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I’m 100% Trotmans.
This book is, at the same time, disturbing and fascinating.

Because it scares you how much you’re in danger if you don’t do something.

And it tells you, step by step, what to do to get out.

That's an amazing book.
 
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If you read THE GREAT RAT RACE ESCAPE , please post here!

I'm happy to announce that my next full length book (444 pages, 16 hours Audible) is now available with a release date of Tuesday June 29th, 2021.

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##### SUMMARY

UNSCRIPTED - The Great Rat Race Escape : From Wage Slavery to Wealth, How to Start a Purpose Driven Business and Win Financial Freedom for a Lifetime
(Yes, really long but I was able to get to work on the cover!)

By all appearances, Jeff and Samantha Trotman are living the American Dream. But behind the white picket fence, they endure an American Nightmare. With little time for each other, a pile of debt, and Ferrari taste on a Ford budget, the ruse of affluence is killing them. Two respectable jobs and a lovely suburban house paint a pretty picture, but behind the ink is a broken marriage rife with meaningless work and dead dreams. And now, with an unplanned pregnancy, they’re facing a mid-life crisis twenty years early.

With little time and looming bankruptcy, the Trotmans are forced to face the red-pill truth they long denied: They were living, but they weren’t alive. Determined to resurrect their life and their marriage, the Trotmans plot a rat-race escape—only to find themselves more thickly in it.

As tensions rise and hope fades, follow along step-by-step as the Trotmans pivot to a new strategy and a new career: starting a business as entrepreneurs.

While they navigate their journey, you’ll learn 120 wealth-building strategies and principles that your mainstream financial guru won’t dare reveal—actionable concepts that will help you profit your way into the Unscripted 1%, an emerging economic class of entrepreneurs who enjoy a lifetime of freedom emancipated from miserly living and Wall Street's "save, pray, and wait" paradigm. Discover how one family escapes the rat-race grind and wins a lifetime of financial freedom, leaving behind the tyranny of meaningless jobs and mediocre living— and how you can too.

  • The Bad Math Principle: Why most people will never escape the rat-race, much less earn financial freedom.
  • The 1/5/10 Strategy: How this one simple exercise will unearth your ultimate dream life while establishing a decision framework for its reality
  • The Honeypot Principle: Why the financial media's "invest a $100/mo for 40 years in indexed-funds" narrative is part of the same rat-race scheme, just a different side of the same rigged coin.
  • The Dual Change Strategy: The two divergent sides of change and how it can make you a fortune.
  • The Value Skew Strategy: How to find literally 1000s of business ideas and why you never need to "disrupt" or invent anything new or novel.
  • The Millionaire Payday Strategy: How to spot opportunities to hire yourself and earn an instant millionaire-making income.
  • The Cinderella Principle: Why starting a business based on a cultural trend or a fad is a horrible idea.
  • The Perseverance Strategy: Never struggle with motivation again; the four necessary ingredients to tap into unlimited motivation and determination, regardless of the obstacles in your way.
  • The Triangulated Value Strategy: Learn how to never quit three-feet from gold: The 3-pronged strategy in maximizing marketing yields while also illuminating the "quit or continue" decision.
  • and over 110+ more!
Don’t let the rat-race and its co-conspirators proclaim your life as non-essential. Don’t let the rat-race entice you to save your life away for the promise of an elderly retirement. Don’t let the rat-race lull you into a tedious existence medicated by television, video games, and trivial sporting events.

Go Unscripted , escape the rat-race, and win your happily-ever-after.

##### DOWNLOAD SAMPLE CHAPTERS
>>> If you'd like to download the first 40 pages, visit here.
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I just finished reading it. Such an interesting and nice way to explain how to become Unscripted . Needless to say, I've been invested in the story side of the book. Not only it is a highly educational book, but it's also very entertaining and motivating. Another book I just can't stop recommending to friends. (and I won't stop, now that I finished it)
 

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Just finished reading this book last night. I liked the format of a split between fiction and non-fiction. I found myself enjoying the Trotman sections quite thoroughly, and I would read any book you wrote that was "fiction".

Keep doing what you love MJ.
 

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Of the three, I this one hit home for me the most. Using the stories of Jeff and Samantha to teach lessons helped them sink in. As I hear similar rat-race stories throughout my friend group, it makes me think back. Definitely need to read again.
 

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i just finished the book and i think it's great the way the story demonstrated how to apply the principles and deal with setbacks it was amazing plus it made me dig deeper into the escape number i think i now have a goal that i can in a few years 10 /10
 
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Finished reading the book yesterday and I must say that this one is my favourite! I really like the concept of writing a story with all the fastlane principles inside of it. This book is also a great option for those that don't like "self-help" books in general and prefer to read fiction.
 

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i listened to the book on audible , this style of writing with the fictional storyline is very enjoyable.
Great read.
 
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Ive read this book a few months ago. Have to say it was my favourite, i loved the story alongside
 

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Read the great rat race escape and can relate to the struggle the couple in the book went through. Definitly need and going to read it again.
 

