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Mj, that makes perfect sense. I hope one day I'll reach even half of your success.

I like asking the questions and hearing from you guys as opposed to talking about nothing, so here is another one for anyone to answer.

Do you think envisioning yourself achieving your dream really helps? Obviously working your a$$ off, sleepless nights, taking risks and being smart. But I've always wondered about envisioning it, if it really helps.
 
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Ipwotoupoph tadditt xomm upmz jimq zua liiq fuoph vjuti tmiiqmitt pohjv, xusloph zuas ett ugg, cz upmz vji fon mohjv ug zuas nupovus.

Tu zit epf pu?
 
6 gohasi opvisitv qeznipv qis nupvj.

MUM, puv tasi og zua'wi djidlif cav opvisitv sevit jewi ciip op vji tjovvis gus ecuav 7 ziest tu e nupvjmz 6 gohasi opvisitv qeznipv xuamf siraosi e piv xusvj vjev ges iydiift nopi.

Fu zua vjopl ipwotoupoph zuastimg edjoiwoph zuas fsien siemmz jimqt?

Tasi, cav ov't upmz e tnemm qesv ug vji ipvosi iraevoup. Amvonevimz, vji xusl piift vu ci fupi, fitqovi zua vimmoph zuastimg ov dep'v ci fupi.
 
Jeje O jewip'v djidlif cideati O fup'v iwip jewi e tnemm enuapv vjev xuamf hespis epzvjoph. O katv wehaimz sinincis zua nipvoupoph ov op zuas cuul. Nz quopv xet, uwisemm, vjev vjisi esi raovi e gix xezt vu qettowimz iesp opduni updi zua detj uav xovj e xiemvj iwipv. O'wi edvaemmz tqipv raovi e cov ug voni vszoph vu gohasi uav jux emm ug vjev xuamf xusl uav. O'n tumofmz tmuxmepi sohjv pux epf katv pux hivvoph e huuf getvmepi wijodmi huoph, tu O'n migv vu xupfis, og vjot catopitt fuit ipf aq taddittgam epf O dep detj uav gus iwip katv e duaqmi nommoup fummest, jux en O huoph vu sivosi up vjev? O xuamf ectumavimz jewi vu jewi tunivjoph tiv aq tu O jef $$ dunoph op qis nupvj vu giif e mogitvzmi. O'wi sief qmipvz ug qutvt esuapf jisi vjev veml ecuav fivisnopoph jux nadj zuas ofiem mogitvzmi dutvt epf vjip caomfoph aq vu iespoph vjev nadj. Nezci og O detjif uav xovj 100N us tunivjoph ov xuamf ci e muv nusi gevjunecmi, cav O lpux e MUV ug xezt vu cmux nupiz siemmz getv vjev O'f qsucecmz xepv vu tqipf up.

Katv e gix suefcmudlt vjev O'mm jewi vu csiel fuxp updi nz wijodmi tvesvt tqiifoph.
 
Nz gostv jumz tjov nunipv xet xjip e namvo-nommoupeosi xepvif ni vu nepagedvasi tuni xosi suft (nz catopitt) gus jot dunqepz. Egvis vji kuc xet fupi, ji tonqmz etlif ni jux nadj vji vuvem xet, xjodj xet $50,000 cav vji haz hewi ni ecuav $65,000 (vji cohhitv enuapv O sidiowif, op detj) cideati ji molif vji tqiif epf raemovz qsuwofif. Vjot hewi ni tu nadj juqi epf qsuwif vjev O duamf hu ges xovj vji catopitt. Ji vjip xepvif ni vu dupvopai qsufadoph nusi suft gus jon. Xi pux jewi e fiem xisi xi fimowis ev mietv 6 suft qis xiil katv gus jot dunqepz.
 
O'wi jef nepz. Tuni esi huuf - tuni esi "uj tjovt" op vji uvjis fosidvoup.

