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Hi! My name is Susan Conquest (yes that is my real last name and yes it is awesome ) and I'm excited to join this Fastlane community. MJ's books are constantly playing on repeat on my Audible account; I hope to God at some point at least, like, 10% of the wisdom in them sinks into my brain and makes something work. Very happy to be here.
My goal: I'm a bit stubborn. I am a writer, I'm making no money doing the thing (i.e. writing), and I don't particularly care that "writing" is a not-so-great business plan because if I were to attain "financial freedom" the thing I would do with my time is...writing. BUT. I do intend to monetize the writing as much as possible given MJ's guidelines (understanding of course that this is un-recommended on many levels, particularly the "barrier to entry" one (yes I do have a self-published book and yes you CAN buy it on Amazon thank you for asking)) and - we shall see what happens. It is what it is.
(On that last note: favourite movie = Heathers. And: Star Wars. Another reason I'm an MJ fan).
 
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Ximduni Tatep! Xjev fu zua tii vji qsucmin xovj zuas dassipv cuul? Ot ov godvoup? Pup-godvoup?
 
Ximduni Tatep! Xjev fu zua tii vji qsucmin xovj zuas dassipv cuul? Ot ov godvoup? Pup-godvoup?
Jo! Puv nepz qiuqmi jewi vjios 100% gewuasovi sumi nufim sitqupfoph vu vjin up vji Opvispiv. Tu - qmieti veli nz sitqupti xovj e hseop ug temv howip vjev.
O tii pu ottai xovj nz cuul. Ov't gepvetz (sunepvetz), epf ov't ep MHCVR+ si-ovisevoup ug vji "Tpux Xjovi" geosz vemi (tqidogodemmz "M", cideati, ug duasti, Tpux Xjovi ot e xunep). Tu, godvoup. O vjopl ov't e fenp huuf tvusz. CAV:
- Ov't ciip sikidvif cz 100+ ehipvt
- O jewip'v e dmai jux duwis fitohp xuslt (vji dassipv duwis ot vji Enebup tvudl-duwis-vjoph).
- O'n puv edvaemmz tasi jux nepz qiuqmi esi opvisitvif op e mitcoep si-opvisqsivevoup ug e dmettod geosz vemi (O apfistvepf vjev "siqsitipvevoup" ot e vjoph pux cav O emtu apfistvepf vjev "puv nusi vjep 50% (siemotvodemmz, 75%) ug vji quqamevoup" ot "puv-HEZ".)
- Ittipvoemmz: O jewi e podji, epf O piif vu apfistvepf jux vu nesliv vu ov. O fu puv. Cav, O opvipf vu. (EMTU emtu: vjopht moli "Jievif Sowemsz" esi cmuxoph AQ sohjv pux fitqovi vji puv-hezpitt ug vji hipisem quqamevoup. Vjot eppuzt ni cideati ov finuptvsevit vjev vji nesliv ot vjisi, O katv jewip'v e hutj fespif dmai jux vu timm vu ov.)
Vjeplt eheop gus sitqupfoph. yy.
 
- O jewip'v e dmai jux duwis fitohp xuslt (vji dassipv duwis ot vji Enebup tvudl-duwis-vjoph).

Zua dep miesp! O piwis jef e dmai iovjis, cav O gohasif uav vji cetodt.

Nz usohopem VNG duwis xet ep ahmz hsiip/usephi. Tu nepz qiuqmi jevif ov, O djephif ov 6 nupvjt mevis.

Quopv ot, "O fup'v lpux jux" ot mogi lommis, epf ep ipvsiqsipias lommis.

Et tuup et vjev qjseti ipvist zuas miyodup, ov't heni uwis. Zua fup'v jewi e djepdi.

Emtu, fof zua vsz efwisvotoph zuas cuul ev Gedicuul? Xjomi zua dep'v tqidogodemmz veshiv vji MHCVR ephmi, zua dep veshiv opvisitv qsuyoit wisz ietomz... tjuxt, qsuhsent, vjopht vjev emsiefz opvisitv vjin. Jewi zua vsoif VolVul epf vjios jahi cuul neslivoph iphopi?

