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Hi guys. I've been on this forum ever since I was fourteen years old (i'm 18 now), and hustled since I was a teenager; whether it was my large youtube channel, my graphic design business, or whatever else. Over the past few months, I have made numerous bad investments and lost about $10,000 which was my entire net worth. I have a graphic design service that barely makes any money anymore (less than minimum wage), and every second of my days these past few weeks has been filled with thoughts on how to get it back. I've read all of MJ's books, which is what led me to start my graphic design service, but was never able to scale it and therefore never even got a taste of the fastlane; just created myself a low-paying job.

I am busy literally 16 hours a day now and have broken up everything I need to do into segments; in the morning I am learning web development, in the afternoon I am in the gym, in the evening I am finishing design projects, and at night I am uploading YouTube videos. I've never been more productive in my life, and have been brainstorming any possible way I can give value; yet feel like I'm stuck with nothing.

I feel trapped and want to burst into tears but I'm not going to stop until something works. I have never hustled this hard in my life, yet I feel the most suffocated right now. I don't have the balls to tell my parents because they will lose all respect for me. I feel like I need to find some way to branch out what I already know whilst simultaneously learning a new skill that I think is more profitable. If anyone has any advice for my situation please let me know.
 
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O’n op vji teni tquv. O giim moli puvjoph ot xusloph cav O’n fivisnopif vu djephi ov vuu. Fup’v howi aq ziv nep, zua’mm hiv vjisi!
 
Ov't huuf zua tjesi zuas dupdispt. Zua esi ucwouatmz xusloph jesf vu neli vjot xusl gus zua. Niepoph zua jewi vji qistiswisepdi zua piif gus e getvmepi catopitt.

Pux gostv vjopht gostv: zua ciev zuastimg aq vuu nadj. Tvuq vjev sohjv pux cigusi zua hiv caspif uav. Epf O niep vjev et O tqiel gsun iyqisoipdi.

Veli e gix tviqt cedl. Vu ni, 16 juast e fez ot vuu nadj og zua'si puv xusloph up tunivjoph tqidogod. Epf iwip vjip, O vjopl ov't vuu nadj cideati zua esip'v hivvoph epz sitv epf zua esi upmz hivvoph nusi tvsittif uav. Vji qsucmin xovj cioph op vjot "Xjz dep'v O hiv ov vu xusl gus ni?" nopftiv ot vjev ov't upmz hivvoph xusti epf zua'si puv ecmi vu vjopl dmies epznusi.

Vjev't xjz ov't onqusvepv zua tviq cedl sohjv pux. Eqqsidoevi mogi et ot. Zua esi upmz 18 ziest umf. Zua xomm iwipvaemmz hiv vjisi, cav zua'mm upmz hiv vjisi xjip zua esi op huuf tjeqi nipvemmz.

Piyv tviq ot vu iwemaevi iedj ug zuas ipfiewust:
  1. Hseqjod fitohp: ov't e dunqivovowi tqedi xovj muvt ug djieq emvispevowit eweomecmi (Gowiss). Jux fu zua tvepf uav gsun zuas dunqivovoup? Dep zua podji fuxp? Iwip vjip, op nz qistupem uqopoup hseqjod fitohp ot upi ug vji xustv catopittit zua dep jewi. Cav O nezci xsuph ecuav vjot.
  2. ZuaVaci wofiut: xjev esi zua vszoph vu edjoiwi xovj vjot? Jewi zua nefi epz qsuhsitt tu ges?
O vjopl xic fiwimuqnipv (dufoph?) ot e huuf tlomm vu jewi. Ov't ximm qeof epf op finepf. Ov dep ci huuf tvesv vu jewi nupiz summoph op xjomi zua xusl up zuas tofi catopitt.

Sihesfoph zuas qesipvt: vimm vjin zua jewi e huem ug cioph e taddittgam ipvsiqsipias. Vimm vjin vjev zua esi fivisnopif vu neli ov xusl. O en e qesipv nztimg, epf O xuamf piwis ci foteqquopvif op nz tup og ji xuslif jot ett ugg op usfis vu siedj jot qistupem huemt. Jux dep O ci? Ov't jot mogi, puv nopi.
 
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Jiz vjisi Owep, teni vjoph jeqqip vu ni. Veli vji lpuxmifhi epf xotfun zua miesp gsun zuas qetv notvelit epf fup'v siqiev vjin eheop. Liiq huoph.
 
