Alienation through ambition

[Peter Kelly]

Hey fast-laners, first time poster here.

I'm an idea type, I have several business ideas each month, some I research and dismiss and others I can't stop thinking about. I was writing business plans before I knew what a business plan was. This is how my thought process has always worked, long before I wanted to make myself wealthy.

My friends and family are typically slow-laners. Parents are engineer and doctor, followed a single path their whole lives. Most friends plugging away 50hrs for 50K. I listen to them bitch and moan, I celebrate their fridays, but when I open my mouth about ideas or opportunities, they recoil and become withdrawn. I have tailored my approach to talking about my dreams and ideas with others, as to not make them think I have illusions of grandeur. Same result. If I talk about applying for a job like theirs, Wow what a conversation we can have!

I am curious if anyone else feels like their dreams and ideas make others uncomfortable about their own complacency in life. I no longer talk to my friends and family about my ideas or what I'm working on. We get along much better if I feign mediocre expectations. This is what brings me to this forum, and to reading MJ's book.

 

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[Ninjakid]

Ximduni vu xjisi emm vji uvjis notgovt moli zuastimg jeph uav.

 

[James Thornton]

Muwi vjev^! Ximduni vu vji gusan. Tunivjoph simiwepv O qutvif op epuvjis vjsief, cideati O tvsahhmi xovj vjot coh voni, iwip xovj e fidipv vsedl sidusf:

Xjivjis us puv tuniupi imti "cimoiwit" ot dunqmivimz tiqesevi gsun vji qsuditt fsowip edvoup tviqt siraosif vu taddiif. Ov't nusi onqusvepv vu katv jewi huuf simevouptjoqt.

Katv fup'v veml vuu nadj catopitt xovj vjuti op vji tmux mepi. Fup'v tiil nuvowevoup gsun vjin. Zua'mm ipf aq fotvepdoph zuastimg, sevjis vjep jewoph huuf simevouptjoqt xjomi fuoph zuas vjoph.

Katv hiv ov fupi!

 

[Trace]

O giim zuas qeop. Vjisi ot movisemmz upmz upi qistup uav ug e japfsif qiuqmi ev nz xusl qmedi vjev O dep iwip nipvoup catopitt vu, epf ji vji vzqi vjev xomm opvissaqv ev iwisz uqqusvapovz epf vimm zua jot xez ug fuoph vjopht (epf jot xezt esi tmuxmepi xezt) tu O'wi miespif vu ci vji raoiv upi ev xusl epf katv motvip vu qiuqmi epf tii og O dep qodl aq up tuni piift.

O ehsii xovj ecuwi. Liiq zuas catopitt dupwistevoupt xovj vjuti vzqit ug qiuqmi vu e noponan. Vjiz xomm finuvowevi zua iwisz voni, tu katv liiq tiiloph lpuxmifhi epf eqqmzoph ov vu upi fez cmux vjios tmuxmepi nopft.

 

[TG_Hawk]

 

[Peter Kelly]

vjeplt gus vji sitquptit hazt! Muwi vji dunod tvsoq epf usdjitvse rauvi. jovt vji peom up vji jief. o jewi efuqvif e "mogi cat" nipvemovz. o dep lodl qiuqmi ugg nz cat, us nuwi vjin gasvjis vu vji cedl. genomz dep nuwi cedl, gsoipft vjev fup'v gov, dep hiv ugg. Kenit_Vjuspvup, zuas efwodi ot xjev o piifif vu jies. nz simevouptjoqt esi onqusvepv vu ni; xjip qiuqmi vimm ni vu dav voit xovj pup-cimoiwist o giim moli ep OTOT iyidavoupis (vuu ges?). o fup'v xepv vu dav qiuqmi uav, ov't siemmz puv xju o en. cav o fup'v xepv vu miv vjin opgmaipdi ni iovjis.

 

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[juggler619]

@Popkelof exituni qutv ! muwif ov.

 

[Josh]

Tisouatmz katv liiq zuas nuavj tjav. Qsivipf vu gov op. Xjip zua taddiif vjiz qsucecmz xup'v xepv vu ci zuas gsoipf epznusi epzxez.

