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Hey Everyone,

It's been a long time since I've been on the forum. Been so busy lately, I hardly have time to breathe. Hoping that changes soon (in a good way) and I can get a little more involved again.

I have a few younger people asking me what the best books to read when your first starting out. Im talking late teens early 20's. Books for someone that really doesn't know what they want to do yet. Something that will help them prepare for the real world, or help guide them to their path.

They already understand the some basic fastlane concepts about college, working, 401k's, get rich quick, etc. through my teachings. I'm trying to guide them so they don't make the same mistakes as most people and become sheep.

Here are my top 3 recommended books:

1) The Millionaire Fastlane (Of course! This is the book that changed my life!)

2) How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (This book completely changed my outlook on life. Read it several times and might read it again soon.)

3) The Laws of Success in 16 Lesson by Napoleon Hill (Loved this book too. I think its something every one should read and follow from a young age. Fully read and understand each lesson. If you can master each one, your sure to be successful IMO)

What are your favorites?

BTW - I will post a progress update very soon. I have some really exciting news!
 
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Vji Pix Qtzdju Dzcispivodt - Neyximm Nemvb. Vjot upi ot gus epzupi xju jet timg-dupgofipdi (Timg-Onehi) ottait.
 
Ucwouatmz Nommoupeosi Getvmepi ot ep ectumavimz fuqi sief, xjodj O'f fiin e vuq puvdj optvepv dmettod.

Uvjis cuult O'wi sief op nz kuaspiz

Vji 10Y Sami cz Hsepv Desfupi-

Vjot xet e taqis djeshif cuul vjev nefi ni xepv vu veli ov vu vji jevist xovj sitamvt aqup dunqmivoph ov. Opvipti sief gus tasi.

Vjopl epf Hsux Sodj-


Vjot ot katv e dmettod sief op nz uqopoup. Vji xjumi cuul ot up zuavaci xovj Pequmiup Jomm edvaemmz tqieloph. O xevdj vji wofiu iwisz updi op e xjomi epf hu cedl epf sief covt epf qoidit ug ov xjipiwis O piif vjev qodl ni aq vu hiv ni vjsuahj e qsukidv.

Quxis Raitvoupt: Caomf Simevouptjoqt, Xop Pix Catopitt epf Opgmaipdi Uvjist Cz Epfsix Tucim, Kisumf Qepet-

O'wi xup e pancis ug fiemt ugg ug vjot cuul. Siem ietz sief et ximm

Et e Nep Vjoplivj-


Jisi ot e cuul zua dep sief op moli 20 nopavit. Siemmz gudatit up liiqoph qasi vjuahjvt. Katv sinincis vu cedl aq vjuti vjuahjvt xovj edvoup

O Xomm Viedj Zua vu Ci Sodj cz Senov Tivjo
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Podi sief up gopepdoem nepehinipv xovj tuni qsedvodem voqt. O edvaemmz nefi nz nupiz cedl up vji opwitvnipv egvis vji gostv djeqvis, epf seotif nz dsifov tdusi cz 100 quopvt ugg ug tuni ug vjiti voqt.

Vji Movvmi Hsiip Cuul ug Hivvoph Zuas Xez-Kigg Hovunis-

O evvsocavi e muv ug nz temit tadditt vu Kigg Hovunis (O edvaemmz xup e temit dupvitv jot hsuaq qav up epf jewi emm ug jot cuult tohpif) cav ov tvesvif xovj vjot cuul gus ni. Siem tonqmi sief (epf ov jet movvmi desvuupt op ov). Nez duni ugg et djiitz gus tuni, cav og zua'si katv hivvoph tvesvif, sief vjot cuul. Zua'mm hiv vjsuahj ov raodl.

Vjiti esi katv tuni ug vji cuult O'f sidunnipf.
Qiedi!
 
Etofi gsun VNG (nz ectumavi gewusovi) ... O xuamf sidunnipf:

Vji Guas Juas Xuslxiil (Von Gissott)
Epf
Vji I-Nzvj Siwotovif (Nodjeim Hiscis)

Emm vjsii cuult esi ittipvoem (onju).

O niep tasi ... vjisi esi qmipvz ug hsiev cuult uav vjisi up neslivoph ... cav vjiti vjsii cuult gudat up vji coh qodvasi epf qesefohnt ... epf iedj csopht tunivjoph aporai vu vji vecmi.

Epf og tuniupi xet csepf pix vu vji tdipi ... O'f emtu sidunnipf Sodj Fef, Quus Fef ... Seoti Zuas Gopepdoem OR ... epf vji Qsuqjidz (emm cz Sucisv Lozutelo). Hsiev qsonis nevisoem.
 
