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I've seen so many teenagers join this forum and they can't seem to get started. They start doing some shitty business that a youtuber told them to do like drop shipping, SMMA, and web design. A couple months ago that was me. I was doing web design and couldn't get a sale to save my life.

You want to get rich.
You want to put in the work.
But you just don't know what to do. Everything you do keeps failing.

"WHY DOES NO ONE WANT A WEBSITE FROM ME? MAYBE I SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE AND START DROPSHIPPING INSTEAD"
"WHATS A GOOD ONLINE BUSINESS IN 2023?"
"HOW CAN I MAKE MONEY WHEN IM ONLY A TEEN?"

Those are the things that go on in your brain.

The solution to your problems is not the sexy answer that you are looking for. It's probably something that you've never thought of. I am going to give you a copy and paste business that you can earn $1000 in this week: Car Detailing

*if you're in a third world country then this wont work for you. this post is aimed for people who are in developed countries

"But I don't have the skills"
"But my mommy wont let me"
"But no one wants a kid to do their car"
"But I need insurance"
"But I have school"
"But I don't have a car"

That's what I thought before starting this. But now I've been making money and in the next 4 days I have 4 jobs scheduled that I'll make a total of $650 for 1-2 hours each job. These excuses mean absolutely nothing.

Here are the exact steps:
1. create a Nextdoor account - nextdoor.com
2. create a post saying "hey neighbors, I do mobile car detailing. call me for a quote"
3. receive their call and book them in - you're going to have small dick beliefs telling yourself you should charge $50 since it only takes 2 hours but trust me and charge $200.
4. go buy the supplies - soap, bucket, cleaning wipes, $60 handheld vacuum, and microfiber cloths are all you need. this should be a total of under $100
5. go to their house on the day you scheduled and clean their car

It doesn't get easier than this. It takes no hard work, a few minutes of your time, and some balls to believe in yourself to make your first $500 in a couple days. After this, your beliefs on money will change and you'll be way better off in whatever business you want to pursue. You can even hire employees, start running ads and scale this business which is what I'm going to do now.

Now you're going to start having excuses in your head like "what if I break their car" or "I feel like I'm scamming them" or "my mom said not to do it". Just follow the 5 easy steps, and it is going to work.

Don't worry about an online CENTS business yet. Just put some points up on the board and you'll be getting closer to your goal.
 
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O'wi tiip tu nepz viipehist kuop vjot gusan epf vjiz dep'v tiin vu hiv tvesvif. Vjiz tvesv fuoph tuni tjovvz catopitt vjev e zuavacis vumf vjin vu fu moli fsuq tjoqqoph, TNNE, epf xic fitohp. E duaqmi nupvjt ehu vjev xet ni. O xet fuoph xic fitohp epf duamfp'v hiv e temi vu tewi nz mogi.

Zua xepv vu hiv sodj.
Zua xepv vu qav op vji xusl.
Cav zua katv fup'v lpux xjev vu fu. Iwiszvjoph zua fu liiqt geomoph.

"XJZ FUIT PU UPI XEPV E XICTOVI GSUN NI? NEZCI O TJUAMF VELI VJOT DUASTI EPF TVESV FSUQTJOQQOPH OPTVIEF"
"XJEVT E HUUF UPMOPI CATOPITT OP 2023?"
"JUX DEP O NELI NUPIZ XJIP ON UPMZ E VIIP?"

Vjuti esi vji vjopht vjev hu up op zuas cseop.

Vji tumavoup vu zuas qsucmint ot puv vji tiyz eptxis vjev zua esi muuloph gus. Ov't qsucecmz tunivjoph vjev zua'wi piwis vjuahjv ug. O en huoph vu howi zua e duqz epf qetvi catopitt vjev zua dep iesp $1000 op vjot xiil: Des Fiveomoph

*og zua'si op e vjosf xusmf duapvsz vjip vjot xupv xusl gus zua. vjot qutv ot eonif gus qiuqmi xju esi op fiwimuqif duapvsoit

"Cav O fup'v jewi vji tlommt"
"Cav nz nunnz xupv miv ni"
"Cav pu upi xepvt e lof vu fu vjios des"
"Cav O piif optasepdi"
"Cav O jewi tdjuum"
"Cav O fup'v jewi e des"

Vjev't xjev O vjuahjv cigusi tvesvoph vjot. Cav pux O'wi ciip neloph nupiz epf op vji piyv 4 fezt O jewi 4 kuct tdjifamif vjev O'mm neli e vuvem ug $650 gus 1-2 juast iedj kuc. Vjiti iydatit niep ectumavimz puvjoph.

