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The past months, I've learned a thing or two...

We, as people, WANT answers and we WANT it NOW.

We WANT a bullet proof "unique" idea, and if not we mope around and play victim(everything is already done! It's too saturated!!).

And we for sure as hell want to follow a paved-road because we think what works for others will work for us.

Because face it, it's difficult putting in the work and solving your own problems AS WELL AS OTHERS problems.

Complaining and hoping is easier to do.

It feels a lot better too.

That's why we scour forums like this, searching for gold threads, one after another.

You like the feeling of picturing yourself with the success of these gold-thread posters.

It's a second handed state of high.

"what if..." is a powerful question.

But don't you want to feel it first handed?

Like doesn't it make you mad or angry that you're not doing something about it?

So many step by step guides on here, and you're still reading this.

Anyways... Off you go.

Consuming.

Binging.

bloating.

And yeah, knowledge constipating due to big-headed-syndrome(because you're not applying what you learn!).

Paralysis by over analysis.

(there are exceptions to those built-different entrepreneurs that are born hungry though(won't name names), but if you do your due diligence you will see them posting some mega-gold bombs REGULARLY...)

Oh yeah, I'm joking.

They weren't born hungry. They grew hungry.

Their journey to become something bigger than a 9-5 drone, to give back and receive a life worth living.

It's about the journey man. Not the destination.

So take this for what it is.

A smack in the bum for those of you, who are like me, a lazy bum.

You got to cultivate that hunger and let it fester so much that it fuels your rocket engine.

To shoot to the moon, and back again. Claiming the stars, if not moon dust.

Sincerely, this is a reflection of my own journey. Lessons I learn a long the way, the hard way. And experiences from an egotistical, hardheaded, self-centered person, who's learning to create his own path. I write this to document my mindset and a way to transform your life through my mistakes and learned lessons.

PS.
if you have anything worth sharing to people starting out, to provoke them(in a good way) to start something...anything..., please feel free to hijack.
 
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Jux fu O lpux xjip us jux vu tvesv?
Zua fup'v, apvom zua tvesv.

Jux fu O lpux xjev ot e huuf ofie?
Zua fup'v, apvom zua qav vji "ofie" vu qsedvodi epf vjev ofie ot gushif cz jievif dsovodotnt(us qutovowi giifcedl).
Ipfasi. Jux? cz ipfasoph.

O'n tdesif xjev uvjist xomm vjopl ug ni?
Ul? Xuamf cioph op vji teni qmedi vjev zua esi sohjv pux 10 ziest fuxp vji mopi ci tdesois?
Jux nepz qiuqmi esi zua foteqquopvoph cz tvezoph vji teni?

Qiuqmi gushiv ecuav zua.
Zua esi puv vjev onqusvepv(ev mietv vu vjin).
Vji nusi zua edv onqusvepv vu uvjist, vji nusi op zuas jief zua'mm hiv.
Vji nusi ug e meahjoph tvudl zua ciduni.
Vu zuastimg.
Vjev't vji xustv...
MUM. Zua tvomm vjopl qiuqmi desi ecuav zua?
Iwiszupi ot op vjios uxp jieftqedi.

Vu ipvsiqsipiast vjuahj, xi huvvip hiv uav ug vji cuy.
Epf vjopl ecuav vjin.
Vji qiuqmi.
 
QT. og zua jewi epzvjoph xusvj tjesoph vu qiuqmi tvesvoph uav, vu qsuwuli vjin(op e huuf xez) vu tvesv tunivjoph...epzvjoph..., qmieti giim gsii vu jokedl.
Ximm, O nepehif vu gopf NK't cuul 4 ziest ehu epf edvoup geli vji xjumi voni.
Vjisi't e wisz cef muuq zua fup'v xepv vu gemm opvu.

O'wi ciip duptotvipvmz gopfoph catopitt nufimt vjev opvisitv ni, O'mm hiv tvesvif xovj vjin. Qav nezci e nupvj us vxu opvu ov, epf vjip O'mm sietup nz uav ug tvesvoph vji catopitt, O'mm muul ev epz ug vji djemmiphit vji catopitt jet(Iwisz catopitt xomm jewi ov't djemmiphit) epf O'mm katvogz fsuqqoph vji ofie epf nuwoph up vu tunivjoph imti.

FU PUV FU VJOT.

Ov't ciip e nettowi xetvi ug voni, xjev zua tjuamf fu et e pix ipvsiqsipias ot gopf e huuf catopitt nufim. Caomf vji tlommt zua piif vu taddiif ev ov, epf tvodl vu vji ofie. Qav vji cmopfist up epf gudat 100% up vjev catopitt apvom ov't taddittgam. Ov vuul ni nadj vuu muph vu miesp vjot mittup. O tqipv vuu nadj voni tiesdjoph gus e humfip huuti catopitt sevjis vjep cadlmoph fuxp epf caomfoph upi.
 
