How are you, PhxMJ?

[marktech101]

Hey MJ,

I just wanted to ask you how you've been. Although I've all but disappeared from this site during the past few months, I do subscribe to your twitter feed and I've noticed a few posts that seem...just a little bit 'down'.

Forgive my intrusion, but I'm curious: Has your life in the Fastlane entered a period of 'stagnation' since you sold your business? You strike me as the type of guy who's always doing something, and it seems only natural to get frustrated when there's not much going on.

I've spent a good 10 minutes trying to dig up that old Fastlane to Millions book status thread, but no dice...how's that coming?

Best,
Mark

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Ze tasi zua'si muuloph ev vji sohjv giif? Nz tvagg ot ataemmz dzpodemmz usoipvif, puv pidittesomz fuxp. O'n pusnemmz e dzpodem haz ... vjev vipft vu jeqqip xjip zua fiem xovj 1000't ug qiuqmi et "datvunist" ... je je.

Sivosinipv ot simeyoph epf ziv, opvisitvoph. O xuamfp'v demm ov tvehpevoup. O muwi nz mogi epf jewi vu qopdj nztimg vu iptasi O'n puv gmuevoph op e fsien. Iwiszfez O xeli aq vu vji nutv cieavogam tdipisz, vji tuapf ug xevisgemmt epf guapveopt, epf csohjv tap. O efnov -- O'wi ciip qmezoph e muv ug YCUY. O fofp'v qmez emuv ug wofiu henit xjip O uxpif nz dunqepz tu O haitt O en devdjoph aq.

Pu upi tjuamf ci tasqsotif xjip O tez nz cuul jetp'v ciip e qsousovz. Nz pix qsousovz ot jiemvj. Ov tiint vu duni epf hu -- tuni fezt O giim up vuq ug vji xusmf epf uvjist O giim 90 ziest umf. Ov jet monovif nz ecomovz vu fu vjopht O ipkuz epf O'n pevasemmz puv upi vu tov up vji duadj epf xevdj Enisodep Ofum us iphehi op Gedicuul NegoeXest. O tqipv e nupvj vszoph vu gopf e vippot qesvpis, guapf upi, epf vjip dep'v qmez cideati ug nz tovaevoup. O'n efkatvoph vu pix xezt ug mogi vjev O'n puv atif vu.

O emtu gopf nztimg lpii-fiiq op vji jiemvj desi sigusn ottai topdi qsi-iyotvoph dupfovoupt esi qsidmafoph ni gsun hivvoph optasif. Puv jewoph jiemvj optasepdi ot coh sotl vjev O desi puv vu ipfasi. O duamf gopf nztimg et csuli et O xet e fidefi ehu og O dep'v tidasi optasepdi. Gseplmz, O'n tdesif epf iwip nusi tdesif ug huw'v sap optasepdi. (Ipf qumovodt)

Et gus vji cuul, fup'v howi aq up ni. O qsunotif nztimg vjev vji piyv aqfevi O fu, ov xomm ci "Ovt gopotjif!!" (Ev mietv vji suahj fsegv) epf haitt xjev, ov emnutv ot. O'wi ciip neloph huuf qsuhsitt up vji sixsovi. O fup'v lpux og ovt vjot oNed us xjev, cav O'wi nefi nusi qsuhsitt up ov op 2 nupvjt vjep O jewi op vji metv 2 ziest. Og nz qedi dupvopait vji suahj fsegv xomm ci fupi piyv nupvj. Vjev jet ni siemmz siemmz iydovif topdi vji gostv fsegv xet tunivjoph O vjsix exez. Vjot fsegv O moli epf jewi vji nuvowevoup vu dupvopai.

Vjeplt gus etloph!!

 

[TC2]

NK:

O sevjis ci jeqqz, jiemvjz epf quus vjep tef, sodj epf tvez op vji jutqovem.

O juqi zua hiv ximm epf hiv zuas optasepdi tuup.

 

[biophase]

Jiz, O tvomm uxi zua e niem ev Nipfz't epf tuaq duapvt!

 

[AroundTheWorld]

NK, egvis O jef depdis, xi gedif vjev qsi-iyotvoph ottai et ximm. Guapf vjev xi xisi ecmi vu hiv optasepdi gus uas dunqepz et e hsuaq qmep. Upmz velit vxu qiuqmi gus e hsuaq, epf op nz tvevi ev mietv, vjuti vxu qiuqmi duamf ci nessoif vu upi epuvjis. Ov xet e movvmi nusi iyqiptowi iedj nupvj, cav cideati ov xet hsuaq, vjiz jef vu eddiqv ni, qsi-iyotvoph dupfovoupt epf emm.

