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• Medical: Mobile IV Service

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Yesterday at 12:26 PM
  • Ideas, Concept Feedback

  So I've been sick in bed for the last 5 days (non COVID, likely the flu) and it was probably the worst I felt in my life. First, I rarely get sick. Second, I vomited several times which for me is unusual -- in my 52 years of life on this planet, I've only vomited 2 times due to sickness. Now it is 3.
  
  As my 4th day of sickness continued, followed by the worst night of my life with zero sleep, I was thinking about going to the ER as I clearly needed an IV infusion. However I was hesitant...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • Kak
  • Yesterday at 9:10 AM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • Kak
  • Yesterday at 9:11 AM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  

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  Do You Ever Reward Yourself With Consumption?

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Yesterday at 1:24 PM
  • Self-Development

  VicFountain said:

  My subconscious is screaming "spending 2k on a tattoo when you haven't even launched your business is the worst thing you can do".

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  If you invested that $2K in an index fund and waited 50 years it will be worth $12,000! (Never mind that the same tattoo would now also cost $12,000!)
  
  

  VicFountain said:

  My subconscious is screaming "spending 2k on a tattoo when you haven't even launched your business...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • Antifragile
  • Today at 7:17 PM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  biophase said:

  I think this depends on how you judge massive value. I feel like you may be correlating it with money. Because if you really look at a huge company, let's say Coca-Cola for example. How do you judge if that company is providing massive value or just a massive gross and net revenue?
  
  I also don't think that people who are doing a smaller business are "afraid" of the things you mentioned. To be honest, I think it is because we don't know how to...

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• AMA - I built a software compay worth 8 figures

  
  • Ravens_Shadow
  • Sunday at 10:23 PM
  • Success/Failure

  I've been wanting to do an AMA (Ask me anything) for a while. I've built a desktop software company worth 8 figures, but I'm aiming for $1 billion, not to be a unicorn, but just because I think its the natural progression of where I'm headed. I started the company in 2016 and I have 15 employees and I've never taken on investor money despite...

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  Medical: Mobile IV Service

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Yesterday at 12:26 PM
  • Ideas, Concept Feedback

  So I've been sick in bed for the last 5 days (non COVID, likely the flu) and it was probably the worst I felt in my life. First, I rarely get sick. Second, I vomited several times which for me is unusual -- in my 52 years of life on this planet, I've only vomited 2 times due to sickness. Now it is 3.
  
  As my 4th day of sickness continued...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • SteveO
  • Monday at 11:15 AM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  A few years ago I ran headfirst into a health issue. It was related to a neck trauma that choked off nerve operation and bloodflow. It took nine different doctors and 4 years to figure it out.
  
  It changed my whole outlook on life. I was not able to work. My mental and physical capacities were diminished. Motivation was gone.
  
  I switched to...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • biophase
  • Sunday at 8:23 PM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  Antifragile said:

  People who aren't concerned with "lifestyle" and instead seeking to produce massive output, massive value
  
  Unafraid of family commitments, kids, dogs etc. Unafraid to build a large business. Such people to discuss challenges of being on the path to the 9 figure net worth, not just...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • Primeperiwinkle
  • Nov 25, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  MTF said:

  Thank you for sharing your perspective. I appreciate it a lot.
  
  Yes, that's my current situation. I mean, I get passive income from my books published years ago but pretty much nothing from anything I did in the last 2-3 years. I'm financially independent but I'd still like to grow.
  
  
  
  I think that the...

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  Are 20-40 Years Old More Lonely Than Ever?

  
  • biophase
  • Monday at 12:49 PM
  • People & Relationships

  I think what most people need is to socialize with people that they have the same interests in. If you are in your own bubble, even your day to day accomplishments can be unfulfilling because there is nobody to share it with.
  
  Imagine finally getting a personal record on some video game after 1 month of trying and you have nobody to tell it...

