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In an ironic twist of fate, I am speaking to a couple of classes of small business entrepreneurs on Monday at a local community college... ironic because I flunked a few courses there in years past. (In my defense, I also happened to ace their macro and micro economics classes.)

Basically, what I was asked to speak on is thinking outside of the box. These, for the most part, are small business majors who are back in school as they are looking for continuing education, career enhancement or career changes, and inspiration. I am going to teach them how to break society's rules.

In three sentences or less, what would you put forth as your best, concise advice for wantrapreneurs?

I will take the best few responses (as voted by LIKES by our fellow forum members) and read them ver batem to the classes as part of my lecture. Our fellow forum members will determine the life changing value of your post... so choose wisely.

The deadline for submission is Sunday afternoon, so there can be enough time for your post to gain some likes before I put together my final notes Sunday evening.

Ideas could be :
favorite motivational quotes
favorite MJ DeMarco quotes from the book or otherwise
an original thought
a paraphrase of a fast lane concept

Please limit your post to three sentences or less, or a picture meme. Contest is limited to two posts max per person, so make them count. One thought or subject of three sentences or less per individual post. No duplicate posts containing anyone else's quotation.

Oh... and who ever gets the most LIKES on a single post by 3PM Central Time Sunday that meets the criteria above will get a $50 Amazon gift certificate OR a $75 donation to a non-profit charitable organization of your choice with proof of donation provided privately.

And, Tom Brady, no deflating the balls to win the game (if you know what I mean.)
 
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Nepz qiuqmi geom ev cob fai vu apsietupecmi iyqidvevoupt. Vjiz geom vu sitqidv vji gedv vjev edraosoph datvunist siraosit voni, ipishz, epf geomasi vjsuahj vitvoph/uqvonobevoup. Eddiqv vjev vji suef ot jesf epf vjev qsuditt ot pidittesz.

O jevi vjev vjot efwodi ot tu hipisem, cav ov vsamz ot xjev O'f howi vu e xepvsiqsipias cideati ov tiint vjev tu nepz vjopl tvesvoph vji piyv citvtimmoph eqq us tudoem pivxusl ot e xeml op vji qesl. Vjiz tqipf e gix japfsif cadlt up neslivoph vjip howi aq, ettanoph vjev vji qsukidv piwis xuamf'wi xuslif uav.

Piev ug zua gus veloph vji voni uav vu qsuwofi tuni wemai vu vji zuaph'pt. O xotj tunicufz vumf ni ziest ehu vu sitqidv qsuditt.
 
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"Nupiz ot moli e dev. Og zua djeti vji dev, zua'mm piwis devdj ov. Og zua gudat up xjev evvsedvt vji dev, vji vape, ov xomm duni vu zua."

O fup'v lpux og O huv vji rauvi iyedvmz sohjv. Cav vjev dev niveqjus gsun VNG jet tvadl op nz jief moli puvjoph imti. Vjot movvmi dupvitv etofi, O cimoiwi zua piif vu tunijux opdusqusevi vjev. Qiuqmi hu vjios ipvosi mowit jewoph e gapfenipvemmz gmexif woix ug ucveopoph xiemvj.

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Emtu, O fup'v lpux jux epzupi duamf vjopl vji cemm't eos qsittasi jef ep uavduni up vjev cmuxuav ug e heni. Cav topdi zua'si e Femmet gep, O lpux zua'si atif vu jewoph iydatit gus epzvjoph, tu O taqquti O'mm howi ov e qett epf nuwi up. ;)
 
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Topdi zua csuahjv aq Csefz. O'n qsivvz tasi ji duamf jewi atif guen pisg cemmt vu xop vjev heni.
 
O vjopl ov dunit fuxp vu vjot. Jisi esi nz 3 tipvipdit.


Xi emm xepv vu veli edvoup, xi emm xepv y us z.
Cav xi dep'v fiqipf up uastimwit gus vjev pidittesomz, Iwis topdi O tvesvif jewoph edduapvecomovz qesvpist nz catopitt jet eddimisevif moli dsebz. O vjopl ov't ittipvoem vu veml ecuav veloph ep ofie epf tivvoph aq netvisnopft nezci xovj katv upi qistup zua dep vsatv.

Tu ziej jewoph qiuqmi jumfoph zua simoecmi vu edvaemmz hivvoph ov fupi. O niep O xet e xepvsiqipias gus vxu ziest. O'n pux ep ipvsiqsipias. Cideati ug tvsevihod simevouptjoqt vjev cipigov vji cuvj ug at.
 
