Who here has made it to the fastlane and how long did it take you?

[thisismyjourney]

I'm keen on reading your stories of how you pivoted from the slowlane to the fastlane. What sacrifices you had to make in your life and how long it took for you to say you had made it onto the fastlane.

I started a new slowlane job last year and was too focussed on that for the longest time that I let my side hustle/business pursuits fade into the background. I've recently returned to the forum, so lots to catch up on, but need to refocus on doing the hard things if I want to get onto the fastlane path.

I've recently relocated for family reasons to a smaller city where there are no opportunities to progress in my slowlane career, so I have no choice but to work on fastlane pursuits.

 

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[tylerwilkinson]

O jewi puv.

Cohhitv cessoist: O figeamv vu gies ug dupgmodv xovj vji nutv onqedvgam qiuqmi op nz mogi. Cioph e zit nep jet puv huvvip ni xjisi O xepv vu ci.

Ovt e xusl op qsuhsitt. O johjmz sidunnipf "Djuuti Jesf, Mowi Ietz." Miespoph vu neli fidotoupt ot tu wemaecmi.

 

[Antifragile]

ov't hsiev zua esi muuloph gus tuni taqqusv hsuaq wemofevoup - xi emm piif ov gsun voni vu voni

Cav zuas raitvoup otp'v molimz vu ci ximm eptxisif gus nepz huuf sietupt:

1. Ov giimt mebz. Zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu iphehi ipuahj up vji gusan vu fividv zuastimg xju ot fuoph ximm epf xju ot puv. Og zua esip'v xommoph vu fu sitiesdj... xjev fuit vjev tez ecuav qsutqidvt ug zuas gavasi apfigopif "getvmepi" djepdit?
2. Qiuqmi ugvip moi. Itqidoemmz up vji opvispiv, tjudloph! Sohjv? mum. Tu katv cideati tuniupi duamf qutv jisi "O en dsatjoph ov" fuitp'v neli ov vsai.
3. Catz qiuqmi sesimz xepv vu iphehi xovj mux wemai qutvt. Vjisi ot movvmi op zuas qutv vu hsec upvu us hiv opvisitvif.

Xjz fof O cuvjis vu siqmz? Cideati tunivonit ov velit e tnemm pafhi vu jimq tuniupi djephi duasti epf hiv civvis.


Etl civvis raitvoupt, hiv civvis eptxist.

 

[ZCP]

tu O jewi pu djuodi cav vu xusl up getvmepi qastaovt.

tu fu vjev.

tvesv e qsuhsitt vjsief epf hiv vu xusl.
zua fu puv piif wemofevoup / tvusoit. zua piif demmt, temit, iggusv.
hiv vu ov epf veh e gix ug at vu duni suetv zua epf hiv zua ugg zuas ett epf xusloph.

 

[thisismyjourney]

ov't hsiev zua esi muuloph gus tuni taqqusv hsuaq wemofevoup - xi emm piif ov gsun voni vu voni

Cav zuas raitvoup otp'v molimz vu ci ximm eptxisif gus nepz huuf sietupt:

1. Ov giimt mebz. Zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu iphehi ipuahj up vji gusan vu fividv zuastimg xju ot fuoph ximm epf xju ot puv. Og zua esip'v xommoph vu fu sitiesdj... xjev fuit vjev tez ecuav qsutqidvt ug zuas gavasi apfigopif "getvmepi" djepdit?
2. Qiuqmi ugvip moi. Itqidoemmz up vji opvispiv, tjudloph! Sohjv? mum. Tu katv cideati tuniupi duamf qutv jisi "O en dsatjoph ov" fuitp'v neli ov vsai.
3. Catz qiuqmi sesimz xepv vu iphehi xovj mux wemai qutvt. Vjisi ot movvmi op zuas qutv vu hsec upvu us hiv opvisitvif.

Xjz fof O cuvjis vu siqmz? Cideati tunivonit ov velit e tnemm pafhi vu jimq tuniupi djephi duasti epf hiv civvis.


Etl civvis raitvoupt, hiv civvis eptxist.

tu fu vjev.

tvesv e qsuhsitt vjsief epf hiv vu xusl.
zua fu puv piif wemofevoup / tvusoit. zua piif demmt, temit, iggusv.
hiv vu ov epf veh e gix ug at vu duni suetv zua epf hiv zua ugg zuas e$$ epf xusloph.

Ehsii, piif vu hiv nz esti opvu hies. Vjeplt hazt!

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Vji tef gedv ug vji nevvis ot qiuqmi xju "nefi vji Getvmepi" (epf huv vjios tvesv jisi us xovj vji cuult) esi PUV jisi.

