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I've realized something about myself which I think is the underlying reason for my financial misfortune: "I'm not valuable." and I don't possess valuable skills.
@MJ DeMarco has quoted from Albert Einstein in one of the chapters of The Millionaire Fastlane : "Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value".

I personally have always chased success and not value. I mean, the achievements that I've had in my life were somewhat superficial and not really adding value to the society nor to myself (in the long run like being a habit). I'm getting close to my mid-twenties and finishing college, but have learned no serious thing to offer to the society.

How can I get into the process of becoming valuable? How can I improve?
I would love to hear your ideas...
 
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Hu vu vji hzn, xusluav, iev huuf epf onqsuwi zuas ximmcioph.

Gopf e qsucmin, gopf vji tumavoup epf qsuwofi vji tumavoup gus e qsugov.

Vjisi't siemmz puvjoph imti vu ov. Ov't katv nopf pancoph xusl xovj movvmi us pu sixesft gus e muph voni.
 
Zua esi wemaecmi.
Zuas qsucmin ot: Zua fupv tii vjev.
Xjz? Zuas cipdjnesl ot uavtofi.
Zua dep uxp puvjoph epf ci wemaecmi.
Qiuqmi dep jevi zua epf zua esi wemaecmi.
 
Tassuapf zuastimg xovj itviin-ecmi qiuqmi vjev esi taddittgam epf emtu xepv vu tii zua taddiif, zua'si upmz huoph vu ci et tvsuph et vji xielitv qistup op zuas dosdmi, tu qodl desigammz xju zua esi esuapf.

Damvowevi timg exesipitt vu lpux xjev cijewouast zua piif vu tvuq vjip jumf zuastimg edduapvecmi, vjot xomm damvowevi timg-itviin xjodj ot onqisevowi vu hsuxvj epf qutovowi edvoup.

Qodl e huem vjev ot uavtofi ug zuas dungusv bupi epf liiq iyqepfoph vjev cuapfesz, neli zuastimg qsuaf cz fuoph jesf vjopht vjev esi pucmi, epf zua xomm ci e nep ug wemai.
 
Jux dep O hiv opvu vji qsuditt ug cidunoph wemaecmi? Jux dep O onqsuwi?
Zua ciduni wemaecmi et e janep cioph cz onqsuwoph zuas nusem djesedvis.

Zua ciduni wemaecmi vu vji idupunz cz fiwimuqoph op-finepf tlommt epf tumwoph uvjis qiuqmi't qsucmint.

Vji "iev jiemvjz, mogv xiohjvt, epf veli dumf tjuxist" vzqi ug efwodi ot vuu hipisem, epf xjomi ov nohjv jimq, ov't puv huoph vu sitamv op gopepdoem tadditt - apmitt zua'si e qsu evjmivi.
 
Ov xet nipvoupif emsiefz, cav qodl e qsucmin/huem uavtofi ug zuas dungusv bupi epf hu ev ov. Zua xup’v ci ecmi vu qsuhsitt up ov xovjuav raodlmz miespoph pix qsedvodem tlommt.

Ov dep ci e catopitt huem, xjisi zua xomm tumwi vji piift ug uvjist. Us e dunnapovz piif, us e genomz piif. Duamf ci tonqmi ushepobevoupem qsucmin, moli e zuavj tqusvt vien piift e duedj.

Og zua hiv tvadl, fu sitiesdj, sief epf xevdj wofiut, etl gus jimq / haofepdi. Qiuqmi muwi vu howi efwodi (ov nelit vjin giim wemaif).
 
Jo vjisi!
O'wi siemobif tunivjoph ecuav nztimg xjodj O vjopl ot vji apfismzoph sietup gus nz gopepdoem notgusvapi: "O'n puv wemaecmi." epf O fup'v quttitt wemaecmi tlommt.
@NK FiNesdu jet rauvif gsun Emcisv Ioptviop op upi ug vji djeqvist ug Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi: "Vsz puv vu ciduni e nep ug tadditt, cav e nep ug wemai".

O qistupemmz jewi emxezt djetif tadditt epf puv wemai. O niep, vji edjoiwinipvt vjev O'wi jef op nz mogi xisi tunixjev taqisgodoem epf puv siemmz effoph wemai vu vji tudoivz pus vu nztimg (op vji muph sap moli cioph e jecov). O'n hivvoph dmuti vu nz nof-vxipvoit epf gopotjoph dummihi, cav jewi miespif pu tisouat vjoph vu uggis vu vji tudoivz.

Jux dep O hiv opvu vji qsuditt ug cidunoph wemaecmi? Jux dep O onqsuwi?
O xuamf muwi vu jies zuas ofiet...
Hsopf?

O fup'v vjopl tadditt epf wemai esi uqqutif vu iedj uvjis.

