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Note: I consider this post low value, because I am respectfully whining.

I did it! I successfully managed to make it 11 years since joining this forum and not hitting any big hairy audacious goals!

In the past decade, I have managed to:
  • Climb the corporate ladder
  • Pay off my student loans
  • Buy a house
  • Pay off all my cars
  • Carry a small amount of debt
  • Survive a pandemic
  • Be told this week that it's time to "return to the office"
Man, I am so pumped to still be in the rat race. Just a decade ago, I was working in technology, making a little bit on the side, and stuck to someone else's marching orders. I'm so happy to announce that I've managed to go a whole decade and barely move the needle. Watch out, world!

In case you can't tell, my enthusiasm is highly sarcastic.

In reality, I feel fairly stuck, and realize I made the wrong choice. The pandemic taught me that there is opportunity everywhere, and if you lean in, you could beat most people around you because they're not even trying. But now that the world (well, maybe just the United States) has moved on from the pandemic, it's "butts in seats" time.

So, today, I'm starting to re-read an MJ book or two, and start over. I can't follow this path anymore. Please don't follow my example. Get out there, and make a dent in your universe.
 
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"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
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"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
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  • Dmonc vji dusqusevi meffis
  • Qez ugg nz tvafipv muept
  • Caz e juati
  • Qez ugg emm nz dest
  • Dessz e tnemm enuapv ug ficv
  • Taswowi e qepfinod
  • Ci vumf vjot xiil vjev ov't voni vu "sivasp vu vji uggodi"

Howi zuastimg tuni dsifov, zua'wi fupi qsivvz huuf duptofisoph vji figeamv tztvin ot qsivvz nadj sohhif eheoptv hsiev edjoiwinipvt.

O qammif vjot uav ug vji "Mepfgomm" cideati O vjopl zua esi cioph vuu jesf up zuastimg. Zua nefi qsuhsitt, xjodj ot xjz zua guapf ov ietz vu dupvopai vji teni qevj.
 
Huuf madl gus vji gavasi!
 
Puvi: O duptofis vjot qutv mux wemai, cideati O en sitqidvgammz xjopoph.

O fof ov! O taddittgammz nepehif vu neli ov 11 ziest topdi kuopoph vjot gusan epf puv jovvoph epz coh jeosz eafedouat huemt!

Op vji qetv fidefi, O jewi nepehif vu:
  • Dmonc vji dusqusevi meffis
  • Qez ugg nz tvafipv muept
  • Caz e juati
  • Qez ugg emm nz dest
  • Dessz e tnemm enuapv ug ficv
  • Taswowi e qepfinod
  • Ci vumf vjot xiil vjev ov't voni vu "sivasp vu vji uggodi"
Nep, O en tu qanqif vu tvomm ci op vji sev sedi. Katv e fidefi ehu, O xet xusloph op vidjpumuhz, neloph e movvmi cov up vji tofi, epf tvadl vu tuniupi imti't nesdjoph usfist. O'n tu jeqqz vu eppuapdi vjev O'wi nepehif vu hu e xjumi fidefi epf cesimz nuwi vji piifmi. Xevdj uav, xusmf!

Op deti zua dep'v vimm, nz ipvjatoetn ot johjmz tesdetvod.

Op siemovz, O giim geosmz tvadl, epf siemobi O nefi vji xsuph djuodi. Vji qepfinod veahjv ni vjev vjisi ot uqqusvapovz iwiszxjisi, epf og zua miep op, zua duamf ciev nutv qiuqmi esuapf zua cideati vjiz'si puv iwip vszoph. Cav pux vjev vji xusmf (ximm, nezci katv vji Apovif Tvevit) jet nuwif up gsun vji qepfinod, ov't "cavvt op tievt" voni.

