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    Did A Stable Career Kill My Entrepreneurial Drive?

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    I've been in a similar position as you w/ the job and kids. It is definitely easier to remain an employee for stability, but I don't know if you can say financial security is 'basically a sure thing in the slowlane.' You can always be fired and lose 100% of your income overnight. Many fastlane...
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    Marc journey

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    I've had many! haha but a couple that come to mind, I once quit a job to pursue audio engineering freelance. Another time I was doing pressure washing / window cleaning after getting a buddy's customers who left the area. Quitting a job has never been hard to convince myself to do. The tricky...
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    Marc journey

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    It's a tough decision and I've been where you're at before. I've quit my job a couple times to pursue other business-like pursuits that ultimately didn't pan out. Although I had some cushion with family it wasn't disastrous but lost out on income I could've been earning. OTOH, I think there is...
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    What musical instruments do you play?

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    guitar - acoustic and electric and piano. Really would like to get an electronic drum kit to mess around on too
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    What is your Decisional Fallout Condition (DEFCON)?

    HOT! MINDSET 
    That was an eye-opening quiz. i like that question about have you done things that frighten or challenge you in the last month. I definitely need some work in that area!
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    Web Dev Positioning - the Anti-AI Play

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    I don't think most people will care whether their website is created with AI or not. I know I wouldn't, as long as it looks good. It could be 90% AI, 10% human or vice versa, as long as the cost is reasonable and final product is solid.
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    An antidote to manager frustration - an anti-todo list

    MINDSET 
    Upon seeing the title I thought the anti-todo list was going to be things you are telling yourself NOT to do (like scroll facebook e.g.), which might be helpful too. I've definitely struggled with similar feelings when I've gone from W2 to business venture or even just as a W2 doing things on...
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    Ecommerce business journey - My new venture.

    EXECUTION 
    Any updates on this?
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    You have unlimited power. A simple exercise to recognize it...

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    I agree 100%! I really like how this was presented. The examples make you think...in those cases you WOULD make those things happen. But under "normal" circumstances, you might "not have time" or the odds may be "stacked against you." I'm going to meditate on this one. Why and how do some...
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    Almost 40, slow laner, feeling a shift coming

    INTRO 
    It's a family-owned company but there are plenty of larger corporate ones. The industry is not fastlane as it revolves around selling highly skilled labor (my hours). It's possible to hire employees but nearly impossible to maintain a high-level service while being hands off. There are...
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    16 Year Old in The Pursuit of Wealth. No, I didn't say millions. I said WEALTH

    MINDSET 
    I think you're looking at things in a helpful way. Many entrepreneur-types "overshoot," which can be bad actually. I can see how making the first 100k can lead to wanting the next 500k, then 1M, etc. it's a never ending cycle of wanting more. And if you could stop at e.g. 500k or 100k, whatever...
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    Almost 40, slow laner, feeling a shift coming

    INTRO 
    The carbon industry is not my niche, so I honestly don't know much about it. But it does sound like there could be good opportunities in a product that helps companies track it. That kind of thing would fall under the sustainability industry, which I hear there is good money in. With Trump being...
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    Almost 40, slow laner, feeling a shift coming

    INTRO 
    Hello Forum! I've been lurking for some months after listening to two of MJ's books. I’ve been a slow laner in the corporate world for over ten years. My specialty is in environmental consulting: due diligence for commercial property buyers, environmental compliance for companies and...
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    Still Alive and Moving - 2025 Update

    EXECUTION 
    Fellow slow-laner here! I didn't see your previous posts but this was a nice update. I resonate with many of your thoughts and feelings. I think this fastlane stuff and anything that goes "upstream" so to speak, will be alienating because most people are not in that headspace. That being said...
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