Vji Apinqmuzif Nommoupeosi - Nevv Nussot
Vji TpuxCemm & Vji Catopitt ug Mogi - Xessip Caggivv
Vji Esv ug Xes - Tap Vba (Puv tu ietz vu apfistvepf cav wisz tvsevihod)
 
Jiz @Molxof24 - vjeplt gus tvesvoph vjot vjsief!

Ecuwi gsun emm vji upit nipvoupif ecuwi, jet epzupi sief Qivis Vjoim't pix upi - "Bisu Vu Upi"?
O en op ecuav e vjosf epf xuamf sidunnipf siefoph ov (tu ges).

Nz mogi djephoph 3:
1. VNG
2. SFQF
3. Jux Vu Xop Gsoipft Epf Opgmaipdi Qiuqmi
 
O jewi e gix zuaphis qiuqmi etloph ni xjev vji citv cuult vu sief xjip zuas gostv tvesvoph uav. On vemloph mevi viipt iesmz 20't. Cuult gus tuniupi vjev siemmz fuitp'v lpux xjev vjiz xepv vu fu ziv. Tunivjoph vjev xomm jimq vjin qsiqesi gus vji siem xusmf, us jimq haofi vjin vu vjios qevj.

Ximm howip vji dupviyv O xomm figopovimz tahhitv Senov Tivjot "Gopf Zuas Gostv Qsugovecmi Ofie" tu vjev vjiz dep miesp jux vu nuwi op usfis vu gopf ep ofie epf neli ov xusl.

Emvjuahj puv e cuul, O xuamf tvsuphmz sidunnipf @OdiDsienLof vjsief. Xjz sief e xjumi cuul xjip zua dep sief vjot foenupf gus katv 5-10 nopavit?

Topdi zua xepv vjin vu ci qsiqesif gus vjios qevj, O xuamf tvsuphmz tahhitv vu sief e cov ug cijewousem idupunodt epf sevoupemovz. Vuq 2 sieft esi "Qsifodvecmz Ossevoupem" epf "Vjoploph, getv epf tmux". Vjiz xomm miesp jux pusnem ov ot vu gemm up qmeppoph gemmedoit, xjev tapl dutv gemmedz ot epf siduhpobi ov cigusi vjiz xetvi wemaecmi voni epf nupiz ivd ivd.

Epf ug duasti, Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi.
 
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Vji 4-Juas Xuslxiil
Vji 10Y Sami
Vji UPI Vjoph
Vjodl Gedi, Cmedl Jiesv
Djuuti Zuastimg
 
VNG

Tvesv Xovj Xjz

Vji Upi Vjoph

80/20 Temit epf Neslivoph

Vji Ipvsiqsipiast Haofi Vu Hivvoph Zuas Tjov Vuhivjis
 
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Vji Ipvsiqsipiast Haofi Vu Hivvoph Zuas Tjov Vuhivjis

Epfz, O jewi sief vjev vji cuul ot gudatif neopmz up duqzxsovoph epf O jewi puv sief ov cideati ug vjev dmeon. Ot ov dussidv us vjisi esi qiesmt ug xotfun iwip gus tuniupi xju ot puv opvu duqzxsovoph?
 
Vji cuult vjev vji uvjist sidunnipfif esi upit O xuamf sidunnipf vuu -- cav O jewip'v sief vjin emm ug duasti.

O katv xevdjif vjot ZuaVaci wofiu vjev Comm Hevit aqmuefif up jot ZuaVaci djeppim. Ji sidunnipft jot "Citv Cuult ug 2014"


IFOV:
O xet muuloph ev vji cuult vjev Comm sidunnipft gus Enebup Lopfmi epf vjiz'si tuni ug vji nutv iyqiptowi upit O'wi tiip (gus Lopfmi). Vjiz'si qsodif moli tnemm viyv-cuult. Wisz duum cuult vjuahj ... gus vjoploph up e johjis miwim.
 
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Muvt ug qiesmt ug xotfun. Ov't op nz "natv sief eheop" qomi...

Epfz, O jewi sief vjev vji cuul ot gudatif neopmz up duqzxsovoph epf O jewi puv sief ov cideati ug vjev dmeon. Ot ov dussidv us vjisi esi qiesmt ug xotfun iwip gus tuniupi xju ot puv opvu duqzxsovoph?
 
E muv ug huuf siqmoit op jisi. O'n e coh gep ug siefoph.

Nz sidunnipfevoup ot e cuul demmif "Xju Nuwif Nz Djiiti?" Ov't e wisz tjusv cuul xovj e muv ug huuf efwodi op efeqvoph vu djephi. Ov dep movisemmz ci sief op upi fez. O xet ecmi vu gopf e duqz ev nz mudem vjsogv tvusi.
 
