I'm full of BS - Are You?

Since I'm new here, I thought I would say a proper hi and hello, as I have already been totally wowed by this place and the ideas I've found here, and I do plan to be spending a substantial amount of time here.

My name is Joseph.

A bit of background about yours truly. I come from a tiny town in the Northern part of England, it's called Workington, which is an irony in itself because the town was hit hardest by the recessions and crashes of recent years. I come from a poor home, with a rubbish family and crappy background. I don't want sympathy, I'm long past those pathetic years.

I've lived all over the place, have met a myriad of amazing people, so I count myself lucky in that aspect. But, one thing I could never seem to get to grips with was the understanding of money. Making it. Spending it. Using it to make it. Spending it to make it. Buying to sell. Selling to buy. Saving. Being good with money was something I was never taught, nor would I have had any interest in it. I have what the docs call, borderline hyperactivity, which is to say, I have the attention span of a goldfish when it comes to trying to understand things that are necessary to survive in society.

Never had a lot of friends either. I was the tiny kid in school, who didn't have many social skills and I think there was just an edge to me, a fundamentally, niggling........"quality" is the wrong word, perhaps "aspect"? - to my character that most people generally couldn't identify with. This weirdness was with me all the way through a kaleidoscope of foster homes, schools, social situations and I guess I always felt like an outsider.

Growing up was a tough time. I couldn't decide on a career, because I wasn't really given any choices or options due to other negative influences in my life (which I won't bore you with right now). So I kinda just drifted outta school into the army. That lasted all of 12 weeks until I'd finally had enough. Then I went on a rampaging run through about 15 jobs while I tried to figure out what to do.

Now, I'm 32 years old, living in Hamburg and have a son, another baby on the way and a Fiancee who is my best, most trusted friend in all the world. I work as a language instructor at a large school, near where we live in Hamburg, Germany. It's finally dawned on me that life isn't all that bad, and hasn't been all that bad comparing myself to other less fortunate souls in the world. I went through life thinking I was full of BS. It's only since I turned to the internet marketing world and really started making a go of it that I realised I AM full of BS. That is, Being Successful.

Are you?

I look forward to meeting you all and working with you, and I hope in some way I can contribute a little to this community. I'm not a guru, or an expert, but I do what I can and just a little bit more. I've found that like Chris Daffy said: OK + 1 = WOW!