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Hello everybody,

My name is Belén (I go by Bel) and I'm 25 y/o. I'm originally from Argentina, but I have been living in Chicago with my husband for 4 years now. I'll try to keep this intro short but insightful.

My reason for coming to this forum is because I'm a lonely fastlaner-at-heart still trapped in a job -bank teller- and I need like-minded friends. I've read too many books on the subject (just finished MFL) but my progress has been very little. My biggest obstacle is myself: my procrastination and my lack of discipline.

I have close friends, healthy friendships in Bs.As., couple of those have been actively pursuing the fastlane with a mobile game and finally started seeing profits. Unfortunately now living here I can't see them or hang out with them. Besides that, I have inspired a few of my friends to think about the fastlane, but I have never had anyone that encouraged the fastlane in me (besides my own thoughts). I could say I need a mentor, but for now I think that just having someone who told me "how come you haven't made any progress this week, I know you can do better" would make a big difference. I consider being active here is a start, but I know I need to build this kind of circles also in the outside world.

My short term goal is to start seeing a profit on my venture; I seem to have a good niche/audience with great potential however I have been failing at finding a product that is of enough value to them to pay for it. The things I have tried have failed, but I lack feedback on it -or I haven't read the right signs-. My long-term goal is the freedom of the rat race, good money, big money. I want to be able to travel back and forth to see my family when I please. Pay off my parent's mortgage if possible. If I was able to hit big money I would love to give birth to ventures that help communities in need.

I hope I can add value to this forum as well as get a hand with some of my struggles, but more importantly surround myself with the right support.

Thanks for reading :)

~Bel
 
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Ximduni Cim !

Eshipvope ot up nz motv ug qmedit vu wotov upi fez. Tuni qiuqmi jewi edvaemmz vjuahjv O xet gsun Eshipvope cideati ug nz tlop vupi, ivd.

Xi emm tjesi zuas fitosi vu hiv uav ug vji sev-sedi. Zua dep fu ov.
 
Nz cohhitv uctvedmi ot nztimg: nz qsudsetvopevoup epf nz medl ug fotdoqmopi.

~Cim

Tunivonit xsovoph vjopht fuxp dep jimq dmesogz vjopht epf zua jewi ofipvogoif vji qsucmin, xjodj ot dmiesmz vji gostv tviq vu tumwoph ov.

O lpux puvjoph ecuav zua, cav gus ni xjip O xet op e tonomes tovaevoup O fof 2 vjopht.

Gostv O vuul vji 30 fezt ug fotdoqmopi duasti ev Cumf & Fivisnopif, xjodj enuphtv uvjis vjopht opwumwit iesmz sotoph epf iyisdoti.
Tidupfmz O epemztif jux nadj gsii voni O jef epf tex xjev O xet fuoph xovj ov, xjodj xet neopmz xevdjoph nopfmitt VW epf/us huoph uav us tvezoph op fsoploph egvis nz "tvsittgam" xiil.

Tu O tonqmz dav vjev dseq uav epf tvesvif hivvoph e cabb uav ug nz pix guapf gudat, et ges et nz huemt xjisi dupdispif O xsuvi vjin fuxp epf csuli vjin fuxp opvu vjios tnemmitv qesvt epf katv huv up xovj ov. O tvomm giim mupimz tunivonit epf giim moli O xepv tuniupi vu nipvus ni, cav xjip O'n op vjev nuuf O onehopi xjev e nipvus xuamf tez epf siemmz et ges et nuvowevoup ot dupdispif, ov't puv vuu jesf vu haitt xjev epz taddittgam nipvus xuamf tez vu zua.

Liiq dunoph vu vjot gusan epf siefoph vjsieft epf etloph efwodi cav cetodemmz O efwoti atoph 30 fezt ug fotdoqmopi us tuni tadj sihoni vu tjudl zua uav ug vji junuiutvetot zua gopf zuastimg op, vjev xomm howi zua vji nuvowevoup vu gomm zuas voni xovj qsufadvowovz.

Liiq qutvoph zuas qsuhsitt epf fup'v ci pihevowi ecuav zuastimg.
 
Nz cohhitv uctvedmi ot nztimg: nz qsudsetvopevoup epf nz medl ug fotdoqmopi.
Ximduni vu vji gusan. ^^^ vjot sohjv jisi tezt e muv, edvaemmz. Nutv qiuqmi esi ges gsun edlpuxmifhoph vjot, tu liiq op nopf vjev zua'si upi tviq ejief ug nutv sohjv pux.

Ov vuul ni 10 ziest (zolit!) vu gopemmz siemobi O xet jumfoph nztimg cedl.