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  AMA - I built a software compay worth 8 figures

  
  • Ravens_Shadow
  • Monday at 6:24 PM
  • Success/Failure

  SEOguy said:

  How did you find product/market fit? did you go launch a MVP in the beginning?

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  I was already the target customer in my market and I knew it was going to be a hit from the moment I thought of the idea. I think this is ultimately very rare and that finding a product market fit that good and...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • SteveO
  • Monday at 11:44 AM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  Fox said:

  "Sad is the day for any man when he becomes absolutely satisfied with the life that he is living, the thoughts that he is thinking and the deeds he is doing, when there ceases to be forever beating at the doors of his soul a desire to do something larger, which he feels and knows he was meant and...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • theag
  • Friday at 8:59 AM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • Kak
  • Sunday at 10:26 PM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  So I come look in this thread, after being berated for supporting hustle culture of the late 10s, to discover a pretty on-point post from @Antifragile. So I'm putting the generic thousandaire fastlane excuse maker on trial here.
  
  I am someone who appreciates this place to this highest extent someone possibly could. It has...

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  Are 20-40 Years Old More Lonely Than Ever?

  
  • Johnny boy
  • Nov 25, 2021
  • People & Relationships

  I've met great people from this forum. I spent 2 weeks in India with one of them.
  
  I try to meet high quality ambitious people as much as I can. I used to want to make friends with a lot of people until it hit me that they had zero utility and were only good for having parties. Now I only want to be around people who are doing something...

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  Envision - Real Estate Progress Thread

  
  • Envision
  • Saturday at 3:21 PM
  • Process / Execution

  On pace to do $2M this month and we are absolutely murdering this year.
  
  My team will surpass 20 in the coming 2 weeks and Im stilling hiring like crazy, my biggest challenge is finding people with experience in ecommerce+ops+marketing that can add value at the scale we're at. I've been really gunning after people at the larger companies -...

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  AMA - I built a software compay worth 8 figures

  
  • Ravens_Shadow
  • Sunday at 11:10 PM
  • Success/Failure

  Private Witt said:

  How long did you bootstrap for and how did you manage life challenges during this time, like staying healthy, balancing family/friends, and burnout.

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  During the bootstrap phase I had a hard time managing any of that because I was working a 40 hour day job too. But truth be told after...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • Kak
  • Saturday at 9:32 AM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  I hope when the forum completes its upgrade it gets downvote functionality for posts.

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • Fox
  • Friday at 4:56 AM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  MTF said:

  That's how I feel about myself. The proof is that now that Amazon isn't helping authors much anymore, my books aren't successful. I don't know shit about how to really operate this business. How else can you interpret it if despite having the biggest following you've ever had and much better writing...

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  Are 20-40 Years Old More Lonely Than Ever?

  
  • Lex DeVille
  • Monday at 4:58 AM
  • People & Relationships

  I was thinking about how to solve a different, but related problem. I think it is close enough to not warrant another thread. Since 2017 I've felt disconnected due to leading a different lifestyle from everyone around me. This has spiraled in and out of experiences of loneliness and depression.
  
  I thought it was caused by a lack of close...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • Fox
  • Monday at 5:09 AM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  "Sad is the day for any man when he becomes absolutely satisfied with the life that he is living, the thoughts that he is thinking and the deeds he is doing, when there ceases to be forever beating at the doors of his soul a desire to do something larger, which he feels and knows he was meant and intended to do"

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • theag
  • Nov 25, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  MTF said:

  What would you do if the stuff you've been working on for 7 years that used to work no longer works?

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  Good question. Is that the situation you're in?
  
  Obviously I'd try to find something new, because there's no alternative.
  
  I'd start with another product business that is as similar as possible...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • Kak
  • Yesterday at 9:10 AM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • MA81
  • Saturday at 3:32 PM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  

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• The Ultimate Checklist: A 99% Mindset VS a 1% Mindset

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Nov 9, 2021
  • Unscripted Mindset

  I pulled this from my new book, The Great Rat Race Escape, namely from the Perseverance Strategy (#114).
  
