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Be advised that the only reason my family currently enjoys it's quality of life (think big house and foreign cars) is because I have taken risks. I grew up poor and have defied the odds since I was 18.

I don't understand your comment. Are you saying a family man should no longer stretch, grow and strive for abundance....because it is selfish?

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The point I'm attempting to make is that the landscape of success can change really fast and what worked in the past might not work again in the future. I've experienced this and I've seen others go through it. I'm talking about millionaires who tried doing the EXACT same thing and floundered for years before they admitted to losing everything.

I am definitely advocating that you develop yourself further and grow in ways you have not. But do it from a position of power, not because circumstances are such that it becomes an act of urgency, or worse, desperation.

> think big house and foreign cars

LOL what? A big house in Silicon Valley costs at least 2 million dollars, and "foreign cars" is like saying "wet water".

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