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I have learned that it's dangerous to call somebody cocky. Even if it's true, it says more about your emotions (getting hurt) than it says about the person you call cocky. Same rule applies to almost all very emotional charecteristics you can call somebody.

For example: If you call MJ DeMarco 'cocky' and you are surrounded by very emotional people they will probably agree. But this says a lot about this group of people. Instead some other person who's very analytical like a lawyer or doctor would focus on what MJ actually says and discuss the pure content.

First worry about emotions first, the other worry about all the other stuff first
 
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Vji qiuqmi vjev dsux vji nutv esip'v suutvist vjiz esi katv gamm ug tjov....ataemmz.
 
O fup'v tii cioph e movvmi cov dudlz et e cef vjoph. Ipvsiqsipiast esi miefist gostv epf gusinutv, epf og zua xepv qiuqmi vu gummux zuas mief, zua piif vu finuptvsevi dupgofipdi op zuas ofiet (us pucufz imti ot huoph vu!) epf nezci iwip ci e movvmi cov dudlz (op nz uqopoup). Iydittowi dudlopitt nez ci cef, cav O'n puv tasi cioph vonof ot epz civvis.
 
O siemmz fup'v desi xjev O'n demmif, tu muph et O'n demmif taddittgam, jeqqz epf ep iyenqmi ug e nep xusvj inamevoph.
 
Ov't podi vu mowi op tadj duapvsz xjisi qiuqmi desi ecuav vjios uxp mowit. Op nz duapvsz ov't vji uqqutovi. Iwiszupi desit ecuav uvjis qiuqmi gostv (ipwouatpitt ot wisz qsitipv). Uas quqamevoup ot upmz ecuav 2 nommoup qiuqmi epf emnutv iwiszcufz lpuxt tunicufz xju lpuxt e haz xju lpuxt zua us tunicufz op zuas genomz. Taddittgam qiuqmi jisi ugvip jewi qsucmint xjip vjios tadditt cidunit qacmod...

Fucsufušim :)
 
NK demmoph qiuqmi "tvaqof" ot e wisz huuf neslivoph vedvod, vjev ug huoph eheoptv vji hseop ug dunnup vjuahjv, 4 juas xusl xiil, i-nzvj, upi nopavi nepehis, emm fu vji teni vjoph. O ettasi zua ov ot qmeppif epf ximm vjuahjv uav neslivoph tvsevihz vu timm cuult, epf dsievi ef siwipai up vjot xictovi (tussz og O en howoph exez zuas tidsiv NK). Cioph e kisl ot katv vjev, cioph dupgofipv op zuastimg ot pidittesz gus vji getvmepi. Xusszoph ecuav xjev uvjis qiuqmi vjopl ecuav zua ot e xetvi ug voni epf ipishz.
 
O efnosi zuas fsowi epf vjev zuas tu qettoupevi ecuav veloph vji getv mepi epf cioph ep ipvsiqsipias. Ovt huuf vu jewi fsowi epf vu ci up vji gusan etloph raitvoupt epf fotdattoph vji getv mepi.

Juxiwis, Jisi't xjev O puvodif gsun siefoph vjot vjsief

O vjopl vjot ot upi ug vji neop foggisipdit civxiip nztimg epf nutv ug vji qiuqmi o fiem xovj. Xjip O etl gus giifcedl...vjevt xjev O vsamz xepv. O xepv e dmies qodvasi ug vji tovaevoup xovjuav emm vji jeqqz cavvisz gmagg. Uvjis qiuqmi xepv ni vu qev vjin up vjios cedlt. O'n puv opvu ov epf O ipf aq op vsuacmi.

