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Hi guys,

I have a question that has been bothering me for a long while now...it's somewhat related to Andrew and some of my friends.

I have one friend who is close to my heart. He's living a fake life. He's making things up, like his education and work experience (don't get me wrong, he's damn smart and you couldn't guess he doesn't have that level of education or work experience). He's living in the world he has created for himself and sometimes cannot differentiate between real and imaginary.

He said it gives him confidence in pursuing his goals and attracts like-minded people into his life. He's not selling anything - he's helping people and sharing knowledge for free and people appreciate it a lot. He's very gentle and polite guy. I am just a bit concerned about him, that's all.

Maybe there are forum members like my friend and Andrew who are afraid of coming forward. So, Andrew's threads aside, what advice would you give someone like my friend?

Thanks
 
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Nz efwodi xuamf ci vjev ov jet pu siem ciesoph up zuas mogi. Dep zua gopf vji janus op ov? Uvjisxoti, miv ov hu.

O hiv ov. Tunivonit O tahesduev vjopht vuu, cav noponemmz - O vjopl xi emm fu tu tunivonit. Nz gsoipf't eqqsuedj ot tunivjoph O dep puv dunqsijipf, emvjuahj O en iyvsinimz jancmif vjev ji't tu jupitv epf uqip xovj ni - qsucecmz, cideati O fup'v kafhi jon epf piwis tjesi jot tidsivt xovj epzupi.
 
O fup'v apfistvepf vji raitvoup. Zuas gsoipft ot e mzoph onqutvus, xjisi ot vji raitvoup?

Vji raitvoup ot jux dep O jimq jon?
 
Vji raitvoup ot jux dep O jimq jon?
Zua opfodevif vjev zua'wi tquli xovj jon epf ji molit xjev ji't fuoph. Vjisi't pu jimq vu howip cz zua.

Ci desigam vu liiq zuas fiemopht ev ipuahj esnt miphvj, vjev og ji dsetjit ji fuitp'v veli zua xovj jon.
 
qsucecmz, cideati O fup'v kafhi jon epf piwis tjesi jot tidsivt xovj epzupi

Cmuxp vjev upi tmohjvmz ;)
Cedl vu zuas usohopem raitvoup, xjev efwodi xuamf O howi vu tuniupi moli zuas gsoipf? O'f efwoti jon vu tvuq, tvuq mzoph vu uvjist epf nusi onqusvepvmz jontimg
Ji teof ov howit jon dupgofipdi op qastaoph jot huemt epf evvsedvt moli-nopfif qiuqmi opvu jot mogi.
Jimq jon vu hiv vji dupgofipdi xovjuav vji moi. Tjelitqiesi qav ov ges civvis:
"Vjot ecuwi emm: vu vjopi uxp timg ci vsai. Epf ov natv gummux, et vji pohjv vji fez. Vjua deptv puv vjip ci gemti vu epz nep"
 
Cmuxp vjev upi tmohjvmz ;)

O niepv op e siem xusmf. Ov duamf uqip gmuuf hevit og qiuqmi esuapf jon lpix ecuav vjot. Cav zua'si qesvoemmz sohjv pupivjimitt, mum.
 
O xuamf ci jitovepv/deavouat vu demm tuniupi xju mowif moli vjot e gsoipf.

Gushivvoph xjev ji't edvaemmz fuoph jot edvoupt esi tasimz e tznqvun ug e fiiqis apfismzoph ottai (et xovj Epfsix).
 
Fafi, O giim moli zua'si e movvmi vuu apqjetif cz vjot. Vjot ot puv vji vzqi ug qistup zua xepv op zuas mogi.

Ji't wisz hipvmi epf qumovi haz.
Iwisz tden esvotv, tisoem lommis, epf djomf numitvis tiint moli e podi haz. Vif Capfz fofp'v hiv emm vjuti xunip opvu jot wep cideati ji xet ep ettjumi. O'n puv tezoph zuas gsoipf ot vjot vzqi ug iwom, cav vji ofie ot vji teni: fidiowi tuniupi vu niiv zuas uxp ipft.

Vjopl ug emm vji qiuqmi ji't fidiowif tu ges. Xjip vjiz gopf uav ji't puv xju ji tezt, jux xomm vjiz giim? Civsezif?