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I just finished reading MJ's third book, and I must say, the message it conveys is quite reminiscent of his previous works. However, what I really appreciated was the storytelling approach used to convey the message.


Let's have a candid moment here. As a young, single entrepreneur, I found it incredibly easy to relate to MJ, especially given my interest in Lamborghinis.

However, as a married man of 33 with two young children, I discovered a surprising level of relatability in the book. In fact, I felt confident enough to to point that I felt like I could share it with my wife and involve her in a plan to transform our lives.

Currently, the book rests on her night table, waiting patiently for her to finish her current read.
I'm genuinely excited about the possibilities this book presents.

Thank you, MJ!
 

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Hello Dear MJ, thanks for all your books, they are fantastic. I really need to read "The great rat race escape " in Italian version to understand better all your advice. When it becomes
available in Italian version? Please let me know. Thanks. Regards.
 
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If you read THE GREAT RAT RACE ESCAPE , please post here!

I'm happy to announce that my next full length book (444 pages, 16 hours Audible) is now available with a release date of Tuesday June 29th, 2021.

- Audible Audiobook
- Amazon Paperback
- Amazon Kindle
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##### SUMMARY

UNSCRIPTED - The Great Rat Race Escape : From Wage Slavery to Wealth, How to Start a Purpose Driven Business and Win Financial Freedom for a Lifetime
(Yes, really long but I was able to get to work on the cover!)

By all appearances, Jeff and Samantha Trotman are living the American Dream. But behind the white picket fence, they endure an American Nightmare. With little time for each other, a pile of debt, and Ferrari taste on a Ford budget, the ruse of affluence is killing them. Two respectable jobs and a lovely suburban house paint a pretty picture, but behind the ink is a broken marriage rife with meaningless work and dead dreams. And now, with an unplanned pregnancy, they’re facing a mid-life crisis twenty years early.

With little time and looming bankruptcy, the Trotmans are forced to face the red-pill truth they long denied: They were living, but they weren’t alive. Determined to resurrect their life and their marriage, the Trotmans plot a rat-race escape—only to find themselves more thickly in it.

As tensions rise and hope fades, follow along step-by-step as the Trotmans pivot to a new strategy and a new career: starting a business as entrepreneurs.

While they navigate their journey, you’ll learn 120 wealth-building strategies and principles that your mainstream financial guru won’t dare reveal—actionable concepts that will help you profit your way into the Unscripted 1%, an emerging economic class of entrepreneurs who enjoy a lifetime of freedom emancipated from miserly living and Wall Street's "save, pray, and wait" paradigm. Discover how one family escapes the rat-race grind and wins a lifetime of financial freedom, leaving behind the tyranny of meaningless jobs and mediocre living— and how you can too.

  • The Bad Math Principle: Why most people will never escape the rat-race, much less earn financial freedom.
  • The 1/5/10 Strategy: How this one simple exercise will unearth your ultimate dream life while establishing a decision framework for its reality
  • The Honeypot Principle: Why the financial media's "invest a $100/mo for 40 years in indexed-funds" narrative is part of the same rat-race scheme, just a different side of the same rigged coin.
  • The Dual Change Strategy: The two divergent sides of change and how it can make you a fortune.
  • The Value Skew Strategy: How to find literally 1000s of business ideas and why you never need to "disrupt" or invent anything new or novel.
  • The Millionaire Payday Strategy: How to spot opportunities to hire yourself and earn an instant millionaire-making income.
  • The Cinderella Principle: Why starting a business based on a cultural trend or a fad is a horrible idea.
  • The Perseverance Strategy: Never struggle with motivation again; the four necessary ingredients to tap into unlimited motivation and determination, regardless of the obstacles in your way.
  • The Triangulated Value Strategy: Learn how to never quit three-feet from gold: The 3-pronged strategy in maximizing marketing yields while also illuminating the "quit or continue" decision.
  • and over 110+ more!
Don’t let the rat-race and its co-conspirators proclaim your life as non-essential. Don’t let the rat-race entice you to save your life away for the promise of an elderly retirement. Don’t let the rat-race lull you into a tedious existence medicated by television, video games, and trivial sporting events.

Go Unscripted , escape the rat-race, and win your happily-ever-after.

##### DOWNLOAD SAMPLE CHAPTERS
>>> If you'd like to download the first 40 pages, visit here.
View attachment 40258

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read the book :) !
 
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Love the style of writing and this one is another great read. Book read
 

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Finally finished Great Rat Race Escape ! It was great. So many awesome principles, some revisits from the other books, but many of the recaps are put in different and better ways.

The fiction was actually really enjoyable too. It was eerily similar to my story, starting a business this year and finding out my wife and I are having a baby a few months in. If the Trotmans can do it maybe we can!

