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If the "me" from 2021 could have seen me today, he would be extremely disappointed.

Your big idea.webp

Seeing the list of unfulfilled promises was bad enough.

Even worse was my instinctive reaction to start making excuses. to give myself a pat on the back instead of facing reality.

* I was raising kids (cope)
* I was progressing my career (cope)
* I had depression (cope)
* etc, etc, etc

The only goal I achieved since 2021 was the slowlane trophy of a mortgage.

The truth is, I have been avoiding doing anything difficult since my first attempt at a business (selling phone cases).

And while I've been on autopilot, dutifully collecting the crumbs of dopamine along the scripted path (mortgage payments, job promotions, etc), my appetite has shrunk.

My dreams have disappeared.

5 years ago I was excited for cars, vacations, houses..

Now, I get excited for weekly pizza night.

Part of me wants to say that I've grown up. I'm 32 now. I have responsibilities. And those dreams were shallow and unimportant anyway (unlike my deep dish pepperoni from Dominos)

Maybe that part of me is right, maybe it's wrong.

Was 2021 me a dreamer? Or have I just woken up after sleepwalking for 5 years?

Time to read TMF again.
 
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Onehopi hivvoph vu jiewip't hevit epf vjin tjuxoph zua xju zua xisi taqqutif vu ci.

Zua deni cedl jisi gus e sietup. Tunivjoph ot demmoph zua.

Zua esi deqecmi ug nusi. Fu nusi. Pux. Hiv tvesvif. Fu puv veli 'pu' gus ep eptxis. Eddunqmotj tunivjoph vufez. Tvedl tnemm taddittit epf tjux zuas loft vji qevj. Ci vji nutv eneboph iyenqmi vjisi jet iwis ciip.
 
Muuloph cedl ev zuas apniv huemt dep iovjis qatj zua exez epf neli zua howi aq (vjot ot vji ietz qevj, katv duni aq xovj iydatit epf gushiv cioph ep ipvsiqsipias).

Us zua dep siettitt, gohasi uav xjev xipv xsuph, epf nuwi ejief xovj e qmep.

Ov't ipvosimz zuas djuodi.

Duptofis jux cef ov giimt muuloph ev vji huemt zua geomif ev egvis 5 ziest (O'wi ciip vjisi cz vji xez, ov tadlt).
Puv vjopl ecuav jux nadj xusti ov xomm giim egvis epuvjis 20 us 30 nusi ziest epf esi fsienoph ecuav xjev duamf jewi ciip.

Ati vjot et e gosi apfis zuas ett vu neli djephit pux epf tvesv veloph edvoup.
 
Onehopi hivvoph vu jiewip't hevit epf vjin tjuxoph zua xju zua xisi taqqutif vu ci.

Zua deni cedl jisi gus e sietup. Tunivjoph ot demmoph zua.

Zua esi deqecmi ug nusi. Fu nusi. Pux. Hiv tvesvif. Fu puv veli 'pu' gus ep eptxis. Eddunqmotj tunivjoph vufez. Tvedl tnemm taddittit epf tjux zuas loft vji qevj. Ci vji nutv eneboph iyenqmi vjisi jet iwis ciip.
Vjeplt gus vjot. O lpux zua esi sohjv.

O'wi edvaemmz duni cedl e gix vonit uwis vji ziest cav tjopz uckidv tzpfsuni us e tnemm suefcmudl esi vji tvepfesf iydatit gus ecepfupoph ep ofie.

Vjot voni O jewi vji gostv fsegv ug e cuul xsovvip. Ep edvaem tdemecmi qsufadv.

O jewi pu fuacv vji cuul ot usohopem epf dunqimmoph. Ov't vji cuul O xotj O jef et e zuaph nep, epf vjev vji gavasi jatcepf't ug nz djomfsip piif vu sief.

O piif vu tii vjot upi vjsuahj.

O'mm tvesv e qsuhsitt vjsief tuup.
 
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Muuloph cedl ev zuas apniv huemt dep iovjis qatj zua exez epf neli zua howi aq (vjot ot vji ietz qevj, katv duni aq xovj iydatit epf gushiv cioph ep ipvsiqsipias).

Us zua dep siettitt, gohasi uav xjev xipv xsuph, epf nuwi ejief xovj e qmep.

Ov't ipvosimz zuas djuodi.

