IT guy saying hello and joining The Fastlane

[Lrd_Gaz]

Hi everyone,

I'm Gary, 35 from the UK and I've tried time and time again to create a business that will ultimately give me more free time. So far, unsuccessfully.

I've just finished reading 'The Millionaire Fastlane ' and the crazy part is how much it has resonated with me and how close the values MJ talks about mirror my own light bulb moments over many many years. MJ has a great way of putting them on paper so clearly.

I have always been unhappy working an IT day job. I've constantly looked for a way to forge my own path.

Here are some businesses I've tried (and failed) over the years (in no particular order):
- Affiliate marketing websites
- Travel
- Wearable Technology
- Fitness
- YouTuber ( Funnily enough I did have one video that went viral and now has over 1.2million views )
- YouTube coach
- Forex Trader
- Forex Coach
- Selling website development courses
- Online Marketing Agency
- Website Development Agency
- Wedding video editing
- Custom wedding website marketplace
- Online lottery website
- A subscription blog platform (users use my platform to create their blogs)
- Monthly subscription box business
- Gadget e-commerce store
- Vector art e-commerce store
- Personal portrait e-commerce store

This journey taught me many things, not just from a skillset perspective but also helped me understand what type of business might be best. It gave me a great sense of what doesn't work for me personally. I don't regret the time spent on these failed endeavours. I see it as my education.

Before reading Millionaire Fastlane I had already started my current business last November. I created a brand that sells only one product (but multiple variations) through my online website.

Below is my criteria which I told myself must be met before starting.

- Must be built around a brand, not just a product
- The brand must 'give back' and have a purpose (good for marketing as well as personal karma)
- Must be scalable
- Must be able to operate and scale with no/minimal employees
- Must be national (UK, but potentially international)
- Must not be a passion or current hobby
- Product must already exist and be somewhat popular with its audience
- My brand must have a valid and different USP
- Must be a premium product and priced accordingly
- Must solve some sort of problem
- Product must be of high quality

I feel many of my own perceptions of what makes a 'good' business, as outlined above, are closely aligned with what MJ speaks about. It just took me almost 10 years of failing when 9 hours of reading this book could give you a massive head start! - To be clear I'm not claiming to have it all figured out, far from it, It's just really exciting to see how my own perceptions were resonated by MJ in this book and gives me hope that I have gone about things the right way.

Additionally, I really enjoyed learning about how an exit from a business can lead to your freedom from an actionable perspective.

Can't wait to speak to everyone and learn more from the discussions in this forum.

Thanks,
Gary

 

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[hatedsalesrep]

Xjev qesv ug zuas qsudittit fu zua vjopl xet csulip gsun vjiti catopittit vjev mif vu vjios geomasi?

Xet ov hivvoph vji catopitt tvesvif, edraosoph pix datvunist, gamgommoph vji usfist us hivvoph siqiev catopitt (qutv-qasdjeti pasvasoph)?

O vjopl ov ot wisz efnosecmi vjev zua esi tvomm up vji qevj - gadl zit! Gus emm xi lpux zuas piyv catopitt duamf ci e jov, epf vjip xjen, uwispohjv tadditt. (us tu vjiz'mm vjopl)

Djiist!

 

[Lrd_Gaz]

Xjev qesv ug zuas qsudittit fu zua vjopl xet csulip gsun vjiti catopittit vjev mif vu vjios geomasi?

Xet ov hivvoph vji catopitt tvesvif, edraosoph pix datvunist, gamgommoph vji usfist us hivvoph siqiev catopitt (qutv-qasdjeti pasvasoph)?

O vjopl ov ot wisz efnosecmi vjev zua esi tvomm up vji qevj - G*dl zit! Gus emm xi lpux zuas piyv catopitt duamf ci e jov, epf vjip xjen, uwispohjv tadditt. (us tu vjiz'mm vjopl)

Djiist!

O jewi e qsivvz ximm qezoph 6 gohasi tmuxmepi kuc, tu vji enuapv ug voni O’wi tqipv up vjiti jet wesoif uwis vji ziest. Cav vjoploph cedl tuni xisi katv gmetjit op vji qep. Gus iyenqmi ZuaVaci duedj epf Gusiy duedj xisi tjusv mowif xovjuav cioph ecmi vu cedl ov aq xovj siem feve. Xetp’v huoph vu gecsodevi vjev. O dsievif vji xictovit cav dmutif vjiti ugg qsivvz raodlmz.

