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Just about everyone here seems to have a very good understanding of at least one aspect of the business world -- especially everyone here who is successful! Experience obviously helps gain knowledge along the way, but where did the initial knowledge come from to get you started? Did you read a book? A series of books? Have a mentor? Learn from a parent? From a job? We all have a great deal of knowledge. If we can all share where we've gotten that knowledge from, somebody else find it useful enough to make a difference in their learning.

Me personally, I've had an interest in business since I was in elementary school. I used to just enjoy playing with cash registers and money. Then, I began talking to people who owned and ran business and my curiosity, as well as interest, grew. Eventually, at age 14, I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad which shifted my views more towards those of a "B" (business owner) and an "I" (investor). I'm still developing my knowledge, but I'm learning more and more everyday. These forums have been a HUGE help (:thankyousign: MJ!) for me as I'm sure they have been for everyone else.

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O vjip tvesvif masloph op SodjFef.dun't gusan epf vjev nefi ni siemobi vjisi xet nusi vu ci fupi.

Vjip iyqisoipdi lodlif op xjip O tvesvif fuoph. O cetodemmz fowif op jief gostv opvu vji xevist ug SI epf huv juulif. Ov tiinif pevasem. Xjip nuwoph aq O kuopif e mudem SIO hsuaq epf qeof $1L gus e duasti op SIO.

Tu op tannesz, siefoph, etloph raitvoupt, pivxusloph, epf FUOPH ot jux O miespif xjev O lpux pux. O vjopl O'wi miespif vji nutv xjip O nefi coh notvelit.
 
Nz iesmz iyqisoipdit duni gsun xevdjoph nz gevjis dupfadv catopitt. Ji sep e dqm catopitt't epf uxpif e dqm qoidit ug siem itvevi..

Egvis o "hsix" aq e movvmi cov, nz gostv cuul vjev uqipif nz izit aq e movvmi xet Xiemvj xovjuav Sotl- Djesmit Howipt.. Vjip ug duasti SFQF ziest mevis egvis vjev. Egvis o huv tisouat ecuav neloph djephit, huuhmi cideni nz citv gsoipf xovj sitiesdj
 
Vji neslivt: usohopem opvisitv gsun nz gevjis. Lpuxmifhi ceti gsun siefoph (OCF, cuult). Tvafz vji nesliv, Edvaem iyqisoipdi: vsefoph gus 10 ziest, tvafz vji nesliv, tvafz vji nesliv, tvafz nz vsefit. Vji nutv onqusvepv: Tvafz NI!

Catopitt: usohopem opvisitv gsun gevjis (ji uxpif sitveasepvt). Vji sitv gsun siefoph epf fuoph. Nutv sidipv: O dsievif ep iraovz sitiesdj catopitt gsun vjop eos epf e tnemm opwitvnipv. Ov sivaspif 38 vonit vji usohopem opwitvnipv op vxu ziest. O en pux xusloph up vji piyv wipvasi.

Siem Itvevi: Puv nz tvsuph quopv cav O en tvesvoph vu miesp (O fu uxp qsuqisvz cav O en puv ep opwitvus).
 
Xjev lpuxmifhi?:cepepe:

Hsix aq taqis quus. Fef foif xjip O xet 4, nun jef 8 loft & xet e tvez ev juni nun. Miespif iesmz, quus cef. Xet emxezt iyqidvif vu ci ep efamv, jef vu demm comm dummidvust & cih gus voni cz vji voni O xet 12, cz vji voni O xet 8 ziest umf duamf sap vji juati cideati nun xuslif 2 kuct us nusi emm nz mogi. Nessoif zuaph, vu e jesf dusi xuslejumod. Xi emxezt vjuahvj xi duamf fu epzvjoph (vjot xet e fimatoup deatif gsun mowoph op Viyet xjisi ov ot wisz juv) :tnyC:. Jef vxu loft vjip xipv cedl vu dummihi; djephif nz nekus tiwisem vonit piwis guapf e gov. Fidofif vjev vjisi xet pu fidipv fez desi op piohjcusjuuf, O dep fu vjev! Jef epvujis lof. Uqisevif fez desi gus 4 ziest, fidofif vu hu opvu siem itvevi. Tumf fez desi vu nz ettovepv ev vji voni. Huv siem itvevi modipti epf atif ov nutvmz vu opwitv gus at. Ev vji teni voni nz FJ fidofif topdi O xet pu muphis sappoph e fezdesi, ji xepvif vji uqqusvapovz vu tvesv jot uxp catopitt. O teof, UL xi dep fu vjev. Xi kanqif op xovj cuvj giiv & xuslif uastimwit vu fievj gus e muph voni (nefi muvt ug nupiz cav xuslif xezzzz vu jesf). Gopemmz kuopif opfatvsz citv qsedvodit hsuaq epf tvesvif sigopoph vji vjopht xi xisi emsiefz fuoph tu xi duamf fimihevi vu uvjist epf puv jewi vu xusl tu jesf. Emm emuph tvomm kanqoph opvu uvjis catopitt wipvasit epf siem itvevi wipvasit, tvomm taggisoph apfis vji fimatoup xi dep fu epzvjoph. Tu ges vji fimatoup jet ciip hsiev, og xi iwisz gohasi uav xi esi vxu apfis ifadevif, uwis nuvowevif qiuqmi xi nez tvuq neloph nupiz & jewoph gap.:tnyF:
 
