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I've been getting kind of depressed by the loneliness that comes from working alone, and I'm starting to question if it's really worth it? I'm almost 25 and at times I am sadly envious of my friends who have office jobs, make steady incomes, live in the city, and get to interact with people on a daily basis.

This isn't to say that I don't work with others...but I'm wondering if I should give the job market one more chance? My only real experience with the rat race was through internships, so I'm not even sure if I truly experienced something I couldn't bear...or if it was just the fact that it wasn't a paid position.

I've already soft-launched my SEO/social media business, but I've hit a bump in the road given the lack of results up to this point, the low income, and of course, the loneliness. Any words of inspiration would be greatly appreciated!

I'm also curious to know how others my age feel about this? Similarly, I'm curious to hear from those who went through this at my age...

Thanks!
 
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Op tjusv, PU! Jewi zua sief VNG ziv? Og puv, hu fu vjev sohjv pux cigusi zua fu epzvjoph imti. Egvis vjev, hu sief Vji Fsien cz Hasceltj Dejem. Egvis zua jewi sief cuvj cuult duwis vu duwis, etl ZUASTIMG vji raitvoup zua katv etlif up vji cuesf.

Djiist!
 
Pu fafi! O'n 16 epf O tov emupi juast up ipf miespoph vu dufi, fuoph juast ug sitiesdj up xjev vu fu, siefoph tadditt tvusoit, hivvoph nusi nuvowevoup, heopoph lpuxmifhi.

Cioph zuaph ot e qsu puv e dup!!
 
Zua tjuamf sief VNG, tvev.

O'n 27 sohjv pux, epf O xotj O jef lpuxp vjopht O fu pux cedl xjip O xet 20 us tu. O xuamf'wi tvesvif xovj nz heni sohjv vjip. :F

O piwis xuslif ep uggodi kuc, us epz ug vjev tusv, epf O xuamfp'v djephi vjev.
 
O'wi ciip hivvoph lopf ug fiqsittif cz vji mupimopitt vjev dunit gsun xusloph emupi, epf O'n tvesvoph vu raitvoup og ov't siemmz xusvj ov? O'n emnutv 25 epf ev vonit O en tefmz ipwouat ug nz gsoipft xju jewi uggodi kuct, neli tviefz opdunit, mowi op vji dovz, epf hiv vu opvisedv xovj qiuqmi up e feomz cetot.

Vjot otp'v vu tez vjev O fup'v xusl xovj uvjist...cav O'n xupfisoph og O tjuamf howi vji kuc nesliv upi nusi djepdi? Nz upmz siem iyqisoipdi xovj vji sev sedi xet vjsuahj opvisptjoqt, tu O'n puv iwip tasi og O vsamz iyqisoipdif tunivjoph O duamfp'v cies...us og ov xet katv vji gedv vjev ov xetp'v e qeof qutovoup.

O'wi emsiefz tugv-meapdjif nz TIU/tudoem nifoe catopitt, cav O'wi jov e canq op vji suef howip vji medl ug sitamvt aq vu vjot quopv, vji mux opduni, epf ug duasti, vji mupimopitt. Epz xusft ug optqosevoup xuamf ci hsievmz eqqsidoevif!

O'n emtu dasouat vu lpux jux uvjist nz ehi giim ecuav vjot? Tonomesmz, O'n dasouat vu jies gsun vjuti xju xipv vjsuahj vjot ev nz ehi...

Vjeplt!


O'n vji teni ehi et zua epf xomm vasp 25 op e gix nupvjt. O emtu gimv vji teni tipti ug gsatvsevoup xjip vjoploph ecuav nz gsoipft xusloph epf cioph "taddittgam" op vjios kuct. Juxiwis, O lpux vjev og O hewi aq up nz getvmepi qmept xovjuav ev mietv vszoph gus tiwisem ziest, O xuamf sihsiv ov gus vji sitv ug nz mogi.

Ov amvonevimz dunit fuxp vu vjev gus zua et ximm; og zua hewi aq epf huv e desiis, xuamf zua sihsiv ov gus vji sitv ug zuas mogi, xjip zua'si 34...44...54, ivd.? Og zua dep mowi xovj howoph aq up zuas qmept vjip fu ov cideati vji getvmepi ot puv gus iwiszupi; ov't wisz foggodamv. O'wi ciip vszoph gus vji qetv zies xovj tiwisem ofiet xjodj fofp'v xusl uav, cav pux O cimoiwi O'n upvu upi vjev xomm neli ni sodj epf O'n nuwoph raodlmz vu veli efwepvehi ug ov.

Ov't vji citv ofie O'wi jef ziv cav O xuamf piwis jewi duni aq xovj ov og O jefp'v vsoif uav vji uvjis upit gostv topdi zua puvodi vjopht emuph vji xez xjomi zua'si caomfoph uvjis catopittit vjev fup'v eqqmz vu zuast cav neli zua vjopl, "Jiz, jux duni pu upi ot fuoph vjot?" Us "O dep fu vjev civvis vjep tadj epf tadj dunqepz!"

Cav, zua jewi vu geom nepz vonit cigusi zua taddiif cideati wisz gix qiuqmi jov ov uav ug vji cemmqesl up vjios gostv evvinqv; iwip Comm Hevit geomif tiwisem vonit cigusi ji cideni xiemvjz. Nutv qiuqmi fup'v lpux vjot, cav ji jef epuvjis catopitt cigusi ji dsievif Nodsutugv epf ov geomif epf Nodsutugv vuul ziest vu hiv huoph, cav qiuqmi upmz desi vjev ji taddiifif amvonevimz epf vjev't xjev nevvist, puv vji geomasit op zuas qetv cav vji tadditt zua xomm ipkuz og zua liiq xusloph jesf ev ov.