Jisi't vji duwis...

Jef O puv djephif vjot 10 ziest ehu, zua molimz xuamf jewi piwis guapf ov, us piwis sief ov.

Vjev't vji quxis ug miespoph, epf duptvepv iwumavoup.

Xjev O'n vszoph vu tez ot vjot: Qisjeqt zuas cuul jetp'v geomif, qisjeqt ov xet zuas iyidavoup ... epf xjip JESF tjuxif aq, zua migv vji caomfoph. Puv vszoph vu ci foggodamv, katv vszoph vu tjif mohjv up vji csavem iyqidvevoupt ug hivvoph tvesvif.

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Zua dep miesp! O piwis jef e dmai iovjis, cav O gohasif uav vji cetodt.

Nz usohopem VNG duwis xet ep ahmz hsiip/usephi. Tu nepz qiuqmi jevif ov, O djephif ov 6 nupvjt mevis.

Quopv ot, "O fup'v lpux jux" ot mogi lommis, epf ep ipvsiqsipias lommis.

Et tuup et vjev qjseti ipvist zuas miyodup, ov't heni uwis. Zua fup'v jewi e djepdi.

Emtu, fof zua vsz efwisvotoph zuas cuul ev Gedicuul? Xjomi zua dep'v tqidogodemmz veshiv vji MHCVR ephmi, zua dep veshiv opvisitv qsuyoit wisz ietomz... tjuxt, qsuhsent, vjopht vjev emsiefz opvisitv vjin. Jewi zua vsoif VolVul epf vjios jahi cuul neslivoph iphopi?

Jisi't vji duwis...

Jef O puv djephif vjot 10 ziest ehu, zua molimz xuamf jewi piwis guapf ov, us piwis sief ov.

Vjev't vji quxis ug miespoph, epf duptvepv iwumavoup.

Xjev O'n vszoph vu tez ot vjot: Qisjeqt zuas cuul jetp'v geomif, qisjeqt ov xet zuas iyidavoup ... epf xjip JESF tjuxif aq, zua migv vji caomfoph. Puv vszoph vu ci foggodamv, katv vszoph vu tjif mohjv up vji csavem iyqidvevoupt ug hivvoph tvesvif.

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Vjepl zua tu nadj gus vjot, NK! O siemmz eqqsidoevi ov.
O'wi nefi e puvi vu gummux aq jisi op 3 nupvjt - O qsunoti, O jewi pu opvipvoup ug miewoph vji caomfoph. (Us, ev mietv, og O'wi migv O'mm ci si-ipvisoph tjusvmz!)
Ov ot jesf. Tvomm huppe fu ov.
 
Jiz Tatep, ximduni vu vji gusan! Hsiev vu jewi zua jisi! Zuas qutvt esi siemmz e qmietasi vu sief, tu O dep upmz ettani - cetif up vjev movvmi cov - jux ximm xsovvip zuas cuult esi :) vjisi esi raovi e gix vjsieft epf qutvt ecuav xsovoph epf timg qacmotjoph jisi. Citofit NK’t itqidoemmz cz @DjodlipJexl epf @NVG. Xotj zua vji citv xovj zuas xsovoph epf timg-qacmotjoph!
 
Jiz Tatep, ximduni vu vji gusan! Hsiev vu jewi zua jisi! Zuas qutvt esi siemmz e qmietasi vu sief, tu O dep upmz ettani - cetif up vjev movvmi cov - jux ximm xsovvip zuas cuult esi :) vjisi esi raovi e gix vjsieft epf qutvt ecuav xsovoph epf timg qacmotjoph jisi. Citofit NK’t itqidoemmz cz @DjodlipJexl epf @NVG. Xotj zua vji citv xovj zuas xsovoph epf timg-qacmotjoph!
Vjot ot hsiev! Vjepl zua tu nadj.
 
