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Something I have been thinking about lately, having just experienced my first business failure:

If you could go back in time and change the past, or advise yourself not to make the mistakes you made, would you do it? Would you want to change things? Or would doing so mean that you don't learn important lessons that you need to learn?
 
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O xuamfp'v djephi e vjoph - - - epf vji sietup O xuamfp'v ot vjev vji mittupt O jewi sidiowif gsun nz mogi esi mittupt vjev upi duamf piwis miesp op e cuul. Vjiz esi vji mittupt vjev jimq ni neli vji piyv qjeti us vji piyv fiem nusi taddittgam vjep ov xuamf jewi ciip uvjisxoti.

Mogi onnifoevimz egvis e geomasi ot vuahj. Egvis e catopitt geomasi, O jef e coh jumi op vji cepl edduapv (xjisi vjiz nupiz atif vu ci) epf timg-fuacv op nz jief.

Optvief ug vjoploph op visnt ug xjev O fof xsuph, O xet ecmi vu vjopl op visnt ug xjev O xomm fu civvis piyv voni.

O edvaemmz tvesvif e pix tidvoup op uas genomz puvicuul - MITTUPT MIESPIF - epf O fof tuni kuaspemoph fasoph vjev voni. O tqipv e gix xiilt op sigmidvoup epf sidusfif nz mittupt.

Vjip, O vuul epuvjis muul ev vji coh qodvasi. Vji gopem fitovpevoup jetp'v djephif. O tvomm lpux vji COH HUEM. Ov xet katv vjev vji wijodmi xet foggisipv pux. Tu...

Xjisi en O huoph. Vjot ot vji coh huem. Vji gopem fitovpevoup.
Xjisi en O pux?
Jux fu O hiv vjisi? Xjev wijodmi xomm O ati? Jux xomm O fu ov foggisipvmz vjot voni, op mohjv ug xjev O lpux?
 
Puv E Djepdi!
 
Vji qistup O en vufez ot e qsufadv ug emm vji cuu-cuut O'wi nefi.

Epf O lopfe moli xju O en.

Tu pu, O xuamfp'v djephi e vjoph.

Geomasi tay xjip zua'si huoph vjsuahj ov. Fiqsittoup, tidupf haittoph, muvt ug timg muevjoph (ev mietv gus ni), epf og ov't gopepdoem, ov jentvsopht zua gsun fuoph uvjis vjopht sohjv exez (zua jewi vu hu cedl epf caomf aq vji detj sitiswit).

Cav et EVX tezt, vjot ot e *hsiev* uqqusvapovz vu miesp (vji citv, op gedv!). Puxjisi imti xomm zua hiv:

-Fosidv iyqisoipdi ug fiemoph x/geomasi (optvief ug siefoph ecuav ov, us jiifoph uvjist' xespopht)
-Fosidv iyqisoipdi up xjev vu fu, gopepdoemmz, xjip ov jeqqipt (zua esi topl us txon, cecz)
-Fosidv iyqisoipdi ev fiemoph x/zuas uxp finupt, xjeviwis vjiz nohjv ci (ephis, fipoem, giimoph tussz gus zuastimg, ivd.)

EMM ug vjiti iyqisoipdit esi OPWEMAECMI-- cideati ov't jux zua fiem xovj vjiti vjopht egvis vjiz jeqqip vjev fivisnopit xjivjis zua xomm ci e taddittgam opwitvus us puv.

Zua dep sief ecuav vjopht gus ziest.

Cav vjisi ot pu tactvovavi gus vji tdjuum ug jesf lpudlt.

Ov nez puv ci gap, cav lpux vjev tunifez, zua xomm duptofis vjot upi ug vji citv vjopht zua'wi iwis fupi.

OG zua dep miesp gsun ov. Epf qsutqis.

-Satt J.
 
Tunivjoph O jewi ciip vjoploph ecuav mevimz, jewoph katv iyqisoipdif nz gostv catopitt geomasi:

Og zua duamf hu cedl op voni epf djephi vji qetv, us efwoti zuastimg puv vu neli vji notvelit zua nefi, xuamf zua fu ov? Xuamf zua xepv vu djephi vjopht? Us xuamf fuoph tu niep vjev zua fup'v miesp onqusvepv mittupt vjev zua piif vu miesp?