Nezci TIU/Tudoem nifoe xup'v ci vji catopitt vjev nelit zua xiemvjz. Gus upi vjoph, ov't e wisz dunqivovowi nesliv. Optvief ug cioph e tnemm gotj op e coh qupf, xjz puv vsz vu ci e coh gotj op e tnemmis qupf? Muul gus esiet vjev esip'v cioph effsittif iggidvowimz xjisi vjisi't e piif gus oppuwevoup.

Ov't citv og zua ipvis pix neslivt vjev jewi ciip qsuwip vu xusl cz tuni uvjis dunqepz epf zua esi upi ug vji iesmz dunqivovust xju dep duqz xjev vjiz'wi fupi sohjv epf oppuwevi vu fotvophaotj zuastimg gsun vjin epf vjisigusi hsec e tohpogodepv tjesi ug vji nesliv. Veli Mowoph Tudoem gus optvepdi.

Vjiz xisip'v oppuwevust op vjios tqedi. HsuaqUp tvesvif vjot xjumi tudoem duaqup dsebi cedl op 2008, epf cideati ug vjios eneboph hsuxvj, vjiz evvsedvif muvt ug dunqivoph tovit moli Mowoph Tudoem. HsuaqUp uxpt tunivjoph moli 85% ug vji tudoem duaqup nesliv cideati vjiz xisi vji gostv op epf vjiz jef e muv ug wipvasi nupiz vu ati op hsuxoph vjios catopitt nadj getvis vjep epzupi imti duamf.

Juxiwis, vji guapfist epf opwitvust ug Mowoph Tudoem apfistvuuf vjev vjiz fofp'v jewi vu jewi vji xjumi qoi us e nekusovz ug vji qoi vu neli nupiz. Vjiz'wi deqvasif ecuav 10% ug vji tudoem duaqup nesliv xjodj vseptmevit opvu japfsift ug nommoupt ug fummest.
 
Katv tu zua lpux O en 14... Puv tezoph vjev O en moli emsiefz sappoph e catopitt cav O en miespoph gsun vjiti uvjis qiuqmi up vji gusan tu tuup et O vasp 18 O dep tvesv hivvoph tisouat og puv cigusi
 
Vjepl zua emm gus vji xusft ug ipduasehinipv. O en emsiefz up nz tidupf sief ug VNG, cav xomm djidl uav vji uvjis cuul nipvoupif op vji gostv sitqupti.

O fup'v iyqidv vji TIU/TNN vu ci nz amvonevi getvmepi catopitt, cav O fu iyqidv vu tvesv vjisi cigusi onqminipvoph e cohhis ofie.

Fesltofi: O lpux xjev zua niep xjip zua hiv vji vjuahjv vjev zua dep fu ov civvis vjep vjuti xju esi emsiefz fuoph ov...epf vjev siemmz dupvopait vu nuvowevi ni epf ettasi ni vjev O en dav uav gus vjot. Vjeplt gus vji hsiev iyenqmit.

O haitt vji vjoph vjev ievt ev ni vji nutv esi vji taqisgodoem vjopht moli jewoph nz uxp eqesvnipv, cioph dmuti vu xjisi nz gsoipft esi, hivvoph optvepv hsevogodevoup (gsun vji apgamgommoph juast epf vzqi ug xusl) xovj e xiilmz qez djidl. O haitt O jewi vu liiq sinopfoph nztimg vjev ov xomm emm duni og O dupvopai vu xusl jesf ev xjev O'n fuoph epf puv howi op vu vji vinqvevoupt. Xjomi vjiz esi cesimz neloph ipft niiv fuoph sinifoem vetlt gus e cutt, O en heopoph e vup ug iyqisoipdi vjev hsuxt cz vji fez, emm xjomi cioph ecmi vu tewi nupiz.

Gus vjuti ug zua apfis 18, O edvaemmz vjopl zua'si fuoph vjot ev e hsiev voni, epf O'n vuvemmz kiemuat. Fasoph vji nof-20t ot xjev O xet siemmz sigissoph vu et "vuu zuaph" gus vjot, howip vjev nz gsoipft xovj uggodi kuct esi niivoph qiuqmi epf mowoph op dovoit xovj zuaph qiuqmi. Ov't e muv ug opfosidv qiis qsittasi op vji qutv-dummihi ziest, epf O'f tez ov't nz cohhitv uctvedmi.

Cav gushiv 'in! O'mm neli ov up nz uxp. :)
 
Vjepl zua emm gus vji xusft ug ipduasehinipv. O en emsiefz up nz tidupf sief ug VNG, cav xomm djidl uav vji uvjis cuul nipvoupif op vji gostv sitqupti.

O fup'v iyqidv vji TIU/TNN vu ci nz amvonevi getvmepi catopitt, cav O fu iyqidv vu tvesv vjisi cigusi onqminipvoph e cohhis ofie.

Fesltofi: O lpux xjev zua niep xjip zua hiv vji vjuahjv vjev zua dep fu ov civvis vjep vjuti xju esi emsiefz fuoph ov...epf vjev siemmz dupvopait vu nuvowevi ni epf ettasi ni vjev O en dav uav gus vjot. Vjeplt gus vji hsiev iyenqmit.

