Hello to all! A new beginning!

[SarahO]

Hello to @MJ DeMarco and all fastlaners!

My name is Sarah. I’m 42, a single of mom of two with a 7 year old son, and 18 year old daughter.

I’ve spent the last 20 years as a nurse in Colorado. I’ve worked incredibly hard as a wage slave to save up for my kids’ college educations. My work is rewarding from an emotional standpoint, but not from a financial one.

I recently read both of MJ’s books, and I’m not sure I’ve finished two books that fast in my entire life! What eye-opening reads they were!

They inspired me to start thinking outside of the slow lane life, and to figure out what I want to do. I‘ve been writing a book on parenting as well as a creating a course on the same thing. Unfortunately, I know that these topics are super saturated on Amazon, etc. That being said, I’ve told myself that I will finish them, and I feel like I need to do so just to prove that I can. They’ve taken way longer than they should have, because, frankly, writing is hard, and time-consuming, and it’s too easy for me to procrastinate after my son goes to bed, I’m exhausted, and say “oh, I’ll just do it tomorrow.”

I need to get motivated, and I also figured it would be beneficial to surround myself with driven, like-minded people!

I look forward to conversing with you all, and I hope that I can also help you! I‘m a positive, high-energy, and (usually) driven individual!

If you have any thoughts, opinions, or just want to connect, don't hesitate to message me!

Thanks!

 

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[Wouter]

Welcome, great to have you here!

 

[SarahO]

Welcome, great to have you here!

Thanks! Excited to be here!!!!!

 

[MJ DeMarco]

They inspired me to start thinking outside of the slow lane life, and to figure out what I want to do. I‘ve been writing a book on parenting as well as a creating a course on the same thing. Unfortunately, I know that these topics are super saturated on Amazon, etc. That being said, I’ve told myself that I will finish them, and I feel like I need to do so just to prove that I can.

Sometimes this is the best thing to do is to just take a small action, something, that proves you can do it. Small wins accumulate to bigger ones.

Welcome aboard, glad you enjoyed the books.

 

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[SarahO]

Sometimes this is the best thing to do is to just take a small action, something, that proves you can do it. Small wins accumulate to bigger ones.

Welcome aboard, glad you enjoyed the books.

Thanks @MJ DeMarco! I appreciate the encouragement!

 

[BellaPippin]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[ecommercewolf]

Welcome!

 

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[SarahO]

Welcome to the forum!

Thanks! Great to meet you @BellaPippin!

 

[SarahO]

Welcome!

Thanks @ecommercewolf! Grateful to be here!

 

[MrLynn]

Congrats Sarah and welcome! I am new as well!

 

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[Walter Hay]

It's great to have you with us Sarah. So far you seem to have done well despite the difficulties that being a single mom bring. Now you have the mindset that can take you much further than you previously dreamed.

By all means finish your book. Whatever you do, don't consider it a failure if you don't sell lots of books. Completion under your circumstances will be a great achievement.

Best Wishes,
Walter

 

[SEBASTlAN]

Welcome!

 

[SarahO]

It's great to have you with us Sarah. So far you seem to have done well despite the difficulties that being a single mom bring. Now you have the mindset that can take you much further than you previously dreamed.

By all means finish your book. Whatever you do, don't consider it a failure if you don't sell lots of books. Completion under your circumstances will be a great achievement.

Best Wishes,
Walter

Thank you @Walter Hay. I’ve read many of your posts, and in awe of your experience and knowledge!

 

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[SarahO]

Congrats Sarah and welcome! I am new as well!

glad to start this journey together!

 

[SarahO]

Welcome!

Thanks so much!

 

[James Orman]

My mother worked as a Janitor at a college so I could have a free education. Cheers to moms.

 

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[SarahO]

My mother worked as a Janitor at a college so I could have a free education. Cheers to moms.

This brings tears to my eyes! Amazing!

 

[AnneC]

Welcome! If you’re in the Denver area, we’re shooting for a meetup 2/2 at 2pm. Still figuring out where, but probably close to downtown.

Follow this thread for updates:

MEETUPS - Colorado/Denver Lunch Meeting

Anyone form Colorado up for a lunch meet-up sometime in the Denver area? Organized a few in the past which have always been fun, just a low key informal lunch just to meet local fastlaners and discuss all things business. Would be great to see some old faces and some new ones!

www.thefastlaneforum.com

 

[SarahO]

Welcome! If you’re in the Denver area, we’re shooting for a meetup 2/2 at 2pm. Still figuring out where, but probably close to downtown.

Follow this thread for updates:

MEETUPS - Colorado/Denver Lunch Meeting

Anyone form Colorado up for a lunch meet-up sometime in the Denver area? Organized a few in the past which have always been fun, just a low key informal lunch just to meet local fastlaners and discuss all things business. Would be great to see some old faces and some new ones!

www.thefastlaneforum.com

sounds awesome! count me in!