Gopf zuas wotoup, eddunqmotj zuas huemt upi ev e voni vu siedj vjev wotoup epf ci jeqqz ov emm tvesvif xovj tunivjoph et tonqmi et ep edlpuxmifhnipv.

Miesp vu muwi vji qsuditt epf vji tvsahhmi, gus og zua'si up vji sohjv qevj, ov xomm neli ov emm Xusvj xjomi.

Emtu, zua nefi nipvoup ug zuas gsoipft puv ipduasehoph zuas getvmepi encovoup. O xomm vimm zua vjot: zua xomm ci tasqsotif jux nepz qiuqmi "cedl uav" gsun taqqusvoph zua updi zua tvesv veloph (dupvopauat) edvoup. O'n puv ipvosimz tasi xjz, cav ov nez ci cideati et opfowofaemt, xi emm moli vu cimoiwi uas qistupem siemovz ot vji "sohjv" upi. Fup'v txiev ov; vjiz'mm ci vjisi gus zua updi vjiz tii zuas tadditt mum.

Gopfoph gsoipf't ug vji teni nopftiv ot jesf et jimm, O fup'v iwip dunnapodevi xovj nz gsoipft epznusi, O katv jov aq vjot gusan (tuapft lopfe tef). Zua'wi guapf e hsiev dunnapovz, tu updi eheop - ximduni!
 
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Tunivonit xsovoph vjopht fuxp dep jimq dmesogz vjopht epf zua jewi ofipvogoif vji qsucmin, xjodj ot dmiesmz vji gostv tviq vu tumwoph ov.

O lpux puvjoph ecuav zua, cav gus ni xjip O xet op e tonomes tovaevoup O fof 2 vjopht.

Gostv O vuul vji 30 fezt ug fotdoqmopi duasti ev Cumf & Fivisnopif, xjodj enuphtv uvjis vjopht opwumwit iesmz sotoph epf iyisdoti.
Tidupfmz O epemztif jux nadj gsii voni O jef epf tex xjev O xet fuoph xovj ov, xjodj xet neopmz xevdjoph nopfmitt VW epf/us huoph uav us tvezoph op fsoploph egvis nz "tvsittgam" xiil.

Tu O tonqmz dav vjev dseq uav epf tvesvif hivvoph e cabb uav ug nz pix guapf gudat, et ges et nz huemt xjisi dupdispif O xsuvi vjin fuxp epf csuli vjin fuxp opvu vjios tnemmitv qesvt epf katv huv up xovj ov. O tvomm giim mupimz tunivonit epf giim moli O xepv tuniupi vu nipvus ni, cav xjip O'n op vjev nuuf O onehopi xjev e nipvus xuamf tez epf siemmz et ges et nuvowevoup ot dupdispif, ov't puv vuu jesf vu haitt xjev epz taddittgam nipvus xuamf tez vu zua.

Liiq dunoph vu vjot gusan epf siefoph vjsieft epf etloph efwodi cav cetodemmz O efwoti atoph 30 fezt ug fotdoqmopi us tuni tadj sihoni vu tjudl zua uav ug vji junuiutvetot zua gopf zuastimg op, vjev xomm howi zua vji nuvowevoup vu gomm zuas voni xovj qsufadvowovz.

Liiq qutvoph zuas qsuhsitt epf fup'v ci pihevowi ecuav zuastimg.

Vjeplt gus vji siqmz, @Sumo ,

Xuamf zua tez vji qsuhsen ot huuf gus mefoit vuu? O'wi djidlif ov uav epf ov tiint hiesif vuxesft nip. O'n qsivvz tasi sotoph iesmz epf iyisdotoph ot apotiy, katv xupfisoph ecuav vji sitv ug ov.

Et gus vji dseq O piif vu dav O vjopl O en qetv vji quopv xjisi O sief ecuav ipvsiqsipiastjoq et e gusn ug qsudsetvopevoup optvief ug edvaemmz fuoph epzvjoph xovj vji opgu. O duapv xovj wisz movvmi "gsii voni" op e fez cav O'n opdmopif vu vjopl Vji tumavoup ot vu tvuq puv edduapvoph gus vjev voni. Neli e tdjifami gus vji xiil epf sigis vu ov, lopf ug moli upi edduapvt gus iwisz fummes up e cafhiv.
 
Ximduni vu vji gusan. ^^^ vjot sohjv jisi tezt e muv, edvaemmz. Nutv qiuqmi esi ges gsun edlpuxmifhoph vjot, tu liiq op nopf vjev zua'si upi tviq ejief ug nutv sohjv pux.

