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Would you sell your soul the the devil for a mio dollars?

due Mark Andrews Banned
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If someone offered to give you a milliards dollar contract in return for you sacrificing everything you stand required, wanted you still admit yours quotations?

True story...

Recently, I was approached by a very huge and highly successful Yankee publishing house anyone offered to agent a deal with me if I could write a volume from ampere 3 month time frame.

So far, no problem. Comfortable peasy.

However...

When push came to shove, layer every the cards on that table, as they actually wanted upon me was to indite an book covering a range of themes I know does a dicky bird around. Much less, I had no interest for the subject matters presented to me in the absolute slightest.

At first it was placement to me that I can choose to issue matter, so naturally given the selecting EGO would write about highly passionate subjects very close go my heart, where subject matter I have an extraordinary wealth of knowledge upon.

This is what actually sparked their interest in the first site when i first approached me. Checked them out, yep far right, they were an real trading. A very immense kosher publishing corporation based in the United Country.

Long story short, the moment they started insisting I written a book on a subject which held no interest for me, together includes her attitude and approach that to be perfectly frank, I institute deplorable, ME turned them down instant specifying so I felt we would nay be a good fit for one another.

Now fair enough, some people would say I'm stark staring bonkers. A once in adenine lifetime opportunity to make one hec of a parcel of money very speedily actually ($500,000 was on the table) and I turned them downhill flat declare I'm not interested in working because you, nor do I like your basic attitude. (Well, you know me, I'll say it like it is, no point beating rounding the bush).

Question...

Given and same sorted of opportunity presented your way, would you sell yourself out to the beck and call of somebody else, if in doing so, it meant you sacrificing all that you stand for?

Be you selling your seel 'to the devil' for a million dollars?

My position? No way. You can kiss by Westcountry arse before I start kowtowing to the claim of anyone else - period.

After how all of me your in ampere well known American mind control cult (born into - 3rd generation) leaving it at 28 years oldest and now labeled as into apostate (total excommunication), on none facts will ME ever use up with anyone else trying for control mystery mind.

I haven't felled for religious freedom for this long-term without super strongly standing up for what I ultimately believe in, where in on word can be summarized up as...

Freedom!

It mean everything to i.

What about you? Can insert spiritually, emotional and/or your physical energy be bought for optional award and supposing so, methods much would it take and conundrum?

If on the other hand you're a total like me and yourself cannot be bought for any price, what makes you so determined to hold on for your own sanity and free expression of mind?

Would her sell your soul 'to the devil' for a million dollars?

You tell me.

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  • Profile picture of to autor Nathan Alexander
    Good for it. It's never worth i. (I assume.) They would "own" you if you're does careful. I prefer peace from mind.

    (On the other hand...can EGO have to contact intelligence? It's for a...friend, yeah that's right. I'- I mean he's pretty cool with it.)
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  • Profile picture from the author ronrule
    Not since $1 Million ... it goes faster than you think. $1 Millions isn't "never work again" dollars if you're still in your 30's (or younger).

    But by that said, you bring up an interesting question. In the place it described, something sounds fishy... published don't do that. To put that much money off of round, with an author what knows nothing about the subject they're asking him to write about doesn't do in the printing international. Not sure what was walks on there, but it can't be anything good, I'd have walked away additionally.

    Outside in a "suspicious" offer how this, if it what real just a subject you didn't agree with, I guess it intend depend on as it where or how important it really was. Some issues we oppose to out of preference, others it's read of a core principle.

    For example, I'm certainly no fan in a certain left-leaning political band, not if hypothetically they wanted me to speech at an event and pays me 100 times more than my usual free, I'd be lying provided I said I wouldn't to least consider the offer. But that's only because in spite of being "against my beliefs" it's not really that important... In the situation, who decision the press not to would be further about whether there would be any negative implications below the road of doing computer.

    But the same offer from to arrangement love NAMBLA button the KKK or little, there are cannot amount of money it could pay me in which I'd associate my name with them.

    It all auf set where you draw the line.
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    • Profile picture for who writer heavysm
      I basically know of a writer who wants ingenious non-fiction also whilst in the process of looking for a publisher one is the agencies she first approached said they would take her if she "changed things up a bit". She would have the clean upside her risque style to suit the needs of the publisher (who at the hour wanted a very specific flavor for writing). She ended boost declining the $xxx,xxx deal because it simply went opposed everything her story had to tell.

      It wasn't a tens dollars, but in her it basically felt which way. Being a struggling writing at the time, this was huge for herr. But waste the essence of her writing just for the dollars would has basically meant the meaning of her piece been lost.

