The Official 2018 Fastlane Summit Event Thread

[StompingAcorns]

If nothing else we should strive to "one person, one question, one answer".

I was also thinking of questions that I'd like to have heard from all/most of the speakers on. I was wondering if there was a way to queue the questions up ahead of time for the speakers. For example, I'd love to have heard each speaker talk about what their coping strategies are for when they hit the wall - things are going horribly wrong, they're discouraged, they haven't found the next step yet, they want to quit - but they don't - what are they saying in their head and what are they doing that is, effectively, their coping strategy for how they get themselves out of that space.

When he's "on" he's certainly "on" and as social as anyone I've ever met but that "off time" is CRITICAL for him. He may be an extreme example with his introversion dialed up 11 but it makes for a good example.

I once heard it described this way - if you recharge your energy by being alone or with one or two people, then you're an introvert. If you recharge by being around others, then you're an extrovert.

 

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[csalvato]

I was also thinking of questions that I'd like to have heard from all/most of the speakers on. I was wondering if there was a way to queue the questions up ahead of time for the speakers. For example, I'd love to have heard each speaker talk about what their coping strategies are for when they hit the wall - things are going horribly wrong, they're discouraged, they haven't found the next step yet, they want to quit - but they don't - what are they saying in their head and what are they doing that is, effectively, their coping strategy for how they get themselves out of that space.

Nothing stopping you from asking any/all of us now. i’d be happy to answer in DM or another thread, whatever you prefer.

i’ve had some horrible crashes and burns

 

[TheSilverSpoon]

This year's summit was awesome.

First, a big thank you to @MJ DeMarco , @Red , @AllenCrawley, and @Eskil for making this happen. Lots of lives get changed here, year after year, because of the work you do.

@AnneC and John - thank you both for both for putting together the airbnb. That was a good place, with an even better group of people (even though the pool was a bit chilly!)

To all the housemates - thank you all for the late night laughs, fun hikes, and great talks.

Now, onto the summit itself. The presentations were probably the best I have ever seen them. Insightful, funny, engaging and chock full of wisdom and nuggets. And even though the presentations were the best they've ever been and I got a tremendous amount of value out of them, they weren't the highlight for me.

Thanks to @Kung Fu Steve, I've been on a big personal development kick since UPW. I've been trying to figure out what has been missing from my life. I knew something was, but I couldn't seem to pinpoint it.

So for me, the biggest takeaway wasn't new tactics or business strategies. But the realization that here, with all of you, I felt like I belonged. That missing piece was simply a group of smart, driven friends who fundamentally get me. My tribe.

Ya'll are awesome. I'm glad to know each and every one of you.

 

[Dunkafelics]

I know there has been talk about the question period and all...

But damn, have you gone back and read the notes on the Negotiation question that was asked?

I cannot believe how much amazing information there was in that one section. I am literally sitting here, looking at my notes and am in utter amazement at how much knowledge was dropped on us.

I urge you to go back and read that section if you have not already done so.

 

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[The Alchemist]

@The Alchemist was there??

I think I met you, but didn't make the connection to the username.

I remember that solid amazon thread from a couple of years ago.

Would love to see an update!

@amp0193 I was there! I don’t think we met though. It was only afterwards that someone told me who you were on the forum. You’re right, updating that thread is long overdue!

I’m glad I made the trip all the way from Belgium. It was my first time attending and I had a blast. It was nice to be around like-minded people for a change, something I often miss in my country. Actually being understood when sharing what struggles I have in business (and life) was really nice.

I met some wonderful people at the summit and the B&P house. A big thank to all my housemates. I wish them all the best with their La Croix addiction The conversations, the hikes. Unforgettable!

Thank you to the presenters. I picked up gold nuggets from each and every one of you! Thank you to the people that set everything up as well. The room, the food, everything was all top notch.

It was an experience I’m going to remember for a very long time. Next time I’ll be back for sure. A 20+ hour trip to Scottsdale won’t hold me back anymore. It’s totally worth it!

 

[LightHouse]

@MJ DeMarco or @Eskil Do either of you have a complete final list of forum names and real names for attendees?

This long a$$ post i'm writing is impossible without linking those two together and I have massive gaps in what i jotted down in my notebook.

 

[Vigilante]

@MJ DeMarco or @Eskil Do either of you have a complete final list of forum names and real names for attendees?