 

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[Mball]

Welcome Sarah! Finish, even if it's one paragraph at a time! What has worked for me is to tell myself I'm going to work on something just a small amount and often times, I end up doing much more than anticipated. Let us know when you finish and keep us posted on your progress!

 

[SarahO]

Welcome Sarah! Finish, even if it's one paragraph at a time! What has worked for me is to tell myself I'm going to work on something just a small amount and often times, I end up doing much more than anticipated. Let us know when you finish and keep us posted on your progress!

thanks so much! I’ll definitely follow your advice!

 

[SarahO]

This is my motto for 2020!

 

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[BrianLateStart]

Welcome to the forum and to a new way of life.

I too found MJ's books eye-opening. I've enjoyed my time in Engineering, but I wanted to have a try at the fastlane with a product I designed. As I'm progressing, I'm finding TMF is great for developing the process for your business and the CENTS commandments are 100% spot on, but I feel it's missing something.

Why would someone buy my product or your classes over all the supersaturated items on Amazon? I think the missing pieces to the puzzle are filled by the book "Known", by Mark Schaefer. Just like TMF isn't a get rich quick strategy, Known isn't about being famous. It's deliberate steps (hard work) to become known in your desired area. As you become known, you show up in search results, you're trusted and people will buy your product over someone that's unknown. The book is designed as actionable steps not just theory.

Mark says that no one makes money selling their book ( MJ probably did, but that's an exception). But, it's one of the best ways to be seen as an authority. Keep writing the book, but maybe consider a blog or some of Mark's other suggestions to becoming known. Good Luck!

 

[GoodluckChuck]

Welcome Sarah!

Even if your book isn't a mega-hit, being a published author opens up a lot of doors. It's a lot easier to get the attention of media outlets like radio and news stations if you introduce yourself as a published author.

Just a little tidbit to keep you charging forward. Sometimes the reasons we finish things are different than the reasons we started them.

I look forward to hearing about your progress.

Cheers

 

[Bekit]

Hello to @MJ DeMarco and all fastlaners!

My name is Sarah. I’m 42, a single of mom of two with a 7 year old son, and 18 year old daughter.

I’ve spent the last 20 years as a nurse in Colorado. I’ve worked incredibly hard as a wage slave to save up for my kids’ college educations. My work is rewarding from an emotional standpoint, but not from a financial one.

I recently read both of MJ’s books, and I’m not sure I’ve finished two books that fast in my entire life! What eye-opening reads they were!

They inspired me to start thinking outside of the slow lane life, and to figure out what I want to do. I‘ve been writing a book on parenting as well as a creating a course on the same thing. Unfortunately, I know that these topics are super saturated on Amazon, etc. That being said, I’ve told myself that I will finish them, and I feel like I need to do so just to prove that I can. They’ve taken way longer than they should have, because, frankly, writing is hard, and time-consuming, and it’s too easy for me to procrastinate after my son goes to bed, I’m exhausted, and say “oh, I’ll just do it tomorrow.”

I need to get motivated, and I also figured it would be beneficial to surround myself with driven, like-minded people!

I look forward to conversing with you all, and I hope that I can also help you! I‘m a positive, high-energy, and (usually) driven individual!

If you have any thoughts, opinions, or just want to connect, don't hesitate to message me!

Thanks!

Welcome, Sarah! Thanks for the great intro.

I'm in Colorado, too.

 

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[SarahO]

Welcome, Sarah! Thanks for the great intro.

I'm in Colorado, too.

Hi neighbor! Nice to meet you! Where about?

 

[SarahO]

Welcome Sarah!

Even if your book isn't a mega-hit, being a published author opens up a lot of doors. It's a lot easier to get the attention of media outlets like radio and news stations if you introduce yourself as a published author.

Just a little tidbit to keep you charging forward. Sometimes the reasons we finish things are different than the reasons we started them.

I look forward to hearing about your progress.

Cheers

This is all awesome stuff. Thank you!

 

[SarahO]

Welcome to the forum and to a new way of life.

I too found MJ's books eye-opening. I've enjoyed my time in Engineering, but I wanted to have a try at the fastlane with a product I designed. As I'm progressing, I'm finding TMF is great for developing the process for your business and the CENTS commandments are 100% spot on, but I feel it's missing something.

Why would someone buy my product or your classes over all the supersaturated items on Amazon? I think the missing pieces to the puzzle are filled by the book "Known", by Mark Schaefer. Just like TMF isn't a get rich quick strategy, Known isn't about being famous. It's deliberate steps (hard work) to become known in your desired area. As you become known, you show up in search results, you're trusted and people will buy your product over someone that's unknown. The book is designed as actionable steps not just theory.

Mark says that no one makes money selling their book ( MJ probably did, but that's an exception). But, it's one of the best ways to be seen as an authority. Keep writing the book, but maybe consider a blog or some of Mark's other suggestions to becoming known. Good Luck!

So true! Thanks @BrianLateStart!

 

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