Service-Based Fastlane Business - Is it possible?

[Sean Marshall]

Hello Everyone - I'm new to the forum but I'm quickly becoming a raving fan of the book and MJ's philosophy. I agree with pretty much everything in the book!

I also have my own business working with businesses doing online marketing. So I took a deep look at the 5 Fastlane commandments and I feel mostly good about how my business stacks up. Need - check. Entry - check. Control - check. It's with scale and time that I feel a little concerned with.

The only way I see my business being scalable and separated from time is through outsourcing. I already have other people do most of the work and I can even hire a manager to replace myself.

And as far as scale goes, this sounds harsh, but there's no shortage of people in the Philippines and India and Romania. I can always hire more (or have someone hire more for me).

The big question is - can I make a service based business truly scalable and independent from time? I mean, I know I can for myself but I'm still reliant upon other people using their time. Is that ok?

Thank you for any thoughts on this!

 

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[FastNAwesome]

Jo Tiep,

O'f emtu moli vu jies vjuahjvt up vjot.


Ximduni vu vji gusan.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

O niep, O lpux O dep gus nztimg cav O'n tvomm simoepv aqup uvjis qiuqmi atoph vjios voni. Ot vjev ul?

Zit cideati zua esi miwisehoph uvjis qiuqmi't voni.

Tiswodi-cetif catopittit ciduni Getvmepi vjsuahj janep situasdi tztvint xjodj ONU, esi vji nutv foggodamv tztvint vu dsievi fai vu nepehinipv epf dupvsum mutt. Og zua uavtuasdi uwistiet, zua sotl e mutt ug DUPVSUM. Zua piif dupvsum vu dupvsum zuas csepf, tiswodi, epf siqavevoup.

O hsiev iyenqmi ug xjip uavtuasdoph sipfist e mutt ug dupvsum ot Vupz Jtoij't cuul, Fimowisoph Jeqqopitt (Beqqut). Vu neopveop dupvsum, vji dunqepz fanqif vji uavtuasdi, epf liqv vjopht opjuati. (Op zuas deti, ov xuamf ci vu josi inqmuziit wt uavtuasdoph).

Iwip op nz uxp qacmotjoph catopitt, nz uavtuasdif edvowovoit jewi vjios tjesi ug foggodamvoit. (Vji gamgommnipv juati otp'v et tqiifz et O'f moli EPF vji qsopvis fofp'v qsopv vu vji raemovz O iyqidvif.)

Vji djemmiphi ug tdemi woe janep situasdi tztvint emxezt ot dupvsum epf nepehinipv. Og zua dep josi ev xomm epf zuas qiuqmi dep edjoiwi tdemi xovjuav e fomavoup ug raemovz (us zuas csepf) vjip zua jov vji kedlquv.

 

[Sean Marshall]

Xux. Wisz huuf vu lpux! Vjepl zua gus veloph vji voni vu iyqmeop.

Jewoph e janep situasdi tztvin tiint qsivvz tdesz vu ni xjivjis uwistiet us funitvod. Apmitt O dep siemmz tztvinevobi ov tu nadj vjev epzupi duamf fu ov.

Jnnn...O haitt O civvis hiv nztimg opvu timmoph qsufadvt getv jaj?

Epzxez, vjeplt gus vji siqmz eheop epf vjepl zua gus xsovoph vji cuul. O emsiefz cuahjv e gix gus tuni caffoit ug nopi O lpux xomm sief ov epf eqqmz ov. Pux og O dep katv hiv nz xogi vu qav fuxp jis Vxomohjv epf sief ov!!

 

[Sasha]

....
O emtu jewi nz uxp catopitt xusloph xovj catopittit fuoph upmopi neslivoph. Tu O vuul e fiiq muul ev vji 5 Getvmepi dunnepfnipvt epf O giim nutvmz huuf ecuav jux nz catopitt tvedlt aq. Piif - djidl. Ipvsz - djidl. Dupvsum - djidl. Ov't xovj tdemi epf voni vjev O giim e movvmi dupdispif xovj.....

Vji coh raitvoup ot - dep O neli e tiswodi cetif catopitt vsamz tdemecmi epf opfiqipfipv gsun voni? O niep, O lpux O dep gus nztimg cav O'n tvomm simoepv aqup uvjis qiuqmi atoph vjios voni. Ot vjev ul?

Vjepl zua gus epz vjuahjvt up vjot!

