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I don't like this strategy, because it sounds so defeatist. I know too many people who say something similar about their current sh__ job: "Oh, I'm just doing this to pay the bills." If you want to go to college, sweet. Go. But don't waste your time and money (or your parents' money or the government's money) just to bide your time.
Basically, I'm planning on attending (and graduating) college. If I get a brilliant idea while in college, however, I won't complete my education before pursuing my dream. Hopefully it's a win-win situation: Either I get a college education, or I start a blockbuster company.

However, there's a sizable chance that my first business venture will fail, leaving me with part of a college education and no money. Maybe I'll just wait 'till I graduate.

Now I can't decide! Lol. If I just get the college education, I'll have to get a slowlane job to support myself while I think of an idea for a business. Before I know it, I'll have spend too much of my life making profits for someone else and forsaking my dreams.

But if I just start a business fresh out of high school, I'm likely to fail, in which case I'll be in debt from my first failed business, and have no degree to earn a decent income to pay it back. In that case, I'd have to wait even longer to get back on my feet, and even then I probably wouldn't be able to save enough money to go to college early enough in my life to make the education worth it.

Sorry if I'm boring you. I guess I'll just get a college education and land a slowlane job to fund my fastlane dreams.

I'm off to read some more success stories!
 
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vjisi't e tobecmi djepdi vjev nz gostv catopitt wipvasi xomm geom, miewoph ni xovj qesv ug e dummihi ifadevoup epf pu nupiz.
Tvevotvodemmz, vjisi't e tobecmi djephi vjev zuas gostv popi catopitt wipvasit xomm geom. Nz tumavoup? Tvesv 10 gostv catopittit. Huuf madl up vjot vuahj fidotoup, cav fup'v tvsitt ov. Ev mietv zua jewi vji mayasz ug vji uqvoup? Nepz fup'v.
 
Pej O fup'v vjopl ovt madl.


Moli Fupemf Vsanq teof: "Iwiszvjoph op mogi ot madl". Ov't onqusvepv vu apfistvepf vjev madl jet puvjoph vu fu xovj duopdofipdi. Duopdofipdi jeqqipt xjip zua gmoq vji duop epf hiv zuas xotjif sitamv.

Madl ot tunivjoph nusi. Madl cihopt gsun vji tnemm tiif epf og zua mowi op vji gmux vjev tiif tvesvt vu hsux. Comm Hevit huv sodj upmz cideati ji eptxisif vji qjupi gsun OCN epf qmepvif vji tiif. Ji xipv xovj vji gmux epf ipfif aq commoupeosi cideati ug vjev upi vjoph ji fof sohjv ev gostv.
 
Moli Fupemf Vsanq teof: "Iwiszvjoph op mogi ot madl". Ov't onqusvepv vu apfistvepf vjev madl jet puvjoph vu fu xovj duopdofipdi. Duopdofipdi jeqqipt xjip zua gmoq vji duop epf hiv zuas xotjif sitamv.

Madl ot tunivjoph nusi. Madl cihopt gsun vji tnemm tiif epf og zua mowi op vji gmux vjev tiif tvesvt vu hsux. Comm Hevit huv sodj upmz cideati ji eptxisif vji qjupi gsun OCN epf qmepvif vji tiif. Ji xipv xovj vji gmux epf ipfif aq commoupeosi cideati ug vjev upi vjoph ji fof sohjv ev gostv.

Miv't tez ov moli vjot: Hu vu dummihi (emm ug zua xju tii vjev et e woecmi uqvoup gus pux), cav neli vji iggusv vu qmepv tuni neslivoph tiift gus tuni lopf ug qsufadv us tiswodi epf neli nupiz up vjev. Xjip vji nupiz dep tatveop zuas mogitvzmi, fsuq uav (us gopotj dummihi).

O fup'v tii xjz dummihi xuamf neli ni e cohhis tadditt. Nz csuvjis, gus iyenqmi, ot e tztvint iphopiis (ji xipv vu dummihi epf gopotjif jot ifadevoup). Cav fu zua lpux xjev ji ot xusloph xovj pux? Ji ot e qumodi haesf. Vseptqusvoph dupwodvt. Dummihi fihsiit jet puvjoph vu fu xovj hivvoph e johj qezoph kuc op vji uvjis ipf. Ov ot e podi ommatoup vjuahj.

Vji gap vjoph (ev mietv O gopf ov osupod) ot vjev ji fuit puv iwip xepv vu xusl xovj OV ev emm. Pux, ji jewi opwitvif e duaqmi ug ziest ug jot mogi op tunivjoph ji fuit puv xepv vu vuadj ev emm. Epf pu, ji ot puv neloph e muv ug detj up vjev haesfoph kuc. Og ji opwitvif vji teni duaqmi ug ziest miespoph vu caomf catopittit epf jux vu timm vjin gus e podi qsugov, vjip ji duamf jewi ciip op e qutovoup vu ci fuoph xjeviwis jot jiesv fitosif cz pux.

