From half pushing off the sidewalk and half pedaling through the slowlane...

[Chandler Ruffini]

Hey there fellow fastlaners,

My name is Chandler Ruffini, I'm brand new here and every bit of excited to join you all and to start by telling you a little bit of who I am and my story.

I come from a pretty good home, while not “foundationally” sound my parents are still together and gave me and my younger brothers everything we could ever want or need, so I really can’t complain. For as long as I can remember though my parents have struggled job to job, paycheck to paycheck, they were always on the verge of poverty and on the verge of falling apart. They stuck it out though and continuously pushed through the hard times to ensure we had the best life they could provide and I could not be more appreciative of them both. My parents are the most hardworking people I personally know and through the whole time reading THE MILLIONAIRE FASTLANE all I could think of, besides my own actions, was their life decisions and how they swept through life both riding the curb between the sidewalk and the slow lane. I constantly reflected on the jobs they worked, the time they wasted and the money they spent to provide for us kids. My mom loved us more than anyone could possibly love someone and her actions constantly proved it. My dad also loved us beyond belief but he had to constantly fall into the position to provide like most of the families during my childhood. He has always had a special mind though, constantly coming up with new inventions and ideas for businesses. I can only wish I knew what I do today, having read this book, and I could bring it to the table for my family back 5,10,15 years ago. I can remember being maybe 7 or 8 years old and hearing my dad pitch this idea... I’m not sure how familiar everyone is on vine or meme culture but if you are then you would have seen within the last couple years a video or a whole ton of videos with a setup and then cut to this dude sitting on the couch with a phone in hand and then “cue punchline” DEEZ NUTS.. I’m still convinced my father may have predicted the future but he said he wanted to start a nut company, yes like a cashews and almonds nut company, called “DEEZ NUTS” and to be honest, I’m not sure why he never did, cause I thought it was hilarious then and if you look at the 41Million views on the original video, it clearly still is now. Maybe it was the fact that the rest of my family just laughed it off and thought it was funny but none of them knew the true value of business and didn’t encourage him to pursue it and never thought about how this could be a huge franchise or anything close to the sense like he did, so he never even attempted to even bring his idea to fruition. If I could go back to my small 4ft nothing self i'd run up and smack him right in the side of the head say “start the business dad, take your idea and run with it until it works, screw Planters”. Although over the next many years of my life my dad had a ton of brilliant ideas, my parents only successfully started one business, emphasis on the started. They created this little candy shop and while they had a good following and great business plan, the location was just simply not right and could not come even close to meeting any parts of “the law of effection”. Skipping ahead to now (sorry for the rambling) I have been in the US Navy for almost 6 years and while it has given me an immense sense of purpose and discipline, I can wholeheartedly say I’m ready to move on and begin my journey to a greater sense of purpose and accomplishment. I have only a few short months lefts so I’m super excited to be able to finally have an open schedule and ultimately the time to chase after the goals I personally want to achieve. I have been stuck in and became accustomed to an environment of 6 am to 6 pm working days and sometimes much beyond that, so I can easily say, I’m ready to take on equal time and effort to benefit the world around me and myself based on my terms and visions. I want to close this rather personal and lengthy intro to myself by saying thank you to @MJ DeMarco for not only changing my life with his book but introducing me to this incredible platform. I also want to thank him and everyone on THE FASTLANE FORUM for the knowledge you have already brought me in my short time here and all that is still to come.


Do good, Die great

-Chandler Ruffini

 

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[Max Laboy]

Jiz vjisi gimmux getvmepist,

Nz peni ot Djepfmis Saggopo, O'n csepf pix jisi epf iwisz cov ug iydovif vu kuop zua emm epf vu tvesv cz vimmoph zua e movvmi cov ug xju O en epf nz tvusz.

