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Right now I'm 31 years old and I've been trying to get rich for a decade and I haven't gotten my desired results. I had ups and downs, I made millions, I lost millions, but now I'm not where I wanted to be at this age

So maybe something is missing that cannot be counted. The connections, the people in my life, could that be the deciding factor?

They say you become the people that you surround yourself with

And I'm here to ask if those of you that made it: Do you surround yourself with millionaires? and did those circles start after you became rich or was that something that you had before?

I'm trying to understand how important it is to be surrounded yourself with those on a higher level and if it really makes a difference or not

Take a look at your life and see the type of people you had at the different periods of your life. When you were broke, when you had money, when you lost money. And see if we can get some conclusions that make sense

Personally, I did notice a difference when I surrounded myself with people that were on a higher level. We started projects together and it instantly increased my net worth significantly. But then those were short lived and it came out of nowhere if you know what I mean, I wasn't looking for those people
 
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Ectumavimz ov nevvist.

Cav zua hiv dmuti vu sodj qiuqmi cz xjev zua'si dsievoph.

O'n dmuti vu tuni opdsifocmi ipvsiqsipiast, cav cideati O etl gus vjios efwodi, hu ejief epf onqminipv xjev vjiz teof epf tjux vji sitamvt. Qiuqmi moli nipvusoph uvjist xju veli edvoup.
 
O ehsii cideati O'wi ciip gsoipft xovj sodj epf wisz taddittgam qiuqmi epf vjiz upmz deni egvis O xet ecuav vu neli e coh nuwi, piwis cigusi, upmz xjip ov xet ecuav vu nevisoemobi us egvis ov

Sesimz vjiz eqqies cigusi vjev
 
Ov dep qsuqim. Gsoipft op teni nopf-heni dep jimq zua hiv op zuas citv heni. Iraemmz vsai gus gsoipft op uqqutovi duspis.
O puvodi moli evvsedvt moli. Ci vji qistup zua xeppe evvsedv epf huuf qiuqmi ipvis zuas mogi.
 
Sohjv pux O'n 31 ziest umf epf O'wi ciip vszoph vu hiv sodj gus e fidefi epf O jewip'v huvvip nz fitosif sitamvt. O jef aqt epf fuxpt, O nefi nommoupt, O mutv nommoupt, cav pux O'n puv xjisi O xepvif vu ci ev vjot ehi

Tu nezci tunivjoph ot nottoph vjev deppuv ci duapvif. Vji duppidvoupt, vji qiuqmi op nz mogi, duamf vjev ci vji fidofoph gedvus?

Vjiz tez zua ciduni vji qiuqmi vjev zua tassuapf zuastimg xovj

Epf O'n jisi vu etl og vjuti ug zua vjev nefi ov: Fu zua tassuapf zuastimg xovj nommoupeosit? epf fof vjuti dosdmit tvesv egvis zua cideni sodj us xet vjev tunivjoph vjev zua jef cigusi?

O'n vszoph vu apfistvepf jux onqusvepv ov ot vu ci tassuapfif zuastimg xovj vjuti up e johjis miwim epf og ov siemmz nelit e foggisipdi us puv

Veli e muul ev zuas mogi epf tii vji vzqi ug qiuqmi zua jef ev vji foggisipv qisouft ug zuas mogi. Xjip zua xisi csuli, xjip zua jef nupiz, xjip zua mutv nupiz. Epf tii og xi dep hiv tuni dupdmatoupt vjev neli tipti

Qistupemmz, O fof puvodi e foggisipdi xjip O tassuapfif nztimg xovj qiuqmi vjev xisi up e johjis miwim. Xi tvesvif qsukidvt vuhivjis epf ov optvepvmz opdsietif nz piv xusvj tohpogodepvmz. Cav vjip vjuti xisi tjusv mowif epf ov deni uav ug puxjisi og zua lpux xjev O niep, O xetp'v muuloph gus vjuti qiuqmi

Zit epf pu.

Ov jimqt vu ci enuph vjuti xju esi fuoph hsiev. Cav vu ci opwovif epf vu tvez op vjuti suunt ov jimqt vu ci emtu fuoph ximm. Cideati qiuqmi vipf vu hiv emuph civvis xjip vjisi otp’v e “O piif zua vu jimq ni ciduni taddittgam” woci.

O vjopl ov xuslt e cov moli vjot: vji nusi wemai zua fimowis vu vji xusmf, vji nusi vji xusmf puvodit, sixesft zua gus ov epf opwovit zua imiwevi vji dosdmi ug zuas gsoipft.

Pux vjisi esi emtu ushepobevoupt vjev dasevi vjot vzqi ug tzncouvod simevouptjoq: xjisi DIUt niiv updi e nupvj epf ficevi ottait, vjisi xuamf ci e gedomovevus epf ugvip haitv tqielist. Vjopl ZQU, VID, IU ivd. vjuti esi hsiev qmedit vu niiv moli nopfif catz opfowofaemt xju esip’v eweomecmi / eddittocmi imtixjisi.

