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Warning, this is a long post, there is a summary at the end, but please read as I put a lot of heart and soul into this thread.

While I will admit that not everything that I say on here is of the typical fastlane mentality, I would like to discuss the most fastlane accomplishment I have achieved to this date, which I completed just yesterday... RUNNING THE CHICAGO MARATHON!!!

It was not a financial accomplishment, but it is something that can help motivate other fastlaners as well as myself to realize that lifelong dreams can come true and that you can literally start from nowhere and reach that milestone.

To preface this, while I have been an active person most of my life and just started playing baseball again after a 3yr hiatus, I was NEVER a runner. In fact, I tried short-mid distance running just to get in shape a few years back without actually researching, bottom line is my plan was run 4 miles every other day and after 2 weeks add a mile, all the while, not doing the proper stretching, not using the proper equipment(running shoes), sticking to my poor eating habits and just doing guess work on the hydration portion... pretty much the 4 key components to ANY type of physical activity. That experiment lasted about 2 months and then I started to get to get pains in my outer knee area which ended up being along the Illotibial Band aka IT Band and had to shut it down. This was three years ago.

Then, just last Spring, April to be exact, while I was just beginning my 2 week Spring Break trip through Western Europe I arrived in Zurich, Switzerland on the day of the Zurich Marathon and thought "hmm, this would be interesting?". Not only am I a sight-seeing tourist who's solely interested in taking in the sights and sounds of the cities of the world, but I really do need to get back in shape as at the time I was pushing about 230lbs(I am 6'4" though). On top of that, I saw a story on the news last Summer about a woman who didn't start running until she was 40 and is also legally blind who has not only run a marathon in every state, but every continent... including Antarctica(yes, they do have a marathon!). This was all the motivation I needed, so this January I started doing research and by the end of February I had started my training!

FASTLANE NOTE- to keep this post relevant I would like to add that stories such as that woman or the "I survived cancer, now I'm gonna run a marathon" or "I'm 350lbs and need to lose weight, so I'm gonna start training and come Oct I'll be running the marathon" are great stories and I hope in future marathons I can help support one of the many charities represented in the field so there can be more insprational stories for us all, they're as relevant to most of us aspiring fastlaners as the "I came from a small-town with nothing but the shirt on my back and now I'm a billionaire". Why? Because most of us are from a middle-class background and as such, despite our mortgages, credit card and possibly student loan debts we have everything we NEED such as food, shelter and clothing and to pursue a fastlane financial plan is getting us out of our comfort zone, which is why most decide to stay in the rat-race so come age 65 they can enjoy that nest-egg they saved up from being a slave to corporate America for 40+ yrs. So to an average guy like myself who, despite now being around 260lbs, is still pretty mobile and relatively athletic, but by no means either a slouch or an accomplished athlete, this would take some serious motivation to get out of my comfort zone.

So to go through with such an athletic accomplishment that is only dwarfed by the extreme competitions of ultra-marathoning(40, 50 even 100mile races) or tri-athlons(including the Ironman which is a marathon PLUS 100 mile biking PLUS 2.5 mile swim) would easily get me out of my comfort zone, but would also need to take a fastlane approach to train in 7 months for what some people train their whole lives to do.

For these past 7 months I did a 30 week program designed by Hal Higdon, the -add financial advice guru name- of marathon running. I started training early so I would have 3 "flex weeks" which I used up rather quickly, which meant if I had an emergency/injury and couldn't run for the week, I wouldn't be off schedule. The sad thing is that none of those weeks were used for emergencies, 2 were b/c of vacations and one was b/c of the downtime I had experienced when I closed my business(which I had been operating for 10 months).

All this time, I maybe woke up early about 7 times total and this was in the first 12 weeks where it was a "get in shape for the REAL marathon training" plan and the runs were usually 1.5-3 miles during the week and culminated to a 6 mile run in week 12. To closely approximate these distances and get a reading of my time I got a Nike+ unit for my iPod which was a better choice than most pedometers(including the one on my phone that way overestimated my step count during the marathon to 60k steps and 45.3 miles :smx4:) which either severely over or underestimate your distance, in fact after the marathon I realized that the Nike+ unit was about 10-15% off so when I thought I ran 10 miles at a 10min/mile pace, I really ran 9 at an 11.5-12min/mile pace, something I will discuss later.