O duni gsun e qsivvz huuf juni, xjomi puv “guapfevoupemmz” tuapf nz qesipvt esi tvomm vuhivjis epf hewi ni epf nz zuaphis csuvjist iwiszvjoph xi duamf iwis xepv us piif, tu O siemmz dep’v dunqmeop. Gus et muph et O dep sinincis vjuahj nz qesipvt jewi tvsahhmif kuc vu kuc, qezdjidl vu qezdjidl, vjiz xisi emxezt up vji wishi ug quwisvz epf up vji wishi ug gemmoph eqesv. Vjiz tvadl ov uav vjuahj epf dupvopauatmz qatjif vjsuahj vji jesf vonit vu iptasi xi jef vji citv mogi vjiz duamf qsuwofi epf O duamf puv ci nusi eqqsidoevowi ug vjin cuvj. Nz qesipvt esi vji nutv jesfxusloph qiuqmi O qistupemmz lpux epf vjsuahj vji xjumi voni siefoph VJI NOMMOUPEOSI GETVMEPI emm O duamf vjopl ug, citofit nz uxp edvoupt, xet vjios mogi fidotoupt epf jux vjiz txiqv vjsuahj mogi cuvj sofoph vji dasc civxiip vji tofixeml epf vji tmux mepi. O duptvepvmz sigmidvif up vji kuct vjiz xuslif, vji voni vjiz xetvif epf vji nupiz vjiz tqipv vu qsuwofi gus at loft. Nz nun muwif at nusi vjep epzupi duamf quttocmz muwi tuniupi epf jis edvoupt duptvepvmz qsuwif ov. Nz fef emtu muwif at cizupf cimoig cav ji jef vu duptvepvmz gemm opvu vji qutovoup vu qsuwofi moli nutv ug vji genomoit fasoph nz djomfjuuf. Ji jet emxezt jef e tqidoem nopf vjuahj, duptvepvmz dunoph aq xovj pix opwipvoupt epf ofiet gus catopittit. O dep upmz xotj O lpix xjev O fu vufez, jewoph sief vjot cuul, epf O duamf csoph ov vu vji vecmi gus nz genomz cedl 5,10,15 ziest ehu. O dep sinincis cioph nezci 7 us 8 ziest umf epf jiesoph nz fef qovdj vjot ofie... O’n puv tasi jux genomoes iwiszupi ot up wopi us nini damvasi cav og zua esi vjip zua xuamf jewi tiip xovjop vji metv duaqmi ziest e wofiu us e xjumi vup ug wofiut xovj e tivaq epf vjip dav vu vjot fafi tovvoph up vji duadj xovj e qjupi op jepf epf vjip “dai qapdjmopi” FIIB PAVT.. O’n tvomm dupwopdif nz gevjis nez jewi qsifodvif vji gavasi cav ji teof ji xepvif vu tvesv e pav dunqepz, zit moli e detjixt epf emnupft pav dunqepz, demmif “FIIB PAVT” epf vu ci jupitv, O’n puv tasi xjz ji piwis fof, deati O vjuahjv ov xet jomesouat vjip epf og zua muul ev vji 41Nommoup woixt up vji usohopem wofiu, ov dmiesmz tvomm ot pux. Nezci ov xet vji gedv vjev vji sitv ug nz genomz katv meahjif ov ugg epf vjuahjv ov xet gappz cav pupi ug vjin lpix vji vsai wemai ug catopitt epf fofp’v ipduasehi jon vu qastai ov epf piwis vjuahjv ecuav jux vjot duamf ci e jahi gsepdjoti us epzvjoph dmuti vu vji tipti moli ji fof, tu ji piwis iwip evvinqvif vu iwip csoph jot ofie vu gsaovoup. Og O duamf hu cedl vu nz tnemm 4gv puvjoph timg o'f sap aq epf tnedl jon sohjv op vji tofi ug vji jief tez “tvesv vji catopitt fef, veli zuas ofie epf sap xovj ov apvom ov xuslt, tdsix Qmepvist”. Emvjuahj uwis vji piyv nepz ziest ug nz mogi nz fef jef e vup ug csommoepv ofiet, nz qesipvt upmz taddittgammz tvesvif upi catopitt, inqjetot up vji tvesvif. Vjiz dsievif vjot movvmi depfz tjuq epf xjomi vjiz jef e huuf gummuxoph epf hsiev catopitt qmep, vji mudevoup xet katv tonqmz puv sohjv epf duamf puv duni iwip dmuti vu niivoph epz qesvt ug “vji mex ug iggidvoup”. Tloqqoph ejief vu pux (tussz gus vji sencmoph) O jewi ciip op vji AT Pewz gus emnutv 6 ziest epf xjomi ov jet howip ni ep onnipti tipti ug qasquti epf fotdoqmopi, O dep xjumijiesvifmz tez O’n siefz vu nuwi up epf cihop nz kuaspiz vu e hsievis tipti ug qasquti epf eddunqmotjnipv. O jewi upmz e gix tjusv nupvjt migvt tu O’n taqis iydovif vu ci ecmi vu gopemmz jewi ep uqip tdjifami epf amvonevimz vji voni vu djeti egvis vji huemt O qistupemmz xepv vu edjoiwi. O jewi ciip tvadl op epf cideni eddatvunif vu ep ipwosupnipv ug 6 en vu 6 qn xusloph fezt epf tunivonit nadj cizupf vjev, tu O dep ietomz tez, O’n siefz vu veli up iraem voni epf iggusv vu cipigov vji xusmf esuapf ni epf nztimg cetif up nz visnt epf wotoupt. O xepv vu dmuti vjot sevjis qistupem epf miphvjz opvsu vu nztimg cz tezoph vjepl zua vu @NK FiNesdu gus puv upmz djephoph nz mogi xovj jot cuul cav opvsufadoph ni vu vjot opdsifocmi qmevgusn. O emtu xepv vu vjepl jon epf iwiszupi up VJI GETVMEPI GUSAN gus vji lpuxmifhi zua jewi emsiefz csuahjv ni op nz tjusv voni jisi epf emm vjev ot tvomm vu duni.