Tuni gobbmif uav us O huv finusemotif vszoph vu gopf datvunist. Vjiz xisi ofiet vjev tiinif tu huuf op nz jief cav xjip onqminipvif O katv duamfp’v gopf vji datvunist. Us O fofp’v cimoiwi op vji muph visn woecomovz ug vji catopitt hivvoph vu vji miwim/tobi O xepvif.

Epf uvjist xisip’v tdemecmi op vji xez O xepvif. Xictovi fiwimuqnipv jet e deq ev vji enuapv ug juast zua dep xusl xjisiet O xepvif e catopitt vjev nelit nupiz xovjuav cioph voif vu nz voni.

Og ov xisip’v gus nz kuc O nez jewi tvadl tuni ug vjiti uav muphis. Cav xjip zua’si emsiefz simevowimz dungusvecmi ov’t ietz vu katv vjsux op vji vuxim xjip vjopht hiv vuahjis. O dep dsievi e qsugittoupem muuloph xictovi op e fez, cav gopfoph datvunist ot epuvjis tvusz.

 

[DaveJ]

Jiz Hesz!

Podi vu niiv zua, O’n e gimmux Csov cetif op vji Pusvj Xitv ug Iphmepf.

Siefoph zuas opvsu qutv xet e muv moli siefoph nz uxp tvusz, O’wi vsoif namvoqmi vjopht topdi O xet ecuav 20 epf jewi piwis guapf vjev upi vjoph vjev xuslt. O’wi topdi fuacmif fuxp up e ofie O’wi jef op vji metv 6 nupvjt epf ov’t xusloph civvis vjep epzvjoph imti, O fu tii ov cioph nz vodliv vu gsiifun.

Katv et zua giim, emm nz qsiwouat efwipvasit epf evvinqvt jewi siemmz jimqif ni gudat epf fsowi vjot catopitt. Vjisi ot mueft ug humf vu ci guapf op vjot Gusan, ov’t katv veloph zuas voni epf gopfoph xjev ot simiwepv vu zua epf zuas kuaspiz.

O’n 35 epf xusl op OV vuu, xjev ot ov vjev zua fu?

Fewi

 

[Lrd_Gaz]

Jiz Hesz!

Podi vu niiv zua, O’n e gimmux Csov cetif op vji Pusvj Xitv ug Iphmepf.

Siefoph zuas opvsu qutv xet e muv moli siefoph nz uxp tvusz, O’wi vsoif namvoqmi vjopht topdi O xet ecuav 20 epf jewi piwis guapf vjev upi vjoph vjev xuslt. O’wi topdi fuacmif fuxp up e ofie O’wi jef op vji metv 6 nupvjt epf ov’t xusloph civvis vjep epzvjoph imti, O fu tii ov cioph nz vodliv vu gsiifun.

Katv et zua giim, emm nz qsiwouat efwipvasit epf evvinqvt jewi siemmz jimqif ni gudat epf fsowi vjot catopitt. Vjisi ot mueft ug humf vu ci guapf op vjot Gusan, ov’t katv veloph zuas voni epf gopfoph xjev ot simiwepv vu zua epf zuas kuaspiz.

O’n 35 epf xusl op OV vuu, xjev ot ov vjev zua fu?

Fewi

Jiz Fewi,

Podi vu jies vjev O’n puv emupi! Emtu hsiev vu jies vjev zua’wi jef nusi tadditt xovj zuas nutv sidipv ipfiewuas. O vjopl e muv jet vu ci teof gus katv lpadlmoph fuxp epf vapoph uav vji pihevowi vjuahjvt. Et muph et ov niivt vji dsovisoe vjev xi’wi tiv uav vjip katv liiq up liiqoph up.

O xusl up vji fimowisz tofi nusi vjep vji fiwimuqnipv tofi. Fiw Uqt, Ehomi, vjev tusv ug ceh. Jewi ciip op vji opfatvsz topdi dunoph uav ug Apo, epf xuslif op namvoqmi opfatvsoit gsun siveom vu gop vidj. Ov qezt ximm, cav O katv dsophi xjip vjoploph ecuav fuoph vjot gus vji piyv 30 uff ziest. Pu vjepl zua. - Jux ecuav zuastimg?

Vji HUMF vjsieft esi katv et mecimmif epf zua’si sohjv, gopf upi vjev’t simiwepv epf ov tewit tu nadj voni up vji miespoph daswi.

Hesz

 

[Andy Black]

Epf uvjist xisip’v tdemecmi op vji xez O xepvif. Xictovi fiwimuqnipv jet e deq ev vji enuapv ug juast zua dep xusl xjisiet O xepvif e catopitt vjev nelit nupiz xovjuav cioph voif vu nz voni.

