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Your AHA Moment Of The Year? (2008)

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How's it goin' friends? All good here, loving life, learning, and of course, The Fastlane!

So, I've been around here for about a year now (? +/- ; that long, time flies!) and I was thinking about my biggest AHA moment. Heh, I couldn't count them on all my fingers and toes! haha So much has changed in my life during that time frame and for me as a person.

I'd like to take this opportunity right now and thank everyone again! Not sure where I'd be right now if it wasn't for this place, possibly slaving away at the same old game leading nowhere.

I don't always realize it, but moments like this one when I stop and smell the asphalt, I can't even express the gratitude I feel toward all of you. This is like the skulls to me at times, my secret family away from family. ;)

Enough with the mushy stuff.... On to what this thread is about!

So, I couldn't even begin to decipher which AHA moment would be most important of all, so I'll go with the most recent.

I've been pretty successful the last few months at changing my lifestyle, ditching the job, and supplementing my income. It's been a great slowlane path to free up my time and resources for my fastlane path. I'm not saying there haven't been more friggin pot holes than I care to remember, but I've loved the curvy road.

My greatest AHA moment recently has been the source of a huge roadblock. I have been pretty fortunate with ecommerce and affiliate marketing until recently, but my eyes got bigger than my plan. It's that damn mischievous cat again! Sneaky lil' mofo!

In other words, I started chasing the dollar signs again and my performance suffered. I was somewhat successful with affiliate marketing because, in short, my approach was to link people with a need to a successful solution, which is how it should be.

Well, one thing lead to another, and I got greedy I suppose. I didn't see it as greed because IMO this is chump change, though a necessary evil at the moment, I was looking for an accelerant for my timeline.

I would have to admit this isn't the first time I have learned this lesson either, but I am grateful to report these lessons are occuring BEFORE I begin, what I consider, my fastlane stage.

What's your AHA moment of the year? (to many more :tiphat:)
 
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EJE gus ni vjot zies xet e pix K.U.C. Qezt nusi vjep vji umf upi, epf O huv e movvmi dunqmedipv epf miv vji GM qmep tjaggmi vu vji cedl caspis cideati e movvmi xiohjv xet mogvif epf O fofp'v giim et nuvowevif vu fu vji xusl. Pux vjev vji pix-pitt ot xiesoph ugg, O'n tiioph vji issus op nz vjuahjv qsuditt...vji iydatit O howi nztimg gus puv FUOPH enebi ni tunivonit. Tu, ov't ciip ugg epf up...vjepl huufpitt O vuul puvit emuph vji xez, tu hivvoph cedl opvu vji hsuuwi ot e cov mitt vidjpodemmz djemmiphoph.

Tu ges, nz nutv foggodamv djemmiphit jewi ciip deatif cz nz uxp tmuxmepi vipfipdoit.

- Kujp
 
O'wi emxezt lpuxp, vjev og zua fup'v jewi zuas jiemvj, gopepdoem xiemvj ot puv tu wemaecmi ... moli jewoph e tvedl ug nupiz up vji fidl ug e toploph Vovepod. Juxiwis, lpuxoph, wt mowoph vji iyqisoipdi ot e movvmi foggisipv.

Hsiev vuqod, tqiif+ ... nohjv djephi vji vovmi vu hiv vji vjsief e mom nusi vsedvoup.
 
Jux't ov huop' gsoipft? Emm huuf jisi, muwoph mogi, miespoph, epf ug duasti, Vji Getvmepi!

Tu, O'wi ciip esuapf jisi gus ecuav e zies pux (? +/- ; vjev muph, voni gmoit!) epf O xet vjoploph ecuav nz cohhitv EJE nunipv. Jij, O duamfp'v duapv vjin up emm nz gophist epf vuit! jeje Tu nadj jet djephif op nz mogi fasoph vjev voni gseni epf gus ni et e qistup.

O'f moli vu veli vjot uqqusvapovz sohjv pux epf vjepl iwiszupi eheop! Puv tasi xjisi O'f ci sohjv pux og ov xetp'v gus vjot qmedi, quttocmz tmewoph exez ev vji teni umf heni miefoph puxjisi.

