Vegas
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Location: Boston
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quote:
Originally posted by Trenchant_Troll
How so? Vegas is an obvious failure of almost biblical proportions and my favorite island nigger hit a couple of rocks and is riding around on a motorized bicycle he made himself--after a heart bipass.
Please, LF didn't even burden his parents with his troubles, let alone move back in with them.
I am not saying that Vegas is a worthless sack of meat sucking the life out of his parents and every living organism that he comes in contact with to compensate for his own utter inability to function as an adult, I am saying that if LF wants reach any goal he should never listen to someone who doesn't know how. And I mean that in a good way.
TT, I have little idea as to who you are in real life, or what you've accomplished, nor how you've accomplished it. My best guess is that you're not joking about your above statement. I'm going to tell you why LF should listen to me.
From the books I've read, people I've studied, and even browsing the wonderful website of Wikipedia, every truly successful person goes out and fails spectacularly at some point in life. Often times they struggle for years, and many make big mistakes even when they're on top. I'm not talking about people who get a good job and move up to middle management, have a wife and kids, and have a decent life. I want to achieve far more than that.
My post-collegiate life has been a better learning experience for me than college ever was. Most of my friends from college have gone down one of two paths in only a few years: slowly moving up, or falling down only to get back up and reach higher. Right now is when we're starting to see the difference in our career paths. Those that took the "safe" route are starting to spin their wheels and go nowhere. The people who fell down are making more and seeing far bigger opportunities come their way already.
As for me being an epic failure? The position I took pays more than the average person makes, more than I've ever been offered before. They hired me with the expectation that I would be able to grow quickly and take on some responsibility - I've already knocked their expectations out of the park. The founder/CEO wants me to meet key business acquaintances he has, and he and I are starting to discuss where I can go with this company (and make a lot more).
From what I've read, I belive you look at my past and see 27-year old who did "OK" at sales, flopped a start-up, and had to call up mommy to save him.
I look at my past and see someone who is only 27 and has already learned how to sell, how to pick the right business partners, how to work with investors, and how to grow a business (the start-up may have flopped, but I didn't - I tripled their customer base in four months, and it took the founder two years to build that initial base). I have become friends with millionaires, successful entrepreneurs, and top sales people.
Here's why you should listen to me, LF: I look at my life, take calculated risks, see the positive in everything I can, understand where I went wrong, and make adjustments. I'm way better off where I am now than where I was when I graduated college.
Good luck big fella!
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01-25-2008 04:47 PM