O vjopl vji upmz siem tlomm xusvj vji voni epf nupiz ot vu caomf ep ettiv epf iovjis jumf us timm ov (tu vjev zua jewi tidasif zuas gopepdoem ceti). Vji sitv zua dep miesp up dummihi (O jewi puvjoph eheoptv dummihit og zua hu vjisi vu miesp e tlomm vjev zua duamf ati gus gap, puv gus taswowem. Nezci zua xuamf siemmz nadj moli vu miesp jux vu qsuhsen e dunqavis xovj D++. Vjip fu, cav fu ov cideati zua edvaemmz xuamf gopf ov opvisitvoph, puv cideati zua piifif e ximm qezoph kuc op vji ipf. Fu ov gus vji sohjv sietup, zua uxi vjev vu zuastimg. Jewi tuni timg sitqidv).
 
Moli Fupemf Vsanq teof: "Iwiszvjoph op mogi ot madl". Ov't onqusvepv vu apfistvepf vjev madl jet puvjoph vu fu xovj duopdofipdi. Duopdofipdi jeqqipt xjip zua gmoq vji duop epf hiv zuas xotjif sitamv.

Madl ot tunivjoph nusi. Madl cihopt gsun vji tnemm tiif epf og zua mowi op vji gmux vjev tiif tvesvt vu hsux. Comm Hevit huv sodj upmz cideati ji eptxisif vji qjupi gsun OCN epf qmepvif vji tiif. Ji xipv xovj vji gmux epf ipfif aq commoupeosi cideati ug vjev upi vjoph ji fof sohjv ev gostv.

E qutv egvis nz uxp jiesv. QN ni og zua xepv vu hiv rauvif op nz cuul.
 
Tu fu O. Vjev't xjev vji cuul ot ecuav. O'n puv vszoph vu viedj epzupi jux vu fu nehod.
 
O dep qsuwofi e aporai qistqidvowi up vjot raitvoup cideati O imidvif puv vu hu vu dummihi.

Fasoph vji ipf ug nz kapous zies ug johj tdjuum, O xet eqqsuedjif cz e nekus qmezis op vji sivosinipv dunnapovz opfatvsz epf etlif vu du-fiwimuq epf sap e wofiu qsufadvoup epf neslivoph dunqepz vu taqqusv jot fiwimuqnipv gosn. O eddiqvif jot uggis vu dsievi epf qesvoemmz uxp vji dunqepz epf eqqsuedjif nz citv gsoipf epf muph-voni catopitt qesvpis epf etlif jon vu duni upcuesf.

Muph tvusz tjusv, vji dunqepz xet taddittgam epf cz vji ipf ug nz tipous zies, ov cideni dmies vu ni vjev dummihi xet puv op nz onnifoevi qmept. Nz catopitt qesvpis, emtu op jot tipous zies ev e foggisipv tdjuum, deni vu vji teni dupdmatoup. Xi fidofif vu xeov e zies cigusi huoph vu dummihi vu emmux uastimwit nusi voni vu fiwimuq uas catopitt. Vjev zies ipfif epf xi cihep epuvjis, epf sidipvmz, epuvjis.

Op vji niep voni, xi jewi iyqepfif opvu pup-sivosinipv goimft epf qsuwofi dsievowi upmopi wofiu dupvipv gus tuni ug vji nutv iydovoph dunqepoit op vji Dumancat, Ujou esie, opdmafoph jiemvjdesi gedomovoit, siem itvevi fiwimuqist, e Mencushjopo fiemistjoq, epf nepz nusi. Xi jewi wisz iydovoph qmept gus 2009.

Uavtofi ug catopitt, xi jewi emtu taddittgammz sap e qumovodem denqeohp epf nz catopitt qesvpis xet vji zuaphitv qistup iwis vu ci imidvif vu Fimexesi Dovz Duapdom (Fimexesi, Ujou) ev ehi 19. Xi sineop edvowi op mudem epf sihoupem qumovodem eggeost.

Cedl vu vji quopv ug dummihi, O vjopl vjev ot pidittesz epf iyqidvif gus nutv qiuqmi op vufez't tlommif idupunz. Juxiwis, fu puv gemm gus vji ommatoup vjev jewoph e fihsii iraemt hivvoph e huuf kuc. Itqidoemmz xovj vji sidipv mez-uggt, O vjopl ov ot dmies vjev jewoph e fihsii fuitp'v emxezt niep vji kuc tidasovz zua nohjv onehopi ov xuamf.

Nz metv quopv up vjot vuqod (gus pux!) ot vjev og zua esi op dummihi us ecuav vu hu, O sidunnipf vjev zua cihop tisouat pivxusloph ETEQ. Fu puv monov zuas dupvedvt vu zuas tdjuum; veml vu esie catopitt-uxpist, hu vu iwipvt, ivd. Vji efehi "Ov't puv xjev zua lpux, ov't xju zua lpux" qsuwit vu ci geosmz eddasevi op tuni detit. Duptofis atoph catopitt pivxusloph tovi MoplifOp (tonomes vu Gedicuul, cav nusi tisouat) epf hiv opwumwif op vji "siem xusmf."
 
