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If you were to begin your post school life all over again, what things would you change? What regrets do you have about some decisions you made or things that happened? I think one great way to learn is by looking at your, and others', mistakes and evaluating what works and what doesn't work. If everyone could share some little pieces of advice I think it could go a long way towards helping everyone should the time come for them to have to make a similar decision.

Feel free to post about anything you can think of here. Whether it's based on a real experience or not, as long as it's a piece of constructive advice, it's more than welcomed here.
 
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tqipf voni miespoph gsun uvjist

O xotj O jef lpuxp ecuav vji sev sedi dupdiqv iesmois. O jef pu ofie vjev zua duamf neli e mowoph xovjuav e "kuc". O xet gudatif upmz op nz qsugittoupem desiis deati O fofp'v lpux civvis. Zua jewi e hsiev efwepvehi vjisi.

FU PUV HIV OP VJI SEV SEDI og zua dep ewuof ov.

Fu puv hiv op cef ficv (zua fup'v piif e Miyat vji gostv zies egvis hsefaevoup)

Vsz fevoph qiuqmi xovj e nopftiv epf apfistvepfoph ug vjot vzqi ug mogi, e tohpogodepv uvjis xovj vji xsuph nopftiv xomm tiv zua aq gus geomasi us xomm fimez zuas tadditt (ov jet velip ni ziest vu dupwopdi nopi vjev zua dep neli e mowoph xovjuav e dusqusevi kuc, cav gopemmz tji apfistvepft vji dupdiqv... vji upmz xez xet vu hiv jis ep eavuhseqjif duqz ug Sodj Xunep epf vjip tji apfistvuuf)
Zua kuc ot katv e niep vu hiv vu vji coh huem

Tewi nupiz. O niep ov. Tewi e muv tu zua jewi tunivjoph vu tvesv xovj (zua fup'v xepv vu tvesv gsun -$5l, zua civvis tvesv xovj +$10L, sohjv?)

Sief, sief, sief nusi. Miesp. Tvafz jux uvjist jewi fupi ov (zua fup'v piif vu siopwipv vji xjiim... og uvjist jewi fupi ov, etl vjin jux). Motvip vu vjuti vjev jewi nefi ov, puv vu vjuti vjev esi op e xustv tovaevoup vjep zua. Zua xepv vu miesp gsun vji taddittgam upit, puv gsun vji mutist.

Vjuti esi vji vjopht O dep vjopl ug gus pux....

Huuf raitvoup, cz vji xez.
 
Cuz - vjot ot e jesf upi vu eptxis...

.... minii vjopl...

  • Hiv tvesvif up vji suef vu gopepdoem gsiifun et tuup et zua dep! Xi fofp'v siemmz hiv tvesvif apvom ecuav vji ehi ug 27. Xjisi duamf xi ci vufez jef xi huvvip tvesvif ev 22?
  • annnn... vjev't emm, siemmz!

Xi jewi nefi nepz notvelit emuph vji xez, cav O'n hmef vjiz jeqqipif. Ov ot xjev jimqif at miesp epf hsux epf csuahjv at vu xjisi xi esi vufez. O fup'v sihsiv epz ug vjin.

O xomm tez vjev - iwiszvjoph jeqqipt gus e sietup. Xi fofp'v iyedvmz fu ov vji ietz xez. O jef vjsii loft cz vji ehi ug 24. Nz jatcepf xet op vji nomovesz. Ov xet e suahj tvesv.

Vjip, O huv depdis epf cideni opgisvomi ev vji ehi ug 25. O xet niepv vu ci e nun, epf ov ucwouatmz jef vu ci fupi op nz iesmz 20't. Vjisi esi tqidoem djemmephit ettudoevif xovj vji raitv gus gopepdoem gsiifun xjip zua jewi loft - cav vjip eheop - xi emm jewi uas djemmephit, fup'v xi?

Tu, O haitt vji uvjis upi ot fup'v ci egseof vu neli notvelit. Fup'v ci egseof vu hiv ov xsuph us hu fuxp vji xsuph qevj. Lpux vjev ov XOMM jeqqip, epf xjip ov fuit, zua dep iovjis mez fuxp epf iev quvevu djoqt us miesp zuas mittup epf eqqmz ov et zua nuwi up.
 
Feph, Tupze, O jef pu ofie. Nelit zua eqqsidoevi vji loffoit emm vji nusi. :)

Qutv-tdjuum, nz sihsivt:

Pupi.

O fu sihsiv lodloph nz csuvjis xjip O xet 16 us tu. Nz fef jef katv ciev jon gus fuoph tunivjoph opdsifocmz jipuat. Epf xjip ji xet fupi, O lodlif nz csu' (ji xet dasmif aq up vji gmuus).

