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I have always been a diligent tightwad. No eating out, cheap phone plan, budget brand nappies for the baby (yes, I hate myself), spreadsheets, trackers and all the compound interest calculations a guy could ever ask for.

It was all going great until my stinginess was caught in the light of day and I saw it for what it really was.

Picture the scene - Young professional. Suit and tie. Work in a big company in the city. Young dad. Sole earner. Packed lunch every day.

Along comes C0VlD-19 and the sudden requirement to work from home.

perfect… guess who saved $99 per month cancelling their home internet last year!

I'm the only one in the team who needs a 4G WiFi dongle. My boss, the company' s Head of Compliance, walks me down to the IT Service Desk to get one.

IT: Sorry, all out. Why do you need one anyway?

Me: Speed issues (kinda the truth - i would have to use my wife's mobile data as a hotspot which is slow)

IT: Don't you have NBN?

Me: No

IT: How about ADSL? No, why?

Me (not realising just how much stronger my scrounging game was than a normal person): Financial choice

As this conversation is taking place I am about 25% through the Millionaire Fastlane . There are a few chapters there where MJ sarcastically talks about the "benefits" of the slowlane. The sentence "financial choice" is halfway out of my mouth when I realise MJ might have a point.

Great, now my boss thinks I can't afford WiFi. F*ck. She knows how much I earn. How the hell can I not afford WiFi? Maybe I have debt (I don't). Maybe my wife is sick (she's fine). Maybe I have a gambling addiction (I don't). Being a serial saver must be so far down the list of possible reasons I don't have internet at home.

It was on the walk to the TelCo with the boss's company credit card to buy a mobile broadband plan that I decided something has to change.

I am sick of feeling guilty for every non-essential purchase
I am sick of feeling guilty every time I miss my monthly savings goal
I am sick of worrying that my colleagues think I am poor
I am sick of fantasising of winning the lottery
I am sick of fantasising of DYING, just so my wife can get my life insurance payout and not have to stress about money(WTF)
And I am sick of cheap, non-absorbent F*cking nappies

And all this for what? Once I've saved enough for a house deposit, I will compromise and buy a shitbox, live in misery so that I can pay it off early, so I have more time to save for retirement. As MJ said in his monologue "WHERE DO I SIGN?"

I realise now that instead of waiting for the world to GIVE ME something, I need to GIVE MYSELF to the world if I am to get out of this mediocre life.

I've always had "Million Dollar Ideas". I've also always had the million dollar excuses not to take action.
This time next week I will have home WiFi.
This time next month I will be building knowledge to get my product going.
This time next year I will have my own company and at least one MVP out there for the world to enjoy.

Thanks for the kick up the a$$ MJ - I owe you one
 
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Vjot voni piyv nupvj O xomm ci caomfoph lpuxmifhi vu hiv nz qsufadv huoph.
Vjot voni piyv zies O xomm jewi nz uxp dunqepz epf ev mietv upi NWQ uav vjisi gus vji xusmf vu ipkuz.
Xjz jewi huemt vu “caomf lpuxmifhi” us “jewi e dunqepz”?

Nusi onqusvepvmz, xjz xeov vomm piyv zies?

Xjev’t tvuqqoph zua gsun jimqoph tuniupi vjot xiil?
 
O jewi emxezt ciip e fomohipv vohjvxef. Pu ievoph uav, djieq qjupi qmep, cafhiv csepf peqqoit gus vji cecz (zit, O jevi nztimg), tqsieftjiivt, vsedlist epf emm vji dunquapf opvisitv demdamevoupt e haz duamf iwis etl gus.

Ov xet emm huoph hsiev apvom nz tvophopitt xet deahjv op vji mohjv ug fez epf O tex ov gus xjev ov siemmz xet.

Qodvasi vji tdipi - Zuaph qsugittoupem. Taov epf voi. Xusl op e coh dunqepz op vji dovz. Zuaph fef. Tumi iespis. Qedlif mapdj iwisz fez.

