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  1. SRathwell

    Money Chasing and Action Faking to finally ACTION!

    WOW. It is hard to believe it has been 4 years since I made that first post. I just finished re-reading MJ's newest book and I though I would come back to the forum. It has been heads down for the last 4 years. We have been slowly growing the business and aligning ourselves to be able to...
  2. SRathwell

    Crowdfunding or Accepting a loan for product manufacturing

    A few thoughts.... There is a lot more to crowdfunding than just throwing a couple grand at it and everyone signing up (learned this on the hard way). You need to bring your crowd to the crowdfunding. This take both a lot of time and money. There is ton that goes into a successful campaign long...
  3. SRathwell

    No More Action-Faking or Maybe I'm Wrong?

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    I will chime in on this too. An engineering degree is extremely valuable if you are at all thinking about a product based business. The background knowledge saves enormous amounts of time and money (especially if you have to pay someone to design and review.) I would bet that the final year...
  4. SRathwell

    I've Read The Millionaire Fastlane!

    GOLD! HOT! 
    I finished the book a couple weeks ago but just now getting here to reply. I read Unscripted first a few months ago and have been using its principals in our business. TMF was a good refresher and drove home many key point. I especially found value in the last few chapters which describe...
  5. SRathwell

    Thoughts On The 10X Rule

    HOT! 
    I agree, Work for work sake will get you nowhere. But doing more of something that is working will get you ahead.
  6. SRathwell

    Thoughts On The 10X Rule

    HOT! 
    Again haven't read the book, but my interpretation of 10x is not literal. It is that there is always more you can be doing. It is pushing yourself to do it. It would be still going to the gym 3 times a week, but pushing out extra reps, running an extra mile....pushing yourself a little...
  7. SRathwell

    Thoughts On The 10X Rule

    HOT! 
    To pre-qualify this answer I have not read the book yet but understand the Idea behind it. I think it is BOTH To really go for it, to really make it happen you have to have both quality AND quantity! Take your calling for example. You may make 10 pre-qualified calls today and it in turn gets...
  8. SRathwell

    Doing business with Chinese vendors? Seeking your feedback!

    SOURCING 
    Ya I skimmed the post and should have read with a little more care. I now see what you are looking for. I am a pretty small fish is the sea of importing. If you were to talk to Walter or maybe some of the Fastlaners in the thread above, maybe they can give you more feedback. Sorry for taking...
  9. SRathwell

    Doing business with Chinese vendors? Seeking your feedback!

    SOURCING 
    While I am fairly new to dealing with Chinese suppliers I have not had a single issue with using English for all of my documents. Take a read thought this thread: GOLD! - Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist. and even better buy Walter's book (can find a...
  10. SRathwell

    I have a question about feedback echoes

    Here are my thoughts on this. Any feedback is good feedback, but patterns are KEY! (even if it is negative). Therefore even if you have just 2 or 3 that is enough to act on because as the others above and MJ have said, where there is one there is many. That being said you also have to consider...
  11. SRathwell

    What book are you reading? Right now. Post up!

    NOTABLE! HOT! BOOKS CHAT 
    I am currently reading (listening) to Quiet by Susan Cain. This book is an eye opener for me. I always knew that I was an introvert but always thought of it as something was wrong with me. This book has changed my outlook on introversion, now I see that it is normal and can even an...
  12. SRathwell

    Share the latest methods for product and market validation

    I have to agree that the only real way to get product validation is by making sales, real sales where someone is willing to pay you for your product. I have to disagree with the Kickstarter and Indigogo route. Speaking from experience it is not a good method to validate a product. To properly...
  13. SRathwell

    Money Chasing and Action Faking to finally ACTION!

    I just realized that I explained my story but really didn't introduce myself, so here it is. I am 33 with a wife and 2 kids I don't know why but from a young age I wanted to be an Engineer, I wanted to invent stuff.... So logically I eventually got my degree in Mechanical Engineering. While I...
  14. SRathwell

    I've Read UNSCRIPTED!

    GOLD! HOT! 
    I finished Unscripted a couple months ago ( I have actually listened to it twice now) but I was too timid to post anything on the forum. With a goal to quit action faking (ie only reading here) I am finally posting. This book has been literally life changing. I recommended it to my business...
  15. SRathwell

    Money Chasing and Action Faking to finally ACTION!

    I joined this forum a few years ago after starting my first "Business". At the time I thought I was doing the right thing but it turns out I was doing a lot of money chasing. At that time I was too timid to post anything but I did do a lot of reading here. After that business failed I stopped...
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