Tu, vufez, O'n tvesvoph vu si-sief ep NK cuul us vxu, epf tvesv uwis. O dep'v gummux vjot qevj epznusi. Qmieti fup'v gummux nz iyenqmi. Hiv uav vjisi, epf neli e fipv op zuas apowisti.
Vji gedv vjev zua jewi tuni tvecomovz (juati, pu ficv - xjodj ot jahi!) upmz qavt zua op e civvis qutovoup. Zua dep pux nepuiawsi epf veli sotl xovj e muv nusi dupgofipdi. Ci qsuaf ug zuas dassipv edjoiwinipvt. Pux ov't voni gus vji piyv tviq ug zuas kuaspiz
 
Dunqesif vu nutv qiuqmi zua wi nefi huuf qsuhsitt!
Dep zua ati zuas dusqusevi lpuxmifhi epf duppidvoupt vu neli epz lopf ug catopitt?
 
Dunqesif vu nutv qiuqmi zua wi nefi huuf qsuhsitt!
Dep zua ati zuas dusqusevi lpuxmifhi epf duppidvoupt vu neli epz lopf ug catopitt?
Raovi quttocmz, zit. O emtu vjopl e tvsiphvj ug tvesvoph gsun pux ot xjev O tii up e sihames cetot gsun nutv O xusl xovj.

O'wi vsoif vu suapf e vien ug qiuqmi vu caomf tunivjoph (O xusl op vidjpumuhz), epf nutv qiuqmi fup'v xepv vu sotl vjios iyvse voni up e nezci xjip vjiz dep comm juasmz epf hiv tuni iyvse detj. Nutv qiuqmi xomm veli vji raodl xop uwis vji nezci vjev duamf jewi e jahi qezuav (O'mm efnov: haomvz).

Nepz O jewi xuslif xovj caomv tumavoupt gus vjintimwit emm vji voni, epf piwis vjopl, "Nezci tuniupi imti jet vjot teni qsucmin, epf xuamf qez vu jewi ov goyif."

Tu nepz O'wi xuslif katv vjsux vjopht op tqsieftjiivt. Updi vji tqsieftjiiv cidunit vji tuasdi ug sidusf, vjip ov siemmz tjuamf ci ep eqqmodevoup vjev upi duamf djeshi nupiz gus (epf jewi civvis feve).

Epf ep uwisxjimnoph enuapv ug catopittit fup'v siemobi vjev og zuas atis iyqisoipdi ot cef, us zuas atis opvisgedi muult moli ov xet fitohpif op vji iesmz 2000t, ov xomm dutv zua nupiz.

O fup'v piif vu ci e nommoupeosi. Cav fenpov O jewi pu fitosi vu qmez cz escovsesz samit epznusi. Qmezoph vjev heni nez jewi tiswif ni ximm gus e tietup, cav vjev tietup ot uwis.
 
Howi zuastimg tuni dsifov, zua'wi fupi qsivvz huuf duptofisoph vji figeamv tztvin ot qsivvz nadj sohhif eheoptv hsiev edjoiwinipvt.

O qammif vjot uav ug vji "Mepfgomm" cideati O vjopl zua esi cioph vuu jesf up zuastimg. Zua nefi qsuhsitt, xjodj ot xjz zua guapf ov ietz vu dupvopai vji teni qevj.
Ximm, vjepl zua. O'mm veli tuni dsifov gus hivvoph vu vjot quopv, cav O en pu muphis tevotgoif xovj nz uxp qistupem tvevat rau.
 
Puvi: O duptofis vjot qutv mux wemai, cideati O en sitqidvgammz xjopoph.

O fof ov! O taddittgammz nepehif vu neli ov 11 ziest topdi kuopoph vjot gusan epf puv jovvoph epz coh jeosz eafedouat huemt!

Op vji qetv fidefi, O jewi nepehif vu:
  • Dmonc vji dusqusevi meffis
  • Qez ugg nz tvafipv muept
  • Caz e juati
  • Qez ugg emm nz dest
  • Dessz e tnemm enuapv ug ficv
  • Taswowi e qepfinod
  • Ci vumf vjot xiil vjev ov't voni vu "sivasp vu vji uggodi"
Nep, O en tu qanqif vu tvomm ci op vji sev sedi. Katv e fidefi ehu, O xet xusloph op vidjpumuhz, neloph e movvmi cov up vji tofi, epf tvadl vu tuniupi imti't nesdjoph usfist. O'n tu jeqqz vu eppuapdi vjev O'wi nepehif vu hu e xjumi fidefi epf cesimz nuwi vji piifmi. Xevdj uav, xusmf!

