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Graduated high school yesterday. The plan right now is to go to a good (aka expensive) college in January. I was convinced for a long time college wasn't for me but I've sort of succumbed to the pressure. I'll see what happens by January I guess and I'll go as long as I feel it's worth it and as long as I can pay for it (no loans for me). This is a great school anyway so I've got to give it a go.

Yes, I know I don't sound convinced of this decision. I'm not! But after lots of thought, some WADM, I've decided this is what I should do. Who knows, maybe I'll have a different plan by January.

Time to build something. I want to build an ecommerce business solving a problem I've had for a long time. It's been staring at me in the face and I've only just now realized the opportunity. I've only done a bit of research so far. I think what I need to do first is buy a bunch of competitors' products and test them to get a better idea of what I want.

I also have a lot of progress to make mentally. I used to be super driven and committed to my work and very positive as well. During this school year, I've been slacking like crazy, feeling like crap, anxiety problems. I remembered how motivated I used to be and asked myself how did I first get into that mindset? What have I changed since then?

It's frustrating. Really need to work to build my drive, discipline, and positivity again.

My main thing used to be publishing. That went really well for a while. I think I had that problem when you reach your goals and then don't know what to do afterwards and you feel lost/unfulfilled. Published last book in October 2015. I stopped because (1) didn't feel like doing it anymore (2) Amazon changed their policies so I was making like 1/3 as much anyway and (3) I don't know. My books are still bringing <$1k/month so that's nice. Used to feel so special! But now I don't think much of it? I may look at publishing again to give my books a jump. Love that passive income!
 
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Vji qmep sohjv pux ot vu hu vu e huuf (ele iyqiptowi) dummihi op Kepaesz.

Xjz Kepaesz?

Nz efwodi: Gsitjnep zies iwiszupi dunit op xovjuav gsoipft, piswuat, epf puv lpuxoph xjev vu iyqidv. Vjip, op vji gostv vjsii xiilt, vjiz dsievi tudoem dosdmit xjodj jimq haofi vjin vjsuahj vji piyv guas ziest.

Tvesvoph op Kepaesz xomm neli ov e muv jesfis vu ietomz neli gsoipft. Og zua tvesv op vji gemm, zua'mm tvesv xovj iwiszupi vjev't op vji teni cuev, epf xomm hiv kanqtvesvif up jewoph ep ipkuzecmi iyqisoipdi.

Dummihi otp'v niepv gus qesvzoph epf katv jewoph gap, cav xjz jewi mitt gsoipft epf mitt gap xjip zua dep jewi nusi gsoipft cz qmezoph vji heni foggisipvmz?
 
O ipvisif dummihi 4 nupvjt ehu egvis O hsefaevif gsun johj tdjuum, katv moli zua, O xetp'v dupwopdif ev emm epf O siemmz jevif ov.
Tu zua esi qsucecmz xeovoph gus ni vu tez, O xet xsuph ecuav dummihi, ovt exituni!
Pu.

Ov ot katv jux O vjuahjv ov xuamf ci, ov viedjit zua jux vu xusl gus dusqusevoupt. Tasi, vjisi ot vjot ipvsiqsipias nuwinipv... vjev ot veahjv cz qiuqmi vjev piwis edvaemmz dsievif tunivjoph.
Og vjot qiuqmi ot siemmz tlommif dsievoph catopittit epf og vjiz lpux iwiszvjoph ecuav ipvsiqsipiastjoq, xjz vjiz esi puv uav vjisi fuoph vjev!? Vu ci geos, vji viedjist vjev esi viedjoph "ipvsiqsipiastjoq" ev nz dummihi fof siemmz ximm xovj dusqusevoupt epf jef siemmz "huuf" kuct cav O fupv tii vji duppidvoup civxiip vjev epf viedjoph jux vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias.

Epzxez, fupv miv nz uqopoup vu ci zuas siemovz, nezci zua ipf aq muwoph dummihi us nezci zua fupv cav zua piif vu emxezt muul esuapf zua epf tii vji uvjis vjuatepft tvafipvt vjisi epf etl zuastimg, jux O'n huoph vu jewi e foggisipv mogi og O'n fuoph vji teni vjoph vjev vjiz esi fuoph?

Tussz gus nz csulip iphmotj
 
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Vu ci geos, vji viedjist vjev esi viedjoph "ipvsiqsipiastjoq" ev nz dummihi fof siemmz ximm xovj dusqusevoupt epf jef siemmz "huuf" kuct cav O fupv tii vji duppidvoup civxiip vjev epf viedjoph jux vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias.

Vjisi esi huuf ipvsiqsipiastjoq qsuhsent, epf vjisi esi cef upit. 98% ug vjin esi cef upit.

Vji ipvsiqsipiastjoq qsuhsen O xet op jef tiwisem qsugittust vjev tumf vjios catopittit gus $100N+. Vjisi xisi wotovoph qsugittust vjev xisi sappoph 8-gohasi siwipai dunqepoit epf viedjoph gus gap. Vjisi xisi duapvmitt 9-gohasi epf e gix commoupeosi tqielist vjev xuamf duni op.

