CHALLENGE: Join me in a little mental exercise.

[MJ DeMarco]

Won. Lost. Rebuilt. Controlling my destiny.

Woah, not proper Yoda grammar, shouldn't this be: Won. Lost. Destiny, controlled I did.

 

[AllenCrawley]

The Millionaire Fastlane has certainly changed many, many lives and Unscripted will undoubtedly affect much more.

With storytellers (we’re all storytellers), authors and copywriters we can be loquacious (<- see?) in our writing. So I thought the following challenge would exercise our brains in a more concentrated way.

Challenge: Tell your TMF story in six words.

Ernest Hemingway is often attributed to the six-word-story challenge. It was reported that while eating lunch with friends he made a bet that he could write a compelling story in just six words. He asked each of them to put $10 in a pot, wagering that if he could construct a story with a beginning, a middle and end with just six words he would win the pot. If he could not, he would pay them each $10.

He then wrote on a napkin, “For Sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” and passed it around the table.

He collected his winnings.

We’re all at different stages in our fastlane journey but we all have a story to tell. Now, tell your “The Millionaire Fastlane ” story. Six words only. With a beginning, middle, and end.

Since your story will be written in the context of what TMF has meant for you, you can zero in a bit easier. IOW, you can bypass referencing TMF directly in your story.

You’ll be tempted to write and post multiple stories, but I ask that you don’t post more than one six-word story. That would kinda defeat the purpose of this exercise. This will cause you to give more consideration in how you craft your story.

My story:

Dimmed vision. Mind enlightened. Forever free.

 

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[jon.a]

Lost path. Found compass. Expanded universe.

 

[Yoda]

Won. Lost. Rebuilt. Controlling my destiny.

 

[Contrarian]

Sidewalk no more. Slowlane? No thanks.

 

[Vigilante]

MJ helped me retake the mountain.

 

[SteveO]

Destination reached. Ready to rest... Not!!!

 

[amp0193]

For Sale: Business. First of Many.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

As the author of the book, my six words would be...

Wrote, grinded, persisted, made an impact.

 

[V8Bill]

From angry welder to happy author.

 

[JWelch]

Inspiration. Motivation. Innovation. Creation. Perspiration. Destination.

 

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[Paolo_V]

Only Shortcut To Freedom: Grind Efficiently.

 

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[GuestUser450]

Shiny object syndrome, hey a squirrel!

 

[Greg R]

Start, fail. Start, fail. Start, succeed...

 

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[KSR]

Found this. Found me. Finding freedom.

 

[Empires]

Lost way, Found future. Patience + Persistence.

 

[rollerskates]

Not there, but not going back.

 

[Ikke]

Learned to appreciate the hard way.

 

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[splok]

(stolen from a quote in another thread)

You only think you have time...

 

[MidwestLandlord]

New thoughts. New process. Renewed life.

 

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[Argue]

I asked, I sought, I found.

 

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[dbx286]

The hustle, what else is there?

 

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[ExaltedLife]

Event addict learns to embrace process

 

[Bellini]

Was blind but now I see.

 

[AllenCrawley]

Lost path. Found compass. Expanded universe.

Beautiful. You're a man of few words and knew this would be a cakewalk for you, lol.

 

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[TonyStark]

I came, I saw, I conquered.

 

[jsk29]

Chased status. Pyrrhic Victory. Chasing purpose.

 

[DVU]

F*ck the rich! Wait... F*ck average!

 

[MitchC]

He'll soon retire 30 years early

 

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[lucasmello]

"Focus on giving and receiving value"

The rest will become amazingly simple.