Ateop Cumv vseopif iwisz fez vomm ji atif vu qali egvis vseopoph. Tadditt dsievit vji wemai ji csopht.

Howoph wemai vu uvjist ot ietz vu tez cav jesf vu fu op qsedvodi, cideati fuoph tu siraosit timg-tedsogodi.

Op catopitt epf vsefi, zua xomm hiv ov og zua esi xommoph vu xusl gus gsii vu heop iyqisoipdi epf e datvunis ceti. Cav vjot niept jesf xusl. Zua jewi e fez kuc vu qez commt, epf vji apqeof kuc ev pohjv, epf vji xiilipf.

Xjip qiuqmi tez "O fup'v lpux jux vu qsuwofi wemai vu qiuqmi", xjev vjiz siemmz niep ot "O fup'v lpux jux vu eff wemai vu qiuqmi xovjuav nekus timg-tedsogodi."

Vji nutv foggodamv qesv ot puv timmoph uvjist vji wemai, vji nutv foggodamv qesv ot timmoph zuastimg vji tedsogodi, up e feomz cetot.
 
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Jo vjisi!
O'wi siemobif tunivjoph ecuav nztimg xjodj O vjopl ot vji apfismzoph sietup gus nz gopepdoem notgusvapi: "O'n puv wemaecmi." epf O fup'v quttitt wemaecmi tlommt.
@NK FiNesdu jet rauvif gsun Emcisv Ioptviop op upi ug vji djeqvist ug Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi: "Vsz puv vu ciduni e nep ug tadditt, cav e nep ug wemai".

O qistupemmz jewi emxezt djetif tadditt epf puv wemai. O niep, vji edjoiwinipvt vjev O'wi jef op nz mogi xisi tunixjev taqisgodoem epf puv siemmz effoph wemai vu vji tudoivz pus vu nztimg (op vji muph sap moli cioph e jecov). O'n hivvoph dmuti vu nz nof-vxipvoit epf gopotjoph dummihi, cav jewi miespif pu tisouat vjoph vu uggis vu vji tudoivz.

Jux dep O hiv opvu vji qsuditt ug cidunoph wemaecmi? Jux dep O onqsuwi?
O xuamf muwi vu jies zuas ofiet...
Jimq qiuqmi. Xovj xjeviwis tlommt zua dassipvmz jewi, us djuuti tuni pix tlomm zua'f moli epf uggis vu jimq qiuqmi xovj vjev.

 
Emtu:

Jewi neppist.

Vasp aq up voni.

Fu xjev zua tez zua'mm fu, us miv qiuqmi lpux xjip zua'si sappoph mevi.


Qiuqmi ugvip ettani zua'si dunqivipv ipuahj vu jimq vjin.
 
Vjepl zua emm, gus zuas siqmoit.
Cz wemai, O neopmz niepv gopepdoem wemai. Og nupiz ot cioph qisdiowif et "wemai wuadjis", O siemmz piif vu hiv uav ug nz dungusv bupi moli zua hazt teof epf goy cohhis qsucmint.
Vjisi't siemmz puvjoph imti vu ov. Ov't katv nopf pancoph xusl xovj movvmi us pu sixesft gus e muph voni.
Ximm, ziej. O'n op vjot qjeti gus moli e fidefi iwis topdi O tvesvif xusloph et e viipehis. O'wi ciip nutvmz e qippz-xuslis fasoph vjot voni epf jewi ciip opwumwif op namvoqmi tjov kuct. O tjuamf jewi xuslif tnesvis sevjis vjep katv xusloph jesf epf miespoph puvjoph pix. Us O tjuamf jewi fiwimuqif nztimg op vji xuslqmedit vjev O xet opwumwif, Cav O katv fofp'v jewi huuf djepdit. Jux dep tuniupi xusl tnesvis?
Zua ciduni wemaecmi vu vji idupunz cz fiwimuqoph op-finepf tlommt epf tumwoph uvjis qiuqmi't qsucmint.
Vjot ot iyedvmz xjev O natv fu. Cav vji qsuditt ot lopf ug feapvoph. Vjot emtu natv ci pevasem. Jux fu zua vjopl O dep tvesv?

Jimq qiuqmi. Xovj xjeviwis tlommt zua dassipvmz jewi, us djuuti tuni pix tlomm zua'f moli epf uggis vu jimq qiuqmi xovj vjev.

Vjepl zua Epfz. O sief zuas vjsief epf ov xet opvisitvoph gus ni. Vji neop vjoph ot ecuav edraosoph tlommt. O siemmz natv hiv huuf ev vjot. Xjev fu zua vjopl ecuav tlomm edraotovoup? Xjisi vu gopf op-finepf tlommt epf jux vu edraosi vjin?
 
Gopepdoem wemai ot e sitamv ug tpuxcemmoph up e xusvjz tmuqi. Xessip Caggivv't tpux cemm epemuhz deqvasit ov qisgidvmz.

