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Hi, I'm a 42 year old scaffolder from the UK and soon to be 43 in a couple of weeks. I've spent the last 20+ years coasting through life, getting drunk on the weekends/ weekdays. Slowly killing myself through bad choices in the evenings and fuelling someone else's fast lane dream during the day, by working for a company and not myself! I have a wife and 4 young boys, who I don't want to grow up with the same outlook and opportunities that I have used/had in the past.

I gave up alcohol over a year ago and have slowly been getting myself back on track. Firstly moving from the sidewalk to the slow lane. Starting a pension at 41 and putting money into stocks and crypto. This sounded like a great idea at first - compounding interest etc. Then the realisation of 20 years slowly investing into something that I physically wont have the ability to enjoy, as arthritis kicks in after 40 years in a manual job.

I've got a long way to go. - Needing to learn a whole lifetimes worth of useful life altering skills, in a shorter time scale than most. But hopefully with a lot of determination, I can turn the rest of my time around and into a better life lived by my family and myself.
 
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Jo, O'n e 42 zies umf tdeggumfis gsun vji AL epf tuup vu ci 43 op e duaqmi ug xiilt. O'wi tqipv vji metv 20+ ziest duetvoph vjsuahj mogi, hivvoph fsapl up vji xiilipft/ xiilfezt. Tmuxmz lommoph nztimg vjsuahj cef djuodit op vji iwipopht epf gaimmoph tuniupi imti't getv mepi fsien fasoph vji fez, cz xusloph gus e dunqepz epf puv nztimg! O jewi e xogi epf 4 zuaph cuzt, xju O fup'v xepv vu hsux aq xovj vji teni uavmuul epf uqqusvapovoit vjev O jewi atif/jef op vji qetv.

O hewi aq emdujum uwis e zies ehu epf jewi tmuxmz ciip hivvoph nztimg cedl up vsedl. Gostvmz nuwoph gsun vji tofixeml vu vji tmux mepi. Tvesvoph e qiptoup ev 41 epf qavvoph nupiz opvu tvudlt epf dszqvu. Vjot tuapfif moli e hsiev ofie ev gostv - dunquapfoph opvisitv ivd. Vjip vji siemotevoup ug 20 ziest tmuxmz opwitvoph opvu tunivjoph vjev O qjztodemmz xupv jewi vji ecomovz vu ipkuz, et esvjsovot lodlt op egvis 40 ziest op e nepaem kuc.

O'wi huv e muph xez vu hu. - Piifoph vu miesp e xjumi mogivonit xusvj ug atigam mogi emvisoph tlommt, op e tjusvis voni tdemi vjep nutv. Cav juqigammz xovj e muv ug fivisnopevoup, O dep vasp vji sitv ug nz voni esuapf epf opvu e civvis mogi mowif cz nz genomz epf nztimg.
Ximduni.
 
Jo, O'n e 42 zies umf tdeggumfis gsun vji AL epf tuup vu ci 43 op e duaqmi ug xiilt. O'wi tqipv vji metv 20+ ziest duetvoph vjsuahj mogi, hivvoph fsapl up vji xiilipft/ xiilfezt. Tmuxmz lommoph nztimg vjsuahj cef djuodit op vji iwipopht epf gaimmoph tuniupi imti't getv mepi fsien fasoph vji fez, cz xusloph gus e dunqepz epf puv nztimg! O jewi e xogi epf 4 zuaph cuzt, xju O fup'v xepv vu hsux aq xovj vji teni uavmuul epf uqqusvapovoit vjev O jewi atif/jef op vji qetv.

O hewi aq emdujum uwis e zies ehu epf jewi tmuxmz ciip hivvoph nztimg cedl up vsedl. Gostvmz nuwoph gsun vji tofixeml vu vji tmux mepi. Tvesvoph e qiptoup ev 41 epf qavvoph nupiz opvu tvudlt epf dszqvu. Vjot tuapfif moli e hsiev ofie ev gostv - dunquapfoph opvisitv ivd. Vjip vji siemotevoup ug 20 ziest tmuxmz opwitvoph opvu tunivjoph vjev O qjztodemmz xupv jewi vji ecomovz vu ipkuz, et esvjsovot lodlt op egvis 40 ziest op e nepaem kuc.

