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• Is it possible to be a Business Man and not an "entrepreneur?"

  
  • Raoul Duke
  • Yesterday at 12:53 PM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  You can't be any of those after age 35. Better hurry up and decide on which one.

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Yesterday at 5:28 PM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  

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  Doing the Andy Frisella "75 Hard" Challenge

  
  • Primeperiwinkle
  • Yesterday at 11:44 PM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  Guess what ppl? Tomorrow I am on Day FIFTEEN!
  
  I know. I still have a long way to go but..
  
  If you haven’t been paying attention to my epic girl saga, this is my fifth attempt.
  
  I’ve gotten all the way to Day 13 twice before, but never to fifteen, UNTIL NOW BABYYYYYYY!
  
  I’ve actually worked out every single day for 41 days straight! And I’m still alive!!
  
  I’ve been thinking a bit today and I would like to ask for your forgiveness. I have been SO bitchy. It’s ridiculous!
  
  Anyhoo. I...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • biophase
  • Yesterday at 10:39 AM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  Brian Suh said:

  None of you got the point of this thread and it’s clear to me that none of you guys clearly read what I said. If you have been scripted your whole life you can’t just SNAP your finger into not being unscripted. It’s a process of looking at bad habits.

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  We hear you loud and clear.
  
  I worked the corporate life for 10 years, didn’t know anything about business, read RDPD, 4HWW and started my biz.
  
  I am, as many others here and direct...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • Esquire
  • Sunday at 6:08 PM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  I am 47 years old and a very successful lawyer.
  
  But if I were 27 ... I'd be struggling to survive.
  
  There would be nothing I possibly could do to persuade affluent clients to place their trust in a 27 year old version of me ... in lieu of someone similarly situated with 20 or 30 years experience. No mater how good I was at 27.
  
  In my line of work ... the older you are .... the more money you make.
  
  95 percent of the wealth in this nation is concentrated in the hands of those 35 and older...

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• Quit my job, living in the fastlane. (How I Set Myself Up To Quit)

  
  • Envision
  • Friday at 7:12 PM
  • General Entrepreneur Discussion

  Whats up Fastlaners,
  
  This week was my first week as a full time entrepreneur and making this thread has been on my mind for quite some time. I keep thinking about how i got myself into this position because not too long ago I was literally living in a mobile home making 13/hr. Unlike most corny gurus that say that, that was actually my life...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • Bearcorp
  • Wednesday at 6:15 AM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  Kevin88660 said:

  By the time you reach 40 if you only have a cv of multiple start up ventures with zero cash in bank you are basically fuked. Sorry that is the truth. If you do not believe me just go and talk to the middle aged Uber drivers many were once business owners.

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  What a load of shit :rofl...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • JRK
  • Wednesday at 3:43 AM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  If you have that attitude it is not worth trying.
  
  The truth is you are not going to know what you can do unless you try. But with a bad attitude your life will become its own self fulfilling prophecy.

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • biophase
  • Wednesday at 3:52 PM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  Brian Suh said:

  Let’s be real, can you make it when your past 35? Now I KNOW what more then the majority of this site will say. “Of course you can! There are so many examples! You can do anything you set your mind to!”
  The reality is that one’s youth is HIGHLY HIGHLY influential in the direction of one’s life...

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  Girlfriend pregnant on execution

  
  • Scot
  • Jul 16, 2019
  • Ideas, Needs, Concept Feedback

  So...
  
  Why do you need to move out of your town to launch a website exactly? I wasn't aware the internet was regional.
  
  I completely rebuilt and relaunched my brand's website while holding my newborn daughter in one arm. Took me a couple extra weeks, but I still did it.
  
  This has nothing to do with your business at all, so don't blame your...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • SteveO
  • Thursday at 11:44 AM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  I started at 37. Quit my job at 40.

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • Ubu_roi
  • Wednesday at 4:54 AM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  I think that leaving the Script is not something only elite can do. Your examples seem to imply that "making it" is only for highly gifted people (NBA? Of course at 35 you have no chance!).
  
  You have no idea how much my life changed in the last few years: I HAD to work every day, if I didn't work I did not earn.
  
  In August I'll be on holiday...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • Fox
  • Thursday at 5:20 PM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  I can tell you that most 35 years old have a much better chance then you do right now at 23.
  