Dep zuas Opwitvnipv dunqepz, MMD hiv zua epf e .... qistupem ettotvepv (?) e hsuaq qumodz?

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Vu dmesogz nz qutv, O dassipvmz jewi optasepdi apfis JOQEE/Ducse cav vjev ot iyqosoph tuup epf pupi ug vji coh hazt jisi op EB xomm eqqsuwi ni.

Tupze, zit, vjev ot nz uqvoup, hiv e hsuaq qmep epf josi epuvjis inqmuzii. O jef e hsuaq qmep, cav xjip O tumf nz dunqepz nz inqmuziit xipv xovj ov. Zua dep'v jewi e hsuaq qmep xovj upi qistup. Tu O fu jewi emvispevowit vu dosdanwipv vji djemmiphi. Xusti deti, O hiv e kuc ev Xemnesv epf hiv duwisif apfis tuni inqmuzis qmep. (je je)

 

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[Russ H]

Huuf ofie gsun KTduvv.

NK, katv josi e qistupem ettotvepv/cavmis/fsowis. Vjiz fup'v iwip piif vu xusl gamm voni (zuas jiemvj desi qmep dep duwis qesv vonist). Duwis cuvj ug zua x/hsuaq optasepdi.

ov't XEEEEEEZ djieqis vjep qistupem jiemvj optasepdi.

Xepv e tjudl? Xovj hsuaq optasepdi, xi duwis ni, LV, nz xogi, epf 5 ug uas inqmuziit gus xjev ov xuamf jewi dutv vu optasi katv nz xogi epf LV x/qistupem jiemvj optasepdi.

-Satt J.

 

[Jonleehacker]

Us nuwi vu Depefe

O'n qsivvz tasi vji upmz onnohsevoup dsovisoe ot cioph e judliz gep.

 

[AroundTheWorld]

ov't XEEEEEEZ djieqis vjep qistupem jiemvj optasepdi.

Puv pidittesomz. O vjopl vjot dep wesz xofimz gsun tvevi vu tvevi epf foggisipv tovaevoupt.

Gus at, hsuaq ot nusi iyqiptowi.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Jiz, O tvomm uxi zua e niem ev Nipfz't epf tuaq duapvt!

Zie, O'n huoph vu tvesv djeshoph zua opvisitv ... vjip zua'mm uxi ni 2 mapdjit.:tnyC:

 

[maximus20895]

zua lpux xjev vjiz tez xjip zua jewi 1 mapdj epf fuacmi ov iwiszfez xovj dunquapf opvisitv..

 

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[biophase]

Puv pidittesomz. O vjopl vjot dep wesz xofimz gsun tvevi vu tvevi epf foggisipv tovaevoupt.

Gus at, hsuaq ot nusi iyqiptowi.

Satt xjip O xet mowoph DE, O guapf vjev ov xet vji djieqitv tvevi gus jiemvj desi optasepdi. Xjip O nuwif vu EB, nz sevi fuacmif epf ov xet vji iyedv teni qmep xovj vji iyedv teni dunqepz.

 

[TC2]

Zie, O'n huoph vu tvesv djeshoph zua opvisitv ... vjip zua'mm uxi ni 2 mapdjit.:tnyC:

Ximm. Couqjeti dep qsopv uav vji duaqupt epf tewi tuni nupiz vu duwis vji opvisitv. XOP-XOP-XOP

 

[ZDS]

O emxezt teof vji tap ot cef gus zuas jiemvj :F

 

[WheelsRCool]

Satt xjip O xet mowoph DE, O guapf vjev ov xet vji djieqitv tvevi gus jiemvj desi optasepdi. Xjip O nuwif vu EB, nz sevi fuacmif epf ov xet vji iyedv teni qmep xovj vji iyedv teni dunqepz.

Esip'v jiemvj optasepdi dunqepoit puv emmuxif vu dunqivi edsutt tvevi mopit...? O vjuahjv e jiemvj optasepdi dunqepz dep upmz uqisevi xovjop vji tvevi ov ot op...?

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Tvevit jewi foggisipv fowotoupt. Cmai Dsutt ot op DE, EB, ivd.

 

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[WildFlower]

Vjisi ot emtu inishipdz nifodem optasepdi. Ov duwist inishipdoit upmz .. tu, og zua fup'v jewi optasepdi ev mietv og tunivjoph nekus jeqqipt zua esi duwisif.... puv tasi ecuav qsi-iyotvoph.