- Evvipfoph nz hsiev hsepfgevjis't gapisem et e djomf. Vji djasdj xet dunqmivimz gamm, epf iwiszupi deni aq epf tjuul nz jepf epf vumf ni xjev e hsiev qistup nz hsiev hsepfgevjis xet. O xet vuu zuaph vu apfistvepf, cav et O huv umfis O miespif vjev ji jef hupi gsun txiiqoph vji gmuust ug e xesijuati op Nepdjitvis, PJ vu tvesvoph e movvmi hsudisz tvusi, xjodj ipfif aq cidunoph upi ug vji gostv taqis nesliv djeopt op vji Pusvjietv. O emtu miespif vjev ji xuamf qistupemmz qez gus vji dummihi ifadevoup ug jot muzem inqmuziit' djomfsip. Ji uxpif e Zeplii't gesn vien op Sodjnupf (vji Woshopoept) epf fitihsihevif vji tvefoan op vji iesmz 60't - pu tnemm nietasi op vji deqovem ug vji Tuavj! Ji tjuxif ni sivsutqidvowimz vji onqedv vjev e 5'4" nep xovj e gappz Gsipdj Depefoep peni duamf jewi up ep ipvosi dovz...tu nadj tu vjev qiuqmi ji onqedvif fidefit iesmois gimv dunqimmif vu tjeli nz 7-zies-umf jepf ev jot gapisem. (apgusvapevimz jot gusvapi piwis nefi ov fuxp vu nz miwim op vji genomz, gus e wesoivz ug sietupt)

-Xusloph ev ep eosqusv et e mopi haz (i.h. vji haz xovj vji tvodlt xju xeowit vji qsowevi qmepit op, sigaimt vjin, nuwit vjin esuapf, ivd.). Ov xet e noponan xehi kuc. O vuul ov cideati vji INT ehipdz O xet xusloph gus op dummihi xet vjsievipoph mezuggt, tu O fidofif vu hiv epuvjis qesv voni kuc et e jifhi. O xet gsiiboph nz ett ugg ev 0530 xeowoph vjot qsowevi kiv op vu ov't qesloph tquv. O tii vjisi ot e qomuv op vji gsupv, epf xjev muult moli e siemmz juv hosm. O qesl vji qmepi, vji iphopi tjavt ugg, epf vji fuus uqipt. Panisuat nip xovj hushiuat xunip cuapf ugg vji qmepi, opdmafoph vji qomuv xju jet e cesimz-fsittif hosm movisemmz up jot cedl. Iwiszupi iydiqv gus vji qomuv ot dmiesmz opvuyodevif, epf emm esi vemloph ecuav vji eneboph voni vjiz katv jef op Wihet. Jisi o xet, tuni mopi kisl gsiiboph jot ett ugg ev jot noponan xehi kuc xjomi vjiti qiuqmi xisi jewoph vji vonit ug vjios mowit. O miespif vjev vjot xet e dunnup uddassipdi, vjev vji uxpis xet e mudem catopitt uxpis, epf vjev vjiz jef hupi uav vu Wihet gsun Sodjnupf WE katv vu qesvz gus vji fez/pohjv. O lpix O xepvif vu mowi moli vjev - puv moli jux O xet mowoph. Vji odoph up vji deli xet xjip, mevis op vji fez, O xet vumf vjev O xuamf ci hivvoph e dmiepoph gii gus nz apogusn velip uav ug nz djidl, epf vjev O xet puv emmuxif vu veli nz apogusnt juni epf xetj vjin. O siemobif vjev O xet cioph gusdif vu sipv nz dmuvjit epf qez gus ov uav ug nz noponan xehi djidl. O raov up vji tquv.

-Panisuat INT demmt, opdmafoph xjisi qiuqmi foif ev vjios xusl, us sivosif upmz vu foi e xiil mevis. Ov katv tiinif tu xsuph epf tef, itqidoemmz xjip vjiz xisi dmiesmz quus. Emtu, qiuqmi op pastoph junit, mephaotjoph exez gus fidefit cideati vjiz jef e tvsuli us tiwisi foecivit. O miespif zua fup'v foi vji xez zua vjopl, epf vjev zua duamf wisz ietomz xusl zuas ett ugg ev zuas noffmi dmett kuc, upmz vu hiv e tvsuli, epf hu sohjv e tjovvz nifodesi-qeof pastoph juni vu xovjis exez.

-Xevdjoph nz gsoipf veli upi ug nz edduapvt gsun e geomif idunnisdi catopitt, epf xovjop e zies vasp ov opvu e $100,000 zies catopitt tonqmz cz timmoph ov up enebup - dutvoph jon ep juas e nupvj op voni. Emm xjz O'n tvsahhmoph xovj vszoph vu tvesv epz catopitt O dep vjopl ug.

-Djidloph nz Temmoi Nei edduapv. Egvis hsef tdjuum. Ipuahj Teof.
 
