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Originally posted by TCalso boost will make the cam act smaller
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Got to be the weather.I could not do anything right on my car today.A few of my friends said they had shitty days as well.3 hours on a broken bolt in the block tested my patience.At least you did a burnout.Im having a beer or two myself.Tomorrow is another day.
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Originally posted by peewee View PostNo, no, it's not about the situation. It's about how you choose to THINK about it.
Sorry. I've had too much brain training over way too many years.
I'm serrously thinking about a steady income though. I think DG did it right, and I went about it backwards. The stress of a steady income is killing me.Originally posted by TCalso boost will make the cam act smaller
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Originally posted by A/Fuel View PostLOL, I was like the pool guy with a green pool, now I'm a super tuner with a suck ass car. WTF happened?
I think I should start a lawn mowing business, how can I screw that up, right?Flying south, with a flock of bird dogs.
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it does suck when bad things happen when you're doing what you love.... however, it's a whole lot worse WHEN bad things happen while you're doing things you hate.
you'd rather throw pipes in -30 degree weather than run down a track and throw back a couple beers when the day is done. Most guys on the slope deal with the boredom by throwing back just enough beers that they fall of their bar stools.... every night.Doing it all wrong since 1966
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Bummer to hear.
If you love what you're doing, and you're able to put food on the table and a roof over your head, I sure wouldn't advise you to change careers. Some folks would look at what you're doing and think you're living the dream, yet they don't understand the anxiety of a career where performance is the paycheck. All they are thinking about is the boredom or outright hatred of their 9 to 5.
The semi-pro method that DG and others have adopted does have some advantage. Yet you always have only so much time, and you've got your day to day master that you have to please first. Covering your nut is great peace of mind, but not wanting to get up and go to work is a drag.
If you are just out of psychological gas (we all get there, nothing wrong with it) with what you're doing, perhaps a change of pace is in order. Just examine what it'll take to come back to the current career if you decide you want to. There is another school of thought that you just need to cut ties with the former career in order to force you to focus on the new one. I really don't think that's necessary.
Rest and relax. Then choose a path with a clear mind.I'm still learning
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Originally posted by Beagle View Postwhen I was making 30k a year and thinking I had it made, the kid across the street was making 90k mowing grass and spending less time at it than I was to make the 30. He was home in time to pick the kids up from school, weekends off...
Just remember you have to have fun at what your doing, if that fun turns into a stressful situation that puts pressure on your family, health and pocket book, then your not living the dream anymore........
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Originally posted by stoneshrink View Postit does suck when bad things happen when you're doing what you love.... however, it's a whole lot worse WHEN bad things happen while you're doing things you hate.
you'd rather throw pipes in -30 degree weather than run down a track and throw back a couple beers when the day is done. Most guys on the slope deal with the boredom by throwing back just enough beers that they fall of their bar stools.... every night.
My Dad always warned me about taking a hobby and trying to make a living out of it.Originally posted by TCalso boost will make the cam act smaller
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Originally posted by TC View PostJust remember you have to have fun at what your doing, if that fun turns into a stressful situation that puts pressure on your family, health and pocket book, then your not living the dream anymore........
And my family, health, and pocket book are under just as much stress if not more... and now I have student loans on top of all the other bills that are still there.
I wasn't living the dream before, and I'm definitely not now... so look before you leap.
Your brother-in-law hiring?Yes, I'm a CarJunkie... How many times would YOU rebuild the same engine before getting a crate motor?
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