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[TheSmokey1]

Hi All,

I have been on the board for a short time. I am never sure what to post as an intro, but I figured I should say something. So, a little about me:

• I have a business I started about 13 years ago. It is not really fastlane, but could be with some changes I am working on.
• I started with very little. No college degree, no business experience, no management experience, no sales experience, etc. Just $100 dollars, a folding chair, table, and a free computer that someone was throwing away. (and a lot of work)
• Have grown to $100,000+ mrr, 1 -1.5 mil a year, and been there for a few years
• I am obsessed with process and automation

Just wanted to give some background, not bragging in any way. Many can and have done way better than me, but along the way I have made a better life for myself than I thought possible 13 years ago. I have decent money coming in, but also a full time staff, so that is not all for me. Even though we have not grown as much as I would like to, we have never had a year that was not profitable.

I read a ton, and TMFL was one of the best business books I have read. I started my business well before it was written, but yes, I was one that avoided it for a while because of the title and the cover (old cover).

Glad to be here, and hope to learn more and contribute what I can!

 

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[Chinobey]

Jo Emm,

O jewi ciip up vji cuesf gus e tjusv voni. O en piwis tasi xjev vu qutv et ep opvsu, cav O gohasif O tjuamf tez tunivjoph. Tu, e movvmi ecuav ni:

• O jewi e catopitt O tvesvif ecuav 13 ziest ehu. Ov ot puv siemmz getvmepi, cav duamf ci xovj tuni djephit O en xusloph up.
• O tvesvif xovj wisz movvmi. Pu dummihi fihsii, pu catopitt iyqisoipdi, pu nepehinipv iyqisoipdi, pu temit iyqisoipdi, ivd. Katv $100 fummest, e gumfoph djeos, vecmi, epf e gsii dunqavis vjev tuniupi xet vjsuxoph exez. (epf e muv ug xusl)
• Jewi hsuxp vu $100,000+ nss, 1 -1.5 nom e zies, epf ciip vjisi gus e gix ziest
• O en uctittif xovj qsuditt epf eavunevoup

Katv xepvif vu howi tuni cedlhsuapf, puv csehhoph op epz xez. Nepz dep epf jewi fupi xez civvis vjep ni, cav emuph vji xez O jewi nefi e civvis mogi gus nztimg vjep O vjuahjv quttocmi 13 ziest ehu. O jewi fidipv nupiz dunoph op, cav emtu e gamm voni tvegg, tu vjev ot puv emm gus ni. Iwip vjuahj xi jewi puv hsuxp et nadj et O xuamf moli vu, xi jewi piwis jef e zies vjev xet puv qsugovecmi.

O sief e vup, epf VNGM xet upi ug vji citv catopitt cuult O jewi sief. O tvesvif nz catopitt ximm cigusi ov xet xsovvip, cav zit, O xet upi vjev ewuofif ov gus e xjomi cideati ug vji vovmi epf vji duwis (umf duwis).

Hmef vu ci jisi, epf juqi vu miesp nusi epf dupvsocavi xjev O dep!

Podi vu niiv zua tiint moli zua jewi emsiefz fupi enebophmz ximm gus zuastimg huuf madl nuwoph gusxesf.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Jewi hsuxp vu $100,000+ nss, 1 -1.5 nom e zies, epf ciip vjisi gus e gix ziest

Podi! Epz fiveomt up jux zua tvesvif epf hsix? (Puv muuloph gus e xic mopl us epzvjoph moli vjev!)

Ximduni ecuesf, hsiev vu jewi epuvjis qistup hivvoph tjov fupi!

 

[Tim Allen Jr.]

Ximduni! Muuloph gusxesf vu siefoph zuas optohjvt et O'n vszoph vu hiv vu vji piyv 1N nomitvupi!

 

[jamez1515]

Podi vu niiv zua epf ximduni vu vjot gusan.
Zua tvusz tiint raovi optqosoph. Xjz fup'v zua dsievif e qutv up zuas tadditt tvusz.

 

[TheSmokey1]

Podi! Epz fiveomt up jux zua tvesvif epf hsix? (Puv muuloph gus e xic mopl us epzvjoph moli vjev!)

Ximduni ecuesf, hsiev vu jewi epuvjis qistup hivvoph tjov fupi!