This long a$$ post i'm writing is impossible without linking those two together and I have massive gaps in what i jotted down in my notebook.

Arent you the guy that told everyone to change their avatar to their real face?

 

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[SteveO]

I'd love to have heard each speaker talk about what their coping strategies are for when they hit the wall - things are going horribly wrong, they're discouraged, they haven't found the next step yet, they want to quit - but they don't - what are they saying in their head and what are they doing that is, effectively, their coping strategy for how they get themselves out of that space.

No coping strategy for me... Just simply reactions. I have never wanted to quit unless absolutely forced. Changing directions perhaps.

Long ago, I wanted to have plans and contingencies. I wanted to think five steps ahead. Not so now. I find that if I move a direction that the next step just arrives naturally. It flows so much better than trying to force all the planned steps.

 

[Vigilante]

Now is when it starts.

The slide.

The meetup is over. The weekend is here. I had to settle back into my day job this week. All of the bullshit I hate was waiting for me when I got back.

And I made it to the weekend after.

I'm not in Scottsdale any more. I don't have Wadih or Steve to jump start my morning. I don't have a room of 100 other people that think like I do to walk into.

All I have is a Saturday, right back where I started from. And Sunday is the pre-cursor to Monday.

And the slide begins.

The next meetup is 51 weeks away. You have plenty of time. After all, you were gone last weekend. This weekend you just need to relax. Regroup. Maybe Sunday night you promise yourself you'll look at your notes from last weekend. Only Sunday night... well that's the closing ceremony for the Olympics.

Then the alarm rings, and it's Monday morning, and you're right back where you were.

And now it's April. And you stop by the forum, but you really don't have any updates for your progress thread. Remember your progress thread?

And now it's May. And June. No longer a slide. It's who you are again.

I was so excited that weekend. So happy to be in Scottsdale. So comfortable around people who "got" me. Who wanted the same things I did.

Wow those speakers were awesome, weren't they? Those people are amazing. I want to be one of them at some point.

But now it's July. I really need a vacation. I am so sick of this shit. Half the year is over already. My job sucks.

Next weekend I am really going to kick some shit in gear. I even bookmarked VistaPrint. I will come back to that. Got my Facebook name reserved.

The forum is a lot slower than it was in February. Not much going on there. I need a book or something to get me motivated. I am going to head over to Amazon and check out there entrepreneur books. No business books.

So F*cking sick of this. Tonight I am going to do some work. I am going to get this started.

Shit where did the night go? Oh well. I have committed to myself that this coming weekend, actually next weekend I am going to start kicking some a$$.

I have no idea how it's possible it is September already. F*cking job. F*cking life. F*cking no money. Meetup discussion already? How is that even possible?

I have no F*cking money. I want to buy a ticket anyway. I need to get out of here. I am NOT going to miss the next meetup. Speak? LOL. What would I speak about?

How much my job sucks? Maybe I can figure out something between now and then so at least I have something to talk about.

Merry Christmas, everyone. - Vigilante

 

[LightHouse]

Arent you the guy that told everyone to change their avatar to their real face?

I also need it for Dec 2018 for when I check in on who completed the LightHouse Challenge 2018. And who needs massive supposed from attendees at that point to get them there.

#LightHouseChallenge



.... #Blessed

 

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[LightHouse]

Now is when it starts.

The slide.

The meetup is over. The weekend is here. I had to settle back into my day job this week. All of the bullshit I hate was waiting for me when I got back.

And I made it to the weekend after.

I'm not in Scottsdale any more. I don't have Wadih or Steve to jump start my morning. I don't have a room of 100 other people that think like I do to walk into.

All I have is a Saturday, right back where I started from. And Sunday is the pre-cursor to Monday.

And the slide begins.

The next meetup is 51 weeks away. You have plenty of time. After all, you were gone last weekend. This weekend you just need to relax. Regroup. Maybe Sunday night you promise yourself you'll look at your notes from last weekend. Only Sunday night... well that's the closing ceremony for the Olympics.

Then the alarm rings, and it's Monday morning, and you're right back where you were.

And now it's April. And you stop by the forum, but you really don't have any updates for your progress thread. Remember your progress thread?

And now it's May. And June.

I was so excited that weekend. So happy to be in Scottsdale. So comfortable around people who "got" me. Who wanted the same things I did.

