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MJ DeMarco
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It's exactly the same.
I'd had a feeling you'd come back and claim the same odds for entrepreneurs, but you're simply normalizing two widely variant bell curves. It's the old "apples to oranges" comparison.
Changing the odds and widening the bell curve is WHY WE ARE HERE.
Some random employee at some random job has virtually NO CHANCE of getting rich and setting themselves free -- their bell curve is extremely steep with statistical odds in the 2, 3 and 4 SD ranges. Even at 1SD, they are at a six-figure job. Add in the fact that they are limited in options for manipulation.
If they come under your tutelage w/respect to becoming a highly-paid employee w/gobs of stock options, they might improve their statistical odds and WIDEN the bell curve. If they take your instruction, now they've improved their odds -- instead of 3 and 4 SD probability, maybe now they're dealing with a 1.5, or even a 1 SD probability.
Again, this manipulation (no matter the path) is why we are here.
The bell-curve of a standard employee is extremely steep -- and it's extremely limited in manipulation.
But, what percentage of entrepreneurs do you think make $10M?
All things held equal, I'd imagine it's much better than the bell curve (not as steep) of your ordinary employee.
Still, the bell-curve of the average entrepreneur who thinks selling t-shirts and blogging about six-pack abs, ALSO has STEEP bell curve with odds that probably aren't much better.
The 9-5ers who make the smart decisions succeed, just like the entrepreneurs who make smart decisions. Show me a liberals arts college, and I'll show you a lot of people who will likely never get rich; show me all the posts on this forum about making money in the fitness/weightlifting space, and I'll show you a lot of "entrepreneurs" who will likely never get rich.
True, but I view them as being in the right direction, just the wrong path.
The entire point of this forum (and my writings) is to change the shape of the bell curve which we attach ourselves to -- and to give entrepreneurs a better than a 2,3 and 4, SD chance of creating a life-changing business.
If this forum (or my book) succeeds in WIDENING the bell curve, it's done its job.
That said, I can name dozens of entrepreneurs on this forum who have a better than a 2 or 3 SD chance at making $10M -- perhaps 1SD or better. My money is on them because they've manipulated their bell curve by making the right decisions in business.
As I see it, the options to manipulate the probability curve for an entrepreneur is 10X greater with 10X more options than an employee who must navigate job economics, demand, and educational credentials demanded by an employer, not to mention, "knowing the right people."
At the end of the day, none of this matters for someone who is content with a job, people who are unlikely to be on this forum, much less in the pages of my book.
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