How did YOU find "Fastlane"?

[biophase]

I don't know why, but I remember this pretty vividly. I was golfing with @SteveO and while we are putting on a green he said to me, MJ is starting his own forum because nobody no longer goes to the RDPD forum.

 

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[Andy Black]

I never look at the Google Analytics for my blog. For some reason I did one day and found some visitors had come from some forum.

It turned out a member here had found my blog and linked to it in his progress thread. I followed the bread-crumbs back, introduced myself, and found my new home online.

 

[The-J]

Whoa I made this thread years ago... nearly 5 years ago to the day. So much has changed. No more job, bigger expectations, and bigger challenges.

I'm very glad that I got to be a part of this. I'm VERY far from where I want to be, but I can honestly say: this forum has set the course for my life.

I'm kinda getting emotional here lol

Bump. How did YOU find Fastlane?

 

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[JWelch]

This will be a bit long winded but I think it's pertinent to the story.
I got laid off from my job in 2009 and was laid off for a full year. I was 25 years old and broke with two kids under the age of 5. About 6 months in the electric got shut off in our apartment, it was early December in Michigan and we had no heat. I called a friend to borrow $300 to get the electric turned back on and after I paid him back my entire unemployment check the next week we needed food. My wife and I got my kid's piggy bank and emptied it to get the $12 dollars inside for a few days of spaghetti. I consider this the lowest part of my life. After not being able to find work for a year and collecting unemployment I finally got called back to work and was feeling blessed. I worked hours upon hours to make money and eventually signed over to a position that was intensely stressful both mentally and physically. I remember after a few years of working constantly I looked at my kids and didn't recognize them; they grew up right before my eyes and I was gone so much that I didn't recognize it until it was too late.
I thought there had to be another way so I decided to go back to college to get a better higher paying job in Human Resources because naturally college was the answer.
So I did. I took 6 semesters of college and was again busy all day every day. I was either working a 12 hour day or going to class or doing homework. Life was non-existent.
I ended up being promoted to the 3rd shift lead of my department and still performed my regular job and then some.
I remember making $90,000 that year, which was the most I'd ever made in my life. I was 28 years old and we decided to buy a house. About two years later I took a look at my mortgage statement and studied the breakdown. My payment was $760/mo and I was paying like $300 ish to escrow, $200 ish to interest and $138 toward principle!! I remember that exact number because I got instantly pissed that I was going nowhere and made the decision to pay my house off in a few years so I began to research. Aaannndddd found Dave Ramsey.
We lived the frugal life for a solid year and I stopped going to school because I was burnt out and just couldn't keep up that lifestyle any longer. We paid all our debt off minus the house and even took a small vacation.
The frugal thing was working slowly but surely and I was making more than ever. College whet the whistle of learning though so I continued to read books. The heavy majority was about finance and how to get rich. It started with Total money makeover then the Richest man in Babylon and Rich Dad poor Dad. Then I came across a book that really got me thinking. Secrets of the Millionaire mind by T. Harv Ecker on audiobook. I loved it! And it was my initial introduction to entrepreneurship. I came from a long distinguished line of foundry workers and no body I've ever known that was family or close friend ever owned a business.
Once I finished that book I NEEDED more!
Whilst at Barnes and Noble I was scouring reviews of "Get rich books" and TMF was highly ranked amongst most of them.
I read the title and intitially thought, "sounds like a bunch of bullshit to me".
After a few days of looking I listened to the sample of the audiobook. MJ's voice was captivating! There's something about listening to the author read his own book that you can hear the truth in their voice because it was his own life he was talking about.
His story resonated with me. We both grew up with shitty weather. I was also a fat kid growing up etc. the list of parallels was uncanny.
It's as if MJ himself flew 3 hours from Arizona to Michigan to personally bitch slap me and kick me in tha balls. (Thanks MJ)
So that's how I found my new mindset. The fastlane and ultimately the UNSCRIPTED life.
What really stopped me dead in my tracks was I realized the gurus paradox of practice. It was a switch in my mind because up to that point I was blindly following that path without ever considering if that path would ACTUALLY route to real wealth and freedom. After that I was converted.
Now I'm on my way to an UNSCRIPTED life and I just learned literally less than 10 minutes before I wrote this that terms of the sale of our house was accepted and we are netting about $65k on it with zero debt and are relocating to DFW area.
Talk about making an impact. One book!! One book changed everything.

