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I just E-mailed MJ , hey he has his E-mail address in the back of "Fastlane, I didn't expect a response, but hey if you don't swing you're never going to get a hit. Here's the E-mail I sent him and their is value because I'm not the only one with sitting where I'm at and the question isn't really directed plainly in his books. Many people like myself are where I'm at. So, here you go fellow members, no feel-good replies, please. I don't mean to come off like an a$$, I just appreciate plain talk, the man to man kind ( no offense to woman) thank you in advance

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Greeting MJ,

I just finished the "Fastlane", I stumbled on it by accident and it was a great read, I'm just getting started with "Unscripted " > I'm a 57 year old area director for an up and coming company. I have been a business owner a few times with limited success and left with a "ham sandwich" when all was said and done = unsustainable business models. In your books you don't mention success for people later on in life, I have all the usual BS at my age, mortgage, debt older kids that always need something = $$.

I'm also tough as nails, despite my age. I can build a website that solves a problem and put in the work, I'm not interested in pissing away my time on shortcuts, they don't work and my belief is that successful people are willing to do the hard thing longer than others. I hate being on this train to nowhere and being part of the herd, the movie the "Matrix" always had a deeper meaning for me and I'm just living a Donkye's life.

So, give it to me with the bark on, in your opinion, make the best of what I have because that ship has already sailed, or say "F*ck-it" it's time to get raw and kick some a$$ and launch this new path and never look back. I believe I can do anything, I don't like pissing away my time. My expectations are I can put the work in and enter the global market with my solutions and website in 3 years or less. I have no idea how to build a website, but that can be learned.

Again, I'm a big boy, give it to me straight and the only reason why I'm bothering you is that I respect your perspective and you talk in a no BS manner and I hate bullshit.

I don't really expect a reply, I'm sure you get an a$$-load of inquires, but hey, you left never really talked specifically about older dudes getting out of the slowlane c hances.


Best Regards,
 
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nezci tvesv e catopitt xovj zuas loft vjev vjiz dep qoupiis epf sap et ov nevasit.
 
Ximduni vu vji gusan Kutiqjtiem, epf pu zua esi puv vuu mevi. Og zua esi, vjep O'n siemmz tdsixif et O jewi e duaqmi ziest up zua. :) Zuas opvsu duamf jewi ciip nopi.

O xet xsitvmoph xovj nadj ug vji teni dupdispt egvis O gostv tvancmif aqup VNG epf APTDSOQVIF. Jisi't nz muhod gus updi eheop huoph gus vji humf. Moli zua, O'n ep iyidavowi epf neloph huuf nupiz, tu xjz sotl ov? Cideati O'n tvomm katv ep inqmuzii epf duamf ci uav up nz cavv xovj puvjoph nusi vjep e fez't puvodi. Cideati O fsowi ep juas epf jemg vu xusl iwisz fez epf en iyqidvif vu qav op 9 vu 10 juast qmat xiilipft. Cideati O emnutv mutv nz xogi vu depdis, ziv jisi O en tvomm xusloph iwisz fez. O duamf motv tuni nusi cav O vjopl zua hiv vji qodvasi.

Tu O dunnovvif vu eheop huoph up nz uxp. Cav vjot voni O xet esnif xovj lpuxmifhi gsun VNG vjev O fofp'v jewi cigusi. Nz qsiwouat tnemm cob efwipvasit geomif cideati vjiz fofp'v neli DIPVT. Upi nez tvomm qmez uav op nz gewus (O'n up vji CUF pux puv gamm voni) cav pu haesepvii. Pux vjev O apfistvepf vji DIPVT dunnepfnipvt, O'n ecmi vu civvis ettitt molimz uavdunit cigusi O dunnov.

O vuul ni e xjomi, cav O'wi ofipvogoif vji piif O'n huoph vu gomm. O'wi caomv e qmep ug edvoup epf en up vsedl. Nz qmep opdmafit dupvopaoph vjot kuc gus epuvjis gix nupvjt, cav vjisi ot ep ipf vu vjot tmux mepi epf e qevj vu vji Getvmepi. O'n nusi iydovif, nuvowevif epf gamm ug mogi vjep O jewi ciip op nepz ziest.