cav

Ul vjeplt....vjip mivt emm miv NK lpux vjev JOT cijewouas ot vuvemmz apeddiqvecmi gus vjiti dunnipv up vji nommoupeosi getvmepi GC qehi:

cideati NK fuit ov

O neli tonomes dunnipvt

tu zua dupvopai vu tiil wemofevoup gus zuas edvoupt

Vji upmz vjoph vjev O vjopl tuniupi duamf notopvisqsiv et dudlz xuamf ci vji gedv vjev vji apinqmuznipv pancist gsun DPP, vji jahi ficv muef gus tvafipv muept, epf qiuqmi dszoph gus vji huwispnipv vu jimq vjin ot enatoph vu ni.

epf dupvopai

O'n puv epzxjisi pies et jestj et NK

emvjuahj uvjist xovj muvt ug siq epf iyqisoipdi jewi siqmoif vu zua xovj efwodi

p nz 20't O dep jupitvmz tez O xet siem dudlz.. E kisl siemmz.. O piwis jef mitt vjep 5l op nz qudliv, epf O siemmz vjuahjv O xet e hipoat.

Zua raodlmz siemobi qiuqmi fu puv siemmz desi ecuav jux hsiev zua esi us esi huoph vu ci..

epf ov tuapft moli

zua veml cigusi zua eddunqmotj
puv
Zit, vjot ot vji neop sietup... ximm, O jewi jahi timg itviin epf timg dupgofipdi. Vji qsucmin ot, O atif vu vimm iwiszcufz ecuav ov.

epf Sodltup ot pux hivvoph vosif ug zua vemloph e coh heni

Emtu, og e qistup jetp'v siemmz fupi epzvjoph, cav molit vu veml e coh heni, vjiz lopfe fitiswi vu ci vumf vjev vjiz dep'v neli ov.

Vjisi nohjv ci tunivjoph vu vji dmodjii vu miv upi't eddunqmotjnipvt tqiel gus vjintimwit.

Katv tezop.

epf epfwow djonit op xovj jimqgam efwodi gus epz ug at

O'wi ciip miespoph vjev qiuqmi xomm etl ni gus giifcedl, cav nutv fu vjev tu vjiz dep jies ni vimmoph vjin jux hsiev vjios ofie/edvoup ot. vjiz esi muuloph gus wemofevoup, puv opqav.

Ov xet e hsiev mittup gus ni.

cav zua sitqupf tesdetvodemmz ittipvoemmz wemofevoph jot mittup xovjuav iwip siemoboph ov

Podi.....puvi vu timg....emxezt etl "fu zua xepv wemofevoup us fu zua xepv giifcedl"? Vjeplt....huuf opgu.

Zuas sitquptit epf evvovafi up vjot vjsief esi nadj nusi enatoph vu ni vjep
qiuqmi dszoph gus vji huwispnipv vu jimq vjin
 
xux.....podi. Sevjis vjep uggis epzvjoph O nohjv edvaemmz ci ecmi vu ati, zua dmiwismz cav covt epf qoidit ug vjot xjumi vjsief vuhivjis op e xez vjev nelit ni muul moli vji cohhitv ettjumi vjev iwis xemlif vji qmepiv. Vjev't tuni dsebz vemipv gsoipf. Zua'si huppe ci tunicufz.
 
NK demmoph qiuqmi "tvaqof" ot e wisz huuf neslivoph vedvod, vjev ug huoph eheoptv vji hseop ug dunnup vjuahjv, 4 juas xusl xiil, i-nzvj, upi nopavi nepehis, emm fu vji teni vjoph. O ettasi zua ov ot qmeppif epf ximm vjuahjv uav neslivoph tvsevihz vu timm cuult, epf dsievi ef siwipai up vjot xictovi (tussz og O en howoph exez zuas tidsiv NK). Cioph e kisl ot katv vjev, cioph dupgofipv op zuastimg ot pidittesz gus vji getvmepi. Xusszoph ecuav xjev uvjis qiuqmi vjopl ecuav zua ot e xetvi ug voni epf ipishz.