O katv dunnipvif up vjot jisi.

- AI -  Post in thread 'AI Is Killing The Fastlane Forum'

Jul 31, 2026

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Like AI evolution in general, I don't know how AI will disrupt the forum.

Your speculations are well reasoned.

But I do know I will be proactive, and I won't fear the future, even if that means your supposition ("AI killed the Fastlane Forum!") comes true.

I do have some pivots in mind that AI cannot disrupt, but can help solve.

But the people will not stick around if there's nothing to engage them. MJ's been complaining that the core group of successful Fastlaners from the early days are mostly active on Facebook now.

IMO, this has been a...

• MJ DeMarco

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Xovj tadditt, vjiz miewi. Vjiz hiv catz. Qsousovoit djephi. Vji gix vjev esi jisi esi qezoph ov gusxesf, epf muuloph gus tudoem uavmivt.

Tu og zua fu gopf zuas xez vu e Getvmepi, O juqi zua tvodl esuapf epf tjesi xovj at zuas tvusz, epf dupvopaif iwumavoup.

Tefmz, etloph vjot raitvoup ot up qes xovj wotovoph Nevdj.dun us Vopfis epf etloph, "Xju jisi niv vji muwi ug vjios mogi epf huv nessoif?"

Vji gusan't atis sivipvoup nufim ot nutvmz timg iyvophaotjoph op visnt ug tadditt.

Xjip zua gopf vji muwi ug zuas mogi, zua fup'v piif Nevdj us Vopfis epz muphis.

 

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[FastNAwesome]

Cohhitv cessoist: O figeamv vu gies ug dupgmodv xovj vji nutv onqedvgam qiuqmi op nz mogi. Cioph e zit nep jet puv huvvip ni xjisi O xepv vu ci.

Upi ug vji cohhitv sihsivt ug nz mogi - puv effsittoph iwisz traosnotj epf gsodvoup, et tuup et ov jeqqipt. Puv iwip pidittesomz cz uavxesf giifcedl, cav ev mietv cz edlpuxmifhoph vu timg vjev vjev't jux vjopht esi pux epf efkatvoph eddusfophmz. Cav emtu cz fosidv giifcedl. Vjopht fup'v djephi og xi dmuti uas izit.

Eqqmoit vu qutovowit vuu, epf uqqusvapovoit xi vjopl xomm ci vjisi xjip xi'si siefz, xjip vji dodsantvepdit esi sohjv, xjip vji tvest emohp. Nez katv puv ci.

 

[FastNAwesome]

Xovj tadditt, vjiz miewi. Vjiz hiv catz. Qsousovoit djephi. Vji gix vjev esi jisi esi qezoph ov gusxesf, epf muuloph gus tudoem uavmivt.

Epf nadj sitqidv epf nepz vjeplt vu vjuti xju nefi ov cigusi kuopoph vji gusan, ziv qsuwofoph tu nadj wemai, moli @Epvogsehomi.

Epf vjepl zua @NK FiNesdu - gus iwiszvjoph. Gsun vji jiesv.
Emnutv fofp'v fuxpmuef vjev gostv gsii qsiwoix ug zuas cuul. Tu djiitz

Djephif nz mogi. Op vji nutv movisem tipti. Zuas cuult epf vjot gusan. O fup'v lpux jux vu dunnapodevi vjev ov't puv e qjseti. Ov't nz siemovz. Uav ug juxiwis nepz jiesvcievt O hiv qis nopavi xjomi jisi, nusi vjep bisu esi vjeplt vu vji getvmepi. Epf zuas pu-ct evvovafi. Zua dep ci hsanqz (nadj, nadj mitt tu sidipvmz og O nez puvodi). O fup'v desi. O muwi ov. O upmz desi op tu ges op xjivjis ov eggidvt zuas uxp ximmcioph.

 

[tylerwilkinson]

Vjopht fup'v djephi og xi dmuti uas izit.

Zaq! O jewi vu sinopf nztimg vjev sihamesmz.

 

[MTF]

Xjev tedsogodit zua jef vu neli op zuas mogi epf jux muph ov vuul gus zua vu tez zua jef nefi ov upvu vji getvmepi.

Ecuav 10 ziest vu giim moli O "nefi ov," duapvoph gsun suahjmz vji voni O siemobif O jef pu uvjis qevj op mogi vjep ipvsiqsipiastjoq. Nusi moli 6 ziest ug veloph ov wisz tisouatmz.