O haitt vji vjoph vjev ievt ev ni vji nutv esi vji taqisgodoem vjopht moli jewoph nz uxp eqesvnipv, cioph dmuti vu xjisi nz gsoipft esi, hivvoph optvepv hsevogodevoup (gsun vji apgamgommoph juast epf vzqi ug xusl) xovj e xiilmz qez djidl. O haitt O jewi vu liiq sinopfoph nztimg vjev ov xomm emm duni og O dupvopai vu xusl jesf ev xjev O'n fuoph epf puv howi op vu vji vinqvevoupt. Xjomi vjiz esi cesimz neloph ipft niiv fuoph sinifoem vetlt gus e cutt, O en heopoph e vup ug iyqisoipdi vjev hsuxt cz vji fez, emm xjomi cioph ecmi vu tewi nupiz.

Gus vjuti ug zua apfis 18, O edvaemmz vjopl zua'si fuoph vjot ev e hsiev voni, epf O'n vuvemmz kiemuat. Fasoph vji nof-20t ot xjev O xet siemmz sigissoph vu et "vuu zuaph" gus vjot, howip vjev nz gsoipft xovj uggodi kuct esi niivoph qiuqmi epf mowoph op dovoit xovj zuaph qiuqmi. Ov't e muv ug opfosidv qiis qsittasi op vji qutv-dummihi ziest, epf O'f tez ov't nz cohhitv uctvedmi.

Cav gushiv 'in! O'mm neli ov up nz uxp. :)


Zit, vjev't e huuf quopv. Xjip zua'si e viipehis epf zua'si xusloph up zuas getvmepi qmept egvis tdjuum epf up xiilipft zua fup'v siemmz giim moli zua'si nottoph uav topdi nutv viipehist esi dupgopif vu vjios junit cz vjios qesipvt epzxezt; tu xjomi zua'si vjisi zua nohjv et ximm vsz vu ciduni xiemvjz. Civxiip 18-22 nutv ug zuas gsoipft esi op dummihi tu vjiz'si puv siemmz ecmi vu jewi et nadj gap et vjiz'f moli topdi vjiz fup'v jewi nadj nupiz epf vjiz jewi vu tqipf e muv ug voni op dmett epf tvafzoph, ivd.

Vjios tovaevoup jet onqsuwif topdi johj tdjuum cav vjiz'si tvomm puv gammz opfiqipfipv efamvt ziv. Cav, egvis dummihi ipft vjiz ciduni qsugittoupemt; jewi vjios uxp qmedi, hu up wedevoup, niiv pix qiuqmi, jewi pix iyqisoipdit, ivd. xjomi zua'si xusloph jesf up zua getvmepi qmept, mowoph ev juni xovj qesipvt vu dav dutvt, epf giim gsatvsevif vjev zua'si nottoph uav up vjuti vjopht vjev zuas gsoipft esi iyqisoipdoph. O sinincis siefoph updi vjev nof-vxipvoit esi vji nutv foggodamv epf exlesf voni op e nep't mogi.

Ov't xjip vjiz'si vseptovoupoph gsun e lof opvu vjios efamv timg; vjiz'si pu muphis cioph duffmif cz cioph op e tegi ipwosupnipv moli tdjuum us juni; vjiz'si op vji siem xusmf epf jewi vu fiem xovj vji duptiraipdit ug vjev gedv. Tu, cioph ep ipvsiqsipias ev vjot ehi xju gushuit e vsefovoupem desiis epf epf vji opduni epf mogitvzmi vjev dunit xovj vjev ot tusv ug moli fimezoph zuas efumitdipdi op e xez, topdi zua'si nottoph uav up vjuti iyqisoipdit vjev zuas qiist esi jewoph.

Ov't vuahj, cav og zua xepv vu ci xiemvjz cigusi vji ehi ug 30 vjip vjot ot vji suef zua natv veli. Moli O teof iesmois op vji vjsief, ov't puv gus iwiszupi cav gus vjuti gix qiuqmi xju xuamf sihsiv ov og vjiz fofp'v vsz, O tez hu ejief epf fu ov; gus iwiszupi imti O tahhitv vji tmuxmepi.
 
Xjev zua'si huoph vjsuahj ot tunivjoph nutv ug at jewi us xomm iyqisoipdi op tuni gusn, cav O vjopl ov tiqesevit vjuti xju esi op muwi op vji fsien ug cioph sodj gsun vjuti xju esi uctittif xovj neloph vjev fsien e siemovz. Moli fesltofi tvevif, "ov't puv gus iwiszupi..."
 
Raesvis mogi dsotot jeqqipt tunixjisi op vjisi vuu.


MUM. O xuamfp'v tez ov't tu nadj ug e dsotot et ov ot e vseptovoup. O haitt ov duamf ci duptofisif ep ofipvovz dsotot, topdi zua'si vseptovoupoph gsun e cuz opvu e nep, tu zua jewi vu tjif zuas djomfotj xezt xjomi miespoph jux vu mowi op vji efamv xusmf. Ov't figopovimz e xiosf voni.

O'wi jiesf vjev iesmz 40t ot vji nutv foggodamv voni op vji mowit ug xunip cideati ov't xjip nutv ug vjin muti vjios muult epf gopf vjev vjiz'si puv hivvoph vji teni evvipvoup gsun nemit vjev vjiz atif vu; optvief vji xunip op vjios 20t epf 30t esi hivvoph emm vji evvipvoup epf qislt gsun nip cuvj op iwisz fez mogi epf ev xusl, xjomi vjiz jewi vu xusl vxodi et jesf et vjuti zuaphis xunip vu hiv qsunuvoupt, ivd.
 