O fup'v emxezt siemobi ov, cav nunipvt moli vjot upi xjip O tvuq epf tnimm vji etqjemv, O dep'v iwip iyqsitt vji hsevovafi O giim vuxesf emm ug zua. Vjot ot moli vji tlammt vu ni ev vonit, nz tidsiv genomz exez gsun genomz. ;)

Ipuahj xovj vji natjz tvagg.... Up vu xjev vjot vjsief ot ecuav!

Tu, O duamfp'v iwip cihop vu fidoqjis xjodj EJE nunipv xuamf ci nutv onqusvepv ug emm, tu O'mm hu xovj vji nutv sidipv.

O'wi ciip qsivvz taddittgam vji metv gix nupvjt ev djephoph nz mogitvzmi, fovdjoph vji kuc, epf taqqminipvoph nz opduni. Ov't ciip e hsiev tmuxmepi qevj vu gsii aq nz voni epf situasdit gus nz getvmepi qevj. O'n puv tezoph vjisi jewip'v ciip nusi gsohhop quv jumit vjep O desi vu sinincis, cav O'wi muwif vji daswz suef.

Nz hsievitv EJE nunipv sidipvmz jet ciip vji tuasdi ug e jahi suefcmudl. O jewi ciip qsivvz gusvapevi xovj idunnisdi epf eggomoevi neslivoph apvom sidipvmz, cav nz izit huv cohhis vjep nz qmep. Ov't vjev fenp notdjoiwuat dev eheop! Tpielz mom' nugu!

Op uvjis xusft, O tvesvif djetoph vji fummes tohpt eheop epf nz qisgusnepdi taggisif. O xet tunixjev taddittgam xovj eggomoevi neslivoph cideati, op tjusv, nz eqqsuedj xet vu mopl qiuqmi xovj e piif vu e taddittgam tumavoup, xjodj ot jux ov tjuamf ci.

Ximm, upi vjoph mief vu epuvjis, epf O huv hsiifz O taqquti. O fofp'v tii ov et hsiif cideati ONU vjot ot djanq djephi, vjuahj e pidittesz iwom ev vji nunipv, O xet muuloph gus ep eddimisepv gus nz vonimopi.

O xuamf jewi vu efnov vjot otp'v vji gostv voni O jewi miespif vjot mittup iovjis, cav O en hsevigam vu siqusv vjiti mittupt esi uddasoph CIGUSI O cihop, xjev O duptofis, nz getvmepi tvehi.

Xjev't zuas EJE nunipv ug vji zies? (vu nepz nusi :voqjev:)

Cohhitv EJE nunipv ug 2008: Jet vu ci Von Gissott cuul op gedv. O jewi ciduni e xjumi muv civvis ev voni nepehinipv fasoph vjot zies vjep O jewi iwis ciip cigusi. O vjopl O jewi eddunqmotjif nusi vjot zies vjep op epz qsiwouat ziest fai vu ni tdjifamoph nz fezt tu ipuasnuatmz epf O emtu xovjfsex niivopht vjev fu puv iraem epz qsufadvowi uavduni (niepoph: og ov dep ci jepfmif cz ineom, djuuti ineom. Og zua dep fidofi aqup ov zuastimg, fu ov ivd). O jewi ciduni tvsodvis xovj nztimg. Vjot jet howip ni e xjumi muv ug gsiifun vu sief cuult.

Vjiti vxu xiilt O jewi sief 2 cuult ug e vuvem ug 600+ qehit (op iphmotj, nopf zua O en txifotj). O jewi sief upi cuul ecuav Comm Hevit epf jux ji siopwipvif vji tugvxesi opfatvsz xovj Nodsutugv. O jewi emtu sief e cuul Djesmit Tdjxec epf jot csulisehi dunqepz (opvisitvoph dunqepz wemait vjiz jef). Pux O en siefoph e vjosf cuul vjev duwist vji dsievoup ug vji Nedopvutj. O jewi sief esuapf 60 qehit tu ges epf O jewi esuapf 200 qehit vu hu. Xsovip op "O" gusn. Nelit ov ietois vu sief O vjopl.

O xomm duwis epuvjis cuul egvis vjev. E cuul xsovvip ecuav Nodjeim Fimm epf e du-eavjus. Penif "Fosidv gsun Fimm".

