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To do it all over again, as opposed to going into a law enforcement career, I would have either pursued acting and modeling or I would have been a trainer for animals performing in movies and sit coms. Now that would have been a blast! 
That`s such a deep question, Rich! lol I am so happy right now and I got to where I am in life through some very unusual choices, and I don`t think I could get here again without repeating all those twists and turns, no matter how much I disliked them at the time. I`ll sum it up like this:
per ardua alis volat propiis
Great question, Rich!
I`m moving in exactly the direction I want to move now. I can`t complain about my choices, really. I decided when I was a senior in high school to attend journalism school and I haven`t regretted it. Except that newspaper work is very low-paying - at small newspapers anyway. I can remember reading "Teen" magazine when I was kid and thinking, "I want to write articles like that." Now I am. What more could I want? Now I want to publish a magazine - and I will.
Oh, Rich, I`m a farm girl and I`ve been writing about agriculture for lots of years. What you do here is related to farming in a round-about way. Today`s farmers have to find ways of adding value to their products to make money. Many people are doing this by specializing in a certain product and starting a related business. You can help them do that.
trueGRITS,
virtus semper viridis, that`s what i say, and that`s why it`s good to think about these kinds of things.
Vicki,
thanks for tying in farming to StartupNation! very creative!
Great idea Peter -- and it may not be too late! I was just in Vietnam and there are beach front resorts being built all over Dalat and Nga Trang! Also - the Vietnamese government is now allowing Viet Kieu (Vietnamese living overseas) to buy property. Let me know when you get it built ... Ill definitely be there!
-Van
I honestly don`t think there was anything I could do differently due to the challenges I faced growing up. Not one person in my family is an entrepreneur, so I never had any mentors or anyone to look up to. Also, none of my elders made it past high school. In fact both of my parents were high school dropouts. Despite the challenges of growing up with no money and no emotional support I have come pretty far - or am at least on my way to gaining a more fulfilling life for myself, my husband and sons. My kids are an obstacle but I wouldn`t give them up for the world! I think that I am doing the best I can despite my challenges. I would change my childhood if I could, but that`s just not possible. Otherwise, I`m happy with what I`ve done!
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