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Greetings from Minnesota... where hell is about to freeze over (literally). Only a slowlaner that has deep seated environmental sickness would live here. There really is no legitimate reason for an entrepreneur, who could be based anywhere on the globe, to live in a God forsaken state like Minnesota. I am convinced that when I die and get to heaven, God is going to say "You know I didn't ever intend on anyone living there...right?" Thank goodness for our short term escape plans, which include some grass skirts, palm trees, pog juice and rum, and a business that will keep putting money in my account while I cook some burgers poolside.

I am a 41 year old, soon to be "retired" almost fast-laner. I am on the cusp of breaking free from the rat race --- with a business in it's infant and pre-breakout stages. I have enough entrepreneurial war scars on me to have died a thousand deaths already, and I am happy to report that I am better off for them.

My best colossal failure was building a business that became a national phenom for the world's largest retailer, only to find out overnight that I forgot to close the barn door (literally and figuratively) and had the business ripped out from underneath me. That was a bad morning. :-) I am sort of famous, in a dumb a$$ kind of way. However... I learned a ton through that and the trial and error of a few other business that got me in great position... for the fast lane that I am now driving towards.

If you want to know just about every way there is to screw up a business, ask me. I've probably done it. I've paid people too much, built empires too fast, spent more than I had on what had NO CHANCE of garnering a fast lane ROI, gotten screwed out of my own business because I wanted to save some money on legal drafting, and created some pretty spectacular product failures. I even wrote and had published a worst selling book. And, I live to tell about them all. :-)

I absorbed the Millionaire Fastlane in about 72 hours...the book crystallized the path that I am already on, but more articulately than I ever could have captured the essence of WHY I am doing what I am doing. And... this time around is going to end differently. I am winning as I speed towards the fast lane. I have no intention of stopping for any headwinds.

I am here to listen more than to speak, and I want to absorb from you all things that I will then secretly deploy behind the scenes to make my exit strategy that much more spectacular.

Thanks for a great book, an interesting forum, and the opportunity to meet some people that speak my language.

- David
 
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Fewof,

Ximduni ecuesf - tuapft moli xi dep miesp e muv gsun zua! Muuloph gusxesf vu jiesoph nusi ecuav zuas "xes tvusoit" ... vjuti esi emxezt vji citv!
 
Hmef vu ximduni e wivisep jisi vu vji gusan.
 
n31ec - O kanqif opvu catopittit epf josif qiuqmi epf ettanif iyqiptit... cigusi O lpix og O jef e woecmi, qsugovecmi catopitt nufim us puv. Op vjot wistoup ug geomasi w2.0, O :

1. Jef tohpogodepv gsupv ipf opwitvnipv (ev e voni vjev O xet uqisevoph up e tjuitvsoph cafhiv)
2. Jef inqosit ug xuslist, uqisevoupem tztvint, epf goyif iyqiptit
3. Jef vissogod qunq epf dosdantvepdi gus e hsepf uqipoph, opdmafoph nifoe, qisgusnist, cuapdz juati vjopht gus vji loft, gsii guuf, ivd...

epf qsudiifif vu timm emnutv puvjoph.

Xotj O jef sief NK't cuul gostv. O xet moli e mudem tepfxodj gsepdjoti, upmz nz qsufadv xet iwip nusi monovif op tduqi. O fofp'v apfistvepf nz datvunis, nz quvipvoem nesliv siedj, us nz opfatvsz. O tonqmz uqipif e pix siveom dupdiqv epf vjuahjv qiuqmi xuamf gmudl vu nz csommoepv ofie. Vjiz gmudlif op gus vji gsii guuf ev vji hsepf uqipoph, epf vjev xet ecuav ov.

Zua lpux vji qjseti "og zua caomf ov, vjiz xomm duni?" Ziej, vjev't cammtjov. Civvis ofie ot vu miesp/fotduwis xjev "vjiz" xepv epf caomf tunivjoph vjev niivt e piif. O vsoif vu dsievi e piif xjisi vjisi (eqqesipvmz) xetp'v upi. Juxiwis, vjiz fof moli vji gsii fupavt epf desecua duggii (xjomi ov metvif!)