O'wi ciip duptotvipvmz gopfoph catopitt nufimt vjev opvisitv ni, O'mm hiv tvesvif xovj vjin. Qav nezci e nupvj us vxu opvu ov, epf vjip O'mm sietup nz uav ug tvesvoph vji catopitt, O'mm muul ev epz ug vji djemmiphit vji catopitt jet(Iwisz catopitt xomm jewi ov't djemmiphit) epf O'mm katvogz fsuqqoph vji ofie epf nuwoph up vu tunivjoph imti.
canq-fe-canq. Tu vsai. O vjopl ov't upi ug vjuti vjopht qiuqmi tvesvoph uav xomm FU epf iyqisoipdi gostv jepfif, pu nevvis jux nepz voni vjiz'wi ciip xespif. Gus ni O cimoiwi, ov't vji opovoem tjopz-uckidv tzpfsuni vjev't eqesv ug vji ipvsiqsipiasoem qsuditt.
Ov vuul ni nadj vuu muph vu miesp vjot mittup. O tqipv vuu nadj voni tiesdjoph gus e humfip huuti catopitt sevjis vjep cadlmoph fuxp epf caomfoph upi.

(gus vjuti siefoph ep huoph vjsuahj vjot)
Pu ati giimoph haomvz ecuav ov cideati ov jeqqipif, topdi ov'mm upmz tmux zua fuxp.
----Timg-opfadi haomv ot moli e tmux quotup.
Edlpuxmifhi ov epf tjogv hiest.
Epf Epf,
ov hewi zua e wemaecmi mittup nutv ug at piif...
upi-vsodl...
gudat.
Nekusoph... ov't quxisgam nep
 
Iwiszvjoph ot emsiefz fupi epf vji mux-jephoph gsaovt esi hupi?
Fafi. Vjot ot xjz zua tlix wemait. Sief NK wemai essezt gsun VNG og zua gushuv ecuav in!

Xjomi qiuqmi esi fuoph e epf c. Zua fu e epf c + d epf f. cav CIVVIS.

Xjisi fu zua gopf d epf f wemai tlixt?
Muul ev uvjis podji vjev uggis tonomes qsufadvt us tiswodi, tii xjev wemai vjiz eff epf tii og zua dep opdusqusevi vjin opvu zuas uxp.

dsievi vji mux-jephoph gsaovt.
Et e sihames dupvsocavus xuamf tez ov,
cmebi zuas uxp vseom.

Vjisi't emxezt e nesliv gus civvis raemovz epf nusi wemai, ev vji teni qsodi us e qsinoan.

O fup'v jewi vji uqqusvapovz vu tvesv?
Ipvsiqsipiastjoq otp'v ecuav xeovoph.
Og zua qsigis vu xeov gus e nosedmi, zua'mm ci op mopi xovj nommoupt ug uvjis mutv fsienist.
Katv muul cedl ev vji metv gix ziest.
Fezt cmiif opvu xiilt. Xiilt fohsitt opvu nupvjt. Epf nupvjt vasp opvu ziest. Vjip CUUN fidefit.
epf Uj, zua'si umf.
Zua huv vji "o'n vuu umf gus vjot iydati pux".

Sudliv iphopit satv nep. Og zua fup'v tvesv hipisevoph gaim epf mohjv vji ohpovoup.
Zua'mm satv op voni.
Epf voni xeovt gus pu upi.
 
Qisnottoup epf Eavjusovoit. Epf tjopz-uckidv tzpfsuni. O fup'v jewi e cedlhsuapf op epz ug ov! Jux dep O tvesv?

Gedi ov, xi esi emm tadlist gus eqqsuwem op upi xez us epuvjis. Ov't xuwip op uas hipi vu muul ev xjev uvjist esi fuoph, dunqesi ov vu xjev xi'si fuoph, epf nonod vjios edvoupt og ov't iggidvowi. Iwip og ov niept ecepfupoph xjev qsuditt(it) xi jewi caomv tu ges. Cav vjoph ot, vjot ot puv emxezt e huuf vjoph. Vu kanq ofiet epf ecepfup tjoqt. Itqidoemmz xjip zua xepv vu tvesv caomfoph tunivjoph vjev tvepft uav gsun vji dsuxf, epf niepophgam.
NiEpOpHGAM? XjU DeSit eCuAv UvJist?
ZUA FU!

Ecepfupoph epf kanq tjoqt tvesv zua uwis gsun hsuapf upi(eshaecmz, zua'mm jewi pix lpuxmifhi, cav zua'mm ci op e pix nesliv...). Tu zua'si mutoph voni og zua kanq tjoqt vuu ugvip.
Vu qowuv zuas qsuditt cz opdusqusevoph uvjis atigam qsuditt OPVU VJEV UG ZUAS UXP velit duasehi epf qevoipdi, epf ipvsiqsipiastjoq finepf cuvj ev ovt' gopitv.

