How I LOST $10,000

Hi Thomas!

How fantastic to "meet" another member of Dien's family. I can tell by what by the "Brothers Rice" that Mr. and Mrs. Rice are model parents indeed...maybe you two could suggest an info product on raising children with an entrepreneurial spirit? Hmmmmmmmmm.........

I read with interest how you "lost" $10,000. I beg to differ with that perspective. Looking at my education, for example, it cost a substantial amount MORE than that, and the lessons I learned were SOMETIMES this beneficial and sometimes not.

The $10,000 would be "lost" if you continued to do the same exact thing, losing money over and over and over. Instead, your $10,000 investment taught you A LOT! Most folks in your age group would not have a CLUE about what you have learned!

Remembering myself at 20, I was spending a lot of time at parties, dancing til dawn, drinking *gasp* while making some great friendships. And yes, I went to classes and by the time I got to my Junior Year I actually got serious about my studies!

Congratulations on getting a fantastic return on your $10,000 investment....it is terrific to meet you!

With Purpose and Passion,

JULIE


My Siblings Have Never Even BEEN to my website! :-)

Julie,

I bet my parents will love your comments! :)

> How fantastic to "meet" another
> member of Dien's family. I can tell by what
> by the "Brothers Rice" that Mr.
> and Mrs. Rice are model parents
> indeed...maybe you two could suggest an info
> product on raising children with an
> entrepreneurial spirit? Hmmmmmmmmm.........

Heheh.... :)

Well, we have one more brother who's more of a socialist, so there you go.... I don't fully agree with all he says, but his intentions are good.... :)

But we all get along pretty well even though we have differing opinions on various things.... :)

I guess our parents raised us to mostly be independent thinkers and make up our own minds.... and I think they succeeded in doing that!

I agree with you fully, though, Julie.... Of course, the aim is to *make* money (not lose it), but even if you lose it, it's good to think of it as buying an education....

Many people spend many thousands of bucks getting a degree.... I see this as the same sort of thing, except the kind of education you could get from trying out a business venture in many cases is more practical than what you learn in a university degree.... :)

> Remembering myself at 20, I was spending a
> lot of time at parties, dancing til dawn,
> drinking *gasp* while making some great
> friendships. And yes, I went to classes and
> by the time I got to my Junior Year I
> actually got serious about my studies!

Heheh, for me at 20 I was off philosophizing about what I *really* wanted to do with my life, and exploring radio (I used to do a public radio show -- on PBS-FM in Melbourne, Australia)....

It wasn't the highest-rating thing on the radio dial -- the time slot was 2 am to 6 am! But it was a great experience anyhow.... :)

Those late nights though made my university classes pretty tough the next morning sometimes.... :)

Thanks Julie for your great thoughts....

I think it's good to think of any failed business as just another class in your business education. :)

Dien Rice

Hi Dien and everyone!

> I bet my parents will love your comments! :)

I was thinking about how my mother cracks up looking at how different (and wonderful) all her children are with one thing in common: we all have our own minds which we are more than happy to express at any given time.

My eldest brother is a member of the Greens Party, for many of the same reasons I am a member of the Libertarian party....the "Big 2" here are so similar (and so ineffective!) we register in other parties in protest.

One of my favorite things about my eldest brother is when he was Vice President of an Insurance Company he turned his Corner Office into an employee room and he had a Cube just like everyone else. He figured why should he have anything different?

My second brother says he is a Libertarian, but I will not say what party he is in. He was the first brother to start racing cars at two weeks over 18...you had to be 18 to compete you know.

My sister is a very liberal democrat, and a radical Pro-Choice advocate...to the Nth degree. Why? She gave the ultimate gift: she had a baby at 19 which she gave up for adoption and when she heard the Anti-Choice people say "Oh, JUST give your baby up for adoption" she rebelled. She also didn't speak to her siblings for 3 years when she realized she was the only democrat left (we at one time had all been) because se thought we were all judging her.

Y'all know about me.

John has Down's Syndrome. He is really a lot like my eldest brother in mannerisms.

Joe, my youngest bro, was a promising athlete in high school. Three sport, all around excellent sportsman. When his football coach (and head of the athletic dept) asked him to "Stop bringing his brother" (JOhn) "to the games, cause his presence is so distracting" *GASP!* Down's syndrome people living amongst us?!?!?!?!??!!? Joe stopped competing for any Dana Hills sport. Broke my Dad's heart, but Joe never told him why. This brother is also the only person to break down and weep in my arms at my daughter's funeral. *What a guy*.

My parents allowed us to all embrace our very essence...and this is what I try to do for my kids.

Its funny, Mom subscribes to one of my ezines. She emailed me yesterday and said, "I am finally getting to know my daughter!" after nearly 40 years!!!

Thanks for listening....no clue WHY I wanted to write all this, but I did.

Have a great day!

JULIE