Quote: (01-16-2012 03:02 AM)blurb Wrote:
A bunch of stuff...
Dude, complaining about this shit is your first and biggest mistake because you're not taking ownership of the things in your life that you can.
I am 32 now. When I was in 9th grade my folks divorced, I had to get a job to buy food and pay rent for my sisters and me throughout high school since my parents were dumbshits. My grades sucked, if you saw my transcript the only thing you would say to me is what octane you wanted in your gas tank.
I had no way of affording or getting into college, my only redeeming trait were sports and the fact that I scored a 1560 on the SAT. My GPA was a 2.1... in HS.
I said fuck it and joined the military. I was a GRUNT. The MEN in the military showed me how to take charge and believe in myself. I was selected for Special Forces, became a sniper, got to do all kinds of cool guy shit and saw some shit most people wish they could... but only because I TOOK CHARGE of MY LIFE. NOBODY HANDED ME SHIT. I had to push the floor until MY ARMS got stronger, I had to learn mnemonic devices so that I could complete kims runs, I had to deal with the searing pain in my back from a heavy ass ruck so that I could complete selection etc... Nobody else could do that shit for ME.
After 6 years I got out and was able to go to a very good state school. I also met the woman of "my dreams" (or so I thought) and married her. I was 26 at the time. We stayed married throughout college. While I was in college, I had saved my money from the military and had GI Bill money to pay for almost all of our expenses. She never held down a full time job the entire time while I triple majored (in the hard sciences) in 4 years with a 3.8 GPA... but it was only because I BELIEVED in ME.
I graduated in 2009 from college, you know who was hiring then? Jack and Shit... and Jack had just left town. So I applied and got into an Ivy League MBA program. While there my wife cheated on me with some fucking deadbeat after the hedge fund I was going to work for decided they weren't hiring MBAs in 2011. That was nice because I had turned down a couple of other jobs because I thought I had found the ideal one... I guess not. But none of that mattered, you know why? Because I don't give a fuck what anyone puts in front of me, I BELIEVE IN MYSELF. I will figure it out, whether I have to grind, brute force it, finesse it, outsmart it... whatever. IF you want SOMETHING GO FUCKING TAKE IT.
Now I have a great job at a hedge fund and it turns out its even better than the $10B AUM offer I had last January. If I do well, I will move up the ranks much faster here... but you can probably guess what response is to that... WHEN I do well here.
You know what, I have always sucked at picking up chicks. I never understood it. Then I started reading up on it after I seperated. And I came here, and fortunately for me, there are a whole bunch of guys here who want to help you out. Do you know how grateful I am for that? It has saved me so much grinding because I know what I need to focus on each and every time I go out. I hope I can bring something to the table for the help I get here. For example, right now my big focus is escalating kino... I never knew how important it was until I read about it... I have layed more pipe in the 8 months since I was seperated than I ever did before I got married. These guys know what they are saying... You don't get to dictate the circumstances of your life, you only get to try and take advantage of them. And guess what, you aren't going to take advantage of shit if you're not preparing to do so. Dude, reach down and grab your sweaty sack and go fucking get after it, the world isn't going to wait.