Finished "The Millionaire Fastlane"...NOW WHAT?

[IceCreamKid]

We were both SUPER Sidewalk people and are now finding it hard to regenerate momentum without our daily reading material...And now we've somehow lost that momentum =( Any tips on what you guys have done to harness that energy to keep moving forward?

My advice always varies based on where the person is in their life. If you are in the absolute beginning then read my thread here: https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/co...that-zen*******-never-told-you…exposed.50097/

The thread focuses mostly on mindset which is the foundation of all success. You can have the best biz strategy laid out in front of you, but if your mindset isn't right then you will fail due to fear, inability to manage your emotional state, etc.

If you are past the mindset molding phase then I recommend that you write down what your financial goal is and give yourself ONE task every single day that must be accomplished. This must be an ACTIVE task that moves you TOWARDS the financial goal. Reading books, articles, forums, etc does not fit into the active category.

Accomplishing just one task every day eventually compounds into a massive snowball. It is really that simple.

 

[AndrewNC]

Why are you choosing to stop moving forward? Answer that and you'll be closer to your solution.

 

[Rico777]

In my experience there is no way to constantly feel motivated. Remember, constant action creates constant motivation. Seldom does motivation create constant action.
Just keep moving in the right direction, you will create some circumstances that will keep you motivated!
I read a great quote years ago that has stuck with me...
COMMITMENT MEANS STAYING LOYAL TO WHAT YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO DO LONG AFTER THE MOOD YOU SAID IT IN HAS LEFT YOU.

 

[Veloce Grey]

I would second what ZCP said.

In terms of rereading, I'd suggest you condense your best notes from the book into file to reread regularly. For most books on Kindle I end up with a note file of 5-10 pages. Like any decent book some passages are there to set the scene and don't need to be revisited often, whereas some would be helpful to reread maybe once a week.

I keep a file in My Documents called Best Notes with around my top 20 all time quotes from business books that I read at least once I week. The first happens to be a quote I took from Dan Kennedy's No BS Business Success before I read MFL, which happens to be on a very similar theme to parts of MFL.

"Businesses must be market driven. Not personal joy driven. Market driven. The list of people who got out of bed this morning hoping you will have passion and joy today is probably short. But the lists of people who get out of bed in the morning with diseases they desperately want cures for, problems they urgently seek solutions for, hopes and dreams they need help fulfilling, conveniences they’d welcome if offered—those lists are long. If you want to attract maximum wealth with minimum effort in minimum time, here’s the formula: find such a list for which you can engineer your own superior answer."

That's the kind of thing I like to be reminded of regularly because the fact is so much of the media junk out there gives people the happy fluffy bunny personal joy message, and when you've heard that for so many years it takes a bit of repetition to hammer it out of you.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Something to think about...

If you slip into a watery canal and start drowning, do you ask, "Gee, what's the next step?"

Nope, you don't. You have a problem. And the problem needs to be fixed. There's your hint on "now what?"

 

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[HarryR]

My boyfriend and I just finished the Fastlane and found ourselves working on our own stuff quite diligently and excitedly throughout the reading of the book...We were both SUPER Sidewalk people and are now finding it hard to regenerate momentum without our daily reading material...And now we've somehow lost that momentum =( Any tips on what you guys have done to harness that energy to keep moving forward???? PLEASE HELP!!! =) (THANKS GUYS SUPER EXCITED TO BE ON HERE TO LEARN FROM OTHER AWESOME FASTLANERS!!)

rereading the book is probably a good option, and consider reading some of the Gold posts here. Search for one by icecreamkid with the title something like the astonishing secrets zen*******

 

[ZCP]

Make $1 from something that is not tied directly to you being there for a required amount of time.

 

[AroundTheWorld]

Write him a check for $500 (or some number that causes you pain)
He does the same - making the check out to you.
Set one week goals... each of you.

If he doesn't meet the goal, you can cash his check.
If you don't meet your goal, then he can cash your check.

 

[z6Evolved]

Going to hop in and kick the dead horse too. Action leads to outcome. Do something. Even if you're not 100% sure its the right thing to do, it's better to do something than to do nothing, and it's easier to start and correct path along the way than it is to never start and succeed by osmosis.

