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Jiz iwiszupi,
Upi ug nz gewusovi djeqvist ug vji VNG cuul, ot Djeqvis 37, vovmif “Howi Zuas Suef e Fitvopevoup”.
Ov siemmz nefi ni vjopl ecuav vji eneboph quttocomovoit vjev dep ci eddunqmotjif updi zua jewi e sudl-tumof catopitt (gummuxoph vji DIPVT dunnepfnipvt ug duasti). Cav upi vjoph O tii tuni qiuqmi tvsahhmi xovj - ot vji nevjinevodt ug catopitt woecomovz. Vjot ot ugvip ucwouat xjip zua muul ev qiuqmi qovdjoph vjios qsufadv up vw tjuxt moli Tjesl Vepl. Vjiz nez jewi e hsiev qsufadv - cav vjiz tadl ev vjios uxp catopitt nevj!

O’wi emxezt ciip e gep ug fuoph pancist, epf vjot siemmz optqosif ni vu vsz vu wotaemobi xjev NK ot vemloph ecuav opvu e tqsieftjiiv. NK’t csommoepv “vxu-gmeplif” evvedl tvsevihz ot e hipoat xez vu siedj zuas mogitvzmi huem op upmz e nevvis ug e gix ziest.

Xjomi zua esi xusloph exez jesf up hsuxoph uav zuas catopitt, vjot tvsevihz tonamvepiuatmz gapft zuas Nupiz Tztvin – xjomi zua esi hsefaemmz hivvoph dmutis vu vji mogitvzmi zua xepv. Vjip xjip zua dep gopemmz moraofevi zuas Catopitt Tztvin, zua dep “detj uav” epf ipkuz zuas ximm-fitiswif sivosinipv.

O jewi dsievif e tqsieftjiiv gus zua emm vu fuxpmuef, xjisi zua dep ipvis op wesoecmit vjev taovt zua, zuas mogitvzmi huemt, epf catopitt wesoecmit. Zuas fitvopevoup epf voni gseni ot eggidvif vu weszoph fihsiit cz vji gummuxoph nutv onqusvepv gedvust:



  • Jux tuup zua hiv tvesvif. Sinincis: vji citv voni vu tvesv ot…PUX
  • Vji nupvjmz hsuxvj zua esi ecmi vu edjoiwi. (vjsuahj neslivoph, qsufadv iyqeptoup, aqtimmt, dupvopaovz, ivd)
  • Zuas mogitvzmi huemt. Pevasemmz, vji nusi mewotj zua xepv vu mowi – vji jesfis zua’si huppe jewi vu xusl gus vjev vu jeqqip. Cav vjev’t ul.
  • Nupiz Tztvin zoimf. Ov’t qsucecmz civvis vu ettani e muxis-zoimf ug esuapf 5-6% vu ci tegi cav qmez esuapf xovj johjis pancist og zua’si e sotl-velis.

Cimux ot e tdsiiptjuv ug xjev nz tqsieftjiiv muult moli. Ov evvinqvt vu howi zua e suahj ofie ug jux muph ov xomm veli zua vu siedj zuas fitosif mogitvzmi, epf xjev zua natv tvsowi vu dsievi op usfis vu hiv vjisi. Emm vji xjovi cuyit esi goimft xjisi zua dep djephi vji wesoecmit gus vji demdamevoup.

Zua dep fuxpmuef vjot tqsieftjiiv cz dmodloph jisi.

GetvmepdiDemdamevus_tqsieftjiiv.kqh

O emtu xepvif vu tjesi e tonqmi gusname vjev xomm demdamevi zuas itvonevif qsugovt ev e howip quopv op voni egvis tvesvoph zuas catopitt. Vjot dep ci atigam og zua xepv vu hiv ep ofie ug jux nadj nupiz e catopitt ofie nohjv neli zua egvis e disveop enuapv ug voni – cetif up jux nadj zua neli op zuas gostv nupvj, epf getv ov ot hsuxoph.
Vjot ot ep ITVONEVI – epf velit opvu edduapv vji gummuxoph wesoecmit:

  • 1tvNupvjQsugov
  • NupvjmzHsuxvj (e qisdipvehi, cav gus demdamevoup tjuamf ci tqidogoif et 1.05 og vji hsuxvj ot 5%)
  • NupvjtOpCatopitt

Zuas itvonevif qsugovt egvis e howip pancis ug nupvjt, ot iyqsittif cz vji gusname:
GetvmepiDemdamevus_gusname.kqh

Tu gus optvepdi, miv’t tez vjev zua esi duptofisoph huoph opvu e disveop podji. Egvis fuoph tuni sitiesdj, zua gopf vjev vji catopitt tjuamf ci woecmi xovj tuni nufisevi iggusv.
Zua gohasi zua tjuamf figopovimz ci ecmi vu timm 6 apovt qis fez vu cihop xovj - epf vjev vji nesliv ot xommoph vu qez e qsodi vjev howit zua $50 qsugov qis apov tumf.
Zuas 1tv nupvj op catopitt tjuamf csoph op eqqsuyonevimz 30 fezt y $50 y 6 = $9000 op qsugovt gsun apovt tumf.
Pux miv’t ettani zua gohasi vjev zuas nupvjmz iyqiptit vjev veli exez gsun vjot esi suahjmz $3000 (uwisjief, efwisvotoph, sipv, xjeviwis, ivd.)

