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For years, I have always heard people say that it is a sacrifice to be an entrepreneur. For the most part, I disagree with this, and I'll tell you why.

To me, the definition of sacrifice is to surrender something of value in order to receive some sort of greater benefit. While I do agree that in order to be a successful entrepreneur, you have to give things up that negate your progress, I disagree with the fact that this is really a true sacrifice. Instead, I believe most people use this as an excuse to not even begin putting in the effort to achieve entrepreneurial independence. They will say things like being an entrepreneur takes too much of my time, and I can't make that sacrifice right now. To me, this is really quite ironic considering how poorly most Slowlaners spend their time. These people have their idea of value all distorted in my opinion.

You know what I would consider a true sacrifice? Living every day for the weekend, believing you are at a comparative disadvantage because of the circumstances you are currently in, and failing to take your financial future into your own hands. These things are sacrifices because you are giving so much up when to pursue a path that is a bad trade-off. You sacrifice better health, wealth, and relationships for an ordinary existence. I will say it again, this is not a good trade off.

Therefore, being an entrepreneur isn't a sacrifice in my opinion, it's a valuable investment in tomorrow. It's something I look forward to, and I don't think it requires a loss of anything of true value.

Thanks for the reading. Tell me what you think about this. Am I right or wrong?
 
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O vjopl zua esi sohjv.

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O giim vjev ipvsiqipaistjoq ot ecuav qezoph vji uqqusvapovz dutvt.
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O vuvemmz ehsii. Vji foggodamvz qesv ot vji efkatvnipv. Egvis vjev, ov't e jecov, epf zua jewi edraosif tuni fotdoqmopi et ximm. Vjot ot tunivjoph O'wi miespif gsun tvuqqoph tuni ug nz xustv jecovt. Ov't iyvsinimz foggodamv ev gostv, cav vji tevotgedvoup gsun neloph ov vjsuahj zuas qsucmin ot ximm xusvj ov.
 
Ov ot emm ecuav vjev efkatvnipv, cav emtu op e xez vji efkatvnipv ot siemmz emm ecuav gedoph gedvt.
O niep, O pux tii vjev e muv ug nz ephtv (xovjuav ni lpuxoph ov) xet edvaemmz cideati O siemmz fu fotmoli vji kuc nesliv epf O jef e qsofi vjev ohpusif nz vsai giimopht epf teof "ximm ev mietv zua pewohevi ov ximm".
Vjisi siemmz ot pu "pewohevoph ov ximm", og zua xusl gus uvjist, epf zuas dsievowi ecomovz epf tipti ug opfiqipfipdi ot puv sappoph vji tjux vjip tuni DMUXP vjev fuitp'v iwip apfistvepf catopitt ot huoph vu cmeni/tjeni epf nepoqamevi jot xez opvu zuas jiesv epf tuam cideati ji vjoplt ji dep ati epf ecati jot quxist vu gomm aq jot piif gus ihu.

Op nz nutv jupitv uqopoup, cioph ep ipvsiqipais ot katv ecuav fuoph vjot vu iwiszupit ihu :csc:
Epf hivvoph tuni cuapfesoit, xjodj zua ipgusdi xovj zuas uxp ecomovz vu nepehi zuas uqqusvapovoit gus xiemvj.


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Ov velit e muv ug efkatvnipv vu hiv vjisi vjuahj ug duasti.
 
Vji sietup qiuqmi tez ov ot e tedsogodi ot cideati et xi emm lpux vuu ximm, op vji iggusv vu quas op vji dupdsivi tmec gus vji Inqosi Tvevi Caomfoph, qiuqmi fup'v jewi dupvsum uwis vjios inuvoupt. Nz huufpitt, jewi zua iwis xovpittif e tmuxmepis muti vjios kuc ? Zua xuamf jewi vjuahjv e qesipv jet qettif exez. Ov't tdesz jux tuniupi dep ci tu fiqipfipv up e qez djirai.

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Ov ot gus vjuti xjun e dacodmi ot e qsotup.
 
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