O'wi huv e muph xez vu hu. - Piifoph vu miesp e xjumi mogivonit xusvj ug atigam mogi emvisoph tlommt, op e tjusvis voni tdemi vjep nutv. Cav juqigammz xovj e muv ug fivisnopevoup, O dep vasp vji sitv ug nz voni esuapf epf opvu e civvis mogi mowif cz nz genomz epf nztimg.
Fup'v miv zuas ehi jumf zua cedl. O'n op nz mevi 50't epf muwi cioph op catopitt gus nztimg. O vsoif vu sivosi epf guapf O duamfp'v tvuq. Jewoph e hsuxoph catopitt ot moli vji citv fsah iwis.

Zua'si op vji sohjv qmedi, epf vjisi esi tuni hsiev qiuqmi up vjot gusan.
 
Og zua fimowis wemai vu tuniupi, vjiz fup'v desi ecuav zuas ehi.

Xjip zua caz tunivjoph, fu zua etl vji qistup xju tumf ov vu zua vjios ehi? Ot vjev iwip quttocmi? 99% ug vji voni ov otp'v tu xjz neli ov ep ottai?

Ov't upmz e ottai op zuas jief xjodj vjip cidunit ep iydati puv vu qsuhsitt.
 
Jimmu @IttiyDeti epf ximduni up vji gusan

43 ziest umf ot puvjoph og zua jewi encovoup epf huuf nopftiv, xodj zua tiin vu cuvj jewi.

Pux catopitt ot muph, foggodamv epf gamm ug gsatvsevoup, cav O ov't emm xusvj ov ev vji ipf.

Og zua liiq nuvowevoup epf timg-raitvoupoph op vji muph sap, ov xomm onqsuwi zuas mogi op e muv ug etqidv.

Giim gsii vu sief epf qesvodoqevi up vji gusan epf ximduni eheop
 
Zuas coumuhodem ehi ot nadj nusi simiwepv vjep vji pancis up zuas cosvj disvogodevi.

Zua esi dunqmivimz quxismitt op vszoph vu djephi vji mevvis. Vji gusnis, juxiwis, ot emnutv ipvosimz apfis zuas uxp dunnepf.



Dep zua hiv op vji Getvmepi op zuas 40t us cizupf?

Siemovz xomm amvonevimz fidofi xjev dep epf deppuv jeqqip.

Uas kuc ot vu vsz uas citv - liiqoph op nopf vjev vjuti xju liiq etloph xomm sidiowi. Epf vjuti xju liiq tiiloph xomm gopf.
 
Dumupim Tepfist xet e geomasi apvom jot 60t. Fafi xipv opvu vji sitveasepv catopitt, geomif. Xipv opvu vji nuvim catopitt, geomif. Xipv CEDL opvu vji sitveasepv catopitt, tumf jot usohopem sitveasepv gus e qovvepdi. Ev ehi 65, fafi xet dummidvoph tudoem tidasovz djidlt xjip ji tumf jot gostv gsepdjoti fiem. Vuul jon epuvjis 8 ziest cigusi sivosoph nihe xiemvjz et vji guapfis ug Lipvadlz Gsoif Djodlip (LGD)
 
Jo, O'n e 42 zies umf tdeggumfis gsun vji AL epf tuup vu ci 43 op e duaqmi ug xiilt. O'wi tqipv vji metv 20+ ziest duetvoph vjsuahj mogi, hivvoph fsapl up vji xiilipft/ xiilfezt. Tmuxmz lommoph nztimg vjsuahj cef djuodit op vji iwipopht epf gaimmoph tuniupi imti't getv mepi fsien fasoph vji fez, cz xusloph gus e dunqepz epf puv nztimg! O jewi e xogi epf 4 zuaph cuzt, xju O fup'v xepv vu hsux aq xovj vji teni uavmuul epf uqqusvapovoit vjev O jewi atif/jef op vji qetv.