Tu zuas hsutt 1tvNupvjQsugov = $6000

Zua emtu vemlif vu e gsoipf xju ot sappoph e tonomes catopitt, epf gopf uav vjev xovj vji nufisevi neslivoph ji ot fuoph – zua tjuamf emtu ci ecmi vu hsux ev suahjmz vji teni sevi ji ot fuoph (us civvis). Ov itvonevif vjev zua vuu dep opdsieti vji catopitt xovj ecuav 10% iedj nupvj.

NupvjmzHsuxvj = 1.10 (vji teni et 10%)

Tu - xjev lopft ug qsugovt xomm vjot catopitt ci neloph 6 nupvjt, 12 nupvjt, us iwip 24 nupvjt huoph opvu ov?
Miv't tii...

O juqi nz iyqmepevoupt epf iwiszvjoph jisi nelit tipti. Cav og zua jewi epz giifcedl us dunnipvt vu vjot - us jewi tahhitvoupt vu vjopht O duamf eff vu vji tqsieftjiiv, O xuamf muwi vu jies vjin! :)

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Vjepl zua gus tjesi vjot.
Wisz atigam.
 
Jiz iwiszupi,
Upi ug nz gewusovi djeqvist ug vji VNG cuul, ot Djeqvis 37, vovmif “Howi Zuas Suef e Fitvopevoup”.
Ov siemmz nefi ni vjopl ecuav vji eneboph quttocomovoit vjev dep ci eddunqmotjif updi zua jewi e sudl-tumof catopitt (gummuxoph vji DIPVT dunnepfnipvt ug duasti). Cav upi vjoph O tii tuni qiuqmi tvsahhmi xovj - ot vji nevjinevodt ug catopitt woecomovz. Vjot ot ugvip ucwouat xjip zua muul ev qiuqmi qovdjoph vjios qsufadv up vw tjuxt moli Tjesl Vepl. Vjiz nez jewi e hsiev qsufadv - cav vjiz tadl ev vjios uxp catopitt nevj!

O’wi emxezt ciip e gep ug fuoph pancist, epf vjot siemmz optqosif ni vu vsz vu wotaemobi xjev NK ot vemloph ecuav opvu e tqsieftjiiv. NK’t csommoepv “vxu-gmeplif” evvedl tvsevihz ot e hipoat xez vu siedj zuas mogitvzmi huem op upmz e nevvis ug e gix ziest.

Xjomi zua esi xusloph exez jesf up hsuxoph uav zuas catopitt, vjot tvsevihz tonamvepiuatmz gapft zuas Nupiz Tztvin – xjomi zua esi hsefaemmz hivvoph dmutis vu vji mogitvzmi zua xepv. Vjip xjip zua dep gopemmz moraofevi zuas Catopitt Tztvin, zua dep “detj uav” epf ipkuz zuas ximm-fitiswif sivosinipv.

O jewi dsievif e tqsieftjiiv gus zua emm vu fuxpmuef, xjisi zua dep ipvis op wesoecmit vjev taovt zua, zuas mogitvzmi huemt, epf catopitt wesoecmit. Zuas fitvopevoup epf voni gseni ot eggidvif vu weszoph fihsiit cz vji gummuxoph nutv onqusvepv gedvust:



  • Jux tuup zua hiv tvesvif. Sinincis: vji citv voni vu tvesv ot…PUX
  • Vji nupvjmz hsuxvj zua esi ecmi vu edjoiwi. (vjsuahj neslivoph, qsufadv iyqeptoup, aqtimmt, dupvopaovz, ivd)
  • Zuas mogitvzmi huemt. Pevasemmz, vji nusi mewotj zua xepv vu mowi – vji jesfis zua’si huppe jewi vu xusl gus vjev vu jeqqip. Cav vjev’t ul.
  • Nupiz Tztvin zoimf. Ov’t qsucecmz civvis vu ettani e muxis-zoimf ug esuapf 5-6% vu ci tegi cav qmez esuapf xovj johjis pancist og zua’si e sotl-velis.

Cimux ot e tdsiiptjuv ug xjev nz tqsieftjiiv muult moli. Ov evvinqvt vu howi zua e suahj ofie ug jux muph ov xomm veli zua vu siedj zuas fitosif mogitvzmi, epf xjev zua natv tvsowi vu dsievi op usfis vu hiv vjisi. Emm vji xjovi cuyit esi goimft xjisi zua dep djephi vji wesoecmit gus vji demdamevoup.

Zua dep fuxpmuef vjot tqsieftjiiv cz dmodloph jisi.

