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Belly35

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Mar 18, 2011 10:50 AM
Do over..


If you had just one opportunity to do one thing in your life over again what would it be?

I have made many mistakes in my life that has affected me and others to some degree. I have also done some very honorable things that change my life and others also….

So to think of just that one thing I would what to “Do Over” is difficult.
Mar 18, 2011 10:50am
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gerb131

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Mar 18, 2011 10:52 AM
I woulda pulled out.
Mar 18, 2011 10:52am
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Mar 18, 2011 10:55 AM
I would've put in more effort my first 3 semesters at college.
Mar 18, 2011 10:55am
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ernest_t_bass

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Mar 18, 2011 11:47 AM
A lot that I can't even mention! lol

I'd save more, I'd travel, I wouldn't buy things that tie me down. House, car, etc.
Mar 18, 2011 11:47am
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Cat Food Flambe'

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Mar 18, 2011 11:58 AM
Personally - would have treated my first college girlfriend better (although the end results would have been the same), Still have some guilt over that situation.

Professionally - would have bailed out of my first career when I first considered doing so instead of waiting five years for the handwriting to show up on the wall.
Mar 18, 2011 11:58am
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Art Modell

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Mar 18, 2011 11:58 AM
When I was a senior in high school my friend and his girlfriend set me up with a blind date. The night of the date was also the night of the school play put on by my school which my sister had a big part. My parents made me go to the play since they always made my sister go to my sporting events. My blind date ended up being the actress and model Beth Ostrosky. She at one time was in a relationship with Howard Stern and I believe in 2002 she was voted one of the sexiest women in the Country. Oh well.
Mar 18, 2011 11:58am
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O-Trap

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Mar 18, 2011 12:03 PM
I'd have started my business sooner.
Mar 18, 2011 12:03pm
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I Wear Pants

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Mar 18, 2011 12:34 PM
justincredible;716357 wrote:I would've put in more effort my first 3 semesters at college.
I wish the same but doing poorly those first 3 semesters made me realize that I actually did want to be in school and made me get my shit together so I guess some good came out of it. Have almost a 3.5 cumulative now which should just keep going up.
Mar 18, 2011 12:34pm
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tsst_fballfan

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Mar 18, 2011 12:38 PM
Saving more than state school tuition for my daughter's higher education. She chose a private school! :feeling the pain:
Mar 18, 2011 12:38pm
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Automatik

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Mar 18, 2011 12:42 PM
justincredible;716357 wrote:I would've put in more effort my first 3 semesters at college.
Bingo. I really had to work my ass off towards the end of my undergrad to catch up.

I also would have taken college courses in high school. I qualified for them, but blew it off because I didn't want to make a 40 min round trip drive 3 times a week......stupid move.

Another one that comes to mind....I would have definitely concentrated on speaking another language fluently. I didn't take it seriously in high school or even given it a thought regarding the benefits once I was in college and the job field.
Mar 18, 2011 12:42pm
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karen lotz

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Mar 18, 2011 12:43 PM
O-Trap;716467 wrote:I'd have started my business sooner.


Still doing the online marketing thing?
Mar 18, 2011 12:43pm
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Nick Mangold

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Mar 18, 2011 12:47 PM
Art Modell;716461 wrote:When I was a senior in high school my friend and his girlfriend set me up with a blind date. The night of the date was also the night of the school play put on by my school which my sister had a big part. My parents made me go to the play since they always made my sister go to my sporting events. My blind date ended up being the actress and model Beth Ostrosky. She at one time was in a relationship with Howard Stern and I believe in 2002 she was voted one of the sexiest women in the Country. Oh well.

Lucky for her, eh?
Mar 18, 2011 12:47pm
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Mar 18, 2011 12:50 PM
justincredible;716524 wrote:Lucky for her, eh?


hahahaaaaaa
Mar 18, 2011 12:50pm
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Mar 18, 2011 12:52 PM
I Wear Pants;716509 wrote:I wish the same but doing poorly those first 3 semesters made me realize that I actually did want to be in school and made me get my shit together so I guess some good came out of it. Have almost a 3.5 cumulative now which should just keep going up.

My cumulative GPA was close to 1 after my third semester because I just didn't give a shit. After receiving the letter from the college that I was being reviewed to be kicked out of school I instantly started giving a shit. I had to write them a letter pleading my case on why I should stay. After a switch of majors to computer science my gpa never dipped below a 3.2 in a semester and I graduated with a 2.98. I wish I could've got it up to a 3.0 but after graduation my GPA and/or transcripts were never needed to get a job.
Mar 18, 2011 12:52pm
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Mar 18, 2011 1:02 PM
justincredible;716532 wrote:My cumulative GPA was close to 1 after my third semester

How's that even possible? You just not go to class at all?
Mar 18, 2011 1:02pm
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O-Trap

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Mar 18, 2011 1:05 PM
karen lotz;716520 wrote:Still doing the online marketing thing?
Yep. It's something I genuinely enjoy, and I eventually want to do it full-time. Flat earnings are about where I need them to be, but that wouldn't include things like benefits and taxes, etc.