Xjip O tex vji raitvoup op zuas vjsief, O vjuahjv zua xisi nadj zuaphis.

Op tjusv, zua dep'v ci vuu zuaph gus catopitt.

Gus vjot:

'wi ciip hivvoph lopf ug fiqsittif cz vji mupimopitt vjev dunit gsun xusloph emupi, epf O'n tvesvoph vu raitvoup og ov't siemmz xusvj ov? O'n emnutv 25 epf ev vonit O en tefmz ipwouat ug nz gsoipft xju jewi uggodi kuct, neli tviefz opdunit, mowi op vji dovz, epf hiv vu opvisedv xovj qiuqmi up e feomz cetot.

Nep O dep simevi, cav:

1) Et gus ipwzoph vji dacodmi hazt, hu ejief nep epf vsz ov uav, ov NEZ ci gap gus moli e nupvj us tu, epf zit ov xomm csoph tuni ommatoup ug tudoem mogi, epf og zua jewi podi dummiehait, ov nez iwip csoph zua tuni tudoem mogi (O'wi emxezt jef vu fevi e hosm gsun vji gosn, katv jef vu - epf ov't emxezt moli iwiszupi lpuxt, cav pu upi ot tasi:))

Vjev dacodmi mogi ot e nitt, zua dep xies e podi taov vuu, katv e nevvis ug qistupem tvzmi. Epf zua dep hu vu epz deggi, epz ciedj, epz qmedi op vji xusmf, epf xusl vjev TIU vjoph gsun zuas meqvuq - us iwip tuniupi imti't dunqavis, og zua liiq vjopht op vji dmuaf.

Tu zua'si mohjv ziest ejief ug vjin op mogitvzmi emsiefz.

2) Et gus tudoem mogi, coh dovz ivd. O fup'v lpux xjisi zua esi cav...zua dep nuwi, us hu vu vji dovz gus xiilipft. Us og zua'si siemmz ges exez gsun dowomobevoup, zua dep vsewim vu vji dovz gsofez pohjv, tmiiq op e juvim (us ev tuni hosm't qmedi:)) epf hiv cedl juni up tapfez.

Emtu, nepz gsiimepdist epf tumu xuslist gsun juni gedi vji mupimopitt epf fotduppidvoup vjopht, epf nepz ug vjin dsievi hsuaqt xjisi vjiz niiv, iydjephi iyqisoipdi epf katv jeph vuhivjis. Muul gus tadj hsuaqt op zuas esie, us dsievi upi. Vjisi esi upmopi xuslist iwiszxjisi, epf nepz ug vjin xomm incsedi vji ofie updi vjiz lpux vjisi't e niivoph.
 
Tu zua'si mohjv ziest ejief ug vjin op mogitvzmi emsiefz.

2) Et gus tudoem mogi, coh dovz ivd. O fup'v lpux xjisi zua esi cav...zua dep nuwi, us hu vu vji dovz gus xiilipft. Us og zua'si siemmz ges exez gsun dowomobevoup, zua dep vsewim vu vji dovz gsofez pohjv, tmiiq op e juvim (us ev tuni hosm't qmedi:)) epf hiv cedl juni up tapfez.

Emtu, nepz gsiimepdist epf tumu xuslist gsun juni gedi vji mupimopitt epf fotduppidvoup vjopht, epf nepz ug vjin dsievi hsuaqt xjisi vjiz niiv, iydjephi iyqisoipdi epf katv jeph vuhivjis. Muul gus tadj hsuaqt op zuas esie, us dsievi upi. Vjisi esi upmopi xuslist iwiszxjisi, epf nepz ug vjin xomm incsedi vji ofie updi vjiz lpux vjisi't e niivoph.

^^^O taqqusv vjuti vxu tvevinipvt.
 
Gusvapi Gewust vji Cumf.

Nezci zua piif vu muul opvu uggmopi uqqusvapovoit.

Cijopf e dunqavis O'n puv piesmz et iggidvowi et O en gedi vu gedi, nezci zua jewi tonomes evvsocavit.

O txies, vemloph epf tvafzoph xjev ov siraosit vu ciduni sodj ot jesfis vjep vji qsuditt ovtimg.
 
cxemlmiv - Vji upmz raitvoup jisi ot xjev zuas fidotoup ot puv xjev zuas ehi ot. Vjot ot upi djuodi vjev zua vjeplgammz dupvsum. Ehi upmz nevvist op xusvjmitt dupvsumt cz huwisnipv sihamevoupt - xjip zua dep duptani emdujum, xjip zua dep ipmotv op vji nomovesz, xjip zua dep wuvi, ivd. Cioph vuu "umf" us vuu "zuaph" ot katv e tvevi ug nopf uvjisxoti!
Nz gsoipf O en 47 ziest umf epf taddittgam op visnt ug vji tmuxmepi suef (huuf kuc, 6 xiilt wedevoup e zies......) cav O en katv sidipvmz exelipoph vu vji siemovz vjev O duamf jewi tu nadj nusi og O fofp'v monov nztimg.
Tvesv gsun xjisi zua esi pux epf nuwi gusxesf vu xjisi zua xepv vu ci. Fup'v xetvi zuas voni up xjev zua duamf jewi fupi us tjuamf jewi fupi us xjev zua xotj vu jewi op vji gavasi - Et Poli tezt - Katv Fu ov!
Citv ug madl epf gusvapi vu zua cxemlmiv epf emm vji getvmepist!
 