 

[Patti]

I heard about MJ and the book through the Job Killing program I was reviewing. Absorbed the book in less than a week, and here I am!

 

[StarKodomo]

Was going to start my own thread, then found this (using the search! Shocker!)

BTW, how did this thread ever die? I find this really interesting!

Found it while I was looking up ways to make passive money online. Found a blog article about passive money, nothing too important or surprising with the article itself, just a bunch of the same old regurgitated stuff, but it was in the comment section where I heard about it. One of the commenters was basically calling out the article/blog (wish I remember what it was) and was saying the only real way was through process and value creation and then mentioned MJ's book. Was so thrown off and amazed by what he said I had to check it out. Name and cover was a bit cheesy but had to go for it.

May have "obtained" my first copy online, was so impressed I purchased a copy right away. Then got the audio book too. Changed my life!

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

I don't know why, but I remember this pretty vividly. I was golfing with @SteveO and while we are putting on a green he said to me, MJ is starting his own forum because nobody no longer goes to the RDPD forum.

Ha, actually it wasn't because no one visited RDPD any longer, it was the quality of those visitors: Most of them were MLMers, "free-report" sig pimpers, and "the rich aren't paying their fair share" types.

 

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[SteveO]

I don't know why, but I remember this pretty vividly. I was golfing with @SteveO and while we are putting on a green he said to me, MJ is starting his own forum because nobody no longer goes to the RDPD forum.

I was among the first few signups on the forum. I may have posted the first Non-MJ post on the forum and called it "first post".

https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/first-post.4/

It was already known that he was starting this and it came at a good time. We had our annual get together with friend and forum attendees at the rich dad headquarters in Scottsdale. RK called us a bunch of losers when he came to talk to us. I was amused but others were pissed.

He basically chased away many people that were helping his forum.

 

[The-J]

I was thinking about it and I got curious as to how people here found this forum and/or this book.

I found it due to a review of The Millionaire Fastlane that Abdul (mohammedabshaun on YouTube) did, which I found from a video response to one of Abdul's videos by Moses McCormick (laoshu505000 on YouTube, a language-learning channel). I thought it was funny that MJ borrowed the term "Fastlane" from Kiyosaki (Rich Dad/Cashflow game), who was also pretty inspirational. Read RDPD some years ago; found it in my parents' bookcase, along with Think and Grow Rich, the Art of the Deal, The Intelligent Investor and some Suze Orman books.

How did YOU guys find "Fastlane"?

 

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[Thrive]

Looking for entrepreneur books on Amazon. It looked a teensy bit spammy but I saw all the 5 star reviews and thought "What the fries! I'll just try it". One of the best decisions of my life.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Wow, thanks guys for letting me know how you "found" Fastlane. This really helps me!

The problem with Amazon is you're always shooting in the dark. There is NO WAY to uncover how sales are made. That means, I could sell 100 books from a video I did and have NO CLUE that the vid was responsible. Or this forum. Or some post. Or somewhere else.

It really sucks that authors have no idea how they are getting conversions that port to Amazon. ("it really sucks" -- can ya say, "need?")

 

[TonyStark]

My older brother lent me a copy.

I had actually emailed MJ in 2011 (I was 18), but I never joined the forum until 2015. I wonder why.

 

[GuestUser4aMPs1]

Knew about it for about 3 years from Bold & Determined.

Stayed away because of the title (sorry MJ!).

Really wish it was one of the first books I picked up - could have helped with a lot of problems.
Dammit!