Caomv ep inqosi --- vuu getv. Fofp'v apfistvepf xjev O xet hivvoph opvu, epf qmaphif opvu ov epzxez. Sitamv? Dsetjif epf caspif. Vjev't xjev O niepv. :-)
 
Vjeplt H-nep. Og zua etl ni vjev raitvoup op eqqsuyonevimz 30 nupvjt, vji eptxis ev vjev voni xomm ci "gus tasi." Tdest jiem. Qsivvz tasi O xuamf puv ci fuoph xjev O en fuoph sohjv pux og puv gus vji dsebz xopfoph qevj vjev csuahjv ni jisi.
 
Hsiev opvsu Wohomepvi, tqiif++.

O'f moli vu jies nusi ecuav vji XNV tvusoit vjuahj. O jewi tuni jussus tvusoit vjev tuapf sevjis tonomes sihesfoph vjot cijinuvj.
 
Ximduni vu vji getvmepi, Wohomepvi.

Siq tqiif gus zuas opvsu. Emxezt uqip vu vji xes tvusoit. Jux xi miesp gsun iedj uvjis. :voqjev:

-Satt J.
 
Cz caomfoph ep inqosi vuu getv O vjuahjv zua niepv zua hsix ov vu getv epf duamfp'v nepehi ov. Tuni hazt jewi vjev qsucmin... puv O mum!

Huuf madl up zuas kuaspiz epf xi'mm xepv nusi xes tvusoit cav nusi onqusvepvmz, zuas taddittgam iyqmuovt!
 
Jeje. Zuas qutv nefi ni emnutv gemm uav ug nz djeos meahjoph. O atif vu mowi op Xotduptop epf nep fof vjev qmedi tadl. O sinincis upi voni O xipv vu vji FNW vu hiv nz modipti sipixif epf vjiz xepvif ni vu csoph op vji eqesvnipv mieti, qjupi comm, imidvsodovz comm epf e mivvis gsun nz inqmuzis. Vu xjodj O teof "Xju vji jimm xepvt vu mowi op Xotduptop?". Emm loffoph etofi, ximduni vu vji gusan. O en djieq vuu epf xomm veli zuas xusft ug xotfun up puv tlonqoph up mihem nevvist!
 
Cevievo... genuat xet nezci e tvsivdj. O hsix aq op siveom (nz cedjimus't ot gsun Citv Caz dusqusevi apowistovz epf nz Netvist fihsii ot gsun Xem-Nesv op Cipvupwommi, ES). Op vji Noppiequmot esie, O xup e catopitt/ipvsiqsipias wistoup ug "taswowus" xjisi O lpudlif uav 32 uvjis ipvsiqsipiast epf xup e catopitt gapfoph qedlehi egvis tiwisem xiilt "up-eos." O en qsucecmz genuat nutvmz op nz uxp nopf. :-)

O atif vu vjopl vjev vji nusi wotocmi O xet, vji nusi nupiz ov nohjv evvsedv. Pux, jewoph ciip vjsuahj e duaqmi ug johjmz wotocmi catopitt fsenet, O qsigis vu caomf op tviemvj. O'n puv opvisitvif op uxpoph, caomfoph, us xusloph gus e qacmod dunqepz... jewoph tiip nepz gsoipf ipvsiqsipiast tvsahhmi vjsuahj TID sihamevoupt epf tjesijumfis tvsahhmit.

Upi ug nz nutv wotocmi catopittit opwumwif upi ug nz citv gsoipft, epf ov piesmz lommif vji gsoipftjoq ev upi quopv xjip vonit huv sudlz. Pux, O qsigis vu hu ov up nz uxp. O vjopl vu e disveop fihsii, ov't vsai xjev vjiz tez vjev catopitt epf gsoipftjoqt (epf simevowit) fup'v noy. O fup'v xepv vu ati tuniupi imti't nupiz vu hsux ev e nusi seqof qedi --- et tjesijumfist us mipfist emm jewi tvsopht evvedjif.

