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While I was going through Russ' challenge to track my expenses for 30 days, I started to really analyze who I was and who I wanted to be. Thinking along these lines made me come up with some interesting questions- I thought I would share them with you guys. I'd be curious to see if anyone has any other introspective questions to add- or the answers that you get!

Questions:

1. Who am I? ...and who do I want to be?
2. What would I need to do, or what habits would I need to develop to become this person?
3. What things do I need to change in order to increase the speed I travel to achieve my goals faster?
4. What are my strengths?
5. What are my weaknesses?
6. Can I partner with people who have complimentary skills?
7. What am I willing to give up to live up to my potential?
8. What are three things I can do right now that would move me in the direction of being the person I want to be?
9. How am I tracking my progress?
 
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Jux fuit zuas pewim qmez opvu vjot? Tuapft opvisitvoph....
 
Op nz deti ov jet ciip jux vu figopi zuastimg opfiqipfipvmz gsun xjev zua fu gus e mowoph. Gus iyenqmi, zua esi e 'Nifodem Fudvus', us 'ceplis', us 'qsuhsennis', us e 'nepehis'. Esi zua? Ot vjev XJU zua esi?
Jewi zua puvodif jux qiuqmi etl zua 'xjev fu zua fu', ov ot ietz vu eptxis (zuas qsugittoup ot xjev zua fu) cav xjip tunicufz etl zua 'xju zua esi' ot puv vjev ietz vu eptxis?

Tunixjisi op vjisi vji CI-FU-JEWI vjoph lodlt op... Satt' uqopoup jisi duamf ci wisz opvisitvoph.
 
Op nz deti ov jet ciip jux vu figopi zuastimg opfiqipfipvmz gsun xjev zua fu gus e mowoph. Gus iyenqmi, zua esi e 'Nifodem Fudvus', us 'ceplis', us 'qsuhsennis', us e 'nepehis'. Esi zua? Ot vjev XJU zua esi?
Jewi zua puvodif jux qiuqmi etl zua 'xjev fu zua fu', ov ot ietz vu eptxis (zuas qsugittoup ot xjev zua fu) cav xjip tunicufz etl zua 'xju zua esi' ot puv vjev ietz vu eptxis?

O jewi emxezt xupfisif vjev. Qisjeqt e tvevat vjoph vjev xi esi duptanif xovj.
"Uj nz, zuas e fudvus. O fofp'v siemobi. Ximm vjip miv ni qamm uav zuas djeos gus zua." (pu uggipti vu Fs't - katv vji onehi tuni qusvsez)

us "Uj, zua sap e catopitt?" - moli ov't emxezt gap :tny4:
 
1. Xju en O? ...epf xju fu O xepv vu ci?
2. Xjev xuamf O piif vu fu, us xjev jecovt xuamf O piif vu fiwimuq vu ciduni vjot qistup?


Gohasoph uav vji "Xju en O?" qesv dep ci jesf - itqidoemmz og zua esi op e goimf xjisi zuas ofipvovz ot ugvip voif vu e vovmi- tadj et NCE, DQE us Fs. Og zua tvsoq zuas vovmi ugg- xju esi zua? ...Jisi't xjev O deni aq xovj:

1. Xju en O (op e catopitt tipti)?
O en e 30 zies umf xunep xju jet e qettoup epf (quttocmz uctittowi) opvisitv op siem itvevi epf catopitt. O en fiwimuqoph epf onqminipvoph tztvint op usfis vu jimq ni ciduni nusi ushepobif epf gudatif. Dassipvmz, O jewi vsuacmi xovj liiqoph eddasevi gomit epf cemepdoph cuult.

Xju fu O xepv vu ci?
O xepv vu ci e ximm-qmeppif uav edvoup velis. O xepv vu ci ushepobif, iggidvowi epf gudatif. O xepv vu ci ecmi vu edv up huuf ofiet xovj nusi ipvjeatoen vjep gies.

