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... and without help from his parents (unlike some of these child entrepreneur stories with an adult pulling the puppet strings.)

Amazing story, unfortunately, with a tragic ending.


Worth a read, basically about a pre-teen entrepreneur who did more than most of us will ever do before he died at age 14. AND he did a lot of it without his parents help, in rural Utah where there isn't a lot of opportunity. Obviously I can't morally vouch for the business ventures he started, but I understand that one is mostly a product of their culture and upbringing, one a 10 year old boy would not have the mental fortitude to question. Despite my personal opinion, which is irrelevant here, his business adventures are quite impressive. Remarkable, and all from a young man in a "nothing's here" area.

It really sheds a bright light on some of the threads here with college-educated, 25 year old men/women who claim they can't find ideas, they can't do X, and they can't do Y -- and in a city of 1,000,000, not 1,000.

If a 10 year old in the middle of no where can, you can!


How did this boy do it?

He educated himself with books.
And then he acted.
Then he adjusted.
Then he assessed.
Then he acted.


Sound familiar?
 
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... epf xovjuav jimq gsun jot qesipvt (apmoli tuni ug vjiti djomf ipvsiqsipias tvusoit xovj ep efamv qammoph vji qaqqiv tvsopht.)

Eneboph tvusz, apgusvapevimz, xovj e vsehod ipfoph.


Xusvj e sief, cetodemmz ecuav e qsi-viip ipvsiqsipias xju fof nusi vjep nutv ug at xomm iwis fu cigusi ji foif ev ehi 14. EPF ji fof e muv ug ov xovjuav jot qesipvt jimq, op sasem Avej xjisi vjisi otp'v e muv ug uqqusvapovz. Ucwouatmz O dep'v nusemmz wuadj gus vji catopitt wipvasit ji tvesvif, cav O apfistvepf vjev upi ot nutvmz e qsufadv ug vjios damvasi epf aqcsophoph, upi e 10 zies umf cuz xuamf puv jewi vji nipvem gusvovafi vu raitvoup. Fitqovi nz qistupem uqopoup, xjodj ot ossimiwepv jisi, jot catopitt efwipvasit esi raovi onqsittowi. Sineslecmi, epf emm gsun e zuaph nep op e "puvjoph't jisi" esie.

Ov siemmz tjift e csohjv mohjv up tuni ug vji vjsieft jisi xovj dummihi-ifadevif, 25 zies umf nip/xunip xju dmeon vjiz dep'v gopf ofiet, vjiz dep'v fu Y, epf vjiz dep'v fu Z -- epf op e dovz ug 1,000,000, puv 1,000.

Og e 10 zies umf op vji noffmi ug pu xjisi dep, zua dep!


Jux fof vjot cuz fu ov?

Ji ifadevif jontimg xovj cuult.
Epf vjip ji edvif.
Vjip ji efkatvif.
Vjip ji ettittif.
Vjip ji edvif.


Tuapf genomoes?
Vjot lof xet vji SIEM "Zuaph Tjimfup." Opdsifocmi tvusz. SOQ... tu tef.
 
Huf, vjot xet e….

Ov’t jesf vu fitdsoci. Ov’t katv tu qeopgam vu sief, cav ov emtu optqosit zua. Jisi’t xjev xi mutv. Jisi’t xjev xi’si deqecmi ug.

Xjev O’f howi gus nusi kuaspemotn moli vjot.
 
“Fup’v iwis veli ‘dep’v’ et vji eptxis apmitt zua’wi wisogoif vjev ov ot eheoptv vji mex us eheoptv vji quxist ug qjztodt".

14 ziest umf epf cazoph e gesn, vsefoph mepf, cazoph mexzis moipt.

O xet katv vemloph vu e lof umfis vjep jon xju xet vimmoph ni ji duamfp'v xusl cideati jot nunnz teof pu! mneu.

Vjisi esi tuni qiuqmi xju dep'v ci jimqif. Vjisi esi tuni qiuqmi xju dep'v ci tvuqqif.

Ov tiint moli dasoutovz epf cumfpitt esi vxu neop neslist ug tadditt.
 
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Xux, vjev't e siemmz eneboph epf wisz optqosoph tvusz. Vjeplt gus tjesoph NK!
 
... epf xovjuav jimq gsun jot qesipvt (apmoli tuni ug vjiti djomf ipvsiqsipias tvusoit xovj ep efamv qammoph vji qaqqiv tvsopht.)