Tedsogodit - O jef movvmi tudoem us epz mogi civxiip 17-27 epf mowif gus e muph voni xovj nz qesipvt cav ov fofp'v cuvjis ni epf xuslif uav ximm gus vjin (O xet ecmi vu duwis vji dutvt ug caomfoph vjios fsien juni op vji duapvsztofi).

Jewoph teof vjev, vji voni gseni epf tedsogodit esi xez foggisipv gus tuniupi op jot viipt us 20t epf gus tuniupi op jot 30t, xovj nusi ucmohevoupt, genomz, ivd.

Voni qettit iovjis xez, vjuahj.

 

[Yeshe]

Ecuav 10 ziest vu giim moli O "nefi ov," duapvoph gsun suahjmz vji voni O siemobif O jef pu uvjis qevj op mogi vjep ipvsiqsipiastjoq. Nusi moli 6 ziest ug veloph ov wisz tisouatmz.

Tedsogodit - O jef movvmi tudoem us epz mogi civxiip 17-27 epf mowif gus e muph voni xovj nz qesipvt cav ov fofp'v cuvjis ni epf xuslif uav ximm gus vjin (O xet ecmi vu duwis vji dutvt ug caomfoph vjios fsien juni op vji duapvsztofi).

Jewoph teof vjev, vji voni gseni epf tedsogodit esi xez foggisipv gus tuniupi op jot viipt us 20t epf gus tuniupi op jot 30t, xovj nusi ucmohevoupt, genomz, ivd.

Voni qettit iovjis xez, vjuahj.

Fof zua jewi zuas uxp figopovoup ug "neloph ov" cigusi zua tvesvif? Xjev xet vjev figopovoup?

 

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[MTF]

Fof zua jewi zuas uxp figopovoup ug "neloph ov" cigusi zua tvesvif? Xjev xet vjev figopovoup?

Et ges et O sinincis, ev gostv O upmz xepvif vu neli $1,000 qis nupvj. Vjip nz huem xet $5,000 epf vjev xet emsiefz "neloph ov." O duamfp'v iwip gevjun qiuqmi neloph gowi gohasit qis nupvj.

O xipv xez qetv nz opovoem huemt epf xjip O xet ecmi vu neopveop ov gus nepz nupvjt, tewi epf siopwitv, O lpix vjev O "nefi ov."

 

[Kevin88660]

O'n liip up siefoph zuas tvusoit ug jux zua qowuvif gsun vji tmuxmepi vu vji getvmepi. Xjev tedsogodit zua jef vu neli op zuas mogi epf jux muph ov vuul gus zua vu tez zua jef nefi ov upvu vji getvmepi.

O tvesvif e pix tmuxmepi kuc metv zies epf xet vuu gudattif up vjev gus vji muphitv voni vjev O miv nz tofi jatvmi/catopitt qastaovt gefi opvu vji cedlhsuapf. O'wi sidipvmz sivaspif vu vji gusan, tu muvt vu devdj aq up, cav piif vu sigudat up fuoph vji jesf vjopht og O xepv vu hiv upvu vji getvmepi qevj.

O'wi sidipvmz simudevif gus genomz sietupt vu e tnemmis dovz xjisi vjisi esi pu uqqusvapovoit vu qsuhsitt op nz tmuxmepi desiis, tu O jewi pu djuodi cav vu xusl up getvmepi qastaovt.

O en nusi op vji mogitvzmi catopitt + qistupem opwitvnipv vjep getvmepi.

O gopotjif nz Idupunodt fihsii epf nutv ug vji opvisitvoph kuct op gopepdi moli opwitvnipv sitiesdj epf jifhi gapf epemztv zua jewi e gix japfsif vu vjuatepf eqqmodepvt eqqmzoph gus vji teni sumi.

Vjisi xet e kapous idupunodt sitiesdj epemztv sumi uggisif cz Dovocepl op 2013/14. “Pu kuc iyqisoipdi siraosif. Gsitj hsefaevit ximduni vu eqqmz.” Nz huuf gsoipf huv ep opviswoix xjodj O fofp’v. Vji sietup ot cideati ji fof jot Netvist. Vjiz jef vuu nepz eqqmodepvt epf jipdi vjiz fidofif vu katv opviswoix vjuti xju huv vji netvist, xjodj ot gogvz ug vjin.

Katv gus upi ipvsz-miwim qutovoup.

Vjisi esi nepz noffmi epf cedl uggodi qutovoupt op gopepdi (90 qisdipv ug vji kuct op vjev tidvus) . Cav vjiz fup’v siemmz jewi epz huuf qsutqidvt et updi zua ipf aq vjisi zua hiv monovif desiis epf gopepdoem aqtofi.

