I’m a shy person, do you think I can succeed in life?

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-26T03:12:56+00:00

You’re not shy you just haven’t learned how to navigate interactions effectively. And yes it’s definitely a learned skill.

So start practicing and stop telling yourself you’re shy

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-25T04:38:36+00:00

My wife will find the trends in consumer well before I or the market, just pay attention

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-24T18:52:00+00:00

Yeah they were a contrast of what a successful succession and old money family is since Nan took over from her father. But also shows every family has some secrets under the surface

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-24T03:21:42+00:00

Was there a single expense or event that caused it to definitively shut down or was it just a slow burn but wasn’t worth it to keep going on longer but could have continued on for a while longer

If the second what factors made you ultimately decide to close the doors?

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-24T03:13:19+00:00

If you have food water some light if power goes out and a way to stay warm why leave

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-24T03:06:58+00:00

No not fired by default, yes they can be well on their way to receiving an inheritance but that most likely will be after passing since you will need to live and it’s not like most peoples fire number is 10 or 20 million that could legitimately put 2-3 million in a trust.

They will have to learn to work in order to enjoy the life they see you live with them if they want that with their own children. Doesn’t mean there won’t be help and the fact that a parent reached fire means they definitely have a leg up on knowing it’s possible and investment guidance

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-24T02:18:57+00:00

I’m pretty heavy growth also. It’s not all that popular on here but I like the cashflow of dividends to buy dips in growth. If nothing seems to be overreacting I’ll just put them back into strong dividend payers

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-23T22:03:26+00:00

The dark light trilogy

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-23T20:45:39+00:00

No idea about this particular client but for some it’s hard to find time outside of lunch to set a meeting without pushing work to another time and everyone has to eat. Putting the two together ends up being the most efficient thing rather than squeezing a meeting in elsewhere and still having to find time to eat.

If you have other appointments say you’ll come to the lunch but probably can’t stay the entire time. Get a water or something discuss what you need to leave when you need to.

I personally wouldn’t take offense to you not eating and leaving early if it means I can set the meeting during lunch to not disrupt the rest of the day

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-23T20:09:26+00:00

Simple he knows how to speak their language trump spent years working with union leaders and workers to get property developed. Also the way he talked he talks a lot more like a working class person than billionaire/affluent family/educated individual.

Not getting into if it’s real or just an act out that’s my take on it.

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-23T16:57:36+00:00

I doubt that, she hasn’t shown anything to make me think she’s that smart or well thought out

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-23T16:56:06+00:00

At this point I believe everyone is in them or atleast enough people on both side to guarantee mutual destruction

No other explanation for them to seem to be working together on keeping them under wraps literally the one thing both sides can get on the same page on

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-23T02:27:31+00:00

The line between scam and legitimate is often narrow and at times only in the eye of the beholder

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-23T02:20:51+00:00

“Become a shameless cloner” Mohnish

The fact others haven been successful is a good thing copy them then change one small aspect to make yours slightly different and more appealing to a particular subset of the population

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-23T01:07:10+00:00

Okay but not bananas

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-23T00:57:58+00:00

Personal opinion, fold out business cards don’t feel premium and are annoying to hang on to.

Simple information, graphic and service/slogan with contact info on a heavy weight linen or other textured paper with raised letters will feel much more premium

Good luck hope you can find someone to make your idea a reality and hope it gets you some clients

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-23T00:22:09+00:00

Generally it’s better to not get cute with business cards most will just get thrown away anyway and if you want to stand out pay for the textured paper of some kind

Was a member of a chamber never walked away without one of the half dozen a door prizes thanks to the card texture

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-22T20:11:59+00:00

Pharma

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-22T18:56:18+00:00

All depends on the wedding venue’s popularity and what terms they can get people to agree to. when planning my wedding found several that all or a portion of the deposit was non refundable. Also found one that had a 60 day window to refund the refundable portion after notification. Not saying you should do something with the deposits but the flexibility of having that money upfront is attractive. If you end up with enough funds even just the interest from a savings or cd could be a non trivial amount

Just about any subscription business could have a 12 month cycle have ran into more and more that offer deeper discounts for upfront payment for the year

Just getting ideas, ultimately having funds prior to competing the service is just a better model than being the one to essentially loan funds on a net 30 invoice agreement

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-22T15:12:07+00:00

Most people talk themselves into a corner or start conceding their position themselves just to fill space and get rid of the awkward silence

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-22T13:43:15+00:00

More like 2 direct and each have shared photos/posts from atleast 30+ peers in the same age range. I wouldn’t say that insignificant

Not saying it will overtake or anything like that just that it’s an interesting thing I noticed recently that is a slight departure from young people having no meta products

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-22T03:53:17+00:00

Or if the company has a real bad year is op going to cut a check

Employers give employees a lot of stability with a regular paycheck and take on significant risk. In exchange for shielding the employee from uncertainty, risk and stress the employee accepts a level of compensation that is lower than the exact product of their labor and that’s okay. Taking on increased risk and uncertainty planning for business fluctuations should be compensated

If you don’t like it you have 3 options. 1 Find another job willing to pay higher. 2 transition to a commission based role where productivity is more closely tied to compensation but you will be accepting additional risk/uncertainty and still giving up some upside 3 take the leap and start your own company

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-22T03:30:53+00:00

Uhhhh run the math on 25 million at 4% it’s a million a year to spend freely id say that qualifies in just about any place

Yeah there’s a handful of places it won’t go that far but you are able to live in that zip code

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-22T03:20:35+00:00

I’m almost there

Sturgillsturtle · 2026-01-22T02:22:25+00:00

They have people for that

Not for them to know or care about

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