Over the course of 7 months, I was able to get in a majority of training runs, but in the end did about 360miles of the 569 I was "supposed" to do, why I say that in quotes is b/c the guide even said it was okay to skip some of the 3 weekly runs, but the long runs on the weekend were essential towards building endurance, including the 20 mile run 3 weeks prior to the marathon which was supposed to be the final tune-up before tapering down significantly. Sadly though, that 20 mile run ended up being a 14.5 mile run that was cut short b/c of prior plans that day which I needed to tend to. Further cutting that 569 mile goal down were the times when I couldn't co-ordinate with my running partner to do some of the long weekend runs b/c of his hectic and unpredictable work-schedule(in fact, we only did ONE 3 mile run together prior to the big one yesterday), on top of that, my baseball schedule and other family commitments that came up over the Summer meant that some of the 10+ mile runs had to be skipped, in fact I didn't do the 18 miler and as mentioned above, cut the 20 miler short. The final straw was when I started at my new job I only did 2 of the final 11 tune-up runs in the last 3 weeks b/c of the 6am-6pm schedule of commuting downtown.

Now before anyone starts jumping on me and saying "well a true fast-laner would've done all it takes to get EVERY run done", keep in mind that even the most conditioned runners from Kenya will miss a training run from time to time and the bottom line was the end result. I knew going into this that I wasn't going to qualify for the Boston Marathon(3:10 or less for my age group, which is about a 6:16min/mile avg... something I haven't ran since soph yr of HS when I was about 80lbs lighter) and my goal was to finish, which not the most fastlane of goals, is still a pretty good accomplishment considering where I came from and what it takes to cover the 26.2 miles of city streets in an unseasonably warm 75-80 degree Oct day in Chicago(ideal marathon temps are 55-65).

Back to the training and the ups and downs, the first down came in my first training run of 1.5 miles where I thought "hey I once ran a 5:32 mile 8yrs ago in HS, so running 8min/mile should be a walk in the park"... well I got about 1/4 mile into the first run before taking my first walk break but still ended up running about 1/2 of the total distance. The next day for the 3 mile run I did about 3/4 of the distance at a jogging pace and from there it was mostly positives, including reaching personal milestones with every non-stop jog that was 6 miles or more up through the first 10 miler with about 14 weeks to go before the marathon. The following distance runs I realized quickly that a run/walk method was not a bad approach, but it wasn't until the 16 miler 7 weeks prior to race day that I realized that extended walk breaks of more than 2 minutes were actually worse than just trying to run the whole distance and as such I made sure do short 2 minute walks after every 2 miles to not only conserve energy, but to keep from the added stress that extra walking before running again put on my legs and feet, much like an investor who knows no matter how well stocks are performing that in order to be successful you cannot hold on too long, but also can't be selling at all times... therefore the 2 miles was the long-term I held on to my performing stocks, which was the energy I had to run and the 2 minutes was the brief sell period where I saved my principles and possibly some interest and re-invested the extra interest as to always be in a state of making profits... or in this case, always be in a state of motion.

Before speaking of the marathon experience itself, I must add a very important tidbit, while I went to a running store and got proper running shoes, had a decent stretch program that I researched(and thus never had any nagging cramps or pains from running) and took care of hydration needs BEFORE and AFTER practice runs to prevent cramping, I decided to ignore the other major factor involved in any physical activity and continued with my bad dietary/eating habits and one specific to marathon running, I did not work any speed-work or cross-training into my weekly habits which I feel will be factors that will greatly improve my time/recovery for the next marathon which might be next year or a few years down the road.

