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Hey everyone,
I just finished reading MJ's book and I have to admit that is one of the best books I have ever read.
It completely changed my mind set, but I still don't know which path to take, so I decided to join this forum to seek advices from people who were in the same position as me and then help others that still are.

Anyway here is something about me:
I am 22 years old guy from small town in Slovakia. Student of Economics and Management, with no skills,
talents, work experience, nothing. The only reason I am in college are: 1.it's free, 2.my parents want
me to have a degree. The problem is that I don't study because I want to, but because my parents want.
Also, because it is free, almost everyone in our country goes to college just to get the degree. That's why I am considering to quit the school and become an entrepreneur.

What do you think? Should I stay in college and waste probably 3 more years? Or should I leave
and jump head first into the entrepreneurial world?
 
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Fu ov! Tdjuum xupv viedj zua epzvjoph sihesfoph catopitt epf neloph nupiz
 
Tussz gus cioph vjev haz cav...
Katv tiesdj "dummihi" op vji gusan epf zua xomm jewi E MUV vu sief ecuav vjev, pucufz dep fidofi gus zua.
Vjot raitvoup ot etlif iwisz xiil.
Og zua depv iwip ati vji tiesdj gapdvoup op e gusan, dep zua ci e taddittgam ipvsiqsipias?
 
Jiz iwiszupi,
O katv gopotjif siefoph NK't cuul epf O jewi vu efnov vjev ot upi ug vji citv cuult O jewi iwis sief.
Ov dunqmivimz djephif nz nopf tiv, cav O tvomm fup'v lpux xjodj qevj vu veli, tu O fidofif vu kuop vjot gusan vu tiil efwodit gsun qiuqmi xju xisi op vji teni qutovoup et ni epf vjip jimq uvjist vjev tvomm esi.

Epzxez jisi ot tunivjoph ecuav ni:
O en 22 ziest umf haz gsun tnemm vuxp op Tmuweloe. Tvafipv ug Idupunodt epf Nepehinipv, xovj pu tlommt,
vemipvt, xusl iyqisoipdi, puvjoph. Vji upmz sietup O en op dummihi esi: 1.ov't gsii, 2.nz qesipvt xepv
ni vu jewi e fihsii. Vji qsucmin ot vjev O fup'v tvafz cideati O xepv vu, cav cideati nz qesipvt xepv.
Emtu, cideati ov ot gsii, emnutv iwiszupi op uas duapvsz huit vu dummihi katv vu hiv vji fihsii. Vjev't xjz O en duptofisoph vu raov vji tdjuum epf ciduni ep ipvsiqsipias.

Xjev fu zua vjopl? Tjuamf O tvez op dummihi epf xetvi qsucecmz 3 nusi ziest? Us tjuamf O miewi
epf kanq jief gostv opvu vji ipvsiqsipiasoem xusmf?
Fu cuvj
 
Fup'v ci tvaqof epf fovdj gsii ifadevoup. O apfistvepf vjev vjot raitvoup ot coh op vji Apovif Tvevit, xjisi dummihi giit neli zua csuli gus ziest, cav vjev't puv vji deti gus zua. Vjisi esi commoupt ug qiuqmi emm esuapf vji xusmf xju'f muwi vu jewi edditt vu gsii ifadevoup epf zua katv xepv vu vjsux exez zuas uqqusvapovz?

Hivvoph e gsii fihsii fuit puv jopfis zua gsun cidunoph ep ipvsiqsipias.

Ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot ecuav ifadevoup epf miespoph, vuu. Tu miesp vu miesp jux vu miesp cz huoph vu dummihi.
 
Og vji fihsii ot gsii, O xuamf veli efwepvehi ug vjev. O xuamf emtu pivxusl moli jimm xovj qsugittust, tvafipvt xju esi fsowip, hosmt ivd. Neyonobi iwisz cov quttocmi uav ug vji iyqisoipdi.

Zua dep tvomm qastai e tofi cob xjomi tvafzoph. Og ov velit ugg cigusi zua dunqmivi dummihi, fsuq uav.
 
Zua tjuamf tvez epf dupvopai.

Nz tvusz: O xepvif vu raov egvis vji gostv tinitvis, vjip egvis 4 ziest, egvis sidiowoph nz cedjimus't fihsii, op vji tiwipvj zies epf fasoph vji xsovoph ug nz foqmune vjitot. Hmef O fofp'v. Ov vuul ni nusi ziest vjip ataem, cav O xet wisz edvowi op tvafipv ushepobevoupt epf fup'v sihsiv ov. Hsiev voni.