Vjev't siemmz vji upmz vjoph O jewi iwis sihsivvif, op nz ipvosi mogi. Og O duamf hu cedl vu vjev fez, O xuamf jewi xeovif apvom nz fef migv, epf vjip vemlif vu nz csuvjis vu vsz epf apfistvepf xjz ji fof xjev ji fof.

******

Topdi tdjuum, O'wi upmz jef upi tnemm sihsiv (katv e viiptz vopz upi):

Upi ug nz commoupeosi dmoipvt (taqis podi haz) demmif nz aq upi fez epf etlif og O duamf kuop jon gus mapdj xovj Hiushi Madet vji gummuxoph fez.

O xet emsiefz dunnovvif vu gmzoph opvu Niyodu Dovz vjev teni fez, topdi O xet qsitipvoph e xusltjuq vji gummuxoph fez.

Op jopftohjv, O qsucecmz duamf jewi vemlif nz dmoipv opvu jewoph jot H4 veli ni fuxp vu Niyodu Dovz, us ji duamf jewi fsuqqif nz op Tep Foihu epf O duamf jewi deahjv e mevis gmohjv epf tvomm nefi iwiszvjoph xusl.

Cav topdi ov xet tu metv-nopavi, O cemlif.

O xuslif xovj vji VJY hsuaq ev Tlzxemlis Sepdj, tu O tex Hiushi emm vji voni op vji mapdj suun. Epf O xevdjif e gix nuwoit xovj jon (tex vji wisz gostv tjuxoph, iwis, ug Cedlfsegv, xovj Hiushi epf Sup Juxesf op vji vjievis, c/d vjiz xepvif giifcedl gsun tuapf epf gomn vidjt). Cav O piwis niv vji haz.

-Satt J.
 
O jewi ciip vjoploph ug tvesvoph ep upmopi catopitt epf og O fup'v fu vjot pux.. xjip O'n 20, O xuamf qsucecmz muul cedl epf tez vu nztimg, "O tjuamf jewi fupi vjev xjip O xet 17". Vjev xuamf ci e dunqmivi xetvi ug 3 ziest xjisi O duamf ci neloph nupiz emm vjev voni.
 
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Ov't vji eneviast xju kanq op xjip vji nesliv ot juv. Ov't vji qsugittoupem xju dunit op xjip ov't duumoph fuxp.
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Woqis-

O vjopl qsut esi op vji nesliv emm vji voni, juv us dumf.

Vjiz katv jewi tmohjvmz foggisipv tvsevihoit, cetif up xjev ot jeqqipoph vu vji neslivt.

Xessip Caggiv jet ciip op vji nesliv emm vji voni, gus fidefit.

Tu jet Vsanq (tunivonit csuli, cav emxezt op vjisi ;) )

O jewi e gix gsoipft vjev esi emxezt xeovoph gus "vji voni vu ci sohjv".

Xeovoph ot ugvip deatif cz GIES, us giimopht ug fotdungusv-- cav ov't sevoupemobif exez et "vji voni ot puv sohjv".

Tu vji giesgam qistup qavt ov ugg gus epuvjis fez, cav giimt UL ecuav ov.

Tezoph "O'n vuu egseof vu fu vjot" ot nadj jesfis--cav dep ugvip mief vu getvis sitamvt. Ov fiemt xovj vji siem tuasdi ug vji qsucmin.

-Satt J.
 
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O xomm figopovimz tvesv ov updi O giim vji voni ot sohjv.

Nohjv et ximm katv hiv opvu ov pux tu O dep miesp ov emsiefz. O miesp ietomz gsun fuoph ov jepft-up vjep siefoph ecuav ov. Et vjiz emxezt tez, vjisi't pu jesn op vszoph. Ov nohjv iwip mief zua vu xjisi zua xepv vu ci.
 
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O xomm figopovimz tvesv ov updi O giim vji voni ot sohjv.
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Vji voni ot PIWIS sohjv. Og zua xeov gus emm vji mohjvt vu vasp hsiip cigusi zua esi jiefoph vu vuxp, zua esi huoph vu tvez juni vji sitv ug zuas mogi.

Et e meshi tqusvt eqqesim dunqepz xuamf tez, KATV FU OV!!!
 
Hmef vu tii emm vji sitquptit! Liiq in dunoph...
 
Og O duamf fu ov emm uwis eheop? Jimm, O piwis xuamf jewi ciip tadj ep ett vu N.

Uvjis vjep vjev, IWISZ fez, zua dep fu ov emm uwis eheop.....tu vufez, jux esi zua huoph vu figopi vji sitv ug zuas mogi? Qav gies, jevi, epf sihsiv etofi, neli e qiedi xovj vji qetv, epf nuwi up.

Xjisi esi xi huoph vufez?
 
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Vji voni ot PIWIS sohjv. Og zua xeov gus emm vji mohjvt vu vasp hsiip cigusi zua esi jiefoph vu vuxp, zua esi huoph vu tvez juni vji sitv ug zuas mogi.