A couple years back I started a successful online and offline advertising and marketing company. The day I started it, I had no knowledge of the industry outside of accidentally clicking the occasional banner ad online and a history of insomnia that led to watching many Don LuPree infomercials as a kid. I had no idea what to do but I knew that if I waited until I figured everything out I'd never get anything started. So I worked on what I did understand - I came up with a name, got an LLC, bought a domain, set up a website, etc. I was spinning my wheels and going nowhere but I was getting things done - in time, I found my traction and I took off and never looked back. But if I had sat around waiting all day every day, reading blogs and books and asking questions and wondering "where do I start" I'd still be sitting there now in a holding pattern. All those things that I thought wouldn't move me closer to my goal opened up new doors to things that did move me closer to my goals. Like MJ says, it's not an event. It's a process. You don't wake up one day and get a Superbowl ring, it's a series of small victories (and failures) that lead to that endgame event. The problem is most people only see the start and the end, and through the power of delusion imagine there is no middle and it's an A->B process.

Don't ignore the middle. Start small, but start something.

There really is no replacement for momentum in life, at least from what I've seen, and that applies to just about anything. The first few steps are the most painful but you find that the journey gets easier with time and experience.

 

[RBefort]

Rereading the book seems like the most obvious answer welcome aboard!

 

[RogueInnovation]

Read the thread that ICK linked you
https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/the-astonishing-secrets-that-zen*******-never-told-you…exposed.50097/

See the blue, take the mouse, scroll it over, click.





Still here?
Why?
Click it.




Aight, now you've read it (pretty awesome eh!) you should make your goal, first and foremost to change into a responsible and courageous woman, that is generous with how much effort she puts into this.

Years later you must still be going, and you must must must aim to get profitable. And sustain your own expences and ventures.

Profit first... after you get profit you won't think about fancy pants businesses, you'll just wanna get paid for the 24/7 grind you are in.

 

[Lakeview]

Since you're still reading........don't miss this thread on how to make things happen!

https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/co...30-days-or-less-guaranteed.50600/#post-335546

https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/co...30-days-or-less-guaranteed.50600/#post-335546

 

[oldscool]

I dont know if this is appropriate or not but maybe you need a reason to keep going. Something that you can refer back to in your mind. On that note: Check this out, it may help with redundancy of the daily grind and boring task. Good Luck.

 

[Jessica J]

My advice always varies based on where the person is in their life. If you are in the absolute beginning then read my thread here: https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/the-astonishing-secrets-that-zen*******-never-told-you…exposed.50097/

The thread focuses mostly on mindset which is the foundation of all success. You can have the best biz strategy laid out in front of you, but if your mindset isn't right then you will fail due to fear, inability to manage your emotional state, etc.

If you are past the mindset molding phase then I recommend that you write down what your financial goal is and give yourself ONE task every single day that must be accomplished. This must be an ACTIVE task that moves you TOWARDS the financial goal. Reading books, articles, forums, etc does not fit into the active category.

Accomplishing just one task every day eventually compounds into a massive snowball. It is really that simple.

Haha IceCreamKid thank you SO MUCH for telling me reading books, articles, forums doesn't fit into active category because I've considered them such up until I read what you said. In fact, as soon as I read that I immediately got started on ACTIVE tasks...THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS (ps - did anyone ever tell you you look like George Clooney? ;-) )

 

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[Aidan]

Welcome to the forum. I'll suggest a few other books you may be interested in reading:

The Miracle Morning [Super Positive Life Changing Stuff in here]
How To Get Rich [by Felix Dennis: $900M Networth]
Four Hour Work Week (As leveragehacker has recommended)
The ONE Thing
The Lean Startup

There are many other great reads, but these are some of the greater ones, aside from Millionaire Fastlane .

 

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[Vigilante]

now

LAMBO!

You responded and bumped a thread that was from 2014.

Jessica J was last seen:
Dec 5, 2014

 

[Jessica J]

My boyfriend and I just finished the Fastlane and found ourselves working on our own stuff quite diligently and excitedly throughout the reading of the book...We were both SUPER Sidewalk people and are now finding it hard to regenerate momentum without our daily reading material...And now we've somehow lost that momentum =( Any tips on what you guys have done to harness that energy to keep moving forward???? PLEASE HELP!!! =) (THANKS GUYS SUPER EXCITED TO BE ON HERE TO LEARN FROM OTHER AWESOME FASTLANERS!!)

 

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[RadioActive]

DUDE THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING!

Welcome to the forums!

 

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[Catalyst]

So I assume if you were making progress that you have a definitive "thing" you are working in.

If that is the case then staying motivated isn't hard at all with the correct process. It's very simple and something many people overlook, but a common theme you will see throughout those thread of action takers.

