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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 85205" data-quote="thechosen1" data-source="post: 1029567" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029567" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029567">thechosen1 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> That&#039;s scary. I&#039;m glad y&#039;all are okay.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m going to sound really weird and woo-woo, but intuition is 100% real. I believe it is real. It&#039;s not magical or mystical, it&#039;s just unnoticed observation... it&#039;s cause and effect that you notice without noticing. Maybe the way things are moving, maybe a person in a place they shouldn&#039;t be. You aren&#039;t consciously aware but you are unconsciously aware of it.<br /> <br /> I really believe some people have hyperactive intuition and that you can develop extremely good intuition in different fields and areas through practice and exposure (like intuition for a good real estate deal after doing lots of deals or analyzing 1,000 deals). </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I love the story of how they train people in factories how to identify if a baby chicken is female or male <br /> <br /> You just guess and someone tells you if you are right or wrong <br /> <br /> You get better and better very quickly and have no idea how to explain how you know <br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 14720" data-quote="msufan" data-source="post: 1029596" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029596" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029596">msufan said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <span style="font-size: 13px">I&#039;m concerned about the escalating violence against US politicians and their families: </span><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-speaker-pelosis-husband-violently-assaulted-pelosi-statement-2022-10-28/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener"><span style="font-size: 13px">U.S. House Speaker Pelosi&#039;s husband assaulted with hammer at home, motive unclear</span></a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 14720" data-quote="msufan" data-source="post: 1029596" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029596" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029596">msufan said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> &quot;Motive unclear?&quot; Even though the intruder was shouting, &quot;Where is Nancy?&quot; </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Or the fake break in of Katie Hobbs office <br /> <br /> It’s Jussie Smollete all over again right before midterms</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">First time seeing electric hummer, it’s huge!<a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/63da28c3-c56b-4293-be08-a66c31760025-webp.45696/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/42/42313-e003eb400d92dd94eb3c3d26a4fa5e1f.jpg?hash=plRPmyaHnL" class="bbImage " style="" alt="63DA28C3-C56B-4293-BE08-A66C31760025.webp" title="63DA28C3-C56B-4293-BE08-A66C31760025.webp" width="200" height="267" loading="lazy" /></a></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 22018" data-quote="MitchC" data-source="post: 1029616" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029616" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029616">MitchC said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I love the story of how they train people in factories how to identify if a baby chicken is female or male<br /> <br /> You just guess and someone tells you if you are right or wrong<br /> <br /> You get better and better very quickly and have no idea how to explain how you know<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Or the fake break in of Katie Hobbs office<br /> <br /> It’s Jussie Smollete all over again right before midterms </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Pelosi&#039;s husband is going through brain surgery, and you think it&#039;s a hoax?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Some frugality-obsessed guys on Twitter were talking about money and how 1 million is so much money, and one said it was a ton of money &quot;in 1900, a ton today, and will be a ton &#039;even in 2100.&#039;&quot;<br /> <br /> I pointed this out...<br /> <br /> with current inflation rates being 8%, a $100,000 salary today would be $47 MILLION in 80 years. If we scale it back to 3% inflation (closer to what inflation is during a normal year), then a $100,000 salary today would be $1 million salary in the year 2100.<br /> <br /> So no, the &quot;mighty million&quot; will not be a meaningful number forever, at least not in dollars.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 22018" data-quote="MitchC" data-source="post: 1029539" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029539" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029539">MitchC said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> This one got me “We also have garnered a reputation with our friends and family as being very frugal and thrifty,”<br /> <br /> That is not a reputation you want to have, people like that are unbearable to be around, I avoid them at all costs.<br /> <br /> Also he’s shamelessly admitting to taking free food from a charity thing, when he makes $138k a year.<br /> <br /> He should be embarrassed not bragging to reporters. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>This is the type of guy to disappear juuuust before his round of drinks.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 85205" data-quote="thechosen1" data-source="post: 1029624" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029624" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029624">thechosen1 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Some frugality-obsessed guys on Twitter were talking about </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Ahh, found your problem right there haha</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 85205" data-quote="thechosen1" data-source="post: 1029624" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029624" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029624">thechosen1 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Some frugality-obsessed guys on Twitter were talking about money and how 1 million is so much money, and one said it was a ton of money &quot;in 1900, a ton today, and will be a ton &#039;even in 2100.&#039;&quot;<br /> <br /> I pointed this out...<br /> <br /> with current inflation rates being 8%, a $100,000 salary today would be $47 MILLION in 80 years. If we scale it back to 3% inflation (closer to what inflation is during a normal year), then a $100,000 salary today would be $1 million salary in the year 2100.<br /> <br /> So no, the &quot;mighty million&quot; will not be a meaningful number forever, at least not in dollars. