Jesse D
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.I keep my own list on a piece of paper on my desk and review it weekly, adding quotes as I find them. I should probably review it daily.*push*
Anyone got some new good one-liners?
This is exactly what I need to hear todaySometimes when you’re starting out you’re not going to know which direction to go, but going with a suboptimal route is the optimal route if it gets you going.
Don’t compare your chapter 2 to someone else’s chapter 10.
Similarly, "Dirty seat trays means the airplane engines haven't been serviced.""You can judge the quality of a Chinese factory by the quality of their bathroom".
-someone I met at a past Fastlane summit.
Has proven 10,000% true in my case so far.
Yours is better on a poster. Love itHow you do anything is how you do everything.
I think this axiom is also true with any restaurant."You can judge the quality of a Chinese factory by the quality of their bathroom".
-someone I met at a past Fastlane summit.
Has proven 10,000% true in my case so far.
The more shameless you can be, the thicker skin you have, the better.I have just found a list of 22 fastlane-tips on my hard drive, which I saved from the forum some time ago and I thought the tips might be worth sharing.
What have you learned?
Let's add together a list of one-liners that compress fastlane wisdom which we have gained through the forum/MJ's books.
Here is my (incomplete) list.
Compilation of 22 short&quick FL tips that I have learned here:
1) The only enemy to victory is you.
2) Problems are challenges that need to be overcome.
3) Other people's opinions do not make your reality.
4) Focus only on one (1) thing and kick a$$ at it.
5) 10 businesses that make $1000/mo. aren't better than 1 that makess $10.000/mo. FOCUS
6) You have to eat, live and shit your thing.
7) Talent is not required, but desire and discipline are.
8) Your customer service must be the best in the market.
9) Don't be Guru'd.
10) Your answer to what you want to be must always represent a dream, vision and hope.
11) There are no experts in predicting markets.
12) Opportunity doesn't care about your timing.
13) Good money is $20.000/mo.; Big money is $200.000/mo.
14) The "How can I make money?" mindset will lead you nowhere.
15) Build system that generate money by filling needs and solving problems.
16) Do what you love and money will follow is BS if you don't fill a need.
17) Anything build on sand comes crumbling down.
18) Never stop learning.
19) Get rich quick is good / Get rich easy is evil.
20) What do I have to offer to the world?
21) Don't listen to those who have less than you for money advice.
22) Impact Millions.
Dude, have you hit me in the face!If you don't make sacrifices for what you want, what you want becomes the sacrifice.
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