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Thank you for the advice. Care to share your story?

by keeptrying 15y ago

Mz 15y ago
Oh, be very careful what you wish for. I'm quite the blabbermouth and have spent many years working on learning to restrain myself. <smile> To try to put it in a nutshell: I have a genetic disorder -- "atypical cystic fibrosis" -- which is a relatively mild, relatively recently identified form of a very deadly condition (life expectancy around 36 or 37 currently in the US for the traditional form of it). I had to nearly die to finally get a diagnosis. This empowered me to finally leave an oppressive marriage at a time when I was still too sick work. I'm currently facing eviction and have a mountain of personal debt related to getting myself well when doctors say that cannot be done. It's entirely possible I will be homeless come January 1st. I am continuing to function and even work overtime rather than taking a lot of personal time to have histrionics over the latest stressors in my life. I saw a TV show once about a guy who made millions in (commercial?) real estate. In the interview, he indicated he had been career Air Force and flew over 100 live missions, all of which involved people trying to shoot him out of the sky. He decided that compared to that, the stresses of real estate should be a piece of cake to face. Apparently they were as he was wildly successful. In addition to getting some life experience that makes you somewhat less thin-skinned, I highly recommend you work on getting information/expertise for any areas that concern you about your business. I am hesitant to say that because people who suffer 'paralysis by analysis' can interpret that to mean "study it more while doing nothing". I don't mean that. Talk to people. Show it around. Get real world feedback. Do research if necessary, but don't get mired in useless "academic" exercises. I guess, in a word: Launch. Best of luck.

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Thank you for the advice. Care to share your story?

by keeptrying 15y ago

Thank you for the advice. Care to share your story?

Mz 15y ago
Oh, be very careful what you wish for. I'm quite the blabbermouth and have spent many years working on learning to restrain myself. <smile> To try to put it in a nutshell: I have a genetic disorder -- "atypical cystic fibrosis" -- which is a relatively mild, relatively recently identified form of a very deadly condition (life expectancy around 36 or 37 currently in the US for the traditional form of it). I had to nearly die to finally get a diagnosis. This empowered me to finally leave an oppressive marriage at a time when I was still too sick work. I'm currently facing eviction and have a mountain of personal debt related to getting myself well when doctors say that cannot be done. It's entirely possible I will be homeless come January 1st. I am continuing to function and even work overtime rather than taking a lot of personal time to have histrionics over the latest stressors in my life. I saw a TV show once about a guy who made millions in (commercial?) real estate. In the interview, he indicated he had been career Air Force and flew over 100 live missions, all of which involved people trying to shoot him out of the sky. He decided that compared to that, the stresses of real estate should be a piece of cake to face. Apparently they were as he was wildly successful. In addition to getting some life experience that makes you somewhat less thin-skinned, I highly recommend you work on getting information/expertise for any areas that concern you about your business. I am hesitant to say that because people who suffer 'paralysis by analysis' can interpret that to mean "study it more while doing nothing". I don't mean that. Talk to people. Show it around. Get real world feedback. Do research if necessary, but don't get mired in useless "academic" exercises. I guess, in a word: Launch. Best of luck.