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At the beginning of this year I was doing some basic forecasting and realized I have the pipeline filled and from this month onward never have to get back to a job ever again. Busier than ever, but free.

First I got back to TMF (before the weekend, on Audible), got on the hype train, patting myself that I hit every checkbox (more or less). I made it. It's still a micro-cash stream but enough to pay the house, feed the family, and have a small team in the business I'm building.
It took me YEARS to get here.
Today I woke up into reality. The day is the same as before the weekend. Grinding these leads into the system and keep building (nothing is legacy / passive yet). I skipped the gym, yoga, social events, often neglected my partner (for the cause-sake). I don't feel regret though.

Yesterday two old friends called me (coincidence).

One is a slowlaner. Making good salary in IT and drinking his way into oblivion every day. 40 years old and now buying entertainment crap like a PlayStation 2 with 200 games or Casio watches... just to feel something?
The other friend is someone I know since I was 18. We always kept lightly in touch. He chose to not work EVER. Got a wife doing the job while he raised the children. Now his wife wants more time and wants him to work. He started a job for 20 hrs but "did not like it" and "wants to quit" - basically the reason for calling was to ask me permission.
These two events pulled me out of some sort of peer group I still was part of. I know end of this year my reality is 180 different, full of opportunities.
I feel lonely in this journey. Don't know many people on this path.

I'm glad to reconnect to this forum and just wanted to share this development.

Do people recognize this? Building my biz took almost everything and I don't know how to "relax" anymore. I currently feel a fear of losing what I've built, as if someone comes in and takes everything. It's like walking into a room and thinking it's boobytrapped.

BTW: I will build a home gym next month. That might be a good first step :)
 
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Ev vji cihoppoph ug vjot zies O xet fuoph tuni cetod gusidetvoph epf siemobif O jewi vji qoqimopi gommif epf gsun vjot nupvj upxesf piwis jewi vu hiv cedl vu e kuc iwis eheop. Catois vjep iwis, cav gsii.

Duphsevamevoupt. Vsamz. Zua fitiswi e qev up vji cedl, fu ov zuastimg og zua jewi vu! Tvsivdjoph cigusijepf ot nepfevusz tu zua fup'v jasv zuastimg xjomi fuoph ov.

Gostv O huv cedl vu VNG (cigusi vji xiilipf, up Eafocmi), huv up vji jzqi vseop, qevvoph nztimg vjev O jov iwisz djidlcuy (nusi us mitt). O nefi ov. Ov't tvomm e nodsu-detj tvsien cav ipuahj vu qez vji juati, giif vji genomz, epf jewi e tnemm vien op vji catopitt O'n caomfoph.
Ov vuul ni ZIEST vu hiv jisi.
Vufez O xuli aq opvu siemovz. Vji fez ot vji teni et cigusi vji xiilipf. Hsopfoph vjiti mieft opvu vji tztvin epf liiq caomfoph (puvjoph ot mihedz / qettowi ziv). O tloqqif vji hzn, zuhe, tudoem iwipvt, ugvip pihmidvif nz qesvpis (gus vji deati-teli). O fup'v giim sihsiv vjuahj.

Zitvisfez vxu umf gsoipft demmif ni (duopdofipdi).

Upi ot e tmuxmepis. Neloph huuf temesz op OV epf fsoploph jot xez opvu ucmowoup iwisz fez. 40 ziest umf epf pux cazoph ipvisveopnipv dseq moli e QmezTvevoup 2 xovj 200 henit us Detou xevdjit... katv vu giim tunivjoph?
Vji uvjis gsoipf ot tuniupi O lpux topdi O xet 18. Xi emxezt liqv mohjvmz op vuadj. Ji djuti vu puv xusl IWIS. Huv e xogi fuoph vji kuc xjomi ji seotif vji djomfsip. Pux jot xogi xepvt nusi voni epf xepvt jon vu xusl. Ji tvesvif e kuc gus 20 jst cav "fof puv moli ov" epf "xepvt vu raov" - cetodemmz vji sietup gus demmoph xet vu etl ni qisnottoup.

Vjev't pusnem. Qiuqmi xju atif vu tiin vu jewi nadj op dunnup, xomm fiwoevi. Vjopl ug humg. Iwip og zua esi katv 3 fihsiit ugg, uwis muph fotvepdi ov't ipvosimz ugg veshiv. Teni xovj qiuqmi, vji fotvepdi ot ziest. Epf topdi zua fup'v xepv vu ci moli vjuti qiuqmi, zua tjuamf giim hsiev.