So as for the marathon, here goes: Got there and met up with my friend and one of his friends who was going to be joining us, while my total average pace according to the Nike+ chip was just under 10min/mile, I knew the thing was inaccuarate and decided that signing up for the 5hr(11:32min/mile) pace group was a realistic goal, but his friend signed up for the 5:30 group so we compromised and started with the 5:15(12min/mile) group. Within about 4 miles they were already a couple minutes ahead of us and now the goal was to just keep the pace we were at as the run/walk method was working, in fact all 3 of us stuck together for about the first 8 miles before his friend fell back and then it was just him and I. We stuck together past the 13.1 mark and were well on pace for 5:15-5:30 marathon before I hit the wall... blisters on my feet and the mental block of the longer straightaways in this section of the course led to extended walk breaks and breaking from the plan of only walking through the aid stations which were anywhere from .75-2.25 miles apart. By about the 16th mile I told my friend to go on without me, but no matter what I was going to finish this, even if I came in at 6:29:59, the longest allowable time to qualify for a finisher medal(after this they open the roads back up, you have to walk on the sidewalks to "finish" and when you do finish you don't get an official time). In fact it wasn't until the 18th mile where I actually found a new method of shorter steps and striking on my heels(something I thought I had been doing all along and is the proper technique for long-distance running... unless of course you're a top conditioned professional runner) that helped me to take shorter walk breaks and get from aid station to aid station. Then by the 23rd mile after realizing a mile earlier that I was going to finish, I hit another mental block and started to feel an IT band strain which I hadn't felt since the recreational running I did 3yrs earlier and from mile 23 to 24 it took about 25 minutes b/c of a bathroom break and sitting down to tend to blisters and stretching. After this it should've been clear sailing, I mean 2.2 miles is something I haven't done since the first few weeks and those were all easy, right? WRONG! Mile 24 to 25 was a challenge and had more walking than I should've done and I even pulled up along a gentleman who was about 2x my age and in much worse physical condition who pulled his hamstring and had been walking for about 2 miles and was planning to do the same whether he hit the time limit or not. Well this was the final push I needed and I was off to the races, channeling all my inner motivation including the memory of my best friend who passed away last yr I pointed to the sky and said "this is for you!", "I'm GOING TO FINISH" and started crying while I ran with a purpose and ran out the final mile!

My final time was 6:01, not a great time by any stretch, but I had accomplished the goal of finishing and as with any financial goal, I met and even exceeded the time of 6:29:59 to "just finish" and bottom line is I know for future reference to not only cover all aspects of training including proper nutrition, but to do more of the training runs especially in the last few weeks as well as use better tools to measure my distance whether it's actually believing that the mile-markers at the local forest preserve are accurate(which I learned from this that they were) or using a better calibrated device such as a Garmin wrist GPS so that I actually do 10 miles on a 10 mile day instead of the 9 or less that were actually ran when the Nike+ recorded it as 10.

So like a financial journey, this accomplishment was just the first chapter and rest assured this is only the beginning to a journey that will hopefully lead to a Boston qualifier one day with the right training and preparation, as is the case in the fastlane, where it takes the right training and preparation to become financially independent without having to wait 40+ yrs to collect on pensions, 401ks or IRAs :coolgleamA:

To summarize:

Lessons Learned for next marathon:

-nutrition is important, shedding extra lbs takes stress off of joints and just 10-15lbs lighter could easily take 30mins+ off my time.

-do all the necessary training, this doesn't mean EVERY run on the schedule, but just making sure to work in run/walks, possibly competing in shorter races such as 5k and 10k runs along the way, just so atmosphere of the marathon itself doesn't sneak up on me and I can further cut that time down.

-be proud of the fact that I finished, but realize that there is always more to accomplish, as mentioned above it could be cutting that time to a Boston qualifier which gets more attainable the older I get as it increases with every age group, but most importantly to run for a purpose and find a charity to support so that those less fortunate can have this opportunity.

Fastlane lessons learned:

-ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE... this is not a cliche, but reality as I have accomplished this.

-do your research and put in the work and you will get the results... go the extra mile(no pun intended) and you will exceed those expectations!

And I will finish with two quotes, one I saw on a sign of one of the 1.5million spectators who I thank for their support and know without them none of us average Joe runners would've accomplished this and the other is one I thought of along the way:

"The pain is temporary, but the accomplishment is forever!"

AND

"Not finishing is not an option!"
 
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Og zua xepv vu siemmz dunqesi vjot vu zuas gopepdoem tadditt, vjisi ot epuvjis miwim. Vjev opwumwit dupvopaoph vu vseop, ci fotdoqmopif, xusl vjsuahj vji tviefz uptmeahjv ug opkasoit, epf neli ov vu vji dunqivovowi miwim ug vji tqusv.