  This chart truly embodies the entire Unscripted philosophy and Fastlane Entrepreneurship and what separates the 99% (rat-racers) from the 1% (scientific producers).
  
  While a lot of this is explained earlier in TGRRE (this chart appears near...

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  AMA - I built a software compay worth 8 figures

  
  • Ravens_Shadow
  • Sunday at 10:23 PM
  • Success/Failure

  I've been wanting to do an AMA (Ask me anything) for a while. I've built a desktop software company worth 8 figures, but I'm aiming for $1 billion, not to be a unicorn, but just because I think its the natural progression of where I'm headed. I started the company in 2016 and I have 15 employees and I've never taken on investor money despite...

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  What's worth more than money?

  
  • Walter Hay
  • Nov 22, 2021
  • Success/Failure

  Yesterday, out of the blue I received an email from someone who bought my sourcing and importing book in 2014.
  
  He told me of his tremendous success, having built a huge business that employs his entire family; himself, wife, and five grown children. His website is brilliant, he now manufactures his own products rather than importing, and from...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • Fox
  • Nov 17, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  MTF said:

  Okay so this will probably ruffle someone's feathers but I'm curious... Why keep struggling like that?

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  Good question.
  
  It is a combination of a lot of stuff so I'll list them off.
  
  1) I am not in a high-risk group.
  
  I am in good shape, I don't drink or smoke, I train every day, and I am...

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  If you only had $100

  
  • Lex DeVille
  • Nov 9, 2021
  • Unscripted Mindset

  If I only had $100 I would buy a nice pair of pants and a dress shirt and start applying to jobs...
  
  On second thought, skip the pants. Apply to remote jobs. Interview on Zoom.

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  Famous YouTuber creates a second channel anonymously to prove a point

  
  • bibbysoka
  • Nov 22, 2021
  • Entrepreneur Topics

  View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip2trao6dYw
  
  
  I thought this was extremely interesting and reminded me of a lot of what I read from Unscripted. YouTuber 'Ludwig' created a second channel and without using his name, challenged...

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  How I quit my job and started living on passive income

  
  • T. Davis
  • Nov 24, 2021
  • Introductions

  Hiya!
  I'm new to Fastlane philosophy but not to entrepreneurship. I started my first business when I was 12 (babysitting), started giving hairwraps to kids at local fairs when I was 14, sold my hand-made clothing in a local retail store when I was 15 and then, much like MJ, started coordinating music & dance events at age 16.
  
  I absolutely...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Nov 12, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  Meta launches new features for Facebook Groups to improve communication between members, strengthen communities, and give admins more ways to customize the look and feel.
  
  In addition, the company shares its vision for the future of communities on Facebook, which brings features from Groups and Pages together in one place.
  
  Here’s an...

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  When to buy your first exotic car?

  
  • Antifragile
  • Nov 13, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  This is a classic FL post …
  
  not in a good way.
  
  there is a difference between looking successful and being successful. If you focus on looks, you’ll get your Lambo on a lease. If you are after substance, you’ll buy when you don’t give a damn. Worse yet, it might not mean as much to you.
  
  I used to want an M3 BMW - I felt it was a “dream”...

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  Are 20-40 Years Old More Lonely Than Ever?

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Nov 19, 2021
  • People & Relationships

  doster.zach said:

  I think now people are more and more trying to replace IRL activities with virtual activities and it's making things even worse.

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  Yea, and you can thank Zuckerfuck for that. "Meta" this you f*ckstick.

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  Are 20-40 Years Old More Lonely Than Ever?

  
  • MTF
  • Nov 19, 2021
  • People & Relationships

  I've been noticing this problem more and more often recently: people in their late twenties/early thirties are lonely and have very few friends. Perhaps it's only limited to me, my girlfriend, and some people I know so I wanted to post this thread and figure this out. Here are a few thoughts to offer more detail:
  

  • In my hometown, I...

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  Are 20-40 Years Old More Lonely Than Ever?

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Nov 19, 2021
  • People & Relationships

  I think this is a problem, regardless of age.
  