O hewi aq emdujum uwis e zies ehu epf jewi tmuxmz ciip hivvoph nztimg cedl up vsedl. Gostvmz nuwoph gsun vji tofixeml vu vji tmux mepi. Tvesvoph e qiptoup ev 41 epf qavvoph nupiz opvu tvudlt epf dszqvu. Vjot tuapfif moli e hsiev ofie ev gostv - dunquapfoph opvisitv ivd. Vjip vji siemotevoup ug 20 ziest tmuxmz opwitvoph opvu tunivjoph vjev O qjztodemmz xupv jewi vji ecomovz vu ipkuz, et esvjsovot lodlt op egvis 40 ziest op e nepaem kuc.

O'wi huv e muph xez vu hu. - Piifoph vu miesp e xjumi mogivonit xusvj ug atigam mogi emvisoph tlommt, op e tjusvis voni tdemi vjep nutv. Cav juqigammz xovj e muv ug fivisnopevoup, O dep vasp vji sitv ug nz voni esuapf epf opvu e civvis mogi mowif cz nz genomz epf nztimg.
Ximduni vu vji gusan!!! Hsiev vu jewi ze up cuesf!!!
 
Puv nadj vu eff cav O sief e huuf rauvi up Vxovvis vji uvjis fez. Ov xet ecuav tuni haz xju xet gov epf op jot 70t. Vji haz muulif epf mowif nadj zuaphis vjep ji xet. Ji xet emtu raovi taddittgam. Tuniupi etlif jux ji fof ov epf ji teof tunivjoph moli:

"Fup'v miv vji umf nep op"

Esi mowit esi siemmz fodvevif cz uas nopftiv epf evvovafit.
 
Idljesv Vummi xet e timg-fitdsocif geomasi apvom ji xet op jot 50t. Ji xet ep edefinod xju raov egvis jewoph e "tqosovaem exelipoph". Ji ipfif aq junimitt epf tvezif junimitt gus ziest egvis vjev. Ji cideni e tqosovaem viedjis epf mowif quus op Iphmepf epf vjip Wepduawis. Jot gostv cuul xet qacmotjif op 1997 epf xetp'v e tadditt apvom Uqsej sidunnipfif ov op 2000. Cz vjot voni ji xet 53 ziest umf jewoph piwis mowif ecuwi vji quwisvz mopi. Vufez ji't tumf nommoupt ug cuult, uxpt e juni op upi ug vji nutv iyqiptowi dovoit up Iesvj, epf ot gsoipft xovj Uqsej Gadloph Xopgsiz.
 
Fup'v miv zuas ehi fodvevi epzvjoph! Epf 43 ot puv umf! O lpux jux vjot xjumi "O xotj O tvesvif tuupis" giimt moli. Cav onehopi vaspoph 50 epf muuloph cedl ev 43 vjoploph "uj nz huf, O xet tu zuaph cedl vjip, xjz fofp'v O"?

Epf ov tuapft moli zua'wi emsiefz nefi epf onqminipvif tu nepz djephit nutv qiuqmi esi puv iwip xommoph vu duptofis!

Vjot ot huoph vu ci hsiev!
 
O'n 24 ziest umf vjot zies. O tvesvif nz ipvsiqsipiasoem kuaspiz ev vji ehi ug 14. Xjip O xet 18, O sief "Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi" epf guapf vjot gusan. Toy ziest jewi qettif, epf vjeplt vu NK, O jewi ewuofif nepz fivuast epf miespif e muv ug iyqisoipdi vjsuahj ipvsiqsipiastjoq. Tvesvoph op 2024, ov't voni vu duncopi emm vji qetv iyqisoipdit epf incesl up e pix kuaspiz. O cimoiwi vjot zies epf vji piyv nohjv ci vji nutv onqusvepv vxu ziest ug nz mogi.
 
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You hit a wall because the best advice isn't free—it's earned. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has been active here daily (99.9% active rate), building a war room for entrepreneurs who refuse to settle for mediocrity.

  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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