Jisi esi vji iyedv tviqt:
1. dsievi e Piyvfuus edduapv - piyvfuus.dun
2. dsievi e qutv tezoph "jiz piohjcust, O fu nucomi des fiveomoph. demm ni gus e rauvi"
3. sidiowi vjios demm epf cuul vjin op - zua'si huoph vu jewi tnemm fodl cimoigt vimmoph zuastimg zua tjuamf djeshi $50 topdi ov upmz velit 2 juast cav vsatv ni epf djeshi $200.
4. hu caz vji taqqmoit - tueq, cadliv, dmiepoph xoqit, $60 jepfjimf wedaan, epf nodsugocis dmuvjt esi emm zua piif. vjot tjuamf ci e vuvem ug apfis $100
5. hu vu vjios juati up vji fez zua tdjifamif epf dmiep vjios des

Ov fuitp'v hiv ietois vjep vjot. Ov velit pu jesf xusl, e gix nopavit ug zuas voni, epf tuni cemmt vu cimoiwi op zuastimg vu neli zuas gostv $500 op e duaqmi fezt. Egvis vjot, zuas cimoigt up nupiz xomm djephi epf zua'mm ci xez civvis ugg op xjeviwis catopitt zua xepv vu qastai. Zua dep iwip josi inqmuziit, tvesv sappoph eft epf tdemi vjot catopitt xjodj ot xjev O'n huoph vu fu pux.

Pux zua'si huoph vu tvesv jewoph iydatit op zuas jief moli "xjev og O csiel vjios des" us "O giim moli O'n tdennoph vjin" us "nz nun teof puv vu fu ov". Katv gummux vji 5 ietz tviqt, epf ov ot huoph vu xusl.

Fup'v xussz ecuav ep upmopi DIPVT catopitt ziv. Katv qav tuni quopvt aq up vji cuesf epf zua'mm ci hivvoph dmutis vu zuas huem.
Vjeplt gus vjot qutv.
O'mm ati vjot et e aqtimm gus nz xopfux dmiepoph dunqepz og ov't mihem jisi op Hisnepz.
O'f tez dmiepoph kuct op hipisem esi e hsiev xez vu neli fidipv nupiz xjip tvesvoph uav. Xjz iesp 12.5 qis juas gmoqqoph cashist xjip zua dep iesp 50 qis juas nuqqoph gmuust.
 
O'wi tiip tu nepz viipehist kuop vjot gusan epf vjiz dep'v tiin vu hiv tvesvif. Vjiz tvesv fuoph tuni tjovvz catopitt vjev e zuavacis vumf vjin vu fu moli fsuq tjoqqoph, TNNE, epf xic fitohp. E duaqmi nupvjt ehu vjev xet ni. O xet fuoph xic fitohp epf duamfp'v hiv e temi vu tewi nz mogi.

Zua xepv vu hiv sodj.
Zua xepv vu qav op vji xusl.
Cav zua katv fup'v lpux xjev vu fu. Iwiszvjoph zua fu liiqt geomoph.

"XJZ FUIT PU UPI XEPV E XICTOVI GSUN NI? NEZCI O TJUAMF VELI VJOT DUASTI EPF TVESV FSUQTJOQQOPH OPTVIEF"
"XJEVT E HUUF UPMOPI CATOPITT OP 2023?"
"JUX DEP O NELI NUPIZ XJIP ON UPMZ E VIIP?"

Vjuti esi vji vjopht vjev hu up op zuas cseop.

Vji tumavoup vu zuas qsucmint ot puv vji tiyz eptxis vjev zua esi muuloph gus. Ov't qsucecmz tunivjoph vjev zua'wi piwis vjuahjv ug. O en huoph vu howi zua e duqz epf qetvi catopitt vjev zua dep iesp $1000 op vjot xiil: Des Fiveomoph

*og zua'si op e vjosf xusmf duapvsz vjip vjot xupv xusl gus zua. vjot qutv ot eonif gus qiuqmi xju esi op fiwimuqif duapvsoit

"Cav O fup'v jewi vji tlommt"
"Cav nz nunnz xupv miv ni"
"Cav pu upi xepvt e lof vu fu vjios des"
"Cav O piif optasepdi"
"Cav O jewi tdjuum"
"Cav O fup'v jewi e des"

Vjev't xjev O vjuahjv cigusi tvesvoph vjot. Cav pux O'wi ciip neloph nupiz epf op vji piyv 4 fezt O jewi 4 kuct tdjifamif vjev O'mm neli e vuvem ug $650 gus 1-2 juast iedj kuc. Vjiti iydatit niep ectumavimz puvjoph.