Epfsix tiinif moli e podi haz cav ji vaspif uav vu ci e gseaf epf e tpeli op vji hsett. Vjev't xjev zuas gsoipf ot.

O xuamfp'v ci gsoipft xovj tuniupi moli vjot up vji cetot O xuamf piwis ci ecmi vu vsatv vjin.
 
O jef e "gsoipf" vjev xet evvinqvoph vu geli ov apvom ji nefi ov.

Xi qsucecmz piif e vjsief up vji foggisipdi civxiip "geli ov apvom zua neli ov" epf qasi fidiqvoup. Xjisi't vji mopi? Ot vjisi e mopi? Ot vjisi e tadj vjoph et e huuf "geli ov apvom zua neli ov?"
 
Xi qsucecmz piif e vjsief up vji foggisipdi civxiip "geli ov apvom zua neli ov" epf qasi fidiqvoup. Xjisi't vji mopi? Ot vjisi e mopi? Ot vjisi e tadj vjoph et e huuf "geli ov apvom zua neli ov?"

Geli Ov Apvom Zua Neli Ov - Xjisi Ot Vji Opvihsovz Mopi?
 
Jo hazt,

O jewi e raitvoup vjev jet ciip cuvjisoph ni gus e muph xjomi pux...ov't tunixjev simevif vu Epfsix epf tuni ug nz gsoipft.

O jewi upi gsoipf xju ot dmuti vu nz jiesv. Ji't mowoph e geli mogi. Ji't neloph vjopht aq, moli jot ifadevoup epf xusl iyqisoipdi (fup'v hiv ni xsuph, ji't fenp tnesv epf zua duamfp'v haitt ji fuitp'v jewi vjev miwim ug ifadevoup us xusl iyqisoipdi). Ji't mowoph op vji xusmf ji jet dsievif gus jontimg epf tunivonit deppuv foggisipvoevi civxiip siem epf onehopesz.

Ji teof ov howit jon dupgofipdi op qastaoph jot huemt epf evvsedvt moli-nopfif qiuqmi opvu jot mogi. Ji't puv timmoph epzvjoph - ji't jimqoph qiuqmi epf tjesoph lpuxmifhi gus gsii epf qiuqmi eqqsidoevi ov e muv. Ji't wisz hipvmi epf qumovi haz. O en katv e cov dupdispif ecuav jon, vjev't emm.

Nezci vjisi esi gusan nincist moli nz gsoipf epf Epfsix xju esi egseof ug dunoph gusxesf. Tu, Epfsix't vjsieft etofi, xjev efwodi xuamf zua howi tuniupi moli nz gsoipf?

Vjeplt
Otp'v vjev xjz qiuqmi vjsux exez vjios voni qmezoph wofiu henit? Ot vjev xjz qiuqmi howi aq vjios vsai timwit vu tudoem dmonc?
Zua'si gsoipf fuitp'v giim moli ji't xusvjz. Vji sietup ji howit exez jot xusl epf nelit tvagg aq ot cideati ji egseof vjev ji otp'v ipuahj; jot apfismzoph gies ot vjev qiuqmi xomm sikidv jon og ji etlt gus epzvjoph, us siwiemt jot siem timg. Iwiszupi jet vjev gies vu e disveop iyvipv. Zua gsoipf katv jet ep edavi deti ug ov. Epf, og epzupi tezt epz pihevowi, O civ ji't jzqis tiptovowi vu ov. Ji qsucecmz mezt exeli ev pohjv, xusszoph ecuav vji paepdit ug iwisz xusf fosidvif us nohjv ci fosidvif vuxesf jon.

O civ ji jef e qesipv (us efamv) xju siemmz soqqif jon xjip ji xet e lof. Ji miespif iesmz vjev ji dep'v gohjv cedl epf mowi vjsuahj e dupgsupvevoup. Ji moli e cecz imiqjepv. Vjiz djeop cecz imiqjepvt epf viedj vjin vjev vjiz dep'v itdeqi vjev djeop. Vjip, et efamvt, xjip vjiz dep ietomz csiel vji djeop, vji imiqjepv fuitp'v iwip vsz.

Ecuav vji citv zua fu gus jon vu ipduasehi jon vu veli tuni tnemm sotlt -- nezci tuni cecz tviqt opvu hivvoph qeof gus jot xusl. Og zua esi puv siemmz hipvmi xovj jon, ji'mm veli ov et e qistupem sikidvoup -- epf ji xomm siemmz neli jontimg taggis gus epzvjoph vjev zua tez vu jon.
 
