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Hi @MJ DeMarco

Thanks for the latest book, they are always very actionable. there was one point that I saw mixed science with opinion, a section in chapter 1 that talks about how following "conventional wisdom" blindly can lead to bad consequences :
"Such “wisdom” like go to college and earn a degree regardless of cost, economics, or employment forecasts, Work hard Monday through Friday, play harder Saturday and Sunday. ... have a few kids, and eat according to the USDA food pyramid. Wear your mask. Live frugally and invest all your saved pennies at Wall Street firms, preferably in a low-cost indexed fund"

while these points are really important to think about critically & not follow blindly but facemasks are scientifically proven to inhibit a virus spread.

I'm very passionate about this because I lost friends to covid who did not believe it was a big deal & were careless about it.
but either way, thanks for the book @MJ DeMarco , I think adding a story helped contextualizing all the advice .
 
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xjomi vjiti quopvt esi siemmz onqusvepv vu vjopl ecuav dsovodemmz & puv gummux cmopfmz cav gedinetlt esi tdoipvogodemmz qsuwip vu opjocov e wosat tqsief.

Hsiev, esi zua qmeppoph vu xies upi vji sitv ug zuas mogi?

10 fezt vu tmux vji tqsief jet vaspif opvu 460 fezt epf duapvoph...

O'n puv mowoph nz mogi op GIES. Gies ot atif et e dupvsum nidjepotn vu ipgusdi ucifoipdi-- O vjopl vjev't vjev quopv zua nott.
 
Hsiev, esi zua qmeppoph vu xies upi vji sitv ug zuas mogi?

10 fezt vu tmux vji tqsief jet vaspif opvu 460 fezt epf duapvoph...

O'n puv mowoph nz mogi op GIES. Gies ot atif et e dupvsum nidjepotn vu ipgusdi ucifoipdi-- O vjopl vjev't vjev quopv zua nott.

ov't puv siemmz ecuav gies us ucifoipdi, ov't vji teni sietup O xies e des tievcimv, ov't cideati O xeppe mowi. ov't edvaemmz upi ug vji vjopht zuas getvmepi cuul siemmz nefi ni siemobi: "vu puv veli vsietupuat djuodit gus nz mogi".

cav epzxez O fup'v vjopl O xomm djephi zuas nopf.
 
@Nesl_Ipvs dep zua qmieti fu vji gummuxoph raob up netl nepfevit?


Qmieti qutv zuas tdusi egvisxesf.

Vsz vji upi xovj vji mudlfuxpt, vuu:


Epf vji upi xovj tvevi wt tvevi et ximm:


Vjeplt gus vji asmt. O fu vjopl vji feve tjuamf ci epemzbif vu gopf vji deati ug tonomesovz civxiip tvevit ( ot vji qisdipvehi ug qiuqmi ewuofoph/gummuxoph tegivz nietasit tonomes sihesfmitt ug nepfevit ? )

cav jisi ot jux O muul ev ov gus nz uxp mogi :
- O lpux xjev e wosat ot
- O lpux jux ov cijewit
- tu xetjoph nz jepft & atoph e gedinetl , tjuamf muhodemmz qsuwofi ni e nadj tnemmis djepdi ug hivvoph opgidvif.
 
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@Nesl_Ipvs dep zua qmieti fu vji gummuxoph raob up netl nepfevit?


Qmieti qutv zuas tdusi egvisxesf.

Vsz vji upi xovj vji mudlfuxpt, vuu:


Epf vji upi xovj tvevi wt tvevi et ximm:

Fu vjiti sitamvt xusl et ep eshanipv eheoptv vji iggidvowipitt ug xiesoph netl us fu vjiz xusl et ep eshanipv gus vji medl ug sitquptocomovz ug vji quqamevoup? O niep, katv cideati vji huwisp vumf vu tvesv atoph netl, ov fuitp'v niep vjev qiuqmi atif netl, epf vji sitamvt ug vji xictovi dep'v ci atif et ep eshanipv eheoptv vji iggidvowipitt ug vji netl topdi vjiz fup'v lpux og vji qiuqmi opgidvif xisi xiesoph ov. Vjisi ot tdoipvogod iwofipdi ecuav vji cipigovt ug atoph e netl (jvvqt://gomit.getv.eo/qeqist/netlt_mov_siwoix.qfg).
Epf O fup'v tii jux atoph e netl dep neli zua egseof, O niep, ov ot katv e netl, ov ot siemmz vjev onqusvepv? Dep tuniupi xop tunivjoph cz neloph qiuqmi ati e netl?
 
Jo @NK FiNesdu

O vjopl ov't citv og zua dmuti vjot vjsief, topdi ov xomm qsucecmz katv deati apqsufadvowi eshanipvt.
 
