mikecarlooch
Apprentice & Student Of The Game
FASTLANE INSIDER
LEGACY MEMBER
Read Fastlane!
Read Unscripted!
Before I say anything that influences anyone to drop out of anything, please know I am just a young entrepreneur documenting my process on this forum. As I learn more, my personality drastically changes with new information.
With that being said..
Yes, it's true.
The books and people I'm about to share with you affected my mindset so much that I started viewing the act of going to a coding class that I thought would be valuable a few months ago to "be able to code my own product" as a waste of time..
So, I got up, and I left.
But really.. deep down.. it was just because of a desire to "fit in" and be going to college.
I don't know if the insights I'm about to share with you are going to be as profound to you as they are to me, but I couldn't sleep for 5 nights after reading these books and beginning to put them into action.
Before I tell you who they are, here's one of the most shocking insights I had through learning this exciting information:
When you are the visionary & leader, it doesn't matter HOW it gets done. It just matters that it gets done, and creating the vision is 80% of the way there. The other 20% is how it gets done, and that done does not have to be done by you.
With this mindset, the ONLY skill is leadership.
You know what I heard recently from an entrepreneur named Peter Diamandis also that just totally rocked my world?
With the right money, the right people, and the right technology, anything is possible. The right money and the right people can create the technology. The right technology and the right people can attract the money. But the technology and the money without the people won't work.
I can't imagine being a coder knowing this information. It feels incredibly small-minded. Us as individuals cannot create massive change, we can only envision the future and put together the money, people, and technology to create that change.
Without further ado, the authors and books that have recently had this impact on me..
ALL of the 3 books by Dr Benjamin Hardy, and Dan Sullivan.
How I've applied each:
1. The Gap And The Gain
You can train your brain, using selective attention, to measure yourself by the wins that you've had without focusing on the negatives AT ALL, which creates a perpetual state of confidence and motivation, allowing you to better utilize your creativity and envision the future you want for it, and believe it's possible.
For the past 2 weeks, I wrote down 3 wins before bed every night and 3 wins for the upcoming day. It's almost like any time during the day, I've wired my brain to only see the wins I've had, and turn all negatives into learning experiences.
2. Who, Not How
This one has changed my life the most.
You might think you need a boatload of money to get offload things to people.
I can tell you, I am no rich boi right now but I still figured out how to do it.
I raised money to get my product built without having to give up a piece of my company (I started off on this venture thinking I was going to build the whole thing)
I know how bad social media is for me, so I outsourced it to my girlfriend who has gotten millions of views on social media to manage our videos to build our list
I got a technical co-founder who can code up anything I ask for
I outsourced some of my duties in getting real estate deals to VA's by training them how to do things I didn't need to do, who are super cheap.
It's allowing me to instead of focus on 100 things, only have 3 real priorities each day (for marketing our product). It's motivating and energizing.
3. 10X is Easier Than 2X
If I asked you to double your monthly income, what would you do?
You're probably thinking.. There's 100 different things I could do. It's incredibly overwhelming.
What if instead I asked you, what would you to 10X your monthly income?
All of a sudden, you have to change the strategy. You need to hire. You need to raise money, you need more collaborations. 10X thinking simplifies everything.
Therefore, it's easier to go 10X than it is to go 2X..
My thought for me was, I'm in real estate.. And I'm the one getting the houses bought for a company. I will make like $4k per deal.
I was thinking how could I go 10X..?
The immediate answer was, I need to go to the level where the guy that hired me to acquire houses for him is. I need to go to that level and become that, hire my own sales people, and close deals that net me $20k+ instead of $4k, so i hired a coach to help me get on that level.
I've applied it in more ways, but that was just one.
Is this totally fascinating to anyone else?
One misconception I noticed about myself for the longest time is ...
Oh, I am not successful yet. I must sit in front of the computer and "work" (aka think im working but getting nothing done) for 10 hours a day.
WRONG.
We need to be more intentional about our goals. When we're more intentional about our goals, we become strategic. The people, money, skills, technology we need become clear, and what to do becomes clear, and that often doesn't require as much effort as 2X thinking.
Is this totally life-changing to anyone else?
Have you read these books? Let's start a conversation about them below and expand each others mind on the concepts.
With that being said..
Yes, it's true.
The books and people I'm about to share with you affected my mindset so much that I started viewing the act of going to a coding class that I thought would be valuable a few months ago to "be able to code my own product" as a waste of time..
So, I got up, and I left.
But really.. deep down.. it was just because of a desire to "fit in" and be going to college.
I don't know if the insights I'm about to share with you are going to be as profound to you as they are to me, but I couldn't sleep for 5 nights after reading these books and beginning to put them into action.