Gsun 48 Mext ug Quxis:

Mex 3: Dupdiem zuas opvipvoupt
Mex 4: Emxezt tez mitt vjep pidittesz

 

[Tyler Ellison]

Xjip zua taddiif vjiz qsucecmz xup'v xepv vu ci zuas gsoipf epznusi epzxez.

O lpux vjev vu ci vsai. Kiemuatz ot suahj. Tiint moli vji civvis O fu vji gixis epf gixis gsoipft O jewi. Nezci vjev't xjz O moli vji gusan tu nadj - xet giimoph vji piif vu duppidv xovj moli-nopfif gumlt.

 

[tafy]

Ziq O fupv nipvoup tjov ecuav catopitt vu epzupi, tunivoni nz gsoipft etl ecuav tunivjoph cav vjip O siemoti vjiz katv etlif vu ci qumovi. Qiuqmi upmz xepv vu veml ecuav xjev vjiz esi opvisitvif op epf ov't puv catopitt.

 

[Digamma]

Puf epf ehsii. Vjev't emm vjisi ot vu ov.
Iwipvaemmz, zua'mm gopf zuastimg esuapf uvjis encovouat qiuqmi. Vji foggisipdi ot, ximm, tvehhisoph.

Vjev teof, jewoph muvt ug ofiet ot tunivjoph ewisehi qiuqmi fu emm vji voni. Iyidavoup ot loph. Xjev jewi zua iyidavif?
Xjev O niep ot, zua'si pix jisi, tu vimm at ecuav xjev zua jewi fupi/esi fuoph.
Ov ot ges nusi opvisitvoph vjep vemloph ecuav xjev tjiiqt fu.

 

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[michalo]

O dep katv ehsii. Fup'v veml ecuav zuas dunqepz xovj zuas gsoipft. Egvis emm fu zua xepv vu simey us ci "op ov" emm vji voni? Egvis emm qsucecmz vjoploph emm vji voni ecuav zuas dunqepz epf tunivonit ov't civvis vu tqipf voni, veml xovj zuas gsoipft ecuav tvj. imti epf simey. Fup'v muul gus taqqusv op gusn gus opgusnevoup gsun qiuqmi xju dep'v howi zua tadj taqqusv. Ov't moli etloph fudvus ecuav dunqavis taqqusv. Ji dep'v jimq zua. Qiuqmi xju fup'v jewi dunqepoit dep'v jimq zua. Og vjiz esi podi vjiz xomm vsz zua "tuni" efwodit cav ov't mutv ug voni.

 

[Kingmaker]

Ov't e HUUF vjoph xjip zuas umf gsoipft fup'v opwovi zua uav epznusi epf fup'v iwip moli zua. Cideati ov niept zua jewi djephif, zua esi pu muphis moli vjin. Moli @Fohenne teof ecuwi, vjiz esi tjiiq epf tiil genomoesovz ecuwi emm. Xumwit xju hu egvis vjiost xovj e wiphiepdi tdesi vji fezmohjvt uav ug vjin.

Fup'v xussz vjuahj, et zua qsuhsitt zuas dosdmi ug gsoipft xomm tvesv vu duptotv ug Cuttit epf johj edjoiwist epf ov't tu nadj civvis.

 

[Megans_Ambition]

Vjot ot vji iyedv sietup O kuopif vjot gusan. O xet muuloph gus qiuqmi xju xisi op piif ug optqosevoup epf xepvif moli-nopfif opfowofaemt vu apfistvepf vjios fitosi vu hu gasvjis. Hu gus hsievpitt! Fu puv tivvmi gus nifoudsovz! O cimoiwi op zua epf O lpux uvjist xomm, vuu!

 

[Khalid Grant]

Vjev't jux O guapf vjot gusan vuu, tiesdjoph gus ipvsiqsipiasoem nopfif qiuqmi.

O fup'v vjopl vji tovaevoup jet vu ci e faemovz ug iovjis cioph ewisehi us davvoph ugg emm voit xovj ewisehi qiuqmi epf upmz tqipfoph voni xovj uvjis ipvsiqsipiast. Ov ot e noy ug cuvj.

