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    Anatomy of A Failed Fastlane (What You Can Learn From My Mistakes)

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    To the battle scars... (part one) So here's what I've taken from this experience. In two parts because I have limited time today and I promised to update this every day - which I didn't do yesterday. Do you really need a partner? I entered into this arrangement in the first place because...
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    Anatomy of A Failed Fastlane (What You Can Learn From My Mistakes)

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    Thanks, Scott. You're right. I believe that it's right for everyone to spend their own life pursuing their own happiness, not tying themselves up in obligations to other people or to "society". Yet, sometimes I struggle to actually do it myself. Sounds like you have some interesting stories to...
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    Anatomy of A Failed Fastlane (What You Can Learn From My Mistakes)

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    The final chapter I wasn't happy in the business, but what I did have was newfound clarity as to the direction of my life. This road wasn't going to take me where I wanted to go. It would never give me the life I daydreamed about every single day. I'd been burying my head in the sand for far...
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    Anatomy of A Failed Fastlane (What You Can Learn From My Mistakes)

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    Yeah, the best clients tend to be small companies in a period of high growth. You get to deal directly with the decision makers, they haven't delegated their responsibility for hiring to HR gatekeepers yet, and they're in a mode of getting shit done. Plus, they have the volume of work because...
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    Anatomy of A Failed Fastlane (What You Can Learn From My Mistakes)

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    The last ditch turnaround I was unhappy. I felt stuck. I was sick of staring at these same four walls from dusk til dawn. I didn't know what to do. Life was just work, thinking about work, grinding away at a road that looked increasingly unlikely to ever converge with my dreams, and rarely...
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    Anatomy of A Failed Fastlane (What You Can Learn From My Mistakes)

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    :rofl: It sounds really camp when I read it back now. Oh yes! Dahhhhhhhrrrling! Indubitably! Thank you! Wow, thanks MJ. Now I just have to make sure the rest of the thread lives up to its billing. :rofl: Maybe I should start a subscription service. A new chapter in your inbox every...
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    Anatomy of A Failed Fastlane (What You Can Learn From My Mistakes)

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    The grumblings of discontent From the very beginning, I was never 100% sold on pursuing this business - even though for a while, I'd managed to convince myself that I was. The reality was simply that I chose the most comfortable and readily available option that wore the clothes of...
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    Clearing your mind and gaining clarity - What do you do?

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    A good country road, a motorbike, and liberal use of the throttle. People who don't ride imagine it's some constant huge adrenaline rush. Only if you're riding beyond your abilities. Otherwise, it feels more like high velocity meditation. There's only space in your mind for the next corner, the...
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    Anatomy of A Failed Fastlane (What You Can Learn From My Mistakes)

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    Oh yes. Oh so easy to do! Being an optimist is not without its perils. Back in the day I used to spend my commission before I'd even earned it. On credit card. To be paid off when it came in. So so foolish. That really came back to bite me when I got fired so they didn't have to pay me. Took...
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    Anatomy of A Failed Fastlane (What You Can Learn From My Mistakes)

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    There's no prize for second place No matter how bad things looked, we were always just about to turn the corner. Always *right* on the cusp of big shit happening. And a big part of that was down to a never-ending stream of promising-looking deals that never materialised. First there was the...
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    In the next 30 years, the world will see much more pain than happiness

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    You don't even have to go into "basic income" territory to see this. It's evident in straight-salary employment. Why work any harder than I have to, if I get paid the same amount anyway? Why not take a sick day - it's part of the benefits package! Why try to make improvements if I'll only...
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    In the next 30 years, the world will see much more pain than happiness

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    I don't understand why protecting jobs is supposed to be a big deal. Jobs suck. That's why this forum exists in the first place. 100-and-something years ago, the vast majority of people were self-employed. And so they probably will be again. And most people will be happier and better off for...
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    Anatomy of A Failed Fastlane (What You Can Learn From My Mistakes)

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    Outbound email marketing, automation - and a taste of sweet, sweet victory I was brought up in the old school methods of headhunting, which include artful mastery of selling skills, leading people to realise their need for change, coaching, and sometimes playing the role of armchair therapist...
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    Anatomy of A Failed Fastlane (What You Can Learn From My Mistakes)

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    I can't remember where I first heard it, but one of my favourite quotes goes something along the lines of: "First, companies were run by the salespeople. Then they were run by the accountants. Now they're run by the HR department." I bet you have some fascinating stories of your own! I caught...
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    AndyTalks with @Contrarian about starting his side hustle in local lead gen

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    What will you do to turn your double-intrigue into double-action? ;)
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    [Progress] Graphic Designer Going Freelance & Fastlane

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    Credit where credit is due sir. Great! Awesome. Love it. In my days of no-win, no-fee recruitment, I had to learn how to qualify ruthlessly. Otherwise you'll never make any money, no matter how alluring the fees might seem. Working with five other recruiters already? Bye then. Too busy to...
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    [Progress] Graphic Designer Going Freelance & Fastlane

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    This is simply awesome @Nicoknowsbest. Amazing what you can achieve in only a few months when you make the decision and take action. Sorry to hear about your experience of promised payment not materialising. Happens to us all at some point. I used to be uncomfortable with credit control, but...
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    AndyTalks with @Contrarian about starting his side hustle in local lead gen

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    Ah yes. Trinkets over results. Been there... That's a great sentence of condensed wisdom right there! One thing only. Yep, would definitely have helped big time to keep that in mind in my last business. Happy Monday indeed! :D
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    Anatomy of A Failed Fastlane (What You Can Learn From My Mistakes)

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    The Autoresponder I'd built up a decent-sized email list through the webinars. We'd come out of nowhere and made an impression on the market. I had a following, of sorts. Now it was time to turn our subscribers into customers. I built out an autoresponder sequence for prospective clients...
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    Anatomy of A Failed Fastlane (What You Can Learn From My Mistakes)

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    If it were just me running things, I might have done so! Interesting points. Someone could have turned this into a Fastlane business. I've no doubt about that. Our client contacts were only founders/owners at the smaller companies. At larger orgs, they're mid-senior management. I'll have...

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