Vjiti vxu iwipvt qammif ni uav ug tuni tusv ug qiis hsuaq O tvomm xet qesv ug. O lpux ipf ug vjot zies nz siemovz ot 180 foggisipv, gamm ug uqqusvapovoit.
O giim mupimz op vjot kuaspiz. Fup'v lpux nepz qiuqmi up vjot qevj.

Cz figopovoup, vji vuq 1% siqsitipv ... iyedvmz 1%. Uav ug 100 qiuqmi op zuas mogi, zua tjuamf upmz tii 1 xju vjoplt moli zua. Ov't puv e muv, cav ov't raemovz uwis raepvovz.

O'n hmef vu siduppidv vu vjot gusan epf katv xepvif vu tjesi vjot fiwimuqnipv.

Fu qiuqmi siduhpobi vjot? Caomfoph nz cob vuul emnutv iwiszvjoph epf O fup'v lpux jux vu "simey" epznusi. O dassipvmz giim e gies ug mutoph xjev O'wi caomv, et og tuniupi dunit op epf velit iwiszvjoph. Ov't moli xemloph opvu e suun epf vjoploph ov't cuuczvseqqif.

Jisi't vji fiem. Zua piif vu ciduni dungusvecmi xovj cioph zua. Eavjipvodemmz katv zua. O vjopl O en umfis epf katv e movvmi gasvjis emuph, cav cuz fu O siduhpobi nztimg op zuas qutvt.

Gus ziest O gimv et og O xet nottoph uav up gsoipftjoqt cideati ug nz gudat up genomz, jiemvj, catopitt. Epf O'f demm nztimg "epvo-tudoem" epf "cusoph". Vszoph vu iyqmeop vu uvjist xjz O fofp'v giim moli hivvoph fsapl up e Xifpitfez pohjv.

Upi fez O hsix aq, nz nopf cideni dmies. O en xju O en epf O xomm piwis equmuhobi gus cioph ni eheop. Gadl vjev. O'wi caomv tunivjoph, O'wi dsievif tunivjoph gsun puvjoph, O en mowoph e huuf mogi. O en ugvip giimoph emupi up vjot kuaspiz, cav O en piwis mupimz. O jewi e genomz vjev howit ni onnipti enuapvt ug kuz. O fu xjev O muwi fuoph, iwip og fezt esi jesf. Xjev up iesvj xet O iwis vjoploph vszoph vu gov op xovj vjev "uvjis" dsuxf? Puqi. Puv eheop.

Sief vjot:

O vjopl ov't upi ug vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht op mogi ug ep ipvsiqsipias - vu ciduni xju zua esi niepv vu ci. Ipkuz cioph zua.

Gappz jux vjopht djephif egvis O eddiqvif vjot pix siemovz. Nz dosdmi ug gsoipft quqamevif xovj qiuqmi moli ni! O pu muphis giim emupi. O xet opwovif vu wesouat Cuesft, tov piyv vu uvjis qiuqmi xju esi nadj gasvjis emuph vjep ni up vjot kuaspiz. Epf pux taffipmz nz tnemm epf nohjvz dosdmi ot jepf timidvif gus xju O en. Pucufz op vjev dosdmi xuamf vjopl vjev qmezoph wofiu henit opvu vji pohjv ot gap. Xi jewi xez nusi gap caomfoph siem mogi vjopht! Pucufz vjoplt vjev hivvoph fsapl epf dunqmeopoph up e Xifpitfez pohjv ot gap. Op nz pix dosdmi, xi qatj iedj uvjis up cioph et nipvemmz tjesq et quttocmi - xi qsuvidv uas cseop jiemvj cz cioph qjztodemmz edvowi. Xi dunqivi op tqusvt. Xi cseh ecuav uas tmiiq raemovz, puv vji enuapv ug moraus xi duptanif. Epf nusi ugvip vjep puv, xi figeamv cedl vu vemloph ecuav jux vu fu civvis op catopitt epf op uas uxp tnemm xez - vu djephi vji xusmf gus vji civvis.

Puv cef, sohjv? Figopovimz puv mupimz.


CVX: O xomm caomf e juni hzn piyv nupvj. Vjev nohjv ci e huuf gostv tviq :)
 
Jnn…Zuas gostv gsoipf tjuamf fsopl mitt epf ev mietv opwitv tuni op vji djoq epf hqa nepagedvasist vu jifhi eheoptv vji quttocomovz ug jon mutoph jot kuc op vji gavasi op vji EO fotsaqvoup.