  To change it, you need to step up and be a leader. Good example here: Before leaving for Utah I mentioned get a poker game going, one last hurrah for myself, but I could not host or organize it -- so someone had to step up. As far as I know, no one did -- and if someone did, everyone flaked out...

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  YouTube removes dislike button, potentially ruining the platform.

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Nov 23, 2021
  • People & Relationships

  GPM said:

  YouTube Finally did it!!! No more dislike button!
  
  I am happy because now I have only them to let me know if the general consensus on something is negative. One less thing that I need to think about.

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  Unbelievable.
  
  This is purely a move to ensure the difference between truth and propaganda...

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  Medical: Mobile IV Service

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Yesterday at 12:26 PM
  • Ideas, Concept Feedback

  So I've been sick in bed for the last 5 days (non COVID, likely the flu) and it was probably the worst I felt in my life. First, I rarely get sick. Second, I vomited several times which for me is unusual -- in my 52 years of life on this planet, I've only vomited 2 times due to sickness. Now it is 3.
  
  As my 4th day of sickness continued...

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  The Ultimate Checklist: A 99% Mindset VS a 1% Mindset

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Nov 11, 2021
  • Unscripted Mindset

  I don't think I could ever get the Fastlane/Unscripted philosophy on 1 page, but this chart does it.
  
  I'm going to frame this and put one in my office since I have about 2 dozen shelves to decorate.
  
  Shall I make these available for sale in a black framed version? If there is interest, I can do it.
  
  [ATTACH type="full" alt="991 Percent (18 x...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • Fox
  • Nov 19, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  No more "sad" posts from me.
  
  Back to getting things done and smashing big goals.
  
  Life goes on and 1000s of years of people have had it a million times harder.
  
  "Be the change you want to see in the world"

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  Are 20-40 Years Old More Lonely Than Ever?

  
  • biophase
  • Nov 20, 2021
  • People & Relationships

  MJ DeMarco said:

  I think this is a problem, regardless of age.
  
  To change it, you need to step up and be a leader. Good example here: Before leaving for Utah I mentioned get a poker game going, one last hurrah for myself, but I could not host or organize it -- so someone had to step up. As far as I know, no one...

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  Are 20-40 Years Old More Lonely Than Ever?

  
  • Tiago
  • Nov 19, 2021
  • People & Relationships

  The focus of 2021 for me was to build community. I was deeply longing for it, and felt incredibly lonely.
  
  Focusing on relationships has produced the greatest amount of joy in my life.
  
  Nowadays, it's not unusual for me to have activities with friends from Wednesday all the way to Sunday.
  
  I think that yes, people are generally being more flaky...

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  Crypto and NFT's are not for you.

  
  • Mike Stoian
  • Nov 17, 2021
  • Investing, Personal Finance

  Don't take this the wrong way. I don't know who you are and what you plan on doing with Crypto but I feel for 90% of people it's just another lottery with the illusion that you can guess what numbers are gonna come out.
  
  Here's my opinion:
  When everyone and your grandma are talking about some financial opportunity, be weary.
  When stories of...

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  Can’t find needs

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Nov 22, 2021
  • Side Hustles, Freelancing

  Hugo134 said:

  Hello everyone,
  
  I have been looking for an idea to start my own business for a while now,but I am struggling quite a bit on finding what is that people actually need/want.
  
  Probably I am overthinking it but I don’t know what to do to go forward.I looked on Twitter,kept my ears open with a...

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  Central Hub: Podcast Interviews with MJ DeMarco

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Nov 16, 2021
  • Unscripted Mindset

  I've probably done 100s of interviews over the years, but the sad fact is I never really post them here.
  
  I will start to do so in this thread so there can be ONE CENTRAL location for all of them, so if anyone wants to binge watch a bunch of Fastlane content, they can do it all from here.
  
