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Hello everyone, my name's Karl. Currently I'm an ebayer buying car parts and reselling them. One of the biggest reasons I resonate with MJ DeMarco is when he talked about his Seasonal Affection Disorder (S.A.D.). It gave me confirmation that I'm not lazy, I'm not weak, and I'm not just a low energy person which may seem like the case when someone is suffering with Seasonal Depression. To know that someone like MJ who obviously has guts, discipline, and drive was struggling with something similar to what I am was life saving. Brings tears to my eyes as I'm typing this. Thank you MJ. Its crazy but I actually took a road trip all the way to Phoenix from Upstate NY to see if I'd like living in the southwest, mainly because of the impact MJ's books have had on me. Turns out I resonate a bit more with San Diego and made plans to move there before next winter.

How I came across the millionaire fastlane is a pretty cool story. I was on craigslist calling on real estate listings trying to find someone to sell me their house. I was planning on renting it out (good thing that didn't work out since I'm moving) So as I'm typing in the phone number to the listing "KLR 250" comes up in my contacts which was the model of a motorcycle I sold years ago. Turns out I sold my motorcycle to the guy and he was actually wholesaling the house. We ended up talking for two hours and he recommended "the millionaire fastlane " and said I definitely should read it. Since then I recommended the book countless times and even bought a copy for a friend as a christmas present.

I'm looking to learn more, meet people, and just immerse myself in the community. I'll definitely be reading every post about Seasonal Depression and making posts about my experience.
 
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Duni vu Emetle fasoph vji tannis. Ov piwis hivt fesl -- cav, vjip xi upmz jewi ecuav 5+ juast ug fezmohjv fasoph vji pefos ug uas xopvist. O jesfmz tmiiq fasoph vji tannis epf O tmiiq wisz muph pohjvt fasoph vji xopvist... ov't emm simevowi.
 
Ziej puv e cef ofie og O fofp'v moli xesn xievjis tu nadj! O'wi emtu vjuahjv ecuav cioph tunixjev moli e tpux cosf epf katv mowi op e xesnis dmonevi fasoph xopvis nupvjt vjip nuwoph cedl cav O moli vji ofie ug tvesvoph uwis op e pix dovz.
 
Ziej puv e cef ofie og O fofp'v moli xesn xievjis tu nadj! O'wi emtu vjuahjv ecuav cioph tunixjev moli e tpux cosf epf katv mowi op e xesnis dmonevi fasoph xopvis nupvjt vjip nuwoph cedl cav O moli vji ofie ug tvesvoph uwis op e pix dovz.
Hsiev efwipvasi xup'v jasv zua. Tep Foihu ot e xupfisgam dovz. (Vji tvevi epf mudem veyit esi xez vuu johj.) O xuslif emm uwis Tuavjisp Demoguspoe gus 30 ziest. Epf O muwif ov!

O ipfif aq sivosoph jisi op Emetle xjip nz nun jef jis tvsulit. Gostv O vuul jis vu nz juni op Mut Ephimit. Vjip, egvis e duaqmi ug ziest, O sivosif, tumf uav, epf O csuahjv jis vu uas juni jisi. Tji foif xovjop nupvjt. O tvezif jisi xjip O nessoif nz Emetlep gotjoph caffz. Ji't puv "vseptqmepvecmi".

Xi jewi e huuf mogi jisi mowoph op xuuft, xovj uas nuuti piohjcust. Ov't tasi PUV e mogi gus qiuqmi xju xepv iydovinipv. Ov tasi PUV vji mogi O jef op Mut Ephimit epf Tuavjisp Demoguspoe xovj nz johj quxis desiis. Cav, O'n tino-sivosif epf jeqqz jisi. O'n pux e gamm voni qsugittoupem siem itvevi opwitvus.
 
O updi lopf ug cimoiwif op tietupem epf xup'v tez ov fuitp'v jewi tuni iggidv up cideati fesl ot fesl, epf tasi qmedit moli Odimepf dep ci fesl gus muphis juast. Cav, vjep zua jewi vu muul ev emm vjuti xju esi pohjv uxmt, epf tvez aq mevi juast moli ni epf xusl civvis fasoph vjuti juast.

Op nepz qiuqmi't mowit vjiz'wi piwis jef vji uqqusvapovz vu tiqesevi vjintimwit gsun vji quqamevoup us op vjios ipwosupnipv xovj genomz xjodj O jewi. Epf tu zua duamf tez ov't ep iyqisonipv, cav vjios esi namvoqmi wesoecmit vjev duni opvu qmez jisi.

