Most of us ain't getting rich, and that's okay

[Black_Dragon43]

Speak for yourself you little broke pussy!

I don’t need anything. I’ve been in deep shit and had nothing. I need food water and shelter and that’s it.

This isn’t about needs. This is about being a F*cking winner. It’s about living a life that makes you scream “WOO!” like Ric Flair. Where you wake up and think “GODDAMN. IM THE BEST. WHAT A GREAT LIFE”. And you can’t wait to get your day started because every day is like you’re a kid going to Disneyland. Where you think “somewhere out there, there’s a man who is the happiest man in the world with the best life, I’m just glad that man is me”.

You get that life by letting all of the negative losers believe their own coping lies while you ignore them.

Tell it to them Johnny!

 

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[WillHurtDontCare]

I saw some "man" on LinkedIn post a story about how he cried after one of his freelance clients yelled at him on a call.

I'm pretty sure that guy was OP.

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

As far as money/time freedom goes, I always come back to this:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jq6e8s1sik

you don't need that much money for that - just go to a sleezy hostel with lots of tourists

there are a lot of ridiculous experiences that you can have that you don't need that much money for

right place, right time

I'm not just bringing this up to be crass either - always remember that you can do A LOT more than you think with constrained resources. If you can figure out how to put limited resources to great use, you can still get a huge return. Creativity is respected for a reason.

 

[ZackerySprague]

Tell it to them Johnny!

He should start a roasting service.

 

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[PureA]

He should start a roasting service.

RaaS

 

[socaldude]

The only thing I can say is that if it wasn't for this forum I would probably be dead in some ditch or in jail.

It's SUPPOSED to feel impossible to become a financial success. That's what makes this journey thrilling.

It's like competing in the olympics.

 

[heavy_industry]

This thread started as prime #landfill material, but the comments are gold nuggets of wisdom.


Regarding the OP:

Life is not a lottery where the success is randomly distributed across the players.

If 5% of the population fits in the "successful" category, that doesn't mean that you have a 5% chance of winning at life. Your individual probability can range from 0% to +99%, depending on your actions.

Large scale statistics have no predictive power over an individual outcome. Don't use this as a pathetic lie to justify your inability to get what you want out of life.

 

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[maras2137]

If you don't get rich and feel okay with that - you don't really need be rich.

 

[Djo]

I'm not rich and I don't know if I'll ever get rich.

If I said, "only %5 of the members on this forum will get rich", you'd automatically think that you're in that %5. And that's simply not true. You're probably not. I'm sorry.

And that's completely okay. You don't need a private jet, a mansion with 15 "hoes" in it.
You don't need a Ferrari. You don't need a Rolex.

If you can't get girls when you're broke, you're still not going to get any girls if you ever get rich, trust me. You can only get some cheap gold-diggers who want a piece of that thick wallet.

Rap music and Instagram got us chasing these material things, but they don't even matter.

If you can get rich, then get rich. I'm not saying that you shouldn't try to get rich but don't beat yourself up because you don't have 20 million dollars in the bank.

The Fastlane is not about a flashy lifestyle, it's about FREEDOM.

Most of y'all want money so you can buy VALIDATION and THE RESPECT of others, NOT FREEDOM.

You can be rich and be a slave to your "business".
There are many people out there who is rich but miserable. They don't even have time to see their kids or other loved ones.

You need BALANCE. Everything in life is about balance.

Would you rather make 300k a year and work 11 hours a day, or make 60k online, but work 5 hours a day and spend the rest of your time with your loved ones or on other things that you love doing.

A month ago, 100.000+ people died, 3m+ people had to move out to a different city in my country because of an earthquake. Thousands of people still live in TENTS because they don't have a home anymore.

If you wake up everday, you're healthy and so your loved ones, I think you're already rich.
I know it sounds corny but that's simply a fact.

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." - Epictetus

This video inspired me to start this thread, it's 2 hours long but I say definitely give it a watch.

Of course you'll never become rich with this mentality. The only thing you can guarantee when you BELIEVE that your chances of not becoming rich are higher than your chances of becoming one is that you'll end up not rich, " Believe to achieve" is very true.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

This thread started as prime #landfill material, but the comments are gold nuggets of wisdom.

Yes, it has restored my faith in the forum.

