Josiah, can't blame lack of guidance..after like 12 (and for some, much earlier), you do have the ability to make your own decisions..a lot of people chose to go to school without guidance - they did their own research and figure out what direction they wanted to go in..instead, you seemed to worry a lot about how 'THE MAN' and the Illuminati was out to get you, instead of thinking about how to get ahead with things actually in your control...with that being said, you hopefully realize this now and know that your outcome is largely determined by a little proactive planning and self-guided direction..so, figure out what you want and go for it..like, REALLY figure it out..come up with legit plan for where you wanna be, follow it, and it will take care of it self (plans rarely turn out how you want, but if you have one, you can modify it and face challenges accordingly as they come along)



Working for someone else = doing it wrong..but someone has to do it I guess..

so yeah, work hard for yourself for a few years if you have the ambition (very few do, they just bitch about the job they hate)..retire in mid-thirties like a boss and then live a real epic life with near complete freedom

Business owners are lucky to get thier epiphany and/funds to create thier business. I do have an idea for a business but it's so huge that I can see the end result but how to make it smaller and start off is a challenge. It would be a community place that would have every health aspect of knowledge and training into one building. It would surpass that of military training because they destroy your body in the process. My community will keep everyone in good condition as they train to be stronger or as strong as special forces without the weapons and military vehicles ovc...I will name it Konohagakure!

lol

i'm scared to consider what it is like in your mind

LOL

Would love to see the face on the business loan office after you pitch this.

Watches an anime and thinks he's a self defense expert and can train the military's most elite forces.

- you're probably going to need some sort of resume and background in this to be able to put it together -

This post was edited by Boilermakers on May 15 2015 07:47am

Have started my own business. Will be going the same route as you Ben. Living the good life.

I do understand what Josiah is saying though. With a better upbringing he could be in a better situation. Nonetheless, no point in dwelling on it now.

I said nothing of self defense, I didn't say fitness level either. I just forgot to specify, it would be the fitness level. I don't have self defense training I can't inform on that. I can help others conquer thier mind and become super athletes. Like the marathon I have done them with minimal training just to prove my theory, I have tested my body and the mindset is key. The military turn you into a zombie. I would turn everyone into a great leader and have knowledge for themselves. It would be a place for community, not profit and withholding of services for pay.

Imagine a gym that caters to the public with all health professionals. Currently only pro athletes have this feature. Then we have mindset training that the military do good but they chose the mindless way and give no regard to the persons health. I would build people up to use their minds and upkeep of thier body. Then we have currently no gym that provides multi terrain training with life skills training. Our society provides no life skills training on developing an individual for greatness. It is only perceived as how wealthy one is, not by their actual intelligence. It would also guide the children to reach for dreams and goals. I would have a list of natural cures known to man that are proven to work because you can't deny a country based on keeping sick people sick reliable in health standards. Then we have my methods of structural development that I have developed to encourage activities and competetive actions between each other in a positive way. I think getting stronger is more fun and better for us as humans working together, not one at a time just picking up weights over and over. The military also had good ideas with thier courses, they were just far too easy imo. We have a lot to learn in our anti-human-advancement era that we live in.

I rode the bus to school for over a year and a half and had a job through the school that paid minimum wage with a cap of 20 hours per week. With that I saved up to buy a car, equipment, and books for the idea, all while forgoing nearly every unnecessary purchase. It doesn't have to happen all at once. It started as an idea to make a little money on the side and grew. I don't want to be doing what I do now for the rest of my life. Shit, I don't even want to do it for the next 10 years. But, it is a stepping stone. So, sure, have the big idea that you would some day like to get too, but in the mean time, start with something more manageable that will get you there. If you always keep that lofty/expensive ambition in the forefront of your mind, you will miss all of the small things you can do to get there right now. Too much thinking leads to too little action (which is a habit I'm still trying to break).



This lul



There ya go! What is the venture?

I'm currently in the early stages of another separate business. I just am running into issues when it comes to the marketing side of things - the stuff itself is manageable with my savings, but I think the necessary marketing is way up there.

I do get what he is saying too. A good mentor can make all the difference in the world. I had some people that helped with advice financially about what to avoid, but not much else (it wasn't much, but it proved invaluable imo).



Such a thing exists here. It was formerly called Athletes Performance, but is now EXOS. It is mostly for athletes, and you need money to be there (something with those sort of people and amenities is impossible to give to the public for cheap as labor, knowledge, equipment, etc all cost money). They have trainers for all sorts of goals, rehab/prehab, psychologists, nutritionists, etc. They train athletes, military/ex-military, first responders, and anyone else with a goal and the money to pay for it. I have a friend who was an ER doctor at the Mayoclinic in Scottsdale and he trained there. The stuff they do is pretty incredible as far as the all-encompassing scope of their work.