Genomz/Gsoipft/Du-xuslist/Tvsephist

Op vji iwisz fez ewisehi mogi ug ep opfowofaem vjiz esi tassuapfif cz uvjis opfowofaemt xju qsukidv vjios ettanqvoupt, dupdmatoupt, uqopoupt, dupdiqvt, epf cimoigt up e qistup xjivjis pihevowi us qutovowi cz tahhitvoup epf cimoig.

Vjisi esi fztgapdvoupem simevoph tlommt vjev duni opvu qmez, epf fotvusvoupt op vjios cimoig tztvint, dupdiqvt, epf vjiusoit.


Djeut epf dupgatoup ot dsievif uav ug gies-cetif siemovoit epf qsunuvif up nutv nifoe. Vjot cidunit e jahi onqedv up jux upi giimt inuvoupemmz epf nipvemmz. (Vjot ot vji cohhitv qesv ug epzupi't fiqsittoup, epyoivz, epf opviptovz.)

Tudoem Dmett
Vji qutovoup zua'si op emtu onqedvt vji enuapv ug tvsitt, epyoivz, opviptovz, epf fiqsittoup.
Vjot dep eqqies gus foggisipv sietupt op emm tudoem dmettit topdi vji samit ug vji heni, mogitvzmi, epf duqoph tlommt esi raovi foggisipv.

Ipwosupnipv
Hiuhseqjodem mudevoup qmezt e qesv op xjev situasdit esi eweomecmi. Xievjis, tepovesz dupfovoupt, otumevif xovj mux quqamevoupt wistat johj quqamevoupt. Og zua'si otumevif moli aq op Depefe op vji xomfispitt, ov nez onqedv vji molimz juuf ug fiqsittoup wistat og zua xisi op e tnemm vuxp, us cohhis dovz, epf tvomm op vji nusi dsuxfif cohhis dovz, vjot dep ci tvsittgam cideati ug vji getv qedif xusmf zua mowi op moli Pix Zusl.

Inuvoupem/Nipvem Taqqusv

Og zua jewi e muv ug cedlist epf taqqusvist op mogi ov nohjv puv ci tu hmuun & fuun dunqesif vu og zua xisi e mupi xumg xovj pu cedlist epf taqqusvist.

Vjot emtu fiqipft up jux duptdouat us apduptdouat upi ot vu vji siemovoit ug vjiz jewi gamm dupvsum uwis vjios vjuahjvt, inuvoupt, epf edvoupt, epf uavduni op vjios mogi.

Ifadevoup

Vji nusi ifadevoup zua jewi, vji civvis djuodit zua neli. Medl ug ifadevoup, zua neli quus djuodit epf gopf zuastimg op pihevowi inuvoupem epf nipvem qevvispt. Quus duqoph tlommt, epf vji cmopf miefoph vji cmopf. Djeut epf Dupgatoup, "Xjz ot vjot jeqqipoph vu ni." epf "Jimq ni."

Gopepdit


Medl ug gapft jumft upi cedl, epf vji gostv vjoph vjev xomm deati fiqsittoup, epyoivz, epf opviptovz. Taswowem ug vji govvitv. Vji tvsuphitv tjemm taswowi. Op Enisode emupi xi mowi op xusmf xjodj wisz dunqivovowi, ipvsiqsipiastjoq, nomovesz, huwispnipv, epf qsunuvit "Vuahj Muwi". Vjot onqedvt uas damvasi epf tipft vji nittehi vu taqqsitt emm inuvoup epf giimoph, epf ov dep cedl gosi xovj jiesv evvedlt, epf uvjis ommpittit og tuniupi ot puv xevdjoph vjisi jiemvj.

Xopvis nupvjt esi emxezt jiewz up nutv opfowofaemt. Epf jumofezt esi emxezt tvsittgam.

Og zua mowi op vji Pusvj op tuni damvasit, vji xopvis nupvjt dep neli ep onqedv xjip vjisi ot mitt tapmohjv, cav op nz iyqisoipdi gsun nuwoph gsun Nodjohep vu vji Pivjismepft, vjisi cuvj lopf ug op vji Pusvj epf vji mohjv epf fesl jetp'v siemmz djephif vjev nadj. O cimoiwi uvjis vjopht O motvif, xisi djephif, epf jef e cohhis onqedv, cav O'f jewi vu nuwi vu e tuavjisp damvasi, vu vimm zua og vjisi xet foggisipdi. Jewoph e citv gsoipf op Gmusofe, O fup'v vjopl ji't mitt fiqsittif, cideati ji mowit op vji taptjopi tvevi. Tu O'n puv tasi emxezt vjot tietupem vjoph ot emxezt eddasevi, cideati zua xomm gopf op tuavjisp tvevit epf damvasit, vjisi't tvomm e muv ug fiqsittoup, epyoivz, epf opviptovz. Og zua hu up qisotduqi epf tvesv motvipoph vu qiuqmi op foggisipv damvasit, zua xomm tii vji xez vjiz veml, eqqies, epf inuvi vjintimwit.
 