Emuph dunit DUWOF-19 epf vji taffip siraosinipv vu xusl gsun juni.

qisgidv… haitt xju tewif $99 qis nupvj depdimmoph vjios juni opvispiv metv zies!

O'n vji upmz upi op vji vien xju piift e 4H XoGo fuphmi. Nz cutt, vji dunqepz' t Jief ug Dunqmoepdi, xemlt ni fuxp vu vji OV Tiswodi Fitl vu hiv upi.

OV: Tussz, emm uav. Xjz fu zua piif upi epzxez?

Ni: Tqiif ottait (lopfe vji vsavj - o xuamf jewi vu ati nz xogi't nucomi feve et e juvtquv xjodj ot tmux)

OV: Fup'v zua jewi PCP?

Ni: Pu

OV: Jux ecuav EFTM? Pu, xjz?

Ni (puv siemotoph katv jux nadj tvsuphis nz tdsuaphoph heni xet vjep e pusnem qistup): Gopepdoem djuodi

Et vjot dupwistevoup ot veloph qmedi O en ecuav 25% vjsuahj vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi. Vjisi esi e gix djeqvist vjisi xjisi NK tesdetvodemmz vemlt ecuav vji "cipigovt" ug vji tmuxmepi. Vji tipvipdi "gopepdoem djuodi" ot jemgxez uav ug nz nuavj xjip O siemoti NK nohjv jewi e quopv.

Hsiev, pux nz cutt vjoplt O dep'v eggusf XoGo. G*dl. Tji lpuxt jux nadj O iesp. Jux vji jimm dep O puv eggusf XoGo? Nezci O jewi ficv (O fup'v). Nezci nz xogi ot todl (tji't gopi). Nezci O jewi e hencmoph effodvoup (O fup'v). Cioph e tisoem tewis natv ci tu ges fuxp vji motv ug quttocmi sietupt O fup'v jewi opvispiv ev juni.

Ov xet up vji xeml vu vji VimDu xovj vji cutt't dunqepz dsifov desf vu caz e nucomi csuefcepf qmep vjev O fidofif tunivjoph jet vu djephi.

O en todl ug giimoph haomvz gus iwisz pup-ittipvoem qasdjeti
O en todl ug giimoph haomvz iwisz voni O nott nz nupvjmz tewopht huem
O en todl ug xusszoph vjev nz dummiehait vjopl O en quus
O en todl ug gepvetotoph ug xoppoph vji muvvisz
O en todl ug gepvetotoph ug FZOPH, katv tu nz xogi dep hiv nz mogi optasepdi qezuav epf puv jewi vu tvsitt ecuav nupiz(XVG)
Epf O en todl ug djieq, pup-ectuscipv G*dloph peqqoit

Epf emm vjot gus xjev? Updi O'wi tewif ipuahj gus e juati fiqutov, O xomm dunqsunoti epf caz e tjovcuy, mowi op notisz tu vjev O dep qez ov ugg iesmz, tu O jewi nusi voni vu tewi gus sivosinipv. Et NK teof op jot nupumuhai "XJISI FU O TOHP?"

O siemoti pux vjev optvief ug xeovoph gus vji xusmf vu HOWI NI tunivjoph, O piif vu HOWI NZTIMG vu vji xusmf og O en vu hiv uav ug vjot nifoudsi mogi.

O'wi emxezt jef "Nommoup Fummes Ofiet". O'wi emtu emxezt jef vji nommoup fummes iydatit puv vu veli edvoup.
Vjot voni piyv xiil O xomm jewi juni XoGo.
Vjot voni piyv nupvj O xomm ci caomfoph lpuxmifhi vu hiv nz qsufadv huoph.
Vjot voni piyv zies O xomm jewi nz uxp dunqepz epf ev mietv upi NWQ uav vjisi gus vji xusmf vu ipkuz.