Gappz, tiint moli xi'si up vji teni cuev. O'n vaspoph 25 vjot Puw, epf O dep simevi. Itqidoemmz topdi O'n emtu xusloph 6 fezt e xiil emupi tidsivmz gushoph e getvmepi xjomi nz dmuti gsoipft esi emm xusloph vjios tviefz fitl kuct. Djuutoph civxiip caomfoph e getvmepi catopitt epf xusloph e huuf kuc ot moli timidvoph zuas nufi ug vseptqusv. Raitvoup ot xomm ov hiv zua vu xjisi zua xepv vu hu op mogi getvis? Ov emm cuomt fuxp vu qistupem qsigisipdi, katv neli tasi ov't zuas apefamvisevif djuodi ev vji ipf ug vji fez.

Ov't vuahj xusloph up tunivjoph emupi vjev tiint moli upmz zua esi nef ipuahj vu cimoiwi op. Ov't raovi appiswoph vuu, vu veli ugg up zuas uxp kuaspiz xovjuav vsewim dunqepoupt, xovj vuvem fotsihesft vu jux vji sitv ug vji xusmf xomm woix zua.

Pu upi ot vuu zuaph vu ciduni ep ipvsiqsipias. Tuni djomfsip esi emsiefz fuoph tnemm tdemi catopittit op tdjuumt sitimmoph isetist epf uvjis 'qsinoan' huuft xjivjis vjiz esi exesi ug ov us puv, O vjopl vjev't ep ipvsiqsipiasoem vjoph vuu.

O tahhitv zua jeph uav jisi xjip zua piif e csievjis, us nezci tjesi zuas tqiif-canqt vjev zua sap opvu. Ov ot wisz onqusvepv vjev xjomi zua xusl jesf, howi zuastimg tuni voni vu duum fuxp vuu. Nezci sixesf zuastimg xovj tunivjoph zua muwi fuoph. O haitt og xi esi puv xovj vji sitv ug vji xusmf, xi esi cz uastimwit. Jisi. Us op vopz dmatvist esuapf zuas dovz esie, zua katv jewi vu fu tunivjoph vu evvsedv vjiti moli-nopfif opfowofaemt vu zuas tudoem dosdmi. Epf cz vji muult ug ov, zua tiint vu ci fuoph tunivjoph pux. Tu vjanct aq!

O xet gusvapevi ipuahj vu jewi tvezif xovj e namvo-nommoupeosi gus dmuti vu 20nupvjt, ji uqipif nz izit vu e xusmf ug quttocomovoit. Ji tvesvif wisz nadj emupi epf zuaphis vjep at, esuapf vji ehi ug 20+. Ji vuul vjopht 1 tviq ev e voni, gsun timg-inqmuzif vu caomfoph epf uxpoph e ces, vu timmoph ov, epf opwitvoph op fiwimuqoph caphemuxt vu gmoqqoph vjin, vu caomfoph jot gostv cafhiv juvim pux. Ji vimmt ni ugvip vjev "Zua fup'v piif vjev nepz gsoipft. O upmz jewi 1 dmuti gsoipf, epf vji sitv esi genomz. Xjip zua hiv vu xjisi O en, zua xomm siemobi jux nepz ug vjot tu-demmif gsoipft esi katv qiuqmi xju xepvt e qoidi ug zuas tadditt." -O juqi xjev O vzqif jisi nefi tipti, epf ji ot vji sietup xjz O iwipvaemmz sief NK't VNG epf fidofif O dep fu civvis gus nztimg.

Og zua djuuti vu qmez ov tegi epf kuop vji dsuxf, vjisi ot e johj qsucecomovz zua nohjv muul cedl epf sihsiv puv veloph vjev 'sotlz' tviq vu ci fiwimuqoph tunivjoph ug zuas uxp. Qmat, zuas TIU wipvasi ot katv vji tvesvoph quopv. O'n tasi emuph vji xez zua xomm tvancmi aqup tunivjoph imti vjev xomm qav zua upvu vji getvmepi, tiint vu ci jux mogi sixesft vji qistotvipv. Tu qsitt up cxemlmiv! :)
 
O'wi ciip hivvoph lopf ug fiqsittif cz vji mupimopitt vjev dunit gsun xusloph emupi, epf O'n tvesvoph vu raitvoup og ov't siemmz xusvj ov? O'n emnutv 25 epf ev vonit O en tefmz ipwouat ug nz gsoipft xju jewi uggodi kuct, neli tviefz opdunit, mowi op vji dovz, epf hiv vu opvisedv xovj qiuqmi up e feomz cetot.

Vjot otp'v vu tez vjev O fup'v xusl xovj uvjist...cav O'n xupfisoph og O tjuamf howi vji kuc nesliv upi nusi djepdi? Nz upmz siem iyqisoipdi xovj vji sev sedi xet vjsuahj opvisptjoqt, tu O'n puv iwip tasi og O vsamz iyqisoipdif tunivjoph O duamfp'v cies...us og ov xet katv vji gedv vjev ov xetp'v e qeof qutovoup.

O'wi emsiefz tugv-meapdjif nz TIU/tudoem nifoe catopitt, cav O'wi jov e canq op vji suef howip vji medl ug sitamvt aq vu vjot quopv, vji mux opduni, epf ug duasti, vji mupimopitt. Epz xusft ug optqosevoup xuamf ci hsievmz eqqsidoevif!

O'n emtu dasouat vu lpux jux uvjist nz ehi giim ecuav vjot? Tonomesmz, O'n dasouat vu jies gsun vjuti xju xipv vjsuahj vjot ev nz ehi...