We're here to beat the system, not let it suffocate our heart and soul into giving up.

 

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[Everyman]

The Fastlane is not about a flashy lifestyle, it's about FREEDOM.

Hey,

thanks for sharing.

The Fastlane concept is a great one and a tool for something (not only freedom if you ask me), but you can achieve freedom in many different ways. You summarised it pretty well.

There are many people out there who is rich but miserable.

True. Physical wealth might help but might not. If it helps us with being a better person, having a great relationship with ourselves and others, then yes. Physical wealth is just another tool for something. I could find people who have nothing and their internal level of life satisfaction/meaning (calculated as a combination of different factors) is higher than some of the people who have the most physical assets and power in their control on the planet.

If you wake up everday, you're healthy and so your loved ones, I think you're already rich.

Yes, this is true. Physical wealth is only one aspect, of so many wealth aspects - relationships with oneself and the others are the most important ones. If we have shitty relationships with ourselves and the world outside, no amount of money is going to fix it (while we can use money to exchange for knowledge on how to fix it). We are miserable deeply. And we might even not know it.

Good post. Thanks again for sharing.

 

[ZackerySprague]

Yes, it has restored my faith in the forum.

We're here to beat the system, not let it suffocate our heart and soul into giving up.

Kinda reminds me of the song called "The System" by Tom MacDonald haha.

 

[Muhammad Ibrahim]

I'm not rich and I don't know if I'll ever get rich.

If I said, "only %5 of the members on this forum will get rich", you'd automatically think that you're in that %5. And that's simply not true. You're probably not. I'm sorry.

And that's completely okay. You don't need a private jet, a mansion with 15 "hoes" in it.
You don't need a Ferrari. You don't need a Rolex.

If you can't get girls when you're broke, you're still not going to get any girls if you ever get rich, trust me. You can only get some cheap gold-diggers who want a piece of that thick wallet.

Rap music and Instagram got us chasing these material things, but they don't even matter.

If you can get rich, then get rich. I'm not saying that you shouldn't try to get rich but don't beat yourself up because you don't have 20 million dollars in the bank.

The Fastlane is not about a flashy lifestyle, it's about FREEDOM.

Most of y'all want money so you can buy VALIDATION and THE RESPECT of others, NOT FREEDOM.

You can be rich and be a slave to your "business".
There are many people out there who is rich but miserable. They don't even have time to see their kids or other loved ones.

You need BALANCE. Everything in life is about balance.

Would you rather make 300k a year and work 11 hours a day, or make 60k online, but work 5 hours a day and spend the rest of your time with your loved ones or on other things that you love doing.

A month ago, 100.000+ people died, 3m+ people had to move out to a different city in my country because of an earthquake. Thousands of people still live in TENTS because they don't have a home anymore.

If you wake up everday, you're healthy and so your loved ones, I think you're already rich.
I know it sounds corny but that's simply a fact.

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." - Epictetus

This video inspired me to start this thread, it's 2 hours long but I say definitely give it a watch.

What is the point of all this? Was it a message saying: be grateful for what you have and dont want more?
I agree that money is not everything. But are you saying that we should give up our quest for greatness because people dying somewhere in the world? What are you trying to say?
Does anything you said help us in any way? Will believing that "i cannot get rich" help me in any way? No. so i do not believe it. Also because it is not true. There is SOOOO Much money in the world and it is constantly moving around. why cant i get some of it?
You make big claims saying these are supported by facts, but i see no cited sources.
Also the way you talk about freedom and balance shows clearly you have not read MJ's books, otherwise you would not be saying this. either you did not read, or did not understand.
You come here sayign "YOU NEED BALANCE" but what qualifies you to say that? you havent achieved what we all want to achieve so why should we listen to you?

My final and most important point is:
the solution to all of this is simple.
ALWAYS be GRATEFUL
NEVER be SATISFIED
if you are not grateful you will be a shit person with a shit life. i believe we all can agree that it is necessary to cherish what we have.
however, the day you become satisfied is the day you become undeserving of having more.
if you are satisfied with what you already have, you can you improve and progress? if the caveman was satisfied with what he had, would we have created civilization? if thomas edison had gone on reading statistics that 0/Millions have created a lightbulb before him, and sat dow SATISFIED with what he has because its okay you cant always have what you want, would he have made the lightbulb?