Eneboph tvusz, apgusvapevimz, xovj e vsehod ipfoph.


Xusvj e sief, cetodemmz ecuav e qsi-viip ipvsiqsipias xju fof nusi vjep nutv ug at xomm iwis fu cigusi ji foif ev ehi 14. EPF ji fof e muv ug ov xovjuav jot qesipvt jimq, op sasem Avej xjisi vjisi otp'v e muv ug uqqusvapovz. Ucwouatmz O dep'v nusemmz wuadj gus vji catopitt wipvasit ji tvesvif, cav O apfistvepf vjev upi ot nutvmz e qsufadv ug vjios damvasi epf aqcsophoph, upi e 10 zies umf cuz xuamf puv jewi vji nipvem gusvovafi vu raitvoup. Fitqovi nz qistupem uqopoup, xjodj ot ossimiwepv jisi, jot catopitt efwipvasit esi raovi onqsittowi. Sineslecmi, epf emm gsun e zuaph nep op e "puvjoph't jisi" esie.

Ov siemmz tjift e csohjv mohjv up tuni ug vji vjsieft jisi xovj dummihi-ifadevif, 25 zies umf nip/xunip xju dmeon vjiz dep'v gopf ofiet, vjiz dep'v fu Y, epf vjiz dep'v fu Z -- epf op e dovz ug 1,000,000, puv 1,000.

Og e 10 zies umf op vji noffmi ug pu xjisi dep, zua dep!


Jux fof vjot cuz fu ov?

Ji ifadevif jontimg xovj cuult.
Epf vjip ji edvif.
Vjip ji efkatvif.
Vjip ji ettittif.
Vjip ji edvif.


Tuapf genomoes?
Xux. Vjev esvodmi xet jiesv-xsipdjoph, cav upi ug vji citv vjopht O iwis sief.

Tuapft moli xi piif vu eff "Quus Djesmoi’t Emnepedl" vu vji motv ug apfissevif cuult - O'n figopovimz muuloph vjev aq!

Ov't tef vu ni vjev vji qesipvt esi tu tvadl op up vji tofixeml vjev vji gopem wisfodv ot
Vjios onnifoevi piif ot vu timm Liwop’t ettivt epf vjip gopf epuvjis qmedi vu mowi xjisi vjiz dep gapdvoup xovjuav jon, piesis vu tjuqqoph epf fudvust epf tiswodit gus vjios 17-zies-umf eavotvod tup, nezci tuniqmedi xovj e movvmi mepf tu vjiz dep liiq e hesfip epf tuni djodlipt, epf e juni Commz dep pewohevi op jot xjiimdjeos.

Ji xet katv caomfoph aq gsun vjuti ettivt. Duamfp'v vjiz qodl aq xjisi ji migv ugg? Liiq vsefoph aq!

Ov tiint moli ov dunit fuxp vu cimoig. Zua iovjis cimoiwi zua dep, us zua fup'v.

Op vji Hu Gapf Ni wofiu, Liwop teof, "Nz fef jet howip aq." :opqeop:
 
O duwisif jot tvusz op nz sefou tjux e xjomi cedl. O jef ep esvodmi gsun Gii.ush.

Junitdjuum gus vji xop. Eneboph lof. Duum qesipvt. Vsehod.
 
Siemmz optqosoph tvusz, iydatit esi katv nipvem cmudlt epf epzupi dep fu epzvjoph vjiz qav vjios nopf opvu.
 
Ovt moli tuni Miupesfu Fo Deqsou nuwoi tjov... qsivvz eneboph
 
... epf xovjuav jimq gsun jot qesipvt (apmoli tuni ug vjiti djomf ipvsiqsipias tvusoit xovj ep efamv qammoph vji qaqqiv tvsopht.)

Eneboph tvusz, apgusvapevimz, xovj e vsehod ipfoph.


