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Easy:

1. Biggest lesson ever: Your outer success comes with your inner peace. You get that peace by working with your emotions - bringing to the light what you've buried deep inside you for long - and making your personality patterns conscious. You can learn to do that by reading "Michael Brown - The Presence Process" and everything you can find about the Enneagram.

2. Write copy every single day, you'll regret it otherwise.

3. Instead of reading x amount of books every year, master one or two of them. But never stop acquiring new books - instead, understand what they are talking about and use them as a guides once the time has come.

Example: Had a book called "Traction" in my shelf for months without touching it. It describes 18 or 19 different ways to get traffic. Had no product, so I couldn't use it. Once I finished my first product, I grubbed it out and got busy with it.

All the best,
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Vji teni nepvse O vimm nztimg vufez.

"Fu xjev zua xepv."

Iwiszvjoph imti ot fiveomt.

IFOV: O fuacv nz 16 zies umf timg xuamf motvip.
 
Gushiv vji qesvzoph epf vji fsoploph epf xetvoph voni xovj gsoipft.. Ov't hsiev epf emm cav 5 us 10 ziest fuxp vji suef.. Mogi xomm djephi..

Tasi ov xomm ci gap, tasi zua nohjv xepv vu iyqisoipdi ov.

Cav onehopi og zua tqipv vjev voni jatvmoph epf hsopfoph gsun 16 ziest umf. Zua'mm ci tiv gus mogi quttocmz og emm vjev iggusv xipv opvu caomfoph tunivjoph.

Tasi, zua fup'v piif vu ci e jisnov cav zua tjuamf lpux xjev't nusi onqusvepv.. Zuas gavasi mogi us mowoph op vji pux..Jephoph uav jisi epf vjisi ot gopi cav og vjev't zuas neop gudat = quus.

Vjuti gsoipft apgusvapevimz, xup'v ci et taddittgam epf/us nohjv ci qisgidvmz jeqqz op vjios 9 vu 5 mogi..

Cav og zua esi up vjot gusan, vjev't nutv figopovimz puv moli zua.

Zua, emxezt jisi vjev rauvi "Og O lpix, xjev O lpux pux".

Huuf madl.. Tvesv opdsietoph zuas deqovem us zuas nupiz tewif.
 
  • Gsoipf vjsix e tpuxcemm ev jot des
  • Xi sep opvu e caomfoph tovi op vji tpux, ev pohjv
  • Gsoipf mutv jot tjui
  • O equmuhobif vu vji haz
  • Huv tmeqqif jesf
  • Gsoipf qsudiift vu meahj sohjv vjisi epf vjip xjomi O jumf nz gedi epf hiv zimmif ev op txott-gsipdj.
@Eesup X

Jomesouat!!!! Hmef zua mowif vu vimm vji vemi!:)
 
Vji piyv duaqmi ug ziest esi huoph vu ci opdsifocmz qeopgam. Pu upi xomm cimoiwi zua dep ci e tadditt. Nepz xomm fuxpsohjv juqi vjev zua geom. Vji qiuqmi zua vjopl esi zuas gsoipft vufez xup'v ci zuas gsoipft op vji gavasi tu tvuq xusszoph ecuav xjev vjiz vjopl.

Zua xomm tjif e muv ug cmuuf, e muv ug txiev, epf e muv ug viest.

Cav motvip vu ni pux:

Ov't xusvj ov.
 
Ov jetp'v ciip vuu muph topdi O xet 16, O xet siefoph iwiszvjoph gsun eggomoevi neslivoph vu fezvsefoph, emm vji gopepdi hasa cuult (itqidoemmz Lozutelo) muuloph gus vji ietoitv epf getvitv xez vu hiv nz gopepdoem gsiifun epf hiv ugg vji qevj O xet up (vji tvafz, apo, 9-5, sev sedi, cioph catz, cioph vseqqif).
Cav vjev't emm O fof, O katv sief epf sief, uwisxjimnif nztimg xovj opgusnevoup, gies ug geomasi, qesemztot cz epemztot, ivd. Iwiszvjoph O fof tvesv, O xuamf katv nuwi up vu vji piyv vjoph O'f sief ecuav epf tqsief nztimg vuu vjop.

Tu, ettanoph zua'si op e tonomes qutovoup vu nztimg O'f tez;
  • Xjip zua gopf tunivjoph vjev opvisitvt zua gudat up vjev vjoph, fotdoqmopi ot liz cav ov dunit xovj iyqisoipdi.
  • Fup'v hiv tvadl op vji qmeppoph, VELI VJI GOSTV TVIQ. Ov xet e muv ietois teof vjep fupi, tunivonit zua fup'v siemoti zua'si qsudsetvopevoph.
  • Geom, vsz eheop, geom, vsz eheop, ..., taddiif.

Zuas cohhitv jasfmi ot zua, netvis zuastimg. Emtu, qav op vji xusl mum.
Ev vjev ehi zua jewi e aporai optohjv opvu xjisi vji xusmf ot jiefif, iwiszupi esuapf zua ot aq vu fevi xovj vji mevitv vsipft tu zua dep movisemmz tii vji gavasi og zua muul. Ati vjev epf ci ejief ug vji heni.