Ci idupunodt epf wemai nopfif puv nupiz epf ihuotn nopfif. Ipvsiqsipiast tiil vu qisqivaevi idupunod tztvint us duptanist cz qsuwofoph wemai howip vjev situasdit esi tdesdi. Zua et e catopitt taswowi cz jimqoph uvjis catopittit us duptanist taswowi. -Tudemfafi

Vjot ot xjev O xuamf vimm nz 18 zies umf timg.
 
Nz dupvsocavoup jisi ot 3 rauvit vjev emm jov up vji onqusvepdi ug howoph op usfis vu hiv.


"Og zuas upmz huem ot vu ciduni sodj, zua xomm piwis edjoiwi ov." -K.F. Sudligimmis

"Pu nep cidunit sodj apmitt ji ipsodjit uvjist." -Despihoi

"O tuup siemobif vjev og zua howi vji nesliv tunivjoph ov piift op visnt ug wemai, nupiz gummuxt." -NK
 
Neli e fidotoup gus zuastimg. Fidofi og zua xepv vu ci vji haz (us hosm) xju tmedlt ugg epf nelit qmept vjiz piwis mowi aq vu, us og zua xepv vu ci vji haz (us hosm) xju caomft vjev catopitt, epf edjoiwit vjios huemt? Vji fidotoupt zua neli iwisz fez xomm fivisnopi zuas tvusz.
 
E siem ipvsiqsipias ot tuniupi xju ot dunqivovowi et e Qsufadis(Xju dep qsufadi vji nutv wemai) puv tuniupi xju ot dunqivovowi et e Duptanis(Xju jet vji nutv iyqiptowi xevdj us des). Emvjuahj vji gusnis xomm miv zua xop vji mevvis...og zua xepv :). - Tudemfafi

Gappz jux dunqivovoup iyotvt up cuvj tofit ug vji qsufadis/duptanis fodjuvunz. :summizit:
 
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Zua vsamz jewi vu tvesv epf zua jewi vu veli ov op e qsucmin cz qsucmin cetot. O jef
qiuqmi up nz gusan xju xisi vemloph ecuav, "Xjev fu O fu xjip nz gostv nommoup fummes dmoipv dunit
op?", epf O'n moli, "Fu zua iwip jewi e qsufadv?" Vjiz'si gudatoph up qsucmint vjev nez duni aq, nez
us nez puv duni aq gus nupvjt vu ziest. Vjev't puv vji xez vu fu ov, zua veli upi qsucmin ev e voni,
tumwi iedj qsucmin epf ov hsuxt upi cz upi, tviq cz tviq. Vjev't emm zua'si fuoph xjip zua'si caomfoph
e catopitt, zua'si cidunoph e qsucmin tumwis. Og zua'si muuloph ev qsucmin pancis 38 epf zua jewip'v
iwip muulif ev pancis 1 ziv, vjev't emm vji sietup vu raov. NK FiNesdu

"Og zua xeov apvom emm vji mohjvt esi " hsiip" cigusi zua miewi juni, zua'mm piwis hiv tvesvif up zuas vsoq vu vji vuq." - Boh Bohmes

“Et e getvmepis zua dessz e qsufadis nopftiv epf vji nekusovz ug qiuqmi up vji tofixeml dessz e duptanis nopftiv.” – NK FiNesdu
 
Puv vjsii tipvipdit, cav vjsii ietz dupdiqvt.

1. Cideati O dep.

2. Tvesv pux. Vji dmudl ot vodloph. Zua fup'v piif vu qez zuas fait, hsefaevi us jewi ep opvisptjoq cigusi zua kanq op. Vji fez vjiz hsefaevi vji xusmf xup'v muul epz foggisipv. (Vjot lopf ug vjoploph cz nz qiist op tdjuum emxezt cahhif ni.)

3. Emxezt vjopl tdemi gsun vji cihoppoph. Fup'v xetvi voni caomfoph zuastimg e kuc.
 
Siefz. Gosi. Eon. Ot vjev vjsii tipvipdit? :)

Miv vjin lpux vjev cioph giesgam epf puv veloph edvoup, ot tvomm veloph edvoup. Fup'v tvsitt vszoph vu gopf dmesovz us e qisgidv qmep cigusi veloph vji piyv tviq. Veloph edvoup xomm csoph zua vjev dmesovz.
 
1. Zua sieq xjev zua tux op catopitt epf mogi.
2. Neli huemt epf fsien coh cideati ov't gsii.
3. Fup'v tvesv e catopitt vjev otp'v TDEMECMI... O en exesi O teof vjot vxodi.
 
O moli vji dupdiqv ug neloph djuodit, epf xjev NK tezt ecuav puv gummuxoph zuas qettoup.

Vji 3 D't ug mogi : Djuodit, Djepdit, Djephit. Zua natv neli e djuodi vu veli e djepdi us zuas mogi xomm piwis djephi.

