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     Some say that people can't change. Well let's think about it rationally. Anything and everything can change. As a matter of fact, the only thing that never changes is that things change. It is true that people are creatures of habit. However, in my opinion it is more like inertia rather than a fixed pattern. An object in a certain motion wants to stay in that certain motion. Whether it be a rotational, linear, stationary, or exponential motion. I believe that people are like programs with a code in their subconscious. It is the only way a society can exist. Everyone playing their roles. Like an ant colony, except way more complex. There are soldier ants, queen ants, worker ants, and even door ants who's job is to be a door and block the entrance with their massive heads. You see, without roles, a society cannot exist. The society cannot exist without its cleaners and politicians, farmers and programmers. Some are necessary, and others greatly boost the efficiency of ...

 So I'm at an awkward period now where I have poured a lot of energy and have been crazy busy for a few weeks. Now that the storm is over, well the storm is over. I am just chilling and it's actually weird, now that I'm not having to run around so much. Either way, it is a good time to stabilize, and get used to not spending bank. I need to enter cruise mode so I don't spend everything I make like I did in Korea. It would be great for me to find a hobby. I think tennis or padel would be great, as I am competitive and the cardio is good for me. Life is chill here and sometimes I am not used to it. I should go make some friends.

     So the other day I asked Syed, probably the person closest to my goals, how to get to 100 units. I asked him what was the most important thing, and he replied without hesitation. Relationships with landlords. It makes sense. If I can go to one person for a lot of units, and have a good relationship with them, then I don't have to go out to find new apartments. Perhaps this is a bottle neck which I have overlooked. And by having a good relationship with the landlords, I would have repeating good deals with them. Speaking of which, I should go back to read on doing negotiations. As long as I can maintain a stellar record, which makes me think the sooner the better, the faster I can build a reputation with them. So is networking the key to success? I remember hearing that before on a short video clip. A guy asking what the most important thing is to become a billionaire. And the billionaire said "networking networking and networking" something like that. I can see how t...

     The night is darkest just before the dawn. And god damn it was. I didn't know what planet I was in. But I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. 480 eur booking for 1 night (710k krw). 330 eur booking for 2 nights (488k krw). 137 eur for 1 night (200k krw). God bless. Feels great. Makes me wanna chant, money coming to me easily, money coming to me frequently~ Yeah it was hard. Tough few weeks. I just need to hold on a little longer and yep. I will succeed. Things will be good. Really looking forward to the new bookings coming in!

      It has been almost 3 months since I came to this country. What a ride it has been. I honestly thought I was going to set up 4~5 units within 2~3 months, and perhaps in other countries this could have been possible. But here, it was pretty much physically impossible. It took a mental toll on me as well. But fuck it, after a 5 week delay, we here now baby. After 7 weeks I have managed to set up the big unit. It should have been profiting much longer, but due to unforeseen events I got screwed over, here and there. Either way, what's the point? There were attempts made in my businesses life, and my business has survived all of them. The hardest part is over. Now the only things I gotta do is what I am good at. Making money. That and paper work. Hopefully that won't cause too much headache. But I have bulldozed through every obstacle that was thrown in my way. Now if some papers don't look too scary. Bring it on, I will face them head on. Now I must look forward into th...

     And I thought I was above everything and could do anything as I want. But frustration ensues. Plans go sideway. I don't understand the culture. I think in a perfect world, things could have gone the way exactly as I predicted. And perhaps it has more or less. But it's taken wayyy longer than I expected. I wasted too much money. That's probably enough sappiness. Now I am fighting for my SURVIVAL. I spend a lot of time by myself. It kind of feels like I have fallen into the deep fiery pit like Gandalf did in the lord of the rings, and I am facing my demons, fighting constantly to level up, and I am to emerge on a totally next level, like Gandalf the white. My family is already quite proud of my achievements. Perhaps I don't give myself enough credit. What I don't recognize is that creating the company and adjusting to a new country was half the work, perhaps even more. And it's all good. I enjoy every second of it. I feel my growth. I don't have a hand to...

 I am under a lot of pressure right now. If I don't start airbnbing 7-1 by the end of next week, May 12, then I will be under water, and not have enough money to pay rent. I guess saying that the business will die is a bit dramatic. But still, I feel that things are more stressful here. Probably because I don't speak the language. I should have been more proactive. Now I face some pretty serious dangers for my business. All my focus will be on setting up 7-1 this week.

      I may have spent my birthday alone, and a lot of other days, but it is a good thing to walk the solo path. Sean Solo. There is a Jewish  story of a miracle that happens behind closed doors, where it only stops after the door is opened and people learn about the miracle. I had a similar experience, where during I kept my airbnb business private, it grew like clockwork every month, and then it stopped after I went public with it. Just like the story, after I let the world know, I had trouble expanding to new units. I was perfectly capable, so it must have been something else. The system was running the business itself. I must dedicate myself to a monk life. The sole purpose being to grow my business. And living a balanced life. Now it is clear that some things throw my balance off. Like a turbulence on an airplane flight. I will stay away from evil and everything will be alright. I have faith in myself.

 I think spending 2 birthdays in a row working on my business has got to affect my identity in some way. It's a great opportunity to go into deep reflection about my life and the direction I am heading. To really think about my purpose and determination. I actually would have been fine today but to have my parents be all sappy about my birthday made me feel some type of way. It's just a day after all. But next year I will make it lit. I promise myself. I will visualize it. So today I promise myself that I will be living a truly baller life around this time next year. Yes. I can see it. I can visualize it. Life will be so amazing. It will be the type of year where every morning when I wake up, I can't wait to jump out of bed to get started with my day. I am the Count of Seoul.

 I have observed an interesting phenomenon today, where I would visualize short term events and they would happen in real life. Normally I visualize in very long term, 3~5 years from now. But while listening to the book psycho-cybernatics, I have learned that you can also visualize and change the way you act in short term. Action is really the closes thing we can do to create change. Impulsive action, now there is a curveball that can drastically alter the course of your life. I have noticed a hint of this in the morning, when I didn't want to go to the gym. I almost totally went back to sleep after hitting the snooze button twice. But then something fascinating happened. I visualized myself getting up and putting on clothes, and walking out of the house towards gym. And magically, like a zombie, I got up and did exactly that. As I walked towards the gym, I was amazed at this new super power I've discovered. Usually I act as a slave to my subconscious and habits. But now you...