So I started asking people in Florence, and they all said 'that's an amazing question.

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Yet by dawn the rain had stopped, the air was warm and so I started early.

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So I started thinking about how the system could become more efficient and simplified still.

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So I started doing different things but there was always the element of the spirits calling me.

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So I started to wonder what the rest of America planned to do give their mothers this Sunday.

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So I started laughing, and I went into my vest pocket and came out with my credentials and badge.

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After five months I had to do something so I started writing letters.

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So I started to say that, and she just cut me right off.

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But I needed to play five different opponents to get a ranking on the site, so I started looking for others.

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So I started wondering: Have I missed something, did I make a mistake in sacrificing my teen days for the future?

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So I started to talk with my caddie about just like what airplane tomorrow, or about the car or about the vacation.

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So I started laying the groundwork to start my own consulting firm.

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It all seemed very logical to me, so I started looking for the companies providing this service so I could learn more.

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So I started my Roth IRA at the age of 18, convinced that I needed to buy a house when I graduated from college.

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It did have a stereo though, so I started driving it.

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So I started paying attention to my higher net worth clients.

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So I started with the Republican talking about the Democrats.

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And so I started working at Immunex as a scientist.

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So I started to put everything on my own channel.

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So I started writing more, I built my website inch by inch, row by row, I connected with like-minded people, I expanded my circle of contacts and my mind.

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After three months on the road, I realised I wanted my travel to have more meaning, so I started exploring local initiatives to build a deeper connection with the communities I was visiting.

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So I started running my mouth and raising money.

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But -- so I started my business in 2003.

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So I started working on a more serendipitous look.

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It didn't work, so I started to reflect.

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So I started a blog.

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So I started to fund-raise.

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So I started walking.

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It was a competition that I got so excited I started tearing up before it began, which never happened before.

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So then I started a company with four other guys, called Motive, which was focused on broadband software.

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