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I climbed out of my crib very early Wholesale Jalyn Holmes Jersey , and proceeded to live a very hyperactive childhood, so I have been told by parents, aunts, elder cousins, and others who have known me my entire life. I have noticed that whenever these individuals relate this story, their pupils dilate. According to some researchers and body language experts, this means that they either find me attractive as a person Wholesale Brian O'Neill Jersey , or that I am a source of anxiety. I certainly hope for the former interpretation, as it would be emotionally unhealthy for these individuals to hold a grudge, now that I have reached adulthood.


Within a few months after I escaped the confines of my crib, I was climbing the stair-stepped configuration made possible by opening drawers in certain pieces of furniture. I attempted to scale the side of our refrigerator, and almost made it. Unfortunately, the shiny coffee percolator I grabbed to pull myself up wasn't bolted securely to the top of the refrigerator (a parental oversight, given that almost everything else was tied down Wholesale Daniel Carlson Jersey , cordoned off, or roped shut). I tumbled down and landed with the spout of the percolator impaling my chin. That's the source of one of my earliest ?good scars.? As just about everyone knows, an ample collection of these scars serves as a great way to break the conversational ice at social gatherings.


It was not too long until I was climbing the sides of hills, houses with gutters or other hand-holds, trees, and anything else with a summit worth conquering. ?Cats in my neighborhood were never stuck in trees'they were afraid to go near them,? because of me (so they say). I believe that sounds a bit like an exaggeration Wholesale Mike Hughes Jersey , which in my opinion should be dismissed as family folklore.


Within a few years, I was climbing trees for money. I had begun a lifelong journey as an individual whose entrepreneurial roots could, ironically, be traced to trees. I had discovered an income source around the holiday season each year'mistletoe. Mistletoe is a parasitic plant that grows on oak and other hardwood trees; if it is ingested by humans it will make them very sick, and can cause death. There are numerous myths and customs associated with mistletoe. However, the most important of these, relative to my enterprise Wholesale Jaleel Johnson Jersey , had to do with the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe (which derives from ancient beliefs about sexuality and fertility that are associated with the plant?which was of little interest to me as compared to comic books, at the time).


I harvested mistletoe by climbing trees in woods nearby my home, portioned off small bundles, and sold them door-to-door. I later expanded my product line with another agricultural product, kindling wood for starting fires. This product came from aged heart pine (stumps and limbs), which I often came across in my forays in the woods searching for mistletoe. It contains a sticky concentrated resin that can easily be ignited with a single match. If I was somehow rejected in my first effort aimed at selling mistletoe in a prospective customer's doorway, I could switch their attention to my 'delightfully convenient and easy to use kindling wood'sure to warm your hearth Wholesale Pat Elflein Jersey , and your charming home.?


As I matured, I became less interested in the business of mistletoe and kindling wood sales, and more interested in using charm and mistletoe for reasons associated with its traditional purposes around the holiday season. However, by then, I had already learned my first valuable lessons as an entrepreneur. I knew that entrepreneurship could be likened to climbing. The prize isn't just the tangible rewards, it's the feeling of achievement that one has from meeting challenges along the way, and reaching the top only leads to recognition that there are other summits to surmount in a lifelong journey.


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