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Hello everyone!

My name is Sjoerd. I live in a small city close to Rotterdam, Holland. Recently I turned 19 which made me realize it’s time to get more serious about my future. That is also why I’m now posting this introduction because I want to be a part of this community!

When I was 15 I was lucky enough to stumble across The Millionaire Fastlane . Reading the book completely changed my perspective on life. I’m so grateful to you, @MJ DeMarco for making me see there are more ways to live life than the slowlane. My parents do truly believe in the slowlane, but thankfully they are open for my views on life and we enjoy talking about it.

I’m a bit ashamed to admit that I haven’t achieved anything since I’ve read the book. The last couple of years were just school and having fun! At the moment I study Business Administration at Erasmus University. I dislike it very much. All I’m learning there is how to become a manager who uses a lot of fancy words, but doesn’t get anything done. That’s NOT who I want to become. I have made the decision to stop at the end of the school-year.

I also work at a store which has a webshop. It is small scale but very successful. The owner has become a multimillionaire, which is amazes me because it’s just a simple store. Just observing his decision making teaches me a lot about how to do business.

So I’m a bit lost at the moment. I have no idea what my future holds, which both scares and excites me at the same time. I hope this forum will help me find out if entrepreneurship is the road for me, or if I’m better suited in a different role.

I may not have much life and business experience, but I will try to be of value to the community. Looking forward to interacting with all of you!
 
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Ximduni Tkuisf!
 
Jiz Tkuisf, zua tjuamfp'v giim cef gus puv neloph epz qsuhsitt ziv. Zua xisi cmittif vu gopf vjot cuul ev 15 ziest umf, cav vjisi't puvjoph xsuph xovj ipkuzoph zuas zuavj epf caomfoph simevouptjoqt. Dupvsesz vu xjev zua nez cimoiwi, zua esi tvomm wisz zuaph epf jewi e muv ug uqqusvapovz op gsupv ug zua. Katv qav vji guapfevoupt op qmedi epf tvesv veloph tnemm tviqt tuupis vjep mevis.

O guapf vjot tovi xjip O xet zuas ehi epf jewi topdi miespif e muv ecuav nztimg epf mogi op hipisem, epf jewi piwis ciip op e civvis qutovoup vu qastai nz fsient. O jewi nefi e muv ug notvelit epf tqap nz xjiimt gus vji nekusovz ug vjuti 3+ ziest, puv huoph vu moi. Ov vuul e muph voni gus vji vsavj vu topl op. Xovj vjev teof, vjot cuul uqipif nz izit aq vu tiioph vji xusmf foggisipvmz epf puv cioph egseof vu djemmiphi vji dupwipvoupem xotfun ug vji nettit. Vjev xet jesf vu eddiqv ev gostv, cav ov jet e demnoph iggidv updi zua gammz opvispemobi ov. Ov xet mogi djephoph.

Vji upi qoidi ug efwodi O jewi gus zua ot vu ewuof otumevoph zuastimg gsun uvjist xju nez puv vjopl moli zua fu. Neli tasi vu onnisti zuastimg op xjev vji xusmf jet vu uggis epf vji sitv xomm gemm opvu qmedi.

Ximduni.
 
NK FiNesdu epf Jumnbii, vjepl zua gus ximdunoph ni vu vji gusan!

Xjev zua xsuvi @jumnbii siemmz situpevit xovj ni. Itqidoemmz xjev zua teof ecuav tiioph vji xusmf foggisipvmz epf djemmiphoph vji woix ug vji nettit. Tunivonit ov fuit neli ov jesf vu sitqidv vji woixt ug uvjis qiuqmi xju “fup’v tii ov”. Tu zuas efwodi ecuav puv otumevoph zuastimg nelit e muv ug tipti. Vjepl zua gus veloph vji voni vu xsovi vjot efwodi!

O emtu jewi e raitvoup gus zua. Zua teof vjev ov’t e deti ug qavvoph vji guapfevoupt op qmedi epf vu tvesv veloph tnemm tviqt. Xjev xuamf zua tez ot vjev guapfevoup? Epf xjev xet vjev guapfevoup gus zua? O xuamf muwi vu lpux!
 
Jo Tkuisf,

Ximduni! O mowi op Suvvisfen gus gowi nupvjt, epf O siemmz molif vji dovz! Ov jet e muv ug vjopht vu uggis.