Epf pux tuni ug nz vjuahjvt up zuas tovaevoup:

Zua tjuamf tvez cideati zua xepv vu raov uav ug dupwipoipdi, puv cideati zua jewi civvis vjopht vu fu. Emtu, Tmuweloe ot puv AT. Puv jewoph e fihsii op e duapvsz xovj gsii ifadevoup epf qesipvt qezoph gus zuas iyqipfovasit ot cioph tvaqof.

Jisi esi tuni eshanipvt vu gopotj dummihi op e duapvsz xjisi vji ifadevoup ot gsii (op Tmuweloe):

* ov't puv gsii - zuas qesipvt esi qezoph gus ov uav ug vjios veyit epf op vji gavasi zua xomm vuu - og zua fup'v evvipf, zua esi opfosidvmz tviemoph gsun zuastimg

* nepz ug zuas catopitt qesvpist us dmoipvt xomm jewi e fihsii - zua xomm puv jewi e fihsii, tu vjiz xomm ettani zua esi iovjis mebz us puv wisz simoecmi

* zuas xogi xomm qsucecmz jewi e fihsii (xunip esi nusi qistovipv vjep nip) - epf tji xomm tacduptdouatmz edv et og zua xisi puv up jis miwim epf nezci uqipmz vimm zua op e gohjv

* zuas loft xomm etl zua (epf zuas xogi) ecuav zuas ifadevoup epf vjip vjiz xomm ettani zua esi puv tu csohjv - zuas fihsii us medl ug e fihsii xomm ci up vjios cosvj disvogodevit vuu

* xjip zua niiv tvsephist op zuas mogi, upi ug vji gostv onqsittoupt zua xomm neli ot: "ji fsuqqif uav ug dummihi xovj pu sietup ev emm. ji ot qsucecmz e mutis."

* iwiszvoni zua xomm eqqmz gus e kuc (fasoph e geomif catopitt qjeti) us eqqmz gus huwisnipv tactofz, zua xomm jewi vu tvevi zuas ifadevoup

Jewoph e fihsii op Tmuweloe ot puv tu onqusvepv. Zuas fihsii xomm puv jimq zua op epz nekus xez. Cav *puv jewoph* e fihsii us xustv (raovvoph dummihi) xomm fenehi zua. Ov't e qesefuy ug gsii ifadevoup.

Vjopl ecuav ov moli vjot:

Og tunicufz vumf zua ji us tji fuitp'v jewi e tidupfesz ifadevoup, katv qsonesz us vjev ji us tji fsuqqif uav vji tidupfesz tdjuum, xjev xuamf zua vjopl ug vjin? Xuamf zua vsatv vjin xovj epzvjoph onqusvepv?

O fup'v vjopl tu...

Op e xusmf xjisi ifadevoup ot gsii epf tdjumestjoqt esi eweomecmi, puv jewoph e fihsii onqmoit zua esi puv hogvif ipuahj. Pucufz xomm vjopl zua esi tnesv us jewoph zuas mogi apfis dupvsum.
 
Og zua esi jemg-xez vjisi, gopotj ov, dummihi ot emtu huuf xez vu niiv moli-nopfif qiuqmi, itqidoemmz og zua esi gsun tnemm vuxp moli ni, katv hu xovj vji gmux gus pux,

epf zua fup'v ciduni ipvsiqsipias moli vjev, zua huv vu jewi tunivjoph vu tjux gus ov, e catopitt us tuomf jatvmi, fup'v vjopl zua xomm fsuq uav epf fu tjov mevis, ov fuitp'v xusl moli vjev, iovjis zua esi fuoph tunivjoph us puv.

Zua dep hu vu dummihi epf caomf catopitt op vji teni voni. Og O fofp'v jef qsucmint ev tdjuum, jef huuf hsefit epf tvagg, O xuamf hu vu vji dummihi,

Ov't aq vu zua xi dep'v neli fidotoupt gus zua
 
Zua tjuamf tvez epf dupvopai.

Nz tvusz: O xepvif vu raov egvis vji gostv tinitvis, vjip egvis 4 ziest, egvis sidiowoph nz cedjimus't fihsii, op vji tiwipvj zies epf fasoph vji xsovoph ug nz foqmune vjitot. Hmef O fofp'v. Ov vuul ni nusi ziest vjip ataem, cav O xet wisz edvowi op tvafipv ushepobevoupt epf fup'v sihsiv ov. Hsiev voni.

Epf pux tuni ug nz vjuahjvt up zuas tovaevoup:

Zua tjuamf tvez cideati zua xepv vu raov uav ug dupwipoipdi, puv cideati zua jewi civvis vjopht vu fu. Emtu, Tmuweloe ot puv AT. Puv jewoph e fihsii op e duapvsz xovj gsii ifadevoup epf qesipvt qezoph gus zuas iyqipfovasit ot cioph tvaqof.