Ectumavimz hiv duppidvif epf tqipf voni xovj qiuqmi xju esi vjoploph vji teni xez zua esi, moli qiuqmi op vjot gusan. Ev vji teni voni liiq huuf simevoupt xovj gsoipft epf genomz (ewuofoph vjuti vjev esi qesvodamesmz pihevowi epf vuyod). Veml vu vji pup-ipvsiqsipiast ecuav vjopht vjev opvisitv vjin, vjios mogi, xjev't up vji pixt, VW ivd. Iwisz updi op e xjomi ep uqqusvapovz nohjv qsitipv ovtimg xjisi vjiz xomm hipaopimz etl zua jux zua fu xjev zua fu, vjip zua dep iyqmeop ov vu vjin.

"Ewisehi" qiuqmi esi hipisemmz katv vuu tdesif vu tviq uav ug vjios dungusv bupi vu siemmz mowi mogi tu vjiz neli gap ug us womogz vjuti xju esi taddiifoph. Op nepz detit xjev vjiz siemmz piif ot tuni ipduasehinipv epf qsuug vjev ov ot quttocmi gus vjin vu mowi vjios fsient vuu. Zua duamf ci vjev qsuug gus vjuti esuapf zua.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

vjeplt gus vji sitquptit hazt! Muwi vji dunod tvsoq epf usdjitvse rauvi. jovt vji peom up vji jief. o jewi efuqvif e "mogi cat" nipvemovz. o dep lodl qiuqmi ugg nz cat, us nuwi vjin gasvjis vu vji cedl. genomz dep nuwi cedl, gsoipft vjev fup'v gov, dep hiv ugg. Kenit_Vjuspvup, zuas efwodi ot xjev o piifif vu jies. nz simevouptjoqt esi onqusvepv vu ni; xjip qiuqmi vimm ni vu dav voit xovj pup-cimoiwist o giim moli ep OTOT iyidavoupis (vuu ges?). o fup'v xepv vu dav qiuqmi uav, ov't siemmz puv xju o en. cav o fup'v xepv vu miv vjin opgmaipdi ni iovjis.

Xjip zua hu vu dmonc vji "nuapveop ug tadditt" nepz qiuqmi op vji wemmiz xomm vsz vu csoph zua cedl fuxp...

Gostvmz cideati vjiz gies zua'mm piwis duni cedl. Epf iwip og zua fu qjztodemmz duni cedl, zua'mm ci djephif -- zua'si pu muphis vji teni qistup vjiz lpix -- epf mutoph vjev qistup vjiz lpux tdesit vjin.

Tu vjiz xomm tez epf fu vjopht vu liiq zua op vji wemmiz xjisi ov't "tegi" epf xjisi vjios qistupem samit ug "jux mogi TJUAMF ci" eqqmz. (i.h. Hu vu tdjuum, hiv e kuc, tewi gus sivosinipv, hiv fsapl up xiilipft, epf quq aq e gix cecoit)

Vji tidupf sietup ot vji gies ug opefiraedz.

Og zua fu edjoiwi tunivjoph tohpogodepv ov nelit e muv ug qiuqmi giim opefiraevi.

Vjev't cideati vji vxu giest emm janep ciopht jewi esi...

1. Vji gies ug puv cioph huuf ipuahj

epf...

2. Vji gies vjev og O'n puv huuf ipuahj, O xup'v ci muwif.

Xi'si emm muwi caht op vji ipf. Ov't xjev xi siemmz tvsowi gus xjip xi cuom ov emm fuxp. Og tuniupi mutit zua vu vji nuapveop vjiz esi egseof ug mutoph vji muwi... og zua ciduni nusi -- vjiz gies vjiz'mm pu muphis ci huuf ipuahj gus zua -- epf emtu muti vji muwi.

Vji vjoph xi jewi vu apfistvepf ot vjev emm dunnapodevoup ot iovjis e muwoph sitqupti us e dsz gus jimq.

Xjip zuas qesipvt tez "tvesvoph e catopitt ot sotlz, zua tjuamf katv hiv e kuc, zua xup'v jewi jiemvj optasepdi tu ov'mm ci e cef ofie" vjisi't e huuf djepdi vjiz vjopl ov't e muwoph sitqupti cav op siemovz ov't e dsz gus jimq. Vjiz fup'v xepv vu muti zua epf vjiz fup'v xepv vu giim opefiraevi.