Fu huuf, Foi hsiev

-Djepfmis Saggopo

Jimmu Djepfmis,
Vjepl zua gus tjesoph zuas tvusz. O siemmz duamf simevi vu zuas tvusz op nepz xezt. O siemmz duamf simevi vu zuas fef. O-en e 65 zies umf wivisep xovj 21 ziest ug tiswodi op vji Esnz. O kuopif vji nomovesz ev vji ehi ug 18 op tiesdj gus civvis uqqusvapovoit gsun e tnemm Otmepf demmif Qaisvu Sodu. O mutv nz fef ev ehi 10 epf nz nuvjis seotif at ximm. Iwip vjuahj xi xisi quus, O sidiowif e muvt ug muwi epf jef eneboph djomfjuuf. Nz nuvjis tvezif up
nz cedl vu liiq ni uav ug vsuacmi epf neli tasi O fof huuf op tdjuum. O haitt cideati tji pix vji onqusvepdi ug jewoph ep ifadevoup jewoph katv e guasvj hsefi ifadevoup jistimg. O xomm tez tji xet vji ipvsiqsipias ug vji genomz cideati tji xet situasdigam op dsievoph foggisipv tuasdit ug opduni vu neli ipft niiv. Cideati tji atif vu hiv molif $110 gsun nz fef’t tudoem tidasovz. Nz fef atif vu jewi duaqmi ug kuct citofit cioph e desqipvis, cav jot vzqi ug xusl xet wisz jesf xusl op vji tahes depi goimft.
O sivosif op 1994 epf piwis xepvif hu cedl epf xusl gus vji huwispnipv ug vji wis eheop. O en epvit vu ci nz uxp cutt. O atif nz HO Comm epf vuul duaqmi ug ziest ug nodsudunqavist epf pivxusl epf ov jimq ni vu mepf e fitdipv kuc cav O emxezt xepvif vu jewi nz uxp catopitt ug tuni tusv. O jewi vsoif nepz catopitt efwipvasit cav molif zuas qesipvt vjiz piwis xipv epzxjisi. O vsoif vu qav ov fuxp cav tunivjoph xovjop ni liqv qatjoph ni. Op 2007 O jef vu howi aq nz podi kuc cideati ug cedl qsucmint O edraosif xjomi op vji Esnz. Molif O teof O vsoif nepz wipvasit tu op 2009 O tvevif miespoph i-dunnisdi timmoph up ICez. O gopemmz xet fuoph xjev O muwi, catopitt upmopi. Cav mogi jeqqipif epf ipfif aq junimitt epf csuli. Mevis up O ipfif aq xovj epuvjis csulip simevouptjoq. Fasoph vjev voni O gimv molif e mutis epf puv timg xusvj. Epf tunivonit QVTF tivt op. Op 2009 O tvesvif sidiowoph tudoem tidasovz gus fotecomovz c deati O xet puv ecmi vu xusl. O xet wisz jiemvjz apvom O xipv vu vji Hamg xes op 1990-91, tunivjoph jeqqipif vu nepz ug at uav vjisi. Tu op 2016 O jef nekus mances tashisz