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  1. Symphony

    I've Given Up on Chasing Money... Time to Start Chasing Passion

    EXECUTION 
    Hey Peeps, I'll make a fairly long story, as short as I can. I got onto this forum about 3 or so years ago by now and got inspired by Sinister Lex to try out Copywriting on Upwork. I had just been dismissed from med school and had literally no idea what to do with my life. Because I'm a...
  2. JustKris

    Fresh Start, No More @$#%# Action-Faking!

    EXECUTION 
    What's up Fastlaners, When I first joined this forum 3 years ago, I was all over the place. I wanted to write a novel, make a movie, do a product placement business, and a million other things. And the thread definitely reflected the action-faking and scatter-brained approach. So here's where...
  3. tpjay

    To Pivot or Not to Pivot?

    Hello enlightened entrepreneurs, I am having a problem. I do not know when I should pivot or keep going with the business. Shutting down is not an option at this point because I don't want to give up since I know this will be a long and hard journey to bring value to people. I have begun to...
  4. Olimac21

    Developing soft skills

    MINDSET 
    One type skills which can be hard to define or measure are soft skils like public speaking, the ability to lead a group, how you manage power dynamics,effective communication (writing, speaking and listening), boldness, strategic thinking and many more. How has been your approach with these? Do...
  5. J_Cup

    Dropout -> Android Freelancer

    EXECUTION 
    Hi! I wanted to create this thread before but I needed to make sure... that I got rid of bridges behind me. Yeah, I don't see any of them. Burned. I improved a lot during this year. In the first post, I will write a little bit about my behind-the-scenes story. The story that motivates the shit...
  6. Plasma

    Documenting my journey to 100M

    INTRO 
    Too busy to write up a novel, but here's some background on me, and essentially why I am joining this community. (PS - I have a question for you readers as well). About me: - 24 years old - Have a family of business owners - Have built 4 small companies, sold 3 - Currently spending my time...
  7. BeFound Faithful

    DavidH- What We Can Do to Bring Value to The Greatest Number of People

    EXECUTION 
    Examples here 10 People Who Switched Careers After 50 (and Thrived!) include Tim and Nina Zagat Takichiro Mori Grandma Moses Colonel Sanders Each of them became wildly successful by doing what no one else did. Oh yeah, they also did it after 50 and some much older than that. We cannot be...
  8. Departed

    My search for the EJECT button

    EXECUTION 
    Hello all, I am 32, and I work for one of those awesome and super cool auditor firms some of you might have heard of. I just got a huge promotion and will receive a big pay raise (Woop Woop life is great!!111). In my current position, I get to travel the world, fly business class, stay in nice...
  9. KopyKidd

    Scaling a Fitness Copywriting Biz

    EXECUTION 
    This first post in this thread is more of an update than anything, but I'm taking this idea off of the shelf I stuck it on back in 2013. I've been MIA from the forum (and entrepreneurship in general) for a few years, so here's a quick-ish catching up... Skip to the bottom if you don't feel like...
  10. startinup

    Breaking into Consulting with a Notable First Client

    EXECUTION 
    Creating this thread to detail my progress in executing on the clever plan laid out by @MJ DeMarco here: (speaking about web development) So what have I done so far? I found a notable company with an outdated, poorly designed site, in a very large industry. I tried to get authorization to...
  11. S

    Update on my fastlane progress (the next step, execution)

    EXECUTION 
    Hello, Many of you will know me by now. If not, here's a quick run down. I'm 20-years-old, still live with my parents (thinking about moving out), and I am working on my YouTube Channel and a website service I created for competitive FIFA players (one that fills a need in the market). My...
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  12. NickClutch

    June 21 - Jumped into the Fastlane

    EXECUTION 
    Hey fellow Fastlaners - this is an accountability thread. Any comments, criticism, support, and guidance would be greatly appreciated. Based upon my skill set, I am going to dive in with copywriting. Goals for tomorrow: 1. Devour anything I can get my hands on about copywriting, starting...
  13. S

    Making the first £1

    EXECUTION 
    I've just finished reading unSCRIPTED and thoroughly enjoyed reading it, I also received the necessary kick up the backside to stop making excuses and get executing! The purpose of this thread is to show anyone who reads it that it's possible to get into the fastlane/unscripted route through...
  14. amp0193

    Selling my Ecommerce Business

    GOLD! 
    If everything goes as planned, this will be a short progress thread that will document the process of selling my first ecommerce business. I hope it is of some interest to those with ecommerce businesses, and that I can shed some insight into the process. Progress so far: I decided in...
  15. Waspy

    I Don't Know What I'm Doing. But I'm Doing.

    EXECUTION 
    Hi Guys, Been offline for a couple months as I was simply finding this place too distracting. This is an incredible resource and one of the best corners of the internet. But it can pull you in, and I needed to get shit done, hence my few months away. In those couple of months things have moved...
  16. N

    Im on a wild ride

    EXECUTION 
    Hi guys, Firstly i want to thank anyone for taking the time to read this as i can ramble a bit at times. Basically i have been interested in business for about 3/4 years (im 22 now, please don't tell me i have plenty of time :) ); I read some stuff and got involved in my community and looked...
  17. HayesTech

    Progress / Introduction - 19 - Action Taken

    EXECUTION 
    My name is Brandon, I am 19 years old and from the midwest. Currently I am pursing my BBA, then MBA in college. I've been on an endless path of action faking for a while now (LLC's, Shopify/Wordpress sites, youtube channels created, endless reading, podcasts), but before that I have had some...
  18. Millenial_Kid5K1

    Swim lateral to the riptide of mediocrity

    EXECUTION 
    Hello all, I've been lurking for a few months and I feel it's finally time for me to put my thoughts to metaphorical paper. I'm not a terribly poetic writer, so I hope my somewhat rambling style is still useful to some of you. I'm a chemical engineer. I make decent pay, not quite 6 figures. Not...
  19. Z

    The struggle of launching my new business

    EXECUTION 
    Trying to make this as short as possible lol I hate working a 9 to 5 job. I hate waking up everyday dreading work, being stuck in rush hour, and just repeating the same routine week after week. Is this what life is all about? I stare outside of the window on my floor as I see people enjoying...
  20. AnAverageJoe

    Throwing my backpack over the fence. My AMZ FBA/Private Label Progress Thread.

    EXECUTION 
    About two months ago I somehow stumbled across this forum and I don’t even remember how. But that lead me to discover the book and the free chapters that are available to download. Then that got me to purchase the audio-book and sign up for an account on the forums and post my introduction...
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