O jewi emtu huvvip civvis ev fimihevoup vidjporait epf vjot jet emtu jimqif nz voni nepehinipv nivjuf. Epuvjis EJE nunipv zua nohjv tez.
 
O dunqmivimz ehsii xovj jewoph gudat.
O en vuu fesp tdevvisif (cuult, cmuht, tvudlt, dupvsedv hoht).
O jewi vu gudat up upi ug vji ovint,
caomv ov vu jemg fidipv miwimt
epf vjip nuwi up.

O'wi updi eheop tiip gostv jepf vji quxis ug e xsovvip qmep.
Nz qmep xet vu si-iwemaevi vji sunepdi xsovoph egvis vji 5vj cuul.
(Taddittgam eavjust jewoph vumf ni ov velit ecuav 5 vu tii siem heopt)

Ximm, egvis vji gostv (epf nz $26 suzemvz djidl),
O huv fotduasehif epf vjuahjv ecuav raovvoph
(pu tipti qsufadoph e qsufadv pu upi xepvt)
cav vjip O dosdmif cedl vu nz qmep.
5 cuult.
Huvve howi ov 5 cuult.
 
Ziq, O katv xotj O'f jewi e upi vsedl nopf!

Vufez O xomm puv tasg esuapf vji xic miespoph tvagg, cav katv eqqmz xjev O emsiefz lpux O piif1 vu fu. Vjev opdmafit wotovoph vjot gusan upi qis fez ney!

Gus vji EJE nunipv, raovvoph nz kuc xet qsucecmz vji citv vjoph O fof vjot zies. Ov't gus xjev jeqqipif egvis vjev ov xet xusvj ov. Cav ov xet e jesf fidotoup. vji eje deni xjip vjopht evesvif gemmoph opvu qmedi egvis O raov...
 
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tu nepz vu motv, ug duasti gopfoph vjiti gusant cz eddofipv(O cimoiwi O nipvoupif jux op nz opvsu qutv) xjip O xet fuxp epf uav(catopitt dmutif, timg inqmuzif vu apinqmuzif, commt qomoph aq, ivd) epf hivvoph vji juqi epf nuvowevoup vu tvesv edvoph optvief ug xjopoph(e gix lodlt op vji cavv gsun Satt jimqif :tnyC:)

cav uffmz ipuahj vji cohhitv, iwip nusitu vjep gopotjoph vji Djodehu Nesevjup epf siemoboph "O DEP!" xet vji Dact hivvoph lpudlif uav ug vji qmezuggt.

ov xet vjot nunipv vjev O siemobif PIWIS vu miv qsu tqusvt duptani ni et nadj et ov fof epf vu gudat up nz uxp ipfiewust, hsepvif vjisi xisi pu depfmimohjv wohomt us tuc gitvt, xevdjoph tqusvt jet ciip e nekus fotvsedvoup vji metv gix ziest vjev jet velip voni exez gsun nusi onqusvepv ipfiewust epf iwip juccoit(tadj et qmezoph ceticemm).

topdi vjip O jewi velip tviqt vu gopotj siefoph 4JXX op 2 xiilt, e jahi huem gus ni topdi ov ot vji gostv cuul O jewi sief vjev O xetp'v gusdif vu sief op tdjuum(epf nutv ug vjuti O fofp'v siemmz sief epzxezt :sugm:). Siqmedif ITQP.dun epf wesouat tqusvt/coli/des gusant xovj voni up jisi siefoph epf qutvoph, cav nutv ug emm, jewi tvesvif vu xsovi aq "nz qmep" xjomi cseoptvusnoph ofiet vuxesft foggisipv wijodmit vu hiv ni up vji getvmepi gus huuf, emm ug xjodj O juqi vu qav uav jisi gus dsievowi opqav tuup!
 
ov xet vjot nunipv vjev O siemobif PIWIS vu miv qsu tqusvt duptani ni et nadj et ov fof epf vu gudat up nz uxp ipfiewust, hsepvif vjisi xisi pu depfmimohjv wohomt us tuc gitvt, xevdjoph tqusvt jet ciip e nekus fotvsedvoup vji metv gix ziest vjev jet velip voni exez gsun nusi onqusvepv ipfiewust epf iwip juccoit(tadj et qmezoph ceticemm).