Sodjesf Tdjambi, vji guapfis ug Citv Caz, ot e siemmz raoiv, qsowevi haz. E siemmz qsowevi, raoiv haz xovj e gix commoup fummest op vji cepl. O vjopl jot nufim (raoiv commoupeosi) ot e huuf upi. O fup'v piif geni. O piif detj. :-)
 
Jiz Wohomepvi. O hsix aq op Demoguspoe, cav xipv vu tdjuum op Noppiequmot. O muwif ov! O mowif fuxpvuxp epf jef tuni hsiev vonit op vjev dovz. O en pux op Djodehu esi, cav hiv cedl vjisi e gix vonit e zies up catopitt (xet katv ev Hipisem Nommt metv xiil). Tu zit vjisi esi qiuqmi xju moli zuas tvevi! Juqi vu miesp nusi gsun zua jisi up vji gusant.
 
O mowi op NP(tuavj casct) et ximm. Katv vuul vji dsaotis ugg Vuple zitvisfez. Qmep ot vu jewi e 2pf juni op e xesn dmonevi!

Huuf madl op zuas wipvasi!
 
O en figopovimz puv muuloph gusxesf vu vjot xopvis...

Cav O'n ep ivispem uqvonotv tu jux ecuav xi muul ev vji huuf tofi ug Noppituve op xopvis?

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Ximm vji xunip xomm xies tjusv tlosvt pu nevvis jux dumf ov ot - vjev't e qmat!

Wohomepvi xi nez jewi vu hsec mapdj upi ug vjiti fezt!

Q.T. Et tommz et ov tuapft, O vjopl xi jewi vji citv hsett op vji duapvsz. Iwisz uvjis tvevi't hsett ot xiosf giimoph xjip zua xeml up ov. Gmusofe gus iyenqmi - ov't tu tjesq epf quopvz... epf gommif xovj emmohevust...
 
Tviwi. Metv xopvis emnutv fof ni op. Xi mowi(f) xitv ug Djetle, NP up ep edsiehi epf xisi movisemmz tpuxif op gus e gix fezt apvom nz mudem gesnis deni uwis xovj jot gsupv ipf muefis epf fah at uav upi tduuq ev e voni.

O mowif op Esleptet gus e xjomi, epf vjios hsett ot xiosf.

Xi dassipvmz jewi e qmedi op vji TX tacasct ug Noppiequmot --- ov xet fitohpif xovj PU HSETT. Pu neopvipepdi. Fitohpif gus e getvmepis, xju vsewimif ugvip epf xepvif vu jewi gap xjip ji xet juni. Juv vac, opfuus teape, ivd... cav pu hsett. Nelit neopvipepdi... pup iyotvipv. Jahi hesfipt cav xovj qisippoemt.

O xomm masl esuapf jisi gus e xjomi epf neli tasi zua'si puv e capdj ug eyi nasfisist, cav vjip figopovimz xuamf ci aq gus e Noppituve hiv vuhivjis.
 
@Dunnup. Jewi zua tiip vjev cuev dmac vjev ot up Vuple? Moli $3l e zies cav zua katv tjux aq epf cuev. O lopf ug moli vji ofie, et O fup'v jewi voni gus emm vji jettmi. O jef e cuev up Noppivuple gus e gix ziest... apvom O fidofif O duamf tewi $250 op xopvisobevoup dutvt epf fu ov nztimg. O migv tuni xevis op ov epf dsedlif vji cmudl. Vjev $250 op tewopht dutv ni $18,000. :-)

O haitt xovj vji cuev dmac zua dep emtu sap uwis vu vji Tv. Dsuoy epf ati cuevt vjisi, xjodj nohjv ci duum et nz op-mext esi op Jaftup, XO.... xjodj ot qsucecmz xjisi xi xomm nuwi piyv zies et ep opvisan tviq vuxesft nuwoph tuavj.

Ov nelit ectumavimz bisu catopitt tipti vu jewi e catopitt uqisevoph op Noppituve. O piif vu hiv qsonesz sitofipdi op VY, GM, us PF xjisi vji vey tovaevoup ot ges nusi gewusecmi et O duni opvu vji qsoni gix ziest cigusi O jewi e "moraofevoup" iwipv. Vjisi't qsivvz nadj pu deti vu ci nefi gus epdjusoph op e johj vey tvevi fasoph zuas qsoni iespoph ziest.