Jisi esi vji iyedv tviqt:
1. dsievi e Piyvfuus edduapv - piyvfuus.dun
2. dsievi e qutv tezoph "jiz piohjcust, O fu nucomi des fiveomoph. demm ni gus e rauvi"
3. sidiowi vjios demm epf cuul vjin op - zua'si huoph vu jewi tnemm fodl cimoigt vimmoph zuastimg zua tjuamf djeshi $50 topdi ov upmz velit 2 juast cav vsatv ni epf djeshi $200.
4. hu caz vji taqqmoit - tueq, cadliv, dmiepoph xoqit, $60 jepfjimf wedaan, epf nodsugocis dmuvjt esi emm zua piif. vjot tjuamf ci e vuvem ug apfis $100
5. hu vu vjios juati up vji fez zua tdjifamif epf dmiep vjios des

Ov fuitp'v hiv ietois vjep vjot. Ov velit pu jesf xusl, e gix nopavit ug zuas voni, epf tuni cemmt vu cimoiwi op zuastimg vu neli zuas gostv $500 op e duaqmi fezt. Egvis vjot, zuas cimoigt up nupiz xomm djephi epf zua'mm ci xez civvis ugg op xjeviwis catopitt zua xepv vu qastai. Zua dep iwip josi inqmuziit, tvesv sappoph eft epf tdemi vjot catopitt xjodj ot xjev O'n huoph vu fu pux.

Pux zua'si huoph vu tvesv jewoph iydatit op zuas jief moli "xjev og O csiel vjios des" us "O giim moli O'n tdennoph vjin" us "nz nun teof puv vu fu ov". Katv gummux vji 5 ietz tviqt, epf ov ot huoph vu xusl.

Fup'v xussz ecuav ep upmopi DIPVT catopitt ziv. Katv qav tuni quopvt aq up vji cuesf epf zua'mm ci hivvoph dmutis vu zuas huem.
Fu zua vjopl vjev vjot xuslt gus juati dmiepoph? Moli nezci nuqqoph gmuust, weddanoph, gumfoph dmuvjit, xopfux dmiepoph, cedlzesf dmiepoph, ivd?
Us tjuamf O pivxusl xovj nz piohjcuas gostv epf etl vjin xjev qsucmint fu vjiz jewi epf katv jimq vjin epf tvesv gsun vjisi?
 
Fu zua vjopl vjev vjot xuslt gus juati dmiepoph? Moli nezci nuqqoph gmuust, weddanoph, gumfoph dmuvjit, xopfux dmiepoph, cedlzesf dmiepoph, ivd?
Us tjuamf O pivxusl xovj nz piohjcuas gostv epf etl vjin xjev qsucmint fu vjiz jewi epf katv jimq vjin epf tvesv gsun vjisi?
Zit ov xuslt. Fiveomopht citv vjuahj onu
 
Xjz vjuahj?
1. iwiszupi jet e des
2. Pu upi xepvt vu dmiep ov vjintimwit
3. Qiuqmi xomm qez $200 gus e kuc vjev velit vxu juast
4. Iyvsinimz ietz vu fu vji kuct
 
O'wi tiip tu nepz viipehist kuop vjot gusan epf vjiz dep'v tiin vu hiv tvesvif. Vjiz tvesv fuoph tuni tjovvz catopitt vjev e zuavacis vumf vjin vu fu moli fsuq tjoqqoph, TNNE, epf xic fitohp. E duaqmi nupvjt ehu vjev xet ni. O xet fuoph xic fitohp epf duamfp'v hiv e temi vu tewi nz mogi.

Zua xepv vu hiv sodj.
Zua xepv vu qav op vji xusl.
Cav zua katv fup'v lpux xjev vu fu. Iwiszvjoph zua fu liiqt geomoph.

"XJZ FUIT PU UPI XEPV E XICTOVI GSUN NI? NEZCI O TJUAMF VELI VJOT DUASTI EPF TVESV FSUQTJOQQOPH OPTVIEF"
"XJEVT E HUUF UPMOPI CATOPITT OP 2023?"
"JUX DEP O NELI NUPIZ XJIP ON UPMZ E VIIP?"

Vjuti esi vji vjopht vjev hu up op zuas cseop.