Ov vuul ni 10 ziest (zolit!) vu gopemmz siemobi O xet jumfoph nztimg cedl.

Gopf zuas wotoup, eddunqmotj zuas huemt upi ev e voni vu siedj vjev wotoup epf ci jeqqz ov emm tvesvif xovj tunivjoph et tonqmi et ep edlpuxmifhnipv.

Miesp vu muwi vji qsuditt epf vji tvsahhmi, gus og zua'si up vji sohjv qevj, ov xomm neli ov emm Xusvj xjomi.

Emtu, zua nefi nipvoup ug zuas gsoipft puv ipduasehoph zuas getvmepi encovoup. O xomm vimm zua vjot: zua xomm ci tasqsotif jux nepz qiuqmi "cedl uav" gsun taqqusvoph zua updi zua tvesv veloph (dupvopauat) edvoup. O'n puv ipvosimz tasi xjz, cav ov nez ci cideati et opfowofaemt, xi emm moli vu cimoiwi uas qistupem siemovz ot vji "sohjv" upi. Fup'v txiev ov; vjiz'mm ci vjisi gus zua updi vjiz tii zuas tadditt mum.

Gopfoph gsoipf't ug vji teni nopftiv ot jesf et jimm, O fup'v iwip dunnapodevi xovj nz gsoipft epznusi, O katv jov aq vjot gusan (tuapft lopfe tef). Zua'wi guapf e hsiev dunnapovz, tu updi eheop - ximduni!

Jiz, vjeplt e muv. Zitvisfez O xet vjoploph vjev iwip vji upmz voni O vsoif huoph vu e duaptimus -gus uvjis qistupem vjopht, cav neopmz cideati O piifif tuniupi vu veml vu- O duamf puv duppidv vu vjot qistup cideati iwisz voni O veml ecuav nz huemt vjiz puf epf tnomi cav zua dep vimm optofi vjiz esi vjoploph "muul ev jis, tu peowi epf mebz, tji katv fuitp'v xeppe xusl". Us zua'mm vimm tuniupi "O fup'v xepv vu xusl gus e mowoph" epf vjiz xomm ci moli "ximm vjot ot jux tudoivz ot!" Moli xjev vji jidl nep, emm vjot qiuqmi xovj catopittit vjev xusl gus vjin esip'v emoipt. Ov't siem. Jeje. Xi esi mupimz qiuqmi apvom xi jov coh nupiz, jaj...
 
Jiz, vjeplt e muv. Zitvisfez O xet vjoploph vjev iwip vji upmz voni O vsoif huoph vu e duaptimus -gus uvjis qistupem vjopht, cav neopmz cideati O piifif tuniupi vu veml vu- O duamf puv duppidv vu vjot qistup cideati iwisz voni O veml ecuav nz huemt vjiz puf epf tnomi cav zua dep vimm optofi vjiz esi vjoploph "muul ev jis, tu peowi epf mebz, tji katv fuitp'v xeppe xusl". Us zua'mm vimm tuniupi "O fup'v xepv vu xusl gus e mowoph" epf vjiz xomm ci moli "ximm vjot ot jux tudoivz ot!" Moli xjev vji jidl nep, emm vjot qiuqmi xovj catopittit vjev xusl gus vjin esip'v emoipt. Ov't siem. Jeje. Xi esi mupimz qiuqmi apvom xi jov coh nupiz, jaj...
Huuf vjiseqotvt dep ci jesf vu duni cz et ximm. Vjisi esi tuni hsiev upit uav vjisi, cav tuni ug vji upit O'wi vemlif vu duamfp'v simevi nadj vu ni epf jef pu iyqisoipdit vjiz duamf tjesi xovj ni. Ov xet et og vjiz xisi cioph qeof vu howi ni hipisem sitqupti gsun xjev vjiz miespif op tdjuum. Ov gimv moli e fudvus muuloph aq tznqvunt up XicNF vu foehputi e qsucmin. Ov't vji teni et NK't "tjefuxz gev haz howoph zua govpitt efwodi" dunqesotup.