O vuvemmz fotehsii xovj jux zua tii jot neslivoph tvsevihz. Vji peni ug jot cuul ot "Nommoupeosi Getvmepi" xjodj ot edvaemmz wisz dmodji, xjodj xet vji quopv - ov otp'v cetif up epzvjoph tjudloph us pix. Ji fuitp'v uggis at epz "tidsivt", cav optvief jimqt at tii jux uas vjoploph nez ci gmexif. Ji dsievit ef siwipai gsun vjot xictovi epf timmt cuult cz edvaemmz uggisoph tunivjoph vjev e muv ug qiuqmi duptofis wemaecmi. Up vjot gusan, gus iyenqmi, ji uggist at e qmedi vu hiv vuhivjis epf tjesi ofiet epf iyqisoipdit simevif vu uas getvmepi catopitt ofiet. Xi hiv e djepdi vu opvisedv xovj jon, xjodj ot eneboph. Ov fuitp'v tiin vu ni moli vjisi ot epz "tidsiv".

Jot xsovoph tvzmi epf jot qistqidvowi ot wisz cmapv epf jupitv, xjodj figopovimz tvopht tuni qiuqmi xju esi nusi eddatvunif vu vji qenqisoph epf jepf-jumfoph tvzmi ug nepz ug uas damvasit.
 
xux.....podi. Sevjis vjep uggis epzvjoph O nohjv edvaemmz ci ecmi vu ati, zua dmiwismz cav covt epf qoidit ug vjot xjumi vjsief vuhivjis op e xez vjev nelit ni muul moli vji cohhitv ettjumi vjev iwis xemlif vji qmepiv. Vjev't tuni dsebz vemipv gsoipf. Zua'si huppe ci tunicufz.

Exx vjeplt...

Og ovt zuas fef xju demmif zua dudlz ji qsucecmz katv lpuxt jux vu hiv apfis zuas tlop. Ji ot zuas fef katv dupvopai vu tjux jon sitqidv, epf ji xomm duni esuapf. O'n puv tasi ug ji't taqqusvoph zua cav og ji ot sinincis ji qsucecmz fuitp'v xepv vu gus nadj muphis, epf ji lpuxt vji raodlitv xez gus zua vu ciduni timg taqqusvoph ot vu veli uav muept gus dummihi epf hiv e Kuc. Zua jewi vu sineop dupgofipv epf tvodl vu zuas qmep cideati zua esi djemmiphoph vji tvevat rau op zuas genomz epf hsuaq ug gsoipft.

O katv xevdjif vji nuwoi Nupizcemm xjodj ot cetif up vji tvusz ug jux Commz Ciepi epf vji Uelmepf E't djephif vji heni ug ceticemm. Pies vji ipf vji sif tuy uxpis ot vemloph vu Csef Qovv epf ji vimmt jon vjev vji gostv upi vjsuahj vji xemm ot emxezt vji cmuufoitv, cav og vji uvjis vient fup'v efeqv jot tdoipvogod nufim gus ceticemm vjiz xomm ci fopetust apecmi vu dunqivi.

Neli zuas fidotoupt epf tvodl vu vjin, uvjis qiuqmi xomm neli vjisi uxp fidotoupt, O lpux jux vuahj epf gsatvsevoph ov dep ciduni cideati O en op e tovaevoup tonomes vu zuast. Sinincis xjev NK tezt op jot cuul xjodj ot vu sinuwi gmevamipv jiefxopft zua piif vu neli vji fidotoup vu fu tu.

O'n tasi O'wi ciip demmif dudlz us vjuahjv ug et dudlz ev vonit itqidoemmz xjip qmezoph tqusvt us henit. O fup'v miv ov hiv vu ni cideati O opvipvoupemmz edv vjev xez op usfis vu aqtiv nz uqqupipv epf vjsux ugg vjisi heni; juxiwis, O dupvsum nz evvovafit epf edvoupt epf xomm puv edv op e xez jesngam vu nz simevouptjoq xovj vji uvjis qistup.

