Getting the MOST out of Fastlane (Required Read)

[bumble_bee]

I read the millionaire fastlane about two years ago. It blew my mind. I'm glad I finally joined the forum!

 

[Mattie]

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE FASTLANE FORUM!

Welcome to the Fastlane Forum! As a new forum user (or a regular contributor) Id like to acquaint you to the forum, its rules, and how to maximize your membership. REVIEWING THIS THREAD IS MANDATORY.


#1: READ THE BOOK(S)!!!
First and most important, this forum and its philosophies are predicated on the three best-selling entrepreneur books, The Millionaire Fastlane, UNSCRIPTED, and The Great Rat Race Escape. For a macro-level view, view our ABOUT page.


To download FREE chapters to see if these books can help your journey (and navigating this forum) visit the link below. If you have not read any of the books, we suggest starting with The Millionaire Fastlane.


Download Books.


While reading these books is NOT a requirement for forum participation, reading them will help you get the most out of your Fastlane experience. Think of the books like visiting a foreign country -- if you know the host language, you'll get a better experience. And even better, if you're an aspiring entrepreneur, and three books were written to change your life.


If you have read the books and would like your "I've read!" badge plus additional forum privileges, please post in the appropriate thread.


1. I've Read The Millionaire Fastlane.
2. I've Read UNSCRIPTED.
3. I've Read The Great Rat Race Escape.



#2: START YOUR JOURNEY AT THE GOLD, NOTABLE Threads (Click High-Value Topics)
A common question first asked at the forum is "Where do I start??" Well, after you read the books, read the BEST THREADS of the forum, the GOLD and NOTABLE threads. Pick out the ones that align with your focus, or read them all. 


• GOLD THREADS
• NOTABLE THREADS

Other high value content is found here:

1. MOST VIEWED TOPICS
2. MOST LIKED POSTS



#3: INTRODUCE YOURSELF
This is a close knit community free from the SCRIPTED gulag of cultural mediocrity. Please tell us your story. The more the better. A simple "Hello great to be here" (while nice) is generally ignored by the community. We want to hear where you've been, and where you're going.


INTRODUCTIONS FORUM. (Then click, "New Thread.")


#4: BEFORE CREATING A NEW THREAD...
Do a forum search function to make sure your topic hasn't already been discussed. More than likely, it already has. Common questions like "do I go to college?" have been answered a GAZILLION times.

#5: SELF-PROMOTION, SEO, AND BACKLINKING IS PROHIBITED
(Except in the Designated Thread)
If you are here at the forum solely to promote something, your experience likely won't end well. Any promotional, SEO, or backlinking activity that occurs in the main forum will result in a FAST DELETE and BAN. Please save your time.

If you have something to promote, please pay for a MARKETPLACE Ad which gives you the privilege to create your own forum thread, complete with a week long exposure at the top of the forum's home page.

Marketplace Ad

Alternatively, you can post your self-promotional content at anytime in the SELF-PROMOTION thread which is a continuous thread of self-promotional activities.

Self-Promotion Thread


#6: JOIN THE UNSCRIPTED TEXT NETWORK
Text "Unscripted !" to 480.531.8964 to join the FREE text network curated personally by MJ DeMarco. Keep apprised on any emerging GOLD and NOTABLE threads, motivational blurbs to keep your Unscripted journey on track, legendary forum posts extracted from the forum, otherwise buried in some monster thread, and other actionable advice from MJ (and other forum members) exclusively cherry-picked from the forum. Available in USA or Canada. Outside of the US, join the Unscripted Network on Telegram.

Unscripted Network (US/Canada)
Unscripted Network (Telegram [Includes all archived posts too!)]

#7: AFFILIATE MARKETING PROMOTION IS PROHIBITED = BANNED
As an addendum to the above, posting affiliate marketing links is PROHIBITED. The forum doesn't want to hear about how you stumbled on a great training program, a meditation secret for manifesting wealth, or how to grow your IG account by 100 followers a day. READ THE BOOKS ABOVE TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS STUFF IS NOT ALLOWED HERE. Quit acting like a guppy in shark's playground.

#8: NO GURU BS PLEASE!
Are you here because you're interested in using the forum to build your list, hot prospect, and enlarge your sales funnel? Word of caution: THIS BEHAVIOR does not work here and you will be CALLED-OUT on it, or worse, exposed as a charlatan. If your participation at the forum is conditional upon you selling, backlinking, or hot-prospecting the forum users, again, it likely won't end well.