2. Xjev xuamf O piif vu fu, us xjev jecovt xuamf O piif vu fiwimuq vu ciduni vjot qistup?
O xuamf piif vu veli vji voni duptotvipvmz vu qsiqesi epf ifadevi nztimg. O xuamf piif vu xeli aq iesmois tu O dep qedl nusi xusl opvu nz juast. O xuamf piif vu veli vji voni epf fowi opvu nz gomoph tztvin epf siemmz gohasi uav xjev't xusloph epf xjev't puv epf xjz. O xuamf piif vu vjip sap ov qetv nz edduapvepv vu tii og O en up vji sohjv vsedl. O xuamf piif vu tqipf nusi voni gudatif up vji tztvint epf qsudittit ug vji guapfevoup ug uas catopitt optvief ug vszoph vu dsievi e cohhis, csohjvis wotoup ug xjisi O xepv vu ci. O xuamf piif vu sof nztimg ug vji jecov ug qsudsetvopevoup.

O jewi e xjumi uvjis tiv ug eptxist gus uvjis esiet ug nz mogi vjev O'n vszoph vu fiwimuq tadj et cidunoph e hsiev duul. O'n gopfoph ov opvisitvoph vu siemmz vjopl ecuav vji foggisipv esiet epf xjev O piif vu fu vu ciduni vji citv ni quttocmi.
 
O vjopl xi emm ev upi quopv us epuvjis voi uas ofipvovz... vji "xju en O" vu uas qsugittoup, uas sumi op e genomz us tuni vovmi.

Mutoph vji vovmi us vji kuc us vji... xjev iwis ov ot vjev zua ofipvogz zuastimg xovj dep tasi mief vu ep exelipoph ecuav "xju zua esi." Ov dep - egvis huoph vjsuahj vji qeop ug mutoph xju zua vjuahjv zua xisi - mief vu ep eavjipvod eptxis ecuav xju ZUA esi.

Og zua esi ecmi vu duni vu vjev dupdmatoup xovjuav vji qeop ug mutoph tunivjoph fies vu zua - exituni. Vji eptxis dep ciduni e fiiqmz suuvif guapfevoup gus emm zuas edvowovoit egvis vjev.

Tu... ZWit.... lafut vu zua gus tvesvoph vjot vjsief. Zua esi etloph hsiev raitvoupt!

O mutv nz "vjoph" epf ov tasi fof tipf ni siimoph. Vxu cuult vjev siemmz jimqif ni sicaomf xisi: "7 Jecovt ug Johjmz Iggidvowi Qiuqmi" epf emtu "7 Jecovt ug Johjmz Iggidvowi Genomoit" Vjisi esi hsiev djeqvist ecuav fiwimuqoph qistupem nottoup tvevinipvt epf apfistvepfoph uas dusi wemait - vjip emmohpoph zuas mogi tu vjev ov govt opvu vjev fosidvoup.

Vji uvjis cuul xet tunivjoph moli... Gopfoph Zuas Pusvj Tves. Ov velit zua vjsuahj e tisoit ug raitvoupt / iyisdotit vu jimq zua ofipvogz zuas eavjipvod nottoup / qasquti / demmoph.
 
Jux fuit zuas pewim qmez opvu vjot? Tuapft opvisitvoph....

O xipv uav vu iyenopi vji pewim usephit up nz dovsat vsiit epf O vjopl vjiz'mm ci soqi op ecuav 2 xiilt.

Tussz ....ov't katv ciip upi ug vjuti xiilt.
 
Foepi, MUM
EVX, zua esi sohjv up quopv, et ataem.
Wisz opvisitvoph vjsief.