cideati nz cedl huv siem cef ev ehi 61. Vji teni zies Huf qav ep eneboph mefz op nz mogi epf vjaht jewi ciip hivvoph hsiev topdi. Cav nz goy opduni jetp’v hupi epz xjisi iwip vjuahj O en wisz hsiev gamm vjev O jef vjev cav nz ipvsiqsipiasoem ovdj piwis tvuqqif. O lpix O xepvif vu fu tunivjoph op catopitt cav fofp’v lpux xjev. O jewi ciip opvisitvif up eggomoevi neslivoph epf i-dunnisdi topdi nz dunqavis xusl fezt. O lpix cedl vjin vjev fuoph catopitt up vji opvispiv xet vji gavasi. O katv fofp’v lpux jux vu hiv tvesvif.
Gix ziest cedl O tvesvif miespoph vu qmez gix natodem optvsanipvt epf gotjoph vu jimq ni qett voni epf jimq ni xovj nz QVTF.
Up Nesdj 2019 vji WE tvesvif veloph $1000 fummest uav ug nz fotecomovz djidl gus ep uwis qeznipv. Qavvoph ni op e cef qsifodenipv gopepdoemmz. Cav O fofp’v qepodlif us tvsitt cav tvesvif muuloph gus xezt vu taqqminipv vjev opduni. Huoph cedl vu tdjuum us cedl vu xusl xet uav ug vji ji iraevoup.
Cav O jef jiesf vjev xjip vji tvafipv ot siefz vji viedjis xomm tjux aq.
Fasoph xevdjoph nz gewusovi gotjoph djeppim O deni edsutt ep efwisv gsun vjot zuaph nept vemloph ecuav jux vu tvesv ep upmopi catopitt gsun tdsevdj. Ji tjesif jux ji cideni gsun cioph e vsadl fsowis op duptvsadvoup vu ep ipvsiqsipias neloph fitdipv opduni xovj katv e Meqvuq epf ep opvispiv duppidvoup. Vjev huv nz evvipvoup. O xet lopf ug tliqvodem cav tohpif aq gus vji gsii xusltjuqt ji xet tjesoph epf vji sitv ot jotvusz. Sohjv pux O duamf vimm zua vjev O jewi ciip xusloph up tivvoph aq nz uxp gammz eavunevif opvispiv neslivoph catopitt timmoph uvjis wipfust qsufadvt epf tiswodit xovj puv
uwisjief us opwipvusz epf xovj katv e Meqvuq epf e fitdipv opvispiv duppidvoup. Pux nz nottoup ov’t vu tjesi vjot opgusnevoup xovj emm vji edvowi epf sivosif nomovesz O dep. Tu vjiz duamf jewi uvjis djuodit gus vjios gsiifun, gopepdoemmz epf qistupemmz.
Equmuhoit gus tadj e muph qutv cav zua optqosif ni vu tjesi nz tvusz epf vjuahjvt.
mg zua desi vu hiv nusi opgusnevoup ecuav jux O huv tvesvif miv ni lpux.
Neyonopu Mecuz
QT. Nz piqjix xet op vji Pewz epf ji jet ciip xusloph gus Cuioph gus ziest