#9: SEARCHING FOR CONTENT BEFORE POSTING
You can expose content by clicking tags, forum categories, or prefixes. The native forum search function is marginal at best (thanks Xenforo) and usually the Google search box does a better job. Also note, some of our best threads are dozens of pages AND HUNDREDS of posts long. Unfortunately, the best material sometimes gets lost among the noise. The best way to percolate the best content to the top of any thread is to SORT BY LIKES. This can be done at the top of the thread view.


Post A New Topic

#10: GENERAL RULES TO FOLLOW
If you're here to promote something, place a MARKETPLACE AD or post in the designated self-promotion thread. Otherwise, you will be banned. Here are some behaviors that will result in your Fastlane experience being short-lived.

1. Solicit for investors or partners.
2. Post backlink spam in your profile without any introduction.
3. Post a meetup for some nondescript meeting and some nondescript hotel with a nondescript purpose. (MLM ALERT!)
4. Be a deceptive advocate -- take part in a discussion about a company/product/service as if you are an innocent bystander when in fact, you are employed or financially invested in the product/service.
5. Peacock as a guru.
6. Be a troll -- this is a business forum that promotes PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY and a GROWTH MINDSET. If you are a part of the SCRIPTED mediocrity and victim mob, you aren't going to last here. In other words, this is our "safe space" from the idiocy of safe spaces.
7. Discuss religion or post political threads. While we graze political discussions occasionally, it's usually because they advocate SCRIPTED victimology, virtuous mediocrity, and anti-business themes.



#11: KEEP THE LOCKER-ROOM "PUA" LANGUAGE AT HOME
I'm sorry, but none of us want to hear how you are a master at "slaying chicks", "getting laid" and "pulling tail". Women entrepreneurs have some of the best insights. If we are to benefit from their opinions, refrain from posting immature locker room, beer-buddy guy talk in the public forum— keep this stuff to your own private networks or post in the private MEN'S FORUM. Look at this forum as a CEO boardroom composed of half women, half men. Don't be a douche as none of us want to hear about your gender world views.

#12: LEVERAGE CHAT THREADS FOR THINGS THAT DON'T REQUIRE THEIR OWN THREAD
Aside from specific business topics, the forum also has numerous "chat threads" that act like an ongoing discussion and are continuous. Feel free to contribute to these at anytime.

General Chat Thread
Specific Chat Threads

#13 JOIN INSIDERS AND SUPPORT THE FORUM
If you'd like to view the forum without any advertising (except forum sponsors) and would like your contributions privately unindexable by search engines, please join Fastlane INSIDERS for as little as $7.99/mo.

Join Fastlane Insiders

#14: DON'T LURK
Many Fastlaners have built strong relationships at the forum that have blossomed into great things. From best friends, to mentors, to millionaire partnerships. This all starts with you CONTRIBUTING and becoming part of the community, not lurking in the shadows. You have something to contribute, even if you don't quite yet have a business, a million bucks, or a successful track record. DO NOT LET FEAR STOP YOU.

Don't Lurk, Do This Instead

I do not visit Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook often, but I am here EVERY SINGLE DAY to help you achieve what you know you can achieve. With that said, I wish you the best and I hope to see a lot of you here at the forum.

MJ DeMarco

Love it since, it's illustrating the idea to add value to the community. I do recommend reading the books since it is filled with great information. If you don't have it, your missing a huge chunk of the puzzle piece and "Waste" Valuable time on certain other external content outside the forum. It will point you to what you should be "Focused" on and what to apply, practice, and master.

 

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[harlansjobs]

Love the people who post to this thread with their affiliate marketing spam links, a thread that explicitly states it's against the rules .... that's how dumb these people are.

Dumb and underestimating you and the other members that;
1. the site is so crowded they would not be seen.
2. They follow the advice of bad WSO "gurus", who tell them to spam forums everywhere.
3. They only care about making money right now, and not building up long-term value through relationship building.

 

[Jeninwhitby]

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE FASTLANE FORUM!

Welcome to the Fastlane Forum! As a new forum user (or a regular contributor) Id like to acquaint you to the forum, its rules, and how to maximize your membership. REVIEWING THIS THREAD IS MANDATORY.


