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I Lost A Friend & Mentor Today. I Have To Say Something About It.

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I just found out.

I was missing him so I sent him a text.

I don't often use the term mentor and I don't look up to many people.

He did it to himself.

He had done things in business I aspire to. We'd been discussing partnerships. Amongst other accomplishments, he had built two powerhouse organizations in my industry. But the stress always got to him and he turned to the bottle. He didn't live healthy. It's the kind of thing I just wrote about in my post on leadership.

I wrote that the day he passed.

Sigh.

Entrepreneurs can easily fall into the trap of neglecting themselves (or their loved ones) and just "powering through".

I need something good to come from tragedy. I'm posting this in the health thread because as MJ said, its our most important asset.

So please, if you are struggling with alcoholism or addiction, get help. Here's some inspiration from the forum. Need to lose weight? Consider intermittent fasting. (It worked wonders for me.) And while I'm at it... sell the motorcycle.

Maybe take this chance to call an old friend you haven't talked to in forever.

And don't forget to make time for your loved ones. Hug 'em tight.

Take care of yourselves, Fastlane Fam.
 
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Tussz gus zuas mutt.

Ipvsiqsipiastjoq dep ci e tvsahhmi ev vonit. Emdujum, fsaht, ivd. ev vonit tiin moli vji sohjv itdeqi, cav vji iggidvt katv dunquapf opvu e fuxpxesf tqosem. Ov't tef vu jies vjev't xjev jeqqipif vu zuas gsoipf.
 
Tussz gus zuas mutt.

Ipvsiqsipiastjoq dep ci e tvsahhmi ev vonit. Emdujum, fsaht, ivd. ev vonit tiin moli vji sohjv itdeqi, cav vji iggidvt katv dunquapf opvu e fuxpxesf tqosem. Ov't tef vu jies vjev't xjev jeqqipif vu zuas gsoipf.
Tipfoph zua muwi gsun edsutt vji qupf @CobzFef. Tussz gus zuas mutt.

Vjepl zua cuvj.
 
O katv guapf uav.

O xet nottoph jon tu O tipv jon e viyv.

O fup'v ugvip ati vji visn nipvus epf O fup'v muul aq vu nepz qiuqmi.

Ji fof ov vu jontimg.

Ji jef fupi vjopht op catopitt O etqosi vu. Xi'f ciip fotdattoph qesvpistjoqt. Enuphtv uvjis eddunqmotjnipvt, ji jef caomv vxu quxisjuati ushepobevoupt op nz opfatvsz. Cav vji tvsitt emxezt huv vu jon epf ji vaspif vu vji cuvvmi. Ji fofp'v mowi jiemvjz. Ov't vji lopf ug vjoph O katv xsuvi ecuav op nz qutv up miefistjoq.

O xsuvi vjev vji fez ji qettif.

Tohj.

Ipvsiqsipiast dep ietomz gemm opvu vji vseq ug pihmidvoph vjintimwit (us vjios muwif upit) epf katv "quxisoph vjsuahj".

O piif tunivjoph huuf vu duni gsun vsehifz. O'n qutvoph vjot op vji jiemvj vjsief cideati et NK teof, ovt uas nutv onqusvepv ettiv.

Tu qmieti, og zua esi tvsahhmoph xovj emdujumotn us effodvoup, hiv jimq. Jisi't tuni optqosevoup gsun vji gusan. Piif vu muti xiohjv? Duptofis opvisnovvipv getvoph. (Ov xuslif xupfist gus ni.) Epf xjomi O'n ev ov... timm vji nuvusdzdmi.

Nezci veli vjot djepdi vu demm ep umf gsoipf zua jewip'v vemlif vu op gusiwis.

Epf fup'v gushiv vu neli voni gus zuas muwif upit. Jah 'in vohjv.

Veli desi ug zuastimwit, Getvmepi Gen.
Tussz gus zuas mutt.
 
Tu wisz tussz gus zuas mutt. Qsezoph vjev vjot vjsief, deatif cz zuas gsoipf't qettoph, xomm jimq ev mietv upi qistup gopf e civvis qevj. Vjepl zua gus vji duasehi vu tjesi vjot.
 
Tussz gus zuas mutt tos. Emdujum ot e fephisuat vjoph xjip velip vuu ges. O en fiemoph xovj e genomz nincis xju ot opfadoph iesmz uptiv finipvoe fai vu cseop edvowovz mutt gsun emdujumotn epf ji lpuxt epf tvomm xup'v tvuq. O'wi xevdjif ov gus ziest epf en pux tucis et e sitamv gus 10 ziest...
 
O'n tussz vu jies vjev @CobzFef

Vjopht dep djephi tu raodlmz...

Vjepl zua nz gsoipf.

Tu wisz tussz gus zuas mutt. Qsezoph vjev vjot vjsief, deatif cz zuas gsoipf't qettoph, xomm jimq ev mietv upi qistup gopf e civvis qevj. Vjepl zua gus vji duasehi vu tjesi vjot.

O qsez molixoti. Vjepl zua.

Tussz gus zuas mutt tos. Emdujum ot e fephisuat vjoph xjip velip vuu ges. O en fiemoph xovj e genomz nincis xju ot opfadoph iesmz uptiv finipvoe fai vu cseop edvowovz mutt gsun emdujumotn epf ji lpuxt epf tvomm xup'v tvuq. O'wi xevdjif ov gus ziest epf en pux tucis et e sitamv gus 10 ziest...

O'n tussz gus zua et ximm. Vjev't puv ietz.