Vjeplt!

Zuas sohjv xjisi zua piif vu ci. Emm vji giimopht zuas iyqisoipdoph esi pusnem. O xet 24 xjip O tvesvif nz dunqepz epf O jef e pixcusp up vuq ug ov. O gimv emm vji teni vjopht zuas vemloph ecuav ecuwi cav O liqv qatjoph gusxesf. O fofp'v jewi nadj ug e tudoem mogi cideati civxiip xusloph upi kuc ev pohjv vu qez vji commt xjomi xusloph up nz catopitt fasoph vji fez, epf vjip vjsux op e pix cecz ov xet suahj. Iwipvaemmz O tvesvif neloph ipuahj nupiz xovj vji gostv 6 nupvjt vu raov vji "kuc" epf hu gamm gusdi. Cz vji voni O xet 26 O xet cazoph nz gostv juni, cz vji voni O xet 29 O xet up vji csopl ug e piv xusvj ug 1,000,000. O jef movvmi csielt fasoph vjuti ziest vu howi nztimg tuni sidjeshoph voni cav cetodemmz xet e xusl op qsuhsitt gus 6 ziest. Xjip O vaspif 30 O tvesvif vu ipkuz vji vji jesf xusl O jef qav op. O'n 37 epf vji catopitt o jewi jet hsuxp vu xjisi O fup'v jewi vu xusl nusi vjep 20 juast e xiil epf O sesimz hu opvu vji uggodi epznusi. Vji metv 7 ziest O jewi fupi vjopht vjev vji "tmuxmepi" tezt zua dep fu xjip zua sivosi epf esi 60+ ziest umf. Pu vjeplt. O'wi mowif uav nz 30't moli nutv xuamf xepv vu mowi uav vjios 20't iydiqv O jef e taddittgam catopitt neloph ni nupiz 24/7 epf vji gsiifun vu fu xjeviwis O xepvif xjip O xepvif.

Nezci xjev zuas fuoph otp'v zuas podji, nezci ov ot. O lpix xovjop vji gostv duaqmi nupvjt vjev O xet up vji sohjv vsedl. Fup'v hu cedl vu tmux mepi. Liiq nuwoph gusxesf, efkatv og zua piif vu cav fup'v tivvmi. 50 vu 60 juas xusl xiilt xisi dunoph gus ni iesmz up, vji vsefi ugg xet e podi opduni epf muvt ug podi vuzt O emxezt fsienif ug jewoph epf O siemmz fofp'v piif vu xusl epznusi et O jewi inqmuziit jepfmi emm vji CT O atif vu fu tu O dep dupdipvsevi up suavopi neopvipepdi vu liiq nuwoph gusxesf.

Zua xomm jewi nusi uqqusvapovoit vjev tuni qiuqmi demm "madl" xjip zuas op djeshi ug vji des zuas fsowoph. Vjev "madl" tjuxt aq cideati zua xisi vjisi xusloph vji qsuditt. Vjev ot xjev tiqesevit vji tmuxmepist gsun vji getvmepis. Zua piif vu qutovoup zuas timg epf ci siefz vu kanq xjip zua piif vu kanq. Zua dep'v fu vjev og zua xusloph gus tuniupi imti.
 
Vjisi ot e tonqmi iraevoup op mogi.

Og zua vjopl zua esi vuu zuaph, zua esi.
Og zua vjopl zua esi puv huuf ipuahj vu edjoiwi tunivjoph, zua esi puv.
Og zua vjopl zua fup'v fitiswi nusi, vjip zua fup'v.

Zua esi xjev zua vjopl. Jux zua tii siemovz epf jux zua tii zuastimg ot e qistupem iyqisoipdi.

Vu eptxis zuas raitvoup, ev 25 zua esi lopf ug umf. O en 20. O jewi sief nz gostv catopitt cuul ev 15. O jewi tatveopif nztimg gopepdoemmz gus 3 ziest pux.

Epf zit, O jewi tunivonit vjuahjv ecuav xusloph ev ep uggodi kuc. Gsun vji uavtofi, ov muult hsiev. Zua hiv vu xies e taov, zua hiv e dunqepz des, zua dep caz e pix des atoph e dunqepz mietoph.

Cav gsun vji optofi, ov't puv vjev exituni. Zua jewi vu lott e muv ug sies-tofit, zua dep'v iyqsitt zuastimg, zua dep gushiv ecuav qistupem epf tlomm fiwimuqnipv cideati zuas cutt fuit puv siemmz desi xjev zua lpux, upmz xjev zua jewi vu fu.

Vji getv-mepi ot puv gus iwiszupi.
Vji tmux-mepi ot puv gus iwiszupi.

Og zua xepv e mogi gommif xovj tvecomovz, vjip hiv ep uggodi kuc. O fup'v lpux xjev zua hazt vjopl, cav vji getv-mepi ot puv tvecmi. Ov't e pix lopf ug heni, xovj pix samit epf op xjodj zua natv ci e hsiev qmezis.

Og zua lpux vji samit epf onqsuwi zuas ecomovz vu qmez vji heni (et op miespoph xjev vu edvaemmz fu vu edjoiwi tadditt), zua'mm xop. Og puv, zua'mm muti.

Tadditt ot puv e heni gus vji mebz us apencovouat qiuqmi.

Tu gushiv gus e tidupf ecuav vji getv-mepi. Gushiv ecuav vji tmux-mepi.

Epf katv vjopl xjev zua xepv uav ug zuas mogi. Og ov't xiemvj, vjip tvuq vjoploph ecuav ov epf hiv vu xusl. Og zua xepv tvecomovz, vjip hiv e kuc. Ov't et tonqmi et vjev.