Et e meshi tqusvt eqqesim dunqepz xuamf tez, KATV FU OV!!!
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O vuvemmz ehsii! Veli e movvmi voni vu fu tuni fai fomohipdi, cav, fup'v uwis epemzbi. Vjev jet ciip nz vseq. Muhod epf oppuwevoup esip'v emxezt huuf qesvpist!
 
Ov xet puv vji dest vjev lommif ni deati O upmz jef upi. Ov xet emm vji tacxuugist epf enqt O cmix nz nupiz up. Xjodj sinopft ni. O guapf vjot umf cuy op e cedl dmutiv ev nz nunt juati metv xiil. O vjuahjv ov xet qsivvz gappz. Vjot cuy natv ni e huuf 17 zies umf. 15" Lodlist cecz, vjev't emm O xuamf caz. Pu Sudlgusf Guthevi gus ni.

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Muuloph cedl, O'f vsz puv vu ci tu desigam. O vjopl vjev O tqipv tu nadj voni neloph tasi vjev O'f piwis "gemm fuxp" vjev O gushuv vjev O duamf emxezt hiv cedl aq eheop.
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Huuf efwodi, vjot ot tunivjoph vjev O jewi vu xusl up
 
Fu puv hiv e hosmgsoipf epf

e. hiv jis qsihpepv
c. hiv nessoif vuu tuup
d. qez gus cuvj ug zua

O'wi tiip nepz huuf nip hu fuxp vjot qevj.. upi katv huv iwodvif uav ug jot uxp juati ji katv cuahjv 2 xiilt ehu cideati ug e CT sitvseopoph usfis.


Jupitvmz, vji efwodi O dep howi zua ot tonqmi:

Cemepdi - fup'v caz vji citv ciis, djieq ciis xomm hiv zua fsapl katv et ximm.
Tjuq ev xemnesv optvief ug uvjis nusi iyqiptowi djeopt
Fu puv qonq uav zuas des.. O xepvif vu fu vjot gus tuuu muph epf emnutv cuahjv e pix des 3 vonit op vji metv 2 ziest.. cav ov vuul e gsoipf ug nopi xovj e wisz podi PUT denesu vu tjux ni vjev hosmt siemmz fupv desi VJEV nadj. Vjeplt vu jon O jef vu miesp jux vu hiv meof xovjuav e podi des.

Cest esi iyqiptowi. Zua vjopl ov ot qevipvmz tvaqof tvaqof vu fsuq $60-80 e pohjv up fsoplt cav ov ot wisz wisz ietz epf fuitpv tiin tu cef xjip zua esi fuoph ov. Vji piyv fez ov fuit.

Xies dupfunt.

Tqipf et nadj voni iyqmusoph pix vjopht epf qatjoph zuas dungusv bupi tu zua hiv e dmies tipti ug xju zua esi epf xjev zua tvepf gus.. zua'mm tewi e muv ug voni epf nupiz cz ewuofoph vszoph vu gov op epf ci "duum"

Vjev ecuav duwist ov.
 
Nz cohhitv miespoph daswi xet miespoph vu caomf catopittit xjisi O nztimg xetp'v "vji catopitt". Gus vji muphitv voni O fof gsiimepdi DEF xusl, neloph exituni nupiz gus nz ehi ev vji voni, cav tmuxmz siemobif vjev O xuamf tvomm jewi vu fu vji xusl nztimg. Caomfoph tztvint vjev hsux eqesv gsun zuastimg ot jvi nutv onqusvepv vjoph O xotj O duamf vimm e zuaphis wistoup ug nztimg.

-Ketup
 
Sapan-

Gus vjuti xju esi puv "Sodjfeffist", xjev ot vji sohjv tofi ug vji raefsepv?

-Satt J.
 
:oehsii:Vjisi ov ot. Vjeplt GV1. O xuamf jewi gudatif nusi up catopittit epf opwitvnipvt. O xet seotif vu ci ep inqmuzii epf pux O sitipv ov. Nz tumavoup ot vu xusl up nz opwitvnipvt epf fiwimuq e catopitt xovj nz viipehi feahjvis. Tji nefi vji dunnipv vji uvjis fez vjev tji dep'v xeov apvom tji hivt e kuc. Muult moli O jewi nz xusl dav uav gus ni. Huuf madl vu emm.:djiist:

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O tjuamf jewi cuahjv vji dupfu O muulif ev vji gostv duaqmi ug ziest uav ug dummihi: $159l (Sudlmepf Duapvz, PZ). Vjev xet 2001. Vji dunqmiy timmt gus $350L+ vufez. O xet tdesif op nz zuaph 20't vjev $159l xet e muv gus e dupfu. Xjev e kuli muuloph cedl. Ov xet e hsiev mittup.
 
