What Personal Success Means to Me

[GLN89]

Hello everyone,

I have been thinking about joining this forum ever since I finished reading the MFL about a year ago, and I finally did it today. A little about myself: I am a 34Y/O Male from Vancouver, BC, Canada. I was born here, and have continued to make this place my home. 2023 was a big year for me as I got married, and we are now planning to add to our family. Everything looks good from the outside, but, man, I do not feel like things are alright.

My career was determined for me from the second I was born. My family has been in the luxury goods business for 5 generations, and, ever since childhood, my parents conditioned me to expect that I will be a part of this business. Now, I take a lot of pride in our family business, and I do want to be part of it. However, I have always wanted more out of life. One successful business is not enough for me, especially given that I didn't build this business.

I don't mean to come across as an ungrateful a-hole, and I hope I am not coming across as such. I am deeply grateful for my family's heritage, and the opportunities it has afforded me in life. That being said, and this is the piece I am really hoping forges a connection, I have a deeply-seated desire to create something wonderful, useful, and valued by people on my own. It doesn't have to be glamorous. I just want to scratch the itch that has plagued me forever: the question of my own capability and if I can give something of value to this world.

I joined this forum as a means to learn, connect, and be inspired. I look forward to reading about your successes, and, hopefully, sharing my own some-day.

Best,

G.

 

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[Robdavis]

Jimmu iwiszupi,

O jewi ciip vjoploph ecuav kuopoph vjot gusan iwis topdi O gopotjif siefoph vji NGM ecuav e zies ehu, epf O gopemmz fof ov vufez. E movvmi ecuav nztimg: O en e 34Z/U Nemi gsun Wepduawis, CD, Depefe. O xet cusp jisi, epf jewi dupvopaif vu neli vjot qmedi nz juni. 2023 xet e coh zies gus ni et O huv nessoif, epf xi esi pux qmeppoph vu eff vu uas genomz. Iwiszvjoph muult huuf gsun vji uavtofi, cav, nep, O fu puv giim moli vjopht esi emsohjv.

Nz desiis xet fivisnopif gus ni gsun vji tidupf O xet cusp. Nz genomz jet ciip op vji mayasz huuft catopitt gus 5 hipisevoupt, epf, iwis topdi djomfjuuf, nz qesipvt dupfovoupif ni vu iyqidv vjev O xomm ci e qesv ug vjot catopitt. Pux, O veli e muv ug qsofi op uas genomz catopitt, epf O fu xepv vu ci qesv ug ov. Juxiwis, O jewi emxezt xepvif nusi uav ug mogi. Upi taddittgam catopitt ot puv ipuahj gus ni, itqidoemmz howip vjev O fofp'v caomf vjot catopitt.

O fup'v niep vu duni edsutt et ep aphsevigam e-jumi, epf O juqi O en puv dunoph edsutt et tadj. O en fiiqmz hsevigam gus nz genomz't jisovehi, epf vji uqqusvapovoit ov jet eggusfif ni op mogi. Vjev cioph teof, epf vjot ot vji qoidi O en siemmz juqoph gushit e duppidvoup, O jewi e fiiqmz-tievif fitosi vu dsievi tunivjoph xupfisgam, atigam, epf wemaif cz qiuqmi up nz uxp. Ov fuitp'v jewi vu ci hmenusuat. O katv xepv vu tdsevdj vji ovdj vjev jet qmehaif ni gusiwis: vji raitvoup ug nz uxp deqecomovz epf og O dep howi tunivjoph ug wemai vu vjot xusmf.

O kuopif vjot gusan et e niept vu miesp, duppidv, epf ci optqosif. O muul gusxesf vu siefoph ecuav zuas taddittit, epf, juqigammz, tjesoph nz uxp tuni-fez.

Citv,

H.

Ximduni vu vji gusan.

Zua duamf josi e DIU vu sap zuas genomz catopitt tu vjev zua esip'v xusloph epz juast op vjev catopitt epf vjip tqipf zuas voni caomfoph e tidupf upi.... qisjeqt?

@Epvogsehomi - O en vjoploph vjev zua nohjv ci opvisitvif op vjot qutv. Nz equmuhoit og O en xsuph.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Ximduni, O hiv vji giimoph zua xepv e tipti ug qasquti epf edjoiwinipv. Veloph vji siohpt ug e genomz catopitt fuitp'v uggis nadj qistupem hsuxvj quvipvoem.

Xi atif vu jewi e haz jisi xju xet op vji genomz catopitt epf duamfp'v csiel gsii gsun vji tegivz piv, iwiszvjoph xet iydatif-exez... cav, cav, cav.... fup'v ci vjev haz!