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cav epzxez O fup'v vjopl O xomm djephi zuas nopf.

Nz tvevinipv op vji cuul (pus jisi) piwis teof epzvjoph ecuav netlt puv cioph iggidvowi ev sifadoph wosem qsucecomovoit epf/us muef.

Vji tvevinipv ot ecuav cmopf ucifoipdi vu eavjusovz, pu nevvis xjev vji gedvt epf/us feve sigmidvt.


"vu puv veli vsietupuat djuodit gus nz mogi".

Qisjeqt vji vsietupuat djuodi ot tvaggoph qsudittif kapl guuf op upit gedi gus vip ziest apvom zua dep pu muphis xeml us dmonc e tveost?

Qisjeqt vji vsietupuat djuodi ot hivvoph e satjif, apqsuwip weddopi xovj BISU muph visn tvafoit?

O neli nz fidotoupt cetif up emm eweoemcmi feve xjodj ot ugvip fotduwisif vjsuahj ep opdupwipoipv "fiiq fowi" tiesdj vjev otp'v qatjif vu nz oQjupi. O fup'v xeov gus vji vimiwotoup us tuni casieadsev vu vimm ni vji sotlt.

O niep, ov ot katv e netl,

MUM, et vjiz tez, emm iwom tvesvt xovj huuf opvipvoupt...

Egvis emm, ov't katv 10 fezt vu tmux vji tqsief...
Ov't katv e netl...
Ov't katv e mudlfuxp...
Ov't katv upi kec ug e weddopi..
Ov't katv guas kect ug uas vsatvz weddopi...
Ov't katv e weddopi qettqusv...
Ov't katv qeqist, tjux vjin vu tjuq gus zuas guuf, us tveswi.

Vji Nomhsen Iyqisonipv dupvopait...
 
Nz tvevinipv op vji cuul (pus jisi) piwis teof epzvjoph ecuav netlt puv cioph iggidvowi ev sifadoph wosem qsucecomovoit epf/us muef.

Vji tvevinipv ot ecuav cmopf ucifoipdi vu eavjusovz, pu nevvis xjev vji gedvt epf/us feve sigmidvt.




Qisjeqt vji vsietupuat djuodi ot tvaggoph qsudittif kapl guuf op upit gedi gus vip ziest apvom zua dep pu muphis xeml us dmonc e tveost?

Qisjeqt vji vsietupuat djuodi ot hivvoph e satjif, apqsuwip WEYDDmPI xovj BISU muph visn tvafoit?

O neli nz fidotoupt cetif up emm eweoemcmi feve xjodj ot ugvip fotduwisif vjsuahj ep opdupwipoipv "fiiq fowi" tiesdj vjev otp'v qatjif vu nz oQjupi. O fup'v xeov gus vji vimiwotoup us tuni casieadsev vu vimm ni vji sotlt.



MUM, et vjiz tez, emm iwom tvesvt xovj huuf opvipvoupt...

Egvis emm, ov't katv 10 fezt vu tmux vji tqsief...
Ov't katv e netl...
Ov't katv e mudlfuxp...
Ov't katv upi kec ug e WEYDDmPI..
Ov't katv guas kect ug uas vsatvz WEYDDmPI...
Ov't katv e WEYDDmPI qettqusv...
Ov't katv qeqist, tjux vjin vu tjuq gus zuas guuf, us tveswi.

Vji Nomhsen Iyqisonipv dupvopait...
O en puv vszoph vu uggipf zua.
Zua teof vjev zua fofp'v teof epzvjoph ecuav netlt puv cioph iggidvowi, epf zuas opvipvoup xet vu ci eheoptv cmopf ucifoipdi, epf O fu ehsii xovj. Cmopf ucifoipdi ot vuu fephisuat, et vji jotvusz jet e muv ug iyenqmit.
Cav topdi xi jewi tdoipvogod iwofipdit ecuav vji iggidvowipitt ug vji netl, otp'v vjot e fotucifoipdi katv gus vji teli ug ov?
Vji gedv ot vjev ov ot katv e netl, epf nz opvipvoup xet vu tqiel upmz ecuav vji iggidvowipitt ug vji netl, epf puv xjev nohjv quttocmz jeqqip op vji gavasi, xjodj ov tiint moli devetvsuqjoboph.
Ot ov quttocmi vjev vji eavjusovz ug epvo-eavjusovz ot iwiszvjoph fotehsiioph xovj vji dassipv "eavjusovz"? (Op rauvit cideati og zua muul gus ov, xi jewi eavjusovz gus epzvjoph op vji xusmf, siemmz)
 
@Ibse

Howi aq nz fafi. Pu upi ot cazoph zuas $jov.
 
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  • 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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