  Here's one I did with some real estate guys, really...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • Kak
  • Nov 24, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • SteveO
  • Monday at 11:15 AM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  A few years ago I ran headfirst into a health issue. It was related to a neck trauma that choked off nerve operation and bloodflow. It took nine different doctors and 4 years to figure it out.
  
  It changed my whole outlook on life. I was not able to work. My mental and physical capacities were diminished. Motivation was gone.
  
  I switched to...

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  Are 20-40 Years Old More Lonely Than Ever?

  
  • SteveO
  • Nov 19, 2021
  • People & Relationships

  Mainstream7 said:

  Yes. We need more real adventure these days. Friendships develop as we go out into the world, so there's the truth. That's what MTF is saying too(meeting people on travels etc.)
  
  Sadly, most people are stuck in their home city with time-consuming work repeating the same day over and over. They...

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  YouTube removes dislike button, potentially ruining the platform.

  
  • MTF
  • Nov 23, 2021
  • People & Relationships

  GPM said:

  YouTube Finally did it!!! No more dislike button!
  
  I am happy because now I have only them to let me know if the general consensus on something is negative. One less thing that I need to think about.

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  I don't get it. How am I supposed to judge the video's quality now in a new topic I know...

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• My Candid Personal Story on Why You Can Never Take It Easy (An Ode to Discomfort)

  
  • MTF
  • Apr 30, 2021
  • Self-Development

  On July 7, 1978, exercise fanatic Dave Kekich was working out in the gym like any other day. While training, he suffered a freak spinal cord injury. At the age of 35, it left him paralyzed from the chest down ever since.
  
  His injury cost him everything.
  
  He couldn’t engage in his favorite physical activities anymore. He suffered from...

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  The Great Rat-Race Escape by MJ DeMarco, Now Available (All formats!)

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • May 12, 2021
  • Process / Execution

  Celebrate REAL INDEPENDENCE on your INDEPENDENCE DAY weekend.
  
  I'm happy to announce that my next full length book (444 pages, 16 hours Audible) is now available with a release date of Tuesday June 29th, 2021.
  
  -...

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  Why success and "living Unscripted" is like winning a rigged carnival game...

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Sep 21, 2021
  • Unscripted Mindset

  As I got settled into my new home and caught up on email, I was happy to see dozens of emails from readers and fans.
  
  None of this mail was "hate mail" but a lot of messages of thanks and status reports of progress. Great right?
  
  Sure, except my brain wasn't happy about it. You see, it was just another thing to do, another task to cross off...

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  E-commerce: $100k in one hour

  
  • JasonR
  • Aug 11, 2021
  • Marketing Strategy

  I wanted to share something very cool, and very actionable for all the e-com guys here. This doesn't work if you don't have a business or an email/customer list, but it works like CRAZY if:
  You don't abuse your e-mail list
  You email often (value driven, you just don't hammer campaigns/sales emails out)
  You don't run promotions often .
  
  First...

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  Struggling? Go Back to the Fundamentals of The Millionaire Fastlane

  
  • Vigilante
  • Sep 4, 2021
  • Unscripted Mindset

  Fundamentals
  
  I was a youth football coach for one year. That year, my team of 8th grade misfits went undefeated. At the end of the year, I was asked to never come back and coach again, because I wouldn’t teach the kids the way the “system” wanted me to. I was one of eight teams at the 8th grade level within this system, and we were all...

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  Easy = Sales. How Easy Is It To Do Business With You?

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Apr 3, 2021
  • Process / Execution

  The easier it is for customers to give you money, the more sales you will make.
  
  The more hoops, the less sales you get, and customers go elsewhere.
  
  Here's a true story. @Chitown.
  
  My regular pool cleaner moved out of the area.
  
  I need to find a new weekly pool service.
  
  I found 3 in my local...

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  Business is easy and it affects forum participation from heavy hitters.

  
  • Ravens_Shadow
  • Feb 7, 2021
  • Self-Development

  Part 1: Business is easy, internal battles are hard.​

  
  
  I’ve been pondering about my view that business as a whole is easy, it’s fighting your internal battles while building a successful company that’s hard. The tasks that I do on a daily basis are mostly simple and I’m honestly just typing stuff or clicking my mouse in a...