#1: READ THE BOOK(S)!!!
First and most important, this forum and its philosophies are predicated on the three best-selling entrepreneur books, The Millionaire Fastlane, UNSCRIPTED, and The Great Rat Race Escape. For a macro-level view, view our ABOUT page.


To download FREE chapters to see if these books can help your journey (and navigating this forum) visit the link below. If you have not read any of the books, we suggest starting with The Millionaire Fastlane.


Download Books.


While reading these books is NOT a requirement for forum participation, reading them will help you get the most out of your Fastlane experience. Think of the books like visiting a foreign country -- if you know the host language, you'll get a better experience. And even better, if you're an aspiring entrepreneur, and three books were written to change your life.


If you have read the books and would like your "I've read!" badge plus additional forum privileges, please post in the appropriate thread.


1. I've Read The Millionaire Fastlane.
2. I've Read UNSCRIPTED.
3. I've Read The Great Rat Race Escape.



#2: START YOUR JOURNEY AT THE GOLD, NOTABLE Threads (Click High-Value Topics)
A common question first asked at the forum is "Where do I start??" Well, after you read the books, read the BEST THREADS of the forum, the GOLD and NOTABLE threads. Pick out the ones that align with your focus, or read them all. 


• GOLD THREADS
• NOTABLE THREADS

Other high value content is found here:

1. MOST VIEWED TOPICS
2. MOST LIKED POSTS



#3: INTRODUCE YOURSELF
This is a close knit community free from the SCRIPTED gulag of cultural mediocrity. Please tell us your story. The more the better. A simple "Hello great to be here" (while nice) is generally ignored by the community. We want to hear where you've been, and where you're going.


INTRODUCTIONS FORUM. (Then click, "New Thread.")


#4: BEFORE CREATING A NEW THREAD...
Do a forum search function to make sure your topic hasn't already been discussed. More than likely, it already has. Common questions like "do I go to college?" have been answered a GAZILLION times.

#5: SELF-PROMOTION, SEO, AND BACKLINKING IS PROHIBITED
(Except in the Designated Thread)
If you are here at the forum solely to promote something, your experience likely won't end well. Any promotional, SEO, or backlinking activity that occurs in the main forum will result in a FAST DELETE and BAN. Please save your time.

If you have something to promote, please pay for a MARKETPLACE Ad which gives you the privilege to create your own forum thread, complete with a week long exposure at the top of the forum's home page.

Marketplace Ad

Alternatively, you can post your self-promotional content at anytime in the SELF-PROMOTION thread which is a continuous thread of self-promotional activities.

Self-Promotion Thread


#6: JOIN THE UNSCRIPTED TEXT NETWORK
Text "Unscripted !" to 480.531.8964 to join the FREE text network curated personally by MJ DeMarco. Keep apprised on any emerging GOLD and NOTABLE threads, motivational blurbs to keep your Unscripted journey on track, legendary forum posts extracted from the forum, otherwise buried in some monster thread, and other actionable advice from MJ (and other forum members) exclusively cherry-picked from the forum. Available in USA or Canada. Alternatively, you can join the Unscripted Network on Telegram, available worldwide.

Unscripted Network (US/Canada)
Unscripted Network (Telegram [Includes all archived posts too!)]

#7: AFFILIATE MARKETING PROMOTION IS PROHIBITED = BANNED
As an addendum to the above, posting affiliate marketing links is PROHIBITED. The forum doesn't want to hear about how you stumbled on a great training program, a meditation secret for manifesting wealth, or how to grow your IG account by 100 followers a day. READ THE BOOKS ABOVE TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS STUFF IS NOT ALLOWED HERE. Quit acting like a guppy in shark's playground.

#8: NO GURU BS PLEASE!
Are you here because you're interested in using the forum to build your list, hot prospect, and enlarge your sales funnel? Word of caution: THIS BEHAVIOR does not work here and you will be CALLED-OUT on it, or worse, exposed as a charlatan. If your participation at the forum is conditional upon you selling, backlinking, or hot-prospecting the forum users, again, it likely won't end well.


#9: SEARCHING FOR CONTENT BEFORE POSTING
You can expose content by clicking tags, forum categories, or prefixes. The native forum search function is marginal at best (thanks Xenforo) and usually the Google search box does a better job. Also note, some of our best threads are dozens of pages AND HUNDREDS of posts long. Unfortunately, the best material sometimes gets lost among the noise. The best way to percolate the best content to the top of any thread is to SORT BY LIKES. This can be done at the top of the thread view.


