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I had this nagging itch on the instep of my foot a couple months ago. It got so bad that it started affecting my sleep and work. I scratched the hell out of it to the point it got calloused. Still, the itch remained and continued for months. After trying the usual modalities to rid me of this itch, like antifungals or hydrocortisone, I started testing other treatments.



Was it food related?


Was it nerve related?

Was it poor posture?



I tried various things, like a food-elimination diet, acupressure, lymphatic massage, and a bevy of strategies that might impact this nagging issue.About 3 weeks later, the itch was gone. While I didn’t discover the cause, I did find a strategy that lessened the itch and ultimately eliminated it. And it was all made possible by a lifestyle strategy you can deploy with just a few bucks: a health journal.

I keep a tiny notebook (3×4 inch) where I journal everything related to my health. You can find these at any department store for around $2. I recommend having a physical paper journal, not a digital archive, on your smartphone. Pencil and paper are very deliberative and access a different part of your brain. 

What goes into this journal, and how did I discover the solution for my itch? 

Well, I use this journal as if I were conducting experiments. Over the years, this journal has made me healthier and happier. It has uncovered some remarkable things about my life simply because I chose to document it.

I’ve discovered some remarkable things about my life simply because I chose to deliberately document it. 

For example, if I had a phenomenal sleep the night before, I’d record what I did and what I didn’t do. 


Did I eat something sugary? 

If so, what? 



Did I use the hot tub or the infrared sauna a few hours before bed? 



Did I have a cigar? 



Thanks to this journal, I discovered that I couldn’t take a hot bath, a hot tub, or an infrared sauna too close to bedtime; otherwise, it would impact my sleep negatively. 

I also discovered that having any sugar before bed created horrible nightmares. 



The end result? 



Better health.
 

Better sleep. 


Better dreams.

Better performance in life.



Similarly, I have a medical cannabis prescription I use to help me with joint pain after gym workouts. (I’m over 50 now, so I’m no longer a spring chicken!) and I use this journal to document my body’s reaction to certain cannabis strains. Did it help with pain? How did it affect my sleep? Did it make me paranoid or help with writing?



Also, use this journal to record food-related reactions. Do you get terrible acid reflux after eating a pepperoni pizza? Falling asleep after a sushi lunch? Document it and adjust.



Key point: this journal aims to help you discover what activities, methods, behaviors, and foods keep you in optimal (or sub-optimal) conditions.



Health is wealth.

 

And a simple $2 investment can do light-years for your well-being.

PS: Regular twice-a-day use of an acupressure mat* helped me ultimately rid myself of my terrible itch. On some days that this itch was so bad, I dabbled in knives and pins for relief! Anyway, the itch was less intense on days when I used the acupressure mat. After about 10 days, it was completely gone!

Want to discuss this topic? Visit the Fastlane Entrepreneur forum and chat about it!

My stepson never cared about financial freedom or wealth until he started getting up at 6AM and working Monday through Friday. Now all of a sudden, he’s interested in his step-dad’s advice.

After several conversations and strategy pow-wows, he’s devised a Fastlane plan. This is a great start.

However, there’s one big problem, a problem that will likely prevent him from succeeding: He’s addicted to social media. He wastes countless hours scrolling content on YouTube and Instagram.

He fails to see this as an issue, making the problem worse. He fails to recognize his addiction. He fails to recognize what this is doing to his brain, his motivation, and his goals. And when you add up his full-time job, his commitment to the gym, and his social media addiction, there’s no time left for his Fastlane plans.

If nothing changes, he will remain hog-tied to a job he hates, clutching on the ubiquitous excuse of “I don’t have time!”

Actually, as I remind him, he does have time. But social media is more important. Whenever I see him lost in a social media binge, I tell him, “That’s not going to make you rich,” and he realizes just how much time he’s wasted.

As I’ve been saying for years, your actions express your priorities.

You might say, “I want to get rich,” but your actions say, “I want to be comfortably entertained, outraged, or humored.” You might say you want to lose weight, but that tub of ice cream in your freezer says otherwise.

Priorities get your time.

If mindless social media scrolling is your priority, you will never succeed. Let me repeat: You will never succeed.

A highly-discussed thread at the forum, “Young fastlaners: Shut-Down All Social Media,” advocates abandoning social media.

I totally agree, but only from a consumer perspective.