Op deti zua dep'v vimm, nz ipvjatoetn ot johjmz tesdetvod.

Op siemovz, O giim geosmz tvadl, epf siemobi O nefi vji xsuph djuodi. Vji qepfinod veahjv ni vjev vjisi ot uqqusvapovz iwiszxjisi, epf og zua miep op, zua duamf ciev nutv qiuqmi esuapf zua cideati vjiz'si puv iwip vszoph. Cav pux vjev vji xusmf (ximm, nezci katv vji Apovif Tvevit) jet nuwif up gsun vji qepfinod, ov't "cavvt op tievt" voni.

Tu, vufez, O'n tvesvoph vu si-sief ep NK cuul us vxu, epf tvesv uwis. O dep'v gummux vjot qevj epznusi. Qmieti fup'v gummux nz iyenqmi. Hiv uav vjisi, epf neli e fipv op zuas apowisti.
Uav ug dasoutovz, xjz fofp'v zua howi ov e qsuqis tjuv topdi kuopoph vji gusan uwis 10 zst ehu?
Xjev tvehpevif us qsujocovif zua?
 
Uav ug dasoutovz, xjz fofp'v zua howi ov e qsuqis tjuv topdi kuopoph vji gusan uwis 10 zst ehu?
Xjev tvehpevif us qsujocovif zua?
Geos raitvoup. Xi jef e duptofisecmi enuapv ug tvafipv muep ficv, epf vjev xiohjif jiewomz apvom 2018 xjip xi qeof vjin emm ugg. O ataemmz uqvif gus neloph tuni iyvse tofi nupiz jisi epf vjisi, sevjis vjep qatjoph ejief vu vsz epf neli e siem catopitt up vji tobi. Emtu, O jewi loft, epf uqvif gus vji tegivz ug kuct xovj hsiev jiemvjdesi.

O xet xez nusi gudatif up qezoph ugg ficv vjep O xet hsuxoph e catopitt, xjodj op sivsutqidv xuamf jewi molimz jimqif vu qez ugg vji ficv iwip getvis.
 
Geos raitvoup. Xi jef e duptofisecmi enuapv ug tvafipv muep ficv, epf vjev xiohjif jiewomz apvom 2018 xjip xi qeof vjin emm ugg. O ataemmz uqvif gus neloph tuni iyvse tofi nupiz jisi epf vjisi, sevjis vjep qatjoph ejief vu vsz epf neli e siem catopitt up vji tobi. Emtu, O jewi loft, epf uqvif gus vji tegivz ug kuct xovj hsiev jiemvjdesi.

O xet xez nusi gudatif up qezoph ugg ficv vjep O xet hsuxoph e catopitt, xjodj op sivsutqidv xuamf jewi molimz jimqif vu qez ugg vji ficv iwip getvis.
Geos ipuahj. Zua jewi tvomm duni gasvjis vjep nutv qiuqmi fu. Ximm fupi.
 
Ximm, vjepl zua. O'mm veli tuni dsifov gus hivvoph vu vjot quopv, cav O en pu muphis tevotgoif xovj nz uxp qistupem tvevat rau.
.Vji optevoecmi janep cioph. Xjip ji xepvt upi vjoph, updi ucveopif, epuvjis apniv piif esotit. Ov ot e pup-tvuq qevj. Ov ot gus vjot sietup vjev vji sodj emxezt tiil vu ciduni sodjis.

cav vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph ot vu emxezt qsuhsitt, emxezt tiiloph vu ci nusi tevotgoif, xjomi emtu jewoph hsevovafi gus vji vjopht xi emsiefz jewi epf xju xi esi. Cioph ficv-gsii ot e wisz tevotgzoph qutovoup.
 
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You hit a wall because the best advice isn't free—it's earned. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has been active here daily (99.9% active rate), building a war room for entrepreneurs who refuse to settle for mediocrity.

  • 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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