2016 Fastlane Summit, Official Event Thread

[Vidar]

Callout: @Vidar!

We barely talked yet I know that you were at nearly every talk. What did YOU get out of the meetup?

(Nothing like a little pressure, eh? )

GAH!

I'm totally kicking myself for not chatting with you @Iwokeup . Your presentation was fantastic, by the way! I was just so totally overwhelmed by all the awesomeness that was given out during the meetup that I've had to take some time to process it all.

Honestly, going to the meetup was one of the hardest things I've done. If you looked up "introvert" in the dictionary you would have found my picture there... but I got scared and didn't show up for the photo XD Seriously, getting myself to go down and hang out in a room full of people I'd never met was absolutely terrifying. But after getting to meetup and listening to so many inspiring, down to earth, encouraging people I was so glad to have pushed myself out of the hotel room when all I wanted to do was hide in my bed.

Since getting home I've been grinding to find manufacturers. I'm definitely dropping the private label stuff, the easy way just won't cut it. I've really struggled with trying to do everything by myself, but after the eye-opening presentation about using VA's, it's like there's a light at the end of the tunnel! New logo, new website design, packaging designs, help writing copy are all on my VA list now so I can focus on working on the important things like Brand Recognition a la @Eskil and working on Branding using @AllenCrawley's advice.

Going back to the job this week was rough. I'm now literally allergic to my job... either the hand scrub, the Avagard, or the gloves I have to wear in the OR are making my hands blister up all over (I'd post a pic, but it isn't pretty). This new turn of events is just pushing me even harder to get my business running and get my butt out of the OR this year.

Thank you again to all the wonderful presenters and attendees that were so open about their processes. My goal is to return to the Summit next year and be able to give back.

 

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[Vidar]

It was great meeting you again man. Here I was just posting about new Fastlaners moving in to town, and then you post this

For any of you contemplating or planning the move - I'm more than happy to answer any practical questions, etc. since I went through the same thing just 2 years ago. I'm looking at you, @Bigguns50 @Bellini @Vidar (yep you too, lol) @Morethan1 @throttleforward
Whether you're thinking about renting or buying, I have heard rumors about this really incredible realtor lady named @Red

Also - moving to the area here doesn't mean you have to be in the city limits of Scottsdale. There are many other great areas that really just blend in from one to another, and where costs can be more favorable. Don't ignore areas such as Gilbert, Chandler, Tempe, Fountain Hills, or other parts of north-east, east, south-east Phoenix metro. It's mostly within 30 mins drive from one to the other. You will be surprised how affordable and great living can be here.

Check www.Numbeo.com (thanks @GlobalWealth) to compare your cost of living compared to where you are now, versus some of the towns I just mentioned.

We (the Fastlaners who already live here) will welcome you with open arms

I really do like Utah but... the snow and freezing temps. I didn't miss it at all

Off to Numbeo!!

 

[Red]

But after getting to meetup and listening to so many inspiring, down to earth, encouraging people I was so glad to have pushed myself out of the hotel room when all I wanted to do was hide in my bed.

It was great to have you, I'm so glad you pushed out of your comfort zone & came to the event -I only wish I was able to chat with you more than a handshake & an intro! Thanks for helping rep the Estrogen Brigade.

 

[GIlman]

Since the summit is been busting my butt to make some of my ideas a reality.

We're moving forward with our plans to create a joint venture outsourcing company. Our model is going to be different than most. We will educate all our hires to English fluency and make sure they all have the latest technology so they don't waste time because their computer or internet sucks.

Cost to do this should average about $1000 per hire per year. This will allow us to get better rates for our jobs, and clients will get better quality and higher productivity.

We will also be curating the best talent possible.

I'll open up a Thread when I have more specifics to share about creating a foreign corporation.

Man I wish the summit was every 6 months. I'm down for a sE Asia meet up in the fall [emoji3]




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[GPM]

Just a quick question for the attendees. I know that there was a few ill people at this event. Did anyone else get laid up after the event?

