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26. MJ DeMarco: The Great Rat Race Escape (How To Go From Wage Slavery to Wealth)

2021/10/7
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MJ DeMarco：本书的核心观点是批判传统的“剧本式”生活（上学、工作、退休），认为依靠复利和长期投资致富的观念存在缺陷，因为它需要巨额资金和漫长的时间，而人们的寿命有限，且通货膨胀会降低未来财富的价值。他提倡杠杆创业，利用互联网的优势，通过规模化经营实现非对称回报，快速积累财富。他认为真正的财富自由并非简单的财务独立，而是拥有时间和金钱的自由，这需要建立一个能够产生“多形态收入”的系统，即在享受生活的同时也能获得收入。他还强调，创业过程中会经历“绝望的沙漠”时期，需要持续测试和调整，收集足够的数据才能做出正确的决策。在创业初期应优先进行“玉米面包支出”（提升业务的投资），而非“香槟支出”（奢侈消费）。人脉关系会影响个人财富，与志同道合、目标远大的人相处能获得积极影响，避免负面情绪的干扰。金钱可以带来幸福，但幸福并非完全取决于金钱数量，而更多的是金钱带来的自由和选择；真正的财富自由是时间和金钱的双重自由。他建议创业者学习“观察模仿原则”，通过观察成功人士的行为和方法来学习和借鉴，并运用“双赢策略”寻找合作方，共同解决问题，实现互利共赢。“资金成本策略”是指根据资金成本而非支付能力来决定是否借贷，低成本的资金可以被有效利用。他还分享了“1-2-3婚姻策略”，建议在结婚前，与伴侣进行深入沟通（政治、宗教等方面）、共同经历困境、并至少交往三年，以更好地评估婚姻的可能性。 Alex：Alex作为访谈者，主要通过提问引导MJ DeMarco阐述其观点，并就一些关键概念进行深入探讨，例如复利神话、被动收入与多形态收入的区别、创业中的挑战与机遇、人脉与财富的关系、金钱与幸福的关系等。

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MJ DeMarco explains the 'script' which is the conventional life path most people follow, and why it leads to conventional results.

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My guest today is MJ DeMarco, author of The Great Rat Race Escape.) 

MJ DeMarco is an entrepreneur, investor, and bestselling author of The Millionaire Fastlane.)

In this episode, MJ shares advice on how to escape the rat race, the myth about compounding interest making you rich, how to find the right business opportunity, advice he would give to a 21-year old kid today, and much more. 

TIMESTAMPS:

  • [00:17] - Defining the Script that 99% of people follow 
  • [2:00] - The myth of compound interest & investing for 40+ years
  • [6:30] - How MJ escaped the rat race & how you can too
  • [11:45] - Advice MJ would give to a 21-year old kid today
  • [13:55] - The truth about passive income
  • [17:35] - The biggest business in the world: Shortcuts
  • [20:00] - How to find the right business opportunity
  • [27:00] - The cornbreads vs champagne principle
  • [29:50] - Does your network = your net worth?
  • [32:00] - Can money buy happiness or not?
  • [37:00] - The Right Book strategy
  • [39:30] - The 1/2/3 Marriage strategy
  • [42:30] - MJ’s favorite lessons from his book
  • [47:00] - Two books that had a huge impact on MJ’s life

Resources:

  • Twitter: @MJDeMarco)
  • Website: MJDeMarco.com)

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