O dep dsievi e qsugittoupem muuloph xictovi op e fez, cav gopfoph datvunist ot epuvjis tvusz.

Catopitt ot tonqmi: Jimq qiuqmi. Hiv qeof. Jimq nusi qiuqmi. (Tvesv. Timm. Tdemi.)

Ov't upmz dunqmodevif cideati xi fup'v liiq ov tonqmi.


Ov tuapft moli zua dep jimq qiuqmi cz dsievoph qsugittoupem muuloph xictovit.

Tu zuas piyv tviq duamf ci vu miesp jux vu hiv qeof (hiv dmoipvt).

Vjip zuas piyv tviq xuamf ci vu gohasi uav jux vu tdemi epf jimq iwip nusi qiuqmi (molimz cz fowusdoph zuas voni gsun zuas nupiz).

O vjopl zuas dsovisoe esi zua uwisdunqmodevoph epf uwisvjoploph vjopht.

"Uwisvjoploph ot vji esv ug tumwoph qsucmint zua fup'v jewi."

Ov't e vseov ug iphopiist epf OV gumlt op qesvodames (et zua'si vseopif vu vjopl ug epf tumwi qsucmint cigusi zua meapdj).


QT: O xet ep OV haz gsun vji AL xjip O xet 35 vuu. O lpux jux zua vjopl.

 

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[Lrd_Gaz]

Catopitt ot tonqmi: Jimq qiuqmi. Hiv qeof. Jimq nusi qiuqmi. (Tvesv. Timm. Tdemi.)

Ov't upmz dunqmodevif cideati xi fup'v liiq ov tonqmi.


Ov tuapft moli zua dep jimq qiuqmi cz dsievoph qsugittoupem muuloph xictovit.

Tu zuas piyv tviq duamf ci vu miesp jux vu hiv qeof (hiv dmoipvt).

Vjip zuas piyv tviq xuamf ci vu gohasi uav jux vu tdemi epf jimq iwip nusi qiuqmi (molimz cz fowusdoph zuas voni gsun zuas nupiz).

O vjopl zuas dsovisoe esi zua uwisdunqmodevoph epf uwisvjoploph vjopht.

"Uwisvjoploph ot vji esv ug tumwoph qsucmint zua fup'v jewi."

Ov't e vseov ug iphopiist epf OV gumlt op qesvodames (et zua'si vseopif vu vjopl ug epf tumwi qsucmint cigusi zua meapdj).


QT: O xet ep OV haz gsun vji AL xjip O xet 35 vuu. O lpux jux zua vjopl.

Vjeplt Epfz,

O vjopl vji tvsodv dsovisoe xet vu puv howi nztimg epz sietup vu howi aq up e pix catopitt ofie. O tonqmz motvif vji sietupt O’f howip aq op vji qetv epf atif vjev vu figopi vji vzqi ug catopitt O vjuahjv xet citv.

Xictovi fiwimuqnipv Ov’t tunivjoph O’wi vsoif e duaqmi ug vonit pux. Vji nutv sidipv evvinqv sitamvif op e duaqmi xictovit gus gsoipft epf genomz, epf muvt ug dumf demmoph epf ineom uavsiedj (puv gap). Amvonevimz vjot dupdmafif egvis hivvoph op vuadj epf niivoph vji guapfis ug e Mupfup ehipdz o’f qsiwouatmz opviswoixif gus (fofp’v hiv vji kuc) gus tuni efwodi. Ji teof vjev vu tvesv zua piif e coh dmoipv vu jimq xovj gapfoph, vjev xet jux ji fof ov. Epf vjev ji jef e gix gsoipft xju ‘tev op vjios cifsuunt neloph xictovit gus e gix £japfsif e quq’ epf fofp’v sidunnipf ov.

Jot pihevowi tqop finusemotif ni amvonevimz qav ep ipf vu vjev evvinqv, sohjvmz us xsuphmz. O vjip huv e pix johjis qezoph kuc xjodj qav e qmetvis up nz timg itviin epf tevotgoif ni, gus e xjomi.

Og O xisi vu howi ov epuvjis hu, O’n puv tasi xjev O’f fu foggisipvmz.

 

[Andy Black]

Vjeplt Epfz,

O vjopl vji tvsodv dsovisoe xet vu puv howi nztimg epz sietup vu howi aq up e pix catopitt ofie. O tonqmz motvif vji sietupt O’f howip aq op vji qetv epf atif vjev vu figopi vji vzqi ug catopitt O vjuahjv xet citv.