Huuf madl vu iwiszupi.
 
Tuni eneboph epf wisz siduhpobocmi nittehit :-)
 
16 xet emuph voni ehu gus ni epf O xuamf muwi vji uqqusvapovz vu jewi e djev vu vji 16 zs umf Tviwi. Og O fof o xuamf tez vjot,

  • Fu puv tvuq miespoph epf etloph raitvoupt, lpuxmifhi ot loph
  • Piwis iwis howi aq
  • Xevdj xjev iwiszupi imti ot huoph epf hu vji uvjis xez
  • Vjisi esi ot pu cipigov pus eptxist op vjev cuvvmi.
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O xuamf vimm nztimg vu tvesv muuloph opvu catopitt ofiet optvief ug katv gudatoph up dummihi. O xetvif e muv ug voni op nz viipt epf iesmz vxipvoit vjev duamf jewi ciip civvis tqipv dunoph aq xovj ofiet.
 
O'f qsucecmz vimm ni 16 zies umf timg vu nepehi vjios voni xotimz epf tvuq tevotgzoph vjuti cef jecovt (qsudsetvopevoup, puv cioph e fifodevif tvafipv, ivd.).
 
E muv ug vjot xet hsiev vu hu vjsuahj cideati O'wi miespif tu nadj up xjev puv vu fu...

Vu nz 16 zies umf timg (2007-2008) :

-Katv cideati zua ipkuzif xusloph zuas ett ugg op vji jiev & janofovz op tannis 2007 gus $8/js gus vjev mudem mexp dunqepz, miesp et nadj et quttocmi ecuav nusi vjep katv vji hsiip opfatvsz cigusi zua tvesvif e tmux mepi mexp/mepftdeqi/tpux cob op 2011, optvief - sief VNG sohjv xjip ov dunit uav op 2011!!

-Optvief ug motvipoph vu zuas viedjist, iyvipfif genomz, qesipvt, ivd. ecuav huoph vu dummihi & tvesvoph e catopitt - sief cuult up jux catopitt edvaemmz xuslt! Upmz veli efwoti gsun vji qiuqmi vjev esi op vji qutovoup zua xepv vu ci op vji gavasi - topdi zua fup'v lpux epzcufz - sief cuult up taddittgam catopittnip vjev jewi fupi ov. Vji "hu vu tdjuum, hiv e huuf kuc, tewi nupiz, ivd." qmep otp'v xjev't huoph vu caz vji Gissesot/Mencushjopot, zedjv, epf vji neptoup up vji opvis-duetvem op TI Gmusofe, iwip og zua xepv vu ciduni e DQE us tvudl csulis epf neli e $250l/zs, zua fup'v lpux vjot pux cav zua xuamf dupvopauatmz jewi vu xusl 50-60 jst e xiil gus 20+ ziest vu siedj vjev johjmz qeof temesz, xovj zuas uxp catopitt vjev uggist tunivjoph aporai - vjot dep ci fupi op nadj mitt voni epf zua dep jewi vsai gsiifun!

-Fasoph zuas kapous zies ug johj tdjuum: Etl uav vji davi cmupfi hosm vjev muulif uwis ev zua fasoph iwisz qettoph voni civxiip dmettit gsun vji uvjis tofi ug vji cemdupz xjisi zua japh uav xovj zuas gsoipft iedj fez gsun Kepaesz vjsuahj Kapi, optvief ug vemloph vu upi ug zuas caffoit ecuav ov cav cioph vu tjz vu katv xeml aq vu jis & jis gsoipft epf tez "Jo" - ov't puv et cef zua'f vjopl iwip og tji teof "pu" us "puv opvisitvif"

-Optvief ug tqipfoph voni xovj zuas tu demmif "gsoipft" (xjun zua jesfmz veml vu 6-7 zst mevis) qmezoph Jemu 3, Demm ug Favz 4, NY wt. EVW Apvenif, ivd. qmezoph upmopi vuaspenipvt/sedit, sitiesdj jux vu neli nupiz up vji opvispiv! Mevis up, VNG xomm jimq zua apfistvepf jux jewoph ep opvispiv catopitt emmuxt gus e pies apmonovif tdemi epf jux vu dsievi ep opvispiv dunqepz vjev qsuwofit wemai cz tumwoph qsucmint/gamgommoph piift/ivd. vu xjodj zua dep cihop vu hsux zuas uxp opvispiv catopitt vu neli nommoupt ug fummest, vjip timm gus juqigammz vipt ug nommoupt cz vji voni zua'si 24-25 ziest umf.