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  An Important Reminder: It's Not About What You Like

  
  • MTF
  • Apr 5, 2021
  • Unscripted Mindset

  "We do not get to decide what works." - Dane Maxwell
  
  "You have a place in the universe. And that place is not to make the universe be what you want. The place is for you to serve. You serve the moment, you raise the moment, you help, you bring love. You never take. You wouldn't even know what taking means. You have no preference about what...

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  Prisons, Cults, and Freedom! From Zero to $150,000 a month.

  
  • Shamrox
  • Jul 25, 2021
  • Introductions

  You think you can't make it? Here's the thing...
  
  When I joined this forum in 2017, I didn't have a dime to my name.
  
  I embarked on a journey and worked my a$$ off.
  
  Fast forward 4.5 years and I'm in the millionaire fastlane.
  
  Great to be back
  
  I was born into poverty (the kind of poor other poor people mocked). My dad spent my childhood in...

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  Don’t lurk, do this instead

  
  • Andy Black
  • Nov 6, 2021
  • Entrepreneur Topics

  You may be tempted to lurk - in this forum, other forums, or in life.
  
  You'll do better to participate instead.
  
  Worried you don’t have value to add?
  
  Start by giving thanks.
  
  If you read something you like then don’t just hit the Like button.
  
  Quote it, thank the poster, and explain why it helped you.
  
  Here’s what’ll happen:
  
  1) You’ll help...

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  I sold my house, all my possessions, left the state, and started a business.

  
  • Bigguns50
  • May 12, 2021
  • Entrepreneur Topics

  This still sounds crazy! Who does this? Especially at my age of nearly 60 yrs old. Interesting that the older we get, the more we realize we have less road in front of us than behind us. In reality, that’s not always true. We never know when this life will end and the next one begins.
  
  My wife and I decided after several trips to Sedona, AZ...

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  Finally made that million. A Self-Publishers Story...

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  • TheVoyager
  • Jun 9, 2021
  • Success/Failure

  Hi folks,
  
  this is my first post in this forum. Up to now I was just a quiet reader, but I learned a lot from your contributions. Thanks for that. I thought I share my story, as I finally made my first million $ with my selfpublishing business.
  
  Let me begin far in the past. I’m a mid-40, born in germany, where I still live and work. So please...

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  Is it actually true as MJ claims that starting a business doesn't require much capital?

  
  • Matt33
  • Apr 25, 2021
  • Ideas, Concept Feedback

  I started mine with $2,000 out of my dorm room, 18 year old freshman.
  
  $1500 product inventory, product was free to prototype (clothing product with a twist)
  $500 shipping supplies, Shopify, misc
  
  Spent many man hours (months) custom coding and editing together a kick a$$ website, built on Shopify but really a giant landing page.
  
  Next step...

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  Guys I need help to make $2K/mo

  
  • Lex DeVille
  • Mar 23, 2021
  • Side Hustles, Freelancing

  shawnyp said:

  I hate my job, and I really want to be able to quit my job and work for myself within a year or 2, but I can't seem to find a way. Any side hustles that are working for people? I just need a place to start at least. Is coding still a viable option? I honestly don't care what it is, just something...

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  Hyperinflation starting? What's happening in your area? Post your ground reports.

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Apr 5, 2021
  • Investing, Personal Finance

  I believe we are witnessing a massive hyperinflationary event underway as prices continue to skyrocket in all asset classes. Of course, this doesn't happen in 1 day or 1 week, but over the course of a year or two.
  
  Meanwhile, the Fed continues to say inflation is under control.
  
  I've extracted some of the posts from the other INFLATION...

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  I can't get my a$$ up and work.

  
  • TheKingOfMadrid
  • Jan 19, 2021
  • Self-Development

  Discipline is your problem.
  
  You've lived a life of escapism and now you feel terrible inside you want to escape more.
  