Before I tell you who they are, here's one of the most shocking insights I had through learning this exciting information:
When you are the visionary & leader, it doesn't matter HOW it gets done. It just matters that it gets done, and creating the vision is 80% of the way there. The other 20% is how it gets done, and that done does not have to be done by you.
With this mindset, the ONLY skill is leadership.
You know what I heard recently from an entrepreneur named Peter Diamandis also that just totally rocked my world?
With the right money, the right people, and the right technology, anything is possible. The right money and the right people can create the technology. The right technology and the right people can attract the money. But the technology and the money without the people won't work.
I can't imagine being a coder knowing this information. It feels incredibly small-minded. Us as individuals cannot create massive change, we can only envision the future and put together the money, people, and technology to create that change.
Without further ado, the authors and books that have recently had this impact on me..
ALL of the 3 books by Dr Benjamin Hardy, and Dan Sullivan.
How I've applied each:
1. The Gap And The Gain
You can train your brain, using selective attention, to measure yourself by the wins that you've had without focusing on the negatives AT ALL, which creates a perpetual state of confidence and motivation, allowing you to better utilize your creativity and envision the future you want for it, and believe it's possible.
For the past 2 weeks, I wrote down 3 wins before bed every night and 3 wins for the upcoming day. It's almost like any time during the day, I've wired my brain to only see the wins I've had, and turn all negatives into learning experiences.
2. Who, Not How
This one has changed my life the most.
You might think you need a boatload of money to get offload things to people.
I can tell you, I am no rich boi right now but I still figured out how to do it.
I raised money to get my product built without having to give up a piece of my company (I started off on this venture thinking I was going to build the whole thing)
I know how bad social media is for me, so I outsourced it to my girlfriend who has gotten millions of views on social media to manage our videos to build our list
I got a technical co-founder who can code up anything I ask for
I outsourced some of my duties in getting real estate deals to VA's by training them how to do things I didn't need to do, who are super cheap.
It's allowing me to instead of focus on 100 things, only have 3 real priorities each day (for marketing our product). It's motivating and energizing.
3. 10X is Easier Than 2X
If I asked you to double your monthly income, what would you do?
You're probably thinking.. There's 100 different things I could do. It's incredibly overwhelming.
What if instead I asked you, what would you to 10X your monthly income?
All of a sudden, you have to change the strategy. You need to hire. You need to raise money, you need more collaborations. 10X thinking simplifies everything.
Therefore, it's easier to go 10X than it is to go 2X..
My thought for me was, I'm in real estate.. And I'm the one getting the houses bought for a company. I will make like $4k per deal.
I was thinking how could I go 10X..?
The immediate answer was, I need to go to the level where the guy that hired me to acquire houses for him is. I need to go to that level and become that, hire my own sales people, and close deals that net me $20k+ instead of $4k, so i hired a coach to help me get on that level.
I've applied it in more ways, but that was just one.
Is this totally fascinating to anyone else?
One misconception I noticed about myself for the longest time is ...
Oh, I am not successful yet. I must sit in front of the computer and "work" (aka think im working but getting nothing done) for 10 hours a day.
WRONG.
We need to be more intentional about our goals. When we're more intentional about our goals, we become strategic. The people, money, skills, technology we need become clear, and what to do becomes clear, and that often doesn't require as much effort as 2X thinking.
Is this totally life-changing to anyone else?
Have you read these books? Let's start a conversation about them below and expand each others mind on the concepts.
Dislike ads? Become a Fastlane member:
Subscribe today and surround yourself with winners and millionaire mentors, not those broke friends who only want to drink beer and play video games. :-)
Last edited:
Membership Required: Upgrade to Expose Nearly 1,000,000 Posts
Ready to Unleash the Millionaire Entrepreneur in You?
Become a member of the Fastlane Forum, the private community founded by best-selling author and multi-millionaire entrepreneur MJ DeMarco. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has poured his heart and soul into the Fastlane Forum, helping entrepreneurs reclaim their time, win their financial freedom, and live their best life.
With more than 39,000 posts packed with insights, strategies, and advice, you’re not just a member—you’re stepping into MJ’s inner-circle, a place where you’ll never be left alone.
Become a member and gain immediate access to...
- Active Community: Ever join a community only to find it DEAD? Not at Fastlane! As you can see from our home page, life-changing content is posted dozens of times daily.
- Exclusive Insights: Direct access to MJ DeMarco’s daily contributions and wisdom.
- Powerful Networking Opportunities: Connect with a diverse group of successful entrepreneurs who can offer mentorship, collaboration, and opportunities.
- Proven Strategies: Learn from the best in the business, with actionable advice and strategies that can accelerate your success.
"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with the most..."
Who are you surrounding yourself with? Surround yourself with millionaire success. Join Fastlane today!
Join Today