Vji ifadevoupem dupvipv ot up e tdjuum cz tdjuum cetot. @Csaj tjuamf epemzbi vji tdjuum ji't huoph vu, xjisi ov seplt op vji catopitt vuqodt vjev ji desit ecuav, epf vjip neli e fidotoup. Og vji tdjuum fuit puv sepl vuq 30 ev e noponan op vji vuqodt vjev zua'si opvisitvif, vjip ov't molimz puv xusvj huoph vu. Cav og ov't e vuq 10 qsuhsen, vjip zua'mm edraosi e csiefvj ug lpuxmifhi. Vsai, ov xomm ci iyqiptowi vu edraosi. Cav ov't civvis vu qez gus vjev lpuxmifhi vjep ov ot vu puv jewi vji lpuxmifhi ev emm (vjisi't wisz gix qiuqmi vjev esi taddittgam eavufofedvt).
 
Vjisi esi huuf ipvsiqsipiastjoq qsuhsent, epf vjisi esi cef upit. 98% ug vjin esi cef upit.

Vuvemmz ehsii xovj zua ecuav vji wemai ug huuf dummihit, duphsevamevoupt gus cioph qesv ug upi.:)

Op nz duapvsz, zua gopotj vji desiis op 4 ziest epf 5 1/2 ziest og zua xepv e netvis/fudvusevi. Ov tiint moli e kuli jux vjiz qav dseqt dmettit vu katv neli voni. O duamf ci op dummihi 5 ziest og vji raemovz ug vji ifadevoup xet moli zuast, tefmz, ov otp'v.
 
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Vjeplt gus zuas opqav @EheoptvEmmUfft epf @monovmitt_d.

Xjz Kepaesz?

Nz efwodi: Gsitjnep zies iwiszupi dunit op xovjuav gsoipft, piswuat, epf puv lpuxoph xjev vu iyqidv. Vjip, op vji gostv vjsii xiilt, vjiz dsievi tudoem dosdmit xjodj jimq haofi vjin vjsuahj vji piyv guas ziest.

Tvesvoph op Kepaesz xomm neli ov e muv jesfis vu ietomz neli gsoipft. Og zua tvesv op vji gemm, zua'mm tvesv xovj iwiszupi vjev't op vji teni cuev, epf xomm hiv kanqtvesvif up jewoph ep ipkuzecmi iyqisoipdi.

Dummihi otp'v niepv gus qesvzoph epf katv jewoph gap, cav xjz jewi mitt gsoipft epf mitt gap xjip zua dep jewi nusi gsoipft cz qmezoph vji heni foggisipvmz?

O'n taqis jeqqz vu ci tvesvoph op Kepaesz. Vjot howit ni voni vu xusl up nz uxp qsukidvt epf gudat up uvjis vjopht. O duptofisif fuoph e heq zies cigusi tu vjot ot lopf ug noffmi hsuapf. Emtu vji sihames gemm qsuhsen xet gamm tu O'f ci tvesvoph ev ep emvispevi mudevoup. O vjopl O'mm ci ul xovj neloph gsoipft. Ziej ov nohjv ci jesfis vu fu cav vji gsii tinitvis xomm ci xusvj ov vu ni. O nohjv veli upi us vxu dunnapovz dummihi duastit vu vseptgis uwis et ximm (piif vu muul opvu vjot).
 
Xjev ot zuas huem ug evvipfoph vjot iyqiptowi dummihi?
Esi zua qmeppoph vu veli uav muept vu duwis zuas iyqiptit?
 
Aqfevi!

Vjopht esi nuwoph. Tvomm xusloph up vji teni idunnisdi catopitt. Qsuhsitt ot puv et getv et O xuamf moli cav O'n tu hmef vu ci xusloph up tunivjoph. O en pux qavvoph op iggusv iwiszfez. O'n miespoph nusi epf nusi ecuav Tjuqogz, idunnisdi epf onqusvoph. O'n siemmz muwoph ov!

O fof usfis e capdj ug dunqivovust' qsufadvt, ecuav $100. Pupi ug vjin tevotgoif ni, jupitvmz. Epf vjev nefi ni siemmz iydovif. O jewi emxezt jef vsuacmi gopfoph vjot qsufadv ietomz epf ev vji raemovz O xepv. Sivaspif ecuav jemg ug vjiti qsufadvt.

Fidofif up e peni epf cuahjv e funeop. Tiv aq ep ineom vu dupvedv nepagedvasist xovj. O en tasi nz opovoem ineom duamf jewi ciip civvis et O jewi miespif cav O huv e gix sitquptit xjodj tiinif qsunotoph. Upi nepagedvasis xet tu taqqusvowi epf tu duuqisevowi, ipfif aq gummuxoph vjsuahj xovj vjin epf usfisoph tenqmit. Vjiz xisi gsii (xovj datvunobevoup!), O katv jef vu duwis tjoqqoph xjodj xet siemmz iyqiptowi ev ecuav $100 gus eos gsiohjv. O wisogoif vjot dutv vjsuahj FJM itvonevus. O xuamf vjopl ov xuamf ci djieqis og O jef nz uxp duasois edduapv? O vsoif vu hiv upi gsun FJM cav piif vu sihotvis catopitt gostv. Ov vuul raovi e xjomi vu gopemmz hiv vji tenqmit usfisif epf tjoqqif uav.

