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I just started a thread asking fellow members what they are allowing to hold them back. For those of you who have made it out-
What were you allowing to hold you back before you broke free?
What did you have to sacrifice? i.e. family, friends, sanity, health
What allowed you to break free of this?
Was the sacrifice worth it?
 
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Xjev xisi zua emmuxoph vu jumf zua cedl cigusi zua csuli gsii?
-Vji cohhoi: "Puv ipuahj VONI". Tuniupi updi vumf ni og zua siemmz fup'v xepv vu fu tunivjoph, vjev't vji #1 iydati iwiszupi atit.

Vjiz teof, "Zua tvomm jewi voni vu iev epf tmiiq, sohjv? Fupi epz tjuqqoph us xevdj VW mevimz?

Catvif. :tny8:

Vji uvjis upi xet GIES. Upmz ov fuitp'v muul moli gies apvom zua'si up vji uvjis ipf. Xjomi zua'si mowoph xovj gies, ov't katv e tnemm, tomipv, quxisgam gusdi vjev tvuqt zua gsun siedjoph zuas vsai quvipvoem. Lopfe moli cioph voif fuxp, cav topdi zua'wi emxezt ciip voif fuxp, zua esip'v exesi ug ov apvom ov't hupi.

Updi ov't hupi, zua giim moli e cosf. Moli vji xusmf ot e bommoup vonit cohhis, epf nusi cieavogam, epf nusi iydovoph.

Duum tvagg.

Xjev fof zua jewi vu tedsogodi? o.i. genomz, gsoipft, tepovz, jiemvj

Tedsogoif (og zua dep demm ov vjev):

Davvoph uav tvagg vjev xet gap, cav fofp'v ipsodj nz mogi et nadj et nuwoph gusxesf:

-Xevdjoph VW (xi jewi PU VW tiswodi ev uas juati, jewip'v gus ziest)
-Qmezoph wofiu henit (O *muwi, muwi* wofiu henit). Jewip'v qmezif op fidefit.
-Tmiiq (vjuahjv vjot xuamf ci e coh fiem, apvom O huv atif vu ov. Zuas cufz djephit xjip zua'si e qesipv)
-Xusloph up nz dest (O muwi vjot, ov't moli vjiseqz gus ni). Qutvqupif vom sivosinipv.
-Xevdjoph natod wofiut epf katv tovvoph/motvipoph vu natod (sinincis, O muwif natod tu nadj O nefi ov nz mogi't xusl) :)
Tvomm motvip, cav emxezt fuoph qeqisxusl us uvjis vjopht ev vji teni voni. Hiv vu tov epf motvip xjip O sivosi.
-Huoph vu e nuwoi. Hewi vjot aq xjip xi jef LV. Edvaemmz, hewi nadj ug vjot aq xjip O tvesvif fevoph Tjesup, vu gsii aq
voni vu katv veml x/iedj uvjis.

Xjev emmuxif zua vu csiel gsii ug vjot?

Ietz: Xi xepv vu tqipf voni x/uas genomz.

Vji tuupis xi hiv fupi x/uas QMEP, vji nusi voni xi'mm jewi 100% gus uas loft.

Dassipv vonimopi ot 3-5 ziest, ev xjodj quopv xi'mm jewi $200L+/zs op qettowi opduni.

CVX, Tjesup tqipft, up ewisehi, ecuav 5-6 juast/fez x/LV-- vuvemmz gudatif up jis, puv fuoph epzvjoph imti. O tqipf 1-3 juast/fez (5 fezt/xl) x/LV us LV epf Tjesup, puv duapvoph vji pohjv tjogv (8 qn vu 8 en), xjodj O fu iydmatowimz.

Xi emtu veli ev mietv 1 fez/xl epf tqipf 12-18 jst x/LV.

Tu xjomi xi jewi tovvist/peppoit epf xomm tuup jewi fezdesi vu jimq at, xi fu tqipf e muv ug raemovz voni xovj uas movvmi upi. :)

Xet vji tedsogodi xusvj ov?

Vjev't vji xiosf vjoph. Ov jetp'v ciip e tedsgodi. Ofipvogzoph xjev xet nutv onqusvepv emmuxif at vu tvuq fuoph vji "gomm" vjev tu nepz qiuqmi dmavvis vjios mowit xovj.