Social media is a tool. For your business, it is incredibly powerful in reaching an audience. For your life, it is addictively destructive, purposely designed to steal your attention, hack your dopamine system, and keep you enslaved to the platform. You are being manipulated.

Katherine Boyle, a tech executive at Andreessen Horowitz, said it best:

We are in a full-contact, all-out war with forces competing for control of our minds. Not just attention but control… this may seem like a consensus opinion, but in practice, eradicating these forces from one’s life is a daily battle that requires contrarian actions, not just belief.1

Whenever I visit Twitter to post content, I notice I get stuck in the scroll loop for a few minutes and leave with higher anxiety, anger, and stress. Countless studies show that social media influences anti-success in the form of anxiety, depression, and intense feelings of FOMO. Some studies even suggest that it fosters suicidal feelings. And this negative baggage doesn’t even account for lost time!

This brings me to the metaphor everyone– including you– needs to hear regarding social media…

A drug kingpin who sells heroin to his addicts doesn’t snort his product. He is the producer and lives in a mansion with a Rolls Royce parked on the driveway. You are the consumer and live in a trailer with a Honda parked on the gravel.

The social media kingpins are engineering their product for addiction, stickiness, and agenda. You are the product.

In the last 20 years, I’ve met many successful people. And you know what? I don’t know any of them who are rolling through Instagram and TikTok 3 hours a day. They only use these platforms to serve their business purposes, not their entertainment vices. In other words, the guy with 2 million YouTube subscribers isn’t spending hours swiping through social media; they’re spending hours creating content for the swipers.

I’ll leave you with another metaphor.

Social media is a hammer. You can use it to build a great business that will set you free, or you can use it to bludgeon your brain into mediocrity and submission.

The choice is yours.

MJ DeMarco

1. https://www.generalist.com/briefing/k...

When I was younger, I was fascinated with infomercial marketing. Back then (pre-internet), infomercials were a Fastlane, a great way to create asymmetric returns.

As I studied the successful companies in this medium, I discovered their products all had one common denominator: 

The product not only had to solve a specific problem, the product had to be visually demonstrable.

In other words, if a person couldn’t figure out what the product did within 5 seconds (and the problem it solved), these successful infomercial companies wouldn’t even consider your product, no matter how great it was.

The same concept is true today, especially in a swipe-left world where attention spans are fleeting, and distractions are everywhere. A picture or a visual demonstration is worth a thousand words to get your product noticed and above the noise. Or, in our case, a picture is worth a thousand orders. Just look at some of the data…

A picture is worth a 1000 orders.

1 According to a study by Hubspot, visual content is 40 times more likely to be shared on social media than other types of content.2 A study by Skyword found that articles with images receive 94% more views than those without.3 According to a study by Buzzsumo, Facebook posts with images receive 2.3 times more engagement than those without.4 A survey by BrightLocal found that 60% of consumers are more likely to consider or contact a business when an image appears in local search results.5 Another study by Marketing Sherpa found that emails with images have a 42% higher click-through rate than those without.6 In 2014, Buffer compared tweets with images to those without. Buffer found that tweets with images received 18% more clicks, 89% more favorites, and 150% more retweets than those without images.

Here’s a classic example from True Classic t-shirts, an industry rife with competitors.

Instead of explaining why True Classic shirts are different (snug arms, roomy midsection), a picture does the heavy lifting.

In fact, as I was writing this article, my wife noticed the above image as she walked by. She asked, “Did that man win a weight loss competition?” After I explained the t-shirt concept, she mentioned that our son always complains about his ill-fitted shirts that hide his physique (he’s always at the gym), and this picture stopped my wife in her tracks.

Perhaps the most significant example which demonstrates the power of imagery comes from the multi-billion dollar unicorn, AirBnb.

In the early days, AirBnb struggled with low-quality and unappealing photos of their rental listings. Because the platform relied on user generated photography, these images did not accurately represent the properties or entice potential guests, leading to slow growth.

In 2009, Airbnb’s founders decided to invest in professional photography services for their listings. They hired photographers to take high-quality photos of the properties, which greatly improved the platform’s overall visual appeal.

According to Airbnb, hosts who opted for professional photography saw a 40% increase in earnings and a 24% increase in bookings compared to those who didn’t.

The improved visuals helped establish trust with users and contributed to Airbnb’s rapid growth in the following years. It’s safe to say that without this “pivot,” AirBnb might not be where it is today.

Thinking about going cheap on photos when it comes to selling your home? Don’t even think about.