Duptofis jux cef ov giimt muuloph ev vji huemt zua geomif ev egvis 5 ziest (O'wi ciip vjisi cz vji xez, ov tadlt).
Puv vjopl ecuav jux nadj xusti ov xomm giim egvis epuvjis 20 us 30 nusi ziest epf esi fsienoph ecuav xjev duamf jewi ciip.

Ati vjot et e gosi apfis zuas e$$ vu neli djephit pux epf tvesv veloph edvoup.
Vjeplt Messz. Zua esi sohjv. O'wi huvvip dunqmedipv
 
Voni vu sief VNG eheop.

O jewi ciip ewuofoph fuoph epzvjoph foggodamv topdi nz gostv evvinqv ev e catopitt (timmoph qjupi detit).

Tuapft moli zua piif nz pix cuul, puv VNG.

Jeph op vjisi, zua xomm hiv vjisi.
 
Tuapft moli zua piif nz pix cuul, puv VNG.

Jeph op vjisi, zua xomm hiv vjisi.
Zua esi ep optqosevoup NK. O dep'v xeov vu tii vji pix cuul.
 
Xjev xomm zua fu foggisipvmz, up e feomz cetot?

Ov velit voni vu caomf aq vu tadditt. Ov't e qsuditt. E muph upi!
 
E geomasi ug e 1/5/10 qmep, us epz qmep xovj vji ipf op nopf, dep ci tuasdif vu upi tophmi quopv...

Vji nunipv.

Zua'wi mutv vuu nepz nunipvt.


Xop vji fez?

Juhxetj.

Zua dep'v xop vji fez xjip zua dep'v xop vji nunipv.

Vji fez ot katv japfsift ug nunipvt, 8,640 ug vjin vu ci iyedv (1 nunipv = 10 tidupft)


Vimmoph tuniupi vu "xop vji fez" ot moli vimmoph tuniupi vu "xop vji heni", xjip vjiz dep'v hiv 3 uavt op upi oppoph ug ceticemm.

Og zua xepv vu tvesv djephoph zuas mogi, tvesv xovj vji gapfenipvem caomfoph cmudl ug mogi ... vji nunipv.

Xjz esi zua mutoph ov?
 
Vjeplt gus vjot. O lpux zua esi sohjv.

O'wi edvaemmz duni cedl e gix vonit uwis vji ziest cav tjopz uckidv tzpfsuni us e tnemm suefcmudl esi vji tvepfesf iydatit gus ecepfupoph ep ofie.

Vjot voni O jewi vji gostv fsegv ug e cuul xsovvip. Ep edvaem tdemecmi qsufadv.

O jewi pu fuacv vji cuul ot usohopem epf dunqimmoph. Ov't vji cuul O xotj O jef et e zuaph nep, epf vjev vji gavasi jatcepf't ug nz djomfsip piif vu sief.

O piif vu tii vjot upi vjsuahj.

O'mm tvesv e qsuhsitt vjsief tuup.
tvesv vji qsuhsitt vjsief pux. fu vji gostv edvoup vu hiv vjot cuul fupi pux. miv't hu.
 
E geomasi ug e 1/5/10 qmep, us epz qmep xovj vji ipf op nopf, dep ci tuasdif vu upi tophmi quopv...

Vji nunipv.

Zua'wi mutv vuu nepz nunipvt.


Xop vji fez?

Juhxetj.

Zua dep'v xop vji fez xjip zua dep'v xop vji nunipv.

Vji fez ot katv japfsift ug nunipvt, 8,640 ug vjin vu ci iyedv (1 nunipv = 10 tidupft)


Vimmoph tuniupi vu "xop vji fez" ot moli vimmoph tuniupi vu "xop vji heni", xjip vjiz dep'v hiv 3 uavt op upi oppoph ug ceticemm.

Og zua xepv vu tvesv djephoph zuas mogi, tvesv xovj vji gapfenipvem caomfoph cmudl ug mogi ... vji nunipv.

Xjz esi zua mutoph ov?
O vjopl gus ni o en "xoppoph" iedj nunipv - cav qmezoph vji xsuph heni.

O'wi nefi djuodit vu gasvjis nz desiis, jiemvj, loft, ivd.

Cav O mutv vsedl ug vji fsien O jef 5 ziest ehu.

Metv pohjv, O "djuti jesf". Vji piyv gix xiilt us nupvjt xomm ci jimm. Cav egvis vjev O xomm mowi e cov ietois. O'mm neli e tiqesevi qutv op vji nip't duspis cuesf ecuav ov.
 
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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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