Prs to be making me less broke? Financial Follies

[El Diablo]

Cardo,

"I've met Mike Schneider. In person, he strikes me as a nice-enough Midwestern kid with a very amusing accent who lags it up preflop, runs good, and doesn't have much to say. This is obviously a very impoverished picture of Mike Schneider, but in short there's nothing about him that immediately strikes me as creating the difference between him, a millionaire from cards, and me, some nothing grinder on the verge of extinction. Yet there must be something, likely many things, because here we are. I mean, he's laggier. He posts a lot of hand where he calls down with K-high. He checkraises the turn with air with 'perfect frequency,' in his own words, and his belief in his own abilities seems absolute."

You wrote that (emphasis mine) in the EDF thread linked above.

Do you still feel that way?

[Los Feliz Slim]

Burlap strikes again. Excellent post, man, you're hitting it on the head. The trick, obviously, is getting someone to take that first step that will lead them out of the woods. But I think you're helping a lot. If I ever need to talk to you about something, do you charge by the hour?

[Anacardo]

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Cardo,

"I've met Mike Schneider. In person, he strikes me as a nice-enough Midwestern kid with a very amusing accent who lags it up preflop, runs good, and doesn't have much to say. This is obviously a very impoverished picture of Mike Schneider, but in short there's nothing about him that immediately strikes me as creating the difference between him, a millionaire from cards, and me, some nothing grinder on the verge of extinction. Yet there must be something, likely many things, because here we are. I mean, he's laggier. He posts a lot of hand where he calls down with K-high. He checkraises the turn with air with 'perfect frequency,' in his own words, and his belief in his own abilities seems absolute."

You wrote that (emphasis mine) in the EDF thread linked above.

Do you still feel that way?

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I have to say that, having read the bolded portion, then read all the text around it which completely contradicts the bolded portion, no, I don't feel that way, because the preceding and subsequent sentences give all kinds of reasons, and that's just a start! I also wonder who wrote this, as they clearly weren't thinking or writing very clearly.

[El Diablo]

Cardo,

Have you looked into any job possibilities at fencing clubs?

[MtDon]

You say you like construction.

Try to get a job in heavy construction, such as highway construction or industrial plant construction. Even better, a job in an oil field.

Try going directly to job sites and talking with whoever hires labor. If they don't have a job, always ask if they have advice on where to find a job.

[Emperor]

"Act as if you have faith and faith will be given to you, abide in hope and you will be sustained in hope, commit to love and, in the end, your own wish for love will never be left wanting"

[Anacardo]

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"Act as if you have faith and faith will be given to you, abide in hope and you will be sustained in hope, commit to love and, in the end, your own wish for love will never be left wanting"

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Does anyone in the real world think, feel or act this way? Value-neutral question.

[Blarg]

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Cardo ... genius.

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Much good stuff. I especially liked:

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Argue for your limitations, and they're yours.

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and

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How you act is who you become.

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[2/325Falcon]

Burlap is Yoda's gimmick account.

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That was a strange post. My original point not only still stands, you didn't address it. Why?

P.S.: I don't recall saying everyone who worked at McDonalds would become the CEO. Your post is kind of flying off the handle in a buncha directions.

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Paging translator: 'Cardo thread page seven please..."

You didn't say everyone who worked there would become the CEO.

You did say it was a dead end job, there was no way to excel, and no one would notice if you tried.

Your question asking what percentage of all employees went on to ownership or management was irrelevant because the fact that some do in itself proves that even working at McD's can be an opportunity for someone willing to excel.

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Wrong. The reasons why have already been discussed and are clear enough.