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Nelson · 01-23-2007, 06:15 AM

You really need to decide what you want to do if you are considering college or not.

Many jobs that pay a lot of money such as beng a CEO, lawyer, docteror whatever require a degree or some certification.

But starting your own business doesn't require a degree, it just requires you to be disciplined and courageous.

If you're afraid of risk then you should probably decide on a job that pays a load of dough - and just work your butt off to get there. Or pick a job that will be fulfilling to you - for instance I've always wanted to run a donut shop, but I've also wanted to get rich. I like money more than I like having a fun job. So my plan is to start my energy drink business while I work my up to Mergers and Acquisitions. This way I get both sides of the table - the control and fulfillment of being my own boss while having the ability to get paid even if my business attempts don't work out the way I want.

The best thing to do would be to develop a focus for your life. You can literlally do almost anything and bbecome rich if you work the right angles. Remeber, somebody is getting rich by selling everything in your house. Someone is rich because of toliet paper, someone is rich because of the videogames you play and because of the furniture you use.

I remember that a kid got a $250,000 dollar sponsorship just for playing Halo 2 tournaments. If you can get paid well playing videogames you can get paid doing whatever you want.

01-23-2007, 06:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
Nelson Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 163	You really need to decide what you want to do if you are considering college or not. Many jobs that pay a lot of money such as beng a CEO, lawyer, docteror whatever require a degree or some certification. But starting your own business doesn't require a degree, it just requires you to be disciplined and courageous. If you're afraid of risk then you should probably decide on a job that pays a load of dough - and just work your butt off to get there. Or pick a job that will be fulfilling to you - for instance I've always wanted to run a donut shop, but I've also wanted to get rich. I like money more than I like having a fun job. So my plan is to start my energy drink business while I work my up to Mergers and Acquisitions. This way I get both sides of the table - the control and fulfillment of being my own boss while having the ability to get paid even if my business attempts don't work out the way I want. The best thing to do would be to develop a focus for your life. You can literlally do almost anything and bbecome rich if you work the right angles. Remeber, somebody is getting rich by selling everything in your house. Someone is rich because of toliet paper, someone is rich because of the videogames you play and because of the furniture you use. I remember that a kid got a $250,000 dollar sponsorship just for playing Halo 2 tournaments. If you can get paid well playing videogames you can get paid doing whatever you want.