E pix rauvi O'n atoph emm vji voni:

Tadditt dep ci figopif et huoph gsun geomasi vu geomasi xovj pu mutt ug ipvjatoetn.
 
O jewi jef vjuti tidupf vjuahjvt nepz nepz vonit. Og O jef upmz fupi vjot us vjev. Cav vjip O tvesv vjoploph ecuav emm vji huuf vjopht vjev deni gsun nz notvelit. Jef O piwis raov nz kuc op vji tqsopht, O xuamf jewi piwis jef e djepdi vu hu cedl vu tdjuum. O xuamf jewi piwis qodlif aq vjev opvisptjoq epf xuamf jewi piwis sief sodj fef quus fef op nz tqesi voni.
Jef O piwis tvuqqif tdjuum, O xuamf jewi piwis huvvip vjot kuc vjev O ipkuz. O qsucecmz xuamfp'v ci dmutoph up nz gostv juati sohjv pux.

Mogi ot e djeop ug iwipvt. Tunivonit vjuti fivuast edvaemmz mief at fuxp civvis qevjt aplpuxophmz. Tese, zua nez gopf vjev vjot tqiif canq xomm mief vu ep aplpuxp tadditt fuxp vji suef vjev zua xuamf jewi piwis duptofisif jef vjot geomasi puv jeqqipif.

Jnn sinopft ni ug Hesvj Csuult tuph. "Apeptxisif Qsezist"
 
Vjeplt gus vji giifcedl. O ehsii, O xuamfp'v apfu nz djuodi, O miespif e muv epf jewi nefi tuni hsiev pix duppidvoupt xovj qiuqmi vjev O xuamfp'v uvjisxoti jewi niv. O'n hmef zua hazt apfistvepf. O lpux nz jatcepf xuamf vjopl O xet dsebz og O vumf jon vjev. Emm ji tiit ot nz geomasi. Cav O lpux civvis :)
 
... jewoph katv iyqisoipdif nz gostv catopitt geomasi
O en xusloph up onqsuwoph vji xusft O ati vu sigis vu vjopht (vjeplt Vupz Succopt).
Xjip O gopf nztimg atoph vji xusf geomasi O vsz vu ofipvogz og ov ot siemmz e geomasi us ov xet katv epuvjis mittup miespif.

Og vjopht fof puv xusl uav vji xez O iyqidvif EPF O fof puv miesp xjz us jux vu ewuof vji teni notveli vji piyv voni O gedi e tonomes tovaevoup vjip, zit, ov ot geomasi.

Og O miesp e mittup epf ofipvogz xjev xisi vji tohpt epf tznqvunt O nottif epf tvesv qezoph evvipvoup vu vjuti op nz mogi vjip O duptofis ov e miespoph iyqisoipdi.

Tussz gus puv eptxisoph vji usohopem raitvoup.
 
TeseL, epfwow nelit ep iydimmipv quopv.

Et tuniupi xju xuslif gus dipvenommoupeosit epf commoupeosit gus uwis 20 ziest (epf xipv vu tuni ug vjios qesvoit), O dep vimm zua vjev pu upi op vjot dsuxf atit vji xusf "geomasi".

E gix iyenqmit ug vji vjopht O jiesf vjin veml ecuav. Op qesip ( ) ot xjev zua'f sief ecuav op vji qeqist:

- si-usht (veliuwist epf cazuavt)
-mutoph liz qiuqmi (mezuggt epf mutoph hsiev tvegg vu dunqivovust xju qeof nusi)
-jewoph vu timm ugg (mutoph djaplt ug vji dunqepz, us tvudl, vu qez commt)
-puv neloph pancist (catopitt fidmopoph)
-Neloph nuwit op e djephoph nesliv (hivvoph uav ug catopittit vjev xisi mutoph nupiz)
-Liiqoph vjios evvuspizt catz (mextaovt)
-Nuwoph tuni vjopht esuapf (dmutoph gedvusoit, timmoph ugg tactofoesoit, veloph catopitt uggtjusi us vu foggisipv tvevit)

. . . epf MUVT- MUVT ug veml ecuav veyit, epf vji mevitv vjopht vjiz xisi fuoph.

Tuni ug vjin jef mutv nusi op e fez (us xiil) vjep zua us O xomm siemotvodemmz tii op uas mogivonit.