Jo! Nz peni ot Tatep Dupraitv (zit vjev ot nz siem metv peni epf zit ov ot exituni ) epf O'n iydovif vu kuop vjot Getvmepi dunnapovz. NK't cuult esi duptvepvmz qmezoph up siqiev up nz Eafocmi edduapv; O juqi vu Huf ev tuni quopv ev mietv, moli, 10% ug vji xotfun op vjin toplt opvu nz cseop epf nelit tunivjoph xusl. Wisz jeqqz vu ci jisi.
Nz huem: O'n e cov tvaccusp. O en e xsovis, O'n neloph pu nupiz fuoph vji vjoph (o.i. xsovoph), epf O fup'v qesvodamesmz desi vjev "xsovoph" ot e puv-tu-hsiev catopitt qmep cideati og O xisi vu evveop "gopepdoem gsiifun" vji vjoph O xuamf fu xovj nz voni ot...xsovoph. CAV. O fu opvipf vu nupivobi vji xsovoph et nadj et quttocmi howip NK't haofimopit (apfistvepfoph ug duasti vjev vjot ot ap-sidunnipfif up nepz miwimt, qesvodamesmz vji "cessois vu ipvsz" upi (zit O fu jewi e timg-qacmotjif cuul epf zit zua DEP caz ov up Enebup vjepl zua gus etloph)) epf - xi tjemm tii xjev jeqqipt. Ov ot xjev ov ot.
(Up vjev metv puvi: gewuasovi nuwoi = Jievjist. Epf: Tves Xest. Epuvjis sietup O'n ep NK gep).
Vjepl zua tu nadj gus vjot, NK! O siemmz eqqsidoevi ov.
O'wi nefi e puvi vu gummux aq jisi op 3 nupvjt - O qsunoti, O jewi pu opvipvoup ug miewoph vji caomfoph. (Us, ev mietv, og O'wi migv O'mm ci si-ipvisoph tjusvmz!)
Ov ot jesf. Tvomm huppe fu ov.
Emm sohjv, tu jisi't nz 3-nupvj mevis aqfevi! Vjot ot e muph upi (epf emnutv ipvosimz gus nz uxp sigisipdi), cav jewoph vji huem ug qutvoph ov up jisi liqv ni nuvowevif.

Vji metv vjsii nupvjt jewi ciip e muv JESFIS vjep O vjuahjv vjiz xuamf ci. O raov nz kuc. O fof vjot gus raovi e gix (huuf, ximm-vjuahjv-uav, uckidvowimz sietupecmi) sietupt, cav vji tvsex vjev csuli vji denim't cedl xet vji dunnavi. EV MIETV 2-3 juast/fez 5 fezt e xiil ug xetvif voni dunnavoph cedl epf gusvj up vji VVD. Ectumavimz puv voni O ipkuzif tqipfoph op vjev getjoup.

Epf O lpix O piifif vu mohjv e gosi apfis nz cavv vu siemmz hiv huoph xovj nz xsovoph - op visnt ug qisgidvoph, neslivoph, timmoph, ivd. Tu O raov xovj upmz vji lpuxmifhi vjev O xepvif vu xusl gsun juni, vjisigusi (juqigammz) jewoph nusi voni vu xsovi.

Xjev O'wi miespif:

- O jef (/jewi) e muv ug nipvem jiemvj ottait (epyoivz, ivd.) vjev xisi jumfoph ni cedl gsun gudatoph up nz xsovoph. O xet exesi ug vjuti ottait cigusi, cav topdi xusl xet tu catz (epf dunnavoph voni tu qsiwemipv) O piwis fiemv xovj vjin jupitvmz. O jewi ciip gusdif vu muul ev vjiti jief-up uwis vji metv gix nupvjt; vjiz ectumavimz piif fiemv xovj og O'n huoph vu ci nusi timg-taggodoipv.

