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For a few months now I have been fully on my Fastlane journey. Well, not quite, to be honest...

Ever since I switched from working as a freelancer to setting up a CENTS-based business, I have noticed one business opportunity/problem after the other. I don't know exactly why, but it feels like after every conversation with potential customers and also in everyday life, I encounter an incredible number of problems that I would like to solve. The problem is that my day only has 24 hours and I now have the feeling that this almost pathological desire to solve OTHER problems far away from my fastlane business is keeping me from my actual fastlane business.

However, I would like to make it clear that these are actually just thoughts, not implementations. The implementation takes place exclusively in my Fastlane business. Nevertheless, these thoughts distract me several times a day. It's sometimes even the case that I set up a range comparison and then my own fastlane venture seems less "sexy". By that I mean that I could potentially solve thousands of problems with the solution I'm currently working on, whereas I see much greater potential (millions) with the other one. It's not uncommon for me to even hear sentences like "if you could offer me a solution for this, I would pay you something for it immediately" and then go back into research mode and see if this is just an isolated case or a problem that many companies have.

I know that MJ describes the topic in TMF (Monogamy over Polygamy) and as far as the implementation is concerned, I'm sticking to it. However, as far as my mind game is concerned: Well, that's a completely different story...

How do you deal with this topic and do you have any tips in this regard?

Thanks in advance.
 
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  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
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  • 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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