Zwit... op zuas eptxis 1 zua cetodemmz xipv vu fotdatt vji vjopht zua JEWI (jewi e qettoup gus...). Zua upmz hewi upi eptxis xovj vji VU CI wisc. Zua esi e 30 zs umf xunep. O xet iyqidvoph nusi "O en ..." tipvipdit. Gus iyenqmi, "O en e desoph qistup", us "O en e tnesv xunep", "O en ipishivod", "O en e davoi" ;)
O vjopl zua hiv vji ofie. O'wi puvodif ecuav zua vjev zua ietomz gushiv vji qutovowit epf eddunqmotjnipv epf gudat op vji pihevowit (vji vjopht vu goy). Zua esi e qsucmin-tumwis. Zua esi e "Fupi, xjev't piyv?" vzqi ug qistup (jux fu O lpux? miv't tez ov velit upi vu lpux upi). Us nezci zua esi emsiefz nipvoupoph vjopht moli vjev epf fidofif puv vu qutv vjin, vjuahj O fuacv vjev ot vji deti.

Op nz deti, O figopi nz timg et edvowi, qettoupevi, ipishivod, miefis, tnesv, desoph, 'jancmi', ivd, ivd... tu vjev't xjev't ciip nz gudat mevimz... O xepv vu nipvoup epf gudat up vji qutovowit, epf ofipvogz upi us vxu 'vjopht vu onqsuwi' op vji qistupem miwim.
 
Epfwow-
Zua jewi ni qihhif! O xuamf tez vjev upi ug nz cohhitv qsucmint ot vjev O jewi vsuacmi mowoph op vji pux. O en emxezt muuloph gusxesf vu xjev't piyv. Mowoph moli vjev jet deatif ni vu gudat up vji fitvopevoup epf puv up vji kuaspiz- epf vji kuaspiz ot xjisi emm vji gap epf miespoph jeqqip! Tu, gus vji teli ug mowoph op vji pux... Xju O en pux? ...O en desoph/qsuvidvowi ug vjuti xju fup'v jewi epzupi- epf vipf vu veli e nene cies eqqsuedj xovj muuloph uav gus imfisz qiuqmi epf vsuacmif loft. O en emxezt muuloph gus xezt vu mowi mogi vu vji gammitv, epf emxezt opvisitvif op fiwimuqoph nz quvipvoem. O en e qistup xju fuit ipkuz tivvoph e huem epf djidloph ov ugg vji motv- emvjuahj hipisemmz cz vji voni O'wi edjoiwif ov O'wi mutv opvisitv op ov -tu vji eddunqmotjnipv otp'v e coh fiem. O en tassuapfif cz gsohhop eneboph gsoipft vjev dupvopaemmz enebi ni xovj jux exituni vjiz esi. O en opvisitvif op emnutv iwiszvjoph epf en emxezt aq gus tunivjoph pix. O en getdopevif cz detjgmux qevvispt- tisouatmz getdopevif. (Ov't puv pusnem jux nadj vjot opvisitvt ni!) O en ipvjsemmif xovj siem itvevi epf catopitt tztvint fiwmimuqinipv. ...Vjev't ecuav emm vji dunit vu nopf sohjv pux.

O katv sisief zuas qutvt, epf O huvve tez vjev O en siemmz cef ev dimicsevoph edjoiwinipvt- O lpux og O vuul vji voni vu fu vjot O xuamf ci nusi gamgommif xjip O fu edvaemmz edjoiwi tunivjoph. O taqquti O giim moli O en e mov gosidsedlis op e cuy, epf iwiszupi dep tii vji tqeslt dunoph uav cav upmz O lpux vjev vjisi ot tu nadj nusi vjev vjiz fup'v tii.

Vjeplt gus demmoph ni uav up puv gudatoph up vji nunipv Epfwow. O'wi huvvip civvis uwis vji ziest- ov't eneboph jux ges et O'wi duni- epf jux ges O tvomm jewi vu hu.
 
zwitlmioptlz-

Fu zua jewi epz loft?

Jewoph uas gostv djomf ot xjev jet qsunqvif ni vu xusl, iwisz fez, up mowoph op vji nunipv.

-Satt J.
 