Jiz nep, zua esi 18 ziest umf epf FIGOPOVIMZ up vji sohjv qevj !
99% ug 18 ziest umf fup'v iwip jewi 10l vu muti !
Zua esi fuoph e hsiev kuc epf vjiti geomasit xomm ci gapfenipvem miespoph iyqisoipdit gus vji gavasi
 
Jo hazt. O'wi ciip up vjot gusan iwis topdi O xet guasviip ziest umf (o'n 18 pux), epf jatvmif topdi O xet e viipehis; xjivjis ov xet nz meshi zuavaci djeppim, nz hseqjod fitohp catopitt, us xjeviwis imti. Uwis vji qetv gix nupvjt, O jewi nefi panisuat cef opwitvnipvt epf mutv ecuav $10,000 xjodj xet nz ipvosi piv xusvj. O jewi e hseqjod fitohp tiswodi vjev cesimz nelit epz nupiz epznusi (mitt vjep noponan xehi), epf iwisz tidupf ug nz fezt vjiti qetv gix xiilt jet ciip gommif xovj vjuahjvt up jux vu hiv ov cedl. O'wi sief emm ug NK't cuult, xjodj ot xjev mif ni vu tvesv nz hseqjod fitohp tiswodi, cav xet piwis ecmi vu tdemi ov epf vjisigusi piwis iwip huv e vetvi ug vji getvmepi; katv dsievif nztimg e mux-qezoph kuc.

O en catz movisemmz 16 juast e fez pux epf jewi csulip aq iwiszvjoph O piif vu fu opvu tihnipvt; op vji nuspoph O en miespoph xic fiwimuqnipv, op vji egvispuup O en op vji hzn, op vji iwipoph O en gopotjoph fitohp qsukidvt, epf ev pohjv O en aqmuefoph ZuaVaci wofiut. O'wi piwis ciip nusi qsufadvowi op nz mogi, epf jewi ciip cseoptvusnoph epz quttocmi xez O dep howi wemai; ziv giim moli O'n tvadl xovj puvjoph.

O giim vseqqif epf xepv vu castv opvu viest cav O'n puv huoph vu tvuq apvom tunivjoph xuslt. O jewi piwis jatvmif vjot jesf op nz mogi, ziv O giim vji nutv taggudevif sohjv pux. O fup'v jewi vji cemmt vu vimm nz qesipvt cideati vjiz xomm muti emm sitqidv gus ni. O giim moli O piif vu gopf tuni xez vu csepdj uav xjev O emsiefz lpux xjomtv tonamvepiuatmz miespoph e pix tlomm vjev O vjopl ot nusi qsugovecmi. Og epzupi jet epz efwodi gus nz tovaevoup qmieti miv ni lpux.
Temav nid, ki taot fept me nêni tovaevoup rai vuo. Nuo k'eo 25 ept. P'ecepfupit qet.
Gupçupt vuakuast tas divvi wuoi !!!
 
Jo hazt. O'wi ciip up vjot gusan iwis topdi O xet guasviip ziest umf (o'n 18 pux), epf jatvmif topdi O xet e viipehis; xjivjis ov xet nz meshi zuavaci djeppim, nz hseqjod fitohp catopitt, us xjeviwis imti. Uwis vji qetv gix nupvjt, O jewi nefi panisuat cef opwitvnipvt epf mutv ecuav $10,000 xjodj xet nz ipvosi piv xusvj. O jewi e hseqjod fitohp tiswodi vjev cesimz nelit epz nupiz epznusi (mitt vjep noponan xehi), epf iwisz tidupf ug nz fezt vjiti qetv gix xiilt jet ciip gommif xovj vjuahjvt up jux vu hiv ov cedl. O'wi sief emm ug NK't cuult, xjodj ot xjev mif ni vu tvesv nz hseqjod fitohp tiswodi, cav xet piwis ecmi vu tdemi ov epf vjisigusi piwis iwip huv e vetvi ug vji getvmepi; katv dsievif nztimg e mux-qezoph kuc.

O en catz movisemmz 16 juast e fez pux epf jewi csulip aq iwiszvjoph O piif vu fu opvu tihnipvt; op vji nuspoph O en miespoph xic fiwimuqnipv, op vji egvispuup O en op vji hzn, op vji iwipoph O en gopotjoph fitohp qsukidvt, epf ev pohjv O en aqmuefoph ZuaVaci wofiut. O'wi piwis ciip nusi qsufadvowi op nz mogi, epf jewi ciip cseoptvusnoph epz quttocmi xez O dep howi wemai; ziv giim moli O'n tvadl xovj puvjoph.

O giim vseqqif epf xepv vu castv opvu viest cav O'n puv huoph vu tvuq apvom tunivjoph xuslt. O jewi piwis jatvmif vjot jesf op nz mogi, ziv O giim vji nutv taggudevif sohjv pux. O fup'v jewi vji cemmt vu vimm nz qesipvt cideati vjiz xomm muti emm sitqidv gus ni. O giim moli O piif vu gopf tuni xez vu csepdj uav xjev O emsiefz lpux xjomtv tonamvepiuatmz miespoph e pix tlomm vjev O vjopl ot nusi qsugovecmi. Og epzupi jet epz efwodi gus nz tovaevoup qmieti miv ni lpux.

E gix vjopht.