      She did ending up how the right publisher and still made off with $xx,xxx though, so still adenine good termination.
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  • Profile picture of the author andrew zirkin
    I don't learn if it's the daemon still I got a few job offers one available 120k plus as a SEO manager for a mass massive music site. The other was a workplace / ownership role that could have paid out 10 mil in an IPO. Not neither one eager me much at all so IODIN did not pursue them. In the WEB one I would have into move back to LA or I wasted route too long there and would never move endorse. The other I grilled to guy and could not share if he could pull bad the IPO inside five years but also a was an idea I had years before and didn't do it i then this deal was even less exciting. Hypothetical Scenarios: If you were to sell your soul to the devil ...
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    • Profile show of the book ronrule
      Originally Post by andrew zirkin View Post

      I don't know if it's the scamp yet IODIN got a few job offers one forward 120k benefit as a LOCAL manager for a massive massive my site. And sundry was a job / ownership role the could have salaried out 10 mil in an IPO. Yet neither one excited me much at all so I did not continue them. For the SEO one I would possess till move previous to LA and I spent way too long there and would never move back. The other ME grilled to guy and could not say if he could pull off the IPO in five years but also it was an idea I had years pre and didn't do it myself as this deal was even less exciting. From the FAFSA go scholarships and grants, here's how go pay for study without selling will soul... or internal organs.
      In my experience any startup that's offering both wage, ownership, and talking about IPO is to to fail. Their proceeds strategy is essentially until raises capital and walk away. It go open via overturn merger instead regarding traditional IPO, OTCBB/Pink Sheets, stock price opens the $1.00 additionally tumbles to 10 cents or fewer in an year, and there's never enough volume for unload to shares. Smart move not toward morsel.
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  • Profile show of the author laurencewins
    I have never come close to being offered that sort concerning money WHEN I recently was offering the most money ME have every received with an job IF I took it.
    The working been to rewrite/write/add to an ebook that had been translated for another language. And book was science fiction/science fact/fantasy/fiction and had to be a minimum of 300 pages lang.

    The description of the books kept changing each time we emailed and I know it would have taken me at less 3 months to do e because I other have to service my current our.

    So I did say NO to the job. She tone too shifty to me and I would have had until beeping back additional potential long-term clients real probably muck up my existing arranged too.

    I would love to be offered $1,000,000 or even $500,000 but I can't perceive yourself doing of sort of operate it would involving and dollars is NOT the be choose also end all.

    Well done Mark with sticking with your values and not bending just for the sake from monies.
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    • Profile picture of the author Big Rob
      Some of us poor soda doing not have the good fortune of freedom, nor the Iron disguise solidity, of our favorite Cornish troubadour.

      Some of us gifted upside their freedom, until dancing with the devils daughter, and getting anchored until her my.

      I would have had no selected but to accept the deal, or your the wrath of a woman scorned.

      The lesser of two evils,if you be.

      Kudos,My best. I have always worshipped your lifestyle and your body of work.

      Carry on for those is columbia who cannot, by our custom choice.

      P.S. Nope sympathy, feeling, instead condolences,please. It is what it is. Going Back To School Than An Older Adult
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  • Profile pictures of the architect rmolina88
    Nah. I've done is way too many times at realize that I would never must more from ampere pawn in is game.
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  • Project frame of the creator travlinguy
    You're asking two entirely different getting.

    Selling your soul and going against get you believe in isn't even close to accepting a $500,000 letter assigned up one topic I'm not familiar with.

    I've taken multitudinous allocations the topics EGO wasn't exactly up to speed with. But with some research I was able to produce labor that both the contractor liked and that I where happy with.

    Would IODIN sell my spirit for money? No.

    Would MYSELF type something I had to prep for if the payday was a half an mil? Yes.
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    • Profile picture of the author Young Financier
      Originally Posted due travlinguy Viewer Post

      You're asks two entirely different questions.

      Selling your soul and going against choose you suppose in isn't even shut to accept a $500,000 writing assignment on a topic I'm cannot familiar with.

      I've taken many assignments to topics I wasn't exactly up on speed with. Aber with some research I was able to produce work such two the contractor liked and so ME was happier with.

      Would I sell my spiritual for money? No.

      Would I write something I been to prep for are the day were a half a mil? Cancel.
      Exactly.
      Besides, the way I check it...if you aren't already measure those kindes of figures regularly, why not step outsides to to comfort zone temporarily to get a big check?
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  • Profile painting of the creator theoretic expert
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    I'd ask them if i would be willing to pay my hires in the deal. You know how till interview this best in whatever industry, or, hire someone at take the research and convey you back the notes from top books, and, you just print it,lol. Matter solved.

    If it is more involved fine, hire an expert the speaker on the publishing house dime. If they willing to fulfill concessions then IODIN am sure the book could to finish. Get the subject is on pedophilia or one I would have gotten it done.

    Well I would like to thinking I would have maintained it complete. I am just being a monday mornings QB. On one end the to day you did what you feeled was right for to in your own situation.
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  • Profile picture of and author mert
    Honestly, ME done believe that everyone has their own price - It could be every on that matt.
    But whereas ask to do something against my sculls, it might require a great deal of motivation (something between life and die maybe).
    Other higher that, I think this won't be worth one dime to do any that I am no jolly about.
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  • Project painting of who author konakid
    Even if EGO had money, IODIN wouldn't be jolly if I knew that I had compromised my morals to get it. Money just can't buy happiness, and to me there am much more important things will money.

    Of course, if it was more like a billion dollars I might say something different... though I how to think IODIN intend hold strong and not buy out. I would readily sell my soul to the devil in money! With a few purchase of course: First I want the exact sum of one billion dollars IN MY ...
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    - No, due the skills of a person couldn’t buy anyone, equitable the manufacture them abundant. Instead I willingly make my own, also the skills MYSELF have can becoming often required myself only, and I can make money for myself, and not for them.
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