  Your mindest sucks and you are burning up brain power in all the wrong areas.
  
  You can mentally masturbate to this and most of your other threads while you waste your 20s.
  
  Meanwhile, there are 35-year-olds out there who are just getting started now...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • biophase
  • Thursday at 10:22 PM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  Brian Suh said:

  After a certain age, you are DONE. Don't believe me?
  
  Walk outside and look around. You will see a mass of people whose dreams have been destroyed. Why? If someone starts again at 35 and realizes that their beliefs have been messed up and that they have to rewire it like christmas lights they...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • Einfamilienhaus
  • Wednesday at 7:03 AM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  @Brian Suh You are such a drama Queen. The only posts you have started are all about how sh*tty your life is.
  
  This is a forum for business advices. Put people up when they are down. Inspire each other. Talking honesly about failures and earn respect for that. Help people if they don't find a way out.
  
  But in your case...

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  How to turn $1 into $70 in under 5 minutes

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Jul 15, 2019
  • Lessons from Success/Failure

  Well done!
  
  Reminds me of the Significant Objects project where they purchased things at a thrift-store and then sold them for 5 or 10X by simply attaching a powerful story to it. Marketing is a value skew, as is a good story.

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • Mattie
  • Wednesday at 6:17 AM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  Brian Suh said:

  Let’s be real, can you make it when your past 35? Now I KNOW what more then the majority of this site will say. “Of course you can! There are so many examples! You can do anything you set your mind to!”
  The reality is that one’s youth is HIGHLY HIGHLY influential in the direction of one’s life...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • Fox
  • Friday at 6:45 AM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  Brian Suh said:

  Playing devils advocate but they probably started in their 20's. Let me reiterate. Someone who has been SCRIPTED THEIR WHOLE LIFE UNTIL 35. What does this mean? They do as their told. They NEVER went off script or go off the "plan". They were a "good" person. But life doesn't care if your a...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • MTEE1985
  • Thursday at 12:10 PM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  So. Much. Straw.
  
  I believe what my fellow FLF members are trying to ascertain is...what exactly was your goal by posting this thread? Pontificate about what life is like for people at an age you won’t reach for a decade?
  
  There are certain people in this world that could be handed a business selling $20 bills for $10 and they would find a...

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  Girlfriend pregnant on execution

  
  • AgainstAllOdds
  • Jul 16, 2019
  • Ideas, Needs, Concept Feedback

  I know a guy worth half a billion that had a kid when he was 19...
  
  There's no excuses.
  
  As for the woman, don't marry her if you don't want to, but take care of the kid. You brought the kid into the world, they didn't ask to be brought in.
  
  Use the kid as motivation. Work your a$$ off to give them a better life.

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • Timmy C
  • Wednesday at 3:08 AM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  There is so many examples of people making it over 35 with a quick google search.

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  Is it possible to be a Business Man and not an "entrepreneur?"

  
  • Raoul Duke
  • Yesterday at 12:53 PM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  You can't be any of those after age 35. Better hurry up and decide on which one.

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • SteveO
  • Sunday at 4:55 PM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  Brian Suh said:

  If you plant a seed at 12 and someone plants the same seed at 35 and both live to 80 the one who planted their seeds at 12 will be at a huge head start. And it compounds.

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  If you plant a seed at 12 and don't take proper care of the seed, you may end up with a stunted or dead plant or...

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  Girlfriend pregnant on execution

  
  • Kak
  • Jul 16, 2019
  • Ideas, Needs, Concept Feedback

  lunga ngcobo said:

  I dont know what to do!!!

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  You take responsibility, like a man, and be someone that kid can look up to and be proud to call dad.
  
  @ChrisV @ProblemOd "Not being in it's life" is a selfish, loser, chicken shit move that will prognotsicate business...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • Real Deal Denver
  • Wednesday at 3:53 PM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  Yzn said:

  Dude. It's not cool to call people who are trying to help you idiots. Even if they're stating that your mindset needs a change.
  
  Business is not like going to the gym. Or trainning for the marathon. It has many similarities but it isn't the same.
  
  You can start at 55 with the right mindset and the...