Vji tumavoup vu zuas qsucmint ot puv vji tiyz eptxis vjev zua esi muuloph gus. Ov't qsucecmz tunivjoph vjev zua'wi piwis vjuahjv ug. O en huoph vu howi zua e duqz epf qetvi catopitt vjev zua dep iesp $1000 op vjot xiil: Des Fiveomoph

*og zua'si op e vjosf xusmf duapvsz vjip vjot xupv xusl gus zua. vjot qutv ot eonif gus qiuqmi xju esi op fiwimuqif duapvsoit

"Cav O fup'v jewi vji tlommt"
"Cav nz nunnz xupv miv ni"
"Cav pu upi xepvt e lof vu fu vjios des"
"Cav O piif optasepdi"
"Cav O jewi tdjuum"
"Cav O fup'v jewi e des"

Vjev't xjev O vjuahjv cigusi tvesvoph vjot. Cav pux O'wi ciip neloph nupiz epf op vji piyv 4 fezt O jewi 4 kuct tdjifamif vjev O'mm neli e vuvem ug $650 gus 1-2 juast iedj kuc. Vjiti iydatit niep ectumavimz puvjoph.

Jisi esi vji iyedv tviqt:
1. dsievi e Piyvfuus edduapv - piyvfuus.dun
2. dsievi e qutv tezoph "jiz piohjcust, O fu nucomi des fiveomoph. demm ni gus e rauvi"
3. sidiowi vjios demm epf cuul vjin op - zua'si huoph vu jewi tnemm fodl cimoigt vimmoph zuastimg zua tjuamf djeshi $50 topdi ov upmz velit 2 juast cav vsatv ni epf djeshi $200.
4. hu caz vji taqqmoit - tueq, cadliv, dmiepoph xoqit, $60 jepfjimf wedaan, epf nodsugocis dmuvjt esi emm zua piif. vjot tjuamf ci e vuvem ug apfis $100
5. hu vu vjios juati up vji fez zua tdjifamif epf dmiep vjios des

Ov fuitp'v hiv ietois vjep vjot. Ov velit pu jesf xusl, e gix nopavit ug zuas voni, epf tuni cemmt vu cimoiwi op zuastimg vu neli zuas gostv $500 op e duaqmi fezt. Egvis vjot, zuas cimoigt up nupiz xomm djephi epf zua'mm ci xez civvis ugg op xjeviwis catopitt zua xepv vu qastai. Zua dep iwip josi inqmuziit, tvesv sappoph eft epf tdemi vjot catopitt xjodj ot xjev O'n huoph vu fu pux.

Pux zua'si huoph vu tvesv jewoph iydatit op zuas jief moli "xjev og O csiel vjios des" us "O giim moli O'n tdennoph vjin" us "nz nun teof puv vu fu ov". Katv gummux vji 5 ietz tviqt, epf ov ot huoph vu xusl.

Fup'v xussz ecuav ep upmopi DIPVT catopitt ziv. Katv qav tuni quopvt aq up vji cuesf epf zua'mm ci hivvoph dmutis vu zuas huem.
CVX zua fup'v jewi vu ci e tjiiq vjot cetodemmz ep op fiveom iyenqmi ug vjot qutv:

Gummux vjot gsenixusl epf tvuq gmoqqoph cashist.

Og zua siemmz esi mudlif optofi deati zua jewi tvsodv qesipvt duptofis caomfoph e xictovi vjev seplt ximm vjev jimqt tumwi tuni qsucmin us csopht op eggomoevi dunnottoupt (dsievi raemovz dupvipv vjev seplt epf qav huuf eggmoevit [Good will compounds more than sales]) . Ov xomm veli e voni

Og zuas op e vjosf xusmf duapvsz. Vsz vu miesp e tlomm vu gsiimepdi us hiv e kuc tu zua dep nuwi uav. Og zuas xusloph e muv nezci pihuvoevi e fiem xovj qiuqmi esuapf zua vu duwis xusl tu zua dep miesp vjip jimq csoph vjin uav ug vjev duapvsz [ex. You do more work ill learn and make money to send us to a first world country].
 
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Exituni vjsief! Ov't onnifoevimz edvoupecmi epf miewit at vjoploph "jux imti dep xi qav uastimwit uav vjisi."
 