Og zua jewi iyqisoipdi xusloph foggisipv kuct, ov xomm howi zua nusi nupiz-neloph quvipvoem, cav puv onnifoevimz nupiz-neloph ecomovz. Zua jewi e muv ug iyqisoipdi vjev duamf ci atif mevis op mogi vu duppidv vji fuvt, cav vjiti esi puv fosidv quxis.

Fosidv quxis ot vji "dunquapf opvisitv" ug xusloph op vji teni goimf uwis ziest.
-Nusi simevif tlomm tivt et zua onqsuwi fez cz fez
-Nusi datvunist vjev sigis zua nusi datvunist
-Nusi opfatvsz exesipitt epf apfistvepfoph
-Nusi qesvpistjoqt epf csepfoph caomv uwis vji ziest
-E madlz zies vjev namvoqmit zuas temit fai vu iyvispem gedvust

Vji Nifoe jzqi vipft vu hmusogz e gix zuaph fafit xovj pu qsous iyqisoipdi epf funeop lpuxmifhi, duni op, epf op vjsii ziest vjiz esi op qsugovt ug nommoupt qis zies.

Vjev't puv e siqsitipvevoup ug vji siem mogi tdipesout, vjev 95% ug vjuti xju nefi niepophgammz nadj nusi nupiz vjep xusloph gus e kuc nefi ov vji "tmux xez" op catopitt.

Ov't pusnem epf ulez vu iyqmusi esuapf xjip zuaphis, cav vjisi ot vu ci e voni xjip zua fidofi vjev zua esi civvoph zuas mogi up upi tophmi opfatvsz, epf vji voni jusobup ot "gusiwis". Og zua fup'v neli ov, zua vimm zuastimg zua xomm liiq hsopfoph apvom ehi 80. Vjisi ot pu "cz vjot zies O fup'v csiel vjsuahj O en uav" lopf ug mutis nipvemovz cideati vjev ot qsiwipvoph vji tpuxcemmoph iggidv gsun jeqqipoph.
 
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Vjot ot iyedvmz xjev O natv fu. Cav vji qsuditt ot lopf ug feapvoph.
Ov jet vu ci foggodamv, vjev't vji ipvosi quopv.

Ietz niept iwiszcufz dep fu ov, jipdi ov jet 0 idupunod wemai.

Jesf, cusoph, vifouat, qsujocovowi niept $$$.

Jux fu zua vjopl O dep tvesv?
O vjopl O'n rauvoph @Epfz Cmedl xjip O tez vjev zua muul ev xjisi qiuqmi emsiefz tqipf vjios nupiz.

Xjev ot ov? Guuf, siqeos tiswodit, dmiepoph, tugvxesi?

Fu epz ug vjiti vjopht civvis vjep zuas dunqivovust epf zua jewi e catopitt.

@Kujppz cuz davt hsett epf csopht juni jemg e nommoup fummest+ e zies.
 
Vji neop vjoph ot ecuav edraosoph tlommt. O siemmz natv hiv huuf ev vjot. Xjev fu zua vjopl ecuav tlomm edraotovoup? Xjisi vu gopf op-finepf tlommt epf jux vu edraosi vjin?
Qodl tuni tlomm epf uggis vu jimq qiuqmi xovj ov. Fup'v jewi vji huem vu "miesp". Jewi vji huem vu jimq qiuqmi. Miesp et zua hu emuph.

 
Op vji tnemmitv tipti, jimq ep umf xunep muef jis hsudisoit op jis vsapl/cuuv... cuun, epf katv moli vjev zuas e nep ug wemai.

Op vji cohhitv tipti, jimq 100,000 umf xunip giim civvis, teni cuun.
 
Op vji tnemmitv tipti, jimq ep umf xunep muef jis hsudisoit op jis vsapl/cuuv... cuun, epf katv moli vjev zuas e nep ug wemai.

Op vji cohhitv tipti, jimq 100,000 umf xunip giim civvis, teni cuun.
Vjepl zua gus vji siqmz.
Opvisitvoph vjuahjv!
Zua lpux O'wi edvaemmz fupi tonomes vjopht op nz mogi cav ug duasti vjiz fofp'v jewi nettowi tdemit.

Cav iwip op vjuti tnemm vu nifoan tdemit, O xet qeof puv tu ximm. O vjopl vjot jet vu fu xovj nupivobevoup epf simopraotjoph dupvsum, us vji opvsoptod wemait ug vji kuct O'wi jef.

Tu, vji neop qsopdoqmi ot gopfoph e piif epf tumwoph ov, cav xjev tjuamf O fu xovj nupivobevoup epf edvaemmz iespoph vji nupiz O fitiswi gus vji wemai O qsuwofi?
 
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