Post A New Topic

#10: GENERAL RULES TO FOLLOW
If you're here to promote something, place a MARKETPLACE AD or post in the designated self-promotion thread. Otherwise, you will be banned. Here are some behaviors that will result in your Fastlane experience being short-lived.

1. Solicit for investors or partners.
2. Post backlink spam in your profile without any introduction.
3. Post a meetup for some nondescript meeting and some nondescript hotel with a nondescript purpose. (MLM ALERT!)
4. Be a deceptive advocate -- take part in a discussion about a company/product/service as if you are an innocent bystander when in fact, you are employed or financially invested in the product/service.
5. Peacock as a guru.
6. Be a troll -- this is a business forum that promotes PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY and a GROWTH MINDSET. If you are a part of the SCRIPTED mediocrity and victim mob, you aren't going to last here. In other words, this is our "safe space" from the idiocy of safe spaces.
7. Discuss religion or post political threads. While we graze political discussions occasionally, it's usually because they advocate SCRIPTED victimology, virtuous mediocrity, and anti-business themes.



#11: KEEP THE LOCKER-ROOM "PUA" LANGUAGE AT HOME
I'm sorry, but none of us want to hear how you are a master at "slaying chicks", "getting laid" and "pulling tail". Women entrepreneurs have some of the best insights. If we are to benefit from their opinions, refrain from posting immature locker room, beer-buddy guy talk in the public forum— keep this stuff to your own private networks or post in the private MEN'S FORUM. Look at this forum as a CEO boardroom composed of half women, half men. Don't be a douche as none of us want to hear about your gender world views.

#12: LEVERAGE CHAT THREADS FOR THINGS THAT DON'T REQUIRE THEIR OWN THREAD
Aside from specific business topics, the forum also has numerous "chat threads" that act like an ongoing discussion and are continuous. Feel free to contribute to these at anytime.

General Chat Thread
Specific Chat Threads

#13 JOIN INSIDERS AND SUPPORT THE FORUM
If you'd like to view the forum without any advertising (except forum sponsors) and would like your contributions privately unindexable by search engines, please join Fastlane INSIDERS for as little as $7.99/mo.

Join Fastlane Insiders

#14: DON'T LURK
Many Fastlaners have built strong relationships at the forum that have blossomed into great things. From best friends, to mentors, to millionaire partnerships. This all starts with you CONTRIBUTING and becoming part of the community, not lurking in the shadows. You have something to contribute, even if you don't quite yet have a business, a million bucks, or a successful track record. DO NOT LET FEAR STOP YOU.

Don't Lurk, Do This Instead

I do not visit Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook often, but I am here EVERY SINGLE DAY to help you achieve what you know you can achieve. With that said, I wish you the best and I hope to see a lot of you here at the forum.

MJ DeMarco

Hello everyone

New here and reading the Great Rat Race and loving it and just wanting to connect and learn more.

Thanks

Jenny

 

[Edgar King]

I'd shake your hand MJ. Thank you!

I've probably been to this thread more than once, but this time, I read the Don't lurk thread in detail.

It helped me see why and how we should properly thank those who've taken time out of their busy schedules to help others.

Again, thank you for being you, starting and rearing up this wonderful forum that's helped changed all of our lives.

 

[vegandoctor]

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE FASTLANE FORUM!

Welcome to the Fastlane Forum! As a new forum user (or a regular contributor) Id like to acquaint you to the forum, its rules, and how to maximize your membership. REVIEWING THIS THREAD IS MANDATORY.


#1: READ THE BOOK(S)!!!
First and most important, this forum and its philosophies are predicated on the three best-selling entrepreneur books, The Millionaire Fastlane, UNSCRIPTED, and The Great Rat Race Escape. For a macro-level view, view our ABOUT page.


To download FREE chapters to see if these books can help your journey (and navigating this forum) visit the link below. If you have not read any of the books, we suggest starting with The Millionaire Fastlane.


Download Books.


While reading these books is NOT a requirement for forum participation, reading them will help you get the most out of your Fastlane experience. Think of the books like visiting a foreign country -- if you know the host language, you'll get a better experience. And even better, if you're an aspiring entrepreneur, and three books were written to change your life.


If you have read the books and would like your "I've read!" badge plus additional forum privileges, please post in the appropriate thread.