 

[Invictus]

"Tai Lopez scam"


I got really tired of his damn ads and wanted to see if he was legit (I have a distrust of most self-improvement gurus). Found that thread. Looked around. Saw the book and bought it.

Then bought the ebook cuz I couldn't wait for shipping. Then read it before I got the physical copy.

 

[jesset17]

I was researching Money Management books, slowlane mentality at the time. This LINK was the first I heard of the book. I was taken aback by the quote provided in the synopsis, and that was the first time I started to question the road I was on.

"Show me a 22-year-old who got rich investing in mutual funds. Show me the man who earned millions in three years by maximizing his 401k. Show me the young twenty-something who go rich clipping coupons. Where are these people? They don’t exist."​

Went to Barnes and Noble, grabbed this book and one other money management book. Literally 50/50 on which book to buy first, that quote kept picking at my brain and I went with The Millionaire Fastlane . Read the book in a week (now listening to it), joined the forum, started changing my direction, and never looking back.

http://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/top-10-personal-finance-books-of-all-time.html

 

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[JordanK]

My dad was reading Brian Tracey & RDPD after quitting his 28 year bank job when his property empire started earning him good money.

I was at my uncles house at Christmas and he was showing my Dad MJ's book but he was busy organizing food, presents, work etc that he didn't have the time to start reading it immediately. I spent a few hours reading and then gave the book back when it was time to go home.

When I got back home I may or may not have found it online :0 and read the entire book in one sitting. I was 14 at the time so I had no money, very little confidence or control of my own life. Discovered the forum from the information listed at the end of the book and signed up.

22 years old now. Went from Ireland to the summit in Phoenix and met so many cool people including MJ. Paid for the trip with money from my Fastlane business.

Can't wait to see where I'll be in another 8 years time. I have it all planned out in my 3-5-10 year plans.

Thanks again MJ

* The most valuable part of the book for me was it gave me the confidence from age 15-18 to earn money online by myself while my parents property empire crashed all around us. It was a super rough time but optimism/action gets you through!

 

[David Young]

It was probably the fourth or fifth book I read whilst on a business trip. I had little internet connectivity and was desperate to fill my time constructively whilst I was waiting for a customer to get their act together. Therefore it was really chance (or good SEO) - it was the only book of the tranche I read that caught my imagination and that I could relate to!

 

[hatzil]

I discovered the fastlane by reading books( not the TMF back than). but during my journey I felt very lonely. I google-searched for like-minded people and found this forum.

 

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[Tiger TT]

I found the book on amazon. I was searching for books on money, wealth and entrepreneurship. I read the introduction, read the reviews and ordered it. And I finished reading the book in 2 or 3 days. I still regularly read small sections from the book whenever I need it.

 

[Ninjakid]

Saw it on Bold and Determined, Victor recommended it in one of his posts

 

[The-J]

Wow. I didn’t realise this thread was started in 2012.

I wonder how many people have found this forum after searching for Tai Lopez, or seeing Valier’s videos on YouTube?

I forgot that I was the one who started this thread.

A lot has changed since 2012. Still far from where I want to be, but so much closer than I was then.

I almost forgot about that channel that sent me to MJ's book. It hasn't been active in over a year. The guy got a divorce, which likely hurt his business. He became known for being an "extreme cheapskate". It's unfortunate that he went the way he did. Back in 2011 and 2012 I was watching him for financial advice, but I eventually came to the conclusion that he wasn't the guy to listen to. He still isn't. What a shame.

He did do one good thing for me: his interview with MJ led me here.

 

[BrucetonGuy]

Saw one of MJ's videos on YouTube and I thought "Wow, this guy tells it like it is!" (It was the STFU video) Switched over to Amazon and downloaded the book to my Kindle and read it in two nights. Been trying to implement the "PROCESS" ever since. I have turned many people to TFM and all of them agree it is unlike any other book that they have read!

 

[Longinus]

Good thread indeed.