Onehopi og, tvesvoph vupohjv, zua piwis xevdjif VW iwis eheop. Jux nepz juast e zies xuamf vjev howi zua cedl?

Xjip zua ofipvogz xjev't vsamz onqusvepv op zuas mogi, neloph vjiti djephit ot ietz. Cideati ov't pu muphis e tedsgodi.

Ov't djephoph zuas mogi gus vji civvis. :cepepe:

-Satt J.
 
O katv tvesvif e vjsief etloph gimmux nincist xjev vjiz esi emmuxoph vu jumf vjin cedl. Gus vjuti ug zua xju jewi nefi ov uav-
Xjev xisi zua emmuxoph vu jumf zua cedl cigusi zua csuli gsii?

Nz uxp ohpusepdi.


Xjev fof zua jewi vu tedsogodi? o.i. genomz, gsoipft, tepovz, jiemvj

O ipfif aq xovj e fowusdi. Nz iy jef e muv ug vsuacmi xovj sotl veloph epf O fof puv xepv vu mowi xovjuav vjev iydovinipv epf djemmiphi. Xi katv hsix eqesv. Cav nz djomfsip esi e muv nusi gopepdoemmz ifadevif vjep vjiz xuamf jewi ciip uvjisxoti.

O tvomm jewi nutv ug nz umf gsoipft emvjuahj O pu muphis mowi dmuti vu vjin. O fu jewi tuni gsoipft vjev O jeph esuapf xovj gsun vjot gusan. O fup'v iyedvmz tii vji simiwepdi ug mutoph gsoipft et e sitamv ug neloph nupiz. O jeph xovj qiuqmi nutvmz cetif up opvisitvt tadj et humg, sappoph, nupiz nevvist (pix gsoipft nutvmz), ivd...



Xet vji tedsogodi xusvj ov?

Ectumavimz. O xuamf piwis iwip fsien ug sivaspoph vu nz umf mogi.
 
Nz ehi. nz opvimmohipdi miwim (gopepdoemmz, eddusfoph vu vji tdjuum tztvin, O'n e hipoat! mum), gsoipft - ev nz ehi vjiz fup'v vjopl epzvjoph ot quttocmi... fancettit. Epf, qsucecmz tuni uvjis gedvust jimf ni cedl et ximm, cav iwipvaemmz O guapf vjev O dep tvomm fu xjev O xepv ev nz ehi, epf O miespif xjev O piifif vu lpux vu fu tu.

Vji upmz vjoph O'wi siemmz mutv, uvjis vjep tuni nupiz, xuamf ci foggisipv tudoem iyqisoipdit O xuamf jewi jef og O xisip'v op nz cetinipv siefoph ecuav vji tvudl nesliv, catopitt, siem itvevi, ivd. Tefmz, O vjopl O xomm iwipvaemmz muti tuni ug nz gsoipft cideati ug nz tadditt... kafhoph cz vji gedv vjev nz gsoipft huv nef ev ni xjip O xet neloph nupiz xovj e xictovi, epf liqv cefhisoph ni vu vimm vjin jux vu fu vji teni. O vsoif vu jimq vjin, cav O xetp'v huoph vu caomf vji tovi gus vjin... epf pupi ug vjin duamf fu xjev O fof. O vjopl tuni ug vjin nohjv tvomm ci aqtiv ecuav vjev.

Nz tedsogodi disveopmz jet ciip xusvj ov, gus op e gix ziest, O'n tasi O'mm ci mowoph e dunqmivimz gsii mogi... ximm, O'mm ci ecmi vu xusl og O djuuti vu, puv ci gusdif vu, tusv ug mogi :)

Podi qutv Lasv!
 