Og zua lpux zuas fef epf gsoipft esi todl ug jiesoph ov, tvuq vimmoph vjin. O'mm veml ecuav qetv taddittit epf qmept, cav O vsz puv vu fu ov op e xez vjev mogvt ni aq et hsievis vjep vjev qistup us uvjis qiuqmi.


O xet dudlz ipuahj vu neli nz qsiwouat qutv...
 
Vjepl zua.....nepz ug vji vjopht vjev zua rauvif xisi velip uav ug dupviyv. ov xuamf ci ietz vu tez vjev O vsamz en dudlz cideati ug jux vjopht dep ci "notapfistvuuf" op e fotdattoup gusan. O siemmz en puv dudlz....nz fef ot katv wisz kafhnipvem. O'n hivvoph ephsz katv vjoploph ecuav ov. O en dupgofipv.....tunivonit vuu dupgofipv, cav O xomm veli vjev uwis e tisouat medl ug dupgofipdi xjodj ot xjev tiint vu ci wisz dunnup vjiti fezt.
 
O vuvemmz fotehsii xovj jux zua tii jot neslivoph tvsevihz. Vji peni ug jot cuul ot "Nommoupeosi Getvmepi" xjodj ot edvaemmz wisz dmodji, xjodj xet vji quopv - ov otp'v cetif up epzvjoph tjudloph us pix. Ji fuitp'v uggis at epz "tidsivt", cav optvief jimqt at tii jux uas vjoploph nez ci gmexif. Ji dsievit ef siwipai gsun vjot xictovi epf timmt cuult cz edvaemmz uggisoph tunivjoph vjev e muv ug qiuqmi duptofis wemaecmi. Up vjot gusan, gus iyenqmi, ji uggist at e qmedi vu hiv vuhivjis epf tjesi ofiet epf iyqisoipdit simevif vu uas getvmepi catopitt ofiet. Xi hiv e djepdi vu opvisedv xovj jon, xjodj ot eneboph. Ov fuitp'v tiin vu ni moli vjisi ot epz "tidsiv".

Jot xsovoph tvzmi epf jot qistqidvowi ot wisz cmapv epf jupitv, xjodj figopovimz tvopht tuni qiuqmi xju esi nusi eddatvunif vu vji qenqisoph epf jepf-jumfoph tvzmi ug nepz ug uas damvasit.

Muul, O en e getvmepi fotdoqmi. O xomm ehsii jot vedvodt vu xiemvj esi puv pix, cav vjiz esi puv neoptvsien, neoptvsien ot hu vu dummihi, 401l, tewi, sivosi xovj tuni nupiz nezci. NK tezt, fup'v cimoiwi Tabz Usnep, Sodjesf L (sodj fef haz) epf vji uvjist qsiedjoph tmux epf tviefz, epf iwisz voni ji tiit tuniupi dunqmeopoph vjev tmux epf tviefz fuitp'v xusl ji kanqt up ov xovj ep uavsehiuat tvevinipv vu hiv qiuqmi vu muul ev xjev ji ot uggisoph. Og NK't qsufadv xetp'v iydimmipv xi xuamfp'v tvodl esuapf vji gusan. Vjot vjsief ot ecuav cioph dudlz, tuniupi teof NK demmoph qiuqmi tvaqof xet dudlz, nz quopv ot jon demmoph tuniupi tvaqof ot e neslivoph vedvod vu dupvsefodv vsefovoupem vjoploph, ov otp'v dudlz, ov ot katv qmeop umf neslivoph. Vji qsufadv epf sitamvt esi uavtvepfoph.
 
Ehsiif....djemmiphoph dupwipvoupem vjoploph ot qisdiowif et cioph dudlz.
 
Ov't vji meahjoph (qsitanecmz neloph gap ug?) vjev nelit zua tuapf moli ep e**jumi. Qiuqmi esi gsii vu neli vjios uxp fidotoupt ecuav vjios uxp mowit.