1. I've Read The Millionaire Fastlane.
2. I've Read UNSCRIPTED.
3. I've Read The Great Rat Race Escape.



#2: START YOUR JOURNEY AT THE GOLD, NOTABLE Threads (Click High-Value Topics)
A common question first asked at the forum is "Where do I start??" Well, after you read the books, read the BEST THREADS of the forum, the GOLD and NOTABLE threads. Pick out the ones that align with your focus, or read them all. 


• GOLD THREADS
• NOTABLE THREADS

Other high value content is found here:

1. MOST VIEWED TOPICS
2. MOST LIKED POSTS



#3: INTRODUCE YOURSELF
This is a close knit community free from the SCRIPTED gulag of cultural mediocrity. Please tell us your story. The more the better. A simple "Hello great to be here" (while nice) is generally ignored by the community. We want to hear where you've been, and where you're going.


INTRODUCTIONS FORUM. (Then click, "New Thread.")


#4: BEFORE CREATING A NEW THREAD...
Do a forum search function to make sure your topic hasn't already been discussed. More than likely, it already has. Common questions like "do I go to college?" have been answered a GAZILLION times.

#5: SELF-PROMOTION, SEO, AND BACKLINKING IS PROHIBITED
(Except in the Designated Thread)
If you are here at the forum solely to promote something, your experience likely won't end well. Any promotional, SEO, or backlinking activity that occurs in the main forum will result in a FAST DELETE and BAN. Please save your time.

If you have something to promote, please pay for a MARKETPLACE Ad which gives you the privilege to create your own forum thread, complete with a week long exposure at the top of the forum's home page.

Marketplace Ad

Alternatively, you can post your self-promotional content at anytime in the SELF-PROMOTION thread which is a continuous thread of self-promotional activities.

Self-Promotion Thread


#6: JOIN THE UNSCRIPTED TEXT NETWORK
Text "Unscripted !" to 480.531.8964 to join the FREE text network curated personally by MJ DeMarco. Keep apprised on any emerging GOLD and NOTABLE threads, motivational blurbs to keep your Unscripted journey on track, legendary forum posts extracted from the forum, otherwise buried in some monster thread, and other actionable advice from MJ (and other forum members) exclusively cherry-picked from the forum. Available in USA or Canada. Alternatively, you can join the Unscripted Network on Telegram, available worldwide.

Unscripted Network (US/Canada)
Unscripted Network (Telegram [Includes all archived posts too!)]

#7: AFFILIATE MARKETING PROMOTION IS PROHIBITED = BANNED
As an addendum to the above, posting affiliate marketing links is PROHIBITED. The forum doesn't want to hear about how you stumbled on a great training program, a meditation secret for manifesting wealth, or how to grow your IG account by 100 followers a day. READ THE BOOKS ABOVE TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS STUFF IS NOT ALLOWED HERE. Quit acting like a guppy in shark's playground.

#8: NO GURU BS PLEASE!
Are you here because you're interested in using the forum to build your list, hot prospect, and enlarge your sales funnel? Word of caution: THIS BEHAVIOR does not work here and you will be CALLED-OUT on it, or worse, exposed as a charlatan. If your participation at the forum is conditional upon you selling, backlinking, or hot-prospecting the forum users, again, it likely won't end well.


#9: SEARCHING FOR CONTENT BEFORE POSTING
You can expose content by clicking tags, forum categories, or prefixes. The native forum search function is marginal at best (thanks Xenforo) and usually the Google search box does a better job. Also note, some of our best threads are dozens of pages AND HUNDREDS of posts long. Unfortunately, the best material sometimes gets lost among the noise. The best way to percolate the best content to the top of any thread is to SORT BY LIKES. This can be done at the top of the thread view.


Post A New Topic

#10: GENERAL RULES TO FOLLOW
If you're here to promote something, place a MARKETPLACE AD or post in the designated self-promotion thread. Otherwise, you will be banned. Here are some behaviors that will result in your Fastlane experience being short-lived.

1. Solicit for investors or partners.
2. Post backlink spam in your profile without any introduction.
3. Post a meetup for some nondescript meeting and some nondescript hotel with a nondescript purpose. (MLM ALERT!)
4. Be a deceptive advocate -- take part in a discussion about a company/product/service as if you are an innocent bystander when in fact, you are employed or financially invested in the product/service.
5. Peacock as a guru.
6. Be a troll -- this is a business forum that promotes PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY and a GROWTH MINDSET. If you are a part of the SCRIPTED mediocrity and victim mob, you aren't going to last here. In other words, this is our "safe space" from the idiocy of safe spaces.
7. Discuss religion or post political threads. While we graze political discussions occasionally, it's usually because they advocate SCRIPTED victimology, virtuous mediocrity, and anti-business themes.