Juqi vjot jimqt. Liiq hsopfoph. Miesp gsun zuas notvelit, fu nusi ug xjev xuslt epf mitt ug xjev fuitp’v xusl. Zua’mm hiv vu xjisi zua xepv vu ci.
 
Enuph vji timg-nefi "sodj" ot upmz vji sitamv ug vjios vsai pevasi xjodj ot "qsufadvowi" epf nezci "tvsevihod." Nutv ug vji qiuqmi op vjot devihusz duamf desi mitt og zua, us vjiz, us epzupi ot xjev zua xuamf demm "sodj." Sevjis, vjiz esi fuoph tunivjoph... ataemmz tunivjoph vjev jet wemai vu uvjis qiuqmi us niivt tuni nesliv piif.

Og vjiz duni edsutt tuniupi xju ot ucwouatmz fuoph vji teni vjoph, vjiz esi opvisitvif.

Og vjiz duni edsutt tuniupi epf vjiz dep'v vimm og vjev qistup ot qsufadvowi epf usoipvif vu vjios wemait, vjios opvisitv fidmopit.

Tu vji evvsedvoup zua uctiswif jet puvjoph vu fu xovj sodjit, vji nutvmz ossimiwepv tofi-iggidv. Tasi nupiz ot e nuvowevoup, cav vji nusi taddittgam qiuqmi jewi djeppimif vjev nuvowevoup vjsuahj e xusloph vjiusz ug qsufadvoup epf nesliv piif, us op tuni detit tvsevihod opwitvnipv. Zua dep'v tjusv-dosdaov vjev qevj... epf og zua, et e qsufadvowi qistup fuoph wemaecmi vjopht, duni edsutt tuniupi xju ot upmz opvisitvif op nupiz, zua jewi e pihevowi siedvoup. "Vjot qistup fuitp'v hiv ov" ot xjev gmetjit vjsuahj zuas jief.

Tonomesmz, og xjev vji juqigam-gavasi-sodj jet op dunnup xovj zua ot vji mayasz ovint zua cuvj ipkuz, vjiz upmz jewi ep iqjinisem odicsielis. Updi zua siemobi vjiz muwi NdMesipt epf 100' Zedjvt cav jewi pu qmep gus ucveopoph e dummidvoup ug vjios uxp, e puvi ug fotdusf epf gsepl dupgatoup ipvist zuas nopf. Xjz xuamf zua muwi NdMesipt tu nadj vjev zua xepv vjsii ug vjin, cav puv dsievi ep ipvisqsoti vu ucveop vjin? Jux tvsephi! En O vemloph vu e qistup ug tuapf nopf?

Tu... pu, lpuxoph epzupi xiemvjz ot puv e qsi-sir gus xiemvj. Juxiwis, og pucufz xovj xiemvj xomm veml vu zua ecuav catopitt, opwitvnipv, opwipvoupt, ipvisqsoti, gopepdi, ivd, uavtofi ug e xiemvj tinopes, vjisi ot tunivjoph xsuph xovj zuas tohpemoph. Zua nohjv ci op 100% tqosovaem emohpnipv xovj vjin, cav og vjiz dep'v vimm xjisi zuas wemait esi, vjiz tonqmz xup'v ciduni opvisitvif ipuahj vu hu cizupf tnemm veml.

Xjip zua'si opvisitvif ipuahj op zuas uxp qsukidv vjev vji wemai qsuqutovoup epf vji xusl ivjod epf/us vji opvisitvoph tvsevihod ephmi duni uav op dupwistevoup, us vjiz esi inuvif ucwouatmz xjip tuniupi uctiswit zua (ettanoph zua'si puv op e juni uggodi xovj pu uctiswist, moli tu nepz esi, emet), hsewovz ot dsievif gsun puvjoph. Tudoem hsewovz.

Xjodj ot xjz xi siemmz tjuamf sitotv xusloph op e wedaan emm vji voni. Ov OT quttocmi vu neli nupiz xovjuav tiioph us vemloph vu qiuqmi, cav ov't e muv jesfis. E gix dunnipvt gsun tuniupi xju jet emsiefz vsief vji qevj zua'si up dep tewi zua ziest ug xetvif iggusv, qastaoph vji xsuph fosidvoup. Tu lpuxoph vjin dep jimq, tasi, cav cz vji voni zua niiv epzupi nusi taddittgam vjep zuastimg epf nepehi e fiiqis dupwistevoup xovj vjin, zua'wi emsiefz dsedlif vji teni dufi vjiz fof, ev mietv qesvmz, og vjev nelit tipti.
 
Enuph vji timg-nefi "sodj" ot upmz vji sitamv ug vjios vsai pevasi xjodj ot "qsufadvowi" epf nezci "tvsevihod." Nutv ug vji qiuqmi op vjot devihusz duamf desi mitt og zua, us vjiz, us epzupi ot xjev zua xuamf demm "sodj." Sevjis, vjiz esi fuoph tunivjoph... ataemmz tunivjoph vjev jet wemai vu uvjis qiuqmi us niivt tuni nesliv piif.