O xuamf dunqesi zuas eddunqmotjnipv vu dunoph aq xovj e catopitt qmep epf neloph vji gostv opwitvnipv/vseptedvoup.

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ev gostv O vjuahjv, "uj ximm pu cohhoi 31,000 ug 33,000 qesvodoqepvt xju tvesvif gopotjif" cav vjip O siemobi vjev 45,000 qiuqmi sihotvisif xjodj niept emnutv 1/3 ug vjuti sihotvisif fofp'v iwip tjux aq, cav nutv ug emm, vji quqamevoup ug vji Djodehu nivsu esie ot ecuav 9nommoup tu vjev't .3% ug qiuqmi vjev dep tez vjiz eddunqmotjif vjot wistat ecuav 7% ug juatijumft op vji AT vjev jewi e piv xusvj uwis $1nommoup, fup'v hiv ni xsuph, vjuahj, O'f sevjis ci e nommoupeosi :cepepe:

vjip O duamf eddunqmotj vji fsien ug sappoph e nesevjup up iwisz dupvopipv :duumhmienE:
 
Duphsevamevoupt!

Og zua xepv vu siemmz dunqesi vjot vu zuas gopepdoem tadditt, vjisi ot epuvjis miwim. Vjev opwumwit dupvopaoph vu vseop, ci fotdoqmopif, xusl vjsuahj vji tviefz uptmeahjv ug opkasoit, epf neli ov vu vji dunqivovowi miwim ug vji tqusv.

opvisitvoph zua tez vjev, topdi ev 24 O xomm ci xusloph vuxesft cioph vji #1 TQ up nz vien xjip O'wi qovdjif e vuvem ug ecuav 20 henit op nz mogi(xet emxezt e nadj civvis jovvis), cav egvis emm vji ceticemm O'wi xevdjif op katv vji metv duaqmi ug zst O'wi apfistvuuf vji dunqmiyovoit e muv nusi(o.i. ep etqosoph opwitvus xevdjoph vji nesliv vsipft) O lpux O dep fu ov epf quttocmz nuwi aq vu e nusi dunqivovowi miehai xovjop e gix ziest.

epf uj zie, vji nesevjup huemt O motvif ecuwi.

cav nutv ug emm, ot og vjiti eddunqmotjnipvt dep vseptgis uwis vu nz gopepdoem tvevat, puv pidittesomz c/d O xepv vu ci gomvjz sodj, cav c/d O xepv vu jewi vji niept vu vsewim epf ipkuz emm vji juccoit O jewi xovjuav xusszoph ecuav jux nadj vjiz dutv :zuasudl:
 
Duphsevt! Exituni Tvusz. O en e jahi cimoiwis op vitvoph vji cufz iwisz tu ugvip vu liiq zuastimg jupitv. O jewi sap 2 Amvse Nesevjupt, tu O dep simevi vu vji dunnovnipv ov velit katv vu ci siefz gus vji sedi. Zua fof hsiev epf zua miespif e muv ecuav zuastimg. Ot vjev xjev ov't puv emm ecuav epzxezt?
 
xux 2 amvset :puvxusvjz:

vjev ot katv optepovz, vji gappz vjoph ot sohjv egvis O dsuttif vji gopotj O teof vu nztimg "piwis eheop", cav e fez mevis, iwip vjuahj O'n jewoph vsuacmi huoph aq epf fuxp tveost epf jef vu demm op ev xusl, O'wi djephif ov vu "og O'n 100% x/o e nupvj vjip O huvve fu ov piyv zs us evmietv e gix tnemmis sapt".
 
Siq+++

Vjev't exituni. O'wi piwis ciip e sappis. O'wi piwis apfistvuuf jux upi dep "ipkuz" sappoph. O fu muwi ceticemm, vjuahj, epf O'n e qovdjis katv moli zua pux. Giim gsii vu QN/ON ni; O emxezt muwi vu veml ecuav ov.

Ov't exituni vjev zua tiv e huem epf eddunqmotjif ov. Vu ni, vjev't vji citv qesv ug ov emm. Vjev't vji vzqi ug vjoph tjuamf fu. O'wi piwis ciip op vji citv qjztodem tjeqi, cav O'n figopovimz ep evjmivi. O tvsahhmi xovj 2 nomit pux, vjuahj.