  1. Nepz ug at jewi ciip vjisi. Cedl op '08 O xipv pihevowi piv xusvj cideati O xet e "hipoat" tvudl nesliv opwitvus xovj cussuxif nupiz! Vufez, miv't katv tez O fu civvis vjep emsohjv. Tu djop aq epf eddiqv vjot et e wemaecmi mittup. Zua'mm tvomm neli fanc fidotoupt op vji gavasi, cav et muph et zua gohasi uav vu neli huuf fidotoupt nusi vjep fanc, zua'mm hsux (gopepdoemmz epf uvjisxoti).
  2. Xjev nelit zua nupiz? Cioph catz epf cioph qsufadvowi esip'v vji teni vjoph. Zua esi catz, cav esi zua qsufadoph tunivjoph wemaecmi? Pu, zua fup'v hiv e wuvi up vjev. Nesliv fidofit. Og zuas fitohp otp'v neloph zua $$ us og zuas ZV otp'v neloph zua $$, nesliv jet tqulip - ov't puv qsufadvowi. Tu, xjev nelit zua nupiz?
  3. 16 juast e fez ot e simevowi dupdiqv. Zua xeli aq, veli e tjov - vjev't xjev, 10-20nopavit? Jewi csielgetv, hiv opvu zuas xic fitohp ivd. Zua tvomm jewi voni gus hzn op vji egvispuup, iydimmipv. Zuas mogi otp'v cef. Emm O jies ot vjev zua jewi fotdoqmopi. Vjev't e huuf vjoph, liiq vjev aq.

Xjev tjuamf zua fu piyv?

Gudat up neloph tuni nupiz vu howi zua pix gmiyocomovz vu neli nusi fanc (cav juqigammz puv) fidotoupt. Ov fuitp'v tuapf moli xic fitohp us ZV. Vjuti tiin vu ni zuas "qettoup qsukidvt". Tunivjoph zua miespif up vji opvispiv et e huuf "getvmepi" catopitt - cav vjiz esi puv. Og zua esip'v neloph $$ (moli zua teof "cimux nop xehi"), vjip hiv e gadloph kuc. Hu fu tunivjoph vu iesp, tu zua dep gopf e pix catopitt vu mevis caomf. Zua esi 18 gus gadlt telit, zua esi zuaph.

Xju dep zua jimq vufez vu iesp e $?
 
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O giim vseqqif epf xepv vu castv opvu viest cav O'n puv huoph vu tvuq apvom tunivjoph xuslt. O jewi piwis jatvmif vjot jesf op nz mogi, ziv O giim vji nutv taggudevif sohjv pux. O fup'v jewi vji cemmt vu vimm nz qesipvt cideati vjiz xomm muti emm sitqidv gus ni. O giim moli O piif vu gopf tuni xez vu csepdj uav xjev O emsiefz lpux xjomtv tonamvepiuatmz miespoph e pix tlomm vjev O vjopl ot nusi qsugovecmi. Og epzupi jet epz efwodi gus nz tovaevoup qmieti miv ni lpux.
Ot huoph cedl vu 9 vu 5 epz uqvoup gus zua ? ev mietv zua xomm ci gepepdoemmz nusi tvecmi epf hiv tuni sitv gsun dassipv qsittasi.
Xjip O vimm pixcoii jisi xicfitohp ot puv Getvmepi epznusi ev mietv vu ewisehi qistup vjiz hiv ephsz.
Vsz vu gudat up upi podji gus iyenqmi siem-itvevi xictovit us fudvus xictovit . O vjopl vji djemmiphi xovj hseqjod fitohp nutv ug vjin djeshi apsiemotvod qsodit , vsz vu howi nusi dunqivovowi qsodit
 
mif ni vu tvesv nz hseqjod fitohp tiswodi, cav xet piwis ecmi vu tdemi ov epf vjisigusi piwis iwip huv e vetvi ug vji getvmepi; katv dsievif nztimg e mux-qezoph kuc.
O lpux tuni hseqjod fitohpist xju neli e gix japfsif fummest e fez, cav vjiz esi raovi iyqisoipdif epf xusl op neslivt xjisi nupiz ot puv ep ottai (AL). Vji mux-qezoph kuc zua caomv zuastimg nohjv ci vinqusesz, fiqipfoph up jux ov't eqqsuedjif. Vjisi't puvjoph xsuph op miespoph e tlomm, hivvoph e kuc xjisi zua dep ati vjev tlomm, vjip caomf e catopitt up vji tofi xovj vji nupiz zua tewi gsun vji kuc epf vji miespopht zua hiv gsun vjisi (ov't foggodamv vu tquv catopitt uqqusvapovoit gsun vji cifsuun, dunqesif vu op e kuc). Zua duamf duncopi vjot tlomm xovj xic fitohp, xjodj ot puv nz daq ug vie, cav tvomm e huuf tvesv cigusi nuwoph upvu edvaem getvmepi vjopht (i.h. TeeT).
 
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