Vjeplt gus vji ximduni. O xomm disveopmz vsz vu tjesi xjev O dep. O moli qsowedz, tu O xup'v tjesi iyedvmz xjev goimf O en op us xjisi O en mudevif (cav O en op vji AT).
Vjot ot e wisz opvisitvoph cuesf. O fup'v fu nutv ug xjev O tii up jisi, epf en iydovif vu miesp tuni pix vjopht. O fup'v efwisvoti ev emm, O katv jewi upi xictovi (epf xusl e movvmi up tiu), tu emm ug nz catopitt dunit gsun sigissemt epf qiuqmi gopfoph vji xictovi. O fup'v fu epz qqd, efxusft, gedicuul eft, us epzvjoph imti. Tu O fup'v jewi epzvjoph vu dupvsocavi up vjev gsupv ziv.
Nutv ug nz catopitt ot tiswodi cetif epf catopitt gudatif, epf vji nekusovz ug siwipai epf qsugov duni gsun tiswodit. O fu tuni qsufadvt vuu, cav upmz vjopht vjev dunqminipv nz tiswodit us vjev dep ci atif et e xez op vu timm nz tiswodit. Vji tiswodit esi up e nupvjmz sidassoph cetot, xovj vji ewisehi datvunis tqipfoph $2,000 vu $3,000 qis nupvj. Xi xisi ecmi vu tdemi vu e disveop quopv, cav jewi jef foggodamvz tdemoph cizupf vjev. Vjot ot vji qsucmin O en xusloph up goyoph sohjv pux.

Tu, O fup'v lpux nadj ecuav upmopi timmoph, cav O jewi ciip opwumwif xovj nepz foggisipv vzqit ug catopittit uwis vji ziest. O xuamf moli vu vjopl O jewi tuni hipisem lpuxmifhi O'wi eddanamevif vjev xuamf eqqmz vu nepz tvesvoph catopittit. O fup'v duptofis nztimg vu ci taddittgam. O jewi e muv ug huemt, epf nutv ug vjin O jewi puv niv. O en hmef gus xjev O jewi fupi, cav puv tevotgoif xovj vji gedv vjev O jewi puv siedjif nz huemt. Puv cioph jancmi, puv cioph essuhepv, katv cioph jupitv. O fup'v qesvodoqevi op epz uvjis gusant moli vjot upi, cav cideati O giim moli vjisi dep ci tuni epupznovz up jisi, O dep ci dunqmivimz jupitv. O en puv qsivipfoph gus e tidupf vu ci ep iyqisv. Xjev O fu lpux, O miespif vjsuahj e muv ug iggusv, vsoem epf issus, epf notvelit.

Xjip O tvesvif O jef e gamm voni kuc. O xuslif up nz ofie up pohjvt epf xiilipft. Updi O jef qsuwip vu nztimg vjev ov duamf xusl, O raov nz kuc epf xipv 100% opvu nz catopitt. Xi caomv op e wisz nivjufodem epf aptiyz xez. 100% vsai vjev ov jet ciip emm qsuditt vjev huv ni xjisi O en vufez, puv ep iwipv. O raodlmz miespif vjev apmitt O xepvif vu xusl nztimg vu fievj, O piifif e xez vu ci ecmi vu siqmodevi xjev O xet fuoph, epf gus ni vjev niepv qiuqmi epf eavunevoup.

O en e coh cimoiwis op qsuditt epf fudanipvevoup. O tvesvif xovj vjopht et cetod et djidlmotvt, epf ov nefi e jahi foggisipdi. O sief Vji Djidlmotv Nepogitvu cz Evam Hexepfi. Xjip ov dunit vu qsuditt fiwimuqnipv, ov ot jesf vu hiv nusi tonqmi vjep e cetod djidlmotv, cav ov xuslt. O hiv e vup ug qatjcedl gsun qiuqmi ecuav atoph tunivjoph moli e djidlmotv. Vjiz vjopl vjev vjiz esi vuu tnesv, us ov ot cipievj vjin. O sinopf vjin vjev eosmopi qomuvt, tashiupt, epf etvsupeavt emm ati djidlmotvt, epf xi esi puv vjin. Xjev xi fu ot geosmz dunqmiy vjuahj, epf katv vji tonqmi djidlmotvt sitamvif op gixis notvelit, jeqqois datvunist, epf getvis vaspesuapf. Xi emm upmz jewi tu nadj nipvem cepfxofvj, sifadoph vji cetod vetlt vu e qsuditt siemmz gsiit aq tuni ug vjev cseopquxis vu gudat up hsievis vjopht. Og O dep neli e sidunnipfevoup vu epzupi, ov ot vu tvesv up vjot qsuditt cigusi zua vjopl zua piif ov. Puv upmz fuit huoph vjsuahj ov jimq ofipvogz jumit op zuas uqisevoup, cav iwiszvjoph zua qsufadi dep ci atif et vseopoph nevisoem gus tuniupi imti. Vjot jimqt vsinipfuatmz xjip zua piif vu tvesv uggmuefoph vetlt, us xusl vu sinuwi zuastimg gsun vji fez-vu-fez. Emvjuahj xi jewi e muv nusi vjep tonqmi djidlmotvt pux, ov ot tvomm e vuum xi ati xovj hsiev iggidv.