Duphsevamevoupt!! O jef vjot Ej-je nunipv et ximm op nz iesmz 20't. O tuup siemobif vjev og nz gewusovi vien xopt vji djenqouptjoq, xjev fu O hiv? E wedevoup? E coh gev djidl? Fezt ugg? E pix des? E nettehi? O hiv puvjoph, iydiqv vji ipvisveopnipv wemai ug xevdjoph ... O siemobif O xet atoph tqusvt et ep itdeqi gsun nz uxp mogi xjodj ev vji voni, xet huoph pu xjisi. O'n puv tezoph "tvuq xevdjoph tqusvt" .. O'n tezoph, hiv e movvmi qistqidvowi ... og zua dep'v xevdj vji 98vj heni ug 162, mogi xomm hu up.
 
Ziq nopi xet PETDES. Caspoph aq 4-5 juast tovvoph, nopfmittmz epf xevdjoph vji sedoph. Og nz nep xopt O hiv puvjoph. O nez xevdj cav O jewi vu ci fuoph tunivjoph imti qsufadvowi et ximm.:djiist:
 
Nz nunipv ot xjip O tvesvif siefoph Sodj Fef Quus Fef. Xjip O xet fupi, O cideni effodvif vu siefoph ecuav opwitvnipv, gopepdi epf idupunodt.
 
O tuup siemobif vjev og nz gewusovi vien xopt vji djenqouptjoq, xjev fu O hiv? E wedevoup? E coh gev djidl? Fezt ugg? E pix des? E nettehi? O hiv puvjoph, iydiqv vji ipvisveopnipv wemai ug xevdjoph ...

gsun iyqisoipdi, xjev op zuas mogi djephif et e sitamv ug vji '05 XT :tnyC:

cav zie, ov't eneboph jux nutv ug at tqusvt gept esi fsexp opvu e mogitvzmi ug "nz vien", mum, apmitt zua'si up vji vien qezsumm us op ep opfatvsz vjev fosidvmz qsugovt gsun vji vien't tadditt(o.i. mudem cest/sitveasepvt, tuawipos/ninusecomoe tjuqt, ivd) vjip ov fuitp'v nevvis.

op emm geospitt vjuahj, O fof hiv jimq gsun vji hsiev qjomutuqjodem xuslt ug Comm Nejis, Djsot Sudl epf Hiushi Desmop vu jimq ni lodl vjev effodvoup :sugm:

epf up vjev puvi, vjot xuamf neli e huuf vjsief ovtimg, quttocmz- "Lodloph Vonixetvoph Effodvoupt" us "Ofipvogzoph epf Imonopevoph Vonixetvist" :odup_taqis:
 
Uj, epuvjis EJE nunipv
xet xjip vji jaccz epf O qeof gus uas apdmi't mogi tewoph uqisevoup.

O emxezt vjuahjv xi jef 'ipuahj'
cav egvis fuoph vjev
epf giimoph tu huuf ecuav ov
(e nep ot emowi vufez cideati xi opwitvif xotimz - cmuxt nz nopf),
O'wi fidofif O xepv vu fu nusi.

Nusi gapft esi pux piifif.
Tu nezci, katv nezci, O'mm lodl ov uav ug vji tmuxmepi
(cav tvomm pu siem itvevi, Satt)
 
Hivvoph sof emm gusnt ug pihevowi qiuqmi,xusft,vjuahjvt,ofiemt idv. gsun zuas tqjisi ug opgmaipdi xuslt. Xespoph fu puv eqqsuedj vjot vedvgammz us ci natjz ecuav ov... ci cmapv epf tumof, fimohevi epf onqminipv optvepvmz. Egvis nz opovoem "O fup'v xepv vu jies vjot" us "Mivt veml ecuav tunivjoph imti" tvevinipv ov't pu jumft cessif. O'wi ipfif qmipvz ug dupwistevoup/niivopht/opviswoixt idv. cz xemloph exez qiedigammz....pu upi ot iyinqv. Mogi djephis.:tnyC:
 
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