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• Lifetime passive income: The Paycheck Pot In Action

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Jul 7, 2019
  • Personal Finance, Investing, Trading

  Want to earn a passive income every single month for the rest of your life? And be able to survive a recession or a market collapse?
  
  Earn (and save) enough money to build a Paycheck Pot, a lump-sum portfolio that yields a passive income EVERY MONTH through the use of market investments such as dividend stocks, preferred bonds, closed end...

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  Quit my job, living in the fastlane. (How I Set Myself Up To Quit)

  
  • Envision
  • Friday at 7:12 PM
  • General Entrepreneur Discussion

  Whats up Fastlaners,
  
  This week was my first week as a full time entrepreneur and making this thread has been on my mind for quite some time. I keep thinking about how i got myself into this position because not too long ago I was literally living in a mobile home making 13/hr. Unlike most corny gurus that say that, that was actually my life...

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  I Wrote an E-book That’s Now Paying My Car Payments

  
  • Sander
  • Jul 2, 2019
  • Side Hustles, Freelancing, Bootstrapping

  Just a small inspirational story.
  
  I have a personal blog which gets a few thousand visitors every month.
  
  Last year I decided to write an e-book that would help my readers solve a specific problem.
  
  The book was done in April, where I'd launch it to my mailing list and on my blog.
  
  It's around 42,000 words, and the price of the book is $37...

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  How to turn $1 into $70 in under 5 minutes

  
  • kelvinfernandezm
  • Jul 15, 2019
  • Lessons from Success/Failure

  Here's a quick story of how I made $70 from a $1 investment in 5 minutes.
  
  I've been on this forum for years and I've read almost every thread there is. I still haven't created my fastlane ticket but I do try to use the advice on this forum whenever possible. The person that help me turn $1 into $70 is @Lex DeVille after...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • Bearcorp
  • Wednesday at 6:15 AM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  Kevin88660 said:

  By the time you reach 40 if you only have a cv of multiple start up ventures with zero cash in bank you are basically fuked. Sorry that is the truth. If you do not believe me just go and talk to the middle aged Uber drivers many were once business owners.

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  What a load of shit :rofl...

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  Why I despise Pickup Artistry, and how to have a fulfilling sex life.

  
  • ChrisV
  • Jul 6, 2019
  • People & Relationships

  I was going to post this in the “Men’s Room” forum, but decided against it because I want women to be included as well.
  
  While this isn't business related, I’ve been noticing a lot of this “Pickup Artist” philosophy creeping in on the forums as of late and I have to admit I’m a little disappointed in it.
  
  Just to be clear, I have absolutely no...

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  One of my youtube videos is currently going viral, the "scale" effect is powerful indeed.

  
  • luniac
  • Jul 5, 2019
  • Process / Execution Threads

  I've had a gaming related youtube channel since Jun 1, 2015.
  Until literally a week or so ago i couldn't even pass 40 subscribers with over 100 videos that i've gradually posted over the years.
  
  and then BOOM, a single 3 minute video started getting traction.
  Now barely a week later the video just broke 300k views and i just broke 1000...

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  My experience thus far at Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Within Seminar

  
  • ChrisGav
  • Jul 12, 2019
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  Fastlaners! What's up!
  
  Little background first, I'm 20 years old. Dropped out of college and I'm huge into growth an entrepreneurship. I currently personally train teenagers and flip stuff online. I transformed my own physical life during my teenage years and decided to take my knowledge and skills to pass it on to other young adults. This is...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • JRK
  • Wednesday at 3:43 AM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  If you have that attitude it is not worth trying.
  
  The truth is you are not going to know what you can do unless you try. But with a bad attitude your life will become its own self fulfilling prophecy.

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  Study Concludes: 85% of Business Success Attributed to “Soft Skills.”

  
  • MTEE1985
  • Jul 1, 2019
  • The Unscripted Entrepreneurial Mind

  Schwabs CEO has a great story about the importance of the little things. In one of his final business classes his professor handed everybody a blank sheet of paper and said “I’ve taught you all I can about formulas and management. The most important thing in business and your final exam is this: what is the name of the lady who cleans this...

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  Female entrepreneur turns her Fastlane business into a $500K Slowlane one ‍♀️ (oops!) Now she's rebuilding...