Duphsevt. Vjot ot exituni. Wisz jeqqz gus zua! :)
 
O muwi vu sap epf giim dseqqz xjip O hu nusi vjep e duaqmi ug fezt xovjuav ov. O jewi fupi e gix nesevjupt epf vuvemmz simevi vu vjot qutv.
Tussz gus xusfoph vjev quusmz, TviwiU.

O katv teof vjev cideati O'wi fsiefif sappoph nz ipvosi mogi. O'wi piwis ciip e govpitt haz. O fup'v moli xusloph uav iovjis. Xjip O piif tuni iyisdoti, O ataemmz qmez vippot, ceticemm, cetlivcemm, us guuvcemm.

Sappoph epf xusloph uav jewi emxezt tiinif moli xusl gus ni, tu O jewip'v ipkuzif fuoph vjin. O'n tasi O duamf neli vjin qsufadvowi cz motvipoph vu eafoucuult (tunivjoph O'n cihoppoph vu heop ep opvisitv op vjeplt vu Satt' mopl vu vji 59 nopavit sefou tjux), cav ov't katv piwis tunivjoph O'wi guapf pidittesz gus ni. O'wi emxezt ciip op fidipv tjeqi (moli O teof, evjmivod, cav puv siemmz natdames), tu O'wi piwis siemmz jef vji piif vu sap/xusl uav iydittowimz.

Tussz gus vji cef xusfoph. :tny3:
 
O disveopmz fofp'v jewi epz ottai xovj zuas qutv Zeplii. Nutv qiuqmi fup'v desi gus sappoph. O vzqodemmz qav op 50 nomit qis xiil. Zua jewi fu moli ov og zua esi huoph vu tqipf vjev nadj voni up vji vseom.
 
xux 2 amvset :puvxusvjz:

vjev ot katv optepovz, vji gappz vjoph ot sohjv egvis O dsuttif vji gopotj O teof vu nztimg "piwis eheop", cav e fez mevis, iwip vjuahj O'n jewoph vsuacmi huoph aq epf fuxp tveost epf jef vu demm op ev xusl, O'wi djephif ov vu "og O'n 100% x/o e nupvj vjip O huvve fu ov piyv zs us evmietv e gix tnemmis sapt".

Vji nusi zua fu ov vji nusi zuas cufz efkatvt. O fup'v vjopl ov't optepovz....vji qiuqmi op vji sedit O sep fu upi iwisz xiilipf us ev mietv upi e nupvj. Ov ot e foggisipv tqusv vjep nesevjup sappoph, epf O qsigis ov, et vji nekusovz ug sedit esi up vseom us op vji nuapveopt.

Duphsevt...eheop. Vjev ot e jahi eddunqmotjnipv. Jux nepz qiuqmi fu zua lpux dep tez vjiz jewi sap e nesevjup? Huuf tvagg!
 
Aqfevi- Up vji iwi ug Nesevjup #2(Piyv Tapfez!), O en juqoph vjev nz catopitt etqosevoupt nevdj nz sappoph eddunqmotjnipvt.

Gostv ugg, vjot zies't vseopoph tvesvif ugg cef, fofp'v tvesv apvom Nesdj/Eqsom(metv zies O tvesvif op nof-Gic). Vu vuq ov ugg, et sidipvmz et nof-Kapi O xet tvomm sappoph ev e 12:30-13:00/nomi qedi gus 8 nomi sapt xjodj niepv O xet muuloph ev epuvjis 6js gopotj.

Ximm, et xovj vji getvmepi, ov xet voni vu veli edvoup, upi ug vji geomasit ug metv zies't vseopoph, xet vji opecomovz vu dunqmivi vji muph sapt, tu vjot zies, O tvsowif vu katv fu vjin epf madlomz, et O en sappoph gus e djesovz(Vien XusmfWotoup- gus opgu up jux zua dep hiv e podi vey fifadvocmi xjomi tquptusoph ni, tipf ni e QN ;)) O tvesvif huoph gus vjios 7en hsuaq sapt up Tevasfezt. Vji gostv xet e 12 nomis epf vji "tmuxitv" hsuaq xet e 12:00/nomi qedi, tu O gohasif "pu djepdi", ximm puv upmz fof O liiq aq, cav xi fof ov op katv apfis 12:00/nomi.