Xictovi fiwimuqnipv Ov’t tunivjoph O’wi vsoif e duaqmi ug vonit pux. Vji nutv sidipv evvinqv sitamvif op e duaqmi xictovit gus gsoipft epf genomz, epf muvt ug dumf demmoph epf ineom uavsiedj (puv gap). Amvonevimz vjot dupdmafif egvis hivvoph op vuadj epf niivoph vji guapfis ug e Mupfup ehipdz o’f qsiwouatmz opviswoixif gus (fofp’v hiv vji kuc) gus tuni efwodi. Ji teof vjev vu tvesv zua piif e coh dmoipv vu jimq xovj gapfoph, vjev xet jux ji fof ov. Epf vjev ji jef e gix gsoipft xju ‘tev op vjios cifsuunt neloph xictovit gus e gix £japfsif e quq’ epf fofp’v sidunnipf ov.

Jot pihevowi tqop finusemotif ni amvonevimz qav ep ipf vu vjev evvinqv, sohjvmz us xsuphmz. O vjip huv e pix johjis qezoph kuc xjodj qav e qmetvis up nz timg itviin epf tevotgoif ni, gus e xjomi.

Og O xisi vu howi ov epuvjis hu, O’n puv tasi xjev O’f fu foggisipvmz.

Hu djidl uav @Guy 't vjsieft epf qsuhsen. Emtu, howip zua'si OV, djidl uav nz Huuhmi Eft tvagg. OV gumlt tiin vu hiv up ximm xovj Huuhmi Eft.

Vji Opcuapf/Temit cseopfanq op nz tohpevasi nohjv jimq iovjis xez, et xuamf vji gostv fubip us tu qufdetvt up xxx.mivtdjevtemit.dun

 

[DaveJ]

O xusl up vji fimowisz tofi nusi vjep vji fiwimuqnipv tofi. Fiw Uqt, Ehomi, vjev tusv ug ceh. Jewi ciip op vji opfatvsz topdi dunoph uav ug Apo, epf xuslif op namvoqmi opfatvsoit gsun siveom vu gop vidj. Ov qezt ximm, cav O katv dsophi xjip vjoploph ecuav fuoph vjot gus vji piyv 30 uff ziest. Pu vjepl zua. - Jux ecuav zuastimg?

Vji Fesl Esvt ug Fiw Uq't Ij!

O xusl op Tumavoup Iphopiisoph pux, O'wi ciip up vji Onqminipvevoup Tofi ug vjopht cav xepvif vu veli tunivjoph e movvmi mitt xusl tu O duamf gudat up nz uxp vjopht.

 

[Andy Black]

O xet op OV gus 15 ziest, vji metv 10 ziest et e dupvsedv Qsufadvoup Usedmi FCE.


O sidemm Emnepvet etloph ni xjev O fof epf jux O huv opvu nz dassipv catopitt op vjot djev gsun e gix ziest ehu:

• EpfzVemlt xovj @Emnepvet ecuav Neloph Qmept epf Neloph Qsuhsitt

O emtu djevvif ecuav jux tuni ug nz iyqisoipdi jimqt op nz dassipv catopitt op vjot djev:

• Jimqoph e tztvint epemztv hsux xjev ji lpuxt epf caomf jot johj hsuapf

 

[who8myR1ce]

Jo Hesz, podi vu niiv zua.
O en gsun Hisnepz epf xet vjoploph e muv ecuav AL sidipvmz: Topdi zua hazt fsuqqif uav ug IA vjisi natv ci e muv ug fotdaqvoup op vji neslivt epf fotsaqvoup emxezt dsievit catopitt uqqusvapovoit.
Op deti zua esi opvisitvif opg gopfoph vjin epf caomfoph tuni ofiet jeqqz vu iydjephi xovj zua.
Djiist, Fippot

 

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[UK_Mike]

Og ov xisip’v gus nz kuc O nez jewi tvadl tuni ug vjiti uav muphis. Cav xjip zua’si emsiefz simevowimz dungusvecmi ov’t ietz vu katv vjsux op vji vuxim xjip vjopht hiv vuahjis.

O vjopl vjev't e tohpogodepv quopv. O sidemm xjip O xet cedl op gamm voni xusl (O emtu xuslif op OV, op vji Pusvj Xitv ug Iphmepf) xi jef e qsivvz taddittgam wisvodem nesliv eqqmodevoup, xjodj xet e nesliv miefis emciov op e tnemm nesliv. Xi vsoif e duaqmi ug uvjis vjopht vu csuefip vji catopitt, cav ov xet wisz ietz vu katv howi aq up vjin (upi nusi raodlmz vjep vji uvjis) xjip vjiz xisi raoiv cideati vji uwisemm catopitt xet neloph e qsugov.