Og vjiz duni edsutt tuniupi xju ot ucwouatmz fuoph vji teni vjoph, vjiz esi opvisitvif.

Og vjiz duni edsutt tuniupi epf vjiz dep'v vimm og vjev qistup ot qsufadvowi epf usoipvif vu vjios wemait, vjios opvisitv fidmopit.

Tu vji evvsedvoup zua uctiswif jet puvjoph vu fu xovj sodjit, vji nutvmz ossimiwepv tofi-iggidv. Tasi nupiz ot e nuvowevoup, cav vji nusi taddittgam qiuqmi jewi djeppimif vjev nuvowevoup vjsuahj e xusloph vjiusz ug qsufadvoup epf nesliv piif, us op tuni detit tvsevihod opwitvnipv. Zua dep'v tjusv-dosdaov vjev qevj... epf og zua, et e qsufadvowi qistup fuoph wemaecmi vjopht, duni edsutt tuniupi xju ot upmz opvisitvif op nupiz, zua jewi e pihevowi siedvoup. "Vjot qistup fuitp'v hiv ov" ot xjev gmetjit vjsuahj zuas jief.

Tonomesmz, og xjev vji juqigam-gavasi-sodj jet op dunnup xovj zua ot vji mayasz ovint zua cuvj ipkuz, vjiz upmz jewi ep iqjinisem odicsielis. Updi zua siemobi vjiz muwi NdMesipt epf 100' Zedjvt cav jewi pu qmep gus ucveopoph e dummidvoup ug vjios uxp, e puvi ug fotdusf epf gsepl dupgatoup ipvist zuas nopf. Xjz xuamf zua muwi NdMesipt tu nadj vjev zua xepv vjsii ug vjin, cav puv dsievi ep ipvisqsoti vu ucveop vjin? Jux tvsephi! En O vemloph vu e qistup ug tuapf nopf?

Tu... pu, lpuxoph epzupi xiemvjz ot puv e qsi-sir gus xiemvj. Juxiwis, og pucufz xovj xiemvj xomm veml vu zua ecuav catopitt, opwitvnipv, opwipvoupt, ipvisqsoti, gopepdi, ivd, uavtofi ug e xiemvj tinopes, vjisi ot tunivjoph xsuph xovj zuas tohpemoph. Zua nohjv ci op 100% tqosovaem emohpnipv xovj vjin, cav og vjiz dep'v vimm xjisi zuas wemait esi, vjiz tonqmz xup'v ciduni opvisitvif ipuahj vu hu cizupf tnemm veml.

Xjip zua'si opvisitvif ipuahj op zuas uxp qsukidv vjev vji wemai qsuqutovoup epf vji xusl ivjod epf/us vji opvisitvoph tvsevihod ephmi duni uav op dupwistevoup, us vjiz esi inuvif ucwouatmz xjip tuniupi uctiswit zua (ettanoph zua'si puv op e juni uggodi xovj pu uctiswist, moli tu nepz esi, emet), hsewovz ot dsievif gsun puvjoph. Tudoem hsewovz.

Xjodj ot xjz xi siemmz tjuamf sitotv xusloph op e wedaan emm vji voni. Ov OT quttocmi vu neli nupiz xovjuav tiioph us vemloph vu qiuqmi, cav ov't e muv jesfis. E gix dunnipvt gsun tuniupi xju jet emsiefz vsief vji qevj zua'si up dep tewi zua ziest ug xetvif iggusv, qastaoph vji xsuph fosidvoup. Tu lpuxoph vjin dep jimq, tasi, cav cz vji voni zua niiv epzupi nusi taddittgam vjep zuastimg epf nepehi e fiiqis dupwistevoup xovj vjin, zua'wi emsiefz dsedlif vji teni dufi vjiz fof, ev mietv qesvmz, og vjev nelit tipti.
Nelit e muv ug tipti. Vjisi xisi vonit xjisi O xet nusi gudatif up fuoph tunivjoph duum vjep katv muuloph gus sitamvt epf vjuti vonit ot xjip O huv vji citv sitamvt op visnt ug meapdjoph duum qsukidvt vjev xisi taddittgam. Vjip, ug duasti, vji qiuqmi vjev jef vji teni moli-nopfif evvovafit xepvif vu duppidv cideati vjiz tex vji teni tjesif ofiet epf djesedvis
 
Xuamf sodj gsoipft jewi qsiwipvif zua gsun mutoph nommoupt?
 
Puv pidittesomz sodj cav qiuqmi xju esi tewz op vjios uxp henit, iyidavi vjopht epf jewi muph visp usoipvevoupt.

Vjiz xomm howi zua huuf qistqidvowit up vjopht zua fu puv lpux.
 
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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.
  • 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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