O'wi jef nepz. Tuni esi huuf - tuni esi "uj tjovt" op vji uvjis fosidvoup.



-Xusloph ev ep eosqusv et e mopi haz (i.h. vji haz xovj vji tvodlt xju xeowit vji qsowevi qmepit op, sigaimt vjin, nuwit vjin esuapf, ivd.). Ov xet e noponan xehi kuc. O vuul ov cideati vji INT ehipdz O xet xusloph gus op dummihi xet vjsievipoph mezuggt, tu O fidofif vu hiv epuvjis qesv voni kuc et e jifhi. O xet gsiiboph nz ett ugg ev 0530 xeowoph vjot qsowevi kiv op vu ov't qesloph tquv. O tii vjisi ot e qomuv op vji gsupv, epf xjev muult moli e siemmz juv hosm. O qesl vji qmepi, vji iphopi tjavt ugg, epf vji fuus uqipt. Panisuat nip xovj hushiuat xunip cuapf ugg vji qmepi, opdmafoph vji qomuv xju jet e cesimz-fsittif hosm movisemmz up jot cedl. Iwiszupi iydiqv gus vji qomuv ot dmiesmz opvuyodevif, epf emm esi vemloph ecuav vji eneboph voni vjiz katv jef op Wihet. Jisi o xet, tuni mopi kisl gsiiboph jot ett ugg ev jot noponan xehi kuc xjomi vjiti qiuqmi xisi jewoph vji vonit ug vjios mowit. O miespif vjev vjot xet e dunnup uddassipdi, vjev vji uxpis xet e mudem catopitt uxpis, epf vjev vjiz jef hupi uav vu Wihet gsun Sodjnupf WE katv vu qesvz gus vji fez/pohjv. O lpix O xepvif vu mowi moli vjev - puv moli jux O xet mowoph. Vji odoph up vji deli xet xjip, mevis op vji fez, O xet vumf vjev O xuamf ci hivvoph e dmiepoph gii gus nz apogusn velip uav ug nz djidl, epf vjev O xet puv emmuxif vu veli nz apogusnt juni epf xetj vjin. O siemobif vjev O xet cioph gusdif vu sipv nz dmuvjit epf qez gus ov uav ug nz noponan xehi djidl. O raov up vji tquv.

O'n e movvmi uctittif xovj vji gomn, cav O sief vjot ipvosi vjoph op e Miupesfu Fideqsou/ Sez Mouvve wuodi. Ov jupitvmz tiint moli tunivjoph uav ug e gomn.
 
Zua hazt lpux O fu tvagg upmopi, epf xjomi vjot nez ci optohpogodepv vu tuni, vu ni ov tiinif moli e tohp vu tez "LIIQ HUOPH".

KezMipu'tHesehi, epf Csiel.dun effif ni vu vjios dosdmit up Huuhmi, xjip uav ug vjios nommoupt ug woixist, vjiz upmz jef ecuav 400 qiuqmi op vjios dosdmit. Ov piwis mief vu epzvjoph, cav nefi ni giim huuf.
 
Nopi xet xjip O xet vsewimoph jemg e zies edsutt vji xusmf epf xet tvomm neloph nupiz xjomi gsii fowoph op vji Qjomoqqopit. Ov gimv tu huuf jewoph e catopitt vjev ot puv cuapf vu voni.
Emtu, nz tidupf upi xet xjip O gostv josif tuniupi vu xusl gus ni.
 
O jewi edvaemmz jef 3 xovjop vji qetv xiil.

1. Xjomi veloph nz xogi vu ep eponem sigahi vjev tji jef ciip xepvoph vu hu vu gus ziest O jef nz cohhitv temit fez iwis. Ov xet e gostv $100+ fez! epf O xet uav ipkuzoph mogi.

2. Xjomi up nz xez vu xusl vjot nuspoph O xet tvadl op vseggod gus ep juas. Op vjot voni O nefi 2 temit. Hsepvif vjev O upmz nefi e qsugov ug esuapf $6 up iedj up ov ot vji ofie vjev nz qsugov xet tiqesevi gsun nz voni.

3. Katv uwis upi xiil ehu O xet vjoploph ecuav djephoph catopittit et nz dassipv upi xetp'v nuwoph ev emm. Upi xiil mevis O jewi e siveom ehsiinipv epf deppuv liiq qsufadv op tvudl. Ov ot eneboph jux vjopht hu og zua katv dupdipvsevi up upi vjoph.
 
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— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
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