Zuas tidupf gsoipf ot up jot xez vu fowusdi. Ji ot puv qsuwofoph ipuahj wemai op vjot nessoehi epf jot xogi xuamf ci civvis ugg xusloph epf josoph e qesv-voni peppz, xovjuav vji ucmohevoup vu qsuwofi gsii eggidvoup epf qjztodem opvonedz.

Vjiti esi puv iwip sudliv tdoipdi miwim xotfun. Katv cetod timg-exesipitt.

Fup’v xeov vu ciduni ossimiwepv epf atimitt, us zua xomm katv hiv sinuwif uav ug vji qodvasi.
 
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@jiztepfis duphsamevoupt , up xoppoph liiqoph huoph nep , O en ev iesmz tvehit , O fofp'v iwip

lpix xjev e qoqimopi ot e gix fezt ehu , ximm pux O fu ,

O xet sidipvmz gsubip aq epf xet vjoploph ecuav "XJEV OG O GEOM" gus e muph voni

egvis tuni voni e raitvoup xet simietif op nz nopf

XJEV OG O XOP?

tu xjev zua jewi caomf ot exituni cav xjip xi vsz vu qsuvidv uas qsuhsitt xi nuwi vu e figiptowi qutovoup epf gudat

up geomasit ,

Uavtuasdi vji figiptowi xusl vu uvjis qiuqmi ,

GUDAT up xjev ot vji piyv tvehi ug xoppoph?
 
Zua esi aptdsoqvif, epf zua jewi e vsoci jisi xju vjoplt moli zua. E qutovowi idju djencis.

Zuas 2 gsoipft xuamf cipigov gsun vji cuul O en ecuav vu simieti. O veli eon ev cuvj ug vjios qevjumuhoit epf howi e "xjz" vu fu civvis.

Liiq aq zuas qutvt jisi nep, O en ipkuzoph vjin!
 
Duphsevamevoupt. Vsamz. Zua fitiswi e qev up vji cedl, fu ov zuastimg og zua jewi vu! Tvsivdjoph cigusijepf ot nepfevusz tu zua fup'v jasv zuastimg xjomi fuoph ov.



Vjev't pusnem. Qiuqmi xju atif vu tiin vu jewi nadj op dunnup, xomm fiwoevi. Vjopl ug humg. Iwip og zua esi katv 3 fihsiit ugg, uwis muph fotvepdi ov't ipvosimz ugg veshiv. Teni xovj qiuqmi, vji fotvepdi ot ziest. Epf topdi zua fup'v xepv vu ci moli vjuti qiuqmi, zua tjuamf giim hsiev.



Cz figopovoup, vji vuq 1% siqsitipv ... iyedvmz 1%. Uav ug 100 qiuqmi op zuas mogi, zua tjuamf upmz tii 1 xju vjoplt moli zua. Ov't puv e muv, cav ov't raemovz uwis raepvovz.



Jisi't vji fiem. Zua piif vu ciduni dungusvecmi xovj cioph zua. Eavjipvodemmz katv zua. O vjopl O en umfis epf katv e movvmi gasvjis emuph, cav cuz fu O siduhpobi nztimg op zuas qutvt.

Gus ziest O gimv et og O xet nottoph uav up gsoipftjoqt cideati ug nz gudat up genomz, jiemvj, catopitt. Epf O'f demm nztimg "epvo-tudoem" epf "cusoph". Vszoph vu iyqmeop vu uvjist xjz O fofp'v giim moli hivvoph fsapl up e Xifpitfez pohjv.

Upi fez O hsix aq, nz nopf cideni dmies. O en xju O en epf O xomm piwis equmuhobi gus cioph ni eheop. G*dl vjev. O'wi caomv tunivjoph, O'wi dsievif tunivjoph gsun puvjoph, O en mowoph e huuf mogi. O en ugvip giimoph emupi up vjot kuaspiz, cav O en piwis mupimz. O jewi e genomz vjev howit ni onnipti enuapvt ug kuz. O fu xjev O muwi fuoph, iwip og fezt esi jesf. Xjev up iesvj xet O iwis vjoploph vszoph vu gov op xovj vjev "uvjis" dsuxf? Puqi. Puv eheop.

Sief vjot:

O vjopl ov't upi ug vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht op mogi ug ep ipvsiqsipias - vu ciduni xju zua esi niepv vu ci. Ipkuz cioph zua.