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Funny you bring this up. I just saw this quote from Grant Cardone this morning:<br /> <br /> &quot;The single-digit millionaire is the new middle class. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Most people think, “Oh my god, a million dollars. If I had a million dollars, I’d be set.” You’ve got to change the way you think about money. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Do the math. If you are 30 and have a million dollars and didn’t have any more income, how long would that money last?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> At $4,000 a month, you’ve got less than 21 years. At 51 years old, you will be dead broke. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> If you are a single-digit millionaire, you are not wealthy… you are worried. Millionaires are basically middle-class people who are worried about money. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Just do the math. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You don’t need a million dollars. You need $10 million. I did the math at age 33 and realized I needed a lot of money. This is where the 10X concept comes from. &quot;</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><div class="bbOembed bbMediaJustifier" data-media-site-id="twitter" data-media-key="1586061095118176261" data-xf-init="oembed" data-provider="twitter" data-id="1586061095118176261"> <a href="https://twitter.com/x/status/1586061095118176261" rel="external" target="_blank"><i class="fa--xf fab fa-twitter fa-twitter-square "><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" aria-hidden="true" ><use href="/community/data/local/icons/brands.svg?v=1749395433#twitter"></use></svg></i> https://twitter.com/x/status/1586061095118176261</a> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://twitter.com/FoundersPodcast/status/1586061095118176261" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">View: https://twitter.com/FoundersPodcast/status/1586061095118176261</a></span></i><br /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 55234" data-quote="Antifragile" data-source="post: 1029621" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029621" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029621">Antifragile said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> First time seeing electric hummer, it’s huge!<a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/45696/" target="_blank">View attachment 45696</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I like it!</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1029554" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029554" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029554">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Jesus Christ what is wrong with these people. These a$$ clowns are insufferable.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> These people have lost all perspective on reality.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Except he doesn&#039;t pay for Netflix. And he isn&#039;t near a beach, and if he was, he wouldn&#039;t pay for the parking.<br /> <br /> I find it incredibly ironic that in an effort to be FREE of money, these morons are completely OWNED by money, to the point of picking up roadside trash, using subsidized health care, and taking freebies from friends.<br /> <br /> Could you imagine hanging out with these people? Going to dinner? Sharing an Uber?<br /> <br /> <b>Every thought in their mind is consumed by money. </b> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Sweet! There’s a video too! “Be like this guy and you too can play board games on to someone else’s trash outdoor furniture.”<br /> <br /> VIDEO: This 29-year-old super-saver earns $135,000 a year and plans to retire by 35<br /> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/27/millennial-super-saver-earns-135000-dollars-a-year-and-plans-to-retire-by-35.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">This 29-year-old super-saver earns $135,000 a year and plans to retire by 35: I&#039;m in &#039;the top 1% of the most frugal people&#039;</a></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 12657" data-quote="GPM" data-source="post: 1029605" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029605" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029605">GPM said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> And what do us happily married folks end up doing?? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Stand at an intersection and walk up to cars waiting for a red light and just start washing their windshield without asking.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1029633" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029633" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029633">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Sweet! There’s a video too! “Be like this guy and you too can play board games on to someone else’s trash outdoor furniture.”<br /> <br /> VIDEO: This 29-year-old super-saver earns $135,000 a year and plans to retire by 35<br /> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/27/millennial-super-saver-earns-135000-dollars-a-year-and-plans-to-retire-by-35.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">This 29-year-old super-saver earns $135,000 a year and plans to retire by 35: I&#039;m in &#039;the top 1% of the most frugal people&#039;</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>The article just popped up on my Facebook, he’s getting roasted in the comments on there worse than he is on here <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 22018" data-quote="MitchC" data-source="post: 1029638" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029638" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029638">MitchC said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> The article just popped up on my Facebook, he’s getting roasted in the comments on there worse than he is on here <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>And people say there is no such thing as bad publicity?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1029528" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029528" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029528">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> This 29-year-old super-saver earns $135,000 a year and plans to retire by 35<br /> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/27/millennial-super-saver-earns-135000-dollars-a-year-and-plans-to-retire-by-35.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">This 29-year-old super-saver earns $135,000 a year and plans to retire by 35: I&#039;m in &#039;the top 1% of the most frugal people&#039;</a><br /> <br /> Hey <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/1/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="1" data-username="@MJ DeMarco">@MJ DeMarco</a> this is sooooo awesome. <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /><br /> <br /> Check out these gold quotes!