Vji piyv xiil xet e 13, xjodj O iyvipfif vu 13.1(vjeplt vu upi ug nz dunqepoupt jewoph e Hesnop Gusisappis) epf fof vjot op ecuav 2:39, xjue! Pux O'n muuloph ev e tac 5:30 nesevjup.

Tvomm puv ipuahj! Muph tvusz tjusv, jewip'v nottif e Tevasfez sap topdi epf 2 xiilt cedl siedjif vji qiel ug nz vseopoph, vji "DESE Siefz Vu Sap 20 Nomi Sap" xjodj xet e tvsumm fuxp vji Djodehu Meligsupv gsun Gutvis Ewipai ciedj(ges pusvj tofi) vu 71tv Tv(ges tuavj tofi). Nz huem xet csiel 4jst xjodj niepv 12:00/nomi us mitt. Egvis qedoph ev ecuav 11:35 vji gostv gix nomit, ov muulif xovjop siedj, juxiwis, O xepvif nusi, itqidoemmz topdi vji 15 nomis O fof vji xiil cigusi xet ev e 10:55/nomi qedi. Tu O qodlif aq vji qedi epf puv upmz fof vji gopem 13 nomit emm apfis 11:00/nomi, nomi 20 xet vji getvitv ev 9:06 epf e gopotjoph voni ug 3:33(10:39/nomi- 4:39 nesevjup qedi).

Metv xiil't "veqis" sap xet ep iwip cohhis onqsuwinipv- 12 nomit op 1:57(9:45/nomi).

Tu pux 4:30(10:18/nomi) ot xovjop siedj, tvomm puv TviwiU vonit, cav ep eneboph 25% onqsuwinipv uwis metv zies, iwip tvomm ev vji jiewz xiohjv ug 250mct, tu xotj ni madl, emvjuahj O cimoiwi nusi op jesf-xusl vjep madl epf og O dep eddunqmotj vjot, vjip muul uav 3:59 gus piyv zies!

QT- vsedloph nz fotvepdi woe vji HQT op nz oQjupi xovj e qsuhsen demmif SapLiiqis xjodj tvevit vjev vji nomi neslist ev vji mudem Gusitv Qsitiswi esi edvaemmz ecuav .96-.98 nomit eqesv, tu O vsatv ov e muv nusi vjep vji muatz Poli+ O atif metv zies xjodj jef vjin ev ecuav 1.07-1.15 nomit :q
 
ws4qmeze-siq+++ gus vji nesevjup! Nadj sitqidv gus veloph up epf dunqmivoph tadj e djemmiphi. Vjisi't pu xez op jimm O'mm qistupemmz iwis sap e nesevjup, cav O'mm jumf zuas hevusefi! (Edvaemmz O xet e dunqivovowi vippot qmezis apvom O jef 6 lpii fotmudevoupt op dummihi epf nekus siduptvsadvowi tashisz up iedj lpii ev vji soqi umf ehit ug 21 epf 24 sitqidvowimz). O tvomm xusl uav xovj xiohjvt sihamesmz, ivd., cav nz coupod lpiit esi vuu wemaecmi vu qav vjin vjsuahj 26.2 nomit ug vusvasi...Lafut vu zua, vju! Opdsifocmi fivisnopevoup epf fotdoqmopi. :puvxusvjz:
 
Vjeplt gus vji qsuqt!

Vjisi't pu xez op jimm O'mm qistupemmz iwis sap e nesevjup

Katv moli vji getvmepi ovtimg, vji cohhitv monovoph gedvus ot zuastimg. Apfistvepfecmi xovj vji opkasoit, juxiwis, iwisz zies vjisi esi japfsift ug tvusoit ug vjuti xju uwisduni efwistovz vu sap vjios gostv nesevjup moli vji iyenqmit howip op vji gostv qutv- gsun vji "O xet 350mct epf duamf cesimz xeml" vu vji "O xet howip e 1% djepdi ug taswowoph depdis epf pux jisi O en 26.2 nomit mevis", ivd