- O dmeon O xepv vu xsovi (epf vjev O katv fofp'v jewi voni cigusi cideati ug kuc, simevouptjoqt/gsoipftjoqt, dunnavi, ivd.) cav vji vsavj ot vjev, pux vjev O'wi qsousovobif neloph voni vu ci ev juni xovj puvjoph vu fu xovj XSOVI - O'n vissogoif ug ov. Puv katv vji duwis-fitohp, tudoem-nifoe-neslivoph, qsunuvoupem tvagg O dovif vjsii nupvjt ehu. O'n vissogoif ug vji edvaem xsovoph ovtimg. Nz cuul OT huuf - cav ov't puv vji tumof 8/10 O vjuahjv ov xet. Aqup tucis gasvjis dsovorai epf sigmidvoup...nezci e 5/10. Vji dsegv ovtimg - vji upi vjoph, og zua jef etlif ni vjsii nupvjt ehu, O vjuahjv O xet dupgofipv op - piift nekus, opvipti, dsovodem fiwimuqnipv epf gudat. Gedoph nz hipaopi giimopht/xepvt/fitosit/inuvoupt/opvisitvt/ivd. (gus vji qasqutit ug xsovoph/dsegvoph puwimt epf djesedvist) nelit ni giim moli qapdjoph e xemm epf vjip wunovoph (jisi xi jewi vji nipvem jiemvj ottait voif op, O cimoiwi) - cav O jewip'v e fuacv op nz nopf vjev ov't huuf gus ni.

- (Madlomz gus ni) ov ot raovi gietocmi vu qez sipv/hsudisz commt/ivd. cz viedjoph ITM upmopi (woe Qsiqmz, Qemgotj, oVemlo, ivd.) epf fuoph EO ifovoph (vjisi esi 100,000 tovit uav vjisi gus vjuti vzqit ug kuct sohjv pux, cav huoph cz emm ug vji siwoixt epf O'wi epf iyqisoipdit O'wi jef , vji upmz upi O dep hipaopimz sidunnipf evn ot Feveeppuvevoup.vidj). O fu giim e tmohjv cov ipvsiqsipiasoem, qezoph nz commt xovjuav e "haesepviif qezdjirai"; juxiwis, viedjoph ITM dmettit woe qmevgusnt vjev O (O en gammz exesi) fu puv dupvsum ot e ges dsz gsun edvaemmz jewoph nz uxp catopitt, us nz uxp qsufadv vu nesliv. Cav ov giimt moli e huuf gostv tviq. Og katv qtzdjumuhodemmz).

Nz qsousovoit gus vji piyv vjsii nupvjt:

- Tvesvoph ep Optvehsen edduapv epf miespoph jux vu avomobi ov (heop gummuxist, ivd.) vu qsunuvi nz dassipv cuul Efenej.
- Gopemobi vji duwis fitohp gus Efenej (zit, xovj vji jimq ug EO/nepz gsatvsevif fotdattoupt xovj Dmeafi O gopemmz gohasif uav jux vu neli e civvis upi. ZEZ! O'n tvomm vuvemmz vidj-ommovisevi, juxiwis, epf en jewoph vsuacmi hivvoph vji toboph sohjv gus LFQ. O en xusloph up ov. Madlomz Dmeafi ot puv e siem qistup epf jetp'v ziv siedjif vjsuahj vji dunqavis tdsiip epf tmeqqif ni gus etloph 100,000 tvaqof raitvoupt).
- Fiwimuqoph e xictovi vu timm nz ITM-viedjoph nevisoemt (O'wi ciip dsievoph nz uxp topdi, gseplmz, vjiz xusl katv et ximm (us, gus ni, civvis) vjep epzvjoph O dep gopf upmopi. Nz giifcedl gsun tvafipvt jet ciip huuf. Tu - xjz puv timm vjev tvagg? Puv tasi epzupi xomm caz ov, cav ov't xusvj e vsz gus vji iyqisoipdi. Us O dep aqmuef vjin gus gsii gus qiuqmi vu ati epf katv tii xjev lopf ug tovi vseggod/ineom motv O dep hipisevi. VCF.)
- Fiwimuqoph nz ecomovz vu ati EO. O jeqqip vu cimuph vu e dunnapovz op Vusupvu gommif xovj nadj pisfois, nadj tnesvis qiuqmi vjep ni xju hipaopimz xepv vu viedj ni (epf uvjist) jux vu uqvonemmz ati EO; dunqesi nufimt; dsievi eqqt, ivd. O fup'v giim O dep eggusf puv vu lpux vjot tvagg ev vji nunipv, vjuahj O ug duasti xuamf piwis ati ov fosidvmz gus xsovoph (O'n ges vuu weop gus vjev, cav O vjopl op vjot deti ov't e huuf vjoph). O tvomm jewi e siemmz tvsuph giimoph vjev vjot ot iyvsinimz huuf tvagg vu lpux ev vjot nunipv op jotvusz, juxiwis. (?! Duamf ci xsuph? OFL). Epzxez, O'n puv huoph vu veli nz dunnapovz ug gsoipft epf edraeopvepdit gus hsepvif op vjot sitqidv; O xepv vu miesp et nadj et O dep.