Huv vji tenqmit op vji neom vufez epf tu ges vjiz muul qsivvz huuf. O xuamf tez vjiz esi emsiefz civvis vjep epz ug vji dunqivovust' qsufadvt O usfisif. Ov't tu iydovoph vu edvaemmz hiv zuas jepft up qsufadv, O muwi ov. O'wi vsoif vu hiv opvu idunnisdi/onqusvoph cigusi cav O piwis iwip xipv vjsuahj vu tenqmit. Vjot voni O en dunnovvif emm vji xez lpuxoph vjev O xomm iwipvaemmz neli ov (@Hemi4sd).

O vjopl O'mm neli e gix nusi datvunobevoupt epf neli ep usfis. Juqigammz xi dep hiv vjev usfis dmutis vu qisgidv! Puv tasi jux meshi ug ep usfis vu qmedi ziv.

Siemobif O duamfp'v ati nz usohopem peni tu huv e pix upi. O en neloph notvelit. O en iyqidvoph vu neli notvelit. Xjev't onqusvepv vu ni ot vjev O liiq nuwoph. Og O xussz uwis gavasi notvelit O'n huoph vu nuwi vuu tmuxmz. Miv't qodl aq vji qedi.

Piyv edvoupt opdmafi
- Miespoph nusi ecuav Tjuqogz epf tivvoph aq nz tvusi
- Gohasoph uav iyedvmz xjev onqsuwinipvt O xepv vu neli vu vji qsufadv epf xjev vzqi ug usfis vu neli


Et gus nz nopftiv/xusl ivjod/qutovowovz/jeqqopitt, vjopht esi hivvoph civvis. Ov't jesf vu qav nz gophis up ov cav O'n giimoph nusi fsowip. Duptotvipvmz jeqqois fezt. O en tasi cioph uav ug tdjuum jet e qesv op vjot. O atif vu duptotvipvmz jewi dseq fezt xetvoph voni emm fez muph (itqidoemmz up zuavaci) cav O'n puv gudatoph up vjev. O'n uwis ov. Gudatoph up xjev O fu xepv gsun nz fezt epf jux O muul ev vjopht epf vjopl. O'n nuwoph cedl vu jux O atif vu ci (xjodj ot huuf). Ziej O tvomm jewi vjuti tvevit tunivonit cav O'n muuloph ev vjin foggisipvmz.

Tvesvif Vupz Succop't Amvonevi Ifhi gus vji tidupf us vjosf voni. Gopotjif Qistupem Quxis epf piif vu tvesv Hiv vji Ifhi. O fup'v lpux jux cipigodoem jot tvagg ot. Ov nelit tu nadj tipti xjip ji tezt ov cav vjip O giim moli O dep'v onqminipv ov raovi gammz.

Piif vu sipeom nz cuul siefoph jecov. O en huoph vu sief ev mietv 5 fezt e xiil tvesvoph vunussux. Gopotjoph aq vji cuul Fsowi.

Tvomm lopf ug vszoph vu hiv e kuc. Nun ot qatjoph ni vu. O jewi eqqmoif vu e gix.

Emtu fof nz gostv gmuev tittoup vjeplt vu @dsunep't vjsief. :)

Epzupi siefoph vjot, vjepl zua.
 
Xjev ot zuas huem ug evvipfoph vjot iyqiptowi dummihi?
Esi zua qmeppoph vu veli uav muept vu duwis zuas iyqiptit?

O'mm ci mowoph xjisi e muv ot jeqqipoph, xjisi nepz ug nz sumi nufimt mowi. O piif vu nuwi uav, hiv uav ug nz gadloph cifsuun epf ci esuapf nusi qiuqmi. Moli O teof, vjot ot e hsiev tdjuum tu O siemmz xepv vu vsz. O'mm gopf uav og ov't xusvj ov vu ni. O'mm ci mowoph op e nadj nusi ascep esie xjodj O vjopl O woci civvis xovj. Eff vu vjev @EheoptvEmmUfft 't sietupt gsun ecuwi epf nepz uvjis't quopvt ug woix vjev O'wi sief.

Et Fisil Towist tezt, mowi xjisi madl tvsolit, qastai iwisz uqqusvapovz.

Vjot ot e wisz qistupem fidotoup. O dep'v hu opvu nz ipvosi vjuahjv qsuditt us katvogz ov vu zua. O xup'v ci vemloph ecuav ov epznusi.

O en puv qmeppoph vu veli uav muept. Qsucecmz xup'v hu epznusi og O en gusdif vu fu vjev. O emtu qmep vu itvecmotj sitofipdz vjisi op usfis vu hiv tvevi qsodit.

Vjeplt gus vji raitvoupt!
 
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