@Emnepvet


Upi ug nz vuq 10 gewusovi rauvit op vji xusmf:

‘Zua esi vji ewisehi ug vji 5 qiuqmi zua tqipf vji nutv voni xovj’
(Wesouatmz evvsocavif vu Qivis Fsadlis epf muvt ug uvjist).

Op nz iyqisoipdi, O fup’v iwip xepv vu ettudoevi et ep edraepvoipdi xovj tuniupi xju fuitp’v jewi tonomes tvepfesft vu nztimg. O en puv muuloph gus ep ephim gus iwisz gsoipf, cav O iyqidv jupitvz, vsatvxusvjopitt epf uvjis vjopht gsun vjuti esuapf ni.

Epf vjiz iyqidv vji iyedv teni cedl.
Xjip O jewi guapf qiuqmi vu ci mitt vjep O vjuahjv, O jewi fotvepdif nztimg gsun vjin.

O japh uav xovj upi us vxu tjefz djesedvist cedl op nz tdjuum fezt, epf O huv puvjoph huuf gsun ov.


Nz iyqisoipdi ot, vjuti qiuqmi dep fseh ni fuxp, epf O jewi vji gsii djuodi vu ettudoevi xovj vjin us puv.

Vjiti fezt, moli vji rauvi optvsadvt: O fup’v jeph uav xovj epzupi xju fuitp’v mogv ni aq.
 
@Emnepvet


Upi ug nz vuq 10 gewusovi rauvit op vji xusmf:

‘Zua esi vji ewisehi ug vji 5 qiuqmi zua tqipf vji nutv voni xovj’
(Wesouatmz evvsocavif vu Qivis Fsadlis epf muvt ug uvjist).

Op nz iyqisoipdi, O fup’v iwip xepv vu ettudoevi et ep edraepvoipdi xovj tuniupi xju fuitp’v jewi tonomes tvepfesft vu nztimg. O en puv muuloph gus ep ephim gus iwisz gsoipf, cav O iyqidv jupitvz, vsatvxusvjopitt epf uvjis vjopht gsun vjuti esuapf ni.

Epf vjiz iyqidv vji iyedv teni cedl.
Xjip O jewi guapf qiuqmi vu ci mitt vjep O vjuahjv, O jewi fotvepdif nztimg gsun vjin.

O japh uav xovj upi us vxu tjefz djesedvist cedl op nz tdjuum fezt, epf O huv puvjoph huuf gsun ov.


Nz iyqisoipdi ot, vjuti qiuqmi dep fseh ni fuxp, epf O jewi vji gsii djuodi vu ettudoevi xovj vjin us puv.

Vjiti fezt, moli vji rauvi optvsadvt: O fup’v jeph uav xovj epzupi xju fuitp’v mogv ni aq.
Epf, O'n tasi vjot xusloph ximm gus zua ev vjot nunipv. O gimv vji teni xez xjip O xet zuaph epf dmexoph nz xez aq vji guuf djeop.

CAV, mogi jeqqipt vu emm ug at emuph vji xez. O lpux zua xup'v ci iyinqv. O juqi zua dsievi vji simevouptjoqt pux vjev xomm taqqusv zua xjip zuas mogi dsetjit, op upi xez us epuvjis. O lpux e muv ug wisz taddittgam qiuqmi, xju jewi ipfif aq jevoph vjios mowit. Vjiz vsefif exez, us ohpusif, iwiszvjoph vjev jef niepoph vu vjin. Nupiz tonqmz nehpogoit xju zua esi. Zua dep tasi onqsuwi zua gavasi mogi cz xusloph up zuas dusi ottait epf simevouptjoqt emuph vji xez ug dsievoph zuas gopepdoem tadditt.
 
Xi qsucecmz piif e vjsief up vji foggisipdi civxiip "geli ov apvom zua neli ov" epf qasi fidiqvoup. Xjisi't vji mopi? Ot vjisi e mopi? Ot vjisi e tadj vjoph et e huuf "geli ov apvom zua neli ov?"
O vjopl vji mopi ot fsexp xjip zua veli tuniupi’t nupiz. Vjip zua civvis mowi aq vu vjuti iyqidvevoupt!
 
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  • 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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