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By: Joey

Joey — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:45:54 +0000

Hey Ann,

It’s good to hear you have been doing well now, despite the obstacles you’ve had to overcome. It’s been long road, and I won’t repeat what others have said here since I wholeheartedly agree with them, I’ll just join them and wish you luck in whatever you do. The pursuit of happiness is a funny thing, just when you think you know how to get it, it can at times elude you. When you think all is lost, life finds a way to show you it was waiting for you, as you said “yours to have all along”.

Don’t know if you remember any of our past conversations way back in the distant Pownce days, but I went down a similar path as you before in business and as with yours, it didn’t end with quite the outcome I’d have thought it should have come to at the outset either. So I can totally empathize with some of what you had to go through. One thing’s for certain, people that always strive to “be their personal legend” (If you’ve read “The Alchemist” you’ll know what this means. Great book by the way) tend to always fulfill their destiny in one way or another.

I’ll be eager to see what you come up with next!

P.S. I still have the WGS card! Charter member all the way!

Take care,

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By: Allison Reynolds

Allison Reynolds — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:08:15 +0000

1. Entering a field/area that I have no background or contacts in
2. Being heavily reliant on technology and development to get started
3. Needing investors to succeed – Success makes getting investors a much simpler process
4. Stressing myself with unrealistic expectations and pressures
5. Starting a business that I think will eventually be fun. I’m starting something that will be enjoyable and fun from day one.

You have just passed on knowledge that many will benefit from as i will be ensuring this is taught to our networking group (many of who are starting businesses of their own)

Looking forward to see your next endeavour, built on the hard won experience that will make it a success

By: Avatar X

Avatar X — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:31:22 +0000

Wish you the best Ann, and i know i was precisely the one that questioned the execution of the concept all the way back then. so i will not pretend i didn’t. but that don’t means i didn’t hoped for you to succeed.

And i am very sorry that it has come to this. but i am also glad you are having a great life to balance this experience off. That alone is more important.

I know you will continue to be excellent.

By: Trik

Trik — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:50:16 +0000

Good Luck Ann. The journey you’ve been through is very valuable and sets you up for round three.

I’ll keep following your pursuits, and maybe someday will get more involved. You can lead Ann, but it’s the sum of your experience that shapes you as a leader.

Again, Good luck, and I’m happy most about the fact that you sum up your current place as:

“I don’t remember ever being this happy or satisfied with my present and the outlooks for the future.” — Ann Bernard

Take Care,
Patrick. (Trik)

By: Tom Markiewicz

Tom Markiewicz — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:20:02 +0000

Excellent post Ann. Good luck in your future endeavors.