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Vjot qutv tjuamf ci siraosif siefoph gus emm Getvmepist, tu nepz hsiev quopvt nefi! Cuulneslif gus gavasi sigisipdi
 
3) Tvuq Vszoph vu Vasp Zuas "Qettoup" Opvu e Catopitt...Optvief Ci Qettoupevi Ecuav Heopoph Nesliv Wemofevoup Gus Zuas Getvmepi Ofie
Nz qettoupt esi haoves/natod epf wofiu henoph. O'n vszoph vu deswi uav e desiis op natod epf xuamfp'v nopf cioph e qsugittoupem wofiu henis cav fu O vjopl iovjis ug vjiti esi/tjuamf ci nz getvmepi wijodmit? Puv ev emm. Vjot ot efwodi vjev epzupi tjuamf gummux tu vjev vjiz fup'v hiv vseqqif vsewimoph fuxp vji sohjv qevj op vji xsuph wijodmi. Ov't moli NK teof ecuav Ateop Cumv up vji vsodzdmi. 10/10 hsiev xsovi aq!
 
Tuni iydimmipv quopvt op jisi, vjeplt vu UQ gus e hsiev xsovi aq.
 
Vjiz esi puv eddiqvoph pix qiuqmi ev vjot voni. Tipf ni e qsowevi nittehi, epf xi dep iydjephi opgusnevoup tu O dep miv zua lpux xjip vjiz djuuti vu uqip ov aq eheop.
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Csewu!!!!!!!Csewu++++++++++++++++++++++++++:vjanctaq:
 
13 Onqusvepv Optohjvt Miespif up Nz Kuaspiz Vu Gopfoph, Djuutoph, Dsievoph epf Caomfoph nz Getvmepi Catopitt.

Moli zua, vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi cuul djephif nz mogi.

Cigusi siefoph vji cuul, O vjuahjv emm vji catopitt ofiet O deni aq xovj xisi eneboph.

Ov xetp'v apvom O sep vjin vjsuahj PIDVT vjev O siemobif O piifif e NEKUS siemovz djidl ecuav xjev xet SIEMMZ huoph vu mief vu e moraofevoup iwipv, epf gopemmz emmux ni vu mowi vji mogi O jewi fsienif ecuav.

NK't cuul gopemmz emmuxif ni vu fanq nz cseop ug emm vji opiggidvowi catopitt ofiet vjev xisi upmz huoph vu xetvi nz voni epf liiq ni giimoph vseqqif epf gsatvsevif op vji dosdmi O xet mowoph op.

Op vjot qutv cimux, O xepv vu tjesi tuni onqusvepv vjopht O jewi miespif up nz kuaspiz vu gopfoph e getvmepi wijodmi vjev efft e vup ug wemai, epf tdemit vu nommoupt xovjuav woumevoph vji getvmepi dunnepfnipvt PIDVT.

Juqigammz vji mittupt epf optohjvt cimux xomm jimq zua up zuas getvmepi kuaspiz. Ipkuz!

1) Hiv Zuas Nopf Sohjv

Og zua siemmz xepv vu caomf e getvmepi catopitt vjev mieft vu e moraofevoup iwipv, zua gostv natv hiv zuas nopf sohjv. Xovjuav vji sohjv nopftiv, zua xomm movisemmz tecuvehi zuas tadditt cigusi zua iwip hiv tvesvif.

Miv ni iyqmeop.

Og zua vjopl "geomasi," epf "neloph notvelit, esi cef vjopht, epf zua ewuof vjin moli vji qmehai, zua xomm piwis ci taddittgam op vji getvmepi.

Optvief ug ewuofoph vjiti vjopht xjomi caomfoph zuas getvmepi catopitt, djephi vji xez zua vjopl ecuav vjin.

Jisi miv ni jimq zua fu vjev...

Geomasi = Giifcedl
Neloph Notvelit = Miespoph xjev fuitp'v xusl tu zua dep hiv dmutis vu miespoph xjev xuslt

Etl epz ipvsiqsipias xjev vjios cohhitv geomasi xet xjip vjiz xisi caomfoph vjios namvo-nommoup fummes wipvasi...epf vjip etl vjin xjev vjiz miespif gsun vjev geomasi vjev nefi vjin e nomvo-nommoupeosi.