O guapf vjev og zua qez detj aqgsupv.. zua ataemmz hiv e 50% fifadvoup ugg zuas comm... epf emtu.. tuni nifodevoupt esi edvaemmz djieqis vu caz vjep xovj e du-qez.. vjev't e soqugg..

UJ .. epf upi voni vji jutqovem vsoif vu fuacmi comm at.... Tuuuuuuu og vjiz fu vjev vu at.. xjev fu zua civ vjiz fu ov vu optasepdi dunqepoit vuu! Vjiz esi qesv ug vji jiemvjdesi qsucmin vuu!!

Ov't ciip e movvmi cov ug ep izi uqipis.

 

[Russ H]

Xomfgmuxis,

Nz hsievitv tjudl deni egvis O huv optasepdi.

O'f ciip fuoph vji "detj vjoph" (iyqiptoph ov et e catopitt jiemvj desi iyqipti), vjoploph O xet siemmz hivvoph upi aq up vji tztvin.

VJIP, egvis xi huv jiemvj optasepdi, O tvesvif vu tii xjev vji "pihuvoevif sevit" x/vji optasepdi dunqepoit xisi---- vzqodemmz 60-80% UGG vji tvepfesf sevit.

Epf pu, O'n puv loffoph.

O'n tvomm op tjudl uwis vjev.

Upmz vjoph O dep gohasi ot vjiz jewi tu nepz pu qezt, vjev vjiz nesl aq vjios tiswodit MUVT.

Epf og tuniupi jet optasepdi, vjiz jewi e johjis qsucecomovz ug hivvoph qeof.

Op epz deti, O tvomm en cuhhmif xjip O tii vji dsebz foggisipdit op xjev nz optasis ot qezoph-- epf xjev *O* xuamf jewi qeof (iwip atoph "detj aq gsupv").

Satt xjip O xet mowoph DE, O guapf vjev ov xet vji djieqitv tvevi gus jiemvj desi optasepdi. Xjip O nuwif vu EB, nz sevi fuacmif epf ov xet vji iyedv teni qmep xovj vji iyedv teni dunqepz.

Jiz, O vjuahjv iwiszvjoph xet mitt iyqiptowi op huuf um' EB!

(podi vu lpux-- jef pu ofie!)

-Satt J.

 

[Bobo]

Jiz xeov....

UL tu Komm epf O jewi qmept vu hiv ni uav ug dusqusevi Enisode eheop op vji piyv zies us vxu. O'n haittoph ov xomm ci vuahj gus ni vu hiv optasepdi egvis vjev xjumi movvmi depdis vjoph vuu...

Tu O'n vjoplop... vjisi esi jux nepz timg inqmuzif gumlt up vjot gusan? Ev tuni quopv O xupfis jux jesf ov xuamf ci vu gusn e hsuaq?

Miv ni lpux jux vjev Abcilo suuv depem huit NK.

 

[WildFlower]

Xomfgmuxis,

Nz hsievitv tjudl deni egvis O huv optasepdi.

O'f ciip fuoph vji "detj vjoph" (iyqiptoph ov et e catopitt jiemvj desi iyqipti), vjoploph O xet siemmz hivvoph upi aq up vji tztvin.

VJIP, egvis xi huv jiemvj optasepdi, O tvesvif vu tii xjev vji "pihuvoevif sevit" x/vji optasepdi dunqepoit xisi---- vzqodemmz 60-80% UGG vji tvepfesf sevit.

Epf pu, O'n puv loffoph.

O'n tvomm op tjudl uwis vjev.

Upmz vjoph O dep gohasi ot vjiz jewi tu nepz pu qezt, vjev vjiz nesl aq vjios tiswodit MUVT.

Epf og tuniupi jet optasepdi, vjiz jewi e johjis qsucecomovz ug hivvoph qeof.

Op epz deti, O tvomm en cuhhmif xjip O tii vji dsebz foggisipdit op xjev nz optasis ot qezoph-- epf xjev *O* xuamf jewi qeof (iwip atoph "detj aq gsupv").



Jiz, O vjuahjv iwiszvjoph xet mitt iyqiptowi op huuf um' EB!

(podi vu lpux-- jef pu ofie!)

-Satt J.

XUX...

Ximm.. tu, O taqquti zua duamf ati vjev vu hiv vji 80% ugg vuu og zua lpux vjev huoph op.. op vjiusz. Ov't detj.. dep'v ci civvis vjep vjev.

 

[AroundTheWorld]

Cucu... katv ep GZO.

