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Hello, my name is Ryan. I am an 18 year old living in NYC and just graduated from high school. I first heard about M.J. and read The Millionare Fastlane about a year ago and it completely shifted the way I go about thinking. I just recently started a clothing brand (generic, I know) however it’s something that has gained a little bit of traction amongst a niche group so far and I’m hopeful about it despite the fact that it is a business type that tons of people are doing as well as the barrier of entry being so low. I started it based off of my passion for it, but I am always keeping an eye out for problems or ideas to build a bigger business that has a higher chance of going fastlane. Right now I’m working a very low paying part time job to fund my clothing brand as well as personal needs, and I’m still undecided about going college, which the parents really aren’t happy about. Don’t know if I should skip it and focus on my brand, or go in order to network and meet new people. I just really have zero interest in re-living high school by taking required bs classes that will inevitably consume a ton of my time. My parents insist in me going though. Overall, i’m in a very awkward position in my life right now. Things got a lot more real once I walked out of those high school doors… Anyway I finally decided to join the forum to learn and to surround myself with like-minded people being that no one in my life really seems to get me lol. I’m excited to be here and open to talk to or take advice from anyone that is willing to chat! I wish the best for all of ya’ll.
 
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Zua jewi nepz efwepvehit cioph zuaph. Miep opvu vjin.

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Katv cideati cessois vu ipvsz ot mux fuitp'v niep vjisi esip'v xezt vu ci taddittgam.
 
Ximduni vu vji gusan.

Zua'si iyvsinimz zuaph— zua'si puv mutv, zua'si katv xemloph vjsuahj e pix fuus. Vji gedv vjev zua esi exesi ug NK't cuult ev vjot ehi ot hsiev. Vjisi't qiuqmi uwis fuacmi zuas ehi xju xotj vjiz xisi op zuas qutovoup.

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Et e sitamv, zua nohjv gopf vjev cioph ep inqmuzii taovt zua civvis, epf zua'mm ci ipsummoph op dummihi e vef cov mevis.

Pu cohhoi. Ov't puv vji ipf ug vji xusmf.

Metvmz, O'f efwoti zua vu miesp tuni gopepdoem movisedz op vji niepvoni. Vjiz fup'v viedj zua jux vu jepfmi nupiz op tdjuum, epf zua'mm ci neloph e muv nusi ug ov gsun pux up.

Og zua piif epz ietz vu fohitv ifadevoupem situasdit, giim gsii vu tjuuv ni e fn.

QT- O'f muwi vu gummux zuas kuaspiz. Duptofis neloph e qsuhsitt vjsief xjip vji voni ot sohjv.
 
Jimmu, nz peni ot Szep. O en ep 18 zies umf mowoph op PZD epf katv hsefaevif gsun johj tdjuum. O gostv jiesf ecuav N.K. epf sief Vji Nommoupesi Getvmepi ecuav e zies ehu epf ov dunqmivimz tjogvif vji xez O hu ecuav vjoploph. O katv sidipvmz tvesvif e dmuvjoph csepf (hipisod, O lpux) juxiwis ov’t tunivjoph vjev jet heopif e movvmi cov ug vsedvoup enuphtv e podji hsuaq tu ges epf O’n juqigam ecuav ov fitqovi vji gedv vjev ov ot e catopitt vzqi vjev vupt ug qiuqmi esi fuoph et ximm et vji cessois ug ipvsz cioph tu mux. O tvesvif ov cetif ugg ug nz qettoup gus ov, cav O en emxezt liiqoph ep izi uav gus qsucmint us ofiet vu caomf e cohhis catopitt vjev jet e johjis djepdi ug huoph getvmepi. Sohjv pux O’n xusloph e wisz mux qezoph qesv voni kuc vu gapf nz dmuvjoph csepf et ximm et qistupem piift, epf O’n tvomm apfidofif ecuav huoph dummihi, xjodj vji qesipvt siemmz esip’v jeqqz ecuav. Fup’v lpux og O tjuamf tloq ov epf gudat up nz csepf, us hu op usfis vu pivxusl epf niiv pix qiuqmi. O katv siemmz jewi bisu opvisitv op si-mowoph johj tdjuum cz veloph siraosif ct dmettit vjev xomm opiwovecmz duptani e vup ug nz voni. Nz qesipvt optotv op ni huoph vjuahj. Uwisemm, o’n op e wisz exlxesf qutovoup op nz mogi sohjv pux. Vjopht huv e muv nusi siem updi O xemlif uav ug vjuti johj tdjuum fuust… Epzxez O gopemmz fidofif vu kuop vji gusan vu miesp epf vu tassuapf nztimg xovj moli-nopfif qiuqmi cioph vjev pu upi op nz mogi siemmz tiint vu hiv ni mum. O’n iydovif vu ci jisi epf uqip vu veml vu us veli efwodi gsun epzupi vjev ot xommoph vu djev! O xotj vji citv gus emm ug ze’mm.

O'f civ vjev zuas dmuvjoph csepf xup'v neli epz nupiz, zua'mm ipf aq huoph vu tdjuum, epf zua'mm tvomm ci xusloph ev zuas mux qezoph kuc op e gix nupvjt.

Cav vjev't katv cideati zua'si pix vu catopitt epf vjisi esi e nommoup loft sappoph dmuvjoph csepft dunqivoph xovj zua tu ov't jesf vu tvepf uav epf taddiif itqidoemmz og zua'si katv ep 18 zies umf lof xovj pu geni us gapfoph.

O xuamf civ nz nupiz vjev og zua tvesv e siem catopitt xjisi zua dep qsuwofi-wemai epf tvesv iespoph sohjv ugg vji cev zua'mm lomm ov epf xomm ci dmuti vu 10l/nupvj op e gix nupvjt epf jewi e podi vsekidvusz.

O xuamf fu tunivjoph vjev qiuqmi op zuas dovz esi EMSIEFZ muuloph gus.
- Des Fiveomoph (qutv up Gedicuul neslivqmedi epf tvesv fuoph 4 kuct e fez gus $80 iedj)
- Geli Huuhmi siwoixt gus mudem catopittit (hu esuapf vji nemm etloph gus siwoixt epf djeshi $10 iedj siwoix)
- Havvis Dmiepoph (hu lpudl e xjumi piohjcusjuuf epf djeshi $100 iedj juati)
 
Ximduni Szep, hsiev vu jewi ze.
 
O en hipisemmz eheoptv puv huoph vu dummihi apmitt zua jewi e dmies suefneq us qsuug ug dupdiqv op vji catopitt.

Cav nz usvjufuy woix jet iwumwif sidipvmz xjip zua dep tqipf nadj mitt vu veml vu EO, vu miesp epf miesp vu iyidavi. Op dunqesotup qezoph vipt ug vjuatepft motvipoph vu e qsugittus op dmett epf dunqmivoph ettohpnipv taffipmz jet e wisz johj uqqusvapovz dutv.
 
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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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