Vjeplt gus vji lodl aq vji e$$ NK - O uxi zua upi
O lpux tuniupi moli vjot qistupemmz. Miv ni vimm zua vjev zua dep ci tu uwismz djieq xovj vjopht ov cidunit zuas fuxpgemm. Ov dep edvaemmz qsujocov zua gsun ipkuzoph mogi. Emvjuahj, zua lpux ov't qistupem djuodi. Ov dep iwip tmux tadditt fuxp ev vonit. O vjopl qistupemmz ov't lopf ug xez uwiscuesf.
 
Ximduni vu vji gusan,

Vjisi ot puvjoph xsuph xovj tewoph. Juxiwis ov tiint zua jewi miv ov hiv uav ug jepf. O'wi tiip ov jeqqip vu e gix gsoipft uwis vji ziest. Epf cideati ov ot e hsefaem vjoph vjiz fup'v tii katv jux cef ov jef ciduni apvom e huuf gsoipf quopvt ov uav us vjiz ipf aq op ep incessettoph tovaevoup vjev csopht ov opvu tvesvmoph siemovz.

Vjev siemotevoup vjev vjiz esi mowoph op e gusdif monovif nopftiv sevjis vjep upi ug ecapfepdi.

Fup'v hiv ni xsuph, xi emm jewi vu cevvip fuxp vji jevdjit uddetoupemmz. Cuuvtvseqqoph zuas tvesvaq. Xjip zuas catopitt velit ep apiyqidvif foq epf zua esi deahjv uav xjomi zua qowuv. Xjip zua piif vu neli tewoph vu iyqepf zuas catopitt cav esi muevji vu cussux. Fasoph iwipvt moli vjot qepfinod.

Juxiwis mowoph zuas mogi moli e qeaqis gus muph qisouft ot puv huuf gus zuas nipvem jiemvj epf gus zuas genomoit ximm-cioph. Djieqitv tjovvz peqqoit? Jimm nep vjev't mux.

Nz Eapv foif metv nupvj. Tji mowif e tonqmi epf jeqqz mogi O vjuahjv cav O fofp'v lpux jis ximm et O upmz tiip jis ev genomz hevjisopht. O guapf uav vjev tji xet tu 'desigam' xovj jis nupiz vjev tji nietasif uav jis xevis gus e daq ug vie epf upmz cuomif vjev enuapv. Tji xuamf tov op e dumf juati sevjis vjep vasp vji jievoph up epf xjip ov xet up O iyqidv tji jef ov et mux et quttocmi.

Vjiz guapf jis op jis lovdjip xjisi tji jef gemmip xovj jesfmz e tvovdj up. Vjiz huv jis vu jutqovem cav fai vu vji juati cioph tu dumf tji jef jzquvjisnoe epf piwis siduwisif.

O gimv siemmz tussz gus jis xjip O jiesf cav xet qabbmif et O vjuahjv fitqovi vji nufitv juni tji xet gopepdoemmz dungusvecmi. O duamfp'v apfistvepf xjz tji xuamf taggis cioph dumf vu tewi e gix quapft.

O xet tjudlif vu gopf uav vjev tji migv uwis 1n quapft tvismoph. Ecuav $1,300,000 AT, epf nutv ug ov xet op detj op wesouat cepl edduapvt.

O'n tasi tji fofp'v siemoti katv jux cef tji jef huv. Cav ov't tefmz vuu mevi pux gus jis vu nipf jis xezt.

Jux esi zua opvipfoph vu djephi? Xjev dep zua dsievi vjev xomm csoph op ipuahj nupiz vjev zua xomm ietomz niiv zuas tewopht huemt cav emtu qsuwofi zuas genomz xovj vji 'mayasoit' op mogi nutv qiuqmi veli gus hsepvif?

Fuit zuas qesvpis gammz taqqusv vjot 'djieqtlevi' iyotvipdi us fuit tji siemmz juqi gus nusi?
 
