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<blockquote data-quote="Treebore" data-source="post: 4949276" data-attributes="member: 10177"><p>You know, if I had listened to so called "experts" my life would be very different right now, and much worse off.</p><p></p><p>If I had listened to "experts I would not have fought the VA for 4 years, and win.</p><p></p><p>I would not have fought the IRS for 2 years, and won.</p><p></p><p>I would not have fought a lawsuit, I did, and I won.</p><p></p><p>I would not have fought a second legal action, and I would have been screwed out of over $100,000, I wasn't. I won.</p><p></p><p>Oh, don't go into that business, you can't make money at it. I did.</p><p></p><p>Oh, don't do this business, it won't make money for you. It is.</p><p></p><p>On the medical side, if I had done what my incompetent doctors said to do, I would have died, several times.</p><p></p><p>So what have I learned? Experts get caught up in "this is how it works" and fail to see outside the box. They will tell you "you can't do that" when in actually you can, because they get enclosed in the "this is the way it is done" box.</p><p></p><p>I have consulted my experts, asked my questions, got my answers, and I will do what I do. </p><p></p><p>As I have said in pretty much every post, do not listen to me, consult your own experts, ask your questions, make your own choices.</p><p></p><p>Its what I do, and as you can see, I have had overwhelming success doing things my way.</p><p></p><p>Part of "my way" is to thoroughly research a subject before I do anything. You should too. Do your own research, don't do anything stupid, and just remember, even "experts" don't know everything.</p><p></p><p>In fact, its been my experience that they rarely know what they are supposed to know. So far in my life I have only met one doctor and one lawyer who know what they talk about to the degree they are "assumed" to know their subject matters. I have met dozens of each who were seriously lacking.</p><p></p><p>So definitely do your own research, you ask better questions, and get better answers that way. Its the smart way to do things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Treebore, post: 4949276, member: 10177"] You know, if I had listened to so called "experts" my life would be very different right now, and much worse off. If I had listened to "experts I would not have fought the VA for 4 years, and win. I would not have fought the IRS for 2 years, and won. I would not have fought a lawsuit, I did, and I won. I would not have fought a second legal action, and I would have been screwed out of over $100,000, I wasn't. I won. Oh, don't go into that business, you can't make money at it. I did. Oh, don't do this business, it won't make money for you. It is. On the medical side, if I had done what my incompetent doctors said to do, I would have died, several times. So what have I learned? Experts get caught up in "this is how it works" and fail to see outside the box. They will tell you "you can't do that" when in actually you can, because they get enclosed in the "this is the way it is done" box. I have consulted my experts, asked my questions, got my answers, and I will do what I do. As I have said in pretty much every post, do not listen to me, consult your own experts, ask your questions, make your own choices. Its what I do, and as you can see, I have had overwhelming success doing things my way. Part of "my way" is to thoroughly research a subject before I do anything. You should too. Do your own research, don't do anything stupid, and just remember, even "experts" don't know everything. In fact, its been my experience that they rarely know what they are supposed to know. So far in my life I have only met one doctor and one lawyer who know what they talk about to the degree they are "assumed" to know their subject matters. I have met dozens of each who were seriously lacking. So definitely do your own research, you ask better questions, and get better answers that way. Its the smart way to do things. [/QUOTE]
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