Wow those speakers were awesome, weren't they? Those people are amazing. I want to be one of them at some point.

But now it's July. I really need a vacation. I am so sick of this sh*t. Half the year is over already. My job sucks.

Next weekend I am really going to kick some sh*t in gear. I even bookmarked VistaPrint. I will come back to that. Got my Facebook name reserved.

The forum is a lot slower than it was in February. Not much going on there. I need a book or something to get me motivated. I am going to head over to Amazon and check out there entrepreneur books. No business books.

So f*cking sick of this. Tonight I am going to do some work. I am going to get this started.

sh*t where did the night go? Oh well. I have committed to myself that this coming weekend, actually next weekend I am going to start kicking some a$$.

I have no idea how it's possible it is September already. f*cking job. f*cking life. f*cking no money. Meetup discussion already? How is that even possible?

I have no f*cking money. I want to buy a ticket anyway. I need to get out of here. I am NOT going to miss the next meetup. Speak? LOL. What would I speak about?

How much my job sucks? Maybe I can figure out something between now and then so at least I have something to talk about.

Merry Christmas, everyone. - Vigilante

So much this.. to add on top courtesy of @Eskil from the 2015 Summit...

 

[ZCP]

Get to work!!

 

[GPM]

I met some wonderful people at the summit and the B&P house. A big thank to all my housemates. I wish them all the best with their La Croix addiction

You have no idea...

 

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[Vigilante]

So much this.. to add on top courtesy of @Eskil from the 2015 Summit...

As usual, Eskil said in 20 words what it took me 700 to say.

 

[amp0193]

I'm not in Scottsdale any more. I don't have Wadih or Steve to jump start my morning. I don't have a room of 100 other people that think like I do to walk into.

For anyone at the meetup, you've got hours of Tony Robbins audio to listen to from @Kung Fu Steve, if you reached out to him. You did message him, right?

Been starting my mornings with a 20-30 min run, and some TR.

It's not like being there live, but... it's still nice.

 

[AnneC]

I plan on meeting the @LightHouse challenge. The Lighthouse Lean... not so much.

Guys, don't let @Vigilante 's post above become prophecy for you.

Personally, the biggest difference in my business rate of execution has been forming a mastermind group with people I met at a workshop (thank you, Pat Flynn - Smart Passive Income).

We use Google Hangouts video, every other week, for EXACTLY one hour.

Through Business failures / successes, personal tragedies, a wedding, and newborn babies... it doesn't matter. Everyone shows up on time, like clockwork. Our group just passed four years in existence.

Those that were at the Fastlane Summit, I HIGHLY recommend you consider creating a mastermind or accountability group. It's much more effective to do this with people you've met In Real Life and have built some rapport with.

As you all know, building a Fastlane business can be a lonely road. Sometimes, it's hard to reach out for help... we get busy, too embarrassed, don't want to become a nuisance, life gets in the way... there's always an excuse. I find it helpful to have a regularly scheduled meeting to counteract that.

 

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[amp0193]

@amp0193 I was there! I don’t think we met though.

I know I introduced myself to someone who said they were from Belgium. It was very brief though.

We'll talk more next time!

 

[Eskil]

Do either of you have a complete final list of forum names and real names for attendees?

I do, but I wouldn't release that without MJ's permission.

 

[LightHouse]

As usual, Eskil said in 20 words what it took me 700 to say.

No one can match your story telling though.... both very valuable forms of communication for different ears.

I do, but I wouldn't release that without MJ's permission.

Yup totally understand.

 

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[LightHouse]

I plan on meeting the @LightHouse challenge. The Lighthouse Lean... not so much.

Guys, don't let @Vigilante 's post above become prophecy for you.

Personally, the biggest difference in my business rate of execution has been forming a mastermind group with people I met at a workshop (thank you, Pat Flynn - Smart Passive Income).

We use Google Hangouts video, every other week, for EXACTLY one hour.

Through Business failures / successes, personal tragedies, a wedding, and newborn babies... it doesn't matter. Everyone shows up on time, like clockwork. Our group just passed four years in existence.

Those that were at the Fastlane Summit, I HIGHLY recommend you consider creating a mastermind or accountability group. It's much more effective to do this with people you've met In Real Life and have built some rapport with.