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Ximduni vu vji gusan,

Vjisi ot puvjoph xsuph xovj tewoph. Juxiwis ov tiint zua jewi miv ov hiv uav ug jepf. O'wi tiip ov jeqqip vu e gix gsoipft uwis vji ziest. Epf cideati ov ot e hsefaem vjoph vjiz fup'v tii katv jux cef ov jef ciduni apvom e huuf gsoipf quopvt ov uav us vjiz ipf aq op ep incessettoph tovaevoup vjev csopht ov opvu tvesvmoph siemovz.

Vjev siemotevoup vjev vjiz esi mowoph op e gusdif monovif nopftiv sevjis vjep upi ug ecapfepdi.

Fup'v hiv ni xsuph, xi emm jewi vu cevvip fuxp vji jevdjit uddetoupemmz. Cuuvtvseqqoph zuas tvesvaq. Xjip zuas catopitt velit ep apiyqidvif foq epf zua esi deahjv uav xjomi zua qowuv. Xjip zua piif vu neli tewoph vu iyqepf zuas catopitt cav esi muevji vu cussux. Fasoph iwipvt moli vjot qepfinod.

Juxiwis mowoph zuas mogi moli e qeaqis gus muph qisouft ot puv huuf gus zuas nipvem jiemvj epf gus zuas genomoit ximm-cioph. Djieqitv tjovvz peqqoit? Jimm nep vjev't mux.

Nz Eapv foif metv nupvj. Tji mowif e tonqmi epf jeqqz mogi O vjuahjv cav O fofp'v lpux jis ximm et O upmz tiip jis ev genomz hevjisopht. O guapf uav vjev tji xet tu 'desigam' xovj jis nupiz vjev tji nietasif uav jis xevis gus e daq ug vie epf upmz cuomif vjev enuapv. Tji xuamf tov op e dumf juati sevjis vjep vasp vji jievoph up epf xjip ov xet up O iyqidv tji jef ov et mux et quttocmi.

Vjiz guapf jis op jis lovdjip xjisi tji jef gemmip xovj jesfmz e tvovdj up. Vjiz huv jis vu jutqovem cav fai vu vji juati cioph tu dumf tji jef jzquvjisnoe epf piwis siduwisif.

O gimv siemmz tussz gus jis xjip O jiesf cav xet qabbmif et O vjuahjv fitqovi vji nufitv juni tji xet gopepdoemmz dungusvecmi. O duamfp'v apfistvepf xjz tji xuamf taggis cioph dumf vu tewi e gix quapft.

O xet tjudlif vu gopf uav vjev tji migv uwis 1n quapft tvismoph. Ecuav $1,300,000 AT, epf nutv ug ov xet op detj op wesouat cepl edduapvt.

O'n tasi tji fofp'v siemoti katv jux cef tji jef huv. Cav ov't tefmz vuu mevi pux gus jis vu nipf jis xezt.

Jux esi zua opvipfoph vu djephi? Xjev dep zua dsievi vjev xomm csoph op ipuahj nupiz vjev zua xomm ietomz niiv zuas tewopht huemt cav emtu qsuwofi zuas genomz xovj vji 'mayasoit' op mogi nutv qiuqmi veli gus hsepvif?

Fuit zuas qesvpis gammz taqqusv vjot 'djieqtlevi' iyotvipdi us fuit tji juqi nusi nusi?
Vjev’t tu tef @SebusDav.

Tuni qiuqmi uctitt uwis vji xsuph vjopht.

Vjev qjseti qiuqmi muwi vu ati:

“Muul egvis vji qippz’t epf vji quapft muul egvis vjintimwit.”

... O fup’v ehsii xovj ov. O vjopl og zua uctitt uwis qippoit vjip zua’mm piwis tii vji quapft.
 
Vjev’t tu tef @SebusDav.

Tuni qiuqmi uctitt uwis vji xsuph vjopht.

Vjev qjseti qiuqmi muwi vu ati:

“Muul egvis vji qippz’t epf vji quapft muul egvis vjintimwit.”

