M.J. DeMarco Quotes

Soon after the American 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 at 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. In order to fix his car, he needs $200 for a water pump and $400 for a radiator. This is after he pays $600 to get his car towed back to his village.
But this story is about to get worse. When the Mexican fails to pay the mooring fees to the harbor master, he loses his boat. The Mexican fisherman who spent most of his days in a state of unpreparedness and merriment — strumming around with his friends, sipping wine — is now unable to support his family. His wife divorces him. The Mexican now sings a different tune with his amigos … something along the lines of “Money can buy happiness.

A study published in 2008 by the Journal of Consumer Research found that when people feel powerless and out of control, they have a strong desire to buy things that convey high status. Why do they feel powerless? Simple. In the Slowlane, you relinquish control because time is in control, and the gates to the Sidewalk reopen. Hope is not a plan.

I recommend looking into either an LLC or an S-Corp for small startups. I steer clear from partnerships and sole proprietorships, as they might not limit liability.

Second, I don’t believe you can change your life by reading another “financial freedom” book that worships IRAs, stock-market investing, and soul-suffocating frugality. Do you really want to read another biblical-sized lecture idolizing the compound-interest fantasy? Hit Amazon and you’ll find ten gazillion books on such crap. This book’s title is UNSCRIPTED, not “be like fucking everyone else on the planet.

The truth is, we’re being indoctrinated, not educated.

Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. — Michael Landon

நேரம்தான் உங்களுடைய நாணயம். உங்களிடமிருக்கும் நாணயம் அது ஒன்றுதான். அது எப்படிச் செலவிடப்பட வேண்டும் என்பதை உங்களால் மட்டுமே தீர்மானிக்க முடியும். கவனமாக இருங்கள். இல்லையெனில் உங்களுக்காக அதைப் பிறர் செலவிட்டுவிடுவர்.” - கார்ல் சேன்ட்பர்க்

ஒரே விஷயத்தையே திரும்பத் திரும்பச் செய்து கொண்டிருந்துவிட்டு வித்தியாசமான விளைவுகளை எதிர்பார்ப்பது என்பது வடிகட்டிய முட்டாள்தனம்.

நாம் யார் என்பதை நாம் பார்க்காதவரை, நாம் யாராக இருக்க வேண்டுமோ அவராக ஆவதற்குத் தேவைப்படும் அடியை நம்மால் எடுத்து வைக்க முடியாது.” - சார்லட் பி. கில்மன்

The problem with looking wealthy versus being wealthy is that the former is easy while the latter is not.

People care about what your business can do for them. How will it help them? What’s in it for them? Will it solve their problem? Make their life easier? Provide them with shelter? Save them money? Educate them? Make them feel something? Tell me, why on God’s green Earth should I give your business money? What value are you adding to my life? Reflect back to our producer/consumer dichotomy. Consumers are selfish. They demand to know is “what’s in it for me!” To succeed as a producer, surrender your own selfishness and address the selfishness of others.

Skills and expertise are waiting just for you. No one drops a book on your lap and gifts knowledge. You must seek it, process it, and then use it. The acquisition and application of knowledge will make you rich.

Someday is dangerous and paralyzing. It traps you in the land of Nowheresville. Someday is here, pristine and clean and begging no allegiance for tomorrow. The Fastlane petitions you for this simple transformation: Make someday today.

Additionally, I am also the CEO and co-founder of GoalSumo.com - one of the web's most powerful goal achievement and productivity systems ever developed, a strategic planning approach where you can engineer your most fantastic dream life in just a few short years. Whatever that dream is for you, Fastlane can make it happen.

three fundamental “F’s”: family (relationships), fitness (health), and freedom (choice). Within this wealth trinity is where you will find true wealth and, yes, happiness.