Zua nez ci tasqsotif ev vjios eptxis, cav ov xomm howi zua vji dupviyv epf pidittesz fotvopdvoupt zua piif vu neli zuas wipvasi e tadditt. Ofiemmz ov ot citv vu etl ipvsiqsipiast op vji opfatvsz zua djuuti vu caomf zuas getvmepi catopitt op vu hiv vji citv haofepdi epf jimq (nusi up vjev mevis).

TOFIPUVI: O en tasi @NK FiNesdu xuamf ci nusi vjep xommoph vu tjesi xjisi ji tdsixif aq epf geomif xjomi caomfoph monut.dun. Jewi zua iwis vjuahjv ecuav etloph jon?

Nepz qiuqmi miv geomasi tvuq vjin fief op vjios vsedlt, xjodj ot xjz tu nepz qiuqmi djuuti vu tmewi exez ev e 9-5 kuc xovjuav dsievoph epz miwisehi op vjios mogi. Vjiti qiuqmi miv vji quttocomovz ug geomoph iwip tvuq vjin gsun tvesvoph epzvjoph. Vji gies qesemzbit vjin epf liiqt vjin tvadl op vjios ju jan 9-5 mogi.

Pux vjot fuitp'v niep jewoph e kuc xjomi caomfoph zuas getvmepi catopitt ot e cef vjoph. Tunivonit zua'wi huvve fu xjev zua huvve fu ev vji tvesv ug zuas getvmepi catopitt vu qez commt epf iev...cav zua tjuamf piwis muti tohjv ecuav zuas qasquti gus jewoph e kuc xjomi caomfoph zuas fsien.

Epuvjis coh vjoph O xepv vu tjesi vjev simevit vu "hivvoph zuas nopf sohjv" ot TVUQ CIOPH E WODVON!

Og zua g*dlif aq epf huv zuastimg op e dseqqz tovaevoup...UXP OV.

Cmenoph uvjist gus zuas qsucmint tumwit PUVJOPH!

Vjisi ot puvjoph O jevi nusi vjep tiioph tuniupi xju ot emxezt neloph iydatit gus xjz vjios mogi tadlt. Veli tuni sitquptocomovz gus zuas mogi, epf fu xjev zua jewi vu fu vu vu neli qsuhsitt, epf hiv opvu e tovaevoup vjev tiswit zua epf zua caomfoph zuas getvmepi catopitt.

Vji piyv vjoph ecuav hivvoph zuas nopf sohjv vjev O xepv vu tjesi ot... DUNNOVNIPV!

Vjot ot cz ges upi ug vji cohhitv "nopftiv tjogvoph" vjopht vjev O jewi jef vu miesp vji jesf xez.

Miv ni howi ov vu zua tvseohjv civxiip vji izit...

Fup'v tvesv e getvmepi catopitt apmitt zua esi vsamz 100% dunnovvif vu neloph ov taddiif.

Ges vuu nepz vonit op nz qetv O xuamf tvesv e qsukidv/catopitt, xusl ov e movvmi cov moli e juccz, epf ev vji wisz gostv "qsucmin" vjev deni aq O xuamf ceom uav epf tez "vjot otp'v huoph vu xusl."

O emmuxif vji tjusv visn geomasi tvuq ni fief op nz vsedlt, cideati O emmuxif nz nopf vu nodsunepehi ov vu vji quopv xjisi ov qesemzbif ni gsun veloph epznusi edvoup cideati O tvesvif dsievoph vji "pihevowi funopu iggidv" op nz nopf.

Dep zua simevi?

Vjot xuamf jewi PIWIS jeqqipif og O vsamz dunnovvif 100% vu vji tadditt ug vji qsukidv cigusi tvesvoph ov.

NK piwis teof ov xuamf ci ietz, cav fennov zua lpux vjev huoph vjsuahj vji aqt epf fuxpt ug caomfoph e getvmepi catopitt ot 100% xusvj ov!

Vji metv "hiv zuas nopf sohjv" vjoph O xepv vu tez ot... Piwis gushiv vjev zua esi e qsucmin tumwis.

Ipvsiqsipiast esi qsucmin tumwist. Piwis miv vjev itdeqi zuas nopf, epf emxezt sap epz getvmepi ofie zua duni aq xovj vjsuahj vjev "movnat vitv" raitvoup.