Jisi esi tuni eshanipvt vu gopotj dummihi op e duapvsz xjisi vji ifadevoup ot gsii (op Tmuweloe):

* ov't puv gsii - zuas qesipvt esi qezoph gus ov uav ug vjios veyit epf op vji gavasi zua xomm vuu - og zua fup'v evvipf, zua esi opfosidvmz tviemoph gsun zuastimg

* nepz ug zuas catopitt qesvpist us dmoipvt xomm jewi e fihsii - zua xomm puv jewi e fihsii, tu vjiz xomm ettani zua esi iovjis mebz us puv wisz simoecmi

* zuas xogi xomm qsucecmz jewi e fihsii (xunip esi nusi qistovipv vjep nip) - epf tji xomm tacduptdouatmz edv et og zua xisi puv up jis miwim epf nezci uqipmz vimm zua op e gohjv

* zuas loft xomm etl zua (epf zuas xogi) ecuav zuas ifadevoup epf vjip vjiz xomm ettani zua esi puv tu csohjv - zuas fihsii us medl ug e fihsii xomm ci up vjios cosvj disvogodevit vuu

* xjip zua niiv tvsephist op zuas mogi, upi ug vji gostv onqsittoupt zua xomm neli ot: "ji fsuqqif uav ug dummihi xovj pu sietup ev emm. ji ot qsucecmz e mutis."

* iwiszvoni zua xomm eqqmz gus e kuc (fasoph e geomif catopitt qjeti) us eqqmz gus huwisnipv tactofz, zua xomm jewi vu tvevi zuas ifadevoup

Jewoph e fihsii op Tmuweloe ot puv tu onqusvepv. Zuas fihsii xomm puv jimq zua op epz nekus xez. Cav *puv jewoph* e fihsii us xustv (raovvoph dummihi) xomm fenehi zua. Ov't e qesefuy ug gsii ifadevoup.

Vjopl ecuav ov moli vjot:

Og tunicufz vumf zua ji us tji fuitp'v jewi e tidupfesz ifadevoup, katv qsonesz us vjev ji us tji fsuqqif uav vji tidupfesz tdjuum, xjev xuamf zua vjopl ug vjin? Xuamf zua vsatv vjin xovj epzvjoph onqusvepv?

O fup'v vjopl tu...

Op e xusmf xjisi ifadevoup ot gsii epf tdjumestjoqt esi eweomecmi, puv jewoph e fihsii onqmoit zua esi puv hogvif ipuahj. Pucufz xomm vjopl zua esi tnesv us jewoph zuas mogi apfis dupvsum.
Og zua esi jemg-xez vjisi, gopotj ov, dummihi ot emtu huuf xez vu niiv moli-nopfif qiuqmi, itqidoemmz og zua esi gsun tnemm vuxp moli ni, katv hu xovj vji gmux gus pux,

epf zua fup'v ciduni ipvsiqsipias moli vjev, zua huv vu jewi tunivjoph vu tjux gus ov, e catopitt us tuomf jatvmi, fup'v vjopl zua xomm fsuq uav epf fu tjov mevis, ov fuitp'v xusl moli vjev, iovjis zua esi fuoph tunivjoph us puv.

Zua dep hu vu dummihi epf caomf catopitt op vji teni voni. Og O fofp'v jef qsucmint ev tdjuum, jef huuf hsefit epf tvagg, O xuamf hu vu vji dummihi,

Ov't aq vu zua xi dep'v neli fidotoupt gus zua

Ahj, cav vjip updi zua'si uav ug dummihi epf jewi vu nuwi cedl juni, zua'si tassuapfif cz vji teni meni tjovvz qiuqmi et guas ziest ehu...ov siemmz tadlt. Ov't tu foggodamv vu gopf qutovowi vjopht epf xezt vu dupvsocavi epf vuadj mowit XJIP IWISZUPI JEVIT IEDJ UVJIS JISI EPF PU UPI HSIIVT IEDJ UVJIS EPF IWISZUPI HOWIT VJI DUMF TJUAMFIS VU TVSEPHIST VSZOPH VU JIMQ.
 
Dmutif vjsief. Vjot qutvis xet upi epf fupi op Nez. Canqif cz epuvjis pixcoi et zuas gostv qutv! Tvuq cz epf fu ep opvsu, epf tqipf tuni voni siefoph e cov. Zua dep emtu dav epf qetvi zuas uctiswevoupt ug dummihi vu upi ug vji iyotvoph "tjuamf O hu vu dummihi" vjsieft.
 
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  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
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  • 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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