Feel bad for the poor dairy farmer though. :rofl:
 

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Listened to it and it was my favourite so far! :)
I'm going to order a paper copy as well so I can take notes and better absorb the info
Thanks MJ :)
 
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I read it!
Enjoyed it tremendously. I love how actionable the chapters are.
(I admit I skipped most of the fiction stuff, out of personal preference for non-fiction)
 
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this is the only book that I bought digitally (thanks Google Play Store) because I usually save money for my business. Anyway, loved the format and its relatability to the real world (even if it is fictional).
 

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Finally got around to reading this and finished it on Audible this morning, also bought a hard copy to refer back to. Fantastic read, no surprise. I really liked the Trotman’s story, it went a long way to help convey the topics covered. Made me a little hurt that all the ’dumber’ characters seem to have southern accents, but maybe that’s just Scott Thomas’ creative decision. I’ll get over it

Can’t remember if it was in the other books, but The Drake Equation Principle and The Napkin Strategy really stood out to me as being super actionable. I’m starting to see lots of opportunities working for my family’s business, and this method is going to play a big role in my decisions.

Thanks for all the work MJ! You’ve even inspired me to ‘try’ a vegan burger
 

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If you read THE GREAT RAT RACE ESCAPE , please post here!

I'm happy to announce that my next full length book (444 pages, 16 hours Audible) is now available with a release date of Tuesday June 29th, 2021.

- Audible Audiobook
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##### SUMMARY

UNSCRIPTED - The Great Rat Race Escape : From Wage Slavery to Wealth, How to Start a Purpose Driven Business and Win Financial Freedom for a Lifetime
(Yes, really long but I was able to get to work on the cover!)

By all appearances, Jeff and Samantha Trotman are living the American Dream. But behind the white picket fence, they endure an American Nightmare. With little time for each other, a pile of debt, and Ferrari taste on a Ford budget, the ruse of affluence is killing them. Two respectable jobs and a lovely suburban house paint a pretty picture, but behind the ink is a broken marriage rife with meaningless work and dead dreams. And now, with an unplanned pregnancy, they’re facing a mid-life crisis twenty years early.

With little time and looming bankruptcy, the Trotmans are forced to face the red-pill truth they long denied: They were living, but they weren’t alive. Determined to resurrect their life and their marriage, the Trotmans plot a rat-race escape—only to find themselves more thickly in it.

As tensions rise and hope fades, follow along step-by-step as the Trotmans pivot to a new strategy and a new career: starting a business as entrepreneurs.

While they navigate their journey, you’ll learn 120 wealth-building strategies and principles that your mainstream financial guru won’t dare reveal—actionable concepts that will help you profit your way into the Unscripted 1%, an emerging economic class of entrepreneurs who enjoy a lifetime of freedom emancipated from miserly living and Wall Street's "save, pray, and wait" paradigm. Discover how one family escapes the rat-race grind and wins a lifetime of financial freedom, leaving behind the tyranny of meaningless jobs and mediocre living— and how you can too.

  • The Bad Math Principle: Why most people will never escape the rat-race, much less earn financial freedom.
  • The 1/5/10 Strategy: How this one simple exercise will unearth your ultimate dream life while establishing a decision framework for its reality
  • The Honeypot Principle: Why the financial media's "invest a $100/mo for 40 years in indexed-funds" narrative is part of the same rat-race scheme, just a different side of the same rigged coin.
  • The Dual Change Strategy: The two divergent sides of change and how it can make you a fortune.
  • The Value Skew Strategy: How to find literally 1000s of business ideas and why you never need to "disrupt" or invent anything new or novel.
  • The Millionaire Payday Strategy: How to spot opportunities to hire yourself and earn an instant millionaire-making income.
  • The Cinderella Principle: Why starting a business based on a cultural trend or a fad is a horrible idea.
  • The Perseverance Strategy: Never struggle with motivation again; the four necessary ingredients to tap into unlimited motivation and determination, regardless of the obstacles in your way.
  • The Triangulated Value Strategy: Learn how to never quit three-feet from gold: The 3-pronged strategy in maximizing marketing yields while also illuminating the "quit or continue" decision.
  • and over 110+ more!
Don’t let the rat-race and its co-conspirators proclaim your life as non-essential. Don’t let the rat-race entice you to save your life away for the promise of an elderly retirement. Don’t let the rat-race lull you into a tedious existence medicated by television, video games, and trivial sporting events.

Go Unscripted , escape the rat-race, and win your happily-ever-after.

##### DOWNLOAD SAMPLE CHAPTERS
>>> If you'd like to download the first 40 pages, visit here.
View attachment 40258

View attachment 40257
I'm now in the middle of reading this book for the second time :)
 
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Listening to the book in audio format (mostly when walking with dog or driving). It's so good, I also bought in paper to have better look at the numbers (and to give to my friend). Unfortunately, Amazon delivery isn't the best (thew left it under the rain), but going to re-order.

Great book! I really like the narrative format and the story.
 

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Read the book. Was my first MJ book. It was well done. I enjoyed the part about people doing what they are told without questioning. We have to remember that this is true in all aspects of life and not just in the way we make our money
 

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