I've Read The The Millionaire Fastlane!

[dcarter]

Doing a quick second read of the book now. I've spent many years in the slow lane and have experienced the pit falls you pointed out. After a cancer scare in the family a few years ago we moved to the side walk to enjoy now what we have. This decision lead us to where we are now; lifestyle servitude. This book has opened my eyes to the fast lane option. I've already started thinking as a producer. Taking baby steps but will soon be at full stride.

[RollsRhys]

I flew through this awesome book, and finally the path I feel like I've been stumbling for blindly in the dark has been brilliantly illuminated with a damn flood light. Thank you!

Since I was 21, I've been experimenting with my own businesses, and more often then not, I've only ever ended up giving myself a cage to suffer in. My businesses were never ones that ran themselves, and in order to make more money, I had to work more. I hated this. And worst of all, these businesses which often revolved around things that I love have really soured my drive to keep up these things. My businesses were jobs that I ended up building for myself and now, as my 26th rapidly approaches, I've had enough.

I realized that my dreams are waaaaay too big for the way I was thinking about my business. I won't EVER have a Rolls Royce, a big house in a beautiful neighborhood or the luxury of spending as much time as I want doing the things I want if I'm perpetually selling my time and talent the way I have been. And in my industry (graphic design and advertising) I realize that it would probably take so long to build up an ad agency in today's crowded agency playing field that even if I WAS able to do it, it might not be able to give me that Rolls Royce until I'm 50 or older. Never mind the fact that those in the ad business have shorter-than-normal life spans typically. I don't want a Rolls Royce coffin!

I look forward to sharing my many, many, many failures (both in business and in thought) on my way to wealth on this forum now that I've arrived. And I've already started moving in the right direction. My turn signal is on and its time to really, seriously enter the fast lane once and for all!

Thank you MJ!

[Pat Braswell]

I have read almost every popular business book, financial motivation guide and even straight up "how-to's", but none have resounded so immensely than "The Millionaire Fastlane". Honestly, I thought you were full of shit when I listened to you on Mixergy and Smart Passive Income. I decided to pick the book up anyway and I wouldn't say it blew me away but helped me realize what I needed to do.

The biggest take away's were 1.) Don't create a business around your passion. 2.) The value of selling your business and the multiplier effect. These probably are the last takeaway's that everyone else in the community had, but the power of those two statements really jumped off the page as the difference maker of this book from others. I love Tim Ferriss. I enjoy Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Suze sucks. I also really really enjoy 37signals. This book really changed my perspective on a life that I have been trying to lead.

Thank you MJ and I hope we get to chat soon.

[Noelle]

Wow, all I have to say is how amazed I am that I've found this wonderful way of life!

I made my way to the forum after buying the book for my Kindle on Amazon. It was recommended to me from another like-minded forum and I have to say the the combination of both forums and this book are flipping so many light bulbs for me it's not even funny!

I haven't quite finished the book yet, but my wheels hare turning like mad. All I have to say is I'm grateful to have found this opportunity and I'm excited to get on my own Fastlane!

[Maestro]

Read it. Loved it.

[evanwebb]

I read the book this spring. It was very insightful, yet frustrating, yet inspiring. It lit a bit of a fire under me to get going and quit learning and analyzing and just start doing! I'm meeting with a friend tonight to discuss what could potentially grow into our first fastlane business, Lord willing.

I gave my copy of the book to my brother.

[NoiZZ]

I have read the book and decided to join the Fastlane way and Fastlane forum to keep the momentum.
Great book although at the beginning I was quite sceptical - just another 'get rich' book.
But then, page by page, I was changing my mind...

Thanks MJ, hope your advices will bring life to my life

[jbuckingham]

Yep - Me too. All you ever needed out of an MBA for less than $10.

[LianaWesten]

Been meaning to post in here

Read the book a little while ago ^_^

Thanks MJ

[Mixmasta]

I ordered the book without knowing about this community and what MJ actually did and I am pleasantly surprised. Read the book in about 2 days, marked my favourite parts and took lots of notes.
I am your classical entrepreneur that did not do everything right the first time around. Started 2 companies, in 2002 and 2006 and ended up trading time for money. First company is a service company with myself being the "talent" and the second one is a retail extension of it. Although the business(es) keep me somewhat over water, there is no potential for scaling and I'm working too many hours a day just to keep them alive. I realized around 2009 already that there is something wrong and that I hit a brick wall with what I can accomplish with these businesses. Around then I started reading piles of books about business, organization, psychology, etc. whatever I got my hands on that could remotely help me.
What I really liked about the Millionaire Fastlane is that it showed me very clearly what is wrong with my businesses and will hopefully get me over the hurdle of putting these dysfunctional businesses to rest and move on.
I know I will succeed and there might even be another one or two detours ahead, but once on the entrepreneurial route, you'll never wanna go back!

[Writertalk]

MJ,

I LOVED the book! I'm reading it a second time on my Kindle! What a fabulous read! Normally, I don't even leave comments or reviews but it was so great! As I was reading the part where you mentioned you were going to quit, I am so glad you didn't. This book ranks among greats such as Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People". For all of the truly motivated people out there, they should grab this book and not let go. If there are dream-stealers out there, is really a dream-giver type of book. When people try to squash our dreams, this is the perfect medicine.

Thanks for finishing the book.

Rachel (Writertalk)

[matrixsurfer]

Finished the book Friday, spent the weekend writing down ideas along with a qualifying, disqualifying spreadsheet; simply not gonna accept 'average' any more....

impact millions, make millions

..... I can live with that

[braddprice]

Read the book over the last few days. Great thought provoking read! I am helped.

I enjoy well defined alternate perspectives, (this book certainly qualifies) and even more so when they're right (qualifies there also). I read a lot of books, this one was as helpful and unique as any I've come across in a while. Thanks!

[rorschach]

read this awesome book. Thank you for creating it!

[imoller]

I am in the process of reading the book for the second time! I had bought two other books along with this one, and MJ's book is far superior! Lots to learn and am enjoying the second read, it is quite eye opening to see how we've all been duped to be slow laners!

[Dmi3]

Read the book.

[RDave]

Read the book a while back, took it in slowly to let it sink in.. thanks for the memorable thought processes... I am off the sidewalk and processing the leverage part so hopefully will get to that fast lane. Thank you for so many words of wisdom.

[MJDeMarco]

Thanks folks for the great feedback, all icons updated/added. =)

[tobym66]

I just finished reading the book and loved every bit of it. Now it's time to put it into action!

[ageofz]

I have read the book and I must say that MJ does the best job of any road to success book I've ever read. This book is cold, hard truth. Getting rich isn't easy, you will struggle, you will make mistakes, and you will have to work your ass off. MJ allows us to learn this by giving us insight on the struggles he had to overcome in his life to become a self-made millionaire (such as being broke and moving far away with barely enough money to cover rent). He teaches us not that wealth is more than just money - wealth is a process. Events don't make a person wealthy, experience does. Nor does money make a person wealthy - the three F's are key to true wealth. His formula for Financial freedom has changed my perspective on business forever.

I read this book in early March, when I was in the works of building an online business. Quite frankly, it couldn't have come at a better time. I read this book over a weekend and on Monday, I knew exactly how to make my business a fastlane business. I went from 0 a month to 12k a month in half a year because I followed the principles MJ outlined in this book. Thank you MJ.