 

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[Wombat]

ALWAYS be GRATEFUL
NEVER be SATISFIED

Sums it up well. Gonna use that as a signature, thanks.

 

[BizyDad]

Sums it up well. Gonna use that as a signature, thanks.

If you're going to quote him, give the man credit in your signature... Lol.

 

[Everyman]

ALWAYS be GRATEFUL

This is great. Practicing gratitude is really important. Thanks for sharing.

I would say it is hard to always be grateful, but also by practicing it daily we can become more and more grateful.

The Difference Between Gratitude and Thankfulness - Psychiatric Medical Care

Gratitude is more than just the feeling of thankfulness, but being thankful is the first step, and we have to have that to build upon.

www.psychmc.com

NEVER be SATISFIED
if you are not grateful you will be a shit person with a shit life. i believe we all can agree that it is necessary to cherish what we have.
however, the day you become satisfied is the day you become undeserving of having more.
if you are satisfied with what you already have, you can you improve and progress? if the caveman was satisfied with what he had, would we have created civilization? if thomas edison had gone on reading statistics that 0/Millions have created a lightbulb before him, and sat dow SATISFIED with what he has because its okay you cant always have what you want, would he have made the lightbulb?

To be honest, in my experience and opinion. I still feel the need to do something even though I am satisfied.

There are different motivators in life (pyramid of needs is one of the tools to establishing these). Not being satisfied might be one of them. I would think if this serves me best, not to be satisfied. I don't know. Just asking. Maybe there is a better way to find meaning and fullfilment in life than nurturing the feeling of never being satisfied.

Not saying you are wrong, just thinking aloud and presenting my perspective.

 

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[Sebzmaniac]

Regret of not trying is far greater than the pain of failure I read this yesterday in millionaire fastlane so people who are reading this try hard no matter u will get rich or not but plz focus on process rather than results

In the post, he's not discouraging people to no get rich, he says you can try but you shouldn't beat yourself up if you fail. Read the post again

 

[Sebzmaniac]

I hear you. I even like the sentiment.

But this is the fastlane forum. Take this post to a minimalist forum.

I'm sorry for the tragedy in your country. But those who had money, probably were able to move to another home.

Those who didn't have money are going to have a much harder time.

Maybe you need balance. Balance was a big topic of conversation in my marriage. I learned I don't need balance. I love doing what I do. I love building businesses.

If I had $40 million in the bank, I would probably go mountain biking a little more, I'd probably have more people working for me, but other than that, my life wouldn't change much.

Freedom to do anything I want is just freedom to build more businesses.

If you think that getting rich means that you're not going to have any time for anything, then you don't understand MJ's books.



It's not corny. It's also not a fact.

Generally speaking, people with more money can keep their loved ones healthier.

Use that fact as motivation and get to work.

The last lines of your reply is hilarious

I hear you. I even like the sentiment.

But this is the fastlane forum. Take this post to a minimalist forum.

I'm sorry for the tragedy in your country. But those who had money, probably were able to move to another home.

Those who didn't have money are going to have a much harder time.

Maybe you need balance. Balance was a big topic of conversation in my marriage. I learned I don't need balance. I love doing what I do. I love building businesses.

If I had $40 million in the bank, I would probably go mountain biking a little more, I'd probably have more people working for me, but other than that, my life wouldn't change much.

Freedom to do anything I want is just freedom to build more businesses.

If you think that getting rich means that you're not going to have any time for anything, then you don't understand MJ's books.



It's not corny. It's also not a fact.

Generally speaking, people with more money can keep their loved ones healthier.

Use that fact as motivation and get to work.

 

[Sebzmaniac]

I

You're accurate in your claim that most of us will not ever be rich. But you clearly watch too much Hamza. Not all of us are teenagers trying to get rich for admiration and women.

Getting wealthy is simple given enough time and iteration. The problem lies in that everyone wants to get rich through their passion, or Youtube, or low-effort ventures.

Repeatedly start boring businesses and persist beyond your first few failures. That would make anyone rich...

I'm just recalling that chapter in the millioniare fastlane about turning your back to headwinds. I think Hamza has corrupted his mind. In that chapter, it says you are a flower and you need water and sun, don't allow other people to corrupt your mind.