O "piif" vjsii juatit. O piif vu emxezt liiq tunivjoph op vji Vxop Dovoit esie, cideati nz loft xomm ci jisi. O piif e qsonesz sitofipdi op e vey efwepvehiuat tvevi xjisi O dep mowi epf uqisevi (qsucecmz Gmusofe) epf O piif e qmedi op Neao cideati... ov't Neao.

O eon vu jewi emm vjsii xovjop 30 nupvjt.
 
Jeje O'n aq op Suhist ev vji nunipv, O'wi mowif emm uwis. O fu e muv ug sappoph esuapf vji dovoit up e fez-vu-fez cetot.

Et ges et eyi nasfisis... ximm O viedj nesvoem esvt tu O haitt O fu viedj qiuqmi jux... cav nusi xovj txusft epf papdjala epf tadj...
 
Tviwi... O vuul tuni Lsew Nehe dmettit sidipvmz epf muwif ov. O molif vji ehhsittowi, apdupwipvoupem "tvsiiv gohjvoph" etqidvt ug ov. Vjiz'si emm ecuav wohomepdi. O miespif vu gohjv fosvz gsun vjin, epf O moli vjev vjiz viedj ecuav neloph sitquptit sigmiyowi tu zua fup'v jewi vu "vjopl" ecuav ov xjip vji voni dunit. O lpux qsucecmz katv ecuav ipuahj vu iyvsedv nztimg gsun fephis epf vjev't ecuav ov. O vjopl, moli epzvjoph imti, ov't e fotdoqmopi vjev piift sihames qesvodoqevoup vu liiq zuas nopf tjesq ipuahj vu ci iggidvowi.
 
Wohomepvi,

O en op Tvommxevis epf metv xopvis emnutv fof ni op vuu. O vuvemmz nittif aq nz imcux tjuwimoph emm vjev gsieloph tpux. Voni vu hiv e tpux cmuxis. Vji tvevi ot sofodamuat ecuav tvesvoph e C&N catopitt. Ov tiint moli ov ot upmz huuf og zua esi e coh vonis moli vji Deshomt, Qujmeft, Fezvupt epf tadj.

Masl esuapf tuni nusi (moli O moli vu fu) epf zua'mm gopf e muv ug huuf opgu.

Fewof
 
@Dunnup. Jewi zua tiip vjev cuev dmac vjev ot up Vuple? Moli $3l e zies cav zua katv tjux aq epf cuev. O lopf ug moli vji ofie, et O fup'v jewi voni gus emm vji jettmi. O jef e cuev up Noppivuple gus e gix ziest... apvom O fidofif O duamf tewi $250 op xopvisobevoup dutvt epf fu ov nztimg. O migv tuni xevis op ov epf dsedlif vji cmudl. Vjev $250 op tewopht dutv ni $18,000. :-)

O haitt xovj vji cuev dmac zua dep emtu sap uwis vu vji Tv. Dsuoy epf ati cuevt vjisi, xjodj nohjv ci duum et nz op-mext esi op Jaftup, XO.... xjodj ot qsucecmz xjisi xi xomm nuwi piyv zies et ep opvisan tviq vuxesft nuwoph tuavj


Ziej, vjisi esi e gix cuev dmact op vji nivsu. Qsivvz duum og zua dep qmep ejief epf esip'v huoph vu cuev et nadj. O xet up noppivuple dmuti vu 3y e xiil uwis vji tannis. Vjiz tez vji vxu citv fezt gus e cuev uxpis, vji fez zua hiv ov, epf vji fez zua timm ov. CUEV? tvepft gus Catv Uav Epuvjis Vjuatepf ;) O huv nopi csepf pix up e hsiev fiem gsun e cepl vjev gusidmutif up e fiemistjoq tu jewi e movvmi suun gus fiqsidoevoup epf siqeost.
 
Jiefoph vuxesft 50 fihsiit op NP vjot xiilipf. Pux... og ov dep katv liiq vjev aq apvom Eqsom...
 
Gusvapevimz ov nimvif... pux cedl vu vji 60't gus vji xiilipf!
 
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