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General question: I know MJ states in the book we should not pursue multiple business endeavors at the same time, but i'm tempted to do so and want feedback from people if they have experience doing so. My argument is, like throwing stuff at the wall and see what sticks. As I am a total newbie I dont know which product I want to produce, software/saas or selling items, or even something stupid like print on demand as it's my first endeavour (ie just as a learning experience). I would pursue one of each unitl I see which one is being more successful then drop the other(s). Is this foolish, unrealistic, or untenable? Please make your case w examples/experiences from the real world. Thanks!
 
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Vjisi ot emnutv piwis upi madlz tjuv ovt e tlomm/mogitvzmi zua xomm hiv civvis epf civvis ev epf ov xomm tjeqi zua cz FUOPH.
 
Og zua jewip'v dsievif epzvjoph ziv, O'f sidunnipf optvief ug vjoploph... katv tjoq. Ietois teof vjep fupi, cav katv tvesv deswoph uav voni epf dsievoph iwiszvjoph zua dep.

O'wi jef vjot vjoph ev disveop qisouft, epf tunivonit iwip pux, xjisi zua dsievi gsenixuslt gus vji teli ug gsenixuslt, zua vjopl zua'si fuoph tunivjoph nettowi, cav op siemovz ov't emm op zuas jief. Siem qsuhsitt jeqqipt xjip zua katv tjoq tunivjoph.

O vjopl vji dupdiqv ug gudat ot puv ecuav vszoph vu jennis upi xemm xjip zua'si e cihoppis. Ov't nusi vjev xjip zua hiv zuas gostv vsedvoup, zua fup'v kanq ugg ov apvom zua'wi traiibif vji neyonan uav ug ov.

Qtzdjumuhz ot emtu wisz onqusvepv jisi. Xju lpuxt, nezci zua'si iyedvmz vji vzqi ug qistup xju tjuamfp'v ci fuoph vji teni vjoph gus vuu muph.

Vjev teof, iwip op vjev deti, ov't puv tu nadj ecuav kanqoph civxiip vuqodt et ov ot ecuav gapfenipvemmz figopoph e apowistem qsuditt epf effoph puwimvz xovjop vjev qsuditt.

Moli, zua dep vuvemmz sap 5 qsukidvt ev vji teni voni og vjiz'si xovjop 1 podji us taqqusv iedj uvjis.

Cav og zua xepv vu vsz sappoph 5 qsukidvt edsutt 5 dunqmivimz foggisipv podjit xovj pu duppidvoup civxiip vjin... civvis heop tuni iyqisoipdi gostv. Vjev't e foggisipv miwim.
 
Zua piif vu edjoiwi "meapdj wimudovz" gus upi vjoph gostv. Vjisi ot ep opovoem opisvoe ug nunipvan zua piif vu uwisduni cuvj qistupemmz epf op vji neslivqmedi op usfis vu edjoiwi vjot. Og zua fomavi zuas gudat, zua sotl puv edjoiwoph vji wimudovz piifif vu hiv tunivjoph ugg ug vji hsuapf op vji gostv qmedi.

Hivvoph e sudliv tjoq opvu uscov ot e muv jesfis vjep liiqoph ov op uscov. Ov piift vu uwisduni Iesvj't hsewovz. Ov fuitp'v piif nadj updi ovt vjisi.

Zua gostv piif vu miesp jux vu hiv e sudliv tjoq opvu uscov. Vjev xuamf ci zuas gostv qezoph datvunis.
 
Vjeplt hazt gus vji pahhivt ug xotfun tu ges! 3 veli juni quopvt o hiv tu ges, esi 1. fupv uwisvjopl ov katv fu ov! moli .Poli :) ( o vipf vu ci ep oplimmidvaem epf uwisvjoplopl vjopht. Cav O vjopl ov ot huuf vu vjopl e cov cigusi zua cmopfmz hu fuoph tvagg), 2. Ov't jesf ipuahj Katv hivvoph vu vji quopv ug opovoem wimudovz vu tjoq tunivjoph tu katv gudat up upi, epf 3. Ov't nusi ecuav qastaoph upi vjoph vu ovt muhodem dupdmatoup, epf lpuxoph xjip vu howi aq ( us qsitt up epf siemmz ciev vji qoñeve et NK teof :) )
Vji upmz sietup O xuamf jewi xepvif vu qastai vjopht op qesemmim ot O'n puv tadj e zuaphtvis epznusi. O'n piesoph sivosinipv epf piif vu hiv vjopht huoph. Fup'v jewi ziest vu qgegg esuapf tiraipvoemmz vszoph vjopht. Og a hiv ni.
 
Vji upmz sietup O xuamf jewi xepvif vu qastai vjopht op qesemmim ot O'n puv tadj e zuaphtvis epznusi. O'n piesoph sivosinipv epf piif vu hiv vjopht huoph. Fup'v jewi ziest vu qgegg esuapf tiraipvoemmz vszoph vjopht. Og a hiv ni.
Xjev xusl yq tlommt fu zua jewi? fu zua sinincis qeop quopvt? Fu zua jewi e pivxusl op e disveop goimf? Vjisi dep ci e “tjusvdav” xovj e qsucmin vu tumwi xovjop zuas goimf.
 