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  • mrsn1mbl3life
  • Jul 11, 2019
  • Forum Introductions (Who are you!?)

  Hi all!
  
  I don't want to make this super long so I'll try to hit the high notes! Feel free to ask more questions if you want to know anything more in-depth.
  
  I'm a 30-something female entrepreneur with an online business. I've been running it for 4 years now, 3 years full-time. In the beginning, I was selling digital products and doing pretty...

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  Tin Foil Hat Time: Are Aliens Here?

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Jul 7, 2019
  • Off Topic: Sports, Funnies, Pop-Culture

  I consider myself open minded and today I'm going to admit that I'm leaning toward the idea that aliens are here and have been visiting Earth ever since the first atomic bomb went off.
  
  While I'm not radically entrenched in that belief (I'd say it fluctuates between 60/40 and 70/30 in favor of aliens are here) I am becoming more...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • biophase
  • Wednesday at 3:52 PM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  Brian Suh said:

  Let’s be real, can you make it when your past 35? Now I KNOW what more then the majority of this site will say. “Of course you can! There are so many examples! You can do anything you set your mind to!”
  The reality is that one’s youth is HIGHLY HIGHLY influential in the direction of one’s life...

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  Continue reading...

  One of my youtube videos is currently going viral, the "scale" effect is powerful indeed.

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  • Matt Sun
  • Jul 5, 2019
  • Process / Execution Threads

  100 videos ? That's process
  
  1 video going viral ? That's the event.
  
  Well done.

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  Girlfriend pregnant on execution

  
  • Scot
  • Jul 16, 2019
  • Ideas, Needs, Concept Feedback

  So...
  
  Why do you need to move out of your town to launch a website exactly? I wasn't aware the internet was regional.
  
  I completely rebuilt and relaunched my brand's website while holding my newborn daughter in one arm. Took me a couple extra weeks, but I still did it.
  
  This has nothing to do with your business at all, so don't blame your...

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  Why I despise Pickup Artistry, and how to have a fulfilling sex life.

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Jul 6, 2019
  • People & Relationships

  ChrisV said:

  Every woman is special. They all have unique personalities and quirks and each one of them is interesting in their own way. You should learn to love each and every one of them, rather than listening to some idiots trying to tell you that they’re all disposable f*ckdolls. Again, there’s nothing wrong...

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  Forum Self-Promotion Opp: Offers, Links, Your Business, More! (July W2)

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Jul 12, 2019
  • Fastlane Marketplace

  Forum Notice: This is a TEST RUN to see if there is demand for this type of thread, once per week, once per month, or not at all. It will begin Friday evening (Saturday on the other side of the globe) and continue for 24 hours when then the thread will be closed.
  
  Have something to sell...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • SteveO
  • Thursday at 11:44 AM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  I started at 37. Quit my job at 40.

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  The US Needs More Tradespeople

  
  • AgainstAllOdds
  • Jul 3, 2019
  • General Entrepreneur Discussion

  I'm not a tradesperson, but my business supplies tradespeople solely. I interact with tradespeople on a daily basis, have my warehouse is an industrial district, eat at the same restaurants, and hang out with a lot of them.
  
  Trades are extremely underrated.
  
  I have clients that are hiring ENTRY LEVEL construction workers at $30 an hour for very...

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  Let’s be real: If you're over 35, you don't have a chance.

  
  • Ubu_roi
  • Wednesday at 4:54 AM
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  I think that leaving the Script is not something only elite can do. Your examples seem to imply that "making it" is only for highly gifted people (NBA? Of course at 35 you have no chance!).
  
  You have no idea how much my life changed in the last few years: I HAD to work every day, if I didn't work I did not earn.
  
  In August I'll be on holiday...

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  Never Split The Difference, by Chris Voss

  
  • amp0193
  • Jul 10, 2019
  • Official Forum Book Reviews

  I just finished reading this, didn't know it was the book of the month!
  
  4 starts out of 5 stars
  
  
  
  Format: Hardcover from library (that my 2-year-old drew all over, so now I own!)
  
  My thoughts/review:
  For a guy who's one of the world leading hostage negotiators, I expected some better...

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  MJ talks about living off of 3.5% interest from bonds for life. But is he correct?

