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<div class="bbWrapper">Hi everyone, <br /> <br /> My name is Andre and I just found the Fastlane Forum a few weeks ago. I purchased MJ&#039;s book <i>The Millionaire Fastlane</i> right away and finished it in 4 days. It was the best book I&#039;ve ever read. I&#039;ve been reading different threads here on the forum and I just want to say thanks to everyone that contributes their time in giving helpful advice. I can&#039;t speak for everyone, but it really means a lot to me as a fastlane student just starting out and trying to learn as much as possible. <br /> <br /> Even though MJ&#039;s book was straight to the point with no bs, I still feel kind of stuck and don&#039;t know where to begin. What do you folks recommend I learn first? I&#039;m completely new to this. <br /> <br /> I have a set goal of starting any business that provides value, but I don&#039;t have many ideas. <b>Should I join the insider forum? </b><br /> <br /> Not to bring up the college talk again, but I tried college and it just wasn&#039;t for me. I couldn&#039;t stand sitting in classes losing valuable time learning things I wouldn&#039;t be using in the real world just for a piece of paper that <b>might</b> get me a job making <b>someone else rich</b>. The problem is I don&#039;t want a job. I want to be an entrepreneur and provide the world with as much value as possible and make peoples lives easier. I&#039;m 22 years old and I feel like time is running out quick.<br /> <br /> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I don&#039;t want to waste any more time not taking action. Thanks so much for your time.<br /> <br /> -Andre</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Welcome to the forums Andre!<br /> <br /> Since you&#039;re new, I would suggest reading through the <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/forums/the-fastlane.21/" class="link link--internal"><b><u>GOLD Threads</u></b></a> to see how proper execution and determination turned results for many forum users. Then check out posts from users with high speed points or rep (posters with very high speed and/or rep are usually the Millionaires). There is a goldmine of information even in the free areas.<br /> <br /> <b>You and I are both 22</b>; we have <i>plenty</i> of time to try, fail, learn, and eventually succeed. Just remember that every second counts; don&#039;t waste time. Also, there are members here 40+ as well, which is still young considering what one can accomplish with Entrepreneurship in a 1-3+ year span. Having the drive to pursue your dreams is the big one here, and many people lose this drive later on in life when they get comfortable with the &#039;norm&#039;.<br /> <br /> If you eventually decide to become an Insider, there are more in-depth explanations on process, and greater detail on many aspects of different business ventures. However, I would strongly suggest checking around the forum first, and start with the basics.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">Mindset - generosity (its a gold thread by icecream kid)<br /> Learning to pay attention to what businesses are doing all around you<br /> How to budget<br /> Start brainstorming everyday and keep the best you come up with as notes<br /> <br /> The journey is done mostly alone, so learn to be really patient and thorough<br /> Develop a system that gets you closer everyday and you can do for years</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 31478" data-quote="AndreHimself" data-source="post: 462573" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=462573" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-462573">AndreHimself said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I still feel kind of stuck and don&#039;t know where to begin. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Read the Gold threads. <br /> Stick around and contribute. <br /> Wrap yourself into the mindset of a producer and a winner.<br /> <br /> On the flip side, if you want to be like &quot;most people&quot; -- disappear. The intro forum is littered with such posts &quot;I&#039;m going to provide value!&quot; and then bam, 24 hours later they&#039;re back to their old job, their old ways, and their old thinking.<br /> <br /> I mean I get it, it feels good to write that things are going to change. But the truth is, nothing usually does until you do.<br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 31478" data-quote="AndreHimself" data-source="post: 462573" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=462573" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-462573">AndreHimself said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <b>Should I join the insider forum?</b> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> No, that&#039;d be like taking Algebra before basic math. The Insider forum is a deeper look into process-- some of the threads are 10 and 20 pages long spanning months, sometimes years.<br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 31478" data-quote="AndreHimself" data-source="post: 462573" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=462573" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-462573">AndreHimself said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I want to be an entrepreneur and provide the world with as much value as possible and make peoples lives easier. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Then start small and grab one win, one sale, one &quot;awesome&quot;, one something.<br /> <br /> Getting started is about getting out there and doing something. Anything. I&#039;m a big fan of just getting your feet wet, selling a TeeSpring shirt, cleaning up an antique piece of furniture bought from Goodwill and reselling, whatever. Learn how to make $10 before you can make $100, $1000, so forth.<br /> <br /> Good luck and welcome aboard.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Welcome! I would say that learning your own personal strengths and interests should be towards the top of the list. Read about ecommerce, software as a service, regular service businesses, wholesaling, etc. Learn what kind of businesses interest you <i>and</i> mesh with your personality.<br /> <br /> I spent too long trying to make SaaS and service businesses work, when I really knew deep down that I should be working on a tangible, product related business.<br /> <br /> Then, after you get a feeling for the direction you like, dig into that area. No need reading about SaaS biz if it doesn&#039;t interest you - you&#039;d just be wasting time.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Thanks so much everyone for all the helpful advice. I&#039;m really excited to start this journey. I&#039;ll start with the Gold threads.<br /> <br /> I&#039;ll be on this forum everyday most likely and try to contribute as much as I can, but it might not be much since I still have a lot to learn.<br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 462664" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=462664" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-462664">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> On the flip side, if you want to be like &quot;most people&quot; -- disappear. The intro forum is littered with such posts &quot;I&#039;m going to provide value!&quot; and then bam, 24 hours later they&#039;re back to their old job, their old ways, and their old thinking.<br /> <br /> I mean I get it, it feels good to write that things are going to change. But the truth is, nothing usually does until you do. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I promise you I won&#039;t be disappearing. I mean, where would I disappear to, the Slowlane? No thanks <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">What should you learn? Anything. Everything. As long as you&#039;re learning something, you&#039;re good.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">- Absorb as much knowledge as you can<br /> - Read a lot of books. Shape your mindset and mentality<br /> - Read all of the GOLD threads, as stated above<br /> - Learn how to write COPY. (Search up the Gary Halbert 30-Day Challenge.)<br /> Trust me, when I started out here, I was in the same boat as you. I had no ideas, I was just motivated by the book to do something. When I started reading Gary Halberts works and some of the GOLD threads, I have tons of ideas floating through my head. By reading the GOLD threads, I now possess the knowledge of how to implement my ideas.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Where to start. Many places....<br /> <br /> Give people what they want. Go to a meetup.com group for a specific demographic and start figuring out their struggles.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">thanks to the advice on this thread! being new here even i seem have some direction now.... gold post is solid.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 22031" data-quote="knvduhon" data-source="post: 462968" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=462968" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-462968">knvduhon said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Maybe I&#039;m looking in the wrong section but when I check in the Gold Thread it shows no topics. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Youre looking at the insider gold threads which are pay-to-play: <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/account/upgrades" class="link link--internal">https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/account/upgrades</a><br /> <br /> The other gold threads are at the top of each subforum.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">Ok I understand now I didn&#039;t know that before</div>
 
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