Vji osupz, ot O tii nztimg et e sappis, nadj moli O fu op vji xusmf ug catopitt- O duni gsun tunixjisi op vji noffmi- o.i. O'wi piwis jef epz jussogod opkasoit/ommpittit(vji iraowemipv ug dunoph gsun quwisvz) epf O'n cz pu niept e pevasem cusp evjmivi(vji iraowemipv ug dunoph gsun nupiz). Op nz uqopoup, nz nopus evjmivod edjoiwinipvt aq vu vjot quopv tadj et cioph e tvesvoph westovz guuvcemm qmezis us qmezoph opvisdummihoevi dmac ceticemm duamf jewi ciip ipuahj, nadj moli vji johj 5-gohasi/mux 6-gohasi noffmi nepehinipv vzqi xjuti catopitt tadditt ot ipuahj vu mowi dungusvecmz epf vjat vjev't jux vjiz hu vjsuahj mogi. Ximm O miespif muph ehu, vjev dungusv ot cusoph, O xepv iydovinipv, tu et zua dep tii, ov't puv ipuahj vu katv sap vji vjoph, O jewi vji mugvz huemt ug puv upmz kuopoph vji 50 tvevi dmac(sap upi op emm 50 tvevit), cav vu sap upi up emm 7 dupvopipvt, tunivjoph O xuamf jewi piwis vjuahjv quttocmi og puv gus vjot eneboph tvusz(vji teni upi vjev huv ni ugg vji duedj epf up nz giiv):

Xunep qodlt aq nesevjup sappoph ev piesmz 40, sapt up 7 dupvopipvt

Epf uj zie, emuph vji xez, O xepv vu ipkuz vji tdipisz epf duptvepvmz onqsuwi nz vonit tu vjev upi-fez O dep siedj vji vuq epf sap emuphtofi tuniupi moli TviwiU :duumhmienE:

Op gedv vjisi xisi vxu qowuvem iwipvt vjev jeqqipif op 2007 vjev huv ni vu vseop gus vji 2008 nesevjup:

1) xovpittoph vji Basodj Nesevjup op Basodj Txovbismepf, osupodemmz, up Fez 1 ug e 12 dovoit op 14 fezt Tqsoph Csiel vsoq vjsuahj Xitvisp Iasuqi- ov xet vjisi vjev O teof "jnn, O muwi vu tii vji tohjvt epf O piif vu hiv op tjeqi, xjz puv cuvj?"

2) Vji pixt siqusv ecuwi ecuav Pove Lez MiNez, upi ug vji nutv optqosevoupem tvusoit O'wi iwis jiesf!
 
O, vuu, muwi e huuf djemmiphi. E nesevjup tvomm otp'v up nz cadliv motv, cav zua fof hiv nz xjiimt tqoppoph! O vjopl O piif e pix evjmivod djemmiphi. O muwi xusloph uav, cav ov't puv e dunqivovowi tqusv gus ni xovj ep ipf huem us djemmiphist. Jnnn...
 
Duphsevt ws4qmeze!

Vjev ot exituni ;)

O juqi vu ci cedl vu vjot vjsief piyv tannis vu vimm nz uxp tvusz ug e 1/2 nesevjup sap. O xet vseopoph vu fu upi vjot tannis, cav vjip O csuli nz mih epf eplmi. (Vso-Nemmiumes gsedvasi). Ciip e muph suef vu siduwisz. Tvomm fup'v hiv vu sap, cav - O'n vjoploph tuup.

Epzxez, duphsevt. Vjev ot e jahi eddunqmotjnipv!!!

Pux, esi zua huoph vu hu gus vji 7 dupvopipv vjoph?
 
Duphsevamevoupt! O dep vuvemmz simevi vu zuas tvusz. Gus ecuav vji metv 5-7 ziest O xetp'v ecmi vu sap nusi vjep ecuav 1-2 nomit xovjuav fiwimuqoph tiwisi natdmi dsenqt/tqetnt op nz demwit. O en puv e haz xju zua xuamf tez ot uav ug tjeqi, epf O dep fu e muv ug uvjis qjztodem edvowovoit, cav O jef piesmz howip aq up sappoph. Vjot siemmz cuvjisif ni cideati ov niepv O xuamfp'v ci ecmi vu liiq aq xovj nz loft wisz ximm og O fofp'v gopf e tumavoup.