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Jul 3, 2019
  • Personal Finance, Investing, Trading

  MJ talks about living off of 3.5% interest from bonds for life.

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  A bond is just one income instrument. There are others. I would recommend a variety of options, from dividend stocks, to REIT payments, to real estate income, to MLP Partnerships, to other "hands off" options that deliver regular reoccurring income.
  
  I...

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  Fastlane Job Board Is Now Live!

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Jul 11, 2019
  • The Fastlane Job Board

  Per the suggestion as discussed here:
  
  

  

  FORUM NEWS - The Fastlane Forum Job Board?

  Not sure if this is the right thread to post this in, but it's probably worth considering at least... @MJ DeMarco , would you ever consider setting up a jobs board here on-site? Have people pay a certain amount (less than the $50 for a Marketplace ad) to post their job, and have it available...

  www.thefastlaneforum.com

  
  The Fastlane Job Board Is Now Live.
  
  
  
  The cost to make a post is just $10. For INSIDERS, the cost is $5 as there is a coupon code you can...

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  Why I despise Pickup Artistry, and how to have a fulfilling sex life.

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Jul 6, 2019
  • People & Relationships

  guy93777 said:

  so who is right ? you or the market ?

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  FYI: Guy93777 is the formerly banned user GMS17D.
  
  Anyway, just because there is a market for something doesn't make it right.
  
  There's a market for cocaine and sex trafficking ... does that make it OK too?

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  The US Needs More Tradespeople

  
  • million$$$smile
  • Jul 4, 2019
  • General Entrepreneur Discussion

  Andy Black said:

  @million$$$smile
  
  What’s it like out there for tradesmen? Are any of them building successful businesses around their skill?

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  Absolutely.
  I just had one customer come into our store yesterday and pick up 200 hi-viz t shirts with their printed logo on each. He owns a masonry outfit...

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• Did It: Zero to $12k a Month While Traveling the World

  
  • GoodluckChuck
  • Mar 21, 2019
  • Process / Execution Threads

  So you saw the headline and decided to click and see what this post is all about. That was literally what I did about 1.5 years ago when I saw Rob O'Rourke's (@Fox) post with a very similar title.
  
  Back then I was looking for a way out of my 9-5 world. Don't get me wrong. I had my dream job. At least it was my dream...

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  A physicist's guide to learning hard things

  
  • lowtek
  • Nov 6, 2018
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  So I was responding to a thread, and realized that one problem I see with some folks, newbies in particular, is that they lack a systematic methodology for teaching oneself. This isn’t surprising, as it’s not really a skill that we’re taught early in life. Realizing this, I figured I would share what I have learned about learning difficult...

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  What if you already know enough?

  
  • Andy Black
  • Oct 13, 2018
  • Education, Learning, Books

  The most obvious danger of consuming too much is that it turns you into a consumer.
  
  A lot of that “free” (and paid) content out there is designed to turn you into someone else’s consumer. (And it’s not free btw... not unless you put zero value on the time it took to consume that “free” content.)
  
  You probably knew this right?
  
  
  But here’s...

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  Intro, AMA, and a Recent Sale for $6M of InvestorJunkie.com

  
  • lludwig
  • Aug 19, 2018
  • Forum Introductions (Who are you!?)

  I've been a business owner in some form since 1997.
  
  My first business was web hosting and web development.
  
  I didn't know it at the time, but perhaps one of the worst businesses to be in.
  
  Low margins, low barrier to entry, and you need to respond to tech support 24/7.
  
  In December 2009 I got sick of developing and hosting websites for other...

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  A new marketing tool I'm using with ridiculous ROI

  
  • Johnny boy
  • Jan 12, 2019
  • Advertising, Marketing, Social Media

  I've tried door-to-door sales, door hangers, sending physical mail, email marketing, PPC ads, Facebook ads, cold calling, craigslist, etc...
  
  All of it "kinda" works. It's either too expensive, too inefficient, too tedious, too something.
  
  I have a lawn care company and I've been doing some real estate wholesaling (to stay busy in the winter)...

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  Is CENTS Destructive to Action?

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Mar 15, 2019
  • The Unscripted Entrepreneurial Mind

  Over the years I've read thousands of introductions here.
  