#11: KEEP THE LOCKER-ROOM "PUA" LANGUAGE AT HOME
I'm sorry, but none of us want to hear how you are a master at "slaying chicks", "getting laid" and "pulling tail". Women entrepreneurs have some of the best insights. If we are to benefit from their opinions, refrain from posting immature locker room, beer-buddy guy talk in the public forum— keep this stuff to your own private networks or post in the private MEN'S FORUM. Look at this forum as a CEO boardroom composed of half women, half men. Don't be a douche as none of us want to hear about your gender world views.

#12: LEVERAGE CHAT THREADS FOR THINGS THAT DON'T REQUIRE THEIR OWN THREAD
Aside from specific business topics, the forum also has numerous "chat threads" that act like an ongoing discussion and are continuous. Feel free to contribute to these at anytime.

General Chat Thread
Specific Chat Threads

#13 JOIN INSIDERS AND SUPPORT THE FORUM
If you'd like to view the forum without any advertising (except forum sponsors) and would like your contributions privately unindexable by search engines, please join Fastlane INSIDERS for as little as $7.99/mo.

Join Fastlane Insiders

#14: DON'T LURK
Many Fastlaners have built strong relationships at the forum that have blossomed into great things. From best friends, to mentors, to millionaire partnerships. This all starts with you CONTRIBUTING and becoming part of the community, not lurking in the shadows. You have something to contribute, even if you don't quite yet have a business, a million bucks, or a successful track record. DO NOT LET FEAR STOP YOU.

Don't Lurk, Do This Instead

I do not visit Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook often, but I am here EVERY SINGLE DAY to help you achieve what you know you can achieve. With that said, I wish you the best and I hope to see a lot of you here at the forum.

MJ DeMarco

Hello Everyone! happy to have joined. I am on my Fastlane journey, building my second productocracy after building a people-business which freed me from having to work with clients 1:1 10 hours per day.
I am happy to share my journey with you Sorry in advance for my English but I am not a native.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Since this hasn't been clear, a new Guideline has been added...


#15: NO USER OFFLOADING/SOLICITATION INTO OTHER COMMERCIALIZED GROUPS
You cannot use the forum to solicit users into other off-forum, non-Fastlane groups, such as your own business forum, Telegram group, or Facebook group. Small Mastermind or Accountability groups are the exceptions.

 

[DreamBliss]

Read and acknowledged. I might get yelled at for lurking, because I tend not to say much when I have nothing to say. But I will contribute as best I can.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Sad that I have to add this, but I'm tired of beggars using the forum to plead for "free money".

 

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[JUAREZ]

Sad that I have to add this, but I'm tired of beggars using the forum to plead for "free money".

View attachment 50197

Why only for the first post? Begging should be banned no matter when they do it. If you give money to a begger, you actually make them a diservice by encouraging this behavior. Good rule.

 

[Isaac Oh]

Read and READy to be a part of this community!

 

[rrclark]

Super helpful tips, thanks mods!

 

[ninebusiness]

Thank you MJ for the book and this forum.

 

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[Georgia Grown]

Thank you for the add. Looks like a good fit for me!

 

[dbelov275]

Great concept coming up with this kind of post to help new users navigate your way around the forum.
Just one question. Do this site have a mobile app?

 

[ApeRunner]

Welcome to the Fastlane Forum! As a new forum user, we'd like to acquaint you to the forum, its rules, and how to maximize your membership. REVIEWING THIS THREAD IS MANDATORY.

#1: READ THE BOOK(S)

First and most important, this forum and its philosophies are predicated on the two best-selling entrepreneur books, The Millionaire Fastlane and UNSCRIPTED. For a macro-level view, view our ABOUT page.

To download FREE chapters to see if these books can help your journey (and navigating this forum) visit here:

The Millionaire Fastlane (3 free chapters)
UNSCRIPTED (5 free chapters)​

While reading these books is NOT a requirement for forum participation, reading them will help you get the most out of your Fastlane experience. Think of it like visiting a foreign country -- if you know the host language, you'll get a better experience. And even better, if you're an aspiring entrepreneur, both books were written to change your life.