DO ONE THING EVERY DAY that gets you closer to your goal. If you are on step 5 focus on step 6, don't worry about step 589.

Get a white board , small 5 dollar one, write a goal for the next day, complete that goal and erase and add the next step. If you have steps with large lead times, add intermediate goals that support the next step while that one is being complete. NOTHING and I mean NOTHING will motivate you as much as accomplishment.

 

[Jessica J]

Read the thread that ICK linked you
https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/the-astonishing-secrets-that-zen*******-never-told-you…exposed.50097/

See the blue, take the mouse, scroll it over, click.





Still here?
Why?
Click it.




Aight, now you've read it (pretty awesome eh!) you should make your goal, first and foremost to change into a responsible and courageous woman, that is generous with how much effort she puts into this.

Years later you must still be going, and you must must must aim to get profitable. And sustain your own expences and ventures.

Profit first... after you get profit you won't think about fancy pants businesses, you'll just wanna get paid for the 24/7 grind you are in.

I took my mouse, scrolled over it, and clicked...AND READ ALL OF IT! ;-) Thanks so much I've never heard, "make your goal, first and foremost to change into a responsible and courageous woman" and I think in all of this I lost site of the ME in the equation...Thanks for the reminder and GOAL WRITTEN!

 

[Jessica J]

Welcome to the forum. I'll suggest a few other books you may be interested in reading:

The Miracle Morning [Super Positive Life Changing Stuff in here]
How To Get Rich [by Felix Dennis: $900M Networth]
Four Hour Work Week (As leveragehacker has recommended)
The ONE Thing
The Lean Startup

There are many other great reads, but these are some of the greater ones, aside from Millionaire Fastlane .

AWESOME thanks Aidan! =)

 

[socaldude]

I'm assuming you and your boyfriend don't have much of a background in business or entrepreneurship? If so this is pretty common.

Action and motivation is crippled when there is no clear and distinct plan or purpose.

I suggest you read some books on the basics of business. Go to Barnes and Noble or the library or online.

Once you have a foundation on thinking about business the right way and you engage life, you will find opportunities and you will have a clear idea on how to embark on those business opportunities.

Then once you spot a business opportunity, the steps to execute become clear. There will be thousands of steps. This is the process.

Success is about probabilities. The biggest thing I have ever learned about business is that the more difficult it is, the higher the probabilities of success. So if you ever find yourself struggling or ready to quit, remember that you will have a higher chance of success than an entrepreneur who has it easy. So get excited when shit gets tough or you pursue a business with high barriers to entry because it means you have good probabilities; maybe 33%-66%!

 

[Jessica J]

Write him a check for $500 (or some number that causes you pain)
He does the same - making the check out to you.
Set one week goals... each of you.

If he doesn't meet the goal, you can cash his check.
If you don't meet your goal, then he can cash your check.

@AroundTheWorld I'm challenging this to him now as we speak!

 

[AroundTheWorld]

@AroundTheWorld I'm challenging this to him now as we speak!

Haha. Fun.

BUT NOW, the real work begins! What is your PLAN? What is DRIVING YOU (other than that check you are writing)?
Your goals need to flow from that!

 

[Torty Emmanuel]

now

LAMBO!

You responded and bumped a thread that was from 2014.

Jessica J was last seen:
Dec 5, 2014

Yeah, I know. Others will get to see the thread, follow and learn and comment on it as long as the thread remains live.

 

[TonyStark]

Start a business, create new habits. The idea is the same, your execution just has to be better. That's what TMF is all about, execution, execution, execution.

 

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[JoelM]

Just finished reading the fastlane millionaire book. I will receive Unscripted today. I decided to stopped reading random books about finance and entrepreneurship and work on the process. The mind can create hundreds if not thousands of ideas every day. Narrow those ideas by CENTS commandments. Learn as you go, take one step at the time and keep working on the process.

 

[Jessica J]

Rereading the book seems like the most obvious answer welcome aboard!

Haha thanks captain obvious ;-) Kidding you're right I that is the obvious answer so that's what I'm gonna do THAAAANKS!

 

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[Jessica J]

DUDE THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING!

Welcome to the forums!

THANK YOU!!!!

 

[leveragehacker]

Share your project with Fastlane and we'll help guide you through the best action steps to take next.

And read some more books. Check out Four Hour Work Week - I'd put that right next to The Millionaire Fastlane in terms of epic motivation

 

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