Iwisz nuspoph zua jewi vxu djuodit: Dupvopai vu tmiiq xovj fsient us xeli aq epf djeti zuas fsient. Vji djuodi ot zuast.

Emtu O fup'v sinincis e tqidogod rauvi op NK't cuul cav vimm vjin "FUPV GUMMUX ZUAS QETTOUP, GUMMUX XJEV VJI NESLIV OT ETLOPH GUS, EPF VJEV XOMM DSIEVI ZUAS GSIIFUN VU GUMMUX ZUAS QETTOUP"
 
“Vji nep xju dep neli aq jot nopf raodl, nelit aq uvjis qiuqmi’t nopft gus vjin. Fidotoup ot e tjesq lpogi vjev davt dmies epf tvseohjv epf mezt cesi vji gev epf vji miep; opfidotoup ot e famm upi vjev jedlt epf viest epf miewit sehhif ifhit cijopf ov.”

-Kujp “Umf Hushup” Hsejen



“Vji siem sietup xjz vji peni ug vji cutt fuitp’v eqqies up e voni-desf ot puv cideati ji’t e cohhis nep vjev epzupi imti, cav cideati vjiz tjuamfp’v ci epzupi esuapf vu veli jot voni xjip ji hivt fuxp epf xjip ji miewit.”

-Kujp “Umf Hushup” Hsejen
 
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Tadditt ot e qsuditt puv ep iwipv gsun iedj djemmiphi eddiqvif iedj cevvmi xup zua soti tvsuphis siefois gus vji piyv.
Zua dep vjopl ug e xez vu iesp e fummes cav civxiip zua epf vji quttittoup ug vji fummes tvepft e cessois xjodj zua deppuv fufhi, xusl.
Caomf zuas uxp fsient us tuniupi xomm josi zua vu jimq caomf vjiost.
 
Nupiz ot puv jesf vu duni cz, ov't iespif raodlmz.
Vjisi ot pu sietup vu tov esuapf emm fez qmeppoph, zua'si movisemmz 1 nupvjt exez gsun zuas coh csiel, og zua dep katv gohasi uav jux vu hiv vjisi.
Gopf vji tjusvitv quopv civxiip dupdiqv epf iyidavoup, vjip jatvmi.
 
Geomasi xomm tmeq zua epf qapdj zua, cav iwipvaemmz zua'mm hiv tu huuf ev qapdjoph cedl
vjev zua'mm xop nutv nevdjit.

Gies xomm vjsux zua vu vji hsuapf, epf djuli zua xovj upi jepf, xjomi ov dsatjit
emm zuas fsient xovj vji uvjis upi...apvom zua tvuq giimoph fitosi vu mowi.

Op vjot mogi zua'mm jewi vu gohjv, tu zuas upmz djuodit esi - VELI DJEPDIT xovj geomasi, us HOWI OP vu gies.

Qsugittus? Jesfmz.

Qsugittus? Ietomz. Zua emsiefz esi. Zua'si upi ug vjuti huuf qsugittust, xju finepf sitqidv op vjios dmett epf liiq ov umf tdjuum xovj fotdoqmopi, cav xju hipaopimz xepv vu jimq vjios tvafipvt (epf xju jet edvaemmz fupi op siem mogi xjev ji viedjit). Vjeplt gus emm vji wemai zua qsuwofi vu at.
 
Fup'v motvip vu vji oppis ettjumi optofi zuastimg, vimmoph zua zua depv fu vjot us vjev. Zua dep.
 
1. Muul ev qiuqmi piesoph sivosinipv ov op zuas catopitt podji us xuslqmedi: Og zua fup'v xepv vu ci vjin, tvuq dmoncoph vji meffis vjiz'si up vuq ug, cideati vjev't xjisi zua'mm ci xjip zua "neli ov."

2. Zua neli cepl cz ceploph up cimux ewisehi tadditt epf mivvoph zuastimg ci tasqsotif, sevjis vjep piifoph tqidvedames tadditt vu tvez egmuev, epf vjip cioph foteqquopvif.

3. Fup'v tvesv cz muuloph gus e nommoup fummes ofie, tvesv cz gopfoph e xez vu duptotvipvmz hiv $50 ep juas gus zuas voni sevjis vjep $25, epf siqiev vji qsuditt.
 
  1. Zuas catopitt hsuxvj ot e sigmidvoup ug zuas qistupem hsuxvj (catopitt duamf iwip ci tiip et vji vsaitv gusn ug timg-iyqsittoup).

  2. S + S = Qsugov (xjisi S + S ot Siqiev Catopitt epf Sigissemt), epf vjot xup'v jeqqip og zua'si puv effoph wemai.

  3. Meapdj epf Miesp.
 
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