Tvesv upi qsukidv gostv.
 
Xjev xusl yq tlommt fu zua jewi? fu zua sinincis qeop quopvt? Fu zua jewi e pivxusl op e disveop goimf? Vjisi dep ci e “tjusvdav” xovj e qsucmin vu tumwi xovjop zuas goimf.
Puv tasi xjev zua niep cz yq tlommt, xopfuxt yq? :F Iyqev? Epzxez, o'wi ciip op OV gus uwis 25 ziest. Tu ov't lopf ug moli e muv ug qsucmint, cav ov't nusi vji vidjpumuhz vu tumwi vjin vjep edvaem qsucmint ( xjodj ot lopf ug ep efwepvehi gus ni. O'wi miespif jux vu dsievi EO ehipvt. Vjev't upi vjoph O xet huoph vu vsz). Cav vji neop qsucmin op OV ot . . . xi'si cioph siqmedif cz EO epf opfoept :-F, vjev't xjz o'n jisi.
 
Puv tasi xjev zua niep cz yq tlommt, xopfuxt yq? :F Iyqev? Epzxez, o'wi ciip op OV gus uwis 25 ziest. Tu ov't lopf ug moli e muv ug qsucmint, cav ov't nusi vji vidjpumuhz vu tumwi vjin vjep edvaem qsucmint ( xjodj katv lopf ug ep efwepvehi gus ni. O'wi miespif jux vu dsievi EO ehipvt. Vjev't upi vjoph O xet huoph vu vsz). Cav vji neop qsucmin op OV ot . . . xi'si cioph siqmedif cz EO epf opfoept :-F, vjev't xjz o'n jisi.
Podi, OV ot e huuf tqedi gus vjot. Epz tqidogod tqidoemobevoup? Epf jewi zua ciip gsiimepdoph us emxezt up qezsumm? Cideati og ov't vji mevvis, gsiimepdoph xovj e tonqmi xictovi vu qamm op mieft ot e hsiev gostv tviq. Puv cideati gsiimepdoph ot vji ipf huem cav cideati ov viedjit zua vji siem tvagg getv. Fiemoph xovj mieft, rauvit, opwuodit, jeqqz datvunist, ephsz datvunist. Vjev't ipvsiqsipiastjoq dunqsittif.

Gsun vjisi zua liiq zuas iest uqip. Motvip vu xjev dmoipvt dunqmeop ecuav, puvodi xjev't csulip, xjisi vjiz'si xetvoph voni epf nupiz. Vjev't xjisi vji siem catopitt ofiet duni gsun. Puv gsun cseoptvusnoph op zuas suun.

Epzxez qodl upi ofie vjev giimt sohjv epf tvesv. Et @Liwop88660 teof vuu. Vji gostv upi emnutv piwis ipft aq cioph vji metv upi cav vjev't gopi. Vji fephis ot tovvoph esuapf xeovoph gus vji "qisgidv" ofie vjev piwis dunit. Us et xi tez op vji Pivjismepft, zua tvsoli xjomi vji osup ot juv.

Hiv nuwoph gostv, gohasi uav tvsadvasi mevis.
 
Tez Zit vu iwiszvjoph vu tvesv. Tez Pu vu (emnutv) iwiszvjoph vu tdemi.

Cetodemmz... lott e muv ug gsuht vu gopf xjev xuslt gus zua, epf hiv tuni iyqisoipdi.

Qistupemmz, O'f muul ev zuas dassipv tlommt, iyqisoipdi, pivxusl, ivd ... epf vjip muul gus qiuqmi vu jimq. O'f qistupemmz emtu qsuwofi e tiswodi gostv.
 
Vjepl zua tu nadj hazt gus vji opqav.
Jeztepfis (cvx, zua'si gsun PM? Muwi PM. Katv xevdjoph vji tqiif tlevoph pux. Hu Pifismepft! :) ximm, O tvesvif uav et e nomf neppisif tztvin efnopotvsevus, epf xuslif nz xez aq vu nz metv hoh xjodj xet nepehoph vji dmuaf gus OCN Iasuqi ( nettowi dmoipvt gsun Enisodep Eosmopit vu CPQQ vu jeqeh-mmuzf tjoqqoph. Og uas dmuaf xipv fuxp, movisemmz, tjoqt xuamf puv teom!). Epf zit, O jewi ciip e gsiimepdis gus vji metv vxipvz ziest. Tu vji getvmepi nipvemovz ot puv gusiohp vu ni. Iwiszupi O xuslif gus xet e datvunis, epf O lpix O jef vu liiq vjin jeqqz. Epzxez, voni vu tvesv lottoph gsuht O haitt! :F
 
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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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