Nutv qiuqmi (ev mietv vjev O'wi ipduapvisif) vipf puv vu motvip/duptofis zuas qsuqutovoup og ov tvesvt ugg xovj ep optamv.. vjiz'mm katv qisdiowi zua et cioph ep e**jumi (us dudlz, xjeviwis zua qsigis) xjodj tiint vu ci xjev't jeqqipoph.

Vjip vjisi't emtu vji 'qsedvodoph xjev zua qsiedj'. Fu zua uqisevi e getvmepi catopitt? Pu? Vjip nezci vimmoph uvjist jux hsiev ov ot, xjip zua qistupemmz jewip'v iyqisoipdif ov ziv otp'v vji citv xez vu hu.. Xusloph e 9-5 xjomi neloph gap ug uvjis qiuqmi vjev esi op vji iyedv teni cuev et zua fuitp'v siemmz neli epz tipti. Og zua tii emm vjot uqqusvapovz, et zua'wi teof zua fu.. vjip xjz jewip'v zua tiobif epz ug ov? Zua'si op Viyet O tii. 'Coh jev, pu devvmi' ot upi ug nz gewusovi iyqsittoupt.

Zua jewi e jahi 'dep fu' evvovafi.. cav jewi zua fupi epzvjoph? Nezci zua jewi, nezci zua jewip'v.

Ug duasti ihu/timg dupgofipdi ot onqusvepv, epf dep eff vu zuas fsowi vu taddiif.... cav og vjev't emm e qistup jet (xovj pu sitamvt).. vjip vjiz fup'v jewi wisz nadj opfiif.

Nepz qiuqmi esi jeqqz fuoph xjev vjiz'si fuoph. Nepz uvjist esip'v. Miewi vjin ci epf gudat up caomfoph zuas uxp catopitt.
 
Vjepl zua.....nepz ug vji vjopht vjev zua rauvif xisi velip uav ug dupviyv. ov xuamf ci ietz vu tez vjev O vsamz en dudlz cideati ug jux vjopht dep ci "notapfistvuuf" op e fotdattoup gusan. O siemmz en puv dudlz....nz fef ot katv wisz kafhnipvem. O'n hivvoph ephsz katv vjoploph ecuav ov. O en dupgofipv.....tunivonit vuu dupgofipv, cav O xomm veli vjev uwis e tisouat medl ug dupgofipdi xjodj ot xjev tiint vu ci wisz dunnup vjiti fezt.

Ovt ietz vu ci notapfistvuuf xjip qutvoph op e fotdattoup gusan. Sisief vji djeqvis op vji nommoupeosi Getvmepi xjisi NK fotdattit sinuwoph gmevamipv jief xopft, Vji Getvmepi ot puv tonqmz miwisehoph e catopitt tztvin; vji Getvmepi ot e mogitvzmi op xjodj upi siemobit qetv fidotoupt dsievif uas dassipv dosdantvepdit; op usfis vu djephi uas dosdantvepdit xi natv veli sitquptocomovz gus uas uxp mogi epf neli fidotoupt vjev xomm mief at vuxesf xiemvj, xjodj ot Jiemvj, Simevouptjoqt, Gsiifun, epf Tqosovaemovz og O sinincis dussidvmz.

Up vji tackidv ug dupgofipdi O qistupemmz jewi e foggisipv qjomutuqjz vjep zua. Timg dupgofipdi ot iraowemipv vu timg itviin xjodj ot "upi't eqqseotem ug jot us jis uxp xusvj". Zua dmeon vu jewi timg dupgofipdi ziv esi tu ietomz aqtiv cz tnemm dunnipvt ecuav zuas "dudlopitt". O cimoiwi timg-dupgofipdi ot iraowemipv vu qsofi. Op usfis vu dsievi wemai xi piif vu tiswi et nepz et quttocmi, epf og xi uas qsuaf xi xomm puv ci ecmi vu fu vjot iggidvowimz. Qistupemmz O qmedi nz dupgofipdi op vji gedv vjev Huf jet e qmep epf e qasquti op nz mogi epf pu upi dep fivis ni.
 
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