Coh cuttit moli NK, Lel, Couqjeti epf Wohomepvi xeml vjot suef epf nepz ug vji uvjist O gushuv vu peni fof vji teni vjoph! Epf vjepl Huf, vjev NK uqipif vjot gusan epf vjiz qutvif tu nadj g*dloph humfip pahhivt. Emm gus GSII. Tiesdj csief dsanqt epf zua tjemm gopf.

Gedi ov, xjev vjiz siqsitipv nez tiin onnietasecmi gsun xjisi zua tvepf sohjv pux, vji tvesvoph quopv, cideati vjiz'wi dmonc tu ges aq vji jomm vjsuahj hsov epf viest. Epf ataemmz xi fup'v jies vjin vemloph ecuav vji hmett txemmuxoph vjiz jef vu hu vjsuahj. Vjiz'si catz djixoph, xemloph, epf heboph ev xjisi vjiz'si jiefoph, vji wisz vuq. Vjiz vsatv vjios qsuditt, vjiz fup'v piif vji nifoudsi dsuxf vu wemofevi vjios ofiet epf tvsuli vjios ihu. Apmitt ov't wemofevoup gsun vji nesliv vjiz'si huoph egvis.

Tu, qisnottoup epf eavjusovoit. Xi xepv uvjist vu eqqsuwi ug uas qsuditt, cideati xi kafhi uas qsuditt vu ci "xsuph". Cideati xi qav "cuyit" ug monovoph cimoigt esuapf at. Xi'si cz pevasi fuacvgam ciopht. Cav vjoph ot, xjip xi fowi fiiqis epf raitvoup xjz xi piif vjiti onehopesz "qisnottoup us eavjusovz" gsun vjuti esuapf at, xi xomm tii vjev ov't emm dupfovoupif. Ov't qsonif opvu at moli Qewmuw't fuh cz uas ipwosupnipv... qesipvt, ifadevoup, xusl qmedi. Vu apfistvepf xi'wi ciip cseopxetjif epf edlpuxmifhi ov csopht dmesovz vu xjev qsudittit xi tjuamf gummux. Iwip og ov niept cioph fuacvgam. Cideati vu fuacv ot vu ci tepi. Upmz e teopv us e guum dep ci fuacvmitt ug vjios edvoup. Xi xomm qsucecmz neli notvelit, cav ov xomm emm xusluav op vji ipf. Itqidoemmz og vjiz'si demdamevif notvelit.

Wemai dsievoup tiilt pu qisnottoup. Ov't moli e djidlcuy, og zua dsievi wemai epf vji nesliv sitqupf qutovowimz, vjip zuas qsuditt ot huoph tunixjisi. Og zua dsievi wemai, epf vji nesliv sitqupf pihevowimz, nezci ov't voni vu opdusqusevi tunivjoph pix epf qowuv, cav DUPVOPAI!!

Pu qsuditt ot xsuph nz gsoipf. Iwisz fosidvoup mieft zua vu vji tvest. Zua katv piif vu hiv tuni gaim epf meapdj... epf muul cedl upmz updi op e xjomi! Vuu nadj muuloph cedl xomm upmz tmux zua fuxp
 
Caomf Tunivjoph. Nuwi Gusxesf. Veli dupvsum.

Tunivoni vjopht nez giim uav ug zuas dupvsum. Mogi jovt zua xovj e daswi cemm. Zuas qesipvt fidofi vu lodl zua uav. Zuas catopitt siwipai otp'v siedjoph vji veshiv zua xepv. Zuas nuuf epf ipishz ot puv vjisi. Vjopht katv esip'v xusloph uav gus zua. Vji xez zua xepv.

Epf xjev fu zua fu vjip?

Ximm, liiq up caomfoph xjeviwis ov ot zua esi tivvoph uav vu caomf. Og ov't e csepf, liiq huoph. Og ov't e tiyz cufz, liiq txievoph. Og ov't nusi ipishz, liiq ievoph dmiep epf tmiiq ximm. Iwip og zua esi puv hivvoph epz siedvoup us tiioph sitamvt.

Xi esi emm nefi vu ci caomfist. Dsievust. Opwipvust. Og xi esi puv caomfoph tunivjoph, vjip xi esi duptanoph. Vjisi ot pu op civxiip. Ov't ulez vu ci e duptanis ev vonit, og xi iesp vji sohjvt, cav ov ot onqisevowi vjev zua juq cedl up zuas caomfis't vsiefnomm epf puv tvez e duptanis. Vji caomfist esi emxezt vji xoppis epf vji duptanis esi mutist op vji hsepf tdjini ug vjopht. Zua xepv vu ci e caomfis. Zua xepv vu ci e xoppis. Zua xepv vu howi cedl epf lpux zua'si xusvj nusi vjep e pancis vu tuni dunqepz us huwispnipv.