If you have read the books and would like your badge (forum flair, LOL) please post in the appropriate thread:

I've Read The Millionaire Fastlane.
I've Read UNSCRIPTED.​

#2: START YOUR JOURNEY AT THE GOLD and NOTABLE Threads

A common question first asked at the forum is "Where do I start??"

Well, after you read the books, read the BEST THREADS of the forum, the GOLD and NOTABLE threads. Pick out the ones that align with your focus, or read them all.

NOTABLE THREADS
GOLD THREADS
​

#3: INTRODUCE YOURSELF

This is a close knit community free from the SCRIPTED gulag of cultural mediocrity. Please tell us your story. The more the better. A simple "Hello great to be here" (while nice) is generally ignored by the community. We want to hear where you've been, and where you're going.

INTRODUCTIONS FORUM. (Then click, "New Thread.")​

#4: BEFORE CREATING A NEW THREAD...

Do a forum search function to make sure your topic hasn't already been discussed. More than likely, it already has. Here are some common questions that have been answered a GAZILLION times.

View attachment 14808
While the forum search function is adequate, usually the GOOGLE search box does a better job.

View attachment 14809 ​

#5: FILTER THE BEST CONTENT BY LIKES

Some of our best threads are dozens of pages AND HUNDREDS of posts long. Unfortunately, the best material sometimes gets lost among the noise. The best way to percolate the best content to the top of any thread is to SORT BY LIKES. See picture:

View attachment 14807
​

#6: DON'T GET BANNED

If you're here to promote something, place a marketplace ad. Otherwise, you will be banned. Here are some behaviors that will result in your Fastlane experience being short-lived.

1. Solicit for investors or partners.
2. Post backlink spam in your profile without any introduction.
3. Post a meetup for some nondescript meeting and some nondescript hotel with a nondescript purpose. (MLM ALERT!)
4. Be a deceptive advocate -- take part in a discussion about a company/product/service as if you are an innocent bystander when in fact, you are employed or financially invested in the product/service.
5. Be a troll -- this is a business forum that promotes PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY and a GROWTH MINDSET. If you are a part of the SCRIPTED mediocrity and victim mob, you aren't going to last here. In other words, this is our "safe space" from the idiocy of safe spaces.
6. Discuss religion or post political threads. While we graze political discussions occasionally, it's usually because they advocate SCRIPTED victimology, virtuous mediocrity, and anti-business themes.

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#7: FOLLOW YOUR FAVORITE USERS

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#8: KEEP THE LOCKERROOM "PUA" LANGUAGE AT HOME

I'm sorry, but none of us want to hear how you are a master at "slaying chicks", "getting laid" and "pulling tail". Women entrepreneurs have some of the best insights. If we are to benefit from their opinions, refrain from posting immature locker room, beer-buddy guy talk— keep this stuff to your own private networks. Look at this forum as a CEO boardroom composed of half women, half men. Don't be a douche as none of us want to hear your gender worldviews.​

Great info. If only I had this some years ago...

Check out my post:

Allso great!

 

[dbelov275]

Tapatalk is what most forum members use on mobile.

Well, taptalk is about to be dumped. If I understood correctly. Thanks anyways for your response.

 

[DiegoArango]

Getting started, good to here!

 

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[mdtola22]

Great forum so far. Really looking forward to starting my journey on here!

 

[Aristan]

It's a good idea having mandatory threads like this. Helps new users get used to the how things are done and the culture of the forum

 

[DO! Nj]

Hello Fastlane beginners, welcome to the forum. To add on to @MJ DeMarco's post, here's some basic info to learn.

Profile

This is what a profile looks like. A profile contains badges, likes, and rep bank. We'll explain in further detail what this all means.

Badges

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Profile (Part II)

Start A Conversation: This is how you private message a forum member.

Note:

• Some forum members have this feature turned off. These forum members prefer their inbox not get flooded with questions about mentorship, advice, networking, etc.

• General warning: Be cautious with anyone sending you links offering business opportunities, investments, or inviting you to pay money for a service.

Rep Bank: This is your Fastlane bank. The Rep Bank represents your credibility. The more likes you get, the more your bank grows. To build your bank, contribute to the forum.
(Note: Rep bank currency is not real money.)

Rep Bank (Part II)

Rep Transfer: Click to send reps to a forum member you think has awesome content.
Likes: You get $5 reps every time a forum member likes your post.

In summary, this post provides answers to common questions about the several features on this forum. Enjoy your stay!