  A common thread I've seeing follows the following format:
  
  A) I have 3 ideas, X,Y, and Z.
  B) None of them meet CENTS.
  C) X is missing entry, Y is missing scale, and Z is missing a mix of both.
  D) I don't know what to do.
  
  The end result is the person does NOTHING.
  
  The problem...

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  {Success Story} Feeling stuck? A six month case study of when I dropped everything to buy a business

  
  • Greg R
  • Jan 17, 2019
  • Lessons from Success/Failure

  If you're someone who has been spinning their wheels for years and haven't had success in business, then this post is for you.
  
  I dedicate this post to my FLF E'Com buddies (you know who you are)...
  
  
  Before May, 2018 the stats for my five-year entrepreneurial career went something like this:
  

  1. ...

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  Chasing a Cat vs Attracting a Cat, a Breakthrough Story

  
  • Almantas
  • Oct 8, 2018
  • General Entrepreneur Discussion

  Hi folks!
  
  It's been a long while since I posted.
  
  No, I didn't pull a plug on entrepreneurship. Although in moments of desperateness I thought of doing so multiple times already...
  
  In the last year I have been desperately struggling with depression. I didn't have anyone who could've understood me and provided with decent advice in real life...

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  2019 Fastlane Summit - Announcement

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Oct 4, 2018
  • Networking, Socializing, Meet-Ups

  I wasn’t sure how to address this but decided transparency and honesty would be the best approach.
  
  With that said, it is with great disappointment (and some frustration) that I must officially announce that the upcoming 2019 Fastlane Summit has been canceled.
  
  Yes, canceled.
  
  I realize this will upset many (as it upsets me that I have...

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  Newbies and Wantrepreneurs, YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE!

  
  • Roz
  • Dec 18, 2018
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  Recently, a thread was moved to the landfill section by forum moderators, where the poster claimed the forum is a sh*t supplement because he wasted two years hanging around the forum and never got rich.
  
  Guys and gals,
  
  
  This forum is the best place on the internet. No doubts. Ever.
  
  
  (Let’s all take a moment to thank @MJ...

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  Author spent 5 years interviewing 177 selfmade millionaires to find their secrets. Findings inside.

  
  • ChrisV
  • Aug 4, 2018
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  "Corley conducted a survey by interviewing 233 wealthy people who make $160,000 or more in annual income and hold at least $3.2 million in net liquid assets (177 of whom were self-made, coming from poverty or the middle class) and 128 poor people who make less than...

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  A fundamental question for any entrepreneur: What do I want from my business?

  
  • Ravens_Shadow
  • Apr 22, 2019
  • General Entrepreneur Discussion

  I’ve got a friend that I call a few times a month to see if he’s taken action on his ideas and help him break down any barriers he may have. We’ll talk about what he’s doing and he’ll throw up a bunch of excuses about why he can’t launch yet, albeit it’s been 4 years since he started his entrepreneurial journey. His excuses may be something...

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  Crushing B2B Sales with LinkedIn

  
  • EarlOfChina
  • Dec 26, 2018
  • Advertising, Marketing, Social Media

  Want to CRUSH it selling B2B on LinkedIn?
  
  I certainly do.
  
  Right now LinkedIn is the single biggest opportunity for B2B sales.
  
  What I'd like to share is a strategy I have developed recently whilst starting to build a brand new business from the ground up. It's still relatively early days, but so far this strategy has been producing contacts...

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  5yrs later, at 33 I've got a multi million dollar business

  
  • BrandonS85
  • Jan 26, 2019
  • General Entrepreneur Discussion

  And at least trying to throw up everything I can on my non monetized YouTube channel.
  
  

  View: https://youtu.be/AaiiecbFCNY
  
  
  
  I posted this elsewhere but figured I'd share my 5+ year ongoing story of buying rental properties to encourage members...

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  The road to wealth is simple: Drive a crappy car

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Jun 21, 2019
  • Personal Finance, Investing, Trading

  Very rarely do I agree with Marketwatch's personal finance tips but I agree with this one.
  
  

  

  The road to riches is this simple: Drive a crappy car

  Buying new cars is like taking $40,000 and setting it on fire.

  www.marketwatch.com

  
  Early in my entrepreneurial journey, my lust for fast cars really set me back in many ways.
  
