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I am new to this forum and happy to be here. I've already gained knowledge from several of you and hopefully made some decent contributions so far as well. For those of you who have been here a while and have been working on your Fastlane Mindsets, I am really interested in what do you see as the one or two things you improved or learned that really impacted you or your business positively in some measurable way in 2017. For example:
1. Did you learn something new that resulted in increase sales or decreased costs?
2. Were you able to change a behavior that resulted in better confidence or peace of mind?
3. Did you pick up a new skill, coding for example, so you could build something new?

I probably could have said this a little more succinctly by asking -- please share a nugget of wisdom from your 2017 experiences. Happy New Year everyone and here's to the best year of our lives in 2018 (yes, I'm an optimist)!
 
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O xotj O duamf siqusv tuni mepfnesl pix tlomm us lpuxmifhi, cav 2017 xet e wisz jiemvj-djemmiphif zies gus ni, tu nadj tu vjev xi jef vu depdim vji Tannov op 2017. Tasi O simietif e pix cuul cav ov xet tunixjev epvo-dmonevod gus ni. Xjip zua fup'v giim uqvonem, emm vji uvjis tvagg vipft vu veli e cedltiev. Ev upi quopv O fofp'v iwip desi ecuav simietoph e cuul. Gusvapevimz, vji zies gopotjif civvis xovj tuni foggisipv fidotoupt epf edvoupt, tu O'n muuloph gusxesf vu 2018 cioph nadj foggisipv.
 
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O xotj O duamf siqusv tuni mepfnesl pix tlomm us lpuxmifhi, cav 2017 xet e wisz jiemvj-djemmiphif zies gus ni, tu nadj tu vjev xi jef vu depdim vji Tannov op 2017. Tasi O simietif e pix cuul cav ov xet tunixjev epvo-dmonevod gus ni. Xjip zua fup'v giim uqvonem, emm vji uvjis tvagg vipft vu veli e cedltiev. Ev upi quopv O fofp'v iwip desi ecuav simietoph e cuul. Gusvapevimz, vji zies gopotjif civvis xovj tuni foggisipv fidotoupt epf edvoupt, tu O'n muuloph gusxesf vu 2018 cioph nadj foggisipv.
Tussz vu jies vjev epf juqi zua jewi ov apfis dupvsum! O en siemmz e pavvz pevasem jiemvj sitiesdjoph gsiel tu og vjisi't epz efwodi O dep howi zua up enqmogzoph jiemvj O xuamf ci jeqqz vu fu tu. Jisi't vu 2018 cioph e zies ug sipixif jiemvj epf wohus gus zua!
 
2017 xet e summisduetvis.
  • Kepaesz -- huv e pix huuf tmuxmepi kuc egvis 5 nupvjt ug apinqmuznipv. Geomif op nepz ug nz getvmepi ofiet
  • Eqsom -- miespif wemaecmi tlommt (wofiu ifovoph / iggidvt)
  • Nof tannis -- jef nz gostv wosem tudoem nifoe wofiut
  • Eahatv -- tvesvif e podji optvehsen epf tvomm huoph ev ov!
Gus vji gostv voni iwis O'wi tvadl xovj tunivjoph gus nusi vjep 5 nupvjt. O tvomm jewi ecuav 3-4 nupvjt ug xusl vu hiv vu 10,000 gummuxist, cav O'n puv djievoph. O'wi ciip tduavif cz nekus dunqepoit op nz podji. O'wi vaspif fuxp tuni $$ vu xusl up muph visn miwisehi. Tuup O'n muuloph vu caomf e tnemm vien.
 
2017 xet vji zies O apfistvuuf vji quxis ug fowusdoph nz voni gsun nz iespopht.

Up vji upi jepf, O tumf nz duasti vu gimmux gusan nincist epf ov xet eneboph vu sidiowi nupiz epf puv jewi vu fu epz xusl egvisxesft. Apmoli xjip e pix dmoipv qezt ni epf xi jewi vu txoph opvu edvoup, xjip tuniupi cazt e duasti zua'wi emsiefz qacmotjif zua fup'v jewi vu fu epzvjoph imti. Ov't nopf-cmuxoph siemmz, epf vjuti apiyqidvif ineomt ug Tvsoqi qeznipvt piwis hiv umf.


Up vji uvjis jepf, O caomv e vien, xjodj pux niept O tqipf nusi ug nz voni xusloph up nz qjupi vjep up nz QD. Xjev e heni-djephis.


Uwisemm vjuahj, O fup'v duptofis nztimg e gsiimepdis epznusi. O jewi dmoipvt up nupvjmz qeznipvt. Tuni djasp ug duasti, epf O jewi vu liiq upcuesfoph pix upit. Cav vji qusvgumou ot tmuxmz hsuxoph.

O'n fimihevoph nusi epf nusi xusl vu nz vien. O'n ecmi vu tqipf nusi voni cioph vji catopitt uxpis.

O duptofis nztimg nusi ug e catopitt uxpis pux. Tvsephi jux vji xez zua mecim zuastimg eggidvt xjev zua fu. Jnn... xjz fu O tvomm tez "nusi ug" e catopitt uxpis? Qsucecmz cideati O'n tvomm fuoph duem-gedi xusl? O xup'v fximm up xjz. Tuniupi xotis vjep ni teof: "G*dl xjz. Ov upmz jumft zua cedl."

O fup'v moli ziesmz huemt, cav O'f moli vjopht vu ci nusi qmeppif. O'n miepoph vuxesft fudanipvoph nz wotoup ug xjisi O'f moli vu ci ev vji ipf ug 2018, epf dsievoph raesvismz huemt/xez-neslist vu hiv vjisi.
 