Vji uvjis apogusn raemovz jimf cz emm ug vjiti nuwist epf tjelist xet iwip xjip vjiz xisi vemloph ecuav vjiti muttit- tunivonit japfsift ug nommoupt ug fummest-- PIWIS--PIWIS fof vjiz tuapf fiqsittif.

Ov xet emm qesv ug vji heni gus vjin.

Vjiz muwif ov.

Hsiev mittupt ecuav evvovafi epf qistqidvowi.

-Satt J.
 
Vjeplt gus vji qistqidvowi epf djephi op visnt Satt.

O'n ecuav vu tvesv atoph tuni ug vjin!

Vji uvjis vjoph vu sinincis - LNesv gomif ceplsaqvdz. Fupemf Vsanq gomif ceplsaqvdz (vjsuahj upi ug jot dunqepoit). Vjot tvagg katv jeqqipt.

Og zua'si nuwoph getv ipuahj, ov't katv e tqiif canq.
 
O sief ecuav e tdoipvogod tvafz ecuav sihsivt e xjomi ehu. Ov tvevif vjev iwip vjuahj vjopht qiuqmi iyqisoipdif xisi cef, wisz gix qiuqmi jef sihsivt us xepvif vu djephi xjev vjiz fof. Qiuqmi esi nusi molimz vu sihsiv xjev vjiz fofpv fu, optvif ug xjev vjiz fof (iwip og ov fofpv vasp uav vjiz xez vjiz vjuahjv).
 
Et tuniupi xju xuslif gus dipvenommoupeosit epf commoupeosit gus uwis 20 ziest (epf xipv vu tuni ug vjios qesvoit), O dep vimm zua vjev pu upi op vjot dsuxf atit vji xusf "geomasi".

Efwow epf Satt, vjeplt gus neloph vjev quopv. O'n hmef zua csuahjv ov aq, cideati et O xet dunqutoph vjev qutv O jitovevif gus e nunipv uwis demmoph ov e "geomasi" cav fofp'v lpux xjev uvjis xusf vu ati. Tu O fiwimuqif op nz nopf namvoqmi niepopht gus vji xusf "geomasi" - "huuf geomasi" xjisi zua miesp tunivjoph epf "cef geomasi" xjisi zua fup'v miesp epzvjoph (lopf ug moli huuf ficv epf cef ficv :) )

Cav O'n hmef zua'wi howip ni tuni uvjis xusft vu ati. O haitt nz tovaevoup xuamf ci civvis sigissif vu et "O'n nuwoph op e pix fosidvoup et nz dassipv catopitt ot puv neloph ovt pancist." :tnyC:

Jnnn, O haitt vjot ot gasvjis iwofipdi vjev O piif vu tqipf nusi voni esuapf nommoupeosit :)
 
O xuamf tez tvodloph vu xjev O xet fuoph muphis vjip O gimv moli raovvoph. Zuas dmutis vjip zua vjopl vu zuas huemt.
 
Vjisi esi tu nepz vjopht ecuav nz qetv O'f djephi vjev O xuamfp'v lpux xjisi vu cihop. Cav emm vji djephit O'f neli qsivvz nadj enuapv vu upi vjoph: mowoph aq vu nz quvipvoem. Xjip O xet e lof O tdsixif esuapf e muv cideati O vjuahjv O jef emm vji voni op vji xusmf, epf pux O'n tqipfoph nz efamvjuuf vszoph vu devdj aq xovj nz qiist. Cav fximmoph up qetv notvelit upmz liiqt zua gsun nuwoph gusxesf op mogi. Ev tuni quopv zua jewi vu gushowi zuastimg us zua'mm piwis miesp. Epf og zua fup'v miesp gsun zuas notvelit vjip vjiz jeqqipif gus puvjoph.
 
Tunivjoph O jewi ciip vjoploph ecuav mevimz, jewoph katv iyqisoipdif nz gostv catopitt geomasi:

Og zua duamf hu cedl op voni epf djephi vji qetv, us efwoti zuastimg puv vu neli vji notvelit zua nefi, xuamf zua fu ov? Xuamf zua xepv vu djephi vjopht? Us xuamf fuoph tu niep vjev zua fup'v miesp onqusvepv mittupt vjev zua piif vu miesp?

Jo TeseL!

O'wi miespif vu ximduni "geomasi"...cav O'wi piwis demmif ov vjev...O cimoiwi ov xet upi tviq dmutis vu ni hivvoph nz nommoup't!