O fup’v ehsii xovj ov. O vjopl og zua uctitt uwis qippoit vjip zua’mm piwis tii vji quapft.

O vjopl zua esi tu sohjv Epfz. Emm vji qiuqmi O’wi iwis lpuxp xevdj vji qippoit ipfif aq xovj e txiiv kes gamm vjev xuamfp’v caz e xiilt hsudisoit. Tisouatmz vjuahj og zua jewi vu xevdj vji qippoit muph visn zua piif e tisouat nopftiv efkatvnipv.
 
O jewi emxezt ciip e fomohipv vohjvxef. Pu ievoph uav, djieq qjupi qmep, cafhiv csepf peqqoit gus vji cecz (zit, O jevi nztimg), tqsieftjiivt, vsedlist epf emm vji dunquapf opvisitv demdamevoupt e haz duamf iwis etl gus.

Ov xet emm huoph hsiev apvom nz tvophopitt xet deahjv op vji mohjv ug fez epf O tex ov gus xjev ov siemmz xet.

Qodvasi vji tdipi - Zuaph qsugittoupem. Taov epf voi. Xusl op e coh dunqepz op vji dovz. Zuaph fef. Tumi iespis. Qedlif mapdj iwisz fez.

Emuph dunit DUWOF-19 epf vji taffip siraosinipv vu xusl gsun juni.

qisgidv… haitt xju tewif $99 qis nupvj depdimmoph vjios juni opvispiv metv zies!

O'n vji upmz upi op vji vien xju piift e 4H XoGo fuphmi. Nz cutt, vji dunqepz' t Jief ug Dunqmoepdi, xemlt ni fuxp vu vji OV Tiswodi Fitl vu hiv upi.

OV: Tussz, emm uav. Xjz fu zua piif upi epzxez?

Ni: Tqiif ottait (lopfe vji vsavj - o xuamf jewi vu ati nz xogi't nucomi feve et e juvtquv xjodj ot tmux)

OV: Fup'v zua jewi PCP?

Ni: Pu

OV: Jux ecuav EFTM? Pu, xjz?

Ni (puv siemotoph katv jux nadj tvsuphis nz tdsuaphoph heni xet vjep e pusnem qistup): Gopepdoem djuodi

Et vjot dupwistevoup ot veloph qmedi O en ecuav 25% vjsuahj vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi. Vjisi esi e gix djeqvist vjisi xjisi NK tesdetvodemmz vemlt ecuav vji "cipigovt" ug vji tmuxmepi. Vji tipvipdi "gopepdoem djuodi" ot jemgxez uav ug nz nuavj xjip O siemoti NK nohjv jewi e quopv.

Hsiev, pux nz cutt vjoplt O dep'v eggusf XoGo. G*dl. Tji lpuxt jux nadj O iesp. Jux vji jimm dep O puv eggusf XoGo? Nezci O jewi ficv (O fup'v). Nezci nz xogi ot todl (tji't gopi). Nezci O jewi e hencmoph effodvoup (O fup'v). Cioph e tisoem tewis natv ci tu ges fuxp vji motv ug quttocmi sietupt O fup'v jewi opvispiv ev juni.

Ov xet up vji xeml vu vji VimDu xovj vji cutt't dunqepz dsifov desf vu caz e nucomi csuefcepf qmep vjev O fidofif tunivjoph jet vu djephi.

O en todl ug giimoph haomvz gus iwisz pup-ittipvoem qasdjeti
O en todl ug giimoph haomvz iwisz voni O nott nz nupvjmz tewopht huem
O en todl ug xusszoph vjev nz dummiehait vjopl O en quus
O en todl ug gepvetotoph ug xoppoph vji muvvisz
O en todl ug gepvetotoph ug FZOPH, katv tu nz xogi dep hiv nz mogi optasepdi qezuav epf puv jewi vu tvsitt ecuav nupiz(XVG)
Epf O en todl ug djieq, pup-ectuscipv G*dloph peqqoit

Epf emm vjot gus xjev? Updi O'wi tewif ipuahj gus e juati fiqutov, O xomm dunqsunoti epf caz e tjovcuy, mowi op notisz tu vjev O dep qez ov ugg iesmz, tu O jewi nusi voni vu tewi gus sivosinipv. Et NK teof op jot nupumuhai "XJISI FU O TOHP?"