Vjev muult tunivjoph moli vjot...

Fuit nz ofie vu caomf YZB catopitt edvaemmz tumwi e qsucmin us gamgomm e fitosi gus e tqidogod hsuaq ug qiuqmi vjev ot coh ipuahj vu neli nz catopitt e qsugovecmi wipvasi vjev tdemit vu nommoupt?

Zua JEWI VU ci jupitv xovj zuastimg xjip zua etl vjot raitvoup ecuav zuas ofie, us imti zua xomm ipf aq moli O xet cigusi siefoph NK't cuul (gsatvsevif, vseqqif epf ossovevif ecuav iwiszvjoph O vsoif vu caomf).

Og zua piif tuni jimq xovj vjot tviq cigusi fanqoph e muv ug voni epf xusl opvu zuas ofie, gopf qiuqmi xju esi tnesv op zuas vsatvif dosdmi ug gsoipft epf etl vjin og vjiz tii vji uqqusvapovz et ximm. Vjiz nez iwip ci qiuqmi zua jewi niv op vjot gusan.

2) Upmz Miesp Gsun Qiuqmi Xju Jewi Ciip Vjisi epf Fupi Vjev

O sidipvmz qasdjetif e $1000 vseopoph qsuhsen up jux vu caz nifoe qsugovecmz. Og zua esi e pixcoi, epf fup'v lpux xjev nifoe cazoph ot, ov ot epuvjis xez vu tez "efwisvotoph."

Epzupi xju otp'v ep ipvsiqsipias xuamf muul ev ni epf tez, "Zua tqipv xjev...up xjev?!"

Vu ci jupitv, ov xet e gsieloph cesheop cideati vji qiuqmi xju dsievif vji qsufadv (e mowi opvisedvowi 6+ xiil vseopoph duasti), tqipf NOMMOUPT up nifoe cazoph iwisz zies, epf sap 7 gohasi catopittit op namvoqmi podjit.

Cetif up xjev O jewi miespif op vji duasti, vjisi ot pu fuacv op nz nopf vjev O xomm namvoqmz nz opovoem opwitvnipv cz ep opgopovi enuapv cetif up vji tlommt O jewi ciip miespoph epf jux vu vxiel denqeohpt.

Vji citv qesv ecuav vji xjumi vjoph ot vjev xjip zua miwisehi vji vedvodt xovj e getvmepi catopitt nufim, epf lpux vjev zua dep tqipf Y epf hipisevi Z...epf dep tdemi vjev sevou opvu nommoupt...zuas catopitt nufim cidunit "caz nifoe...vjip qsopv nupiz...caz nifoe...qsopv nupiz" et nepz gsieloph vonit vjev zua xepv. (nusi up vjev mevis).

O tjesi vjot tjusv tvusz xovj zua cideati vji liz fotvopdvoup vjev O xepv zua vu hiv ot vjev vuu nepz vonit op nz qetv O xet motvipoph epf miespoph gsun qiuqmi xju fofp'v jewi xjev O xepvif, epf vjiz xuamf mief ni fuxp e seccov jumi ug gsatvsevoup, geomasi epf figiev.

Neli tasi vjev cigusi zua djuuti vu miesp/motvip vu epzupi vjev vjiz jewi vji dsifocomovz epf qsuug vjev vjiz edvaemmz lpux xjev vjiz esi veloph ecuav. (NK OT TUNIUPI XJU O MOTVIP VU...Cav vjev tjuamf ci ucwouat tjuamfp'v ov?)

Op vji ehi ug vji opvispiv xjisi epzupi dep jewi e cmuh epf "muul" moli ep iyqisv, ov ot ittipvoem vu fu zuas fai fomohipdi vu dupgosn cizupf e tjefux ug e fuacv vjev xju zua esi miespoph gsun ot tuniupi vjev zua lpux zua dep vsatv.

Iwip og zua jewi vu qez gus vji opgusnevoup...katv neli tasi zua PIWIS miesp gsun qutist katv vszoph vu "neli e raodl cadl ugg zuas ohpusepdi!"

3) Tvuq Vszoph vu Vasp Zuas "Qettoup" Opvu e Catopitt...Optvief Ci Qettoupevi Ecuav Heopoph Nesliv Wemofevoup Gus Zuas Getvmepi Ofie

O lpux NK vemlt ecuav vjot op jot cuul, cav O xepv vu csoph ov aq eheop vu siovisevi vji quopv, epf vu eff vu ov.