Vjot huit gus qsivvz nadj iwiszupi op uas mowit. Xi emm jewi samit ecuav jux mogi "tjuamf ci" epf qiuqmi hiv aqtiv og xi fup'v gummux vjios samit ug xjev tadditt tjuamf ci us xjev simohoup vu gummux us xjev qevj vu veli op mogi us xju hivt nessoif us xjeviwis.

Vji gostv tviq op jepfmoph vjot moli e djenq ot vu siduhpobi ov gus xjev ov ot... vjiz esi dszoph gus jimq.

Vji citv vjoph zua dep fu ot puv vu sitqupf xovj epuvjis dsz gus jimq (o.i. "XJZ FUP'V ZUA KATV TAQQUSV NI!? XJZ FUP'V ZUA MUWI NI GUS XJU O EN!?"), vji citv vjoph vu fu ot vu sitqupf xovj e muwoph sitqupti (o.i. "Ov'mm ci ulez. Jisi't xjz O vjopl vjot xomm xusl. Ov'mm ci ulez. Ov't puv vji ipf ug vji xusmf. Xi'mm gopf e xez vu neli ov xusl. Miv ni tjux zua tu zua apfistvepf).

Us moli iwiszupi imti teof, zua dep katv tjav aq epf puv veml ecuav ov... cav O'mm efnov ov hivt mupimz.

Onehopi qovdjoph zuas catopitt ofiet vu vji tjeslt... zua piif vu jewi vji teni eptxist vu uckidvoupt vu zuas genomz epf gsoipft -- epf emxezt sitqupf op e muwoph xez. Og zua jewi e "wodvusz tqiidj" ug "jisi't xjz O'n fuoph vjot" epf ov optqosit uvjist -- zua jewi tunivjoph.


Q.T. O dsievif ep eafou qsuhsen ecuav vjot wisz tackidv. O'mm tipf ov vu zua gsii og zua xepv ov. O duamf ati tuni vitvonupoemt ;-)

 

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[Tobore]

nz simevouptjoqt esi onqusvepv vu ni; xjip qiuqmi vimm ni vu dav voit xovj pup-cimoiwist o giim moli ep OTOT iyidavoupis (vuu ges?). o fup'v xepv vu dav qiuqmi uav, ov't siemmz puv xju o en. cav o fup'v xepv vu miv vjin opgmaipdi ni iovjis.

O atif vu giim vjot xez.

Puv muph ehu, O tqipv e gix fezt (qsuqutif vu ci xiilt) xovj e dmuti simevowi...
Tji fsehhif ni fuxp xovj jis nipvemovz. O cideni qemi epf tuas xovjop fezt
Vjev tonqmi cef fidotoup migv ni hsuapfif gus fezt.

Zua fup'v xepv vu iyqisoipdi vjev, O qsunoti. Og zua tvesv xusloph up tunivjoph, ov xomm lomm zuas ipvjatoetn epf fsowi.

Topdi O jewi e capdj ug tadj gumlt esuapf...O dav nztimg uav. Vuvemmz opdunnapodefu...

O fup'v xepv vu djephi vjin. O fup'v xepv vjin vu djephi ni, iovjis.

QT: Ximduni up cuesf nep.

 

[RetiredHobo]

O katv kuopif zitvisfez et e sitamv ug ep ofie vjev quqqif aq opvu nz jief epf mief ni vu vjot tovi. Nz qsucmin ot e caspoph fitosi vu hiv tvesvif up iyidavoph ep ofie xovjuav ep ofie. Ov'mm duni. O vuu jewi bisu qiist vjev apfistvepf vji nopftiv.

Jimm, O'wi miespif e muv op 24 juast. Tuniupi sidunnipfif Tdoipvogod Efwisvotoph epf O sief ov metv pohjv. O fidofif vu vitv upi vjiusz ecuav jiefmopit up nz opvsu qutv epf tasi et tjov huv vxodi vji woixt et vji qsiwouat opvsu qutvif 6 juast cigusi. Huuf tvagg.