  The thought of work conjures up more inadequacies , presenting more opportunity for escapism presenting more time lost. No pressure is applied to momentum and a cycle of de-pression ensues leaving you hating yourself...

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  Are You Acting In Accordance With Your Values Or Your Fears?

  
  • Black_Dragon43
  • Mar 24, 2021
  • Unscripted Mindset

  If you feel stuck, it may be because you’re letting your fears, instead of your values drive your actions. See, fear is an inescapable aspect of being human. The fear response inside our brain has evolved to steer us away from danger and help us survive.
  
  However, our modern-day environment is no longer the jungle of yestertime. There is no...

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  60 Days of 60 Minutes of Meditation - Let's Not Do Anything Together

  
  • MTF
  • Dec 9, 2020
  • Self-Development

  Do you feel overwhelmed by the incessant mind chatter? Do you struggle to focus? Do desires rule your life? Are you dealing with recurring mental issues like anxiety, feelings of guilt, shame, fear, inadequacy, stress, etc.? Do you find it impossible to just stop and relax?
  
  As entrepreneurs, we're all about taking action. We may mask our inner...

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  Parler Taken Down. Your Thoughts?

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Jan 14, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  eTox said:

  What are your thoughts on this

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  I don't know -- I have to wait for Fuhrer Zuckerberg and Comrade Dorsey to tell me what to think.
  
  Once they tell me the official thoughts I should have, Ill let ya know.

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  Business is easy and it affects forum participation from heavy hitters.

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Feb 8, 2021
  • Self-Development

  The forum has an self-extinguishing business model.
  
  Success usually means departure, unless those who departed have something to sell, like an expensive coaching program or some type of paid mentorship -- then they return. It is somewhat sad to see someone return after X years after having some type of success, and the only reason why they...

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  The Ultimate Checklist: A 99% Mindset VS a 1% Mindset

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Nov 9, 2021
  • Unscripted Mindset

  I pulled this from my new book, The Great Rat Race Escape, namely from the Perseverance Strategy (#114).
  
  This chart truly embodies the entire Unscripted philosophy and Fastlane Entrepreneurship and what separates the 99% (rat-racers) from the 1% (scientific producers).
  
  While a lot of this is explained earlier in TGRRE (this chart appears near...

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  Prediction: 2021 is going to be a total shit show. Place your bets now.

  
  • Kak
  • Jan 1, 2021
  • Investing, Personal Finance

  LOL, @csalvato you opened quite the can of worms here. Despite some of the negative comments, I see no utility in denying reality. On the contrary, being in tune with reality is something that can be highly beneficial for an entrepreneur/investor relative to the rest of the world.
  
  First and foremost, this day on the calendar...

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  The Cold Email that started a $500m - $1B Company

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  • Mathuin
  • May 16, 2021
  • Success/Failure

  I've taxed this from a post on r/Entrepreneur by u/harrydry that I hadn't seen posted here after a quick search.
  
  **Post begins**
  Back in February 2010, Jason Cohen had an idea: A new Wordpress hosting service, that would help with speed, scalability, and security.
  
  He now faced the challenge that everyone with a startup idea once faces: How...

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  Don't Expect That 2021 Will Be Better

  
  • MTF
  • Dec 31, 2020
  • Self-Development

  A lot of people can't wait for 2020 to end, as if all it takes to “fix” it is to get a new calendar.
  
  Yay, 2021! I can finally forget about that big, bad, 2020!
  
  For many, 2020 wasn’t anywhere close to what they would consider a “good” year. But it wasn’t bad because of its inherent nature. It was bad because of the personal judgment of...

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  Fed Up With Your Country? Where Is Left to Go?

  
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Jul 4, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  Timmy C said:

  I feel like everyone I speak to wants to leave their home country lol.
  
  Slim pickings to pick from...
  
  Tyranny everywhere.

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  I was just thinking the same thing, the level of disdain and hatred for world governments is at an all time high and people are getting fed up, from AU, to CAN, to...

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