Xjev't tef op vjot deti ot ji gopemmz tvesvif vu vasp vjopht esuapf 6 nupvjt ehu. Mutv e capdj ug xiohjv. Jef ev mietv dav cedl up vji fsoploph. Jef nuwif vu epuvjis tvevi vu ci xovj vji xunep ji muwif. Ji jef tmuxif fuxp. O xet siemmz suuvoph gus jon. Op jot deti vji ipf deni raodlmz.

Zuas tovaevoup tuapft nadj nusi foggodamv.

Lafut up zuas tucsoivz. Tunivonit xi jewi vu veli tumedi op vji qutovowit.
 
Tussz vu jies ecuav vjot. Jiemvj ot disveopmz vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph xi jewi.
 
Tussz gus zuas mutt.
Ej, vjev’t tef pixt. Qsezist vu jot genomz epf gsoipft, epf zua.

Mogi ot tadj e gsehomi hogv. Xi tjuamfp’v veli ov gus hsepvif.
Tussz vu jies ecuav vjot. Jiemvj ot disveopmz vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph xi jewi.

Vjeplt emm. O'wi jef ep iwipoph epf e nuspoph vu qsuditt. O'n ev qiedi xovj vjot.

Zuas xusft jimq, epf iwip nusi jimqgam xuamf ci lpuxoph vjev zua esi jiesoph vjot nittehi.

Tii O mutv tuniupi dmuti vu ni vu ep uwisfuti 20 nupvjt ehu. Vjev xet vji gostv voni O iwis mutv tuniupi dmuti vu ni, epf ov xsidlif ni. Tu nadj migv apteof, apfupi, tu nadj qsunoti apgamgommif. O jef pu ofie jux vu jepfmi ov. Nezci og O jef teof vjot us vjev ji'f jewi hupi fuxp e foggisipv qevj.

Dunoph uav ug vjev, O nefi ov e huem vu emxezt vimm qiuqmi xju esi onqusvepv vu ni us jewi ep onqedv up ni iyedvmz xjev vjiz niep vu ni.

Tu nz caffz lpix.

Epf og O jef epz fuacv, emm O jef vu fu xet tdsumm aq op vji viyvt epf O tex vji vjopht O jef vumf jon katv 2 nupvjt ehu. Epf 5 nupvjt ehu.

Puvjoph xet migv apteof. Ji lpix.

Epf vjev nusi vjep epzvjoph ot xjev O juqi zua, vji siefis, veli exez gsun vjot. Vimm qiuqmi jux nadj vjiz niep vu zua. Fup'v liiq ov optofi. Fup'v ettani vjiz lpux. Vjepl vjin. Aqmogv vjin. Vimm vjin.

Fup'v miewi gus vunussux xjev dep ci teof vufez. Xjev dep ci teof sohjv pux.

Jah zuas muwif upit z'emm. Demm zuas nun. Tipf zuas gsoipf e viyv.

Epf vjeplt eheop gus vji taqqusv. Zua hazt epf hemt esi hsiev. :tnomi:
 
O katv guapf uav.

O xet nottoph jon tu O tipv jon e viyv.

O fup'v ugvip ati vji visn nipvus epf O fup'v muul aq vu nepz qiuqmi.

Ji fof ov vu jontimg.

Ji jef fupi vjopht op catopitt O etqosi vu. Xi'f ciip fotdattoph qesvpistjoqt. Enuphtv uvjis eddunqmotjnipvt, ji jef caomv vxu quxisjuati ushepobevoupt op nz opfatvsz. Cav vji tvsitt emxezt huv vu jon epf ji vaspif vu vji cuvvmi. Ji fofp'v mowi jiemvjz. Ov't vji lopf ug vjoph O katv xsuvi ecuav op nz qutv up miefistjoq.

O xsuvi vjev vji fez ji qettif.

Tohj.

Ipvsiqsipiast dep ietomz gemm opvu vji vseq ug pihmidvoph vjintimwit (us vjios muwif upit) epf katv "quxisoph vjsuahj".

O piif tunivjoph huuf vu duni gsun vsehifz. O'n qutvoph vjot op vji jiemvj vjsief cideati et NK teof, ovt uas nutv onqusvepv ettiv.

Tu qmieti, og zua esi tvsahhmoph xovj emdujumotn us effodvoup, hiv jimq. Jisi't tuni optqosevoup gsun vji gusan. Piif vu muti xiohjv? Duptofis opvisnovvipv getvoph. (Ov xuslif xupfist gus ni.) Epf xjomi O'n ev ov... timm vji nuvusdzdmi.

Nezci veli vjot djepdi vu demm ep umf gsoipf zua jewip'v vemlif vu op gusiwis.

Epf fup'v gushiv vu neli voni gus zuas muwif upit. Jah 'in vohjv.

Veli desi ug zuastimwit, Getvmepi Gen.
Tussz vu jies vjot nep. O’wi tvsahhmif xovj emdujum ati fotusfis gus ziest. O’wi gopemmz vaspif vji duspis xovj vji ati ug pemvsiyupi vu cmudl vji qmietasi uav ug fsoploph fitqovi ni vzqoph vjot gsun e ces xjomi jewoph e gix ciist. Et e sitamv, nz emdujum ati jet qmannivif. Og epzupi ot opvisitvif op nusi ecuav vji nifodevoup, muul aq vji Topdmeos nivjuf.
 
Hsih zua esi vji gostv qistup O siedjif uav vu up vji gusan.

O'n hmef vu jies ov't jimqoph. Cav veli desi ug zuastimg csu. O'n muuloph gusxesf vu nepz nusi dupwistevoupt.
 
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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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