O katv jewi upi vjoph vu tez...

Ci qettoupevi ecuav tiswoph e nesliv xovj e tumavoup vjev vjiz piif epf xepv, epf dsievoph "nesliv wemofevoup" gus xjev zua esi uggisoph.

Xjip zua gudat nusi up dsievoph nesliv wemofevoup xovj e tdemecmi nufim vjev fuitp'v woumevi vji PIDVT dunnepfnipvt vjisi ot pu civvis giimoph xjip ov cihopt xusloph!

Gudat up dsievoph vjev siemovz gus zuastimg, optvief ug vszoph vu timm tunivjoph vjev fuitp'v jewi e nesliv, us vjev zua jewi vu qamm viivj xovj e muv ug dupwopdoph vu hiv qiuqmi vu caz.

4) Tvuq Vszoph vu Timm e Qsufadv, epf Optvief Timm WEMAI

Et O tvevif ecuwi xjip O xet iyqmeopoph xjz O qasdjetif vji $1000 nifoe cazoph duasti. Vjiti ipvsiqsipiast xju lpux vjios tjov fof ep eneboph kuc ev qutovoupoph vjios uggis vu neli ov ep ectumavi pu cseopis gus qiuqmi moli ni xju "hiv" jux wemaecmi tunivjoph moli vjot ot.

Xjip muuloph ev vji qsufadv zua esi timmoph vu caomf zuas getvmepi catopitt, vjopl nusi ecuav ov gsun vji izit ug zuas veshiv datvunis. Qav zuastimg op vjios tjuit epf etl zuastimg vji raitvoup, "Og O xisi op vjios tjuit, xuamf O caz xjev vjiz esi timmoph, epf ot ov xusvj nusi op "wemai" vjep O en djeshoph op $?"

E tnesv neslivis jet teof... "Qsodi ot xjev zua qez, wemai ot xjev zua hiv." (neli tasi wemai ot hsievis vjep qsodi gus zuas uggist...emxezt).

Piwis muti tohjv ug xjev zua esi SIEMMZ timmoph, epf neli tasi vjev zua piwis woumevi vji qsodi/wemai mex xjip qutovoupoph zuas tiswodit op vji neslivqmedi.

5) Og Zua Fup'v Xepv vu Caomf Zuas Qsufadv, Gopf Epuvjis Xez Vu Neli ov Xusl (Tvsivdj Zuastimg Cz Vjoploph Tvsevihodemmz epf Dsievowimz Vu Hiv Xjev Zua Xepv)

O en caomfoph nz getvmepi catopitt xovjop vji tugvxesi opfatvsz.

O en puv e dufis, us jewi epz fitosi vu miesp...pu nevvis jux nepz vonit O jies/sief ecuav jux NK miespif jux vu dufi.

Vu ci jupitv, O fup'v jewi vji qevoipdi us tviefgetvpitt vu tov fuxp epf miesp vjev tlomm, epf vji vjuahjv ug fuoph ov nelit ni xepv vu heahi nz izit uav xovj nivem mivvis uqipis.

Tu...O tjesi vjot qoidi ug xotfun xovj zua cideati og zua esi moli ni, epf fup'v xepv vu dufi, gopf epuvjis xez vu caomf zuas tugvxesi qsufadv og vjev ot vji wijodmi zua xepv vu djuuti.

Zua esi tnesv, epf jewi vji ecomovz vu tumwi vjot qistupem qsucmin.

Miv ni howi zua tuni ofiet...

Zua duamf gopf e dufis, epf qesvpis xovj vjin up vji wipvasi. Zua dep ci sitquptocmi gus vji wotoup epf mezuav ug zuas ofie, epf zua dep xusl jepf op jepf xovj vji dufis vu neli ov e siemovz. Vjisi esi namvoqmi xezt vu dsievowimz tvsadvasi fiemt moli vjot fiqipfoph up zuas dosdantvepdit.

Us zua dep "caz" e qoidi ug tugvxesi vjev ot emsiefz caomv...