I have so much fastlane knowledge that I know how to filter out bad information that doesn't correlate to the fastlane. The poster's mind has been corrupted.

Suffice to say that shielding your mind from corruption of anti-fastlane is a skill in the fastlane

 

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[heavy_industry]

The last lines of your reply is hilarious

What's so hilarious about it?

He said that you should be responsible for helping the people that you love, and use this as motivation to create a better and more secure future.

This is golden life advice.

 

[srodrigo]

Sometimes I smell trolls just by reading the titles.

I stopped at the end of page 1. It reminded me of something we say where I'm from: "When a fool chooses a path, the path ends but the fool carries on".

It is okay to be wrong and move on.

 

[Sebzmaniac]

Whether you believe you can do it or not, you're right either way.


I don't agree.
Short-term imbalance is almost always necessary to achieve great things.

Yeah bro. In your last line you're right. Remember in the Unscripted were MJ said that balance is bullshit. Short term I'm balance can buy long term balance

 

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[Sebzmaniac]

In your last lines, remember MJ listed the reasons why some people will not succeed. Are you guilty of any of the reasons?

If I gave my dad 10k every month, he would spend it on gambling, alcohol and probably prostitutes. He would start eating more and probably get fatter every day.

You don't need 40 million in the bank to go to mountain biking a little more. And probably you and most of these other forum members will never make that kind of money.

Then keep doing you man I don't have anything against that, but most people here don't like business like you do. They just want the money that comes from it.


I can't really say the same for the rich people who died under the debris, but you should understand that average rent in Turkey is around 500 dollars. You don't need to be rich to do that. An online business that makes you 5k will give you a comfortable life in most countries and you can even save money for emergencies or for your retirement.


It was just an example, if you can build a business and exit, it's great.
But most people can't. You know it and MJ knows it too. He also mentioned this in a mail he recently sent to forum members I believe. He said "most people who read my work don't have what it takes to succeed"

 

[Sebzmaniac]

I

If I gave my dad 10k every month, he would spend it on gambling, alcohol and probably prostitutes. He would start eating more and probably get fatter every day.

You don't need 40 million in the bank to go to mountain biking a little more. And probably you and most of these other forum members will never make that kind of money.

Then keep doing you man I don't have anything against that, but most people here don't like business like you do. They just want the money that comes from it.


I can't really say the same for the rich people who died under the debris, but you should understand that average rent in Turkey is around 500 dollars. You don't need to be rich to do that. An online business that makes you 5k will give you a comfortable life in most countries and you can even save money for emergencies or for your retirement.


It was just an example, if you can build a business and exit, it's great.
But most people can't. You know it and MJ knows it too. He also mentioned this in a mail he recently sent to forum members I believe. He said "most people who read my work don't have what it takes to succeed"

I think you're right about 5k dollars a month. It doesn't apply to every country, but especially third world countries. If you make 5k dollars a month in my country, by standards, you're a millionaire. In fact, you can even use that amount to leave the country to a better country

 

[Sebzmaniac]

Thanks a lot. This was a wealth of information. Thanks for sharing.

Even a $300k per year job isn’t stable… Currently as I work as a consultant and working on my stuff on the background.

Companies see you as a person who just pushes products and services. You have to meet a certain profitability percentage on top of being above the bell curve for the company to keep you. You are being graded.

A job is not secure at all, if your boss hates, he has the liability to cut your income source or try to let you go because of his hateful nature towards you.

Companies who have million dollar contracts can easily pull out from your employer and that could cause you to lose your job.

In my past experience having a job has been very stressful, just knowing the fact that one person has the ability to ruin your financial plan and the way you live is very stressful.

Going Fastlane is about achieving your dreams, having financial freedom, and time to live your life without ever having to worry about money every again.

Money is just the by-product to which people believe has value and is the resource to live a happier life.

Theirs nothing wrong to have a big house, the cars, or to travel. These should be seen as signs of achievement. You made it, you worked hard to get what you wanted.

As a person who comes from a poor to middle class family, I had nothing but a bed and a computer living in my moms house in a very small bedroom paying $300 dollars.