Going cheap on photos when selling your home will get you a cheaper price. Professional photos can yield 100-1000% returns.

A study conducted by Redfin in 2013 found that homes with professional photos sold for an average of $3,400 to $11,200 more relative to their list prices than those with amateur photos. Moreover, homes with professional photos were found to sell faster, with listings that used DSLR photography selling 50% faster and 39% closer to the original listing price than comparable homes without professional photos.

Another study by IMOTO, a real estate photography company, found that listings with professional photos received 118% more online views compared to those with self-taken photos.

In conclusion, here’s some actionable questions to ask in your business…

1 DEMONSTRATE: Is there an image or visual that demonstrates your offer’s value skew?2 CONCEPT: Is there an image or visual that can replace 1000 words and relay a complex concept?3 A SCROLL-STOPPER: Is there an image or visual that can stop someone scrolling in their tracks?4 LEARNING CURVE: What imagery can you deploy in your business that will cut the learning curve of your product or service??

Words are weak. Pictures are power.

If you liked my rewrite of the old “Mexican Fisherman” parable, (The Mexican Fisherman has Filed for Bankruptcy) you’ll like this rewrite.  It has 5 crucial life lessons that could save, or make you millions. Here it is:

A grandmother congratulated her granddaughter on graduating college. She told her, “I want to give you a graduation present. It is an old painting we’ve had in the family for years. It is yours, but before you decide what to do with it, I want you to understand what it is worth.” 

The granddaughter examined the picture, which was slightly larger than a paper notepad and featured a portrait of a Victorian woman. Its frame was golden and gaudy, certainly not something she’d hang in her apartment.

Her grandmother continued, handing her daughter a list, “Here are four locations that will help you find its value. The first option is the estate sale I’m holding next week. You’ll be on your own for the last three places. Don’t make a decision on what to do with the picture until you’ve visited all four places.”

The following week, the grandmother had her estate sale, the first item on the list. As instructed, the granddaughter used the opportunity to offer the picture for sale. A bold sign declared below the picture, “Make offer.”

After three days, the top offer was $250.

The following week, the granddaughter took the painting to a local pawn shop, the second item on her grandmother’s list. After some haggling, the pawn shop offered her $500. 

Afterward, the granddaughter felt a bit jaded. She hoped her graduation gift from her grandmother would be an iPhone, not a portrait of some old woman who had been dead for centuries.

She proceeded to the next stop on her list, an art gallery in the city.

She walked into the shop and showed the curator the portrait. The curator’s eyes widened, and she quickly grabbed her loupe to examine the picture closer. The curator studied every inch of the picture, her eyeballs glued to the magnifying glass as if reviewing a fine diamond. The granddaughter was getting impatient and was bored out of her mind.

After 20 minutes of thorough examination, the curator finally spoke, “May I ask where you got this?”  The granddaughter replied nonplussed, “It was gift from my grandmother. It’s been in the family for a while.”

“I see,” the curated paused and then smiled. “I can offer you $10,000 for this.”

The granddaughter’s eyes gaped like saucers. “$10,000?”

“Yes,” the curator said, “Would you like me to write you a check?”

The granddaughter thought about all the great things she could buy with $10,000. A new iPhone. A down payment on that new Audi she had her eye on. She was about to accept the offer when she remembered her grandmother’s instructions. “Don’t make a decision until you’ve visited all four places.”

The granddaughter thanked the curator for the offer and walked out, saying she would be in touch. 
 
The granddaughter reviewed the last location on her grandmother’s list the next day. It required a 5-hour drive to New York City, and she arrived late. The establishment’s name sounded familiar when she glanced at it initially, but it wasn’t until she stood outside the building that she realized what it was. It was Sotheby’s, the international auction house.

She walked in and promptly explained that she wanted an appraisal. When she showed the small picture to the receptionist, her face froze. She quickly picked up the phone and mumbled something to someone on the other end.

“Hi I’m Damien, President of Acquisitions,” said a well-suited man minutes later in a thick French accent. After exchanging pleasantries, Damien asked, “Now let’s see what you got here.”

Like the curator did the day before, Damien examined the picture, eye to canvas, with his loupe in excruciating detail accompanied by a series of verbal “oohs” and “ahhs.”

Finished, Damien finally said, “This is a portrait by Edgar Degas, a renowned French impressionist painter. It is a highly sought piece in the art community. We sold his “Les Choristes” painting for $37 million in 2019. If you consign this to us here at Sotheby’s, the minimum starting bid would be $1,000,000.”

