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Reflections on 2017, my first $US 100,000+ year from translation Thread poster: Dylan J Hartmann
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| Congratulations | Jan 22, 2018 |
You are now amongst the top 2% (>$100K). Hard work and even harder to look at PAYG $$$ going to ATO every quarter. But one does smile for second looking at those zeros.
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| Congratulations... | Jan 22, 2018 |
to your wife for sticking around... 
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Heinrich Pesch
Finland
Local time: 13:47
Member (2003)
Finnish to German
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| Still I'm wondering | Jan 22, 2018 |
If you really worked so hard you should have got more. I only had 27 thousand Euro last year, but worked on average perhaps 2 hours daily (Mo-Fr), with about 8 weeks travelling or just doing nothing (except practicing my sax). It seems your rates need improvement, or your software.
But congratulations for lasting out!
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Dylan J Hartmann
Australia
Member (2014)
Thai to English
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MODERATOR TOPIC STARTER | You're right | Jan 22, 2018 |
Heinrich Pesch wrote:
If you really worked so hard you should have got more.
You're right, not always working but that was a general impression of my workload.
A better, more focused work effort should lead to more improvements.
Rates/software are good!
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Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 06:47
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| So wife and kids came in second place? | Jan 23, 2018 |
DJ,
If I read your posting correctly, you relegated your family life to second place in order to make your business a priority. Am I understanding this correctly?
As for your earnings, success, etc., good for you. I guess that, if I were in your place, I'd find it more meaningful to share my successes with loved ones and close friends who'd appreciate my sacrifices.
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Dylan J Hartmann
Australia
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MODERATOR TOPIC STARTER | I did, then decided to change in 2018 (read last paragraph) | Jan 23, 2018 |
Mario Chavez wrote:
If I read your posting correctly, you relegated your family life to second place in order to make your business a priority. Am I understanding this correctly?
Hi Mario,
I burned out, have decided to change in 2018.
As I said, “Come January 2018. What has changed? I no longer have the ‘save money for a house’ mantra driving me like a madman. I burned out, seriously burned out after New Years and one of my main resolutions was to say “No”. I am unavailable on weekends, as these are now set for family, wife and kids. I’ve prioritised health and fitness and am cycling most mornings once again (eg. prior to 2017). I’m back to enjoying cider and wine!!!! And now am glad to start work at 9am! I’m back to loving my job, loving my lifestyle, and my family is loving me! My income might’ve taken a 1/5 cut but it was that extra 20% that caused all the pain. My feeling is now that this level is sustainable, whereas the other max-effort nearly killed me.”
The moral of the story is to find balance.
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Oksana Weiss
Germany
Local time: 12:47
Member (2011)
German to English
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| Congrats! We need more stories like this... | Jan 23, 2018 |
Thank you, DJHartmann, for sharing your experience with us. One needs courage not only to share one's success story, but also to admit one's mistakes in public. I wish you successful and prosperous 2018, without too much stress and without any burnout!
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Dylan J Hartmann
Australia
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MODERATOR TOPIC STARTER
Oksana Weiss wrote:
Thank you, DJHartmann, for sharing your experience with us. One needs courage not only to share one's success story, but also to admit one's mistakes in public. I wish you successful and prosperous 2018, without too much stress and without any burnout!
Thank you for your kind support.
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| Not possible in Germany ... | Jan 23, 2018 |
... without having your neighbours call anonymously the custom office for suspected moonlighting or for living at other people's expense. To gain those figures by work (simply by work!) which is not associated with dominating other people (colleagues, staff etc.) cannot be true. And even if so, why then still using bicycles and not an SUV?
[Edited at 2018-01-23 11:02 GMT]
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Thomas Pfann
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:47
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| Honest question | Jan 23, 2018 |
Matthias Brombach wrote:
And even if so, why then still using bicycles and not an SUV?
How on earth do you use an SUV for cycling?
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Dylan J Hartmann
Australia
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MODERATOR TOPIC STARTER | Bicycles are for recreation | Jan 23, 2018 |
Matthias Brombach wrote:
... without having your neighbours call anonymously the custom office for suspected moonlighting or for living at other people's expense. To gain those figures by work (simply by work!) which is not associated with dominating other people (colleagues, staff) cannot be true. And even if so, why then still using bicycles and not an SUV?
It is true my friend, I publish monthly word-counts on my profile. An SUV though? We drive a Mercedes-Benz. The bikes are for family outings and fun!
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:47
Member (2008)
Italian to English
| Kidding yourself | Jan 23, 2018 |
Thomas Pfann wrote:
How on earth do you use an SUV for cycling?
You can kid yourself that you're "green" by loading some bikes on to an SUV, driving hundreds of miles to a natural place, and then riding the bikes around before driving home again.
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| Oh Lord, won't you buy me ... | Jan 23, 2018 |
... etc.
Ha*, a German car!
*exclamation like "appreciated!"
[Edited at 2018-01-23 11:06 GMT]
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