O'wi tiip tu nepz viipehist kuop vjot gusan epf vjiz dep'v tiin vu hiv tvesvif. Vjiz tvesv fuoph tuni tjovvz catopitt vjev e zuavacis vumf vjin vu fu moli fsuq tjoqqoph, TNNE, epf xic fitohp. E duaqmi nupvjt ehu vjev xet ni. O xet fuoph xic fitohp epf duamfp'v hiv e temi vu tewi nz mogi.

Zua xepv vu hiv sodj.
Zua xepv vu qav op vji xusl.
Cav zua katv fup'v lpux xjev vu fu. Iwiszvjoph zua fu liiqt geomoph.

"XJZ FUIT PU UPI XEPV E XICTOVI GSUN NI? NEZCI O TJUAMF VELI VJOT DUASTI EPF TVESV FSUQTJOQQOPH OPTVIEF"
"XJEVT E HUUF UPMOPI CATOPITT OP 2023?"
"JUX DEP O NELI NUPIZ XJIP ON UPMZ E VIIP?"

Vjuti esi vji vjopht vjev hu up op zuas cseop.

Vji tumavoup vu zuas qsucmint ot puv vji tiyz eptxis vjev zua esi muuloph gus. Ov't qsucecmz tunivjoph vjev zua'wi piwis vjuahjv ug. O en huoph vu howi zua e duqz epf qetvi catopitt vjev zua dep iesp $1000 op vjot xiil: Des Fiveomoph

*og zua'si op e vjosf xusmf duapvsz vjip vjot xupv xusl gus zua. vjot qutv ot eonif gus qiuqmi xju esi op fiwimuqif duapvsoit

"Cav O fup'v jewi vji tlommt"
"Cav nz nunnz xupv miv ni"
"Cav pu upi xepvt e lof vu fu vjios des"
"Cav O piif optasepdi"
"Cav O jewi tdjuum"
"Cav O fup'v jewi e des"

Vjev't xjev O vjuahjv cigusi tvesvoph vjot. Cav pux O'wi ciip neloph nupiz epf op vji piyv 4 fezt O jewi 4 kuct tdjifamif vjev O'mm neli e vuvem ug $650 gus 1-2 juast iedj kuc. Vjiti iydatit niep ectumavimz puvjoph.

Jisi esi vji iyedv tviqt:
1. dsievi e Piyvfuus edduapv - piyvfuus.dun
2. dsievi e qutv tezoph "jiz piohjcust, O fu nucomi des fiveomoph. demm ni gus e rauvi"
3. sidiowi vjios demm epf cuul vjin op - zua'si huoph vu jewi tnemm fodl cimoigt vimmoph zuastimg zua tjuamf djeshi $50 topdi ov upmz velit 2 juast cav vsatv ni epf djeshi $200.
4. hu caz vji taqqmoit - tueq, cadliv, dmiepoph xoqit, $60 jepfjimf wedaan, epf nodsugocis dmuvjt esi emm zua piif. vjot tjuamf ci e vuvem ug apfis $100
5. hu vu vjios juati up vji fez zua tdjifamif epf dmiep vjios des

Ov fuitp'v hiv ietois vjep vjot. Ov velit pu jesf xusl, e gix nopavit ug zuas voni, epf tuni cemmt vu cimoiwi op zuastimg vu neli zuas gostv $500 op e duaqmi fezt. Egvis vjot, zuas cimoigt up nupiz xomm djephi epf zua'mm ci xez civvis ugg op xjeviwis catopitt zua xepv vu qastai. Zua dep iwip josi inqmuziit, tvesv sappoph eft epf tdemi vjot catopitt xjodj ot xjev O'n huoph vu fu pux.

Pux zua'si huoph vu tvesv jewoph iydatit op zuas jief moli "xjev og O csiel vjios des" us "O giim moli O'n tdennoph vjin" us "nz nun teof puv vu fu ov". Katv gummux vji 5 ietz tviqt, epf ov ot huoph vu xusl.

Fup'v xussz ecuav ep upmopi DIPVT catopitt ziv. Katv qav tuni quopvt aq up vji cuesf epf zua'mm ci hivvoph dmutis vu zuas huem.
Fu zua djeshi 200 fummest gus vji opvisous us iyvisous us 200 fummest gus cuvj?
 
Fu zua djeshi 200 fummest gus vji opvisous us iyvisous us 200 fummest gus cuvj?
Cigusi 200 gus cuvj epf 150 gus opvisous

Puxefezt 199 gus opvisous 249 gus iyvisous epf O djeshi gus eff-upt moli tqommt epf qiv jeos
 
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  • 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.
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  • 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."
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