  Each time I was burdened with...

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  Lifetime passive income: The Paycheck Pot In Action

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Jul 7, 2019
  • Personal Finance, Investing, Trading

  Want to earn a passive income every single month for the rest of your life? And be able to survive a recession or a market collapse?
  
  Earn (and save) enough money to build a Paycheck Pot, a lump-sum portfolio that yields a passive income EVERY MONTH through the use of market investments such as dividend stocks, preferred bonds, closed end...

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  Everything I Learned From Blogging $0 to $15k/month

  
  • Jon Anthony
  • Jan 5, 2019
  • Process / Execution Threads

  EDIT: Follow my journey thread here: EXECUTION - [Progress Thread] The Blogger's Lifestyle Journey
  
  What's up, guys. I just introduced myself about an hour ago, and figured I'd start right off by adding a ton of value...

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  My opinion of the Amazon Marketplace

  
  • biophase
  • Sep 7, 2018
  • General Entrepreneur Discussion

  It's no secret that Amazon's FBA marketplace has changed dramatically in this year. One of the reasons that I've decided not to do my coaching again in 2019 is because I feel that it is very hard to get a new product launched now, solely on Amazon. I feel that the strategy for launching has changed and now requires a more complex approach...

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  One Day at a Time: A Message to Forum Newbies

  
  • Kyle T
  • Feb 20, 2019
  • General Entrepreneur Discussion

  "I am not there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday..."
  
  I joined this forum less than 6 months ago and this post is specifically for other newbies who are browsing this forum.
  
  There are on only 2 things that you have to do in order to be successful in using this wonderful place.
  
  

  1. Read
  2. Take Action

  ...

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  What will you accomplish in 2019?

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Dec 31, 2018
  • Process / Execution Threads

  Not a New Year's Resolution thread, but a mere proclamation of what you will accomplish in 2019.
  
  List one thing, or many.
  
  Whatever you resolve to do.
  
  Please keep your proclamation measurable!
  
  Lose weight is not measurable, lose 50 lbs is!
  Start a business is not measurable, sell X units is!
  
  This time next...

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  Fox's 2019 Make $100k Starting Web Design from Scratch Challenge

  
  • Fox
  • Dec 3, 2018
  • Web Design as a Hustle

  After the success of @Lex DeVille's Upwork challenge, I decided to start one of my own...
  
  Start a completely new web design business in 2019, get it back to making over 100k+ a year, and document the whole thing.
  
  Pretty ambitious but I thought this over and have fully committed. It for sure won't be easy (I am actually...

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  The #1 Book You Need to Read If You Want to Retire Early

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • May 29, 2019
  • Education, Learning, Books

  Wow, TMF got a mainstream mention on a mainstream financial news website.
  
  I'm shocked!
  
  

  

  Dreaming of early retirement? The No. 1 book you need to read to make it happen

  Want to learn how to retire early? The books financial pros say you need to read.

  www.marketwatch.com

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  One Simple Rule That Will 10x Your Results

  
  • Jon Anthony
  • Mar 14, 2019
  • The Unscripted Entrepreneurial Mind

  Hey. My name's Jon.
  
  You may have heard of me in my previous post...
  
  Everything I Learned From Blogging $0 to $15k/month
  
  If not, that's fine. I just wanted to share something with you today.
  
  This simple mindset shift has...

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  Unpopular Opinion: "Give Value for Free" is Bullshit More Often Than Not

  
  • AgainstAllOdds
  • Oct 27, 2018
  • General Mindset, Motivation, Beliefs

  I know that this opinion on this forum will be unpopular, and that it goes against what all the gurus teach, but after years of reading stories of misled entrepreneurs, I needed to make a post.
  
  Time and time again I see people following this business model:
  
  Give value for free --> People will eventually start paying you. --> You'll be rich...

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  How to Buy A McLaren for $20K

  
  • biophase
  • Dec 7, 2018
  • General Entrepreneur Discussion

  So this thread was started by me in 2011.
  
  NOTABLE! - How to Buy A Ferrari for $20K
  
  Now it's 2018 and the title should probably be changed to How to Buy a Mclaren for $20k.
  
  I have a progress thread on the inside and I'm going to copy and paste...

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