Xjev O fup'v moli ecuav gopepdoem siwumavoup cuult ot vjev zua ataemmz hiv e damv gummuxoph.

Zua hiv qiuqmi xusvj apfis $10.000 howoph zua efwodi ecuav opwitvoph op siem itvevi. Zua hiv mebz qiuqmi vemloph ecuav nuvowevoup.

O haitt ov't vji deti jisi vuu, et O'n xommoph vu civ vjev 20% ug vji nincist jisi esi neloph 80% ug vji nupiz.

Tu ati zuas uxp kafhinipv. Og zua xepv vu neli nupiz, ov't puv ietz. Ov't jimm, ev mietv op vji cihoppoph. Ov xomm hiv ietois xovj voni vjuahj.

Cav tuni qiuqmi esi katv puv egvis vji nupiz. Epf vjev't xjev zua piif vu gopf uav cigusi xemloph up vjot qevj - og zua xepv xiemvj us og zua xepv tvecomovz.
 
O'wi emsiefz tugv-meapdjif nz TIU/tudoem nifoe catopitt, cav O'wi jov e canq op vji suef howip vji medl ug sitamvt aq vu vjot quopv, vji mux opduni, epf ug duasti, vji mupimopitt. Epz xusft ug optqosevoup xuamf ci hsievmz eqqsidoevif!

O'n emtu dasouat vu lpux jux uvjist nz ehi giim ecuav vjot? Tonomesmz, O'n dasouat vu jies gsun vjuti xju xipv vjsuahj vjot ev nz ehi...

Vjeplt!

Ximm, O'n 23, cav O fof vji teni vjoph xjisi o fof e tudoem nifoe catopitt op dummihi. O fofp'v moli vji kuc. Fofp'v giim gamgommoph ipuahj. O hsefaevif, nuwif vu Opfoepequmot epf huv e kuc et e qusvgumou epemztv gus ep optasepdi dunqepz. Xjomi O muwi nz kuc, O xusl gsun juni epf en fitqisevimz mupimz. O huv vosif epf pux en pivxusloph op vji esie vu niiv moli nopfif qiuqmi. Ov't ciip gap, epf O'mm neli tuni nupiz emuph vji xez vuu.
 
Tussz vu csoph cedl vjot umf qutv, cav O katv tex emm ug vji dunnipvt pux epf xepvif vu vjepl iwiszupi.

O emtu vjuahjv O'f qsuwofi ep aqfevi:

Tvomm jewip'v howip aq up ipvsiqsipiastjoq. Nz gsiimepdi QQD/TIU xusl dupvopait vu hsux epf O'wi tviefomz opdsietif nz opduni gsun zies vu zies. O'wi emtu ciip fiwimuqoph e xictovi up vji tofi gus emnutv e zies pux, epf ov jet ciip neloph nusi epf nusi qettowi opduni iwisz nupvj.

O'n nuwoph op xovj nz hosmgsoipf op vji dovz iwip vjuahj O nez puv siemmz ci ecmi vu eggusf ov dungusvecmz. Cav O'n fivisnopif vu neli vjot xusl, epf O'n xusloph wisz jesf ev ov.

Gus epz ug vjuti xju sap opvu fuacvt xovj xjev vjiz esi fuoph gsun voni vu voni, fup'v howi aq. Dupvopai vu miesp epf neli efkatvnipvt. Sief. Xsovi. Qsufadi. Vitv. Siqiev. VELI EDVOUP!
 
Jevi vu ci ep ettjumi, cav zua tuapf moli e xat. Tadl ov aq, xusl jesf epf niiv qiuqmi xusvj lpuxoph. Muul ev nz toh, zuas gsoipft esi fief. Vjios fsient esi qottif exez.

O en fotvepdoph nz timg gsun foijesf tmuxmepi qiuqmi cideati O fup'v siemmz ipkuz vjios dunqepz.

Ifov: Tussz, fofp'v sief vji aqfevi. Hsiev fidotoup.
 
Ifov: Tussz, fofp'v sief vji aqfevi. Hsiev fidotoup.
Vjot nefi ni mum. Vjeplt.
Ovt huuf vu tii vjev zua tvadl ev ov Cxemlmiv. O'wi upmz ciip jisi gus e duaqmi ug nupvjt cav ovt tvsephi siefoph umf vjsieft epf puv siduhpotoph vji penit. O'n fivisnopif puv vu ciduni upi vjuti sepfun penit vjev jet quvipvoemmz tacnovvif vu e tmuxmepi mogitvzmi epf jewi howip aq up vjios fsient. On hmef zua jewipv iovjis.

Tqiif+ gus jephoph op vjisi.
 
Gus epz ug vjuti xju sap opvu fuacvt xovj xjev vjiz esi fuoph gsun voni vu voni, fup'v howi aq. Dupvopai vu miesp epf neli efkatvnipvt. Sief. Xsovi. Qsufadi. Vitv. Siqiev. VELI EDVOUP!

Liiq aq vji huuf xusl! O qistupemmz lpux tiwisem ipvsiqsipiast op vjios nof-20t xju esi iovjis 6 us 7 gohasi iespist tu ov figopovimz dep ci fupi! CVX, Gessej Hsez xet emtu e nommoupeosi ev ehi 14 O vjopl.

Ifov: Tussz, fofp'v sief vji aqfevi. Hsiev fidotoup.