As you all know, building a Fastlane business can be a lonely road. Sometimes, it's hard to reach out for help... we get busy, too embarrassed, don't want to become a nuisance, life gets in the way... there's always an excuse. I find it helpful to have a regularly scheduled meeting to counteract that.

Yup, connections are everything on the journey. Can't wait to see your GOLD thread Anne!

 

[LateStarter]

I plan on meeting the @LightHouse challenge. The Lighthouse Lean... not so much.

Guys, don't let @Vigilante 's post above become prophecy for you.

Personally, the biggest difference in my business rate of execution has been forming a mastermind group with people I met at a workshop (thank you, Pat Flynn - Smart Passive Income).

We use Google Hangouts video, every other week, for EXACTLY one hour.

Through Business failures / successes, personal tragedies, a wedding, and newborn babies... it doesn't matter. Everyone shows up on time, like clockwork. Our group just passed four years in existence.

Those that were at the Fastlane Summit, I HIGHLY recommend you consider creating a mastermind or accountability group. It's much more effective to do this with people you've met In Real Life and have built some rapport with.

As you all know, building a Fastlane business can be a lonely road. Sometimes, it's hard to reach out for help... we get busy, too embarrassed, don't want to become a nuisance, life gets in the way... there's always an excuse. I find it helpful to have a regularly scheduled meeting to counteract that.

Agreed Anne!

I'm working on setting up a small group on Slack. We're focusing on Amazon/ecom and REI.

If anyone is interested AND ALREADY TAKING ACTION, PM me. [emoji6][emoji106]

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[Vigilante]

Agreed Anne!

I'm working on setting up a small group on Slack. We're focusing on Amazon/ecom and REI.

If anyone is interested AND ALREADY TAKING ACTION, PM me. [emoji6][emoji106]

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We had a slack group for quite a while and it was extremely useful. Best if the members are in similar verticals and at roughly the same stages which for us (@biophase, @AllenCrawley and a few others) made it extremely productive.

Keep the signal to noise ratio low so the connection is extremely focused and productive.

 

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[eliquid]

For example, I'd love to have heard each speaker talk about what their coping strategies are for when they hit the wall - things are going horribly wrong, they're discouraged, they haven't found the next step yet, they want to quit - but they don't - what are they saying in their head and what are they doing that is, effectively, their coping strategy for how they get themselves out of that space.

I'm going to write mine out, but here goes...

If it's a real wall, I pretty much shut down as a first twitch.

I'm the kind of person I tackle one thing at a time and I can't move past it if it's not tackled.

So if I hit a wall and can't get around it, everything else shuts down almost for me. When I start to see I am having unproductive days ( 2-3 in a row ), I know I'm stuck. Sometimes I don't need this trigger and I just know upfront, but this is how I also unconsciously know if I don't experience it upfront.

At that point, I just start eating the elephant.

How do you eat an elephant? 1 bite at a time.

Since I am really in tune with who I am ( Not Fulfilled? Depressed? Maybe You Need An Alignment ) one of the first things I do is clear my plate entirely of all workload and dump everything out of my brain.

Next step, I try to get some alone time to think and recharge.

If this means taking a road trip for 2-3 hours, I do it.

If it means reading a book for the whole day, I do it.

I just try to get myself out of the funk and to a baseline mentally and get my energy levels back up to start doing work and begin on a fresh plate.

At that point, I can start to eat the elephant and tackle the wall.

You just gotta start doing something against it, even if its a tiny bit of progress.

I can't stop or shut down though, too much is riding on it

• I refuse to go back to a job
  
  
• I can't let my kids down, they look up to me and I can't give them failure as a role model
  
  
• Im gonna look like a fool on this forum if I start giving up
  
  
• I'm not going back to eating Ramen with hot sauce every lunch. I hate that. I love my nachos, wings, and steak too much.
  
  
• I got F*cking dreams yo, I can't learn to surf if I am working and living hand to mouth
  
  
• Nothing, I mean nothing is impossible. I've figure out and done shit before harder than this.
  
  
• If I can't tackle this, what other greater challenge is there in my life at this moment ( hint: none )
  
  
• Maybe I can't tackle this, with this mindset. But what if I tackle it from X, or Y, or Z mindset? As in, how would a 21 year old teenager just out of college handle this? etc.
  
  
• Let's break this down to 12 steps. What are 12 milestones to getting this complete and how do I tackle the first one?
  
