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Okay, let's get to one of you.

It is listener, Michael, from the grain belt. Michael, what is the definition

of the grain belt exactly? Well I think it's the heart of the Midwest where a lot of

agriculture exists, specifically corn, wheat, all the wonderful things we like to

consume at the dinner table.

A lot of them are produced right here in the Midwest.

All right, well thank you for Midwest. All right, well, thank you for that.

All right, Michael, what's going on?

How can we help you out?

Yeah, so like a lot of people, I think I'm

trajectory and upwards, you know, in terms of annual revenues and things like that.

And along the way I became an entrepreneur as well.

And I'm just kind of at that crossroads between income age and some things that are happening in life.

I want to make sure I go the right direction, that I don't avoid some pitfalls and make sure

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