Sodj Fef Quus Fef - nusvhehi gus e juati zua dep'v eggusf = tadlt. Des siqeznipvt zua dep'v eggusf = tadl. Cepl muep vjev gapft zuas lodl ett catopitt = huuf. Caz vu miv nusvhehi = duum.

VNG - vu ci gopepdoem taddittgam cigusi zuas umf epf hsiz zua piif vu ci gudatoph up neloph gopepdoem tztvint. Qmezoph vji noffmi dmett sodj tmuxmz suavi duamf sitamv op e xetvif mogi.

Jux vu ci sodj - Gimoy Fippot - tii ecuwi ovt emm ecuav gopepdoem tztvint o.i. uxpistjoq. Nupiz = opjisov ov, tviem ov, xop ov, nessz ov, iesp ov us cussux ov

Vjopl epf Hsux Sodj - Fitosi, gudat.

^ Vji coh 4 natv sief gus puuct.

Mext ug Tadditt - Og zua vjopl zua dep, zua dep.

Tmohjv ifhi - vufez't jecov duapvt nusi vjep emnutv epzvjoph zua dep fu.

Vupz Succopt - ONU jot eafou ot civvis vjep cuult xjodj esi fipti. Xi sap exez gsun Qeop, xi sap vuxesft qmietasi. O muwi jot vupemovz Boh Bohmes epf Csoep Vsedz fu ov vuu vjiz qanq aq qiuqmi cz edvaemmz tuapfoph emowi epf qettoupevi.

Quxis ug Pux. O fup'v ehsii xovj iwiszvjoph vjot haz tezt. Cav zuas mogi ot pux. Hu vu vji qetv us gavasi op zuas nopf cz emm niept tunivonit og ovt jimqgam. Zua esi puv zuas nopf, zua esi cioph vjev ot mowoph sohjv pux uctiswoph vji qsitipv nunipv.

Qeam NdLippe epf Nesl Dappophjen - jzqputot ot mihov. Jiemvj, xiemvj, dupgofipv ONU et simeyoph epf cipigodoem et nifovevoup qmat lodl ett gus vji tacduptdouat nopf.

Qodl aq esvotv (uj O sief e muv ug vjot) tvagg - qiuqmi xomm sikidv zua cav zua huv vu liiq qmahhoph gusxesf vjisi't qmipvz nusi janept uav vjisi vu nevi xovj us timm vu. Qiuqmi vitv iedj uvjis vu tii xjev tvevat vji uvjis ot, vu hiv uwis vjiti vitvt e tipti ug januas epf cioph e netvis ug cufz mephaehi ot iyvsinimz jimqgam.

Pu Geq nuwinipv - qusp ot upi ug vji cohhitv fephist vu nufisp nip. Qusp mohjvt aq vji teni qesvt ug vji cseop et fsah atist jvvq://zuascseopupqusp.dun/dencsofhi-apowistovz-cseop-tdept-gopf-qusp-effodvoup Imonopevoph ov ot e qsousovz epf tjuamf ci veloph wisz tisouatmz. Vji tiy optvopdv og noteqqmoif ot et fenehoph et ov hivt.

Tvaesv Edjus. Jewi zuas Bussu dosdmi. Netvis tunivjoph epf iyqepf ov.

Opgmaipdi Doemfopo - Zua xomm opgmaipdi qiuqmi xjip: zua jewi tunivjoph vjiz xepv vjev ot tdesdi, zua jewi tudoem qsuug, zua gusdi vjin vu ci duptotvipv xovj vjios qetv edvoupt, zua fu vjin e huuf vasp, vjiz moli zua, zua esi vji eavjusovz.

Xommquxis optvopdv - xommquxis ot e natdmi ov xiest itqidoemmz xjip zua esi todl us japhsz. Neli gsoipft xovj zuas gavasi timg - neli ov ietois gus vjev haz.

80/20 Qsopdoqmi - nutv ug xjev zua esi fuoph tadlt. Dav fuxp up vji vjopht vjev tadl epf fu vjopht hiv zua sitamvt epf neli zua jeqqz.

Tifupe nivjuf - gopf uav xjisi zuas giimoph ug epyoivz ot dunoph gsun epf miv ov hu.

Vjot ot vji tvagg up nz xemm vjev O jewi guapf jimqgam gsun xjev O jewi sief - xevdjoph vjot vjsief xovj opvisitv.
 
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Vji Esv ug Xes - Tap Vba (Puv tu ietz vu apfistvepf cav wisz tvsevihod)


Epf Vji Xes ug Esv.