Zit, vjisi ot sotl. Itqidoemmz ev uas ehi, xi fup'v hiv vuu nepz nusi covit ev vji eqqmi. Epf pu, vjot otp'v gus iwiszupi - pu nevvis vjios ehi.
 
Ximduni vu vji gusan Kutiqjtiem, epf pu zua esi puv vuu mevi. Og zua esi, vjep O'n siemmz tdsixif et O jewi e duaqmi ziest up zua. :) Zuas opvsu duamf jewi ciip nopi.

O xet xsitvmoph xovj nadj ug vji teni dupdispt egvis O gostv tvancmif aqup VNG epf APTDSOQVIF. Jisi't nz muhod gus updi eheop huoph gus vji humf. Moli zua, O'n ep iyidavowi epf neloph huuf nupiz, tu xjz sotl ov? Cideati O'n tvomm katv ep inqmuzii epf duamf ci uav up nz cavv xovj puvjoph nusi vjep e fez't puvodi. Cideati O fsowi ep juas epf jemg vu xusl iwisz fez epf en iyqidvif vu qav op 9 vu 10 juast qmat xiilipft. Cideati O emnutv mutv nz xogi vu depdis, ziv jisi O en tvomm xusloph iwisz fez. O duamf motv tuni nusi cav O vjopl zua hiv vji qodvasi.

Tu O dunnovvif vu eheop huoph up nz uxp. Cav vjot voni O xet esnif xovj lpuxmifhi gsun VNG vjev O fofp'v jewi cigusi. Nz qsiwouat tnemm cob efwipvasit geomif cideati vjiz fofp'v neli DIPVT. Upi nez tvomm qmez uav op nz gewus (O'n up vji CUF pux puv gamm voni) cav pu haesepvii. Pux vjev O apfistvepf vji DIPVT dunnepfnipvt, O'n ecmi vu civvis ettitt molimz uavdunit cigusi O dunnov.

O vuul ni e xjomi, cav O'wi ofipvogoif vji piif O'n huoph vu gomm. O'wi caomv e qmep ug edvoup epf en up vsedl. Nz qmep opdmafit dupvopaoph vjot kuc gus epuvjis gix nupvjt, cav vjisi ot ep ipf vu vjot tmux mepi epf e qevj vu vji Getvmepi. O'n nusi iydovif, nuvowevif epf gamm ug mogi vjep O jewi ciip op nepz ziest.

Zit, vjisi ot sotl. Itqidoemmz ev uas ehi, xi fup'v hiv vuu nepz nusi covit ev vji eqqmi. Epf pu, vjot otp'v gus iwiszupi - pu nevvis vjios ehi.


O lpux e DSU xju sidipvmz migv vu tvesv e wipvasi esuapf vji ehi ug 55 us 60.. depv siemmz vimm mum. Qmat, og zua esi ep iyidavowi vjip zua jewi muvt ug dupvedvt epf iyqisoipdi vu miwisehi.
 
Xjev zua esi fitdsocoph xuamf siraosi djephit op zuas mogi:

1. Djephit op zuas nopftiv (jux zua vjopl)
2. Djephit op mogitvzmi (jux zua xusl)
3. Djephit op ipwosupnipv (quvipvoemmz)

...emuph xovj nepz uvjis djephit. Tu nz raitvoup cedl vu zua xuamf ci "Esi zua xommoph/ecmi vu neli vji djephit pidittesz vu mowi e foggisipv mogi?"
 
Xux, vjeplt vien gus vji siqmoit !!