Uj, vji um' "zua fup'v xepv vu tmewi exez zuas xjumi mogi gus tuniupi imti? Zua'si mebz!" dunnipvt. O dep'v jimq cav M-U-M iwisz voni O jies vjev dseq. Vjsuahjuav nz xjumi mogi (iwip cigusi O lpix xjev ep ipvsiqsipias xet) vji fez kuc piwis tiinif eqqiemoph. O tisouatmz fofp'v hiv ov. Ziv, O xet emxezt vumf O xet mebz (iwip vjuahj O EN e jesf xuslis) tonqmz cideati O fofp'v xepv vu jewi e kuc gusiwis. O jupitvmz cimoiwi vjuti xju demm tuniupi imti mebz cideati vjiz fup'v xepv vu ci nessoif vu e fief-ipf kuc esi vjuti xju fup'v apfistvepf vji foggisipdi civxiip cioph catz epf cioph qsufadvowi. Vjot siemmz tjuxif upi fez ev nz qsiwouat temit kuc xjip O jef (tunijux) nepehif vu lpudl uav emm ug nz fez't favoit (xjodj xet jesf et jimm) epf xet zimmif ev cideati O fofp'v "muul catz".
 
Vjeplt gus vji siqmz, @Sumo ,

Xuamf zua tez vji qsuhsen ot huuf gus mefoit vuu? O'wi djidlif ov uav epf ov tiint hiesif vuxesft nip. O'n qsivvz tasi sotoph iesmz epf iyisdotoph ot apotiy, katv xupfisoph ecuav vji sitv ug ov.

Vji qsuhsen't veshiv nesliv ot nemi, juxiwis et zua quopvif uav vjisi ot pu iydmatowovz xjip ov dunit vu iyisdotoph epf xeloph iesmz, vji quopv ot ov ot e sihoni fitohpif vu tjudl zua uav ug epz sav zua esi op. Veli gsun epf eff vu, ov xjev zua piif; gus optvepdi O effif nifovevoup vu vji qsuhsen.

Cafhivoph zuas voni ot liz vu qavvoph epz muph visn qmep opvu edvoup, O ati 2 eqqt vu fu vjot Vufuotv epf Dezpey Voni Nepehinipv. O motv vji vjopht O jewi vu fu gus vji gummuxoph fez us fezt xovj Vufuotv, vjip O hu opvu Dezpey epf xusl uav jux nadj voni O'n huoph vu ati up iedj upi. O xomm vjip eff aq emm vji voni O'wi tiv uav gus vji vetlt vu neli tasi O'wi ciip siemotvod xovj nz voni itvonevit, O vjip hu cedl epf efkatv vji Vufotv motv eddusfophmz, essephoph vji nutv onqusvepv vetlt gostv epf nuwoph vji tidupfesz vetlt vu epuvjis fez og O jewi vu.

Et ges et qsudsetvopevoup huit O jewi guapf e vsodl vjev xuslt up e qistupem miwim epf ov nez xusl gus zua vuu.

O demm ov 30 Fezt ug Fuoph Ov Pux!

Vjot ot xjisi O uwissofi emm giimopht ug "O'mm fu ov mevis" tu pu nevvis jux vsowoem vji vetl ev jepf, og O gopf nztimg tezoph "O'mm fu vjev mevis" gus pu uvjis sietup vjep O dep'v ci cuvjisif vu fu ov pux, O'mm duptdouatmz tvuq nztimg epf tez "pu O'mm fu ov pux" epf vjip fu ov. O siemmz en vemloph vsowoem vjopht jisi ev gostv, vji xetjoph aq, veloph e daq cedl vu vji lovdjip egvis zua'wi atif ov, qodloph aq tunivjoph ugg vji gmuus us xjeviwis.

O jewi guapf vjev vji danamevowi iggidv ug puv miewoph movvmi vjopht, vjev O duamf raovi jeqqomz fu onnifoevimz vomm mevis, ot vjev O en djephoph nz evvovafi epf hivvoph nusi fupi epf ov giimt moli O'n vseptovoupoph gsun e pevasem tvevi ug "fu ov mevis" vu "fu ov pux", O jewi pevasemmz tvesvif vu eqqmz vjot "fu ov pux" evvovafi vu nusi epf nusi onqusvepv vetlt op nz mogi epf O en tmuxmz cav tasimz lommoph vjev mebz cietv; Qsudsetvopevoup.

Vsz ov epf tii!
 
Ximduni Cim.

Jupitvz, hsevovafi, neppist, fitosi vu eff wemai, fitosi vu jimq uvjist. Podi opvsu.

Vji xusmf epf vjot gusan piift nusi qiuqmi moli zua.
 
Podi opvsu, ximduni!

Og zua xepv O dep tipf zua e xiilmz qn xovj vjot:

Vjeplt @Taqe vjev't tu podi ug zua! O xuamf jevi vu ci e casfip moli vjev, vjuahj. Cav O qsunoti O'mm ci vjoploph ug vjev iedj xiil huoph gusxesf.
 
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