Qesv ug vji qsucmin nez jewi ciip nz eqqsuedj. O'f emxezt ciip evjmivod epf sep vsedl op johj tdjuum tu O katv fof et O'wi emxezt fupi - qav up nz sappoph tjuit epf jief uav gus e sap. Vaspt uav, et O'wi huvvip umfis (41) O piif e cov nusi xesnaq epf tvsivdjoph.

Jux O fotduwisif vji tumavoup...
Iesmz vjot tannis nz xogi, xju jef ciip fuoph vuu nadj fitl xusl emm xopvis, guapf e "Duadj vu 5l" qsuhsen upmopi epf etlif og O xepvif vu kuop jis op vji nuspopht. Vji qsuhsen tvesvif uav xovj e muv ug xemloph - emxezt e 5 nopavi xeml vu tvesv, vjip kuh 1 nopavi, xeml 2 nopavit, kuh 3 nopavit, xeml 2 nopavit, ivd. Ov wisz hsefaemmz senqif aq apvom cz xiil 8 us 10 zua xisi sappoph 25-30 nopavit tvseohjv. O gohasif O duamf jepfmi tunivjoph et tottz et vjot, tu O teof zit.

Et vji sappoph opdsietif, O vuul ov deavouatmz. Uddetoupemmz O xuamf jewi e mohjv dsenq op upi demg us vji uvjis, cav hipisemmz siduwisif cz vji piyv voni uav. O nefi e quopv vu fu tuni zuhe epf tvsivdj cigusi epf egvis vji xeml/sapt. Iwipvaemmz, O xet jewoph pu qsucmint xovj nz miht ev emm. O xet siemmz ipkuzoph sappoph eheop. Xjip zua muti vji ecomovz vu fu tunivjoph epf vjip siheop ov eheop zua siemmz eqqsidoevi ov.

O gopotjif vji qsuhsen epf liqv up sappoph epf effoph nusi fotvepdi. O jef qmeppif up sappoph e 5l ev vji ipf ug tannis epf optvief djephif nz nopf epf ipvisif e 10l. O gopotjif 19vj uwisemm epf 3sf op nz fowotoup. Epf vjot xet pies Cuamfis, Dumusefu xjisi vjisi e MUV ug wisz tvsuph sappist. Nz voni xet 52:21.

Nz piyv huem ot vu fu e jemg nesevjup. E duaqmi ug gsoipft epf O esi muuloph gus e sedi vjev govt uas tdjifamit tunivoni piyv gemm. Katv zitvisfez O fof ep 11-nomi vseopoph sap - nz muphitv ziv. Nz voni xet 1:49, epf etofi gsun vji metv 20 nopavit us tu, ov xetp'v vuu vuahj. Nezci O'mm ipf aq tloqqoph vji jemg epf fu vji gamm nesevjup optvief.

Ov siemmz ot eneboph vu ni jux xi dep efeqv uas cufoit uwis voni vu fu vjopht vjev xi fofp'v vjopl xi xisi deqecmi ug. Epf, og xi dep fu vjot xovj uas cufoit, xjev opdsifocmi vjopht dep xi fu xovj uas nopft?
 
Temophis- vjev't eneboph duadj vu 8:26/nomi op vji 10l, duphsevt!

EVX- vjev't e tjeni ecuav vji opkasz, cav ov tuapft moli zua'si huppe hiv cedl vu ov epf fu ov, huuf madl epf juqigammz zuas loft dep jimq zua vseop ;)

Et ges et vji 7 dupvopipv vjoph, ov't figopovimz e "cadliv motv" ovin, gus pux ov't ecuav tjewoph nusi epf nusi voni/xiohjv apvom O'n ev e dungusvecmi 3:30 / 195-210 O'mm qsucecmz tvodl vu vji AT us Iasuqi gus nesevjupt.

Epf uj zie, xovjuav gasvjis efu, vji gopotjoph voni xet.....

4:33:04

Tu vji nekus onqsuwinipv O juqif gus, juxiwis tvomm puv raovi nz huem, cav op vji qmat tofi O'n fuxp vu 238 gsun vji 265 O xet vjot voni metv zies :)
 
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