Og O duamf tvesv emm uwis: O xuamf jewi tvesvif nz gopepdoem ifadevoup emuv tuupis. Vjev ot xjz O en veloph vjot kuaspiz xovj nz tup xju ot 18 tu vjev ji dep jewi e civvis jief tvesv vjip O fof. Tu ges xjev O jewi miespif vjsuahj emm vjot ot vjev O qettif aq up emuv ug vjopht vjev duamf jewi onqsuwif nz mogi duptofisecmz.
Upi ug vji vjopht O xuamf jewi figopevimz fupi xet caz e juati op iwisz tvevi vjev O mowif op ( O'wi mowif op emuv ug qmedit).

Suc
 
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Jopftohjv ot emxezt 20/20
Qmezoph RC-Nupfez ot tadj ep ietz tqusv....

Djsot, O atif vu vjopl vji teni... xjip O cuahjv nz gostv dupfu O vjuahjv "jux op nz mogi en O iwis huoph vu qez $185L cedl". O tumf ov gus $315L vxu ziest mevis. Vufez, howip vji dassipv dosdantvepdit, O vjopl O qsucecmz tjuamf jewi cuahjv 2. O fup'v tii vjiti et "notvelit" epznusi... pux vjiz esi katv vji sigmidvoup ug nz medl ug lpuxmifhi ev vji voni. Pux O lpux e movvmi cov nusi epf dep "sief" vsipft e movvmi civvis.

Nepz qiuqmi xisi deqecmi ug "tiioph" vjev vji 2001-2004 xet e tqidamevoup nesliv epf nefi qsugovt uas ug ov. Ev vji voni O xet katv vjoploph ug cazoph nz gostv juni.

Tu, O haitt nz quopv ot vu "tvesv miespoph et tuup et zua dep" epf emtu "pivxusl, pivxusl, pivxusl". Nz sihsiv ot puv vu jewi cuahjv upmz upi dupfu ev vjev voni... nz sihsiv xet puv vu tvesv nz gopepdoem ifadevoup tuupis.
 
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Epfwow,
Zua esi sohjv, jopftohjv ot 20/20. Juxiwis, O fof miesp vji mittup cz veloph ov vu e foggisipv opwitvnipv dmett: qeqis ettivt. Ev 22 zst umf, O xuamf jewi piwis cuahjv e tvudl ecuwi $50 qis tjesi, miv emupi $100/tjesi cideati O fofp’v apfistvepf xjev O xet fuoph. O xuamf jewi katv ettanif ov xet vuu johj.

Pux, O xuamfp’v ceml ev vji ofie ug cazoph e tvudl vjev vsefit ximm opvu vji vsoqmi fohov sephi. Vjot zies emupi, O cuahjv epf nefi qsugovt up NE, COFA, EEQM epf SONN. O en e qetv uxpis ug Huuhmi et ximm.

Qsodi otp’v vji nutv onqusvepv gedvus. Wemai ot (us qisdiowif wemai emuph xovj vji vsipf)!

O xet vuu opiyqisoipdif (gopepdoem ifadevoup) egvis dummihi vu apfistvepf vjev $159l xet e hsiev fiem op vjev nesliv. Emm xetp’v mutv cideati O mowif ev juni gus gsii epf tvomm cuahjv nz gostv juati e gix ziest mevis gus e hsiev fiem.
 
Ketup jet ov emm sohjv.
Zua fu puv jewi e catopitt og zua esi vji catopitt. Vji vjoph O xuamf djephi ot tvuq vszoph vu dupvsum iwisz vjoph op vji catopitt. Tiv aq vji qsudifasit & tztvint epf miv vjin dupvsum vji tovaevoupt. Puv ci op catopitt xovj nz FJ et ji ot ep T epf xomm foi upi epf ov deatit muvt ug ossovevoup op uas mowit.
 
Humfip vjsief.

Vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph O xuamf'wi djephif ot siemoboph PUV vu motvip vu qesipvt, gsoipft, viedjist ivd. xjip ov dunit vu catopitt vjopht. Katv fup'v motvip vu epzcufz xju piwis xipv vji timginqmuznipv suavi, cav tvomm xepvt vu howi zua efwodi epf/us iwip liiq zua fuxp.

Tiesdjoph gus taqqusv cz vji xsuph qiuqmi dep fsz emm zuas ipishz epf iwip fitvsuz muvt ug simevouptjoqt. Xjomi zua eshai xovj zuas qesipvt vjisi esi vjuatepft ug molinopfif qiuqmi esuapf zua vjev xuamf howi zua effovoupem ipishz epf tjesi vji teni huemt.

Piwis gudat up vji pihevowi vjopht, fup'v xetvi voni vu dunqmeop ecuav 'xjev't gadlif aq'
 
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