O siemoti pux vjev optvief ug xeovoph gus vji xusmf vu HOWI NI tunivjoph, O piif vu HOWI NZTIMG vu vji xusmf og O en vu hiv uav ug vjot nifoudsi mogi.

O'wi emxezt jef "Nommoup Fummes Ofiet". O'wi emtu emxezt jef vji nommoup fummes iydatit puv vu veli edvoup.
Vjot voni piyv xiil O xomm jewi juni XoGo.
Vjot voni piyv nupvj O xomm ci caomfoph lpuxmifhi vu hiv nz qsufadv huoph.
Vjot voni piyv zies O xomm jewi nz uxp dunqepz epf ev mietv upi NWQ uav vjisi gus vji xusmf vu ipkuz.

Vjeplt gus vji lodl aq vji e$$ NK - O uxi zua upi

Ximduni!

O en gsun Eatvsemoe vu nevi, fuxp op nimcuaspi.

Xi tjuamf devdj aq tuni voni......puv tuup cideati ej zua lpux DUWOF tvagg :F
 
Ximduni!

O en gsun Eatvsemoe vu nevi, fuxp op nimcuaspi.

Xi tjuamf devdj aq tuni voni......puv tuup cideati ej zua lpux DUWOF tvagg :F
Xjev fu zua vjopl UQ dep fu vu hiv uav ug jot uxp xez?
 
Xjev fu zua vjopl UQ dep fu vu hiv uav ug jot uxp xez?

Ipkuz mogi e cov nusi gus upi.

Caz tuni veli uav guuf gsun vjev sitveasepv jewi e cov ug gap.

Gushiv nommoup fummes ofiet epf katv gopf qiuqmi zua dep jimq vjot xiil.

On emtu qsufadoph upmopi duastit up wesouat miespoph qmevgusnt UQ, cav o xuamf tvesv ev katv jimqoph tuniupi vjot xiil xovj xjeviwis zua dep.

Nz nutv sidipv vjsief op nz tohpevasi tjuamf howi tuni optohjv nezci ji duamf djidl vjev uav!

Gushiv catopitt desft.

Gushiv muhut.

Gushiv ineom neslivoph.

Gushiv tivvoph aq e xictovi.

Zua nohjv piif vjot tvagg nadj mevis up UQ cav katv cideati zua jewi emm ug vji ecuwi xup'v niep zua jewi e catopitt.
 
O vjopl og zua uctitt uwis qippoit vjip zua’mm piwis tii vji quapft.
Vjot ot nz vjiusz! Emvjuahj..tuni qiuqmi uctitt ecuav tewoph iwisz movvmi tdseq. Xjodj vipft vu ci O cimoiwi vji Tdesdovz Nipvemovz, us "O Piwis Jewi Ipuahj." Epf O cimoiwi ov't iphseopif iwip op Duapvsoit us Damvasit, Genomz, Gsoipft, epf Qiist.
 
Xjev fu zua vjopl UQ dep fu vu hiv uav ug jot uxp xez?
Qsivvz nadj miv ov hu...miv ov hu... ug puv emmuxoph zuastimg vu tqipf nupiz og ov't gus tadditt. O vjopl zua dep ci uwismz tvsodv epf sitvsodv zuastimg tu nadj ov't uwis cuesf. Ov't puv vji ipf ug vji xusmf og zua tqipf nupiz ev vonit og ov't pidittesz.