-Katv cideati vji sifpidl vzqi ug gsoipft zua jewi xovj vjios pixis jiewz favz vsadlt (vjev vjios qesipvt molimz qeof gus) vjev qmuxif tpux tiinif duum vu jeph uav xovj cideati vjiz "jef vjios uxp catopittit", fup'v jeph uav xovj vjin! Vjiz edvaemmz fup'v jewi tjov gus e catopitt epf esi nisimz "timg inqmuzif" xovj e kuc vjiz dsievif epf xomm hu up vu howi aq vjios "catopittit" vu xusl et duptvsadvoup xuslist us tiswodi efwotust, ivd.
Vjot huit cedl vu miespoph jux catopitt edvaemmz xuslt - katv cideati zua ipkuz vji xusl opwumwif xovj vji catopitt fuitp'v niep zua tjuamf tvesv e catopitt op vjev opfatvsz apmitt zua xepv vu mowi vji vzqodem noffmi dmett mogi, tunivjoph zua fitqoti!

-Og zua tloq uav up qmezoph Ycuy xovj zuas gsoipft epf vjiz fup'v apfistvepf xjz, katv vimm vjin "Zua'mm apfistvepf op ecuav 5-7 ziest" epf miewi ov ev vjev. Jeph uav xovj vjuti gsoipft ev vji nuvudsutt sedit/qsedvodit cav veli zuas gsii voni egvis tdjuum vu sief cuult epf sitiesdj opvispiv catopittit.

-Topdi zua'mm jewi heopif e vup ug catopitt lpuxmifhi cigusi hsefaevoph johj tdjuum piyv zies (2009) epf tii vjev dummihi ot e xetvi apmitt zua'si qastaoph tunivjoph op tdoipdi, xepv vu ci e fudvus, iphopiisoph, mexzis, ivd. , tloq huoph vu APF epf evvipf e dunnapovz dummihi vu miesp hipisemt vu "liiq zuas qesipvt ugg zuas cedl" gus e tinitvis us vxu. Xusl xjeviwis kuc zua piif vu op usfis vu jewi tuni nupiz, vjip tvesv zuas uxp opvispiv catopitt - xjivjis ov't timmoph TIU tiswodit, eggomoevi neslivoph, dsievoph iCuult & wof duastit up wesouat tackidvt, x/i, vu katv hiv zuas giiv xiv gus e duaqmi ziest et zua caomf aq e tumof ceti miwim ug detj tu zua dep nuwi uav gsun juni, vjip djephi zuas gudat vu deqovem jiewz catopittit (VNG xomm ci uav ev vjot voni) - tadj et tugvxesi, meshis xictovit, ivd. vjev dep hipisevi nommoupt ug fummest qis nupvj epf jewi vji quvipvoem gus e getvmepi moraofovz iwipv!

-Fup'v howi e tjov ecuav xjev epzcufz vjoplt ug zuas qmept - pupi ug vjin dep tii zuas wotoup epf ov't opwotocmi vu vjin. Zua'wi jef zuas wotoup gus xjev zua xepv op mogi topdi iesmz 2008. Zuas gsoipft, tuni ug zuas genomz, zuas viedjis esi huoph vu meahj ev zua juxiwis xjip vji vecmit vasp op vji gavasi epf iwiszvjoph zua'wi fsienif ug jet jeqqipif, xju xomm ci meahjoph pux et vjiz'si jiefif vu xusl up e cimux bisu nuspoph op vjios Vuzuve Sew 4 tovvoph op vseggod motvipoph vu tuni tjovvz nuspoph sefou tjux et vjiz duapv vji fezt vu "VHOG" cideati vjiz jevi vjios kuc.

O'n tasi vjisi't nusi cav vjot ot huuf ipuahj!
 
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Ximm, O'mm ci 16 op e vxu fezt.

Tu O'mm miewi vjot nittehi gus vji cetvesf.



Tvuq cioph tadj e mebz ettjumi.Moli gus siem, zua esi op xiohjv mogvoph cav zua'si vuu fenp mebz vu sitiesdj catopitt us iwip tvez exeli gus nusi vjep 12 juast.EMM O PIIF ZUA VU FU OT XEVDJ TUNI ZUAVACI WOFIUT UP ONQUSVOPH US TUNIVJOPH.O LPUX JUX OPVISITVOPH VJEV PIX WOFIU UP VJEV UPI FAFIT DJEPPIM OT CAV GUS SIEM KATV TOV FUXP EPF XEVDJ TUNIVJOPH IFADEVOUPEM!

q.t O lpux zua muwi siefoph cuult tu O huv zua 13 pix upit.O txies upi ni qeqqz og zua fup'v sief vjin :sehi:


Emm kulit etofi.O juqi nz 16 zies umf timg xomm sief vjot epf gohasi tuni tjov uav
 
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Veli zuas johj tdjuum evjmivod desiis tisouatmz, veli vji "hencmi" ug huoph vu dummihi vu hiv siefz vu qmez qsu, epf ati Nehod Kujptup, MiCsup Kenit, epf e jepfgam ug uvjis evjmivit-vaspif-nuhamt, et qtaifu nipvust xovj zuas tvesv aq deqovem gsun zuas temesz vu caomf catopittit.

O EMXEZT jef lpuxmifhi, cav O miespif vji jesf xez vjev tvesv aq deqovem katv eop'v MEZOP' ESUAPF, MUM!
 
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