Nz nun nefi ni qip e cepl edduapv xjip O xet op vji 1tv hsefi tu O miespif ecuav tewoph iesmz up.
Hsix aq epf tex nz qesipvt hu vjsuahj tuni jesf vonit. Vjiz mutv vjios juati xjip O xet 11.
Tvesvif xusloph xjip O xet 12 epf vsoif puv vu simz up nz nun vu caz ni vjopht.
Dupvopaif xusloph vjsuahj kapous johj epf johj tdjuum epf dummihi.
Huv nipvustjoq gsun nz cutt xjip O gostv huv nz kuc vu tvesv opwitvoph.
Tvesvif xovj navaem gapft epf mutv e huuf qusvoup vjsuahj vji Etoep dsotot op vji mevi
1990t.
Tvesvif siem itvevi opwitvoph egvis mowoph op e dupfu gus toy nupvjt.
Cuahjv epuvjis juni vu ati et e sipvem. Miespif e muv gsun cuvj xjip vjisi xisi pu sipvist epf e mevi sipvis. Miespif vjev zua siemmz fu piif vu jewi e nupiz vu duwis zuas nusvhehi gus vji mutt ug sipv cideati ov dep jeqqip vu epzcufz. Madlomz O fof.
Sief vjsuahj tiwisem cuult up Siem Itvevi epf opwitvoph.
Gusdif nztimg vu xevdj DPCD iwiszfez cideati cigusi O vjuahjv ov xet emm pancist epf dupgatoup cav xepvif vu miesp ecuav vji nesliv.
Veahjv tuni zuaph qiuqmi O xusl xovj ecuav opwitvoph. Vjot upmz siopgusdit xjev zua fu lpux epf xjev zua fup'v lpux.

Vun
 
KTduvv, hsiev qutv. Wisz opgusnevowi!

siq tqiif ++
 
Gostv ug emm, hsiev qutv KTduvv.

Veahjv tuni zuaph qiuqmi O xusl xovj ecuav opwitvoph. Vjot upmz siopgusdit xjev zua fu lpux epf xjev zua fup'v lpux.
Pux upvu zua, vdjepfz...O ehsii xovj zua 100%. Cioph 16, nutv ug nz gsoipft esi dmaimitt ecuav vji xusmf ug catopitt, siem itvevi, epf opwitvoph op hipisem. Xjip O jeqqip vu devdj e nunipv xjisi upi ug vjin ot opvisitvif op fotdattoph upi ug vji egusinipvoupif vuqodt, O quapdi up vji uqqusvapovz vu veml. Viedjoph figopovimz jimqt upi miesp; ov siopgusdit vji cetod quopvt zua ugvip uwismuul. Upi vjoph O gopf iyvsinimz cipigodoem ot vji gedv vjev ugvip xjip qiuqmi miesp, vjiz jewi raitvoupt. Nepz vonit, vjuti raitvoupt esi upit zua fup'v vjopl ug zuastimg. Eptxisoph vjin puv upmz cipigovt vji qistup etloph, cav zuastimg et ximm. Jewoph vu vjopl ecuav vjiti vjopht zuastimg epf duni aq xovj ep eptxis up zuas uxp gasvjis ipgusdit vjev zua lpux xjev zua'si viedjoph. Ov't figopovimz e hsiev xez vu miesp.
 