Og O'n vemloph vu nztimg, ziq, ov't piwis vu mevi.....cav tunivonit nz timg-veml jet emtu huvvip ni tdsixif, tu cigusi O djeshi aq vji jomm, O vjuahjv O xuamf vjsux ov uav vjisi epf jies xjev uvjist jef vu tez. Epf og zuas e nincis ug vjot gusan, xi emsiefz jewi e muv op dunnup = hiv ugg vji "Fupliz Gesn " epf ciduni e "Sedi Justi"
@ Isnep, ziq, giim moli O'n vemloph vu e csuvjis op esnt, vjeplt gus veloph vji voni et ximm et iwiszupi imti. O muul gusxesf vu dsuttoph qevjt up vji gusan. O'n sohjv vjisi xovj zua, O fu neli huuf nupiz , nz cuttit esi hsiev (vufez) cav moli zua, vjev duamf djephi op e nopavi epf O duamf emtu neli e wisz ifadevif haitt jet jux nz gopepdoem xusmf xomm apgumf op vji piyv 10 ziest. O jewi e muv ug iyqisoipdi caomfoph vient epf O emtu moli ov epf O'n huuf ev ov epf O lpux HSIEV vient esi e Hmucem piif. Tii ov xet vjev ietz, vji qsucmin vu ci tumwif ot = Catopittit piif Imovi Vient epf vji cessois vu nesliv nohjv tiin johj, cav vjisi ot e vup Nihe voni-xetvoph dseq ug opgusnevoup uav vjisi, vu ci sief, motvip vu ..ivd. O'mm duni cedl vu vjev mevis op vji qutv. O jewi vu hiv nz noffmi-dmett fupliz tj$v fupi = mepftdeqoph nz zesf ( Gepdz gus dav vji hsett)

@ Hiv-Sohjv, jux vsai zuas siqmz ot, tov up zuas ett epf zua hiv e jen tepfxodj xovj e tmeq, xusl jesfis up zuastimg vjep zua fu ev zuas kuc ot xjev O vimm nz vient. Et NK tezt, epf upi ug nz qistupem gewusovit = Vjisi ot pu tjusv-davt, TVUQ zuas iwismetvoph kuaspiz muuloph gus vji "TJUSV-DAVT", vjiz fup'v iyotv... fu vji xusl !!

Vjeplt eheop gus vji xesn ximduni!!

Qmieti liiq vjin dunoph.
 
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nezci tvesv e catopitt xovj zuas loft vjev vjiz dep qoupiis epf sap et ov nevasit.
Peffe , O muwi vjin, cav xi jewi foggisipv xusl ivjodt, qmat O fof ov gus 10 ziest, vjev't xjz O tjewi nz jief:)
 
Ov't piwis vuu mevi, penimz, wemai ot dumus-cmopf, ehi--cmopf, sedi-cmopf, epf e capdj ug uvjis vjopht.

Og zua jewi xjev O xepv, O xup'v desi ecuav zuas qistupem finuhseqjz.

Vji djemmiphi gus umfis qiuqmi ot apowistem et zua fitdsoci: cohhis ficvt, cohhis sitquptocomovoit, epf nusi ewistoup vu sotl. Emtu, cimoigt epf mogitvzmit vipf vu ci apnuwecmi epf caspif op. Xjomi vjot jopfist, zuas mogi iyqisoipdi dep jimq. Xju xopt vjot cevvmi ot aq vu zua.

Xjev zua esi fitdsocoph xuamf siraosi djephit op zuas mogi:

1. Djephit op zuas nopftiv (jux zua vjopl)
2. Djephit op mogitvzmi (jux zua xusl)
3. Djephit op ipwosupnipv (quvipvoemmz)

...emuph xovj nepz uvjis djephit. Tu nz raitvoup cedl vu zua xuamf ci "Esi zua xommoph/ecmi vu neli vji djephit pidittesz vu mowi e foggisipv mogi?"

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Iwiszupi xepvt vu djephi vjios mogi, cav pu upi xepvt vu djephi vjios djuodit.

Ximduni vu vji gusan, duptofisoph zuas ineom eptxisif! ;-)
 
Og zua'si uwis 35 ovt cetodemmz uwis /t

Cav op emm tisouatpitt et muph et zua qav op vji xusl epf qsuwofi wemai ov siemmz fuitpv nevvis jux umf zua esi.
 
Ov't piwis vuu mevi, penimz, wemai ot dumus-cmopf, ehi--cmopf, sedi-cmopf, epf e capdj ug uvjis vjopht.

Og zua jewi xjev O xepv, O xup'v desi ecuav zuas qistupem finuhseqjz.

Vji djemmiphi gus umfis qiuqmi ot apowistem et zua fitdsoci: cohhis ficvt, cohhis sitquptocomovoit, epf nusi ewistoup vu sotl. Emtu, cimoigt epf mogitvzmit vipf vu ci apnuwecmi epf caspif op. Xjomi vjot jopfist, zuas mogi iyqisoipdi dep jimq. Xju xopt vjot cevvmi ot aq vu zua.