Damien smiled and continued, “in our current robust market, this should fetch a tidy sum, much more than that.”  He paused. “Shall I draw up the contract?”

The granddaughter left without a contract and visited her grandmother, shell-shocked and giddy at the discovery.  

“Did you know how much this is worth?” the granddaughter asserted.

The grandmother replied calmly, “I know how much you’re worth. I wanted you to understand that your value, like this picture, depends on you being in the right place. If you don’t feel valued in your job, by your boyfriend, or by your friends, don’t get upset, it just means you might be in the wrong place. Don’t sell out any part of your life just because the offer before you is convenient and tolerable.“

The parable has several takeaways, and here they are if you missed them:

1) Context and Environment Matter

Your value and the value of your offer depends on the environment and context in which you place it. Selling cold water in Phoenix, Arizona, differs from selling it in Anchorage, Alaska. Most marketing campaigns fail not because of poor messaging but because of poor context and environment. You could create the best beef jerky in the world, but attempting to sell it at a plant-based convention is like taking an Edgar Degas masterpiece to a pawn shop. Are you, or your offer, in the right place?

2) The Curse of Ignorance Causes Poor Decisions 

Lack of knowledge can be costly. The best decision-making is done when you have thoroughly researched a topic or a decision and have all the information. What decisions should you not make until more information is obtained?

3) Value is Subjective and Indifferent to Your Personal Tastes

A topic discussed in The Great Rat Race Escape: Not everyone loves coffee. Just because you think coffee is the best drink in the world, doesn’t mean everyone has to agree with you. Just because you think a piece of artwork is atrociously ugly doesn’t mean a billionaire in Austria hates it too. What personal tastes do you hold that might be distorting your view of the market?

4) Don’t Fear Bigger Numbers: The Leap of Zeroes

What seems like a lot of money to you ($10,000) might be nothing to someone else.  A limited view of money will limit your ability to attract what you’re worth. $10,000 to the granddaughter felt like a life-changing amount. To the auctioneer who deals with billionaires, it’s petty cash. Twenty five years ago $10K was a lot of money to me. Now, it feels like nothing. Is your limited view of money distorting your true value, or the value of what you can bring to the table?

5) Going the Extra-Mile Might Deliver a Light-Year Result

Decades ago, when I sold my first company, the first offer was $250,000. I was patient and went the extra mile and sought more suitors. The final proposal was nearly 5X more. Patience and diligence yielded a $1M return in less than three months. Where can going extra mile yield a 5X return in your life?

Beware of romanticized parables that convince you to adopt a dangerous financial strategy devoid of any reality in today’s world.

One such story is the “Mexican Fisherman” parable I scrutinized in Unscripted over 5 years ago. Today, this parable is being enthusiastically circulated around the web as some modern “lifestyle doctrine” you should adopt without question or critique.

However, for most people, this parable has become a risky and convenient excuse for sloth and poor financial planning.

If you haven’t heard the “Mexican Fisherman” parable, it goes like this:

A businessman stood at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow-fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish.

“How long did it take to catch them?” the businessman asked.

“Only a bit,” the Mexican replied.

“Why don’t you stay out longer and catch more fish?” the businessman then asked.

“I have enough to support my family’s immediate needs,” the Mexican said.

“But,” the businessman asked, “what do you do with the rest of your time?”

The “Mexican Fisherman” said, “I sleep late, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, take evening strolls to the village, where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life, señor.”

The businessman scoffed, “I have a Harvard MBA, and I could help you. You should spend more time fishing, and with the proceeds, you buy a bigger boat, and with the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats. Eventually, you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman, you could sell directly to the consumers, eventually opening your own cannery. You would need to work a bit longer and harder in the big city, but you would control everything.”

The “Mexican Fisherman” asked, “But señor, how long will this all take?”

To which the businessman replied, “Five to ten years.”

“But what then, señor?”

The businessman laughed and said, “Well, that’s the best part. When the time is right, you would sell your company and become very rich; you would make millions.”

“Millions, señor? Then what?”

The businessman said slowly, “Then you would retire, move to a small coastal fishing village, where you would sleep late, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, take evenings strolls to the village, where you could sip wine and play guitar with your amigos…”

Sounds pretty cool, eh? This story emphasizes noble things such as friends, family, and free time. It is no surprise why it is such a viral trope.

The problem is, this story lacks any connection to real life.