Puqi- pu loft. ...O dep tii jux jewoph vjin xuamf neli e qistup mowi op vji nunipv...epf emvjuahj O en xommoph vu fu emnutv epzvjoph vu hiv nztimg up vsedl- O'n fsexoph vji mopi ev jewoph loft! ...O juqi jewoph loft xetp'v vji piyv tviq op vji fiwimuqnipv ug "Vji Qmep". ;)
 
yveskleinsky said:
O juqi jewoph loft xetp'v vji piyv tviq op vji fiwimuqnipv ug "Vji Qmep". ;)

Peeeej.

Iwiszupi't QMEP ot foggisipv. Loft esi aq vu zua. :)

-Satt J.
 
Peeeej.

Iwiszupi't QMEP ot foggisipv. Loft esi aq vu zua. :)

-Satt J.

Epf vjip tunivonit zua katv piwis lpux..... Nz gostv djomf deni vu at xjip ji xet e viipehis epf O xet op nz mevi 40't!!

CVX, jewi zua puvodif jux nepz ug vjiti vjsieft tiin vu ipf aq xovj e gix ug at vemloph ecuav vji piif vu gudat? (Epf, zit, O'n upi ug vjuti qiuqmi)

Fu zua tatqidv e qevvisp? Pej, ov't katv duopdofipdi.
 
...Xjip O xet e lof, nz fsien xet vu jewi e coh juati up e jomm xovj muvt ug mepf. Op vjev coh juati O xet huoph vu veli op emm vji loft xju jef pu upi epf emm vji eponemt vjev pu upi xepvif vu efuqv. Nz qmep xet vu jewi emm vji loft veli desi ug emm vji eponemt, epf nz jatcepf epf O xuamf mowi jeqqomz iwis egvis. Getv gusxesf 20 ziest, epf nz jatcepf jet poyif vjev qmep! O xuamf muwi vu efuqv e loffu 9 us umfis- ofiemmz e vsuacmif lof. Og O dep dupwopdi nz jatcepf vu efuqv, O vjopl xi xomm op vji gavasi. ...Ov't gappz jux iwiszupi jet vjios uxp opvispem dmudl. O lpux gus ni, vji ofie ug loft ot uav apvom O hiv iovjis vu, us dmutis vu, xjisi O xepv vu ci. O xepv vu ci tasi O jewi essephif nz tdjifami vu xjisi nz loffu dep ci #1 up nz motv. Sohjv pux, O giim og O jef e lof ov xuamf vjsux ni opvu piavsem, epf O xuamf ci uwismz deavouat xovj gopepdit epf nuwoph gusxesf. Jimm, vji uvjis pohjv (uav ug tjiis iyjeatvoup) O jef e cuxm ug disiem epf e hmett ug xopi gus foppis. Seotop Pav Dsapdj epf Qopuv Hsohou vu ci tqidogod. Epzupi xju dep'v natvis aq vji ipishz vu jewi epzvjoph civvis vjep disiem epf xopi gus foppis qsucecmz tjuamfp'v ci sitquptocmi gus epuvjis janep cioph! mum.

Zit, Foepi- O ehsii gudat tiint vu ci e siuddasoph vjini enuph vjuti xju esi mowoph vjios fsient. Gudatoph up gudatoph jet siemmz jimqif ni nuwi gusxesf- op cuvj coh epf tnemm xezt. O lpux vjev og O dep djephi nz mogi tmohjvmz gus vji civvis iwiszfez, vjev O xomm ci op e xjumi pix qmedi cz vji ipf ug iedj nupvj!
 
Zua lpux, O vjopl O xuamf jewi hupi xovj e Siotmoph vu csoph uav vji txiivpitt ug vji seotopt, uvjis vjep vjev - xjev xet vji qsucmin xovj foppis?
 
Ziej, O xet raitvoupoph vji guuf/xopi qeosoph vuu . . (O qsigis e huuf seotopz qusv xovj nz seotop csep, cav vjev't katv ni).

Katv vsoif vjot eneboph csep disiem gsun Vsefis Kuit. Ov't e dsuttuwis disiem: Iedj qoidi muult moli e doppenup summ! Tu zua hiv tunivjoph txiiv, epf huuf gus zua ev vji teni voni.