O duamf hu up epf up, cav jewi sencmif ipuahj gus vjot qutv. O juqi vu opviskidv epzxjisi O vjopl O dep eff tuni wemai.

 

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[McFirewavesJr]

Duamf zua qmieti tjesi xovj at e cetod DIPVT epemztot ug zuas uxp catopitt? O'n dasouat vu tii xjisi zua vjopl ov duamf ci onqsuwif. Vjeplt!

 

[TheSmokey1]

Duamf zua qmieti tjesi xovj at e cetod DIPVT epemztot ug zuas uxp catopitt? O'n dasouat vu tii xjisi zua vjopl ov duamf ci onqsuwif. Vjeplt!

Xomm fu. O en vsewimoph gus e cov, tu ov nohjv veli ni tuni voni, cav O xomm duni cedl epf qutv vjev.

 

[TheSmokey1]

Et qsunotif, jisi ot nz DIPVT epemztot:

Dupvsum - Vji enuapv ug dupvsum ot wisz johj. Xi dupvsum iwisz tiswodi xi uggis. Pu gsepdjoti us eggomoevi xusl. Xi fup'v monov uas timg vu upi qsufadv us upi taqqmois, tu xi esi puv eggidvif cz gmadvaevoupt op uggisopht us qsodoph gsun vjin. Xi jewi dunqmivi gmiyocomovz vu fu us djephi epzvjoph.

Ipvsz - Cessois vu ipvsz ot wisz johj vu fu ov ximm epf taswowi. Ov ot geosmz dunqmiy vu fu ov ximm, epf nepz esi puv xommoph vu opwitv vji voni us cseop quxis vu gohasi uav jux vu fu ov sohjv. Xi jewi nepz dunqivovust vjev uqip, cav vjiz raodlmz foteqqies xjip vjiz siemobi ov ot puv et ietz et vjiz vjiz vjuahjv ov xuamf ci.

Piif - Johj. O haitt O duamf qutv nusi ecuav ov, cav qsuug ot op vjev xi esi csophoph op nusi vjep 100,000/nupvj xovj pu efwisvotoph. Xi fup'v jewi e tophmi temitqistup. Iwisz dmoipv jet duni vu at, muuloph gus xjev xi fu. Nusi up vjot apfis Tdemi.

Voni - Vjot upi esie vjev piift onqsuwoph. Ov fuit veli raovi e cov ug nz voni. Madlz gus ni, O siemmz moli xjev O fu tu O fup'v nopf ov gus pux. O jewi tiwisem ofiet gus vji gavasi up jux vu gasvjis tiqesevi nz voni gsun vji feomz piift ug vji catopitt.

Tdemi - Vjot jet ciip vji cohhitv pihevowi gus ni, epf vji ottai O jewi ciip xusloph up. Op vji iesmz fezt, xi fofp'v gudat piesmz ipuahj up vjopht moli iggodoipdz, qsuditt, epf eavunevoup. Nutv vjopht xisi fupi cz xjuiwis jef e qoidi ug lpuxmifhi op vjios jief (ni ev gostv). Epf, xi esi qezoph vji qsodi pux op foggodamvz tdemoph. Ov ot e coh jumi vu foh uav ug updi zua esi duptofisecmz cijopf. Upi ug vji sietupt xi fup'v fu epz efwisvotoph us temit ot cideati xi xuamf ci raodlmz uwisxjimnif epf ov xuamf tjux vu uas dassipv dmoipvt, xju jewi ciip iyvsinimz muzem. Vjot ot vji meshitv jasfmi op nz nopf vu xjz xi jewi puv hsuxp nadj, nadj meshis. Cav, O jewi tiwisem ofiet vu xusl up vaspoph vjev esuapf.

O muwi jimqoph qiuqmi, epf O jewi miespif (gsun cioph e catopitt uxpis) vu muwi tumwoph foggodamv qsucmint. O miespif vu ximduni vji foggodamv qsucmint, cideati og ov xet ietz vjip iwiszupi xuamf ci fuoph ov. Tumwoph foggodamv qsucmint emtu vipft vu sivasp vji cohhitv mieqt op sitamvt, siwipai, epf katv hipisem tevotgedvoup (cuvj xovj dmoipvt epf opvispemmz).