I discovered TMF after I read Felix Dennis' book and TMF was suggested on Goodreads.

 

[Siberia]

Wow, thanks guys for letting me know how you "found" Fastlane. This really helps me!

The problem with Amazon is you're always shooting in the dark. There is NO WAY to uncover how sales are made. That means, I could sell 100 books from a video I did and have NO CLUE that the vid was responsible. Or this forum. Or some post. Or somewhere else.

It really sucks that authors have no idea how they are getting conversions that port to Amazon. ("it really sucks" -- can ya say, "need?")

I saw the picture of the Fastlane title at the end of an Italian book on good sales of "Venditore Vincente" Frank Merenda. I do not like the Italian translation of the title: "Motorway to wealth." Those who see a title like that, may be misled and not be enticed to read the book. Fortunately, I thought that if Frank had reported it to be a good book. So I read it passionately and I always carry with me.

 

[Mikkel]

Interesting thread.

I was looking up "how to make money on Instagram" and found some Youtuber who made a video about one of the threads here.

The video left out so much information, no fault to the Youtuber, that I had to read the rest of the posts myself.

Value provided - I signed up

 

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[Chimp]

Some redditor said it was a must read and the title made me think it was bullshit but I decided to read it. Greatest decision I've ever made as I will never work for a boss and my goal is to buy a penthouse in chicago . I'm very glad I read TMFL because I see that if you work hard as possible long enough and follow the criteria it takes to be fastlane you will make it.

 

[Guest34764]

I wanted to learn more about business but had no clue where to go to learn about it.

So I went to 4chan's /biz/ board, which in case you don't know is literally the worst board to learn about business.

But anyways, someone posted a picture of book recommendations that's commonly posted on the board to show newcomers.

I looked at it and saw the very last book (because I'm rebellious and like starting at the end) and that book was The Millionaire Fastlane .

It piqued my interest and eventually read the book, whoever posted that picture is a hero and he doesn't even know it since everyone on the board is anonymous.

 

[StraightLPER]

I found TMFL on a reddit page called TheRedPill as a suggested book to read and I decided to give it a try. After hearing MJ say he graduated from Northern Illinois University (I just graduated from NIU with a Finance degree last December) and moved to Phoenix, Arizona (my dream location) I was completely hooked on the mentality that if he could do it, I could too (and I couldn't believe it was just a coincidence that these things lined up out of all things). I quit my job 2 weeks ago, put a 3 month forbearance on my student loans and have committed all my time to being a student of the fastlane and the abundance mentality. I plan on moving to Phoenix within the next year and generating enough passive income where I am no longer enslaved by my student loans.

 

[Camaro68]

I found MFL randomly searching for business ideas, Google brought me here and I never left.

Here's whats comical to me. Goodwill in our area used to offer 10 books for $1.99, that's right .20 a book on certain days. I would go there on those days and buy piles of books and read them all. Anything to do with business, accounting, stocks, investing etc. Anything I could get my hands on. I can never read enough or learn enough, I want to know it all. Several times at Goodwill I remember seeing MFL on the shelf and never picked it up because I dismissed it as a get rich quick book that someone sold appealing to suckers. I never even cracked the book open, I based my decision off the title alone. I have a bookcase FULL of books from all the greats and have provided myself a valuable "education" for pennies in comparison to my undergrad and grad school degrees but the irony of it is that the one book that I remember seeing and dismissed, ended up being the book that I was curious about after finding this forum and has made the largest impact on my business endeavors! After finding the website I actually went online and ordered the book, paying full price for a new copy haha (Goodwill no longer offers the deals and they didn't have any copies when I looked). Talk about irony.

I like the writing style and the mindset change that occurred in me after I read it. I cant say that about many books. There are many that I have read that have great info, but none of them impacted me the way MFL did.

 

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[Andy Black]

Wow. I didn’t realise this thread was started in 2012.

I wonder how many people have found this forum after searching for Tai Lopez, or seeing Valier’s videos on YouTube?