It is entirely idealistic to the point of being dangerous. Such idealism might work in when you’re 23 years old, but as you get older, this type of strategy is the same as thinking your first winning hour at the casino will continue for the next 8 hours.

Here’s the rest of the story you didn’t hear:

Soon after the businessman left, things changed. The government, desperate for tax dollars, levied a series of boating, gaming, and license fees: To continue fishing, the Mexican must pay $400 for a fishing license, a $200 environmental fee, a $350 game endorsement, and $1,800 in mooring fees. If he doesn’t pay ASAP, the Mexican will be barred from fishing.

Unfortunately, after paying all the fees, the Mexican has little money left to insure and license his boat. Unable to legally operate in his favorite coastal town, the “Mexican Fisherman” drives three hours south to another town, where the quality of the fish is poor. The long drive takes its toll on the Mexican’s car, where it ultimately breaks down. To fix his car, he needs $300 for a water pump and $600 for a radiator. This is after he pays $400 to get his car towed back to his village.

But this story is about to get worse.

Instead of making the money to fix things that needed fixing, the fisherman’s home is in a constant state of disrepair, from the eroding concrete pilings to the rotting roof, the Mexican is in town fiddling away at his guitar. A hurricane strikes his tiny village and demolishes his home, leaving him and his family homeless.

For the next month, his family is stuck living in squalid government tents, and as a result, the Mexican fails to pay the mooring fees for his boat. The “Mexican Fisherman” who spent most of his days in unpreparedness and merriment—strumming around with his friends, sipping wine—now has no money or options to escape his plight. Tired of his sloth and inability to provide the basics to his family, his wife divorces him.

The fisherman now sings a much different tune with his amigos, one of anger, bitterness, and regret.


Which one of these stories sounds more realistic? In both stories, the fisherman has the same goal: freedom with his friends and family. That’s honorable.

Unfortunately, when money is removed from a real-world existence, idealism becomes a nightmare—a repeated reality in every civilized country worldwide: bills, fees, taxes, divorces, unexpected tragedy, life overhead, and money problems.

The problem wasn’t the fisherman’s goal—freedom; the problem was he was lazy and disrespected money’s role. He didn’t save, prepare, or produce in excess of consumption.

Don’t let anyone convince you that money isn’t important.

Money can buy security, options, and freedom—all of which will likely make you happy.

IMO, one of the greatest influences on success is your environment.

Leaving Chicago for Arizona changed everything for me.

20 years later I moved to Utah. Both moves were great for my life.

Environment can also mean your workspace. Is it clean? Optimized? Can you do meaningful work in chaos?

Can you succeed living at home with overbearing, unsupportive family influences?

Can you expect to get sober working in bar?

Can you expect to lose weight working at Krispy Kreme doughnuts?

Can you expect to stop playing video games when 4 of your roommates insist on your participation?

Can you expect to hone a Fastlane mindset hanging out at Reddit all day where you’re told you’re a helpless victim who needs to be angry?

I created the Fastlane Forum over 10 years ago to help you in this process of having a supportive, or like-minded environment.

If you want to be SERIOUS about changing your life, change your environment first. And put accelerative winds at your back.

The other night I watched a basketball game on a major network, and I couldn’t help but notice something during the commercial breaks: One after another, every advertisement was for a product or service that I would never buy.

Each commercial targeted the cultural majority, a Scripted populous seeking an escape, an easy button, or a temporary pleasure push.

Here are the commercials I had to suffer through:

A Coors Light beer commercial.
Sorry, I don’t drink alcohol or participate in the Scripted theater that romanticizes its consumption.

An Indeed (job marketplace) commercial.
Sorry, I haven’t had a job in decades much less prepared a resume.

A Meta commercial (formerly Facebook)
Sorry, I haven’t logged into Facebook in months and I can’t tell you what the commercial was about: I immediately tuned it out.

An Arby’s commercial, aka, “We have the meats!”
Sorry, I’ve been eating plant-based for 5+ years and I don’t eat greasy factory-farmed meat or processed fast food.

A Coke commercial, a feel-good propaganda piece featuring the sugar-ladened soft drink enjoyed by an energetic lady on roller skates.
Sorry, I don’t assault my pancreas on a daily basis.

And finally, in the ultimate irony…

A pharmaceutical commercial for diabetes medications.
Now we know the rollerskating Coke-drinking lady was gliding to the pharmacy to fix all the garbage she consumed that was just advertised.

