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  1. Temerity

    This is what hard feels like...

    MINDSET 
    I'll be "that guy" and say that hard does not necessarily mean you can't enjoy yourself. I go to the gym 6 days a week because I love the feeling of exertion. Squeezing out that last rep before failure is physically strenuous ("hard") but I love that feeling. I love pushing the boundaries...
  2. Temerity

    Introducing EVA, the forum's AI bot...

    ASK THE AI 
    Was turned off to ChatGPT when it showed me how biased it was politically, clearly motivated by its creators. I'd use it with caution and employ other AIs to get a second AI opinion or feedback.
  3. Temerity

    Back pain after a "good" night’s sleep.

    HOT! HEALTH 
    What kind of chiropractor did you see? They specialize in adjusting your atlas bone or did they do all of those strange contortions and play Twister with you? Saw something several months ago which I found very interesting. I forget what the technique is called but it's taught by a doctor and...
  4. Temerity

    Back pain after a "good" night’s sleep.

    HOT! HEALTH 
    I've found Yelp to be fairly reliable and Facebook group reviews are helpful as well. You can search for a chiro on either in your area and see what they say. As I'd mentioned previously, I'd suggest looking into one who specializes in adjusting your atlas bone. No weird contortions or devices -...
  5. Temerity

    What improved your life so much that you wish you did it sooner?

    GOLD! HOT! 
    For me, it was financial pain, and still is to a degree today. I've had it since I was 16 but things really changed about a year and a half ago. Previous to that time, I was involved in a lot of woo-woo garbage "manifestation" type philosophies which claimed you can have anything you want...
  6. Temerity

    A year and a half to the first sale - what I've learned...

    MINDSET 
    From the day I created the name for my business to my first sale took almost 18 months of non-stop work, delays, disappointments, and realizations. I'll share some of those in this thread which I'll treat as a diary to help myself and others. One of the most important things I've realized - if...
  7. Temerity

    You’re not selling wholesale?

    NOTABLE! 
    Very useful thread. I know it's a few years old, but wondered if anyone could be more specific about a couple of things: Who makes the terms in a wholesaler arrangment? Who provides the contract? I think bigger retailers may do that, but in the case of smaller ones, who should submit agreements...
  8. Temerity

    Back pain after a "good" night’s sleep.

    HOT! HEALTH 
    Sorry to hear about the aggravating pain. Have you considered seeing a chiropractor who specializes in subluxations/misaligned atlas bones? I go to one locally and it has been magic for me. Years ago, I went running and sprinting. When I got home, my back was like that of a 93 old with...
  9. Temerity

    Great books that are NOT best-sellers. Share yours.

    HOT! BOOKS 
    Edit: Oops - just saw your post above, MJ. Sorry about that! Possible to move this to the new topic? Them: It's popular! Thoughtful folks: So what? The more exposure I get to it, the more I have come to disdain the mainstream and its endorsements, including books. This became especially stark...
  10. Temerity

    Secure 15 to 30 Sales Calls for Your Agency or Online Service Business Every Month

    MARKETPLACE 
    Hello Black Dragon, I would like to look more into your product but had a few pre-sale questions. I looked for a way to DM you but it looks like you profile is only available to some members. Is there an ideal way to reach you? Thank you, Temerity
  11. Temerity

    Learning to Program is STUPID! (or SMART?!)

    GOLD! HOT! 
    Whaaaat? Is that Mike Dillard clapping above? He's lurking on this thread??
  12. Temerity

    Learning to Program is STUPID! (or SMART?!)

    GOLD! HOT! 
    I know this from experience. I coded a CMS for a local utility company. Learned PHP, MySQL and other programming languages in order to do so. When it came to creating my own website with advanced specifications, I knew it was beyond my purview and would take years to learn and implement. The...
  13. Temerity

    Learning to Program is STUPID! (or SMART?!)

    GOLD! HOT! 
    Coding alone didn't make these fellas rich. Marketing and talking to the right people did.
  14. Temerity

    Learning to Program is STUPID! (or SMART?!)

    GOLD! HOT! 
    Funny thing is, I'd started to get into programming because it was interesting to me. I'd wanted to engage the creative and analytical parts of my brain. Programming can be fun and fulfilling that way - it's a full brain activity. But I was getting intuitive messages (and blatant ones in the...
  15. Temerity

    Once you "make it", how do you get rid of the immature "look at me now" thoughts?

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Hey man, Expectations are a bitch, aren't they? Believe me, I know, and so do millions of others. They lead to disappointment, resentment, all sorts of mental anguish on various levels. It sounds like you have an expectation that they should notice your success. Can you see that it is that...
  16. Temerity

    Finding a cartoonist

    MARKETING 
    Don't know much about it, but found an insightful article on finding a good one here: http://voices.yahoo.com/how-hire-cartoonist-2444511.html?cat=3
  17. Temerity

    Temerity's Narcissistic Thread of Blah Blah Success

    Looks like I'm on track to exceeding my initial goal of making $50,000 my first year in business. Actually, I'm going to make a lot more than that (about double). But it has come about in ways I didn't really expect and aren't really 100% related to my business. I'd love to brag about how I...
  18. Temerity

    Temerity's Narcissistic Thread of Blah Blah Success

    Just put in the first in a small series of downpayments for programming services for my website! Goals are crystallizing! Site should be done by mid-April at latest. Not much for me to do in the meantime except learn marketing and how to approach this in a way that gets people's attention...
  19. Temerity

    Temerity's Narcissistic Thread of Blah Blah Success

    Just talked to the project manager for my... project. Broke down the costs. Will cost $5,000+ to create the website. While I'd prefer to spend less, it's a mandatory step. Development will take about 7 weeks from start to finish. Also, will post progress pics of my fitness routine. I don't see...
  20. Temerity

    My Ex-Girlfriend

    PEOPLE HOT! 
    This is the only intelligently written response in this thread. The rest are insensitive cliched references to "manning up". People aren't that black and white, they don't have switches you can just tell them to turn on and off. The guy is asking for help on how to handle his emotions, not a...
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