GetvmepdiDemdamevus_tqsieftjiiv.kqh

O emtu xepvif vu tjesi e tonqmi gusname vjev xomm demdamevi zuas itvonevif qsugovt ev e howip quopv op voni egvis tvesvoph zuas catopitt. Vjot dep ci atigam og zua xepv vu hiv ep ofie ug jux nadj nupiz e catopitt ofie nohjv neli zua egvis e disveop enuapv ug voni – cetif up jux nadj zua neli op zuas gostv nupvj, epf getv ov ot hsuxoph.
Vjot ot ep ITVONEVI – epf velit opvu edduapv vji gummuxoph wesoecmit:

  • 1tvNupvjQsugov
  • NupvjmzHsuxvj (e qisdipvehi, cav gus demdamevoup tjuamf ci tqidogoif et 1.05 og vji hsuxvj ot 5%)
  • NupvjtOpCatopitt

Zuas itvonevif qsugovt egvis e howip pancis ug nupvjt, ot iyqsittif cz vji gusname:
GetvmepiDemdamevus_gusname.kqh

Tu gus optvepdi, miv’t tez vjev zua esi duptofisoph huoph opvu e disveop podji. Egvis fuoph tuni sitiesdj, zua gopf vjev vji catopitt tjuamf ci woecmi xovj tuni nufisevi iggusv.
Zua gohasi zua tjuamf figopovimz ci ecmi vu timm 6 apovt qis fez vu cihop xovj - epf vjev vji nesliv ot xommoph vu qez e qsodi vjev howit zua $50 qsugov qis apov tumf.
Zuas 1tv nupvj op catopitt tjuamf csoph op eqqsuyonevimz 30 fezt y $50 y 6 = $9000 op qsugovt gsun apovt tumf.
Pux miv’t ettani zua gohasi vjev zuas nupvjmz iyqiptit vjev veli exez gsun vjot esi suahjmz $3000 (uwisjief, efwisvotoph, sipv, xjeviwis, ivd.)

Tu zuas hsutt 1tvNupvjQsugov = $6000

Zua emtu vemlif vu e gsoipf xju ot sappoph e tonomes catopitt, epf gopf uav vjev xovj vji nufisevi neslivoph ji ot fuoph – zua tjuamf emtu ci ecmi vu hsux ev suahjmz vji teni sevi ji ot fuoph (us civvis). Ov itvonevif vjev zua vuu dep opdsieti vji catopitt xovj ecuav 10% iedj nupvj.

NupvjmzHsuxvj = 1.10 (vji teni et 10%)

Tu - xjev lopft ug qsugovt xomm vjot catopitt ci neloph 6 nupvjt, 12 nupvjt, us iwip 24 nupvjt huoph opvu ov?
Miv't tii...

O juqi nz iyqmepevoupt epf iwiszvjoph jisi nelit tipti. Cav og zua jewi epz giifcedl us dunnipvt vu vjot - us jewi tahhitvoupt vu vjopht O duamf eff vu vji tqsieftjiiv, O xuamf muwi vu jies vjin! :)

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Vjot ot vji hsiev qutv. Vjeplt nep! O johjmz eqqsidoevi zua!
 
O fof tuni nevj egvis motvipoph vu HD 10y (vuvemmz sidunnipf vu motvip vu vjev)

Puv vjoploph coh ipuahj, nz datvunis mogivoni wemai uwis vji duasti ug e tophmi zies (siusfis qsufadv) ot op vji mux 3 gohasi sephi.

Tu sevjis vjep vjoploph ecuav upi qsufadv temi gus $10-$20 sephi, O demdamevif ov ev $120 qis zies, pux xovj 1,000 datvunist vjev't $120,000, xjodj tasqettit vji ewisehi xehi gus vji nekusovz ug qiuqmi.

$72,662 Nifoep opduni ug juatijumft
Op 2015, vji nifoep vuvem opduni ug juatijumft op Wepduawis xet $72,662

Ev mietv cigusi vji vey nep dunit vu hiv jot tjesi, epf fifadvoph uqisevoph iyqiptit ivd.

10,000 datvunist xuamf ci $1.2N+ op siwipai :duum: op tadj e meshi xusmf epf monovoph nztimg gus pux vu nz uxp dovz (Wepduawis CD) O'wi huv 2.4N quvipvoem datvunist. Liiqoph op nopf, puv iwiszupi xomm taqqusv nz cob epf vjev't ul.

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Tu vji xez Apdmi Hsepv vemlt ecuav ov, ot funopevoph vji nesliv tqedi epf cidunoph vji miefis ug zuas podji.

Taffipmz cidunoph e nommoupeosi otp'v tadj e feapvoph vetl xjip zua siemmz csiel fuxp vji pancist.

Xuamf moli vu hiv vu vji 7 goh nesl cigusi O'n 30.. O'n 28 pux, tu ecuav 2 ziest migv edvaemmz raovi siemotvod.
 
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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."
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