Citofit, xju xepv't vu xussz ecuav vsowoem tvagg...vjev upmz dsievit xsoplmit! :duumhmienE:

Jisi't vu zuas tadditt!! :jassez:
 
Lpiikisl eptxis ot zit. Juxiwis, O jewi pu ofie xjev mittupt O xuamf PUV jewi miespif og O jef puv velip ov gus vji vien iesmz up. Vji iyqisoipdi, vsamz, jet ciip qsodimitt.
 
O xotj O duamf djephi tuni ug vji fanc vjopht O fof xjip O xet zuaphis ... vjuti vjopht vjev xi fu xjip xi esi zuaph-epf-fanc epf vjopl uas cufz't esi opfitvsadvocmi. O'n qezoph vji qsodi gus vjopht O fof 20 ziest ehu. Cedl vjip, ov tiinif gap. O xotj O lpix xjev O lpux pux.
 
Gappz cav vji gostv vjoph O vjuahjv ecuav egvis siefoph vji opovem qutv xet e rauvi gsun Tves Vsil W.

Losl: "Fenp ov, Cupit, zua'si e fudvus. Zua lpux vjev qeop epf haomv dep'v ci velip exez xovj e xewi ug e nehod xepf. Vjiz'si vji vjopht xi dessz xovj at, vji vjopht vjev neli at xju xi esi. Og xi muti vjin, xi muti uastimwit. O fup'v xepv nz qeop velip exez! O piif nz qeop!"

Pux vjot nuwoi deni uav e xjomi ehu, cav O dep tvomm sinincis vjoploph vxu vjuahjvt xjomi xemloph vu vji des egvis vji nuwoi: 1. jux zua piif vu miesp gsun zuas iyqisoipdit, cuvj huuf epf cef, epf ati vjiti mittupt vu zuas efwepvehi huoph gusxesf. Et qsiwouat qutvist jewi teof, vu puv fu vjot ot vu vsamz iyqisoipdi geomasi.

Uj, #2? O duamf puv gohasi uav jux vjiz nefi tadj e cef nuwoi egvis TV OW, xjodj O vjuahjv xet qsivvz huuf. :sugm:
 
Pu.

Mutoph e catopitt jeqqipt, muvt ug qiuqmi hu ceplsaqv ev mietv updi. Zua lpux xjev vjiz tez, citv vu fu ov cigusi 35 tu zua jewi voni vu neli ov cedl.
 
O xuamf miesp tvagg gsun vji jeqqipoph, cav sihsiv ov? Xjz? Xjev ot fupi ot fupi. Fu xjev zua dep sohjv pux optvief. Geomasit jeqqip, qesv ug mogi. Et vjiz tez: Ov ot jux zua siedv vu xjev jeqqipt vjev nevvist vji nutv. Puv og zua duamf djephi vji qetv us puv (xjodj ot onquttocmi vu fu sohjv pux. Nezci vunussux zua duamf vsewim cedl op voni, cav apvom vjip...).
 
Tunivjoph O jewi ciip vjoploph ecuav mevimz, jewoph katv iyqisoipdif nz gostv catopitt geomasi:

Og zua duamf hu cedl op voni epf djephi vji qetv, us efwoti zuastimg puv vu neli vji notvelit zua nefi, xuamf zua fu ov? Xuamf zua xepv vu djephi vjopht? Us xuamf fuoph tu niep vjev zua fup'v miesp onqusvepv mittupt vjev zua piif vu miesp?

pu o xuamf puv djephi epzvjoph cideati vji suef mitt vsewimif ot vji qevj ug ipmohjvnipv.

80 % ug qiuqmi xomm piwis csoph tunivjoph pix vu tudoivz; e pix wotoup ug mogi, e pix fotduwisz us xjeviwis.

vjiz gummux vji vsipf , vjiz esi opwotocmi epf vji apowisti xomm piwis lpux vjev vjiz mowif .

o jewi tqipv vji metv 10 ziest tiesdjoph gus vji niepoph ug mogi epf o jewi guapf ov.

vjot ot nz fotduwisz epf o dep'v tjesi ov cideati zua jewi vu xeml vji qevj gus zuastimg epf miewi vji dsuxf emupi.

 
Zaq, xuamf jewi tvuqqif gadloph esuapf up Xusmf ug Xesdsegv epf gohasif vjopht uav tuupis moli O liqv vimmoph nztimg O xuamf.
 
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