I arrived home on Tuesday night and felt fine, Wednesday and Thursday I had a small tickle and feeling of "fat throat", but nothing serious. Thursday night I was on a plane heading up North and I had a nap, when I woke up I had some serious chills. I ended up wearing my winter jacket, toque and gloves for the rest of the flight. By the time I landed (like 30 min later) I was so chilled and dizzy I could hardly stand.

Friday was a complete write off, I spend 80% of the day sleeping, and the remaining 20% rolling around wishing I was asleep. Today I am a little less dizzy and slightly less chilled, but now my throat is on fire and it hurts to high hell to talk.

Anyone experience anything similar? No idea how long this will last but I guess I will go to the doctor on Monday if it is not any better.

 

[SteveO]

Wish I had known. Would have liked to shake your hand.

I was the loud guy telling wierd stories.

 

[Guest12120]

Anyone experience anything similar? No idea how long this will last but I guess I will go to the doctor on Monday if it is not any better.

I felt a bit sick on Friday. It was pretty strange, I felt a little dizzy and sleepy and had a strange muscle pain in my legs. No cough or sore throat though.
I thought I was going down with a flu. I took like 20 grams of vitamin c and was fine the next morning.



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[Red]

I arrived home on Tuesday night and felt fine....,

Mine was all in my chest & has since passed. A lot of sleep (during the day, even) for me & fluids helped it pass quickly. Just the slightest little cough now that should be gone at any time.

Did you eat the oysters? lol

 

[Iwokeup]

Mine was all in my chest & has since passed. A lot of sleep (during the day, even) for me & fluids helped it pass quickly. Just the slightest little cough now that should be gone at any time.

Did you eat the oysters? lol

Huh. I came home and was sick with n/v on Monday.

 

[thorn]

Since the summit is been busting my butt to make some of my ideas a reality.

We're moving forward with our plans to create a joint venture outsourcing company. Our model is going to be different than most. We will educate all our hires to English fluency and make sure they all have the latest technology so they don't waste time because their computer or internet sucks.

Cost to do this should average about $1000 per hire per year. This will allow us to get better rates for our jobs, and clients will get better quality and higher productivity.

We will also be curating the best talent possible.

I'll open up a Thread when I have more specifics to share about creating a foreign corporation.

Man I wish the summit was every 6 months. I'm down for a sE Asia meet up in the fall [emoji3]




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I was fine, but my wife was with me and got real sick for about 24 hours after we got home.

 

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[Vigilante]

Shout-out to a forum member and his partner who took action on the heels of the forum meet up.

Action produces results.

He emailed me a copy of his FIRST ONLINE SALE today.

And that is how it ALWAYS begins.

One customer at a time.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Did anyone else get laid up after the event?

A few days after (about Wed) I picked up flu like symptoms and I am still sick. I don't think it was anything conference specific, but more like just being around 1000's of people in a casino and at a bar (top golf).

 

[Chitown]

Just a quick question for the attendees. I know that there was a few ill people at this event. Did anyone else get laid up after the event?

I arrived home on Tuesday night and felt fine, Wednesday and Thursday I had a small tickle and feeling of "fat throat", but nothing serious. Thursday night I was on a plane heading up North and I had a nap, when I woke up I had some serious chills. I ended up wearing my winter jacket, toque and gloves for the rest of the flight. By the time I landed (like 30 min later) I was so chilled and dizzy I could hardly stand.

Friday was a complete write off, I spend 80% of the day sleeping, and the remaining 20% rolling around wishing I was asleep. Today I am a little less dizzy and slightly less chilled, but now my throat is on fire and it hurts to high hell to talk.

Anyone experience anything similar? No idea how long this will last but I guess I will go to the doctor on Monday if it is not any better.

I had some serious body aches Tuesday evening / Wednesday morning, that subsided by Thursday. But then had a terrible experience with food diarrhea, late Thursday night through this morning.