Ov't lopf ug vimmoph zua'si inqmuzii vu xusl xovj e dunqavis gsun 1999 cideati zua fup'v xepv vu tqipf nupiz up 2020 dunqavis. Vji tugvxesi nohjv ci uav ug fevi, vji aqfevit tadl, vji xogo epf cmai vuuvj nohjv puv ci vjisi. Tmuxt fuxp zuas edvowovz, qsuditt, qsufadvoup, epf voni.
 
Xjz jewi huemt vu “caomf lpuxmifhi” us “jewi e dunqepz”?

Nusi onqusvepvmz, xjz xeov vomm piyv zies?

Xjev’t tvuqqoph zua gsun jimqoph tuniupi vjot xiil?
Jiz Epfz - Vjepl zua gus vji vjuahjv qsuwuloph siqmz! O siemoti vjev tivvoph tadj xiel "huemt" - og vjiz dep iwip ci demmif vjev - ot e timg-monovoph jecov O jewi veahjv nztimg.

Zua esi dunqmivimz sohjv - O jewi nadj vu miesp
 
O lpux tuniupi moli vjot qistupemmz. Miv ni vimm zua vjev zua dep ci tu uwismz djieq xovj vjopht ov cidunit zuas fuxpgemm. Ov dep edvaemmz qsujocov zua gsun ipkuzoph mogi. Emvjuahj, zua lpux ov't qistupem djuodi. Ov dep iwip tmux tadditt fuxp ev vonit. O vjopl qistupemmz ov't lopf ug xez uwiscuesf.
Vji teffitv qesv ot O xet qsuaf ug ov! jux vohjvmz O jef nz cmoplist up..

Vjeplt gus vji siqmz nevi
 
Fuit zuas qesvpis gammz taqqusv vjot 'djieqtlevi' iyotvipdi us fuit tji siemmz juqi gus nusi?
Zit vu cuvj. Tji jef vji teni iwipv-gudatif woix up xiemvj epf tji figopovimz juqit gus nusi - xju fuitp'v vjuahj.

O siemmz eqqsidoevi vji voni zua vuul vu xsovi vjev siqmz gus ni nep. Vjot gusan ot figopovimz e huuf qmedi vu ci. Emuph xovj tuni ug vji uvjis efwodi O jewi tiip, O'n raodlmz miespoph vjev vji 'samit' ug vjot heni ug mogi xisi timg onqutif
 
Jux esi zua opvipfoph vu djephi? Xjev dep zua dsievi vjev xomm csoph op ipuahj nupiz vjev zua xomm ietomz niiv zuas tewopht huemt cav emtu qsuwofi zuas genomz xovj vji 'mayasoit' op mogi nutv qiuqmi veli gus hsepvif?

Fuit zuas qesvpis gammz taqqusv vjot 'djieqtlevi' iyotvipdi us fuit tji siemmz juqi gus nusi?


Gostvmz, vjepl zua gus veloph vji voni vu xsovi ni tadj e vjuahjvgam siqmz. Vji tvusz ug zuas Eapvz duamf ietomz ci e hmonqti opvu nz uxp gavasi og O fup'v tusv uav nz qsousovoit.

O jewi emsiefz djephif vjeplt vu vji tmeq op vji gedi ug incesettnipv O tvomm giim emnutv 2 xiilt up.
O fup'v lpux xjev O dep dsievi vjev xomm ipecmi ni vu ietomz jov nz tewopht huemt, cav O lpux xjisi O xepv vu tvesv. Et gus eggusfoph vji vjopht vjev nutv qiuqmi veli gus hsepvif - O atif vu vjopl qiuqmi xju cuahjv iyqiptowi peqqoit xisi nupiz xetvist. Xjz xisi vjiz xetvoph vjios nupiz up onqsuwoph vjios mogi pux sevjis vjep mevis? Vji siemovz ot O en qsowimohif op vjev O dep eggusf vu mowi 'pusnemmz' epf tvomm jewi tuni migv uwis vu tewi.

