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M.J. DeMarco

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Chicago, The United States

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Self Help, Business, Nonfiction

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MJ DeMarco is a semi-retired entrepreneur, investor, advisor, and international best-selling author who’s books have been translated in over 15 languages worldwide. He is the current founder of Viperion Publishing Corp., a media company focused on online and print content distribution. He also is admin/founder for The Fastlane Forum, the web’s leading destination forum for start-up, finance, and entrepreneurial business discussions.

Prior to embarking into the world of writing and authorship, he was the former start-up Founder/CEO of Limos.com (1997-2007), a global ground transportation aggregator and marketplace that he successfully built and grew into a profitable multi-million dollar company, all with no money, no formal training, and wit ...more

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Mental Gymnastics: How Success Goes from Hard to Impossible

An interesting conversation is going on at The Fastlane Forum about why succeeding in business is so damn hard.

The argument?

The problem, they argue, is a personality fit. I argue it is mental gymnastics.

Maybe you keep struggling because you��re playing the wrong game. You��re a tennis player trying to play basketball. Find a business better suited to your personality, your strengths, and your de

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	The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime! 4.29 avg rating — 28,223 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unscripted: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Entrepreneurship 4.39 avg rating — 4,565 ratings — published 2017 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unscripted - The Great Rat-Race Escape: From Wage Slavery to Wealth: How to Start a Purpose Driven Business and Win Financial Freedom for a Lifetime 4.45 avg rating — 859 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wealth Exposed: This Short Argument I Overheard Made Me A Fortune... Can It Do The Same For You? 3.85 avg rating — 601 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Choose Hard, Live Easy — The Art of War for Decision-Making: Command Decisions with Clarity, Confidence, and Power — And Live Like a King Who Conquered 4.21 avg rating — 71 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Milyonerlige Hizli Gecis: Servet Kazanmanin Sifresini Cöz ve Zengin Yasa 3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How To Create A Business That Is Founded On A Productocracy (Real Fast Results Book 99) by Daniel Hall, M.J. DeMarco (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unscripted: Wie Sie aus dem 9-to-5-Gefängnis ausbrechen, Ihr Business aufbauen und endlich frei und selbstbestimmt leben by M.J. DeMarco (Goodreads Author), Simone Siebert (translator) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“There’s a profound difference between interest and commitment. Interest reads a book; commitment applies the book 50 times.”
― M.J. DeMarco, The Millionaire Fastlane

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“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”
― M.J. DeMarco, The Millionaire Fastlane

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“Time isn’t a commodity, something you pass around like a cake. Time is the substance of life. When anyone asks you to give your time, they’re really asking for a chunk of your life. ~ Antoinette Bosco”
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