I basically pitched a tent

A few days after (about Wed) I picked up flu like symptoms and I am still sick. I don't think it was anything conference specific, but more like just being around 1000's of people in a casino and at a bar (top golf).

@MJ DeMarco
Completely agree with this!!!!!!

I set up camp in the bathroom all day, Friday!

 

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[NYCGoblin]

One week since I left the meetup, and it was everything that I expected.

The presentations of @Vigilante @Boom & @throttleforward gave all of the energy, motivation, and direction that is needed for a lifetime. There were so many directions that i had in mind that I could of taken after the meet up, but I allowed myself a few days to decompress overall and now am all in.

I have begun to use VA's to super charge my business as a real estate broker (Looking to get to the level of @EvanOkanagan & @Red) But in addition to that I really took a liking to @Sean Marshall's presentation on online marketing for local businesses. I have since begun working on my brother in law's contracting/painting business that is already very successful all on only referrals.

I really thank all of you that listened to me, and shared their stories and knowledge. I hope to get to chat with even more of you next year while detailing the excellent progress that we all have made.

DO EPIC SHIT

 

[LateStarter]

A week since getting home from the Summit. Here's my progress so far:

1. Killed the business I was working on after getting lots of feedback from everyone at the Summit. Thanks for the honest feedback everyone!
2. Hopefully provided some value to @Iwokeup and @JonnyC to help grow and strengthen their businesses. Good luck guys...you are both on inspiring paths! Keep it up!
3. Thought a lot about product-based businesses and looked for opportunities in some markets.
4. @Iwokeup and @AllenCrawley's presentations led me to a potential market opportunity. I contacted 4 contract manufacturers to see what their capabilities are. I'm doing more research and analysis on the different value streams that I could maximize while waiting to hear back.
5. I also stumbled upon another potential opportunity in a Amazon restricted category. Interestingly my uncle has run a B&M business in this niche for decades. I contacted Amazon about the process to get listed in the category and contacted my extended family for samples of what they offer and what their capabilities are. They could be an initial supplier that would be easier to work with for this opportunity...but family can also be a big pain in the a$$, so...who knows!

Hmmmm... decisions decisions.

 

[LightHouse]

Via @Eskil after 2015 Summit...

 

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[GPM]

Well I have already been moving forward on a few things I never managed to get around to before, even thought I always knew I should.

I am also still very sick, have not experienced throat pain like this in a LONG time. Waking up to my truck telling me this didn't help any either...

 

[Eskil]

this didn't help any either...

Meanwhile in Scottsdale...

Hey.. it's actually the same temperature here. Just with a + instead of -


Make the move!

 

[AnneC]

Another awesome event in Scottsdale. It's seriously my favorite weekend every year.

We did get some sort of food poisoning (I think), and spent all day Monday sleeping off nausea. Other than that, it was an incredible weekend.

Thank you @MJ DeMarco , @Red , @AllenCrawley , @Eskil for hosting, nametags, MCing... everything!

A sincere thank you to everyone I met, and those that I already considered family. Even if we didn't get a chance to catch up extensively during the event, you guys know that I'm always here. Love you all!

Special thank you to @biophase for letting us crash your place and all the KSB we could absorb. Due to KSB, I finally had a hallelujah moment: I'm getting out of business with my friend. It was a great two-year experience, but it made no sense for me to be putting in 100% of the work for 50% of the return. The next two months will be busy with the hand-off, but I'm really looking forward to the path ahead.

 

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[csalvato]

it made no sense for me to be putting in 100% of the work for 50% of the return. The next two months will be busy with the hand-off, but I'm really looking forward to the path ahead.

Awesome to hear it Anne! Big changes in your future now

 

[throttleforward]

First day of freedom-turned in my badge yesterday, never looking back.

On a side note-I've never been a "morning person" yet somehow I found it easy to wake up before 6am today. Funny how that works

 

[Vigilante]

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First day of freedom-turned in my badge yesterday, never looking back.