  
• Can someone else jump on this and look at it with different eyes?
  
  
• Maybe I cant do the 1st milestone bc of some hard issue, but can I work on the 2nd one? Maybe doing this will help me reveal how to tackle the 1st milestone.
  
  
• If this doesn't get done ( for me personally ), every other task behind it in my life is gonna get delayed. Putting off something isn't worth delaying my goals. Not 1 bit.
  
  
• Did I say I refuse to go back to a job? Wanna know what's worse than going back to a job? The mouth breathing SOB who is 20 years my junior telling me when I can eat and how much I am worth 5 days a week. He tells me when I get up and what I do all day, although he has never done the job himself. The fact he doesn't care Christmas is on the way I need my bonus to buy my kids presents a week before Christmas is actually here. The fact that instead of a bonus, I get laid the F*ck off and have to come home and face the music from my wife and feel like a total damn loser and ask my mom for a temp. loan just to pay next month's utility bill while I still havent bought the Christmas presents yet for the kids. That's whats F*cking worse then this "wall" I have to tackle.

That last bullet point is a true story ( no joke on @Chitown )

Sometimes you just gotta know WHO you are. Past, present, and planned future...

If you want it bad enough, you'll get around the wall and discouragement.

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[amp0193]

If you want it bad enough, you'll get around the wall and discouragement.

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@MJ DeMarco

 

[Niptuck MD]

If nothing else we should strive to "one person, one question, one answer". There was one question posed to the entire group of presenters that killed 30-40 minutes and effectively ended the post-summit Q&A session. I'm sure this person didn't mean for this to happen (it was a good question, and genuine) but it was a great example of something we can do better next time.

Actually I meant for it to happen lol because MJ asked twice any questions any questions some brief seconds of silence passed and then I decided why not go for it. I'm glad I asked that question because we would not have had such vivid examples of struggles explained by MJ kenric Boris etc.

Some presenters were succinct others while others liked to share their details nonetheless I was grateful


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[SteveO]

Anytime there is an adventure, which is what we had, there will be things to talk about. I found it amusing that the answers took so long. By the time it got to me, I had nothing to add.

The panel consisted of a lot of animated people! That is a good thing. Stories to talk about...

 

[Niptuck MD]

The panel consisted of a lot of animated people!

lol thats an interested avatar animated in itself

 

[SteveO]

lol thats an interested avatar animated in itself

The "bee stings"... lol ... More hazards on a golf course than water and sand traps!

 

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[Gary]

We aren't, at least at a rate commensurate of the time invested. The payback is seeing everyone rejoice in their new knowledge, their new relationships, and their experience.

I'm yet to get the casino's bill so I'm holding my breath and hoping to be in the black. We should be OK if our estimates and budgets are within 10% of expected.

There's a great benefit to having it at the TSR casino, it's lively, lots of places to socialize, it's a destination, not a dive.

But the drawback of going here is the cost: Everything is terribly expensive (the A/V setup cost twice as much as if we actually bought the equipment ourselves) and the food is ungodly expensive, especially for the quality. Coffee was $60 a gallon. Anyone get sushi? Each tiny piece of sushi was $6 bucks, and 20 people into the line it was all gone. Lesson learned. Not complaining, just trying to relay how expensive the casino charges to have events here, so it is very difficult to keep the ticket cost under $500 bucks when every other conference charges $1K, and they don't even try to feed you.

Ultimately if I could have it my way, I'd opt for the huge buffet option for everyone for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, which in itself, would cost more than 2X the cost of the ticket , and that's not even accounting for the other costs.

In years to come, this will by our (my) challenge, to keep a high standard of execution, but to keep the ticket from becoming a bro-marketing price ($1297!)

I hope you're in the black. This was a stellar production resulting in what looks like an endless stream of 5 star reviews for the benefits received.

I certainly hope you're able to keep the event at such a fantastic resort. Every single TSR employee we came into contact with was very accomodating and polite. The food was outstanding (had late night room service twice, as well). The entire joint was dynamic AND comfortable.

$399 for the entire conference plus four delicious meals?! Unbelievable and very much appreciated @MJ DeMarco & staff.

 

[StompingAcorns]

@eliquid , @csalvato , @SteveO Thanks so much for sharing your coping strategies. I got a lot of value from your stories - thank you!