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MJ DeMarco
I followed the science; all I found was money.
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FASTLANE INSIDER
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Read Rat-Race Escape!
Read Fastlane!
Read Unscripted!
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Speedway Pass
it is truly the most influential book I have ever read.
Thank you, I'm happy to hear I was able to make a difference.
that I don't believe I am entitled to or deserve anything.
You aren't -- you have the free-will to pursue what makes you happy, or you have the free-will to think it's someone else's job to make you comfortable.
I'm not owed a damn thing.
I believe you are owed the freedom to pursue a life that matters.
Do those of you who have accumulated large amounts of wealth believe that there is a healthy level of entitlement that drove your success?
No, exactly the opposite. I can earn the life I feel I deserve -- but it will be hard, it might be long hours, and it won't be all sunshine and rainbows. Life is not fair, human beings can be corrupt, and capitalism has its flaws -- but it is still the best economic system in the world because it is based upon individuality and freedom. I also know that my grinding effort will need to be channelled into a SYSTEM that UNLIMITEDLY rewards versus LIMITEDLY caps. This is the Fastlane construct.
Greed is a human characteristic and no economic system can eradicate it, despite what the liberal politicians might tell you. The objective is to channel that, mute it, or refocus it into things that add value to society, the help our fellow man, and ultimately, make the place a better world.
The FASTLANE is NOT about making a fortune by screwing anyone and everyone, destroying the environment, and being a shady business owner-- it's about winning absolute freedom in your life (within the scope of our cultural constraints, which requires money, sometimes a lot of) by virtue of providing actual value to others, and a lot of it.
"I deserve to be wealthy."
The only thing I believe you deserve is the freedom to choose, the freedom to act, and the freedom to pursue.
"Wealth" can only be delivered by the market by inputting a value stimulus. The larger the stimulus, the greater your wealth.
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