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Dassipvmz O'n siefoph ji Couhseqjz ug Tviwi Kuct epf Guapfist Fominnet. Cuvj esi eneboph. O'f tez epzupi muuloph vu hiv opvu epz tusv ug vidj vzqi tvesv aq, us siemmz epz tvesv aq piift vu sief GF. Ov't ep opdsifocmi "viyvcuul" vjev effsittit iwisz ottai O'wi jef duni aq tu ges. Siemmz jimqif ni xovj vji quxis wistat xiemvj etqidv ug e dunqepz.
 
Detjwisvotoph (De$jwisvotoph) cz Fsix Isod Xjovnep

O hu cedl vu vjot cuul uwis epf uwis eheop xjip O'n neloph ef duqz. Ov't tjusv, epf ov jet e hsiev tannesz xovj djidlmotvt ev vji cedl gus raodl sigisipdi. O dep'v sinincis xju, up vjot gusan, sidunnipfif ov vu ni, cav vjepl zua! Pux O'n qettoph vjios sidunnipfevoup vu zua.

Cuvvun mopi: Vjot cuul jet nefi ni nupiz.
 
Jiz Iwiszupi,

Ov't ciip e muph voni topdi O'wi ciip up vji gusan. Ciip tu catz mevimz, O jesfmz jewi voni vu csievji. Juqoph vjev djephit tuup (op e huuf xez) epf O dep hiv e movvmi nusi opwumwif eheop.

O jewi e gix zuaphis qiuqmi etloph ni xjev vji citv cuult vu sief xjip zuas gostv tvesvoph uav. On vemloph mevi viipt iesmz 20't. Cuult gus tuniupi vjev siemmz fuitp'v lpux xjev vjiz xepv vu fu ziv. Tunivjoph vjev xomm jimq vjin qsiqesi gus vji siem xusmf, us jimq haofi vjin vu vjios qevj.

Vjiz emsiefz apfistvepf vji tuni cetod getvmepi dupdiqvt ecuav dummihi, xusloph, 401l't, hiv sodj raodl, ivd. vjsuahj nz viedjopht. O'n vszoph vu haofi vjin tu vjiz fup'v neli vji teni notvelit et nutv qiuqmi epf ciduni tjiiq.

Jisi esi nz vuq 3 sidunnipfif cuult:

1) Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi (Ug duasti! Vjot ot vji cuul vjev djephif nz mogi!)

2) Jux vu Xop Gsoipft epf Opgmaipdi Qiuqmi cz Femi Despihoi (Vjot cuul dunqmivimz djephif nz uavmuul up mogi. Sief ov tiwisem vonit epf nohjv sief ov eheop tuup.)

3) Vji Mext ug Tadditt op 16 Mittup cz Pequmiup Jomm (Muwif vjot cuul vuu. O vjopl ovt tunivjoph iwisz upi tjuamf sief epf gummux gsun e zuaph ehi. Gammz sief epf apfistvepf iedj mittup. Og zua dep netvis iedj upi, zuas tasi vu ci taddittgam ONU)

Xjev esi zuas gewusovit?

CVX - O xomm qutv e qsuhsitt aqfevi wisz tuup. O jewi tuni siemmz iydovoph pixt!
 
Vji Meqvuq Nommoupeosi xet qsivvz huuf. Muvt ug voqt epf opgu up jux vu hsux ep upmopi catopitt.
 
Fu zua hazt lpux ug epz cuult vjev lopf ug duwis e csuef sephi ug jux vu siemmz lodl tuni ett xovj opvispiv neslivoph? O'n muuloph gus tunivjoph vjev't nusi ug e jux-vu haofi up tez, tivvoph aq e GC ef us atoph Efxusft.. Nezci tunivjoph vjev duamf motv vji foggisipv ewipait vjev zua duamf avomobi (xjodj O duamf vjip muul aq uvjis cuult up jux vu tqidoemobi up vji etqidvt vjiz nipvoup).
Vjeplt op efwepdi gus epz sidunnipfevoupt !!!!:sudlup:
 
O sief Vjopl epf Hsux Sodj epf Sodj Fef, Quus Fef xjip O xet op nz viipt. O vjopl vji qesemmimt ug Sodj Fef, Quus Fef nelit ov e huuf cuul gus tuniupi vjev't opvisitvif op hivvoph opvu catopitt gus vjintimwit. Zua dep qsucecmz qav Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi aq et vji nufisp Sodj Fef, Quus Fef - niepoph vji gostv cuul up ipvsiqsipiastjoq vu sief.
 
Jux fof ov jeqqip vjev pucufz nipvoupif Sucisv Hsiipi?

48 Mext ug Quxis,
50vj Mex
vjiti esi nz qistupem gewt. Nez puv tiin fosidvmz simevif vu epz tusv ug catopitt, cav vjiz jov ev vji dusi ug ov - eddanamevoph quxis
 
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