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How many action fakes can the fastlane come up with??

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I'll see my family during (Insert next holiday). No need to call them.

Life is fragile and can disappear in an instant. Don't neglect the things/people that truly matter in life.
 
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I'm guilty of this. I laughed at the other action fakes, but this one hits way too close to home.

This is my greatest action fake temptation. When I have a really solid idea, I bottle it up and tell no one, until I grind it out and see some results.
 

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"I'll call these people...after I email all of them first."

Cold Emailing is becoming less of a tool and more of a
crutch to hide behind the fear of picking up the phone.

I worked with someone who was supposed to sell a product I made. 50/50 equity split. He emailed everybody in our target market. Nobody replied. I gave him a phone list of 50 potential leads that I paid for. I haven't heard from him in many weeks now
 

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Here is an interesting product idea! I shall search online and see if there is any demand. There I see, but... what if... but... what if... ... Gosh, the market is too saturated(empty) with this product. NEXT! Here is an interesting product idea! (Then repeat)
 
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"I need to make sure my pitch is exactly right the first time.

Otherwise I'll call all my leads, get rejected immediately, and they'll never take another one of my calls again.

Better go back to revising my pitch... it should only take a few more days of refining, then I'll feel confident enough to start calling."
 

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"People don't like being cold-called at the end of the week on Thursdays or Fridays.

I'll wait to start until Monday, when people will be more receptive to my calls."
 
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We don't have any revenue but let's pretend we have half a million in the bank and can generate that much annually. Let's make a budget based off that assumption now, how much should we spend on marketing??
 

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Can you bring my idea to real life.. but I can't tell you about the idea cuz it's secret
 

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People who accept defeat before they even try kills me every time - "this is stupid" "this will never work" "what's the point trying? I never get lucky"
 
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People who accept defeat before they even try kills me every time - "this is stupid" "this will never work" "what's the point trying? I never get lucky"
How! vs How?
 

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I just need to take this online course and read a few more books...

I'll do it once I get my vision board up and ready...

Is there an entrepreneur starter pack that I can buy somewhere?
 

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'I need to network! Go out and talk business!'

Ends up drinking beer and doing shit not related to business. Drains budget terribly.
I just spent five minutes on Quora and ran into a Vietnamese startup founder bitching about partner troubles.....:rofl::rofl:

Even found a venture capitalist who claims to find deals thru Quora!

'Hey, there's a business forum! Network event! There's some top experts! And they are giving freebies! It'll be a boost for business.'

Ends up becoming a consumer that buys the gurus' products. :eek:
Most business talks are B to C rather than specialist themed (and the good ones are usually invite only, such as trade shows)
 

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" I need this SPECIFIC laptop to grow my business!!" - like a macbook pro (or any other overpriced technology-related items).

"I'll start on the fastlane once I get a job, it'll be my side hustle after I go to work, and also after socializing with friends, oh and I have bowling on thursdays..."

"I'll buy that e-store site now and make money right away!"

"I'll buy a INSIDERS subscription next month" (Totally guilty of this damn it.)
EDIT:to be clear INSIDERS subscriptions are awesome, my problem is I keep putting it off and saying "next month etc"
 
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I really need to take some time to clean my work space, organize my files, go through and get rid of old documents.

I need to read that book on running before I start my weight loss program.

I need to have a calculated 9 week program ready before I start lifting weights again.

I need to do _______ before I can ________

Things I say over and over and over

The Analysis Paralysis Struggle is real !!!
 

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"After I wake up at 4 PM, I'm going to optimize my website. Then I'm going to write down my list on what I'll do tomorrow. After that, I'm going to watch TV." ;):rofl:
 
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"After I wake up at 4 PM, I'm going to optimize my website. Then I'm going to write down my list on what I'll do tomorrow. After that, I'm going to watch TV." ;):rofl:

Hey man, watching CNN really broadens my horizons. Unlike this forum, I understand the insidious nature of the tyrannical patriarchy, their attack on gender fluidity, and most importantly- how drop shipping will pop fat stacks into my bank account

I just need to figure out how to convince people to buy these shitty products....
 

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Hey man, watching CNN really broadens my horizons. Unlike this forum, I understand the insidious nature of the tyrannical patriarchy, their attack on gender fluidity, and most importantly- how drop shipping will pop fat stacks into my bank account

I just need to figure out how to convince people to buy these shitty products....

I need to watch Fox News/CNN so I can be informed... (holding back the laughter every time I hear this one)
 

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