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Azur and Chuma story in T.M.Fastlane?

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Has MJ DeMarco invented that story, or where is it's origin?
And how did he think of the names Azur and Chuma?

My story. I created and wrote it.

The names are ancient Egyptian names.
 

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Hmm learn something new every day. Always thought that was a repurposed story.

Once again, MJ is a allstar author.
 

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Hmm learn something new every day. Always thought that was a repurposed story.

Once again, MJ is a allstar author.

Thank you, I'm glad it's here for the record. I'm sure the story will be ripped at some point not knowing it is mine, and copyrighted.

"Oh, I thought it was an AESOP tale?!"
 
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Azur and Chuma .... storytelling, it is the universal model of the FastLane.

This story is the DNA of the FastLane.

From ... “ICE CREAM to the PYRAMIDS”.

These are two unforgettable stories that are easy to remember and affect the emotional intelligence of people in depth.

When the student is ready (with the book in his hand), the disarming master appears, with an identical and surprising word, in a story clearly called while in the other one implicitly: INVENTOR.

The Millionaire FastLane stimulates the invention at the base of entrepreneurial creativity.

The entrepreneurial essence is in INVENTING the way of doing business separated from time in any market.
 
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Bennu can help you lift heavier stones for 10 easy payments of $29.99.
In the fictional Fastlane universe, Bennu and Gary, the limo passenger who sold his admin company for millions, seem to be the most mysterious characters yet! :rofl::rofl::hilarious: I'm tempted to ask for side stories...

I didn't know there was an actual longer tale behind Gary's conversations that MJ overheard until the UNSCRIPTED promo story came out.

Bennu might expand his biz from a fitness coach into construction then. And it'll turn into a 'selling shovels' story instead of a simple tale lol.
 

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Thanks for your books and your work @MJ DeMarco . In the past weeks, I've been reflecting on my work and realized that I shouldn't always only try to work harder but also work on the approach I'm using to get stuff done. Not only do the same but quicker, harder, and more often but also take the time to reflect if the approach I'm taking is the best one or even working at all^^. It was so ingrained in me to never take the time for reflection because subconsciously I had the thought that that's a waste of time(because I could use that time to work more).

It's such a stupid belief that was guiding my behavior subconsciously for so long without me even realizing it. When I finally recognized what was causing me to live in this repeating pattern I had to think about this story with the pyramids I read probably around 10 years ago. I googled to find this story again and to reread it. Surprisingly I remembered that it's from you in TMF . Thanks a lot for your work and the knowledge you are sharing!

In the past, I realized that it's so valuable to take the time to better understand your subconscious patterns and beliefs that are leading your life. Otherwise, I think you will only repeat the same mistakes over and over again just in different forms without really improving. “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” - C.G. Jung
 
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That story actually gave me the most questions from the whole book :)

Where did Pharaoh got his money from?
What activity was paying the bills of Azur and Chyma while they were building their pyramid?
Where can i find my personal Pharaoh who would tell me: "All you need to do to succeede in life is to build a 15-story pyramid all by yourself without any accounting, market exploration and any uncertainty. The free-to-take stones are here. The free-of-rent land piece is here. The barn to build your contraption awaits."?
 

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That story actually gave me the most questions from the whole book :)

Where did Pharaoh got his money from?
What activity was paying the bills of Azur and Chyma while they were building their pyramid?
Where can i find my personal Pharaoh who would tell me: "All you need to do to succeede in life is to build a 15-story pyramid all by yourself without any accounting, market exploration and any uncertainty. The free-to-take stones are here. The free-of-rent land piece is here. The barn to build your contraption awaits."?

Clearly you missed the point.

Oh well...
 

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Clearly you missed the point.
I might have. But what really got me questioning is the unchanging goal through whole story. "Build me the pyramid", plain and simple, and no matter will it take a year, a decade or a century, and you will be set for life.

I am not an established and experienced businessman as yourself, but for me it seems that "roll with the punches" is the way to success, no? Listen to the market, adapt, make decisions, fail and try again. A decade now changes the landscape more than a century in the old times. Where in this hurricane of a world can I find a 1-man market worth millions who only needs a value from a pyramid (no one else need) built and will need it not only after a decade, but also once my competitor finishes it?

And if a pyramid here is a metaphor for a money system to nourish one for life (which I think is not), still I do not get the easiness and more - the certainty with which it is presented in the story. Nothing is stable in our world except death, taxes and peoples` belief in the next Bitcoin.

P.S. "The millionaire fastlane " is a great book and I relistened to it several times in a row. Just this story always made me a bit nervous :)
 
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