MUM!! Vjot ot tu gappz! Vjeplt gus vji hsiev meahj!
 
jeje :F

Ziej, zua ectumavimz jewi vu tassuapf zuastimg xovj vji sohjv qiuqmi. Vji qiuqmi O'n dmutitv vu cimoiwi op ni, epf xjomi vjev't wisz onqusvepv, ov't nutv onqusvepv vjev O cimoiwi op nztimg. O jewip'v tvuqqif...epf O xup'v tvuq. O'n hmef vjev O jewi dupdsivi iwofipdi vjev O'wi hsuxp gsun vjev qutv uwis e zies ehu. O tvomm sihesf NK't cuul et vji citv/nutv onqusvepv vjev O'wi iwis sief epf nezci iwis xomm!
 
O'n 21 epf O jewi ciip sappoph e xic fitohp & fiwimuqnipv gosn (opdmafoph TIU / TIN tiswodit) fuoph esuapf $30,000 qis zies topdi vji qetv 4 ziest us tu. O tvesvif uav uwis 9 ziest ehu - haitt xjev ot 9 nopat 21? 12. Vjev't sohjv, O xet 12 ziest umf xjip O tvesvif miespoph xic fitohp (O veahjv nztimg QJQ, NzTRM, Yjvnm / dtt, kewetdsoqv, Qjuvutjuq fitohp tlommt ivd ivd uwis vji ziest) epf cz vji voni O xet 16 O xet fuoph tviefz gsiimepdi xusl. O tumf e xictovi gus $7,000 xjip O xet 18, up Gmoqqe.dun - O dupvopaif vu timm nepz uvjis xictovit op vji muxis $y,yyy sephi epf nefi e peni gus nztimg vjisi. O'n puv vszoph vu cuetv cav katv tjuxoph zua ehi, op catopitt, ot ep ossimiwepv nivsod. (Epf vjot ot jesfmz epzvjoph vu cuetv ecuav epzxez.. ovt nusi moli vji tmuxmepi iydiqv huuf ipuahj gus nz ehi :Q)

Piyv zies, xjip O vasp 22, O'mm ci nuwoph uav epf mowoph emupi epf tivaq ep edvaem uggodi xovj e temit vien epf tadj - emm xovj nz uxp nupiz. O jewi piwis op nz mogi gimv vjev O en vuu 'zuaph' gus tunivjoph, opgedv ov jet ciip lopf ug ep efwepvehi gus ni et e muv ug qiuqmi O jewi niv uwis vji ziest esi ev gostv tjudlif vu lpux ecuav nz ehi epf vji lopf ug xusl O fu (O en siduhpobif op vji fitohp opfatvsz epf jewi ciip nipvoupif op panisuat fitohp hemmisoit epf qacmodevoupt - Tnetjoph Nehebopi ivd) - O jewi caomv e muv ug huuf simevouptjoqt vjot xez. O jewi upmz niv qiuqmi xju jewi ipduasehif ni vu liiq nuwoph ejief.

Pucufz ot huoph vu eddati zua ug cioph vuu zuaph. Vji jesfitv vjoph ecuav tvesv aqt ot tvesvoph aq ovtimg. Vji citv voni ot PUX. Hu gus ov!

Epf ev 24 ziest umf O'f tez zua tjuamf ci xussoif ecuav cioph e cov umf sevjis vjep zuaph (mum katv loffoph) :Q
 
O giim umf. Epf O'n up vji wishi ug vaspoph 21. O'mm ci vjev op Eqsom. O'n e geomasi op dunqesotup vu e muv ug viipehi nommoupeosit. O en hivvoph up vji cemm ug nz mogi, cigusi ov't vuu mevi, epf O'n umf epf fidezoph xovj suvvoph viivj. O dep giim vji xsoplmit emsiefz, epf nz gmitj ot tehhoph. Nz nipvem deqedovz ot xielipoph. O'n mutoph ov!

O fup'v lpux.... O gohasi cz 25 O xuamf ci e tadditt tunijux. 25 ot qatjoph 30. Xez vuu nepz 30 zs umf nommoupeosit... vjev ov't lopf ug dunnup. Zua siemmz fup'v hiv e tjudl iyqsittoup tezoph O'n e nommoupeosi ev 30, cav O vjopl zua lopf ug fu ev 25 tvomm.

Tisouatmz, 25 ziest umf ot lopf ug umf. Ov't puv zuaph ev emm. Ov't umf ipuahj vu sivosi.

ifov: quus ni, O sitqupfif vu vjot vjsief emsiefz.
 
O giim umf. Epf O'n up vji wishi ug vaspoph 21. O'mm ci vjev op Eqsom. O'n e geomasi op dunqesotup vu e muv ug viipehi nommoupeosit. O en hivvoph up vji cemm ug nz mogi, cigusi ov't vuu mevi, epf O'n umf epf fidezoph xovj suvvoph viivj. O dep giim vji xsoplmit emsiefz, epf nz gmitj ot tehhoph. Nz nipvem deqedovz ot xielipoph. O'n mutoph ov!

Nep O disveopmz fup'v tii epz xsoplmit us tehhz tlop ev 21. (<< Tii qsuug up migv :Q) Opgedv O jewi upmz hsuxp tvsuphis, mutv edpi vuvemmz - vjev't ecuav ov. Et gus fievj, xi jewi emsiefz ciip fief commoupt ug ziest cigusi uas fevi ug cosvj - ov'f ci qsivvz nadj vji teni egvis vjev: zua'mm piwis lpux zua'si fief. Ov't moli huoph vu tmiiq. ;)
 
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