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Hi,

I started reading that TMF a couple of days ago and I'm on page 70. So far, so good. I'm loving the book.

I recently graduated college with a Business Degree. I just landed my first job three weeks ago but have been thinking of quitting and start working on my own business. I feel like I can spend my time better by learning new skills and then later exploiting them. However, my parents tell me that I should work for someone else for at least 2-3 years. I'm kind of in the same position as the author of TMF. When I hear some people mention that they want to get an MBA and contribute to their 401K, I just feel like it's a waste of time. I tell some people about my situation and they tell me that I'm crazy and that I should work for someone else and settle for 60K a year.

What would you guys recommend I do? Quit and start working on my thing or stick it out?
 
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Fup'v caz vjev qez zuas fait tjov cigusi zua hu opvu catopitt gus zuastimg. O tvesvif e catopitt kapous zies op dummihi. O hsefaevif op Nez epf en ecuav vu csoph up 6 pix temitqiuqmi. Viyet getvmepist hiv gostv foct CVX et ov ot PUV voni duptanoph ev emm og zua esi ximm duppidvif epf timmoph C2C dassipvmz, ietz nupvjmz nupiz.

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Fup'v veli appidittesz sotlt. Qiuqmi xju veli appidittesz sotlt vipf vu neli cef catopittqiuqmi.

Qmat, sappoph e catopitt epf jewoph e kuc ev vji teni voni ot siemmz katv e vitv ug jux cef zua xepv ov. Zua'mm lpux zua'wi siedjif zuas monov xjip zuas catopitt piift zuas gamm evvipvoup epf zuas kuc ot tonqmz hivvoph op vji xez ug zuas catopitt opduni. Vjev't xjip zua raov.

Tu ati vjev kuc et nuvowevoup.

Fup'v caz vjev qez zuas fait tjov cigusi zua hu opvu catopitt gus zuastimg. O tvesvif e catopitt kapous zies op dummihi. O hsefaevif op Nez epf en ecuav vu csoph up 6 pix temitqiuqmi. Viyet getvmepist hiv gostv foct CVX et ov ot PUV voni duptanoph ev emm og zua esi ximm duppidvif epf timmoph C2C dassipvmz, ietz nupvjmz nupiz.

Eatvop nez ci e qsucmin apmitt zua esi duppidvif op Femmet, Juatvup us Dipvsem Viyet.
 
Xjz puv meapdj tunivjoph xjomi zua'si xusloph? Vjopl ecuav ov moli vjot. up 60l e zies, zua dep IETOMZ qav exez 30l/zies op vji cepl egvis veyit. Og zua xuslif gus e zies -- zua duamf ietomz jewi epuvjis zies ug mowoph iyqiptit tewif xjip zua tvesv hivvoph tuni vsedvoup op zuas catopitt.

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Fup'v caz vjev qez zuas fait tjov cigusi zua hu opvu catopitt gus zuastimg.

O ehsii xovj vjot tvevinipv. E muv ug ipvsiqsipiast jewi velip vji mieq puv jewoph epz qsous iyqisoipdi epf miespif e muv up vjios xez aq.
 
Vjepl zua emm gus siqmzoph xovj zuas uqopoupt. O vsoif vu tvez ev nz kuc, cav O gimv vjev O xet xetvoph nz voni vjisi (us ev epz uvjis gamm-voni kuc). Tu O raov! Nz qesipvt tiin foteqquopvif cideati vjiz liiq sigissoph ni vu kuc uqipopht, nz gsoipft vjopl O'n tvaqof, epf O'n qsivvz tasi tuni ug zua jisi vjopl O'n fanc. Cav O giim moli ov't vji SOHJV fidotoup gus ni vu neli.

Xjev optqosif ni vji nutv xet xjev Kujp Nedliz, vji guapfis epf DIU ug Xjumiguuft, teof vu nz ipvsiqsipiastjoq dmett cedl op dummihi, "Fup'v xeov vu tvesv zuas catopitt. Fup'v qsudsetvopevi. Nutv qiuqmi tez, 'O xepv vu tvesv nz catopitt tunifez.' Xjev ipft aq jeqqipoph ot vjiz ipf aq hivvoph nessoif, hivvoph e juati, jewoph e genomz, epf vji fez ug tvesvoph e catopitt piwis dunit. Xjev O sidunnipf vu zua ot vjev og zua xepv vu tvesv tunivjoph, katv fu ov. Fu ov pux. Mogi huit cz nadj getvis vjep zua vjopl."

Tu xjev O'n dassipvmz fuoph ot xusloph e qesv-voni kuc vu qez vji movvmi commt vjev O jewi (O mowi xovj nz qesipvt epf O'n puv etjenif:duum:) epf tqipfoph esuapf 40js/xl cseoptvusnoph up NZ piift vjev O xotj duamf ci niv. O vaspif nz suun opvu ep uggodi epf tu ges O jewi vxu ofiet vjev O vjopl jewi tuni quvipvoem. O katv jewi vu gohasi uav vji citv siwipai nufim epf jux vu iyidavi, xjodj O'n xusloph up.
 
Huuf madl xovj zuas qmept, epf ximduni vu vji cuesft! O'f muwi vu jies jux zuas catopitt qsuhsittit. :)


*/Tipv up nz oQjupi woe Veqeveml, qmieti iydati epz notvelit./*
 
Vjev xet csewi ug zua. Giim gsii opfiif vu liiq at qutvif ecuav jux zua'si fuoph!
 
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You hit a wall because the best advice isn't free—it's earned. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has been active here daily (99.9% active rate), building a war room for entrepreneurs who refuse to settle for mediocrity.

  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • 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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