Sensing my ploy, however, 'The Gash' moved to side and reached out for me in mid-air. For a moment, I thought it was all over. Surely this would be end, but then caught me. He actually caught me. For a moment, I thought maybe 'The Gash' wasn't all bad. Maybe he didn't really have it in for me. Perhaps he just wanted me to realize that I could jump into water and nothing would happen to me.

Suddenly, however, I was dunked underwater. My eyes burned and my heart raced as I saw bubbles flowing in water all around me. Then, in that terrible moment, there it was.

Kicking back and forth in front of me was hideous scar on 'The Gash's' leg. My mind blurred as thoughts ran through it. Is this why he was holding me under for so long? Was I to be next to have a piece of my body violently removed? Was I to become one and same as 'The Gash'? Had he chosen me as some sort of sacrifice to appease that which had previously taken a chunk out of him?! In a panic, I searched frantically around me for sharks, sea snakes, and monsters.

Was this it? Was this end? What horror that moment held!

Then, all at once, I was whisked up out of water and plopped on side of pool along with other kids. 'The Gash' then looked directly at me and spoke.

"I told you everyone was going under today," he laughed maniacally and turned away.

I've never seen 'The Gash' since, nor have I ever learned to swim.

Why? Because I was pushed too fast into swimming and whole thing became a bad experience for me causing my subconscious mind to make me lose all interest in getting down in water.

As we start into an online business, we expect to be where we want in an instant because that's what we've been told Internet can provide. However, as with anything, it takes time, experience, and work to accomplish.

If you jump off high dive too soon, I guarantee 'The Gash' will be waiting for you in water to pull you under.

You can succeed on Internet. There is money to be made. However, you must start BASIC and WORK your way up. Learn first. Develop resources, tools, and systems you need. Take your time and set realistic goals based off a business plan.

Then, when you do meet up with 'The Gash', you can swim circles around him, perform an underwater ballet show where you pull down his swim trunks, tie them in a knot, and load them with snapping turtles.

Hey, that would make my day anyway.

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