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LeWhisp  ·  3209 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Gamers: what games have you been playing recently, and what do you think of them?

It is quite active the community. I would say it is worth a punt at it's current price.

If you do go for it I would be happy to show you the ropes as I am online most evenings.

LeWhisp  ·  3210 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How did you find/get your job?

I wrote out a huge reply but it got deleted :(

Long story short; don't burn any bridges. No matter how annoying someone is you never know when you will have to work with then again. Many a time I have been glad I didn't tell someone to fuck off in the past because I have needed them in the future.

LeWhisp  ·  3210 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How did you find/get your job?

After leaving the army I was going to join a super market in a low management position. My partners father who runs a family business offered me a job for a year, so I could still job search.

He works in forestry which I found interesting and so I kind of just did whatever I could t be useful. Grant applications, email, I even built a basic website advertising his business.

It was a nice transition from public sector to the private one and he had a similar work ethic abs ideals to me so we got on well.

About ten months into this 'trial' period we took a punt and started making lumpwood charcoal. It was wood related which appealed to him and it was also a totally new part of the business. This let me really get my teeth into it and I kind of ran with it in my own. When I needed advice he had decades of business management knowledge which I could call on. Over the next year as this new part of the business grew, he had the capital to invest in it.

I threw myself into every opportunity I had. I never got fed up when they were dead ends, I just focused in the successes.

Because I always followed every lead, I met someone who opened up a huge part of the business for us. You have to work hard to give yourself the opportunity to be lucky.

3 years have gone now and I am aiming at grossing 500k this year through this new aide of the business.

Its hard work, but u really enjoy it. We have just hired someone which is a great thing to be able to do. I am very lucky but i recognise I have worked hard for that luck.

LeWhisp  ·  3210 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How did you find/get your job?

After leaving the army I was going to join a super market in a low management position. My partners father who runs a family business offered me a job for a year, so I could still job search.

He works in forestry which I found interesting and so I kind of just did whatever I could to be useful. Grant applications, email, I even built a basic website advertising his business.

It was a nice transition from public sector to the private one and he had a similar work ethic and ideals to me so we got on well.

About ten months into this 'trial' period we took a punt and started making lumpwood charcoal. It was wood related which appealed to him and it was also a totally new part of the business. This let me really get my teeth into it and I kind of ran with it in my own. When I needed advice he had decades of business management knowledge which I could call on. Over the next year as this new part of the business grew, he had the capital to invest in it.

I threw myself into every opportunity I had. I never got fed up when they were dead ends, I just focused in the successes.

Because I always followed every lead, I met someone who opened up a huge part of the business for us. You have to work hard to give yourself the opportunity to be lucky.

3 years have gone now and I am aiming at grossing 500k this year through this new side of the business.

It's hard work, but I really enjoy it. We have just hired someone which is a great thing to be able to do. I am very lucky but i recognise I have worked hard for that luck.

LeWhisp  ·  3211 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Gamers: what games have you been playing recently, and what do you think of them?

Personally, I find my self playing King Arthurs Gold (kag) more that any other game at the moment.

The best way to understand it is to watch this short video :

I love being able to jump into a game and get stuck straight in. Cool community too.