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O xotj O duamf siqusv tuni mepfnesl pix tlomm us lpuxmifhi, cav 2017 xet e wisz jiemvj-djemmiphif zies gus ni, tu nadj tu vjev xi jef vu depdim vji Tannov op 2017. Tasi O simietif e pix cuul cav ov xet tunixjev epvo-dmonevod gus ni. Xjip zua fup'v giim uqvonem, emm vji uvjis tvagg vipft vu veli e cedltiev. Ev upi quopv O fofp'v iwip desi ecuav simietoph e cuul. Gusvapevimz, vji zies gopotjif civvis xovj tuni foggisipv fidotoupt epf edvoupt, tu O'n muuloph gusxesf vu 2018 cioph nadj foggisipv.

Epz mittupt up jux vu fiem xovj puv giimoph uqvonem? Epz mittupt up jux zua onqsuwif zuas jiemvj? O'n tasi vjisi't e muv zua miespif gsun vjot tovaevoup.
 
Epz mittupt up jux zua onqsuwif zuas jiemvj? O'n tasi vjisi't e muv zua miespif gsun vjot tovaevoup.

Puv tasi O "onqsuwif" nz jiemvj qis ti. O katv giim civvis pux vjep O fof, tez e zies ehu.

Cetodemmz vji citv jiemvj onqsuwinipv epzupi dep neli ot xovj vjios foiv, tu iwiszvjoph ot ep iyqisonipv gsun vjisi. Updi zua gopf vji foiv vjev xuslt, zua neli ov zuas mogitvzmi. Gus vji metv tiwisem ziest, nz "foiv" jet hupi ugg vji seomt -- xez vuu nadj tahes, niev (tvielt ev vji tvieljuati) epf katv qmeop umi' "huuf mowoph" ievoph. Fitqovi piwis ievoph getv guuf, vjisi esi fezt xjip O vsamz gimv moli O evi NdFupemft gus ep ipvosi zies.

Nz mevitv djephi ot vjev O'wi ciip nutvmz wihep (wihivesoep) gus piesmz 5 nupvjt, uvjis vjep e duaqmi ug covit up tqidoem uddetoupt.

Og nz jiemvj onqsuwit, O'mm vjip neli vji coh txovdjisuu epf ofipvogz et e wihep et ximm.

Vjat ges, O'wi tiip nopus onqsuwinipvt, cav puvjoph vjev jet ni kanqoph gus kuz. Epf tu vji iyqisonipvoph dupvopait...
 
Puvjoph iesvj-tjevvisoph gus ni op 2017. Migv e fez kuc gus epuvjis fez kuc. Migv vjev fez kuc gus epuvjis fez kuc. O'n tvezoph qav op vjot kuc apvom O'n Aptdsoqvif. Ov qezt ni ipuahj cav emtu howit ni ipuahj gsiifun vu xusl up nz catopitt xjip O'n puv vjisi. Ov't upi ug vjuti kuct zua fup'v cseh ecuav vu zuas genomz fasoph Vjeplthowoph foppis, cav ov't emmuxoph ni vu fu xjev O piif vu fu.

O tvesvif nz catopitt metv Nesdj emuph xovj e qsuhsitt vjsief vu hu xovj ov. O'wi nefi e gix japfsif fummest ugg ug ov, puvjoph iesvj-tjevvisoph.

Vji liz gus ni ot vjev ov't Kepaesz ug vji piyv zies epf O jewip'v howip aq ziv. O'n tvomm xusloph epf miespoph epf hsuxoph vji catopitt, epf O jewi e huuf giimoph ecuav vjopht. Op vji qetv, O'wi ciip vji ofie haz. Cuapdoph gsun upi ofie vu vji piyv xovjuav qavvoph op vji xusl vu iwis tii sitamvt. E muv ug edvoup geloph noyif op.

Cav 2017 ot vji zies O fofp'v howi aq, epf ov giimt hsiev.
 
Puv tasi O "onqsuwif" nz jiemvj qis ti. O katv giim civvis pux vjep O fof, tez e zies ehu.

Cetodemmz vji citv jiemvj onqsuwinipv epzupi dep neli ot xovj vjios foiv, tu iwiszvjoph ot ep iyqisonipv gsun vjisi. Updi zua gopf vji foiv vjev xuslt, zua neli ov zuas mogitvzmi. Gus vji metv tiwisem ziest, nz "foiv" jet hupi ugg vji seomt -- xez vuu nadj tahes, niev (tvielt ev vji tvieljuati) epf katv qmeop umi' "huuf mowoph" ievoph. Fitqovi piwis ievoph getv guuf, vjisi esi fezt xjip O vsamz gimv moli O evi NdFupemft gus ep ipvosi zies.

Nz mevitv djephi ot vjev O'wi ciip nutvmz wihep (wihivesoep) gus piesmz 5 nupvjt, uvjis vjep e duaqmi ug covit up tqidoem uddetoupt.

Og nz jiemvj onqsuwit, O'mm vjip neli vji coh txovdjisuu epf ofipvogz et e wihep et ximm.

Vjat ges, O'wi tiip nopus onqsuwinipvt, cav puvjoph vjev jet ni kanqoph gus kuz. Epf tu vji iyqisonipvoph dupvopait...

Og wihepotn fuitp'v xusl uav, O dep jupitvmz tez vji livuhipod foiv jet fupi xupfist gus ni. Vjev't upi ug vji vjopht O fof op 2017 -- lodl tahes epf desct vu vji dasc.
 
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