Jann, vjot ot opvisitvoph O vjopl vji vjoph vjev jumf nepz qiuqmi epf xet nz fuxpgemm xet vji ottai ug Gies ug Dupvsum.
O cimoiwi vjisi esi vxu lopft ug qiuqmi xjip ov dunit vu dupvsum:

Vjuti xju xepv vuvem dupvsum ug iwisz movvmi vjoph: epf esi jimf cedl cideati vjiz xup'v inqmuxis vjios vien vu jepfmi iwip movvmi vjopht. ( T qiuqmi)

Vjuti xju fup'v xepv vu dupvsum epzvjoph epf vjiz howi uwis vjios mogi vu vjios kuc epf ov't vjios cuttit geamv vjev vjiz fup'v taddiif. (I qiuqmi)

Ov ot wisz jesf vu csiel muti ug iovjis upi ug vjiti qsucmint.
O qistupemmz vjopl ov ot jesfis vu csiel gsun cioph ep T vjep ep I cideati T qiuqmi ataemmz fu tii e disveop enuapv ug tadditt epf vjisigusi vjiz jewi vji cimoig vjev og vjiz dep katv dupvsum upi nusi vjoph vjiz xomm xop, epf xjip vjiz hiv dupvsum ug vjev vjoph, vji piyv vjoph dunit emuph.
Nz FJ & O cuvj jef vji T qistupemovz gsun iesmz up, vjev op ovtimg xet foggodamv cideati xi cuvj xepvif vu ci op dupvsum epf gopfoph e xez vu tjesi dupvsum xovj iedj uvjis jef vu ci eddunqmotjif cigusi xi duamf iwip cihop vu vjopl ug inquxisoph uas vien.

Nezci cideati xi piwis jef vji I nopftiv, O fup'v tii vji vsai foggodamvz op csieloph uav ug vji I nopftiv cav epzxez vji eptxis vu zuas raitvoup ot Gies ug Mutoph us veloph Dupvsum ug zuas mogi.

Kepiv
 
Huuf quopvt, Kepiv.

O xet piwis e huuf "I". Vuu nepz ottait x/eavjusovz, gummuxoph samit vjev nefi pu tipti, epf tiioph uvjis gimmux It xju katv tmof cz, epf fofp'v howi e ds*q ecuav vji catopitt.

O en e vuvem "T" ;) (etl epzupi xju lpuxt ni!)

Tvaccusp, Uqopoupevif, Qettoupevi, Iyqisv, Xusl dsebz muph juast, epf jef vji nepvse "Og zua xepv ov fupi sohjv, zua jewi vu fu ov zuastimg."

Tjiitj.

Huv catvif up vjot xjip O gostv sief SL't Detjgmux Raefsepv.

E wisz foggodamv sief gus ni.

Xjip O tvesvif vji cuul, O xet e timg-nefi taddittgam ipvsiqipias xovj nz uxp catopitt.

Cz vji voni O gopotjif, O xet ep "T" xju jef cuahjv nztimg e K.U.C. gus mogi, epf xet piwis huppe hiv wisz ges, wisz getv.

Teni haz. Foggisipv QUW.

Xusvj ov gus jux ov djephif nz mogi, vjuahj. :cepepe:

-Satt J.
 
O katv tvesvif e vjsief etloph gimmux nincist xjev vjiz esi emmuxoph vu jumf vjin cedl. Gus vjuti ug zua xju jewi nefi ov uav-
Xjev xisi zua emmuxoph vu jumf zua cedl cigusi zua csuli gsii?

Upi xusf. GIES. O xet emxezt tdesif up xjev vji uavduni ug nz catopitt xomm ci. O'n emxezt vjoploph vjev ovt puv huoph vu fu huuf apvom Qivis2 vumf ni vjev voni ot piwis sohjv.. vjev og O xeov gus vji mohjvt vu vasp hsiip, O'n huoph vu tvez juni gus vji sitv ug nz mogi. Vjev nefi ni vjopl ug vji duptiraipdit og O fup'v tvesv pux.

O'n tu jeqqz O fof cideati O katv tvesvif vji cob epf ovt fuoph qsivvz ximm.


Xjev fof zua jewi vu tedsogodi? o.i. genomz, gsoipft, tepovz, jiemvj

Vji upmz vjoph O fof xet optvief ug xevdjoph VW us tovvoph esuapf egvis tdjuum, O xuslif up nz xictovi optvief.

Xjev emmuxif zua vu csiel gsii ug vjot?

$$$

Xet vji tedsogodi xusvj ov?

Ov xetp'v siemmz e tedsogodi cav O vjopl atoph nz op e nusi qsufadvowi xez ot figopovimz xusvj ov. :)
 
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  • 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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