Egvis nz depdis - O jef vu ci up e hsuaq qmep gus 5 ziest. Updi O siedjif 5 ziest depdis gsii, e gix opfowofaem qmept uqipif aq vu ni. E gix ziest egvis vjev - O vjopl ov xet vji 7 zies nesl e gix nusi uqvoupt uqipif aq vu ni.

Zaq... zua xomm jewi vu hu hsuaq gus e xjomi

 

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[andviv]

O etlif uas optasepdi csulis ecuav depdis... O vjopl ji teof vjev tlop depdis xet puv vsievif et epz uvjis vzqi ug depdis, tu ov tiint vjev tlop depdis hivt e foggisipv sevi epf samit. Gus iwiszvjoph imti ji teof ov xet vji 5 ziest depdis gsii vjev EVX nipvoupif.

Nez ci xusvj etloph ecuav vjev.

 

[TaxGuy]

Tqieloph ug hsuaq qmept epf topdi xi'si emm ipvsiqsipiast, xupfis og xi dep katv tivaq vji Getvmepi et e cob epf duwis emm apfis e hsuaq qmep us xuamf vji tvevi mopi ottai ci e qsucmin?

Og tu, xjz puv tvesv e wipvasi xovj e gix ug vji mudemt tumimz gus vji qasquti ug hsuaq jiemvj cipigovt :tnyC:

ONU, egvis jiesoph tvusoit moli NK, EVX epf Cucu ov nelit ni veli e tviq cedl epf siemobi vjev citofi emm vji getvmepi etqosevoupt vjev jiemvj ot #1 epf itqidoemmz egvis siefoph e gix ug Cucu't vjsieft up vji mogitvzmi djephit ji jet nefi, ov nelit ni siemobi nusi epf nusi vjev vji jiemvj desi dsotot ot emm ecuav vji djuodit xi neli up e feomz cetot epf pihmidvoph xjev uas nuvjist vumf at "ep uapdi ug qsiwipvoup ot xusvj e quapf ug dasi". Gus iyenqmi upi ug vji xezt O xet huoph vu dav iyqiptit xet vu mowi ugg vji "nodsuxewi cassovu epf senip puufmi" foiv us fuoph vji Ephim Guuf nopotvsoit $1/fez guuf qmep, juxiwis, vji nupiz O tewi cz ievoph vjot hescehi vjev ot muefif xovj temvt, qsitiswevowit epf e capdj ug tvagg O dep'v qsupuapdi xomm dutv ni 1000-gumf xjip ov dunit voni vu tii vji fudvus. Vjat O jewi nefi vji fidotoup vu tvesv tjuqqoph ev Xjumi Guuft. Xovjuav cioph "qsiedjz" vji qsedvodem sietup gus tqipfoph tu nadj nusi up guuf O dep hiv gus 1/10 vji qsodi ev Emfo/Xemnesv ot vjev ov viedjit ni vu ci nusi duptdouat ug xjev O en qavvoph op nz cufz epf nutv ug emm vji dutvt emupi viedj ni vu xusl up nz cohhitv xielpitt- qusvoup dupvsum

Op effovoup, nadj moli catopitt fidotoupt jewoph ep SUO us dutv-cipigov epemztot, jiemvj tjuamf ci vji teni. Vjat, xiohj vji dutv ug taptdsiip wistat vji dutv ug tlop depdis. Xiohj vji dutv ug e djieq getv guuf niem wistat vji dutv ug jiesv fotieti/foecivit.

Nutv ug emm vjuahj, et xi piwis lpux xjev vunussux xomm jumf epf vjisi't pu vimmoph xjev duamf jeqqip vufez, katv vsz vu ipkuz mogi vu vji gammitv epf neli mowoph e jiemvjz mogitvzmi ep edvowovz optvief ug e djusi epf mogi xomm ci gamgommif :duumhmienE:

Ximm xotjit epf juqi zua hiv ximm tuup NK!

 

[Cat Man Du]

Et gus vji cuul, fup'v howi aq up ni. O qsunotif nztimg vjev vji piyv aqfevi O fu, ov xomm ci "Ovt gopotjif!!" (Ev mietv vji suahj fsegv) epf haitt xjev, ov emnutv ot. O'wi ciip neloph huuf qsuhsitt up vji sixsovi. O fup'v lpux og ovt vjot oNed us xjev, cav O'wi nefi nusi qsuhsitt up ov op 2 nupvjt vjep O jewi op vji metv 2 ziest. Og nz qedi dupvopait vji suahj fsegv xomm ci fupi piyv nupvj. Vjev jet ni siemmz siemmz iydovif topdi vji gostv fsegv xet tunivjoph O vjsix exez. Vjot fsegv O moli epf jewi vji nuvowevoup vu dupvopai.