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Lol. As long as it costs literally nothing. You can do it! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>This is the saddest thing I&#039;ve seen today.<br /> <br /> This is like a tutorial on how to waste your potential and life.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">Not sure if this is the right thread. Could someone recommend me a good email collector that isn&#039;t MailCheat(Chimp). Thanks.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 22018" data-quote="MitchC" data-source="post: 1029638" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029638" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029638">MitchC said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> The article just popped up on my Facebook, he’s getting roasted in the comments on there worse than he is on here <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Somone send that guy a free copy of the Great Rat Race Escape <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 112872" data-quote="Dockid" data-source="post: 1029666" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029666" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029666">Dockid said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Not sure if this is the right thread. Could someone recommend me a good email collector that isn&#039;t MailCheat(Chimp). Thanks. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>MailShake could help</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 95952" data-quote="Vinz" data-source="post: 1029580" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029580" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029580">Vinz said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I think my post got misunderstood, lol<br /> The point of the article and the image from it that I posted was about failure, not about weight loss </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Sometimes failures teaches us to STOP doing things that are totally bad for our progress haha.<br /> <br /> In the article&#039;s case, it revealed some of the belly-busting exercises might actually hurt your muscles in the long run.<br /> And belly-slimming is mostly a side effect of most exercises anyways-- not really the mains.<br /> <br /> The real secret is to keep your eating in tandem with whatever physical activities you do.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 112872" data-quote="Dockid" data-source="post: 1029666" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029666" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029666">Dockid said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Not sure if this is the right thread. Could someone recommend me a good email collector that isn&#039;t MailCheat(Chimp). Thanks. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/59397/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="59397" data-username="@Bekit">@Bekit</a> might have aome thoughts. I think she worked at Constant Contact.<br /> <br /> The main ones I know of but haven&#039;t really used much are ConvertKit, GetResponse, Constant Contact, Active Campaign, and Aweber.<br /> <br /> There&#039;s other platforms that are more for newsletters... such as Substack, (Get)Revue, and Beehiiv.<br /> <br /> There&#039;s guys in the forum who do a lot of email marketing who&#039;ll be able to help you better than me.<br /> <br /> What is it you&#039;re trying to do?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Habitual lateness is disrespectful. If people expect you to be late to places, I’m going to tell you what they clearly won’t… You are an a**hole.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1029709" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029709" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029709">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Habitual lateness is disrespectful. If people expect you to be late to places, you are an a**hole. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> What&#039;s your take on cultures that aren&#039;t punctual?<br /> <br /> I always wonder how they function when it&#039;s normal to be late even up to an hour to a meeting.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 1029715" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029715" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029715">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> What&#039;s your take on cultures that aren&#039;t punctual?<br /> <br /> I always wonder how they function when it&#039;s normal to be late even up to an hour to a meeting. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> MTF<br /> <br /> Put two columns:<br /> 1) generally punctual (Switzerland, USA etc)<br /> 2) generally late (Cape town, South American areas etc.)<br /> <br /> Compare how their economies are doing. <br /> <br /> Done.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 23590" data-quote="Andy Black" data-source="post: 1029700" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029700" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029700">Andy Black said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/59397/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="59397" data-username="@Bekit">@Bekit</a> might have aome thoughts. I think she worked at Constant Contact.<br /> <br /> The main ones I know of but haven&#039;t really used much are ConvertKit, GetResponse, Constant Contact, Active Campaign, and Aweber.<br /> <br /> There&#039;s other platforms that are more for newsletters... such as Substack, (Get)Revue, and Beehiiv.<br /> <br /> There&#039;s guys in the forum who do a lot of email marketing who&#039;ll be able to help you better than me.<br /> <br /> What is it you&#039;re trying to do? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Just want to collect emails for leads on my website.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 55234" data-quote="Antifragile" data-source="post: 1029718" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029718" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029718">Antifragile said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> MTF<br /> <br /> Put two columns:<br /> 1) generally punctual (Switzerland, USA etc)<br /> 2) generally late (Cape town, South American areas etc.)<br /> <br /> Compare how their economies are doing.<br /> <br /> Done. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> <script class="js-extraPhrases" type="application/json"> { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.", "lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow", "lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow", "lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen", "lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails", "lightbox_download": "Download", "lightbox_share": "Share", "lightbox_zoom": "Zoom", "lightbox_new_window": "New window", "lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar" } </script> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="54bc349feab8ead80250dd44" data-src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.insider.com%2F54bc349feab8ead80250dd44%3Fwidth%3D800%26format%3Djpeg%26auto%3Dwebp&amp;hash=bdc7dcb40bd72be3c2c71cc035b700a8" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.insider.com%2F54bc349feab8ead80250dd44%3Fwidth%3D800%26format%3Djpeg%26auto%3Dwebp&amp;hash=bdc7dcb40bd72be3c2c71cc035b700a8" data-url="https://i.insider.com/54bc349feab8ead80250dd44?width=800&amp;format=jpeg&amp;auto=webp" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="54bc349feab8ead80250dd44" title="" width="" height="" loading="lazy" /> </div><br /> <br /> Source: <i>The Culture Map</i> by Erin Meyer<br /> <br /> Not exactly punctuality but pretty close.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> A man found an eagle’s egg and put it in a nest of a barnyard hen. The eaglet hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them.<br /> <br /> All his life the eagle did what the barnyard chicks did, thinking he was a barnyard chicken. He scratched the earth for worms and insects. He clucked and cackled. And he would thrash his wings and fly a few feet into the air.<br /> <br /> Years passed and the eagle grew very old. One day he saw a magnificent bird above him in the cloudless sky. It glided in graceful majesty among the powerful wind currents, with scarcely a beat of its strong golden wings.<br /> <br /> The old eagle looked up in awe. “Who’s that?” he asked.<br /> <br /> “That’s the eagle, the king of the birds,” said his neighbor. “He belongs to the sky. We belong to the earth—we’re chickens.” So the eagle lived and died a chicken, for that’s what he thought he was. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> From Anthony de Mello&#039;s &quot;Awareness&quot;</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 1029715" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029715" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029715">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> What&#039;s your take on cultures that aren&#039;t punctual?<br /> <br /> I always wonder how they function when it&#039;s normal to be late even up to an hour to a meeting. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I think culture is an excuse for being an a**hole. They can plan and control their arrival and they willfully choose to make someone wait for them.<br /> <br /> The formality of the plan matters.<br /> <br /> I have noticed in Latin countries they say things that are less formal. “Let’s meet for dinner at the beach club around 8.” The word “around” makes the gathering less formal and no one is watching the clock. Big difference. That’s totally fine. <br /> <br /> Saying “oh I’m just Latin” after you make people wait 30 minutes when we planned on meeting at 6:15 for a business dinner. That’s an excuse.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 112872" data-quote="Dockid" data-source="post: 1029722" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029722" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029722">Dockid said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Just want to collect emails for leads on my website. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Are those leads people filling in a Contact-Us form, or opting in to get a lead magnet?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I see you don&#039;t hold yourself back here, so why should I? Let&#039;s spill some tea.<br /> <br /> The lack of quality that people agree to run their lives is dumb and frustrating to me. I am sickkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk of guys trying to manipulate me into relationships because they feel not good enough - and they are right. I am sick of older men acting like they are going to die of a heart attack after I reject the invitation to flirt with them (then just do us all a favor and die). I am sick of jealous people. I am soooooooooooooooo done with the global healthcare business. I am furious because with all the tools given, the society still struggles with same bullsh*t as years ago. I am sick of men laughing at women for things they manipulated them into doing. I am tired of insecure people letting their emotions make them trip.<br /> <br /> I am tired and I cannot wait till all the older sexist, patriarchal people just die. They act like pointing out abuse as something wrong is... well - wrong.<br /> <br /> I cannot stand people-pleasers.<br /> <br /> I have 0% patience for men who think that raping a woman is cool. I have 0% patience for people who lack sexual education but ignore the resources they have to learn.<br /> <br /> I hate older couples having abusive relationships, and walking around like this is something to strive for, a goal.<br /> <br /> <br /> I hate being single but being afraid to date because I feel like the world has gone insane. Because it did. And I am furious because I wanted to have a baby but now I don&#039;t know anymore, because of all the craziness around.<br /> <br /> I am sick of all the bullshit companies - ignoring all morals, just to use them as slogans in their campaigns.<br /> It makes it worthless. It takes the life out of humanity.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> I am sick of older people complaining about teenagers, but acting the same way - insecure, trying to cover it up with fake confidence and &quot;cool things&quot;.<br /> <br /> What else? Those who instead of addressing the source of the issue, prefer to come for what triggered it.<br /> And here I make a pause - how can I take care of my trigger points? &lt;3 I can become nonreactive<br /> I am often angry at myself for being too nice lately.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Thank you, I am so much better now<br /> <br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1029730" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1029730" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1029730">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I think culture is an excuse for being an a**hole. They can plan and control their arrival and they willfully choose to make someone wait for them.<br /> <br /> I have noticed in Latin countries they say things that are more fluid. “Let’s meet for dinner at the beach club around 8.” The word “around” makes the gathering less formal and no one is watching the clock. Big difference. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I think they just like to &quot;shake you up to loosen you a bit&quot; with that <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></div>
 
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