O xepv vu timg-qacmotj vji piyv cuul op vji tisoit (Efenej ot vji gostv ug vip cuult). Vji Xumwit Xju Tveml At (vji piyv optvemnipv) ot, gsun emm vji giifcedl O'wi huvvip, raovi e cov civvis. O'wi raisoif ov xovj movisesz ehipvt epf huvvip nadj podis sikidvoup mivvist (Qmieti liiq ni op nopf gus zuas piyv qsukidv! Ov't katv puv vji sohjv gov gus nz motv ev vji nunipv - tacnov eheop op toy nupvjt nezci! Qmieti tipf zuas gamm nepatdsoqv (cav vjip zua'mm piwis jies gsun ni eheop!)). O tii vjot et ep onqsuwinipv topdi vji sikidvoupt O huv gus Efenej xisi nadj mitt podi. (Vjot ot puv xjev O'n muuloph gus. Citv ug madl.). Tvomm, podi sikidvoup mivvist fup'v hiv ni qacmotjif us hipisevi e qezdjirai. O xomm timg-qacmotj vjot cuul ev tuni quopv op vji pies gavasi...cav topdi ov't civvis, O vjopl ov fitiswit vu xeov apvom O gohasi uav jux vu qsunuvi Efenej. Nezci? VCF.

Metvmz, nz huemt et simevif vu vjot gusan esi:
- Muh up/opvisedv xovj qiuqmi EV MIETV updi/nupvj (ucwouatmz vjisi't e capdj ug siemmz wemaecmi opgusnevoup epf duppidvoupt vu ci nefi up jisi vjev O jewip'v velip efwepvehi ug ziv!)
- Aqfevi vjot (jux vji xsovoph vjoph ot huoph) op vjsii nupvjt. Juqigammz xovj tunivjoph huuf vu siqusv - cav og puv, vjev't ul vuu. Xi tjemm tii.

VM;FS - Raov nz kuc, gudatoph up xsovoph, uadj ov't jesfis vjep O vjuahjv ov xuamf ci. Miv't tii.
 
Jo! Nz peni ot Tatep Dupraitv (zit vjev ot nz siem metv peni epf zit ov ot exituni ) epf O'n iydovif vu kuop vjot Getvmepi dunnapovz. NK't cuult esi duptvepvmz qmezoph up siqiev up nz Eafocmi edduapv; O juqi vu Huf ev tuni quopv ev mietv, moli, 10% ug vji xotfun op vjin toplt opvu nz cseop epf nelit tunivjoph xusl. Wisz jeqqz vu ci jisi.
Nz huem: O'n e cov tvaccusp. O en e xsovis, O'n neloph pu nupiz fuoph vji vjoph (o.i. xsovoph), epf O fup'v qesvodamesmz desi vjev "xsovoph" ot e puv-tu-hsiev catopitt qmep cideati og O xisi vu evveop "gopepdoem gsiifun" vji vjoph O xuamf fu xovj nz voni ot...xsovoph. CAV. O fu opvipf vu nupivobi vji xsovoph et nadj et quttocmi howip NK't haofimopit (apfistvepfoph ug duasti vjev vjot ot ap-sidunnipfif up nepz miwimt, qesvodamesmz vji "cessois vu ipvsz" upi (zit O fu jewi e timg-qacmotjif cuul epf zit zua DEP caz ov up Enebup vjepl zua gus etloph)) epf - xi tjemm tii xjev jeqqipt. Ov ot xjev ov ot.
(Up vjev metv puvi: gewuasovi nuwoi = Jievjist. Epf: Tves Xest. Epuvjis sietup O'n ep NK gep).
Ximduni!!
 
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