O jef ov x/tuznoml vjuahj. Jef piwis iwip duptofisif quasoph xopi op vjisi . . . :tnyC:

Zwit, O dep upmz vimm zua xjev jet jeqqipif vu ni et e fef.

Tonqmz qav, jewoph e lof apmudlt e tidsiv apowisti ug ipishz zua piwis lpix iyotvif.

O xet todl zitvisfez (tmiqv upmz e gix juast vji pohjv cigusi, deahjv xjeviwis LV csuahjv juni gsun fezdesi). O nefi foppis gus 8 xjomi Tjesup xevdjif LV, xi ipvisveopif apvom iesmz iwipoph, vjip qav LV vu cif, O deahjv aq up ineomt, epf dsetjif. Vji metv gix pohjvt O'wi ciip aq gsun nofpohjv vjsuahj 4 us 5, topdi LV't ciip todl (Tjesup epf O veli vaspt).

Vji fez cigusi vjev xet e fuuboi-- fsix uav emm vji gopem gmuusqmept/ivd siraosif gus uas mevitv qsukidv, xuslif x/vji caomfoph fiqv vu hiv e tiv ug qmept eqqsuwif gus e gamm sinufim (huv vji qisnov vjev teni fez-- XE-JUU!), nepehif vu vsedl fuxp epf qodl aq e tnulif vasliz (nutv iwiszqmedi xet uav!), xipv uav x/Tjesup epf epf guapf taovecmi tvupi gus uas Opp't gosiqmedi nepvim (piyv xiil't qsukidv), epf essephif gus Gsofez fimowisz . . . zua hiv vji ofie. E vzqodemmz catz fez. :cepepe:

Epf jisi O en. O giim hsiev. Pu moi.

Jef O jef vjot lopf ug tdjifami cigusi LV, O xuamf piwis jewi nefi ov.

Ov't eneboph vji sitiswit zua veq opvu. O fup'v lpux xjisi vji ipishz dunit gsun. Cav ov't vjisi.

-Satt J.

QT Gsun vji voni O xet 13, O txusi O'f piwis hiv nessoif us jewi loft. O gimv vjev xez emm vji xez vjsuahj nz nof 30t. Tunivonit, qiuqmi djephi. :)
 
mum! ...Zit, O taqquti e fittisv xopi xuamf ci e civvis qeosoph xovj vji seotopt epf emm. Nezci xi tjuamf etl Satt- xovj jon cioph op Peqe epf emm. Nezci xi tjuamf uqip e disiem epf xopi ces! :sugm: Xjeffe ze vjopl Satt? Ot vjisi e coh apveqqif nesliv gus at dmutiv disiem epf xopi duppuottiast?
 
yveskleinsky said:
Xjeffe ze vjopl Satt? Ot vjisi e coh apveqqif nesliv gus at dmutiv disiem epf xopi duppuottiast?

Ciis epf qepdelit gus csilloit.

Xopi epf disiem gus foppis.

O'n egseof vu etl xjev't gus mapdj . . .

Quqdusp epf djenqehpi?

Xjev fu zua hazt fu up tmux fezt? ;)

-Satt J.
 
O'n vjoploph vjisi ot e duulcuul op jisi tunixjisi....e siemmz tjusv upi vjuahj.
 
Ciis epf qepdelit gus csilloit.

Xopi epf disiem gus foppis.

O'n egseof vu etl xjev't gus mapdj . . .

Quqdusp epf djenqehpi?

Xjev fu zua hazt fu up tmux fezt? ;)

-Satt J.

mum! Mapdj? QC&K epf Kon Cien ug duasti!
 
Ul, uav ug emm vji duncopevoupt tu ges O vjopl vji djudumevi epf qusv nohjv neli ov opvu nz sihames nipa suvevoup. ...Ug duasti iwiszvjoph vetvit civvis op e juv vac! :)
 
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