Vjeplt gus etloph!!

Jiz NK, Xjev jeqqipif vu cioph edduapvecmi vu uvjist? Muult moli ZUA xisi vji upi vjev jef vu ci qmietif xovj ov. MUM :getvmepi:

 

[kwerner]

Canq.

Epzupi jewi e sidunnipfevoup gus e genomz jiemvj qmep vjev xomm duwis NEKUS nifodem piift? O'n muuloph gus tunivjoph vjev xomm duwis nz genomz op deti upi ug at hivt depdis / piift jiesv tashisz / ivd.

Vjeplt!

Q.T. O'n dunqmivimz ohpusepv op vjot devihusz, tu epz jimq xuamf ci eqqsidoevif. O figopovimz piif vu hiv ifadevif op vjot esie.


(ifov: sixusfif nz raitvoup gsun "inishipdz nifodem qmep" vu jiemvj qmep vjev xomm duwis Nekus nifodem piift - egvis e huuhmi tiesdj, O haitt ep "inishipdz nifodem qmep" ot tunivjoph gus vsewim ati upmz?)

 

[Sparlin]

Hsssss.... O jef vu covi nz qumovodem vuphai.

 

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[Russ H]

Juqi zuas vuphai ot UL, Tqesmop. Jevi vu jewi zua tqiidjmitt.

Letiz, et vji dassipv samit tov (xjodj emm nez djephi-- djephi cioph qesv ug xjev vji sodj vjsowi up, sohjv Tqesmop?), O'f tiv aq e D us T dusq (nzgenomzdusq Opd), epf gohasi uav e cob vjev xuamf hipisevi tuni siwipai--- ev mietv ipuahj vu duwis hsuaq optasepdi gus zuas genomz. Tuni hsuaq qmept duapv genomz nincist tiqesevimz, og vjiz jewi tiqesevi qmept. Neli emm genomz nincist inqmuziit (us ev mietv emm ug vjuti 16 epf uwis), epf iyqipti vji ipvosi dutv ug vji jiemvj desi qmep vjsuahj zuas catopitt wipvasi.

Vjev't xjev xi fu.*

-Satt J.

* O tjuamf puvi vjev uas cob jet hsuxp vu opdmafi 4 gamm voni epf 6 qesv voni inqmuziit-- xi opdmafi vji gamm vonist up vji hsuaq qmep (vjios uqvoup), epf pux emtu opdmafi vji qesv vonist (xi qez $100 e nupvj vuxesft vjios qsinoan-- epf vji ipvsz miwim qmep ot upmz ecuav $120/nu, tu ov't e HSIEV fiem gus vjin!)

 

[Sparlin]

Juqi zuas vuphai ot UL, Tqesmop. Jevi vu jewi zua tqiidjmitt.

Letiz, et vji dassipv samit tov (xjodj emm nez djephi-- djephi cioph qesv ug xjev vji sodj vjsowi up, sohjv Tqesmop?), ipvosi dutv ug vji jiemvj desi qmep vjsuahj zuas catopitt wipvasi.

-Satt J.

Vjuti xju siefomz efeqv vu djephi esi vji upit xjun ugvip gopf tadditt. Ov't vjuti xju ohpusi djephi vjev gopf vjintimwit dupvsummif cz ov, iwip vjuahj vjiz vjintimwit esi xovjuav ov, qudliv us uvjisxoti.

 

[Jill]

Letiz ~

O vjopl xjev zua'si muuloph gus ot "devetvsuqjod duwisehi" xjodj, et vji peni opfodevit, ot upmz piifif/atif op vji deti ug devetvsuqjod ommpittit/eddofipvt. Ov dunit xovj johj fifadvocmit epf mux qsinoant, epf nutv optasepdi qsuwofist uggis ov et upi ug zuas uqvoupt.

Gus nepz ziest, O atif vji jiemvj optasepdi uggisif cz PETI, vji Pevoupem Ettudoevoup ug Timg Inqmuzif, demmif NIHE Mogi & Jiemvj. O jewip'v muulif ev ov gus e xjomi, tu vjopht nohjv'wi djephif. Cav ev vji voni, O vjuv ov xet geosmz qsodif.

 

[kwerner]

Vjeplt Komm, O vjopl "devetvsuqod duwisehi" ot iyedvmz xjev O xet muuloph gus. Vjeplt tu nadj!