I went from being a male Sonic Drive-in Carhop making $3.13 an hour to a career in Information Technology on a good salary to almost ~6-figures. It wasn’t until during my growth in my career that I realized a job is not as secure as everyone think it is. A single choice from the higher ups and the life you’ve built or are building can crumble very fast depending on the financial risks you are currently under taking such as a financed house, a financied car, personal loans, or credit cards. Carrying so much financial risk makes your job essential to your way of living to fund everything you are paying for just to live the “American Dream White Pickett Fence”.

I’ve lived this life in my early 20s with my previous relationship, but also had it crumble because life was ready to teach me hard lessons I needed to learn because some of it was self-created.

As I’ve studied a few millionaires and billionaires about their stories. The difference between successful people and negative people does come down to mindset and how they see the world. Not only is it mindset, it’s also their habitual systems, and having a great sense of delayed gratification versus the instant gratification my generation or younger experiences today.

Sure the TMF , talks about Fastlane, and achieving your dreams.

But the journey is long and tough. It requires a different levels of thinking and lessons to be learned. It’s about having an internal locus, understanding that you have the ability to create the life you want versus having an external locus letting what life throws at you and you just react to it. This is what we call coasting.

Your environment also is a very important factor, the people you lived with, your friends you surround yourself with, and how you interrupt your failures to successes.

I think mindset is a very important component, because the tactics and taking action is honestly the easiest thing. But I think mindset is hardest component to master because once you read TMF , Unscripted , or TGRE. Theirs no going back to the ordinary way of life you use to live.

We essentially have unplugged ourselves the matrix and took the red pill, no longer living on the Autopilot way of life that you see everyone else lives if you were to take a second and look around you at a 30,000 feet level of how everyone else is currently living.

 

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[Sebzmaniac]

Whats this signature people keep talking about?

Sums it up well. Gonna use that as a signature, thanks.

 

[Wombat]

Whats this signature people keep talking about?

I was meaning I'd quote Muhammad in my email sig etc but under your fastlane account you can add a signature. Also good for adding links, e.g Andy Black does that well. I've got the quote on my office wall at the moment

 

[Sebzmaniac]

I was meaning I'd quote Muhammad in my email sig etc but under your fastlane account you can add a signature. Also good for adding links, e.g Andy Black does that well. I've got the quote

I was meaning I'd quote Muhammad in my email sig etc but under your fastlane account you can add a signature. Also good for adding links, e.g Andy Black does that well. I've got the quote on my office wall at the moment

Sorry, I don't understand anything you just said

Sorry, I don't understand anything you said . Probably because I'm new in the forum. Well, I wouldn't say "new". I'm been a member but abandoned it for a long time, now I'm back.

I have a hard time navigating through the forum. I don't understand how things work. Is there like a manual or something that I can follow?

 

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[Panos Daras]

This post feels so wrong on so many levels. Some statistics for you: 95% of diets fail. Only 7.5% of people quit smoking. 7% percent of people only manage to quit alcohol. 90% percent of my countrymen migrating to another country return back within a year. So I lost 30 kilos and kept it off for more than a year, quit smoking and drinking, and currently live in a country with real opportunities. So my point? F*ck statistics. If you know the HOW and the WHY they do not matter! And personally, I did the above with 0 willpower and while being lazy AF. Seriously! I even did the Big 5 psychology test and conscientiousness the attribute that measures hard work is average to low. So if you develop a system and work backward to a solution to your problem that works FOR YOU more statistically improbable things are possible. Financial freedom is a problem that you HAVE TO solve because if you don't the risks are quite high for your well-being! Much more that your temporary discomfort! Also speaking for myself, creating a product that people will love while having 0 skills is a magnificent problem to solve! And my mind, like yours, loves solving problems. Give it tough things to solve and you will be happier. Give it no problems to solve and it will find stupid shitty non-existent problems to solve, and you will become depressed. It is your choice. It is like the gym. Either you exercise and you feel the occasional pain and discomfort or you don't and the pain and discomfort even though it seems little in the beginning becomes unbearable in the end. Hope you get the point

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Ill just drop this here:

NOTABLE! - HOT! - MINDSET - Can money buy happiness? Scientists (finally) say yes.

In light of the "To hell with getting rich, I just need to own my time" threads around here I give you the following: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/03/08/money-wealth-happiness-study/ I don't like citing WAPO, but I'm familiar with these scientists so I feel I can post this. The...

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