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Free registration at the forum removes this block.Part of the reason for this is The Fear of Failure. I know we talk a lot about entitlement around here, but people are deathly afraid of failing, which is a huge reason for this mentality. People are so afraid they are going to wind up homeless, or bankrupt, or lose their house, or their spouse/partner, that they don't want to fail at all, so they keep looking for magic (not me, I'm Magik, not magic ). I now view failing as a positive thing, not a negative one, but before I came to this forum, failing was really scary, even though I have failed a ton already. The fear of failure keeps people from going ALL IN. They play it safe and in turn, get safe, mediocre results. Reading the posts from @zen******* has taught me that pushing hard, going all in, not being a pansy, and saying "damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead" is what makes someone successful. When it comes down to two options: be wildly successful or go down in flames, you are forced to change (sometimes gradually) into a better person. But you have to risk failing first, or you won't get there.
So, I think it's a mixture of entitlement and fear of failure. I'd say entitlement is more common with sidewalkers and fear of failure is more common with slowlaners. But both are a problem.
The problem is, these fkn ppl want everything given to them on a silver plater
This is the problem I have. After i get past my own setbacks i stop here because i dont know "how to" or "what to"
In chapter 37 MJ you talk about giving your road a destination- define your lifestlyle etc - after i have defined what you want to earn each month and the type of lifestyle you want to sustain - i dont know what approach to take.
How do you know what business or method to pursue that will have the potential to earn you that much so you can then get passionate about the idea to then attempt it?
You mentioned 3 fastlane interstates and 7 internet business models - if you have defined what you want how do you connect these to what you defined for yourself? Are you not just picking methods to earn money again? Your premise is that monthly figure which you outlined...the How is my biggest problem and the biggest setback.
Wow, that is SO true. I'm salivating at the release of this book. After reading the first one like four times now, it'll be AWESOME to have more Fastlane insights.Educational institutions are now manufacturing an entire generation of brain-dead millennials who have never failed in their entire life, and have a wall of participation trophies to show for it. They’re groomed to believe that hard work is optional. Competing, optional. Going above the call, optional. Born rockstars, these kids think they can just show up and win all that life has to offer.
I think that this post, and MJ's original can be summed thusly:I initially avoided this thread thinking it was going to be a facepalm, nice surprise.
I just ended a PM conversation with a forum member who basically asked me "want business, wat do?" I literally walked him through a handful of examples and business models that are very easy to start. I even gave him examples of how I started my company, and how I've seen other companies get up and running. His responses were all "you can't do that."
I have seen that thread. I will admit though, he'd make a good fictional writer. Maybe he should start a business doing just that."I will buy a Veyron and post the pictures" was another legendary example.
I have twenty bucks … what color Ferrari do I buy when I succeed?
These stories usually go...
1. be broke
2. read tmf
3. brain starts to fizzle with wishful thinking and then suddenly... lighting strikes (the idea)
4. start having fantasies about being 'rich'
5. visit tmf forums to circle jerk while simultaneously forgetting about the entire process of achieving said fantasy/dream/idea.
Ya forgot...
6. Post excited intro and proclaim how you''re going to make $10M in 10 months.
7. Disappear next day, go back to your job, and never return.
Funny thing is, I was that daredevil, afraid of nothing guy. Then I had a big failure. Then came the divorce. The debts. The pain. Having to move into your brother's garage with only your bed and your clothes. Lost the houses. I can't recall anymore in what order things happened.
So, yeah, failure happens. And it is painful. And when it is just you, that is kinda OK. But when you have a family that depends on you then things take a whole different connotation.
I recognize myself in this. Point taken. It's been mentally stimulating to just immerse myself in the forum over the past couple of days. But nothing matters except action. Consistent action. Real world action, to move from step one to step two.An excuse not to move forward. A reason to say “Eh, I don’t know how, so I’m just going to keep my job.”
If you don’t get to STEP 32, you won’t have a STEP 32 to worry about, so why bother?
Start solving. Start learning. Start doing.
And start seeing results.
I started to become successful when I focused on BORING and DIFFICULT business opportunities.
the ones that are rich and do not drive a supercar,
This is the problem I have. After i get past my own setbacks i stop here because i dont know "how to" or "what to"
In chapter 37 MJ you talk about giving your road a destination- define your lifestlyle etc - after i have defined what you want to earn each month and the type of lifestyle you want to sustain - i dont know what approach to take.
How do you know what business or method to pursue that will have the potential to earn you that much so you can then get passionate about the idea to then attempt it?
You mentioned 3 fastlane interstates and 7 internet business models - if you have defined what you want how do you connect these to what you defined for yourself? Are you not just picking methods to earn money again? Your premise is that monthly figure which you outlined...the How is my biggest problem and the biggest setback.
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