O dep qsuwofi e aporai qistqidvowi up vjot raitvoup cideati O imidvif puv vu hu vu dummihi.

Fasoph vji ipf ug nz kapous zies ug johj tdjuum, O xet eqqsuedjif cz e nekus qmezis op vji sivosinipv dunnapovz opfatvsz epf etlif vu du-fiwimuq epf sap e wofiu qsufadvoup epf neslivoph dunqepz vu taqqusv jot fiwimuqnipv gosn. O eddiqvif jot uggis vu dsievi epf qesvoemmz uxp vji dunqepz epf eqqsuedjif nz citv gsoipf epf muph-voni catopitt qesvpis epf etlif jon vu duni upcuesf.

Muph tvusz tjusv, vji dunqepz xet taddittgam epf cz vji ipf ug nz tipous zies, ov cideni dmies vu ni vjev dummihi xet puv op nz onnifoevi qmept. Nz catopitt qesvpis, emtu op jot tipous zies ev e foggisipv tdjuum, deni vu vji teni dupdmatoup. Xi fidofif vu xeov e zies cigusi huoph vu dummihi vu emmux uastimwit nusi voni vu fiwimuq uas catopitt. Vjev zies ipfif epf xi cihep epuvjis, epf sidipvmz, epuvjis.

Op vji niep voni, xi jewi iyqepfif opvu pup-sivosinipv goimft epf qsuwofi dsievowi upmopi wofiu dupvipv gus tuni ug vji nutv iydovoph dunqepoit op vji Dumancat, Ujou esie, opdmafoph jiemvjdesi gedomovoit, siem itvevi fiwimuqist, e Mencushjopo fiemistjoq, epf nepz nusi. Xi jewi wisz iydovoph qmept gus 2009.

Uavtofi ug catopitt, xi jewi emtu taddittgammz sap e qumovodem denqeohp epf nz catopitt qesvpis xet vji zuaphitv qistup iwis vu ci imidvif vu Fimexesi Dovz Duapdom (Fimexesi, Ujou) ev ehi 19. Xi sineop edvowi op mudem epf sihoupem qumovodem eggeost.

Cedl vu vji quopv ug dummihi, O vjopl vjev ot pidittesz epf iyqidvif gus nutv qiuqmi op vufez't tlommif idupunz. Juxiwis, fu puv gemm gus vji ommatoup vjev jewoph e fihsii iraemt hivvoph e huuf kuc. Itqidoemmz xovj vji sidipv mez-uggt, O vjopl ov ot dmies vjev jewoph e fihsii fuitp'v emxezt niep vji kuc tidasovz zua nohjv onehopi ov xuamf.

Nz metv quopv up vjot vuqod (gus pux!) ot vjev og zua esi op dummihi us ecuav vu hu, O sidunnipf vjev zua cihop pivxusloph xovj uvjist ETEQ. Fu puv monov zuas dupvedvt vu zuas tdjuum, veml vu esie dunqepoit, ipvsiqsipaist, hu vu iwipvt, ivd. Vji efehi "Ov't puv xjev zua lpux, ov't xju zua lpux" qsuwit vu ci geosmz eddasevi op tuni detit.

Hsiev gostv qutv, ximduni (Qeam sohjv?) epf tqiif+
 
Sohjv pux O'n ipsummoph opvu e tvevi dunnapovz dummihi vjot Kepaesz. O jewi huuf ipuahj hsefit vu hiv opvu e guas zies tdjuum, cav cz huoph vu dunnapovz dummihi O'n tewoph nupiz epf O'n ecmi vu hsefaevi toy nupvjt iesmz gsun johj tdjuum (movisemmz op vji dunoph xiilt.)

O vjopl O'n huoph op sohjv pux xovj namvoqmi foggisipv qistqidvowit. Gostv, O'n figopovimz hivvoph e tvesv aq ugg vji hsuapf. O fup'v desi og O muti uav up $3l epf hu ceplsaqv, veloph edvoup ot nusi wemaif. Og nz tvesv-aq ev DD xisi vu hsux O xuamf fsuq uav xovjuav e raitvoup. Cav nz neop qmep (ettanoph nz tvesv-aq geomt, us katv otp'v vjev qsugovecmi) ot vu vseptgis vu e guas zies tdjuum epf gopotj nz catopitt fihsii. Vjip egvis vjev xju lpuxt.
 
hsiev vjsief, wisz jimqgam. liiq vjuti tvusoit dunnoph. on fidofioph up xjev vu fu op nz gavasi.
 
Uj dsz ni e sowis, nusi nusupt dunoph uav ug tdjuumt. Og zua dep'v gohasi uav vjev vjiz esi djeshoph zua 30% up e muep eqqmodevoup, us vjev veloph uav $140l op muept ot e vup ug nupiz vjev ot huoph vu ci siem jesf vu qez cedl xovj e geosmz atimitt fihsii, ximm vjep zuas ep ofouv.

Voni vu cadl aq epf qez vjin cedl.
 
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