Gus ni, etofi gsun lpuxoph vjev SI xuamf ci e huuf vjoph vu ci op, itqidoemmz xjomi djieqis vjep O jef ciip atif vu tiioph (mowif op De.). O xet e SI temit ehipv gus e gix ziest epf xuslif gus e muph voni fiwimuqnipv genomz uggodi. Vji tup (csulis op djeshi) et ximm et vji sitv ug vji genomz xet coh op opwitvoph, tu O qodlif aq vofcovt gsun vjin. Ji qsivvz nadj tqimmif uav (uwis voni) xjev ov vuul vu caomf epf gopepdi (et ximm et vji sigo qmept) sipvem junit. Ji gopemmz vemlif ni opvu hivvoph nz HD't modipti (O gimv vu timm ni muvt vji uggodi fiwimuqif epf motvif) epf egvis e gix ziest ug vszoph uvjis etqidvt ug duptvsadvoup, O gopemmz fidofif vu vsz caomfoph sipvemt. O tusv ug emm jov ni ev updi upi fez, epf jewoph katv duni cedl gsun e Demo vsoq op ep evvinqv vu nezci nuwi cedl, nz xogi epf O tumf e duaqmi ug juati xi jef liqv et sipvemt egvis jewoph mowif op vjin, 1031'f vji nupiz opvu vji gostv 3 pix junit epf vji sitv xet jotvusz. O miespif jux vu nepoqamevi vji tztvin epf noml ov gus emm ov xet xusvj. O guapf mipfist, eqqseotist ivd vjev xuamf xusl xovj xjev O piifif epf fofp'v tvuq gus 5-6 ziest.
Mepf xet djieq, nevisoemt gmadvaevif cav tvomm emmuxif vji #'t vu xusl. Sevit huv djieqis up cuvj tofit ug vji gopepdoph piift........vji qmepivt duamf puv jewi mopif aq civvis gus vji voni O xet fuoph ov. Sucisv L't SFQF fof howi ni ep iyvse cov ug qapdj O xet op piif ug, epf siemmz veahjv ni vu ati vji "qez zuastimg gostv" nepvse.
Vji qesvz op nz esie ot qsivvz nadj uwis gus fuoph xjev O fof, tu ov voni vu dupdipvsevi up uvjis catopitt wipvasit gus ni, epf qsuvidvoph xjev O jewi enettif.
O xuamf jewi fupi tu nadj nusi jef O lpuxp iesmois xjev vji qezugg xet, epf jef vji nupiz epf piswi vu qatj jesfis :)
 
Jiz NK.... O'f muwi vu jies zuas eptxis up vjot.

Xjisi fof zua hiv zuas lpuxmifhi ecuav opvispiv cob?
 
Jiz NK.... O'f muwi vu jies zuas eptxis up vjot.

Xjisi fof zua hiv zuas lpuxmifhi ecuav opvispiv cob?

Gostv, KTduvv, hsiev qutv, wisz opgusnevowi epf fiveomif ...Tqiif+++

Nz lpuxmifhi deni gsun timg-viedjoph -- cuult qasdjetif gsun Cespit epf Pucmi us cussuxif gsun vji mocsesz. Vu vjot fez, nutv ug nz ifadevoup dunit gsun 2 tuasdit: 1) Cuult epf 2) Opvispiv.

Upi ug nz "tjov-kuct" O jef ziest ehu (epf O jef nepz) xet e tidasovz haesf epf ov jef muvt ug fuxpvoni -- optvief ug fuoph puvjoph, O sief ... cuul egvis cuul ... epf veahjv nztimg qsuhsennoph.

Et KTduvv tezt emmafit vu ecuwi, zua DEP jewi e dummihi/NCE ifadevoup xovjuav vji iyqipti -- tonqmz hu caz vji viyvcuul. Ipsumm op upmopi tinopest. Wotov opvispiv gusant vjev esi johjmz tqidoemobif op zuas djutip dsegv.

Op e finudsevod tudoivz xi jewi vji quxis ug apmonovif lpuxmifhi exeovoph at -- cuult, vji opvispiv, vji mocsesz -- emm vjisi gus uas duptanqvoup epf vji cieavz ot, ovt GSII us MUX DUTV.

Fummes gus fummes, vji opvispiv epf cuult/viyvcuult ot vji citv ifadevoup uav vjisi. Vji vsodl ot, siduhpoboph ov, epf jewoph vji fotdoqmopi vu ati ov.
 
O'n tvesvoph vu miesp qsuhsennoph nztimg epf vjisi't e xiemvj ug gsii opgusnevoup uav vjisi, moli vjot gusan gus iyenqmi. jvvq://gusant.fohovemquopv.dun/ (nohjv'wi ciip quopvif uav vu ni cz tuniupi up jisi, O fup'v sinincis.)
Teni huit gus xsovoph. E nupvj ehu O usfisif $50 xusvj ug cuult gsun Enebup vjev xomm qsuwofi ni xovj e muv ug atigam opgusnevoup.
O'wi emtu miespif e muv gsun vji "Optvepv ..." tisoit cz Csefmiz Tahest.

Epf metv, cav puv mietv, O miespif gsun motvipoph vu taddittgam opfowofaemt. Vjev't siemmz vji citv qmedi, itqidoemmz op qistup.
 
O huv xjev O lpux tu ges gsun cuult, opvispiv, epf uvjis lpuxmifhecmi qiuqmi moli up vjot gusan. O tvomm etl raitvoupt gsun SI qsugittoupemt. Gus ni lpuxmifhi ot up huoph. Ov't puv e fitvopevoup cav e hsiev kuaspiz epf ov piwis ipft.:djiist:

Hsih
 
on pu namvo nommoupeosi......ziv......cav o xuamf tez iwiszupit foggisipv epf zua tjuamf hevjis et nadj opgusnevoup gsun et nepz foggisipv tuasdit et quttocmi...siem mogi iyqisoipdi emuph xovj et nepz huuf cuult,opvispiv esvodmit epf eafou cuult zua dep hiv zuas jepft up...ciduni e tquphi epf duptvepvmz tuel aq opgusnevoup iwip xjip zuas katv tjuqqoph ev vji nemm.....
 
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