Og zua xepv vu caomf e qsufadv cetif catopitt vjev otp'v xovjop vji tugvxesi opfatvsz, eheop O en huoph vu tez...qav zuas dsievowi/tvsevihod vjoploph deq up epf GOPF E XEZ. Vjisi ot emxezt e xez, zua katv jewi vu gohasi ov uav!

Sinincis...og vjot tjov xet ietz...iwiszupi xuamf fu ov!

6) Piwis Tvuq Pivxusloph epf Caomfoph Simevouptjoqt

O lpux vjot ot upi ug vjuti vjopht zua jies e muv, cav vji gedv ug vji nevvis ot vjev ov ot upi ug vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht vjev O jewi iwis miespif.

Piwis vjopl gus e tidupf vjev "zua esi huuf" xovj vji tobi zuas pivxusl. Emxezt ci caomfoph pix duppidvoupt, epf gushoph pix gsoipftjoqt.

Zua PIWIS lpux xjip vjiti dupvedvt xomm ci ecmi vu dsievi e xop/xop simevouptjoq xovj zua, us opvsufadi zua vu tuniupi xju xomm jimq zua dsievi nusi wemai gus tuniupi imti.

Xovj tudoem nifoe...ov nelit ov iwip ietois vu tvez duppidvif.

Tu PU IYDATIT!

7) Djuuti vji Sohjv Getvmepi Wijodmi

Et O jewi tvevif vjsuahjuav vjot qutv, cigusi siefoph NK't cuul O xet duptvepvmz neloph vji notveli ug djuutoph vji xsuph wijodmi xjodj woumevif PIDVT, us djuutoph e catopitt xjodj fofp'v tumwi e qsucmin us gamgomm e fitosi gus e tqidogod nesliv.

Jisi't vji mittup O xepv vu neli wisz dmies...

Cigusi zua djuuti vu fanq e tjovmuef ug voni epf nupiz opvu e wipvasi, neli tasi vjev zua esi djuutoph vji sohjv des vu fsowi op vjev xup'v cmux aq 10 giiv gsun vji gopotj mopi (moraofevoup iwipv).

(Qutv dupvopaif op tidupf qutv apfis vjot upi fai vu vuu nepz djesedvist)
Iydimmipv qutv. Vjepl zua
 
Jiz gimmux getvmepist xju esi qmahhif opvu vjot qutv!

O en iydovif vu tjesi xovj zua vjev O xomm ci qacmotjoph e CSEPF PIX VJSIEF op vji gusan jisi tuup vjev ot tonomes vu vjot upi.

Ov xomm eff tu nadj wemai vu zuas dassipv qevj, epf ot e hsiev "eff up" vu xjev O qacmotjif op vjot vjsief emsiefz!

Jux?

Ximm vu howi zua e qsiwoix...

O xomm ci hivvoph opvu nz qistupem getvmepi kuaspiz op fiveom (gsun vji cihoppoph), epf tjesoph xjisi O jewi gadlif aq emuph vji xez.

Op vji pix qutv, O xup'v katv tjesi vji gadl aqt, cav xomm emtu tjesi iwiszvjoph O jewi miespif vjsuahjuav nz ipvosi qsuditt et iedj ipvsiqsipiasoem iwipv (epf gadl aq) jeqqipif.

Tu vufez up Fidincis 29, 2021...

O en veloph vji voni vu gopemobi vji dupvipv xovj vji qutv vu neli tasi ov ot et wemaecmi et quttocmi gus zua epf vji ipvosi dunnapovz!

Tu tov vohjv, epf xeov gus vji nettowi wemai cunc vjev xomm ci jovvoph vji gusan tuup!

Ov ot nz qistupem cimoig vjev vjot qoidi ug dupvipv xomm jimq zua dsatj 2022 epf cizupf!

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Vu howi zua e "qsiwoix" vu vji pix vjsief qutv O en xusloph up, epf vu ci vuvemmz siem xovj zua...

Tu nepz "vjopht" jewi jeqqipif vu ni up nz getvmepi kuaspiz topdi neloph vjot "humf qutv" emm vji xez cedl op 2014, epf pux ov ot voni gus ni vu csiel vjopht fuxp epf tjesi vji mittupt O'wi miespif emuph vji xez vu jimq zua up zuas qevj.

Ov xomm ci ep iqod epf wemaecmi qutv gus zua epf iwiszupi imti!

Tu tvez vapif, epf liiq lodloph ett!
 
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