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The Great Rat-Race Escape by MJ DeMarco, Now Available (All formats!)

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Hi MJ! Looking forward to the new book! When will it be available to order as paperback/hardcover on Amazon?
 
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Hi MJ! Looking forward to the new book! When will it be available to order as paperback/hardcover on Amazon?
Joining to this question.
Pre-ordered the kindle version and read first fragment.
Now I'm curious - there are so many principles and strategies in the book..., which ones are the most important and should be putted to action first?
 

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On June 29th it can be ordered, less than 2 weeks from today. Or on Audiobook.



Depends on what you need to implement. Some of them might be alrady part of your life. The Strategies and Principles are related to the ongoing story in the book.
Hi MJ, I was curious concerning the availability "worldwide". Is it gonna be available say in Canada on release day and if so, will it be solely on the web or physical (hard) copies are also at play? Because I think nothing has been mentioned regarding global availability... thanks and wishing you the best of luck.
 

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It should be available worldwide, assuming I time everything right.
Thanks for the update, it's good to know. Timing is definitely important. Which platforms (online and physical) do you consider for the release if I may ask? I suppose amazon and viperion of course.
 

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Should I order and read Unscripted first? Does the order matter?
 

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Should I order and read Unscripted first? Does the order matter?
I'd suggest you start with watching book summaries of the first two books on Youtube to understand cents and tunef, I think it might be hard to understand the entire business model MJ teaches without getting the basics
 
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I'd suggest you start with watching book summaries of the first two books on Youtube to understand cents and tunef, I think it might be hard to understand the entire business model MJ teaches without getting the basics
Im almost done with MFL. I'll probably just read Unscripted next but thought I'd ask.
 

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No, it doesn't matter. Each book stands on its own.



Please don't read book summaries, they first cost me sales, and second, they NEVER are accurate.

I just had to request Blinkist remove their book summaries of my books -- they were horrible, so bad, I wouldn't read my own books after the hatchet job they did.
Oh God, okay I didn't know apps like Blinkist and these book summaries can be so bad
 

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Celebrate REAL INDEPENDENCE on your INDEPENDENCE DAY weekend.

I'm happy to announce that my next full length book (444 pages, 13 hours Audible) is now up for pre-release with a release date of Tuesday June 29th, 2021.

##### 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.

##### HOW TO ORDER

>>> Pre-Order on Kindle.
>>> If you'd like to download the first 40 pages, visit here.
>>> Paperback and Audible Audiobook available on June 29th, 2021
>>> If you'd like to get an advanced copy (BEFORE June 29th) please register above to receive the first 40 pages and you will be added to an advanced list.
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Got mine yesterday and been reading in between euro cup games. So far I am intrigued, and its good.
 

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MJ DeMarco

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So far the chapter "A new hope" is by far my favorite. It's frickin hilarious. The way Sam talks about the books is exactly on point with what my girlfriend thought before reading them. :D

You mean Jeff's reaction? Sam read the books, Jeff did not.
 
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You mean Jeff's reaction? Sam read the books, Jeff did not.
I guess it's more like Sam's. She wouldn't go as far as call it a pyramid scheme, but cheesy title? juvenile writing? That's right on point there :D.
 

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Started reading the Kindle version today.

Yah! Looks like Audible was able to get the book on sale by it's release date!

Now available on Audio-book!


That's surprising. Often it takes them a few weeks to process a book half the length of yours. Great to hear it didn't happen to you and you can sell all the formats right away.
 
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Yea, it was really curious to me. It only took 1.5 business days. They recently improved their process to TEN business days. Maybe because I made it exclusive?

I always do exclusive. I guess they're finally improving the most frustrating aspect of publishing with them.
 

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Ahahaha :rofl:

The writing is a bit juvenile for your taste, but the math made perfect sense and --

Caught me off guard.
 
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Thank you so much, it really is appreciated, especially since I don't monetize my philosophy in any other ventures like courses, seminars, coaching, etc. :thumbsup:
Why not? Many rat racers too lazy to read a book or don't have time for it.
You can encourage people to take action and change life this way too.
Even though you kinda promoting live in grand style, not sure it's for everyone, just curious to try it:)

By the way love the new book, got what I was looking for and getting unstuck, list of strategies/principles linked to CENTS very useful, looks like this book even better than Millionaire Fastlane in a lot of ways.
I think you are mocking your own characters throughout the book))

Right now have client who don't care about profit, just can't understand it.
 
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Just bought! Can't wait to read it!
 

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Hi MJ, will the book be physically available through Canadian retailers? What about viperion website? Although I can order it quickly from amazon, sometimes I rather support other providers and see other options available. Thanks and congrats!

That's up to them. As for having them myself, I don't ship to CANADA due to the cost. And I don't have any in stock right now due to my printer being backlogged.
 

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It's been a heatwave here in Ireland lately! Though the winters can be depressing though they often don't kick in until Nov/December. I hear Grand Canaria is the place to be as it has loads of tax grants for startups and has both types of climate on the North/South side of the Island.

On Chapter 22 and loving MJ's book so far. Didn't realise we were getting both speakers and I just love the variety, plus in the book version you can skip the story parts when you're re-reading the book. It's definitely given me a kick up the a$$ and is highlighting where I'm going wrong so far i.e. Business System Strategy. I might create a simple 1/5/10 printout to help me as I find writing out a 5 minute simple one pager daily helps reinforce my goals... will share when I do.

... and if I may, I'm also enjoying the sub-text! :cool:

What part of Ireland are you in? It's been pissing rain for 3 days now.
 

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For me, The Value Marriage Strategy (p. 119) chapter is worth the price of the book alone. Read it. Then read it again. Let it sink in, and then read it again. Excited to see what the rest of the book brings.

Interesting, it was a chapter that I almost considered cutting as it was a bit granular and prosaic.

Thank you for letting me know.

5/5 from me on the book.

Thank you, reviews definitely help me!
 

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Is your eBook available to only 1 device?

Anyway, just recently bought it and reading it ATM.
 

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