When you are just a freshman and don't know what to do in school - someone approaches you and tour you around and give you valuable informations. You are that person @Argue thank you!

 

[Lexauton]

Just put a 1-day shipping order on my copy of Unscripted - first 5 chapters blew me away! Your writing has improved so much since the The Millionaire Fastlane . I have a feeling I'll finally be able to do more than just pay my bills with my business after I ascertain actionable wisdom from this tome.

 

[Benj12345678]

Hello! I'm Ben, I bought the millionaire Fastlane audiobook a few weeks back and have listened to it several times already it's a great listen and can tune in anywhere anytime. Thanks MJ DeMarco

 

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[Wolfman]

Not really.

I get a lot of email that suggests people think I have a crystal ball. Some really goofy questions.

No, I don't know if you should drop out of college and start a business importing cheap goods from China.

And worse, questions that are clearly answered in my books.

Hey, I just read TMF , is MLM a good business? Whatdya think?

I think you should take a class on reading comprehension.

MJ, Thanks so much for you. But I'm worried about the younguns on here. You say (p.143, "I'm overwhelmed w/ gratitude and humility..." From the little time I've been here, I'm not sure people have gotten that message. You and I are at odds re college. I think anyone is a fool not to go. Even if it is unwise economically, there is riches in lots of things. If I hadn't squandered 2 yrs on studying literature, philosophy, history, world religion and psychology, my life would be less rich. (The 2d 2 yrs I go a BS in Business.)
If I didn't get this passion it wouldn't matter if I was financially rich.
Let me give you 2 examples. Let's say I read your book at 17, and blew off college and made big $$$. Then, like so many here I get to travel the world. But I don't know who wrote Hamlet and where, I don't know about the Trojan war, I can't name 3 artists...(you get the idea.) Now you could come back to me and say, "Greg, if you had a million you could fly there and take a limo with a car full of 5 star tour guides." (I back-packed w/ my girlfriend and stayed in youth hostels, much more educational and fun than the limo.)
MJ, I'm saying this to you b/c I know you understand. How do I know? B/c to write as well as you do you had to read a lot of good stuff and write a bunch of junk before you got the gold. You have depth of character and that's not accidental. Do you think a 19 yr old that neglects all of that richness is going get that humility and gratitude are assets?
The bottom line is that I think you are providing a great service and you have a generous soul. You're making people better. I just don't want "kids" to get the idea that life is a dichotomy betw "scripted" and "un...". There's a glorious area that includes poetry, cooking gormet meals, hiking, and yes, spiritual pursuits too.
In the meantime I'm working on my entrepreneurial dream and I'd love some seed money. I'd love to have the opportunity to tell you about how wonderful my invention is. I'm not a smooth talker yet but I think you'd be blown away. This journey is just beginning and I'm feeling happy and excited (all your fault my friend--really.) If you give me half of a reason to trust you I will divulge and make you proud. Greg

 

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[briteusa]

I've read The Millionaire Fastlane and I have to say - Where have you been all my life!?

I am so grateful that a business associate mention the book to me and that it is available as an audio book.

I've been listening to the book with my oldest son, 12, on the way to school in the morning. At one point I told him it is a great book but painful to listen to at times. He asked why and I explained that hearing an unpleasant truth can be like a slap in the face but if we want to grow we have to be willing to hear things we might not like.

Hearing is the beginning, action has to be the result.

I will be forever grateful that this book was written and that it found its way into my life.

Thank you MJ!

Steve

Yep! I asked the same question MJ, where have you been all this while? Anyway, self-discovery is the road-map to success so long as you are consistent in undoing the mistakes that took so many to make. Shalom.

 

[GMarie83]

How about changing your screen name if you don't like the current?

I like this forum. The books look good and I am going to read them over the Thanksgiving Holiday

 

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[bigjmorin]

Hi everyone, now I'm in.
I know that I'll find gold in this forum I need only to scratch the surface. After read both books by MJ De Marco they open my mind to better understand what I want to do of my business life. For now I know to only read this gold forum and go through it.... oh, and sorry for my poor english

 

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[thedanshea]

roger that

 

[Hosehe83]

New here as well. Really like the atmosphere here! Hope we can be friends. A bit about myself: i hate cats, i like dogs, i hate going out and i like games.

 

[Sheena_Mathieson]

Great! Thank you for this forum. Really helpful and informative.