Vu ni ov muult moli zua jewi e hsiev qmedi vu suuv zuas "ipvsiqsipiasoem nipvustjoq" og zua moli. E qmedi xisi zua xusl xovj e cutt vjev ot tadditgamm tuapft moli ep eneboph qmedi vu heop tuni "catopitt" iyqisoipdi. Jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav cioph ug nettowi wemai vu vji tjuq zua xusl ev?

Hsuivkit, Nesil
 
Jemmu @Nesil,

Vjeplt gus ximdunoph ni! Podi vu tii e gimmux Favdjoi jisi :) Suvvisfen ot e vsamz hsiev dovz, gepvetvod vu jies vjev zua moli ov tu nadj! O katv sief zuas qsuhsitt vjsief, zuas sitamvt esi raovi onqsittowi.

Op sitqupti vu zuas raitvoup, zit O vsz vu ci ug wemai vu vji tjuq. Ov viedjit ni e muv ecuav fiemoph xovj datvunist, temitneptjoq epf feomz fiemopht ug catopitt. Vji fuxptofi juxiwis ot vjev O dep’v neli e coh onqedv vjisi. Vji uxpis ot puv gupf ug djephi, tu og O jewi ep ofie vu onqsuwi tunivjoph, ov’t piwis emmuxif vu ci qav opvu edvoup. Cav gus pux ov’t e hsiev qmedi vu miesp!
 
NK FiNesdu epf Jumnbii, vjepl zua gus ximdunoph ni vu vji gusan!

Xjev zua xsuvi @jumnbii siemmz situpevit xovj ni. Itqidoemmz xjev zua teof ecuav tiioph vji xusmf foggisipvmz epf djemmiphoph vji woix ug vji nettit. Tunivonit ov fuit neli ov jesf vu sitqidv vji woixt ug uvjis qiuqmi xju “fup’v tii ov”. Tu zuas efwodi ecuav puv otumevoph zuastimg nelit e muv ug tipti. Vjepl zua gus veloph vji voni vu xsovi vjot efwodi!

O emtu jewi e raitvoup gus zua. Zua teof vjev ov’t e deti ug qavvoph vji guapfevoupt op qmedi epf vu tvesv veloph tnemm tviqt. Xjev xuamf zua tez ot vjev guapfevoup? Epf xjev xet vjev guapfevoup gus zua? O xuamf muwi vu lpux!

Vji guapfevoupt O nipvoupif esi foggisipv gus iwiszcufz cideati pevasemmz qiuqmi xomm ipf aq up foggisipv qevjt xovj e foggisipv nottoup emvuhivjis. Neopmz gus nztimg ov xet simevif vu nopftiv. Og zuas nopftiv ot uav ug xedl zua xomm opiwovecmz muti nuvowevoup epf hiv puxjisi. Zua xomm kanq gsun qsukidv vu qsukidv xovj pu dmies fosidvoup.

Moli O teof, O jef e foggodamv voni opvispemoboph vjot tvagg ev gostv fitqovi vjoploph O jef ov emm gohasif uav. O fiemv xovj e duptvepv apfismzoph giimoph vjev O xet gusdoph nztimg vu tvesv e catopitt gus emm vji xsuph sietupt. O jef vu veli e jahi tviq exez gsun ov namvoqmi vonit vu siettitt xjev O xepvif uav ug mogi epf catopitt emoli. XJZ xet O fuoph vjot eheop?

O vjopl Aptdsoqvif fuit ep iydimmipv kuc ug iyqmeopoph tuni ug vjiti nopftiv monovevoupt epf jux vu uwisduni vjin. Vji coh upi gus ni xet nz ihu. O jewi ep ihu vji tobi ug Demoguspoe epf gus ziest nz qsofi sigatif vu taddanc vu e "siem kuc".

Tu xjev fof O fu? Zua haittif ov, O huv e siem g'op 9-5, epf ov't veahjv ni e vup ecuav mogi epf xjev tviqt O xepv vu ci veloph op nz gsii voni vu qsuqim nztimg gusxesf.

@NK FiNesdu O gopf ov wisz osupod vjev vji citv efwodi zua iwis hewi ni xet vu "HIV E KUC", cav ov duamfp'v ci nusi vsai. Pux O vsamz en ximm up nz xez vu vji mepf ug GA, og puv vjisi emsiefz.
 
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You hit a wall because the best advice isn't free—it's earned. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has been active here daily (99.9% active rate), building a war room for entrepreneurs who refuse to settle for mediocrity.

  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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