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  1. Yoda

    Who Have You Thanked Today?

    MINDSET 
    And you, sir!
  2. Yoda

    Who Have You Thanked Today?

    MINDSET 
    I have nothing but gratitude for the people who help me run my business(es) behind the scenes, and on the front lines. I came back from a 10-day vacation this morning, and it took me no more than an hour to get caught up to speed... and I profited nearly 5 digits on the week without lifting a...
  3. Yoda

    Conversations over the Holiday...

    PEOPLE 
    I was also extremely sad to hear how family members were going to be using their "refunds" this year. Vacations, cars, home theater, something something darkside. "Who's the more foolish, the fool, or the fool who follows him?" I know each and every one of them has debt. Same mentality...
  4. Yoda

    Conversations over the Holiday...

    PEOPLE 
    Over the weekend, I, too, had the chance to oversee the conversations with family, where careers and occupations inevitably came up. This was the hardest to hear: "Well, I used a calculator to see how much I would need at retirement to keep my lifestyle, and it's over $4M. I'm either going to...
  5. Yoda

    SUCCESS STORY: Biophase (eCommerce, Real estate)

    GOLD! 
    Just re-read most of this and realized I want to be @biophase when I grow up. Congrats on the house!
  6. Yoda

    How Do you Know You're Heading In The Right Direction?

    MINDSET 
    I feel like people overthink this. If you don't feel like you're going in the wrong direction, then you're probably fine. Life is not always going to give you positive feedback, so stop looking for it. Think about your car. Let's say you perform all the maintenance perfectly: oil changes...
  7. Yoda

    Idea > Profit

    IDEA 
    Just wanted to silence the crickets and let you know progress is being made, though not on the sales side, at the moment. Spent $50 and threw a site up, and I'm waiting on my lawyer to approve the content before proceeding. Took me about 6 hours from buying the domain to sending it off for...
  8. Yoda

    Why only certain people "enjoy" the process? (Or is it something else?)

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    No Western States 100? No UTMB? Come back when you've done something. :smuggy:
  9. Yoda

    Why only certain people "enjoy" the process? (Or is it something else?)

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Did you just solve your own problem?
  10. Yoda

    In The Blink Of An Eye Everything Can Change

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    @Vigilante Sorry, brother. Bad news never has good timing. But it can be a good reminder to focus on what matters most, and let the trivial go. I've lost several family members in the past year, and, while both were pretty shocking, it did bring together the family, as a whole. I have a...
  11. Yoda

    Idea > Profit

    IDEA 
    This is something I'm considering, but I'm just not sure I need it. The product is so dead simple, I could explain it to anyone in two sentences. Of course, on the other hand, it would show more professionalism. Mixed emotions on this so far. I think it's too early to think about spending...
  12. Yoda

    Idea > Profit

    IDEA 
    Day 41: Objection # 1 - Not signing the NDA As I mentioned yesterday, I wanted to log a few rejections up front so I could begin preemptively attacking objections. Well, the first one is in, and they basically said they "have many projects in process" and "if they needed to discuss them" they...
  13. Yoda

    Idea > Profit

    IDEA 
    Day 40: Getting my feet wet. Started making calls today (I know, it's Tuesday, feel free to slap my wrists). It's been interesting so far. I'm starting at the 'bottom' of the list I compiled, since I know I'll be terrible in my pitch the first few times. I've already blundered one pretty...
  14. Yoda

    Idea > Profit

    IDEA 
    Update time! (as if @G-Man could tell the future) We are patent pending! :playful: I will have the NDA contract in a day or so, and we'll be ready to hit the market hard on Monday!
  15. Yoda

    Idea > Profit

    IDEA 
    That makes two of us! Your curiosity is but a snowflake on an iceberg compared to my anxiety to make progress on this! :D
  16. Yoda

    Idea > Profit

    IDEA 
    Yep, just not enough to report on to have made another post. Still waiting on some PPA news (but did get to see the first technical drawings of the patent) but that's about it. In the meantime, lots of research, reading up on the market. Definitely don't want to underestimate. My silence in...
  17. Yoda

    Fastlane Parenting (Tips, Tactics...)

    GOLD! PEOPLE 
    Just one. The rest is on the fly. Parenting isn't like anything else in the world. You just gotta do it. Or they die, or something.
  18. Yoda

    Fastlane Parenting (Tips, Tactics...)

    GOLD! PEOPLE 
    We [the wife and I] have both succeeded in parenting, and failed, so far. Like a Fastlane business, there's no better learning than doing. That said, a few things come to mind which we're pretty well fixed in: Independence. You think you can clear the creek in one jump? I'll sit here and...
  19. Yoda

    Idea > Profit

    IDEA 
    Day 13: Finished the book, started my benefit sheet, and have a first draft of the sell sheet in hand. The book was a quick read (for me, at least). For the most part, I think I had a good handle on many of the big ideas, but it was nice to get both confirmation of process and some more fine...
  20. Yoda

    Be in the business of "home runs"...

    MINDSET 
    And, to expand, if I may, a "home run" does not have to be monetary (though, obviously it's a large focus for this forum and its members). A few non-monetary "home runs": You create work instead of working for someone else. You create your schedule instead of sitting in traffic back-and-forth...
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