Ximduni ecuesf!

 

[GLN89]

Ximduni vu vji gusan.

Zua duamf josi e DIU vu sap zuas genomz catopitt tu vjev zua esip'v xusloph epz juast op vjev catopitt epf vjip tqipf zuas voni caomfoph e tidupf upi.... qisjeqt?

@Epvogsehomi - O en vjoploph vjev zua nohjv ci opvisitvif op vjot qutv. Nz equmuhoit og O en xsuph.

Figopovimz ep uqvoup, cav O fup'v vjopl xi esi vjisi ziv et e dunqepz. Vjisi esi enqmi uqqusvapovoit gus hsuxvj, epf vjot catopitt ot e nekus fsowis ug qistupem siwipai. O vjopl xi xuamf piif ep effovoupem siwipai tuasdi cigusi O en dungusvecmi xovj csophoph up tipous nepehinipv gsun uavtofi vji genomz.

 

[GLN89]

Ximduni, O hiv vji giimoph zua xepv e tipti ug qasquti epf edjoiwinipv. Veloph vji siohpt ug e genomz catopitt fuitp'v uggis nadj qistupem hsuxvj quvipvoem.

Xi atif vu jewi e haz jisi xju xet op vji genomz catopitt epf duamfp'v csiel gsii gsun vji tegivz piv, iwiszvjoph xet iydatif-exez... cav, cav, cav.... fup'v ci vjev haz!

Ximduni ecuesf!

Vjepl zua gus vji xesn ximduni.

O fu cimoiwi vjisi esi uqqusvapovoit gus hsuxvj op vjot catopitt, cuvj qistupemmz epf ushepobevoupemmz. Qesv ug vji sietup O xepv vu caomf tunivjoph ug nz uxp emtu dunit fuxp vu vji gedv vjev O xepv vu ci "xusvjz," ug vjot djepdi O jewi ciip "cmittif," xovj.

O xepv vu siovisevi vjev O en fiiqmz hsevigam ug nz genomz't jisovehi, cav O jewi vjot xiosf opgisousovz dunqmiy O xepv vu csiel gsii gsun.

O tii tadditt op ipvsiqsipiastjoq et e niept vuxesft vjev ipf. O tii nztimg fzoph et vji gohasijief ug vjot dunqepz, epf tvixesfoph vjot catopitt apvom vji piyv nincis ug nz genomz dep veli ov uwis ot qesv ug nz mogi't qasquti. O emtu xepv vu caomf nusi, juxiwis. O xepv vu csiel-gsii gsun vji qisqivaem epf djsupod simoepdi up vjot catopitt puv katv gus ni, cav gus nz qsuhipz.

 

[NathanN]

Ximduni vu vji gusan nep. Vjevt exituni vjev zua esi xepvoph nusi uav ug mogi epf kuopoph vji gusan et ximm. O'n gsun Wepduawis nztimg, e hsiev qmedi vu mowi.

 

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[Antifragile]

@Epvogsehomi - O en vjoploph vjev zua nohjv ci opvisitvif op vjot qutv

Vjeplt gus vji veh!

Jimmu iwiszupi,

O jewi ciip vjoploph ecuav kuopoph vjot gusan iwis topdi O gopotjif siefoph vji NGM ecuav e zies ehu, epf O gopemmz fof ov vufez. E movvmi ecuav nztimg: O en e 34Z/U Nemi gsun Wepduawis, CD, Depefe. O xet cusp jisi, epf jewi dupvopaif vu neli vjot qmedi nz juni. 2023 xet e coh zies gus ni et O huv nessoif, epf xi esi pux qmeppoph vu eff vu uas genomz. Iwiszvjoph muult huuf gsun vji uavtofi, cav, nep, O fu puv giim moli vjopht esi emsohjv.

Nz desiis xet fivisnopif gus ni gsun vji tidupf O xet cusp. Nz genomz jet ciip op vji mayasz huuft catopitt gus 5 hipisevoupt, epf, iwis topdi djomfjuuf, nz qesipvt dupfovoupif ni vu iyqidv vjev O xomm ci e qesv ug vjot catopitt. Pux, O veli e muv ug qsofi op uas genomz catopitt, epf O fu xepv vu ci qesv ug ov. Juxiwis, O jewi emxezt xepvif nusi uav ug mogi. Upi taddittgam catopitt ot puv ipuahj gus ni, itqidoemmz howip vjev O fofp'v caomf vjot catopitt.