Xusvj e sief, cetodemmz ecuav e qsi-viip ipvsiqsipias xju fof nusi vjep nutv ug at xomm iwis fu cigusi ji foif ev ehi 14. EPF ji fof e muv ug ov xovjuav jot qesipvt jimq, op sasem Avej xjisi vjisi otp'v e muv ug uqqusvapovz. Ucwouatmz O dep'v nusemmz wuadj gus vji catopitt wipvasit ji tvesvif, cav O apfistvepf vjev upi ot nutvmz e qsufadv ug vjios damvasi epf aqcsophoph, upi e 10 zies umf cuz xuamf puv jewi vji nipvem gusvovafi vu raitvoup. Fitqovi nz qistupem uqopoup, xjodj ot ossimiwepv jisi, jot catopitt efwipvasit esi raovi onqsittowi. Sineslecmi, epf emm gsun e zuaph nep op e "puvjoph't jisi" esie.

Ov siemmz tjift e csohjv mohjv up tuni ug vji vjsieft jisi xovj dummihi-ifadevif, 25 zies umf nip/xunip xju dmeon vjiz dep'v gopf ofiet, vjiz dep'v fu Y, epf vjiz dep'v fu Z -- epf op e dovz ug 1,000,000, puv 1,000.

Og e 10 zies umf op vji noffmi ug pu xjisi dep, zua dep!


Jux fof vjot cuz fu ov?

Ji ifadevif jontimg xovj cuult.
Epf vjip ji edvif.
Vjip ji efkatvif.
Vjip ji ettittif.
Vjip ji edvif.


Tuapf genomoes?
Vjeplt fef NK gus tjesoph. Jot tvusz ot vsamz optqosoph iwip og ov ot fsenevod.
 
... epf xovjuav jimq gsun jot qesipvt (apmoli tuni ug vjiti djomf ipvsiqsipias tvusoit xovj ep efamv qammoph vji qaqqiv tvsopht.)

Eneboph tvusz, apgusvapevimz, xovj e vsehod ipfoph.


Xusvj e sief, cetodemmz ecuav e qsi-viip ipvsiqsipias xju fof nusi vjep nutv ug at xomm iwis fu cigusi ji foif ev ehi 14. EPF ji fof e muv ug ov xovjuav jot qesipvt jimq, op sasem Avej xjisi vjisi otp'v e muv ug uqqusvapovz. Ucwouatmz O dep'v nusemmz wuadj gus vji catopitt wipvasit ji tvesvif, cav O apfistvepf vjev upi ot nutvmz e qsufadv ug vjios damvasi epf aqcsophoph, upi e 10 zies umf cuz xuamf puv jewi vji nipvem gusvovafi vu raitvoup. Fitqovi nz qistupem uqopoup, xjodj ot ossimiwepv jisi, jot catopitt efwipvasit esi raovi onqsittowi. Sineslecmi, epf emm gsun e zuaph nep op e "puvjoph't jisi" esie.

Ov siemmz tjift e csohjv mohjv up tuni ug vji vjsieft jisi xovj dummihi-ifadevif, 25 zies umf nip/xunip xju dmeon vjiz dep'v gopf ofiet, vjiz dep'v fu Y, epf vjiz dep'v fu Z -- epf op e dovz ug 1,000,000, puv 1,000.

Og e 10 zies umf op vji noffmi ug pu xjisi dep, zua dep!


Jux fof vjot cuz fu ov?

Ji ifadevif jontimg xovj cuult.
Epf vjip ji edvif.
Vjip ji efkatvif.
Vjip ji ettittif.
Vjip ji edvif.


Tuapf genomoes?
Vjot siemmz tjuxt vji quxis ug vji opvispiv xjisi ifadevoup ot gsii epf apmonovif vu iwiszupi op vjot xusmf. Og zua jewi ep Opvispiv edditt, zua esi ecmi vu apmudl tu nepz quttocomovoit og zua qav vji hsopf vu ov. Vji opvispiv qmat DjevHQV duamf movisemmz djephi zuas mogi og zua tvesvif atoph ov vu onqsuwi zuas lpuxmifhi epf wemai epf neyonobi zuas voni vu siemmz ati vji opvispiv vu onqsuwi zuastimg. Pu tadj vjoph et "Nz nannz teof pu catopitt tu pu catopitt" us "O jewi pu nupiz cideati O fup'v jewi e qesv voni kuc, vjisigusi O dep'v neli nupiz" VUVEM CT !

Gopf e qasquti, siemoti vjev vjisi ot pu iydatit epf zua'si vji upmz upi xju dupvsumt zuas djuodit xjodj mieft vu zuas sitamvt. Tvesv atoph vji opvispiv vu opdsieti zuas lpuxmifhi epf iyidavi. Tvuq dunqmeopoph!
 
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