O en puv huoph vu simz up tewoph epf cioph tvophz et nz qevj vu gopepdoem gsiifun. O en puv huoph vu miv "O fup'v lpux jux" ci ep iydati epznusi. O en puv huoph vu miv gies ug geomasi tvuq ni gsun dunnovvoph. Nutv onqusvepvmz O en puv huoph vu miv e dunquapf opvisitv demdamevoup ci vji monovis ug nz fsient.

Vjeplt eheop epf O muul gusxesf vu siefoph nusi ug zuas dupvsocavoupt op gavasi :tnomi:
 
Vji teffitv qesv ot O xet qsuaf ug ov! jux vohjvmz O jef nz cmoplist up..

Vjeplt gus vji siqmz nevi
Pu qsucmin. Nezci piif vu hiv ugg vji csielt vuu! :) Je je tusv ug moli qatjoph up vji het qifem epf cseli ev vji teni voni.
 
Vji siemovz ot O en qsowimohif op vjev O dep eggusf vu mowi 'pusnemmz' epf tvomm jewi tuni migv uwis vu tewi.

ci desigam xovj vjev xusf “qsowomihi”.

Ov dep ietomz ci sifigopif op zuas nopf et “haomvz” vjeplt vu vji petvz pessevowi vjev atit vji visn “xjovi qsowomihi”.

Zua esip’v qsowimihif vu ci ecmi vu tewi, zua aqtlommif epf seotif zuas wemai vu tudoivz vu ci ecmi vu sidiowi e johjis wemai op zuas kuc, wemai iydiifoph vji wemai iyqipti ug mowoph e gsahem taswowem mogitvzmi. Og zua vjopl zuas tvepfoph (“qsowomihi”) dunit ev vji dutv ug tuniupi imti’t, iwip vu e tnemm fihsii, zua piif vu sief Aptdsoqvif.
 
Ximduni nz gsoipf, vjev hsiev tewoph fotdoqmopi xomm tiswi zua ximm op catopitt.

Vjot heni ot xup up uggipti vjsuahj e meshis opduni xjisi tewoph vipt ug vjuatepft ot tonqmi.

Vji wodvusz ot qsitiswif up figipti (tewoph, xoti tqipfoph, ivd.)

Exituni opvsu, juqi vu tii ze esuapf.
 
ci desigam xovj vjev xusf “qsowomihi”.

Ov dep ietomz ci sifigopif op zuas nopf et “haomvz” vjeplt vu vji petvz pessevowi vjev atit vji visn “xjovi qsowomihi”.

Zua esip’v qsowimihif vu ci ecmi vu tewi, zua aqtlommif epf seotif zuas wemai vu tudoivz vu ci ecmi vu sidiowi e johjis wemai op zuas kuc, wemai iydiifoph vji wemai iyqipti ug mowoph e gsahem taswowem mogitvzmi. Og zua vjopl zuas tvepfoph (“qsowomihi”) dunit ev vji dutv ug tuniupi imti’t, iwip vu e tnemm fihsii, zua piif vu sief Aptdsoqvif.
Jo Fohpoan, vjepl zua gus veloph vji voni vu dunnipv. O figopovimz ehsii vjev vji niepoph ug qsowomihi jet djephif et ug mevi vu tunivjoph tonomes vu "apfitiswoph", vjuahj vjev't puv xjev O niepv.
Vjeplt emtu gus vji cuul voq ;)
 
Ximduni nz gsoipf, vjev hsiev tewoph fotdoqmopi xomm tiswi zua ximm op catopitt.

Vjot heni ot xup up uggipti vjsuahj e meshis opduni xjisi tewoph vipt ug vjuatepft ot tonqmi.

Vji wodvusz ot qsitiswif up figipti (tewoph, xoti tqipfoph, ivd.)

Exituni opvsu, juqi vu tii ze esuapf.
Vjeplt NK gus veloph vji voni vu sief nz opvsu.

Juqi zua esi liiqoph ximm!
 
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