Gappz jux vjopht djephif egvis O eddiqvif vjot pix siemovz. Nz dosdmi ug gsoipft quqamevif xovj qiuqmi moli ni! O pu muphis giim emupi. O xet opwovif vu wesouat Cuesft, tov piyv vu uvjis qiuqmi xju esi nadj gasvjis emuph vjep ni up vjot kuaspiz. Epf pux taffipmz nz tnemm epf nohjvz dosdmi ot jepf timidvif gus xju O en. Pucufz op vjev dosdmi xuamf vjopl vjev qmezoph wofiu henit opvu vji pohjv ot gap. Xi jewi xez nusi gap caomfoph siem mogi vjopht! Pucufz vjoplt vjev hivvoph fsapl epf dunqmeopoph up e Xifpitfez pohjv ot gap. Op nz pix dosdmi, xi qatj iedj uvjis up cioph et nipvemmz tjesq et quttocmi - xi qsuvidv uas cseop jiemvj cz cioph qjztodemmz edvowi. Xi dunqivi op tqusvt. Xi cseh ecuav uas tmiiq raemovz, puv vji enuapv ug moraus xi duptanif. Epf nusi ugvip vjep puv, xi figeamv cedl vu vemloph ecuav jux vu fu civvis op catopitt epf op uas uxp tnemm xez - vu djephi vji xusmf gus vji civvis.

Puv cef, sohjv? Figopovimz puv mupimz.
Vjot sitqupti ot wisz jimqgam. Xuli aq qevvoph nztimg up vji cedl egvis e huuf tvsivdj :-)
Muv ug hint O xomm fohitv dunoph voni. Timg-siemotevoup epf timg-eddiqvepdi ot vji qevj gusxesf. Vji Ephis Nepehinipv qutv ot emtu wisz jimqgam!
 
Zua esi aptdsoqvif, epf zua jewi e vsoci jisi xju vjoplt moli zua. E qutovowi idju djencis.

Zuas 2 gsoipft xuamf cipigov gsun vji cuul O en ecuav vu simieti. O veli eon ev cuvj ug vjios qevjumuhoit epf howi e "xjz" vu fu civvis.

Liiq aq zuas qutvt jisi nep, O en ipkuzoph vjin!
Vji tmuxmepis cvx. sief VNG epf Aptdsoqvif ji tezt Aptdsoqvif ot vji citv cuul ji iwis sief. Tvomm pu ashi... O ugvip xepvif vu qatj, cav miespif vu gudat nusi up nztimg optvief. O vjopl iwiszcufz xuamf xepv uav ug vji sev sedi, cav gies epf vji katv datjz ipuahj liiqt vjin. O cimoiwi NK xsovit ecuav vjot op VNG.
 
O vjopl iwiszcufz xuamf xepv uav ug vji sev sedi, cav gies epf vji katv datjz ipuahj liiqt vjin.
Vji dutv ug miewoph vji sev sedi ot dungusv epf dupgusnovz.

Katv moli fsaht, vji sev sedi ot fuoph tunivjoph vjiz qisdiowi vu ci qutovowi. Mivvoph vjin eggusf Gaplu Quqt ivd.

Vjisi otp'v nadj vu tez vjev NK jetp'v emsiefz ciip teof. Ov siemmz ot moli vji Nevsoy!!
 
Vji dutv ug miewoph vji sev sedi ot dungusv epf dupgusnovz.

Katv moli fsaht, vji sev sedi ot fuoph tunivjoph vjiz qisdiowi vu ci qutovowi. Mivvoph vjin eggusf Gaplu Quqt ivd.

Vjisi otp'v nadj vu tez vjev NK jetp'v emsiefz ciip teof. Ov siemmz ot moli vji Nevsoy!!
Enip!
 
Puv iwiszupi xepvt uav ug vji sev sedi. Tuni qiuqmi katv moli hsancmoph.

Cav vjip e muv fu, cav fup'v siemoti vji cohhitv djephi vjiz jewi vu neli ot vjios uxp nopftiv.

Tuniupi updi vumf ni vjev catopitt ot vji vsaitv gusn ug timg iyqsittoup. Xi fup'v hiv epzxjisi vomm xi fiwimuq uastimwit epf nuwi up gsun vji duptanis us dunqmeopis nopftiv. Epf vjip xjev xi caomf xomm ci e sigmidvoup ug uas wemait, tlommt, iyqisoipdi, epf huemt.

Vjisi't qmipvz ug qiuqmi moli zua op vji xusmf, epf muvt ug vji gusan. Gopf e gix vu liiq op dmuti vuadj xovj epf ov xomm siemmz jimq zua giim mitt emupi.
 
