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<blockquote data-quote="royinidaho" data-source="post: 573035" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>Mr. winmag,</p><p></p><p>Here goes...</p><p></p><p>Shakespear wrote this:</p><p></p><p>There is a tide in the affairs of men.</p><p>Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;</p><p>Omitted, all the voyage of their life</p><p><span style="color: Green"><em>Is beating your butt on the same old cobble stones</em></span></p><p><span style="color: Green"><em>And bound in the shallows and mud of life</em></span></p><p>On such a full sea are we now afloat,</p><p>And we must take the current when it serves,</p><p>Or lose our ventures.</p><p></p><p>Green stuff are my words.</p><p></p><p>Robert Frost wrote this in his "Death of the Hired Man"</p><p></p><p>Nothing to look forward to with hope</p><p>Nothing to look back on with pride.</p><p></p><p>At the ripe old age of 58 the "system" which brought us up, go to school, get training, get a J.O.B, and the world will treat you well, pooped me out. After about 6 different careers and 4 or 5 J.O.Bs within each I was too old and too high priced to be employed. Hmmm, I says... Roy you're either unemployed or self employed. I choose self employed. That was 9/10/11. My first day of the good life was ominous. A bad sign, I thought.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p>I started my own business continuing what the belly up company was doing. Its still going and growing. My son is running it while I am away.</p><p></p><p>Each of my careers were a preparation for the next thus transitions were smooth. Well, not that smooth, but survivable.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> In some cases, barely.</p><p></p><p>All we want is freedom. Trading dollars for hours will never get one freedom. In the world today, freedom is bought with money. No college, university or other institution will teach one how to make money. They teach how to get a job! Oh, and neither will they teach one how to have a great relationship with one's spouse.</p><p></p><p>Your most important responsibility is to your family. I learned that several careers back. I'd made a major decision to leave Idaho, move back to Pennsylvania, and buy a house there. Dragged wife and 5 children along. Big bad mistake. 18 months later we were living in Louisiana. The big fella upstairs bailed me out of that one. 7 Years later, I returned to Idaho. No J.O.B and a newly purchased house. That was in 1987. Good things kept happening, along with the not so good. The good things out weighted the bad.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind that "there ain't no free lunch".</p><p>Education, inside of or out side of class rooms cost money and time.</p><p></p><p>Its up to you to make the decision. Following that decision comes the work of making that decision right. Good hard work and dedication help.</p><p></p><p>If you follow your current thinking, you'll be learning a trade. Selecting that trade is a big gamble and you would be betting the lives of you and your family. No one with a family, that I know of, ever died saying they wished they would/could have spent more time working.</p><p></p><p>A couple of years ago, Screech (on LRH) did what you are considering. I wonder how he's doing. Haven't heard much from Riggins, lately.</p><p></p><p>Learning a trade, back in the old days, was done through apprenticeships. Find a good local gun smith and offer to work free gratis. Clean the place, do grunt work, anything to be in the atmosphere of the business. Get exposure to the sales end of thing. Heck, why not get a spot at Sportsmans, Cabelas or some other out let. The money is in the retail. Way more grab a gun and shoot fellas out there than are the leading edge fellas on LRH.com.</p><p></p><p>I had a gun shop/repair business for a while. If flat sucked. I got all kinds of junk to work on. None of which was what I enjoyed. You would have grinned at the blood sweat and tears I put into my first blue touch up on a very high priced O/U shot gun. I still feel the pain. Then after a great job, I way, way, way, under charged.</p><p></p><p>I have taken many bad shooting rifles to good shooting rifles, good shooting rifles to better shooting rifles, and better shooting rifles to great shooting rifles. That's what I enjoy doing. There ain't no money in it.</p><p></p><p>Another tid bit. It's better to be running towards something than away from something. Chasing the dream is much better than running form flames licking at your butt.</p><p></p><p>Remember the things that went though your mind as you hauled you dad off the mountain. Remember remembering those things.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and get mama and the kids input. I bet there is a ton of wisdom in them.</p><p></p><p>Somewhere out there, under the pale moon light, is your answer. Go find it!</p><p></p><p>Outside!!! Let'r Rip!!! Hang on!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="royinidaho, post: 573035, member: 2011"] Mr. winmag, Here goes... Shakespear wrote this: There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life [COLOR=Green][I]Is beating your butt on the same old cobble stones And bound in the shallows and mud of life[/I][/COLOR] On such a full sea are we now afloat, And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures. Green stuff are my words. Robert Frost wrote this in his "Death of the Hired Man" Nothing to look forward to with hope Nothing to look back on with pride. At the ripe old age of 58 the "system" which brought us up, go to school, get training, get a J.O.B, and the world will treat you well, pooped me out. After about 6 different careers and 4 or 5 J.O.Bs within each I was too old and too high priced to be employed. Hmmm, I says... Roy you're either unemployed or self employed. I choose self employed. That was 9/10/11. My first day of the good life was ominous. A bad sign, I thought.:rolleyes: I started my own business continuing what the belly up company was doing. Its still going and growing. My son is running it while I am away. Each of my careers were a preparation for the next thus transitions were smooth. Well, not that smooth, but survivable.:) In some cases, barely. All we want is freedom. Trading dollars for hours will never get one freedom. In the world today, freedom is bought with money. No college, university or other institution will teach one how to make money. They teach how to get a job! Oh, and neither will they teach one how to have a great relationship with one's spouse. Your most important responsibility is to your family. I learned that several careers back. I'd made a major decision to leave Idaho, move back to Pennsylvania, and buy a house there. Dragged wife and 5 children along. Big bad mistake. 18 months later we were living in Louisiana. The big fella upstairs bailed me out of that one. 7 Years later, I returned to Idaho. No J.O.B and a newly purchased house. That was in 1987. Good things kept happening, along with the not so good. The good things out weighted the bad. Keep in mind that "there ain't no free lunch". Education, inside of or out side of class rooms cost money and time. Its up to you to make the decision. Following that decision comes the work of making that decision right. Good hard work and dedication help. If you follow your current thinking, you'll be learning a trade. Selecting that trade is a big gamble and you would be betting the lives of you and your family. No one with a family, that I know of, ever died saying they wished they would/could have spent more time working. A couple of years ago, Screech (on LRH) did what you are considering. I wonder how he's doing. Haven't heard much from Riggins, lately. Learning a trade, back in the old days, was done through apprenticeships. Find a good local gun smith and offer to work free gratis. Clean the place, do grunt work, anything to be in the atmosphere of the business. Get exposure to the sales end of thing. Heck, why not get a spot at Sportsmans, Cabelas or some other out let. The money is in the retail. Way more grab a gun and shoot fellas out there than are the leading edge fellas on LRH.com. I had a gun shop/repair business for a while. If flat sucked. I got all kinds of junk to work on. None of which was what I enjoyed. You would have grinned at the blood sweat and tears I put into my first blue touch up on a very high priced O/U shot gun. I still feel the pain. Then after a great job, I way, way, way, under charged. I have taken many bad shooting rifles to good shooting rifles, good shooting rifles to better shooting rifles, and better shooting rifles to great shooting rifles. That's what I enjoy doing. There ain't no money in it. Another tid bit. It's better to be running towards something than away from something. Chasing the dream is much better than running form flames licking at your butt. Remember the things that went though your mind as you hauled you dad off the mountain. Remember remembering those things. Oh, and get mama and the kids input. I bet there is a ton of wisdom in them. Somewhere out there, under the pale moon light, is your answer. Go find it! Outside!!! Let'r Rip!!! Hang on!!! [/QUOTE]
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