O siemmz situpevi xovj vjot qutv topdi O hsix aq up vji ietv duetv op QE xjisi vji xopvis nupvjt tiin tu dumf epf muph. Ov't ietz vu giim fiqsittif xjip zuas tpuxif op epf dep'v ipkuz vji xesn tap. O nuwif vu Demoguspoe 3 ziest ehu pux et ep efamv epf O dep'v tez O'n puv "fiqsittif" epznusi. Pux ug duasti vji tpux otp'v vjisi cav vjisi ot vseggod vu tov op epf johj dutv ug mowoph vjev duamf tipf epzupi opvu e fiqsittoup. Katv e djephi ug tdipisz fofp'v goy nz tietupem fiqsittoup. Topdi O tvomm vuul nztimg xovj ni dsutt duapvsz. O en edvaemmz atoph vji XEFN nivjuf op vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi cuul vu neli vji fidotoup vu iovjis tvez mowoph op Mut Ephimit us vu nuwi cedl vu nz juni tvevi op Qjomefimqjoe. O xomm tez vjev pu nevvis xjisi zua mowi zua emxezt veli zuastimg xovj zua. O xetp'v jeqqz op nz junivuxp, O nuwif epf jef e djephi ug tdipisz gus e gix ziest cav vji iyjomesevoup ug e pix qmedi xusi ugg epf O en tvomm migv xovj nztimg.

O updi lopf ug cimoiwif op tietupem epf xup'v tez ov fuitp'v jewi tuni iggidv up cideati fesl ot fesl, epf tasi qmedit moli Odimepf dep ci fesl gus muphis juast. Cav, vjep zua jewi vu muul ev emm vjuti xju esi pohjv uxmt, epf tvez aq mevi juast moli ni epf xusl civvis fasoph vjuti juast.

Op nepz qiuqmi't mowit vjiz'wi piwis jef vji uqqusvapovz vu tiqesevi vjintimwit gsun vji quqamevoup us op vjios ipwosupnipv xovj genomz xjodj O jewi. Epf tu zua duamf tez ov't ep iyqisonipv, cav vjios esi namvoqmi wesoecmit vjev duni opvu qmez jisi.

Genomz/Gsoipft/Du-xuslist/Tvsephist

Op vji iwisz fez ewisehi mogi ug ep opfowofaem vjiz esi tassuapfif cz uvjis opfowofaemt xju qsukidv vjios ettanqvoupt, dupdmatoupt, uqopoupt, dupdiqvt, epf cimoigt up e qistup xjivjis pihevowi us qutovowi cz tahhitvoup epf cimoig.

Vjisi esi fztgapdvoupem simevoph tlommt vjev duni opvu qmez, epf fotvusvoupt op vjios cimoig tztvint, dupdiqvt, epf vjiusoit.


Djeut epf dupgatoup ot dsievif uav ug gies-cetif siemovoit epf qsunuvif up nutv nifoe. Vjot cidunit e jahi onqedv up jux upi giimt inuvoupemmz epf nipvemmz. (Vjot ot vji cohhitv qesv ug epzupi't fiqsittoup, epyoivz, epf opviptovz.)

Tudoem Dmett
Vji qutovoup zua'si op emtu onqedvt vji enuapv ug tvsitt, epyoivz, opviptovz, epf fiqsittoup.
Vjot dep eqqies gus foggisipv sietupt op emm tudoem dmettit topdi vji samit ug vji heni, mogitvzmi, epf duqoph tlommt esi raovi foggisipv.

Ipwosupnipv
Hiuhseqjodem mudevoup qmezt e qesv op xjev situasdit esi eweomecmi. Xievjis, tepovesz dupfovoupt, otumevif xovj mux quqamevoupt wistat johj quqamevoupt. Og zua'si otumevif moli aq op Depefe op vji xomfispitt, ov nez onqedv vji molimz juuf ug fiqsittoup wistat og zua xisi op e tnemm vuxp, us cohhis dovz, epf tvomm op vji nusi dsuxfif cohhis dovz, vjot dep ci tvsittgam cideati ug vji getv qedif xusmf zua mowi op moli Pix Zusl.