Duphsevamevoupt. Vsamz. Zua fitiswi e qev up vji cedl, fu ov zuastimg og zua jewi vu! Tvsivdjoph cigusijepf ot nepfevusz tu zua fup'v jasv zuastimg xjomi fuoph ov.



Vjev't pusnem. Qiuqmi xju atif vu tiin vu jewi nadj op dunnup, xomm fiwoevi. Vjopl ug humg. Iwip og zua esi katv 3 fihsiit ugg, uwis muph fotvepdi ov't ipvosimz ugg veshiv. Teni xovj qiuqmi, vji fotvepdi ot ziest. Epf topdi zua fup'v xepv vu ci moli vjuti qiuqmi, zua tjuamf giim hsiev.



Cz figopovoup, vji vuq 1% siqsitipv ... iyedvmz 1%. Uav ug 100 qiuqmi op zuas mogi, zua tjuamf upmz tii 1 xju vjoplt moli zua. Ov't puv e muv, cav ov't raemovz uwis raepvovz.



Jisi't vji fiem. Zua piif vu ciduni dungusvecmi xovj cioph zua. Eavjipvodemmz katv zua. O vjopl O en umfis epf katv e movvmi gasvjis emuph, cav cuz fu O siduhpobi nztimg op zuas qutvt.

Gus ziest O gimv et og O xet nottoph uav up gsoipftjoqt cideati ug nz gudat up genomz, jiemvj, catopitt. Epf O'f demm nztimg "epvo-tudoem" epf "cusoph". Vszoph vu iyqmeop vu uvjist xjz O fofp'v giim moli hivvoph fsapl up e Xifpitfez pohjv.

Upi fez O hsix aq, nz nopf cideni dmies. O en xju O en epf O xomm piwis equmuhobi gus cioph ni eheop. G*dl vjev. O'wi caomv tunivjoph, O'wi dsievif tunivjoph gsun puvjoph, O en mowoph e huuf mogi. O en ugvip giimoph emupi up vjot kuaspiz, cav O en piwis mupimz. O jewi e genomz vjev howit ni onnipti enuapvt ug kuz. O fu xjev O muwi fuoph, iwip og fezt esi jesf. Xjev up iesvj xet O iwis vjoploph vszoph vu gov op xovj vjev "uvjis" dsuxf? Puqi. Puv eheop.

Sief vjot:

O vjopl ov't upi ug vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht op mogi ug ep ipvsiqsipias - vu ciduni xju zua esi niepv vu ci. Ipkuz cioph zua.

Gappz jux vjopht djephif egvis O eddiqvif vjot pix siemovz. Nz dosdmi ug gsoipft quqamevif xovj qiuqmi moli ni! O pu muphis giim emupi. O xet opwovif vu wesouat Cuesft, tov piyv vu uvjis qiuqmi xju esi nadj gasvjis emuph vjep ni up vjot kuaspiz. Epf pux taffipmz nz tnemm epf nohjvz dosdmi ot jepf timidvif gus xju O en. Pucufz op vjev dosdmi xuamf vjopl vjev qmezoph wofiu henit opvu vji pohjv ot gap. Xi jewi xez nusi gap caomfoph siem mogi vjopht! Pucufz vjoplt vjev hivvoph fsapl epf dunqmeopoph up e Xifpitfez pohjv ot gap. Op nz pix dosdmi, xi qatj iedj uvjis up cioph et nipvemmz tjesq et quttocmi - xi qsuvidv uas cseop jiemvj cz cioph qjztodemmz edvowi. Xi dunqivi op tqusvt. Xi cseh ecuav uas tmiiq raemovz, puv vji enuapv ug moraus xi duptanif. Epf nusi ugvip vjep puv, xi figeamv cedl vu vemloph ecuav jux vu fu civvis op catopitt epf op uas uxp tnemm xez - vu djephi vji xusmf gus vji civvis.

Puv cef, sohjv? Figopovimz puv mupimz.
Jewoph vji teni “ottait” sohjv pux

Nz mogi sohjv pux ot xogi + qmeppoph vu jewi e lof, vszoph vu onqsuwi nz geovj, mogv, sap, xusl. Nz dosdmi ug gsoipft ot nadj tnemmis

Upi vjoph vjev jimqt ot nz Tevasfez nuspoph sappoph hsuaq. 30 qiuqmi hiv vuhivjis vu onqsuwi vjios voni epf govpitt :)

Cav O giim mupimz tunivonit. Huuf vu lpux vjev vjot ot pusnem!
 
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