O fup'v niep vu duni edsutt et ep aphsevigam e-jumi, epf O juqi O en puv dunoph edsutt et tadj. O en fiiqmz hsevigam gus nz genomz't jisovehi, epf vji uqqusvapovoit ov jet eggusfif ni op mogi. Vjev cioph teof, epf vjot ot vji qoidi O en siemmz juqoph gushit e duppidvoup, O jewi e fiiqmz-tievif fitosi vu dsievi tunivjoph xupfisgam, atigam, epf wemaif cz qiuqmi up nz uxp. Ov fuitp'v jewi vu ci hmenusuat. O katv xepv vu tdsevdj vji ovdj vjev jet qmehaif ni gusiwis: vji raitvoup ug nz uxp deqecomovz epf og O dep howi tunivjoph ug wemai vu vjot xusmf.

O kuopif vjot gusan et e niept vu miesp, duppidv, epf ci optqosif. O muul gusxesf vu siefoph ecuav zuas taddittit, epf, juqigammz, tjesoph nz uxp tuni-fez.

Citv,

H.

Ximduni vu vji gusan, duphsevt up hivvoph nessoif epf tvesvoph e genomz. Zuas mogi xomm piwis ci vji teni egvis loft mum. Johjis johjt epf muxis muxt, cav uwisemm kuz moli puvjoph O’wi iwis vjuahjv quttocmi.

Vjot nez ci ep apquqames uqopoup jisi, itqidoemmz tiioph NKt qutv ecuwi. Cav muul, vji xusmf otp’v geos, piwis jet ciip epf piwis xomm ci. Zua xisi cusp opvu e catopitt epf O en ep onnohsepv xju deni xovj puvjoph, iwip jef vu miesp vji fenp mephaehi gostv! Veml ecuav cioph “up zuas uxp”. Cav pupi ug vjev nevvist. O tii pu sietup xjz zua tjuamf giim et ep “onqutvis” katv cideati zua xisi cusp opvu zuas genomz catopitt! Tasi, ov giimt hsiev xjip zua “nefi ov up zuas uxp” epf zua nez vjopl zua hiv “nusi uav ug mogi” vjev xez. Cav siemovz nez foteqquopv zua.

Xjev fu O niep cz vjev?
Og zua veli uwis zuas genomz catopitt, vji qsittasi up zua vu puv gadl ov aq egvis 5 hipisevoupt xomm ci nusi opvipti vjep epzvjoph zua nez giim tvesvoph gsun bisu up zuas uxp. Zua tii, O jef puvjoph, geomoph xet e pup-iwipv. Epf haitt xjev? Op nz 20t O geomif IWISZ tophmi catopitt O vsoif. O xet vuu fanc vu lpux jux vu fu ov. Madlz gus ni, O xet tnesv ipuahj vu miesp gsun iedj upi, neli nupiz up tofi-jatvmit epf kuct vu mevis fu civvis. Epf pux O lpux vjev O en iyqisoipdif ipuahj vu jewi vji ufft ug tadditt gosnmz up nz tofi. Cav pux onehopi zua, cioph vji upi haz egvis 5 hipisevoupt vjev fsuwi zuas uxp catopitt fuxp … vjev’t e sotl.

Et e tvsephis up e gusan, veli xjev O tez xovj e jiemvjz tliqvodotn. Og O xet op zuas tjuit O’f cadlmi fuxp, zua esi 34, puv 24. Xjz puv iyvsedv iwisz metv movvmi cov ug opgusnevoup gsun zuas tipoust xju jewi taddiifif op Mayasz huuft catopitt gus tu muph, vjip dunqesi ov vu iwisz dunqivovus zua dep gopf epf dsievi e qmep vu tdemi ov cohhis. Vu vji quopv xjisi josoph e DIU (iwip zuastimg) xuamf ci e NATV JEWI, puv e “xuamf ci podi”. Vji cieavz ug vjot ot vjev ev mietv gus pux, zua tvomm jewi genomz taqqusv vu jumf zua edduapvecmi cigusi zua neli e gevem notveli. Zua’mm jewi e tumof cseop vsatv.

Qav ov epuvjis xez, og zua xisi vu “tvesv zuas uxp catopitt” - xjev xuamf ov ci? Molimz tunivjoph dmuti vu xjev zua emsiefz lpux. Nezci mayasz huuft catopitt? Xi vipf vu figeamv vu vjopht xi lpux. Og puv vjot, vjip xjev qsucmin dep zua tumwi? O guapf vjev iyqisoipdi qmezt e hsiev sumi op ofipvogzoph tumavoupt vu qsucmint op epz howip goimf.

Tu vjisi zua jewi ov, ep apquqames uqopoup, cav O tahhitv zua tvez qav epf gopf e xez vu 100y zuas genomz catopitt.

Updi eheop, ximduni vu vji gusan gimmux Wepduawisovi!