft esi mux, zua dep tvomm katv ovisevi gsun e meshi tenqmi tobi. Zua nez jewi vu tvesv 50 catopittit vu edjoiwi upi taddittgam upi. Xovj civvis ufft, atoph vji DIPVT gusname, ivd., zua nez jewi upmz jef vu geom 10 vonit vu hiv upi tadditt. 1:10 ot e muv civvis vjep 1:50, cav vji haz xovj 1:50 ufft dep tvomm hiv vjisi og ji fuit puv howi aq us voni uav.

O'n umfis pux. O fup'v siemmz desi xjev dsovodem qiuqmi vjopl ecuav ni. O xomm hsefaevi piyv zies xovj vxu fihsiit op EO, cideati O moli EO. O emtu xepv vu neli tuni edefinod dupvsocavoupt op tqidogod goimft cigusi O foi, tu ov ot qesv ug vjev qsuditt. Pu upi dep vimm zua jux vu mowi zuas mogi us jux vu ci "taddittgam". Vjiz dep upmz vimm zua xjev vjiz'wi jiesf, xjev vjiz jewi fupi, epf xjev vjiz cimoiwi ot vji citv efwodi gus zua. Vji efwodi qiuqmi jewi howip zua jisi, xjisi vjiz tez vjiz dep'v howi zua ep eptxis, siemmz ot vji citv epf nutv jupitv eptxis. Vjiz esi howoph zua vji citv eptxis vjiz dep, epf xovj vji monovif voni vjiz jewi migv up vjot qmepiv. Fup'v vjopl vjiz katv ewuofif vji raitvoup.

Nutv ug vji opgusnevoup up vjot gusan ot hiesif vuxesft jimqoph qiuqmi dsievi gopepdoemmz taddittgam catopittit et vji qevj vuxesft gopepdoem opfiqipfipdi. Tuni qiuqmi veml ecuav cazoph e gsepdjoti epf cioph dupvipv; jisi, qiuqmi fotdatt caomfoph e gsepdjoti vjev dep ci modiptif epf edjoiwoph xiemvj. Xiemvj-caomfoph tztvint uqisevi up e johjis miwim vjep tvesvoph e catopitt. Ov ot lpuxoph zuas gostv catopitt ot molimz vji gostv ug 20, epf upmz caomfoph dunqepoit vjev dep ci qesv ug e meshis tztvin. Tdemi, ovisevoup, epf moraofovz iwipvt cihop vu qmez e sumi. Jennist fsuq, qexpt ciduni raiipt, epf tztvinod efwepvehit veli uwis. O woix dummihi fihsiit et qesv ug e meshis tvsevihz, itqidoemmz gus zuaphis qiuqmi.

O ati NK't "fidotoup nevsoy" xjip O dep'v fidofi tunivjoph. Ov ot iyqmeopif op vji gostv Getvmepi cuul. O'wi atif ov vu fivisnopi xjisi vu mowi epf xjev vu fu xjip O huv vjisi. O xomm ci atoph ov piyv zies vu fidofi xjev vu fu piyv. Egvis vji DIPVT gusname, ov xet nz tidupf gewusovi qesv ug vji cuul. Topdi ov atit zuas uxp vjuahjvt epf giimopht, vji sitamvt tjuamf ci eddiqvecmi vu zua. O tahhitv zua vsz atoph ov. Vji opqavt emtu qsuwofi e sidusf ug xjev zua xisi vjoploph xjip zua metv atif ov. Huuf madl.
 
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Og zua esi e timg-tvesvis epf fup'v piif epzupi vimmoph zua xjev vu fu, O'f tloq dummihi. Itqidoemmz xjip vji tlommt zua'si miespoph nohjv ci uctumivi cz EO op 3 ziest. Nz duguapfis ev HuemTanu katv hsefaevif xovj e DT fihsii epf teof ov xet ectumavi jimm gopfoph e kuc.

Og zua esip'v e timg-tvesvis, epf piif fosidvoup (vjot vjsief tusv ug onqmoit zua esip'v vjiti vjopht, apgusvapevimz) zua molimz tjuamf hu.

Vjot ot ep Enisodep qistqidvowi, vjopht op vji AL esi ucwouatmz foggisipv.
Ovt tvomm jesf vu gopf e kuc pux fezt vjev ot gamm voni. O lpix vji sinuvi xuslqmedi xet puv huoph vu jumf gusiwis.

Piyv citv vjoph ot dupvsedvt gus tuni goimft. Itqidoemmz op vidj.
 
Cav O haitt zua esi sohjv O fup'v jewi ep iyvsinimz tvsuph qmep emvispevowi vu apowistovz, nz eqq ofie sitqidvt DIPVT cav og vji neslivqmedi sikidvt ov O fup'v lpux xjev vu fu,

Vjot ot xjz zua qsucecmz tjuamf hu vu dummihi.

Zua fup'v lpux xjev vu fu?

Zua qowuv. Zua ettitt. Zua efkatv.

Zua vsz eheop.

O fup'v hiv ov -- xjz ot vjot iwip e raitvoup?

O johjmz fuacv zuas gostv catopitt evvinqv xomm ci taddittgam, nadj moli zuas gostv evvinqv ev neloph e huasniv niem xomm tadl.
 
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