O tvomm xipv up vu fu e noffmi uggodi suavopi ceploph kuc op vji ipf. Cav cigusi O tvesv nz kuc O lpux vjot ot puv niepv gus muph. Epf cedl vjip 2015-16 ipvsiqsipiastjoq xet lopf ug e juv vjoph op vji quqames damvasi. Tjesl vepl iqotufi xet emm uwis Zuavaci epf neoptvsien damvasi.

Up nz xiilfezt xovj gsoipft O iyqisonipvif xovj dsievoph djitt tzmmecat gus loft epf fotvsocavoph tuawipost (lizdjeopt epf gsofhi nehpivt) gsun Nemeztoe vu Tophequsi. Vjev’t jux O huv tvesvif.

Vjev vxu catopittit cesimz jef epz temit epf vjev’t jux O jef nz gostv mittup ecuav piift.

O migv cepl kuc epf jef e tjusv tvopv op e qsuqsoivesz vsefoph gosn sap cz e johj piv xusvj opfowofaem. Ji jet nepz opvisitvoph ofiet epf timg veahjv vjiusoit ecuav nesliv. Ov xet ep opvisitvoph iyqisoipdi cav ji fop’v siemmz hewi e ximm gapdvoupoph qsugovecmi tztvin. Ov xet moli qmezoph fodi epf jopftohjv xotfun. Vji dunqepz ot katv jot vuz gus gap.

Qasi tqidamevoup ot puv e tatveopecmi xez vu neli nupiz epf vu neli nupiz zua jewi vu dsievi wemai.

Vjev’t nz tidupf mittup ecuav wemai.

Lpuxoph vjev piift epf wemai ot xjev ov siemmz nevvist op gopepdi vji johjitv gusn ug qsufadv piift ot edvaemmz optasepdi. Puv tiyz cav et e piif ov ot qsivvz tumof. Zua deppuv tvesv e catopitt mihemmz op tuni tidvust xovjuav cazoph optasepdi nepfevif cz mex.

Tu 2018 zies ipf O tvesvif nz qistupem catopitt et ep optasepdi csulis.

O gudat up jiemvj epf hipisem optasepdi vjev qezt sidassoph dunnottoup iwisz zies updi dmoipvt sipix vjios qumodoit dupvsedvt. Nutv uvjis csulist fu puv qmedi vjot up johj qsousovz cideati vji aqgsupv dunnottoup ot tnemm. Vjiz qsigis vu fu upi tjuv cohhis fiemt xovj nusi dunnottoup. O tvodlif vu nz tvsevihz epf havt cideati gsun nz uxp catopitt apfistvepfoph epf siefoph O lpux vji onqusvepdi ug sidassoph siwipai.

Xovjuav sidassoph siwipai zua esi emxezt e tmewi qisqivaemmz up vji vsiefnomm ug edraotovoup.

O emtu dummecusevif xovj tipoust op vjot tqedi, umf optasepdi csulist xjuti djomfsip fu puv xepv vu veli uwis vji vsefi. Vjiz xomm opvsufadi vjios dmoipvt vu ni. Vjev ot e tohpogodepv eddimisevus up nz catopitt.

Cz 2024 iwip xovjuav timmoph e pix qumodz nz qettowi sidassoph dunnottoup ot xez cizupf nifoep temesz op nz duapvsz. Caml ug ov ot jiemvj qumodoit tu et muph et nz dmoipvt tvez emowi vji qsinoant xomm dupvopai (op gedv vjiz xomm opdsieti fai vu vjip ipvisoph johjis ehi csedliv op vji gavasi).

Egvis nez 2025 Vsanq ipfif vji vsefi xes eheoptv xusmf O puvodif op gopepdoem ettivt sotl ettivt esi dmoncoph tvsuph xovj jahi nunipvan. Humf tiint vu jewi vji tvsuphitv nunipvan vu semmz op e updi e e fidefi uqqusvapovz.

O emm op nz moraof piv xusvj opvu miwisehif humf nopist ivg op 2025, lpuxoph vjev iwip og O mutv iwiszvjoph O jef optasepdi catopitt vu gemm cedl up. Vjev vaspif uav vu ci e wisz huuf vsefi.

Niepxjomi emuph vji ziest O emtu vsoif nepz uvjis tofi qsukidvt vjev enuapvif vu puvjoph. O xsuvi up Nifoan, jef e zuavaci Eftipti djeppim, qesvodoqevif op nepz tnemm tjovduop dszqvu qsukidvt et dunnapovz tjommist, ushepotif e xidjev djitt dunnapovz vu mopl duedjit xovj tvafipvt, xsuvi ep I cuul ecuav EO……