I've paid off all my start-up costs, though, so at this point, I can simply allocate budgeted earnings toward growing the business without incurring debt. It'll be a little slower, but much lower risk, as well.
Mar 18, 2011 1:05pm
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Mar 18, 2011 1:10 PM
Art Modell;716461 wrote:When I was a senior in high school my friend and his girlfriend set me up with a blind date. The night of the date was also the night of the school play put on by my school which my sister had a big part. My parents made me go to the play since they always made my sister go to my sporting events. My blind date ended up being the actress and model Beth Ostrosky. She at one time was in a relationship with Howard Stern and I believe in 2002 she was voted one of the sexiest women in the Country. Oh well.
...she wound up getting married to Howard, so you need to call into his show and tell him all the nasty things you did to her on that date.
Mar 18, 2011 1:10pm
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Mar 18, 2011 1:14 PM
I would have never taken back my ex and ended things with the other girl that I was seeing at the time. Hands down biggest mistake of my life.
Mar 18, 2011 1:14pm
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Mar 18, 2011 1:14 PM
Commander of Awesome;716548 wrote:How's that even possible? You just not go to class at all?

Yeah, pretty much. I probably went to 25-30% of my classes in a given week.
Mar 18, 2011 1:14pm
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Mar 18, 2011 1:15 PM
I would have joined the military after high school. Or after college for that matter.
Mar 18, 2011 1:15pm
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O-Trap

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Mar 18, 2011 1:15 PM
4cards;716566 wrote:...she wound up getting married to Howard, so you need to call into his show and tell him all the nasty things you did to her on that date.
I believe I can answer that, since he didn't go on the date.

Art: "I massaged my cocktail weenie, sad and alone."
Mar 18, 2011 1:15pm
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Mar 18, 2011 1:22 PM
justincredible;716532 wrote:My cumulative GPA was close to 1 after my third semester because I just didn't give a shit. After receiving the letter from the college that I was being reviewed to be kicked out of school I instantly started giving a shit. I had to write them a letter pleading my case on why I should stay. After a switch of majors to computer science my gpa never dipped below a 3.2 in a semester and I graduated with a 2.98. I wish I could've got it up to a 3.0 but after graduation my GPA and/or transcripts were never needed to get a job.
Yeah my GPA got down to a 2. something (under 2.5). I don't know what it was. But I'm doing excellently now so whatever. To be honest I don't see a reason why I won't be able to get a 4.0 for every semester now.
Mar 18, 2011 1:22pm
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O-Trap

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Mar 18, 2011 1:42 PM
I did the same. Finished my first year of college with a 1.1 CUM GPA. Cost myself several scholarships. Was sent a letter of dismissal (but I got it appealed).

Wound up with just under a 3.0 CUM GPA (I pissed off a couple professors with writings I did, which kept me under that 3.0 ;)).

Sometimes, you gotta learn the hard way ...
Mar 18, 2011 1:42pm
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Mar 18, 2011 1:52 PM
I was also a terrible student my freshman year. I stopped attending classes and basically only played nintendo and ate. My GPA was below 2.0 and I did get a letter from the University that if I did not raise it they would kick me out, so I quit. After working at a restaurant and being a slacker for a year I decided to get my shit together and go back to school. I did much better the second time around.

Obviously I would do things different now but all of those experiences led me to where I am now and I think they were necessary steps in my growing up. The only things I would change would be how I reacted to other people's bad decisions and let them affect my life. Although I do like where I am at currently so maybe even those things were necessary parts of life.
Mar 18, 2011 1:52pm
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Mar 18, 2011 1:57 PM
FatHobbit;716642 wrote:I was also a terrible student my freshman year. I stopped attending classes and basically only played nintendo and ate. My GPA was below 2.0 and I did get a letter from the University that if I did not raise it they would kick me out, so I quit. After working at a restaurant and being a slacker for a year I decided to get my shit together and go back to school. I did much better the second time around.

Obviously I would do things different now but all of those experiences led me to where I am now and I think they were necessary steps in my growing up. The only things I would change would be how I reacted to other people's bad decisions and let them affect my life. Although I do like where I am at currently so maybe even those things were necessary parts of life.

"Your past is only part of who you are in how it has shaped who you've become."
Mar 18, 2011 1:57pm