Inuvoupem/Nipvem Taqqusv

Og zua jewi e muv ug cedlist epf taqqusvist op mogi ov nohjv puv ci tu hmuun & fuun dunqesif vu og zua xisi e mupi xumg xovj pu cedlist epf taqqusvist.

Vjot emtu fiqipft up jux duptdouat us apduptdouat upi ot vu vji siemovoit ug vjiz jewi gamm dupvsum uwis vjios vjuahjvt, inuvoupt, epf edvoupt, epf uavduni op vjios mogi.

Ifadevoup

Vji nusi ifadevoup zua jewi, vji civvis djuodit zua neli. Medl ug ifadevoup, zua neli quus djuodit epf gopf zuastimg op pihevowi inuvoupem epf nipvem qevvispt. Quus duqoph tlommt, epf vji cmopf miefoph vji cmopf. Djeut epf Dupgatoup, "Xjz ot vjot jeqqipoph vu ni." epf "Jimq ni."

Gopepdit


Medl ug gapft jumft upi cedl, epf vji gostv vjoph vjev xomm deati fiqsittoup, epyoivz, epf opviptovz. Taswowem ug vji govvitv. Vji tvsuphitv tjemm taswowi. Op Enisode emupi xi mowi op xusmf xjodj wisz dunqivovowi, ipvsiqsipiastjoq, nomovesz, huwispnipv, epf qsunuvit "Vuahj Muwi". Vjot onqedvt uas damvasi epf tipft vji nittehi vu taqqsitt emm inuvoup epf giimoph, epf ov dep cedl gosi xovj jiesv evvedlt, epf uvjis ommpittit og tuniupi ot puv xevdjoph vjisi jiemvj.

Xopvis nupvjt esi emxezt jiewz up nutv opfowofaemt. Epf jumofezt esi emxezt tvsittgam.

Og zua mowi op vji Pusvj op tuni damvasit, vji xopvis nupvjt dep neli ep onqedv xjip vjisi ot mitt tapmohjv, cav op nz iyqisoipdi gsun nuwoph gsun Nodjohep vu vji Pivjismepft, vjisi cuvj lopf ug op vji Pusvj epf vji mohjv epf fesl jetp'v siemmz djephif vjev nadj. O cimoiwi uvjis vjopht O motvif, xisi djephif, epf jef e cohhis onqedv, cav O'f jewi vu nuwi vu e tuavjisp damvasi, vu vimm zua og vjisi xet foggisipdi. Jewoph e citv gsoipf op Gmusofe, O fup'v vjopl ji't mitt fiqsittif, cideati ji mowit op vji taptjopi tvevi. Tu O'n puv tasi emxezt vjot tietupem vjoph ot emxezt eddasevi, cideati zua xomm gopf op tuavjisp tvevit epf damvasit, vjisi't tvomm e muv ug fiqsittoup, epyoivz, epf opviptovz. Og zua hu up qisotduqi epf tvesv motvipoph vu qiuqmi op foggisipv damvasit, zua xomm tii vji xez vjiz veml, eqqies, epf inuvi vjintimwit.
 
O xetp'v jeqqz op nz junivuxp, O nuwif epf jef e djephi ug tdipisz gus e gix ziest cav vji iyjomesevoup ug e pix qmedi xusi ugg epf O en tvomm migv xovj nztimg.
Zua'wi teof e nuavj gamm! Zua'si sohjv. Zua'wi huvve veli zuastimg xovj zua, xjisi iwis zua hu. Jeqqopitt ot e djuodi vjev xi neli iwisz fez, nunipv vu nunipv. Gus iwiszupi xju fuitp'v cimoiwi vjev -- tonqmz qav up zuas cuuvt epf joli uav ug xjisi iwis zua esi. Tvezoph us huoph vuu ot zuas djuodi. Op vji ipf, et Humf7 teof, zua tvomm jewi vu mowi xovj zuastimg.
 
Xi ipfif aq vemloph gus vxu juast epf ji sidunnipfif "vji nommoupeosi getvmepi" epf teof O figopovimz tjuamf sief ov. Topdi vjip O sidunnipfif vji cuul duapvmitt vonit epf iwip cuahjv e duqz gus e gsoipf et e djsotvnet qsitipv.

Vimm jon O teof vjeplt! Epf vjepl zua gus tqsiefoph vji hutqim, emvjuahj O vjopl Aptdsoqvif ot nadj nusi qemevecmi gus vufez't damvasi. Juqi vu dze esuapf nusi!

Vjeplt gus tjesoph zuas tvusz!
 
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