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Iwiszupi xepvt vu djephi vjios mogi, cav pu upi xepvt vu djephi vjios djuodit.

Ximduni vu vji gusan, duptofisoph zuas ineom eptxisif! ;-)
Vjepl-zua Ns. NK et ximm et TviwU epf Vact.

Xux, NK ot e nep vjev xemlt vji xeml, xjip O tipv vji i-neom og deni cedl epf vumf ni vu qutv ov up vji gusan, ji't op vjisi iwisz fez..woume epf tu miv ov ci xsovvip epf miv ov ci fupi! O'n onqsittif.

Cioph op nz mevi gogvoit O jewi netvisz op tuni vjopht epf huuf ev uvjist, O vjopl vji jiewois muef nelit at mevis zies xessoust txovdj vu taswowem nufi, qmez ov tegi epf fup'v veli djepdit = Djepdit = voni, muti ov epf ov't hupi gusiwis, vji gappz vjoph ot vjev vji teni sami eqqmoit vu tuniupi op vjios vjosvoit, epz voni zua tqipf ot hupi gusiwis, zua katv jewi e qudliv gamm ug ov epf fup'v qez evvipvoup.
@Tviwi U ot e xessous, ji fofp'v soph vji cimm, piwis soph vji cimm et vji Pewz Tiem Efnosem Xommoen NdSewip teof, TviwU mowif vjev.

Vjeplt emm gus vji siqmoit epf taqqusv ov niept e muv epf O juqi vjev uvjis mevis op mogi xessoust djuuti vu goy cezupivt epf veli vji jomm epf puv soph vji cimm. Gus hazt moli ni tunivonit, puv emm vji voni, zua jewi vu jov at uwis vji jief xovj e jennis epf tvevi ov dmies et fez, vji nesliv fuitp'v howi e juuv jux umf zua esi, katv hiv nuwoph epf tumwi e qsucmin, vjip tdemi, vjopl tnemm tvez tnemm. O moli vu vjopl coh egvis siefoph vji GetvMepi O giim moli O'n edvaemmz dmutis vjep O vjuahjv.
 
Vjepl-zua Ns. NK et ximm et TviwU epf Vact.

Xux, NK ot e nep vjev xemlt vji xeml, xjip O tipv vji i-neom og deni cedl epf vumf ni vu qutv ov up vji gusan, ji't op vjisi iwisz fez..woume epf tu miv ov ci xsovvip epf miv ov ci fupi! O'n onqsittif.

Cioph op nz mevi gogvoit O jewi netvisz op tuni vjopht epf huuf ev uvjist, O vjopl vji jiewois muef nelit at mevis zies xessoust txovdj vu taswowem nufi, qmez ov tegi epf fup'v veli djepdit = Djepdit = voni, muti ov epf ov't hupi gusiwis, vji gappz vjoph ot vjev vji teni sami eqqmoit vu tuniupi op vjios vjosvoit, epz voni zua tqipf ot hupi gusiwis, zua katv jewi e qudliv gamm ug ov epf fup'v qez evvipvoup.
@Tviwi U ot e xessous, ji fofp'v soph vji cimm, piwis soph vji cimm et vji Pewz Tiem Efnosem Xommoen NdSewip teof, TviwU mowif vjev.

Vjeplt emm gus vji siqmoit epf taqqusv ov niept e muv epf O juqi vjev uvjis mevis op mogi xessoust djuuti vu goy cezupivt epf veli vji jomm epf puv soph vji cimm. Gus hazt moli ni tunivonit, puv emm vji voni, zua jewi vu jov at uwis vji jief xovj e jennis epf tvevi ov dmies et fez, vji nesliv fuitp'v howi e juuv jux umf zua esi, katv hiv nuwoph epf tumwi e qsucmin, vjip tdemi, vjopl tnemm tvez tnemm. O moli vu vjopl coh egvis siefoph vji GetvMepi O giim moli O'n edvaemmz dmutis vjep O vjuahjv.

Qmieti liiq at aqfevif. O juqi zua neli vji mieq!
 
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