On a side note-I've never been a "morning person" yet somehow I found it easy to wake up before 6am today. Funny how that works

Life just began.

This has the makings of one of the most epic "throw your printer off the balcony" stories ever.

You only have one direction to head now.

 

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[The-J]

Just hired my first hourly designer today on Upwork. (Took a little while to get acclimated to the hiring process on Upwork)

I'm still a little fired up, but I'm not so fired up as I was when I got off the plane.

No more dabbling. @LightHouse

 

[Vigilante]

@LightHouse comes up with the most posted phrase from the 2016 Fast Lane Summit.

 

[GPM]

@Kung Fu Steve you really kicked my a$$! I keep thinking about that number you made me choose, and then the larger one you made me choose. My original number was already about 5x larger than any sales volume I have ever done, and the new one I picked was 3x larger than that number. It got me inspired but I was still afraid of it.

I spent pretty much the entire last night working on it. I've had this product picked out for almost a year, very few real players in that niche, and most of what is out there is pure crap. Maybe 3 people that I have seen that have a quality product. The largest of the good quality one did over a million in sales in 2013, so there are lots of customers! I started designing a little prototype for this niche as I want a 100% custom product (that I can stamp my name on to). Reached out to someone I know (who I had kind of forgotten did this) who's industry claim to fame has been that he can bring manufacturing back from overseas to local and do it cheaper. He has done this as the COO and VP of production for a few high level companies. I want to have this manufactured in Canada if possible.

I also started the process of hiring a VA do to some stuff for me on upwork. I should be rolling on this by tonight or tomorrow.

The point of this is that I am taking action, I am not longer afraid of that number. I am embracing it and dreaming of it. Every time I think it can't be done I just think to myself "why not?" and I realize the only thing that would ever hold this back is myself. This is it! I am unbelievably pumped for what can be accomplished and I am not letting anyone down this year.

 

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[IGP]

Very inspiring to see so many people taking action and being energized!

Sorry I missed it!

 

[Iwokeup]

Haven't been idle over here:

o Drove 4 hours south to work.
o Worked five 12 hour night shifts in the ER.
o After waking up & before work: Counted, barcoded, stickered, and now sorted my first shipments (7) into FBA.
o Drove back home.
o Woke up this morning at 0400 (Miracle Morning indeed!)
o Finished the above work.
o Heading to drop off product to UPS ==> FBA.

Yeah, I know. Not a huge deal compared with some, but hey! A little progress is better than NO progress.

o Also, I've had some extremely helpful, intriguing and potentially blockbuster conversations this week. Lots to take action on.

Movement has a momentum of its own, I've discovered.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

@Kung Fu Steve you really kicked my a$$! I keep thinking about that number you made me choose, and then the larger one you made me choose. My original number was already about 5x larger than any sales volume I have ever done, and the new one I picked was 3x larger than that number. It got me inspired but I was still afraid of it.

Spend some time multiple times per day re-affirming that belief.

Develop as much certainty as you can by visualizing and finding references that prove it IS possible.

Hell, there are people in this very thread that are doing it. So one, it's possible. Two, YOU can do it, too.

Now tap into that potential, take massive action, and get to it!

 

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[Iwokeup]

Spend some time multiple times per day re-affirming that belief.

Develop as much certainty as you can by visualizing and finding references that prove it IS possible.

Hell, there are people in this very thread that are doing it. So one, it's possible. Two, YOU can do it, too.

Now tap into that potential, take massive action, and get to it!

Man, this cannot be said enough! If you don't visualize it, it won't happen.

I think that your preso will turn out to be one of the most fundamentally useful ones as the year goes on....because the lessons are critically impt.

 

[Vigilante]

Man, this cannot be said enough! If you don't visualize it, it won't happen.

I think that your preso will turn out to be one of the most fundamentally useful ones as the year goes on....because the lessons are critically impt.

It was for me.