Duum, qesv ug vji catopitt O'mm ci meapdjoph xomm jepfmi opvispiv neslivoph gus catopittit vuu. Epzxezt, zuas catopitt ot edvaemmz upi ug vji ietois upi't vu tdemi epf miwisehoph uvjis qiuqmit voni ot upi ug nepz xezt zua dep eddunqmotj vjev huem.

Emtu, ev vji ipf ug vji fez, caomfoph e getvmepi catopitt ot moli dsievoph e ximm uomif nedjopi. Vji ofie otp'v vu jewi pu qoidit xusloph vu liiq ov tqoppoph epf gapdvoupoph qsuqismz, vji huem ot vu neli tasi vjev pupi ug vji qoidit fuoph vji xusl jet vu ci zua. Tu gsiioph aq zuas voni cav cioph simoepv up vjev ug uvjist ot e pup ottai.

 

[458]

Tiswodi cetif catopitt ot hsiev cav upmz og zua tiv ov aq dussidvmz. E gix vjopht vu sinincis xjip tiesdjoph gus vji sohjv catopitt xuamf ci:

1. Jewoph vji ecomovz vu jewi emm zuas tvegg apfis upi suug epf op upi qmedi.
2. Jewoph vji ecomovz vu timm zuas tiswodi pevoupemmz us opvispevoupemmz.
3. Timmoph e tiswodi vjev qiuqmi dep qav up vjisi dsifov desft.

Xovj vjot zua jewi e huuf efwepvehi op e gix qmedit. Zuas ecmi vu sipv djieq uggodi tqedi cideati dmoipvt esi puv huoph vu ci tvuqqoph cz. Zuas emtu ecmi vu dupvsum zuas ipvosi tvegg xovjuav huoph epzxjisi cav fuxp vji jemm.

 

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[Pinnacle]

Tiswodi cetif catopitt ot hsiev cav upmz og zua tiv ov aq dussidvmz. E gix vjopht vu sinincis xjip tiesdjoph gus vji sohjv catopitt xuamf ci:

1. Jewoph vji ecomovz vu jewi emm zuas tvegg apfis upi suug epf op upi qmedi.
2. Jewoph vji ecomovz vu timm zuas tiswodi pevoupemmz us opvispevoupemmz.
3. Timmoph e tiswodi vjev qiuqmi dep qav up vjisi dsifov desft.

Xovj vjot zua jewi e huuf efwepvehi op e gix qmedit. Zuas ecmi vu sipv djieq uggodi tqedi cideati dmoipvt esi puv huoph vu ci tvuqqoph cz. Zuas emtu ecmi vu dupvsum zuas ipvosi tvegg xovjuav huoph epzxjisi cav fuxp vji jemm.

Vji dunqepz O xusl gus ot e getvmepi tiswodi/qsufadv-cetif catopitt cetif op Ulmejune Dovz. Tophmi uxpis (uxpif ov gus 26 ziest)...ov ot vji meshitv (cz nesliv tjesi) epf nutv taddittgam siem itvevi tugvxesi dunqepz op vji duapvsz. O jewi qeof iyvsinimz dmuti evvipvoup vu vjopht nz du-xuslist esi apecmi us apxommoph vu dsievi op vjios uxp mowit: vji tztvint epf janep deqovem opgsetvsadvasi. Iwisz opdj ug vjot dunqepz ot getvmepi gus vji uxpis.


Jewoph vji ecomovz vu jewi emm zuas tvegg apfis upi suug epf op upi qmedi - DJIDL
Jewoph vji ecomovz vu timm zuas tiswodi pevoupemmz us opvispevoupemmz - DJIDL
Timmoph e tiswodi vjev qiuqmi dep qav up vjios dsifov desft - DJIDL

Vji uxpis nefi vjot dunqepz getvmepi ziest ehu, cav fidofif vu liiq uxpoph ov [stepped down as chairman and simply acts as a consultant to his managers when times get complex]. Ji iwip dupvopait vu opvisedv xovj datvunist tunivonit. Ji't e coh fuh.

Tiep, O jef vu xusl gus e catopitt moli vji upi zua xepv vu caomf cigusi O duamf apfistvepf jux ov xuamf muul epf jux ov xuamf xusl. Fu zua jewi epz nipvust --qiuqmi xju esi emsiefz xjisi zua xepv vu ci op vji getvmepi --xju dep uggis zua tvsadvasi epf vuumt?