Altogether, this series of commercials highlighted the power of The Costanza Principle, inspired initially by the memorable Seinfeld character, George Costanza. In that episode, George gets tired of complying with cultural expectations and does the opposite, with meaningful results.

While this comedy skit was in jest, there is some hard truth in the idea that you can win your best life by doing the opposite of normal and what culture embraces.

The Costanza Principle challenges us to question conventional wisdom by analyzing the norms of our culture and deliberately choosing to do the opposite.

This counterintuitive approach to personal growth and decision-making can unlock new opportunities and results not enjoyed by the majority. In fact, Unscripted (my second book) could be renamed The Costanza Principle.

Get a job? No, start a business.
Start an SMMA? No, serve SMMAs.
Buy crypto like the masses? No, sell crypto.
Eat processed, junk, artificial food? No, eat natural, whole food.
Drink alcohol to take the edge off? No, how about meditation? Or exercise?
Taking a pill for your morbid obesity? No, how about changing your diet?

These commercials were a blunt-forced reminder of why I lead the dream life I do: I haven’t fallen for the cultural bullshit that keeps you hog-tied to shitty jobs, burdensome debt, diet-induced sickness, and social media depression.

Here are 4 simple ideas which frame the Costanza Principle:

Questioning Cultural Norms: Be critical of societal norms, conventional beliefs, and expectations. By challenging the status quo, you can uncover hidden advantages, gain unique perspectives, and create innovative solutions to challenges others may overlook. You can also identify areas where you can diverge from the crowd, potentially leading to greater success and fulfillment. 1% thinking will get you 1% results.Embrace the Opposites: By choosing to do the opposite of what is considered “mainstream” or “expected,” you can uncover novel ways of thinking and acting. This can lead to creative solutions, unexpected opportunities, and personal growth.Experimentation and Adaptation: The Costanza Principle is not a one-size-fits-all formula. Instead, it is a mindset that encourages you to experiment with alternative approaches and be adaptable, using the Act Assess Adjust model from Unscripted and The Great Rat Race Escape. We must be open to learning from our experiences, refining our strategies, and adjusting our course as needed.Developing Personal Resilience: And finally, by deliberately choosing to do the opposite of what is expected, we may encounter resistance or skepticism from others. The Costanza Principle creates mental toughness. It teaches you to develop the resilience and confidence necessary to forge your own paths, even in the face of adversity.

How to Apply the Costanza Principle:

Identify a situation or decision where you feel stuck or dissatisfied.Analyze the prevailing cultural norms, expectations, and conventional wisdom associated with that situation.Brainstorm alternative approaches that are the opposite of the norm.Experiment with these new strategies, remaining open to learning and adaptation.Assess the outcomes and adjust your course as needed, continuing to question and challenge the status quo.

By applying the Costanza Principle in your life, you can break free from the constraints of conventional wisdom and unlock new paths to success, happiness, and personal growth. When you challenge the boundaries of societal expectations, a 1% existence becomes possible.

Remember, 99% thinking will give you the 99% results emblematic of culture. And right now that is sickness, depression, poverty, and unhappiness. Think different to live different.

The Time Value of Time, Not Money!

Your university taught you the TIME VALUE OF MONEY, here’s what they didn’t teach you…

It’s been nearly 10 years since I did an “in person” video and as you can see, TIME favors no one. Isn’t it time you gave time its due respect?

Many folks asked me about this poster which hangs in my office, pictured below. As such, if you want this framed poster for your workspace, it is now available on Viperion Publishing in various sizes, framed in black or white.

You can order here.

To your success, cheers, MJ!

It was many years ago when I was a raw 20 year old, but I still remember the anger and frustration I felt after being shamed by gurus and seminar hustlers because I couldn’t afford their big-ticket, high pressure upsell. I was guilted into believing that I “wasn’t serious about wealth” because I didn’t want to charge and max out my credit cards for a $4000 weekend seminar.

After 30 years I see nothing has changed.

This unnerving experience is part of what motivates me today. Hopefully I can make a small difference and save several from some ruinous financial decisions while also creating some baby-billionaires ($10M+) along the way.

Please feel free to share if you’ve been lectured and shamed that “you’re not serious about financial freedom” because you didn’t want to pony up 3-, 4-, or 5-figures for some training program, seminar, or masterclass.

Learning how to make a fortune shouldn’t cost a fortune.

~ MJ DeMarco