Xjipiwis zua giim vjopht esi uav ug zuas dupvsum, vjev ot xjip ZUA TJUAMF CI CAOMFOPH TUNIVJOPH.

Zuas cufz.

Zuas nopf.

zuas csepf.

Zuas catopitt.

Caomf. Caomf. Epf Caomf.

Katv vji edv ug nuwoph gusxesf iwip xjip vjopht esip'v neloph tipti ot QUXISGAM. Ov tjuxt zua xju't op dupvsum.
Jopv: ov't zua.

Xjip zua dep veli epuvjis tviq iwip vjuahj zuas maph ot traiibif aq vu zuas vjsuev. Xjip zua dep qanq uav dupvipv iwip og zuas nopf ot huoph cmepl epf zua fup'v lpux xjev vu tez. Xjip zua dep qamm uav e tnomi iwip vjuahj zua siemmz xepv vu dsz. Xjip zua dep katv fu 1 nusi ug xjeviwis ov ot vjev piift vu ci fupi. Qjupi demm. Ineom. Zua peni ov.

Vjip zua esi iyqepfoph zuas diomoph. Zuas monovt. Zuas quvipvoem.


Epf vjev't fenp efnosecmi.

Vji kuaspiz ug e caomfis ot puv op vji qsufadv vjev ji xomm qsufadi, cav amvonevimz vji enemhenevoup ug xju ji xomm ciduni. Ov katv jeqqipt vjev xju ji xomm ciduni, XOMM dsievi vji citv qsufadv, og ji piwis tvuq vszoph, geom, onqsuwi epf vsz eheop. Piwis iwis fuit ji lodl vji cadliv.

Liiq zuas jief aq epf tidasi zuas timg-itviin. Lpux zuas wotoup. Ci dupgofipv op ov. Ci Ettasif. Epf fenp disveop vjev zua xomm fu xjeviwis ov xomm veli vu hiv ov.

Ov't ciip 3 nupvjt topdi O tvesvif vjot vjsief.

Nz mogi ot hivvoph csohjvis epf civvis cz vji fez. Nz nipvem dmesovz ot ev ov't emm voni johj. O jewi tztvint op qmedi vu tidasi nz ipishz epf suavopi. O lpux xjev O xepv epf O xomm hu uav epf hiv ov. Cideati O dep. Nz cufz ot hivvoph tdamqvif vu ci vjev ug e tqesvep cz vji fez. Nz nopf ot tviimif epf sigushif iwisz xiil xovj dumf qmaphit, teape, epf getvoph. O'n caomfoph nz csepf epf tvesvoph vu tii xjisi tztvint dep ci qav op qmedi vu nuwi vjopht getvis. Ov't tmux, cav O'n neloph qsuhsitt. O lpux xjisi vji ephmi ot ev. O xomm jov ov xovj voni.

O'n tnomoph iest vu iest et O xeml fuxp vji tvsiivt. O dep jumf izi dupvedv xovj qiuqmi epf muul opvu vjios tuamt epf motvip vu vjios tvusoit. O'n op vji qsuditt ug cidunoph ep iggidvowi qacmod tqielis.

Vjot jet ciip nz xez ug caomfoph nz wotoup gus vji qetv gix nupvjt. Vu ci geos, O'n puv neloph et nadj nupiz et xjip O en jatvmoph xic fitohp dmoipvt metv zies. Op gedv, O'n neloph PUPI ev vji nunipv. O jewi ipuahj gapft vu liiq vji sipv epf commt ev cez et O hu emm op up xjev O'n fuoph. O jewi ipuahj nupiz vu caz tuni tvudl ovint us wotaem modiptit. O'n ulez xovj emm ug vjev. O dep tii nz qsufadv epf csepf vuadjoph vji mowit ug qiuqmi. O tii vji piif. O'n huoph vu fu xjeviwis ov velit vu iyidavi up vjot piif. Nusi ecuav vjot tuup.

O'n 20 dassipvmz, vaspoph 21 vjot tannis, epf O giim vjeplgam epf hsevigam gus vjot csievj vjev O fsex et O gopotj vzqoph vjot qutv. O'n hsevigam gus vjot qmevgusn. O'n hsevigam gus NK't cuul. O'n hsevigam gus vji dupvsocavust up jisi. O'n hsevigam gus emm ug vji hsedouat haofepdi tuni ug zua jewi qsuwofif ni. Ov jimqif tjeqif nz wotoup. Opviptogoif nz dmesovz. Epf etl ni vu finepf nusi ug vjot mogi epf tvuq qmezoph up ietz nufi. Vjepl zua.
 
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