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Craig - correct ... ROI is not always about the financial side of things. You got it. Thanks.

R@

Thanks for clarifying the 5% statement. I understand.

I wanted to address this statement just to give a little more insight.

I am the 35 year old son of a WWII vet and his brother, my uncle was a medic on the Normandy Beach. I was taught differently that most people my age. I don’t necessarily mean physically kick your ass however, that was a possibility. My wife tells me that I am too hard on myself and that I can be judgmental at times. I say…So. We all are at times. I`m an open book, you`re welcome to judge me if you wish.

Now you know Sold, and this is my journey; I do not need affirmation. I need someone that can relate to me. Someone that still has the shoulder pads on. Someone that can bring it and back it up. Someone that isn`t afraid of getting dirty. Some one that can direct a blue-chip to the next level.

Thats what most of us want since were being honest~

I have gained more that 5% on this post. My hope is that people will continue to post and that it will not be negitave or spiteful. People are reading this for a reason. It is pure truth from a guy that wants to do better in business and great men and woman that were willing to help along the way.

Soldu2:

I like your last post - I understand. My dad was WWII vet, too. Phillipines. Last Calvary unit that actually rode horses. Keep posting - I like your style.

R@

I`m not a gambler either, but using your analogy, no one jumps from the $10 table to the $100,000 table in one step.

You have to chart a course that will lead from where you are to where you want to be. Success is like sailing, you never get where you want to go in a straight line. But keeping your eye on the goal, you know where this series of tacks will take you, even if no one else does. Sometimes the wind changes and it takes even longer to reach the desired goal. The key is to keep your eye on the goal and keep moving.

Thank you for your post Steve. My goals are written on 3x5 cards and look at them each day.

I also enjoy sailing and have even raced in the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta aboard a Concordia Yawl, though I do not consider myself a sailor, just an August warrior.

Sheesh, this has become one profound thread… ‘Thanks for stickin with me.’

I have started a new company and have successfully aligned with the largest real-estate company in my state. I am currently negotiating with a large media company that has a local news station in my city. They are interested in adding our services to their website and advertising it on their station however; they want to sell a large % of the product to offset their costs.

Selling the product is how I would make money, so it is sort-of a catch twenty-two.

At this point, I am most concerned with getting established in the marketplace. The money that isn’t realized in this (local) market can be made up in another market if all goes well.

This is where I am professionally. My Goal is to establish a successful business model locally and then take that model into other affiliate markets. The small steps are still being fine tuned ‘to Steve’s point’ it is almost a daily tack. I push myself to the threshold of my Scope. Scope-there it is again.

Thank you for your post too CraigL. I am processing it.

Hmm...