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    I've Read Choose Hard, Live Easy: The Art of War for Decision-Making!

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    Reading it at the moment. Im enjoying observing my life as a movie. On those weak mindset days where I want to choose easy, it's a helpful frame to remind myself that I don't want a mediocre easy life. Nobody wants to watch that movie. I want the exceptional life that comes with doing hard...
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    Weekly Progress: What will you get done this week?

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    Been building myself a simple CRM powered by Claude Code, Google Sheets the history of my agency. Gmail, my order management system, Calendly, Fathom. Loads and loads of old contacts in there. I'm reasonable with sales follow up but it's already shown me the swathes of people I've forgotten...
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    Weekly Progress: What will you get done this week?

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    Thanks for sharing @jaywills, I've been going through a bit of the same lately. Bought the house I wanted, hit the investing goal, spending way more time with my family, training and either on my bike or the skis. Still, feeling like "I'm not done yet". Feeling uneasy about the concept of...
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    UPDATE: Built a site for a local buddy's classic car restoration shop. Here's the business model. Tear it apart. (classicautorebuildpartner.com)

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    I've seen the underlying business model work well for Eastern European restorers, who mostly work with British clients, but this didn't require shipping (just trucking/trailering, much cheaper) or import/export processes. The main questions are around margin, and then around volume. That is...
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    Building and Scaling my Exterior Property Wash Business

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    Just wanted to chime in and wish you all the best, Ben. Your enthusiasm is refreshing! You are learning fast by taking action, meaning you'll get the outcome 100x faster than the next guy who is just reading. A friend of mine has a scaffolding business and has built an absolute empire from it...
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    Did A Stable Career Kill My Entrepreneurial Drive?

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    Maybe you are really happy with your job and paying a mortgage for 30 years and being "normal". Or maybe you aren't. Take a few minutes and listen to Jocko. View: https://youtu.be/Ex4tChziZdA?si=cCT6-GOb77x5qK_m
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    Did A Stable Career Kill My Entrepreneurial Drive?

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    That security of an income and low pressure is perfect for you to be building a business on the side. Take it from someone who should have done that 20 years ago. If you are here, deep down you know you want control of your time and finances. Eventually you will start a business and push for...
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    Getting married young was the best decision ive ever made

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    I think about this often for my son. I'm doing my best to raise him for the world that I think he'll experience. He needs to be resilient, adaptable, a quick learner and a critical thinker. But the real 2030 superpower? Have actual interpersonal skills. In a competitive market, being an average...
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    Getting married young was the best decision ive ever made

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    Lots of judgements in this thread, when we all know that our experiences differ greatly. I married my childhood sweetheart, we've been together for over 20 years now. Has it been easy? Nope. Have we both had to make sacrifices? Yep. Have we both been attracted to other people over the years...
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    Has Moving to a Warm and Sunny Climate Made You Happier?

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    Interesting that you mention kids @Nomads ...I was going to mention this before but after their first few years, schooling further disrupts this "some time here, some time there" strategy. Of course nothing is insurmountable. This year we realised that the Australian school calendar lined up...
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    Has Moving to a Warm and Sunny Climate Made You Happier?

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    We do this, but I'm reverse. 9+ months of the year in Andorra, with an annual visit to see family in Australia. We are lucky to be able to stay in some split-living housing that our family owns, so haven't needed to buy property in Australia. I'm always tempted to buy, but managing it from the...
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    Has Moving to a Warm and Sunny Climate Made You Happier?

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    Not warmer as such, but more liveable (ideal climate for me, loads and loads of sunshine, and very fresh air), and most importantly, closer to the sports and activities that I enjoy the most. I went on a working holiday in my 20s and realised there and then that "I want to live where everyone...
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    Petroyuan Coming? End of the dollar?

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    Something I've never quite understood when people discuss how "the Yuan will take over" or "BTC is the future, USD is dead" is, isn't the ultimate solution to own assets? I read a book called "The Alpha Strategy" years ago that more or less described this. Say you own 1000 shares in a global...
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    Why you should buy a home as early as possible.

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    I've found getting a nice home to be great motivation. Previously I was very comfortable -- there was no burning need to grow my business or even increase my investment portfolio due to cheap rent and low cost of living. When I decided to buy a huge house in a nice area for my family, it was...
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    Thanks MJ - were you taking payment back then? Or simply sending your partners a lead and taking a commission if the customer booked the car?
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    Does anyone know of a business model that makes referrals/introductions/generates leads for other businesses, and takes a commission in exchange? I am sure there must be lots of these, especially on the internet but I am curious if there are any great examples, especially in an offline scenario.
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    I just found out a 'customer' is drop shipping my product

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    Have you considered approaching him to ask if he is interested in selling your product on other platforms? Maybe you can provide him a 10% of code? You can focus on branding your product, buy in larger volumes from your manufacturer at better rates (and therefore make a larger margin on your...
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    Is CENTS Destructive to Action?

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    Unless I'm understanding this wrong CENTS is something you'd have in a perfect world. Reality is the world is not perfect. I haven't stalked your story @MJ DeMarco but I'm fairly sure I've read on the forum (and possibly in your books, I don't recall), that Limos.com was your Fastlane business...
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    Lifetime passive income: The Paycheck Pot In Action

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    Got it, thank you. I am similar to @Ozz81 in that I have been buying and holding for income. Its modest income that covers our rent and utilities but is a step in the right direction. A mentor encouraged me to begin position trading as he felt it was a good fit for my personality. I didn't...
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    Lifetime passive income: The Paycheck Pot In Action

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    @MJ DeMarco what do you mean by "sell before earnings"?

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