UNSCRIPTED: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Entrepreneurship

Llevo años leyendo libros sobre riqueza, emprendimiento, negocios y desarrollo personal. Encontré en The Millionaire Fastlane una oda al sentido común para emprendedores, muy alejado de todos los gurús que pululan en el mercado. Éste segundo libro me ha costado más leerlo. No porque sea peor, sino todo lo contrario. Es mucho más extenso y trabaja mucho más las creencias y la mentalidad necesarias para emprender con éxito. Te da una patada en el culo cuando hace falta, y después te da las respuestas para saber por dónde empezar, y continuar. Está muy orientado al mercado U.S., así que algunas cosas (pocas) no aplicarán literalmente a España u otros mercados. Pero todo lo demás funciona estés donde estés. Los principios son los mismos, y MJ los expone en un marco que hace que no puedas olvidarlos. Es un gran storyteller y sabe de lo que habla. Sigo recomendando más el primer libro que éste. Lo dicho: no porque sea mejor, sino porque éste es más denso. Tiene todo el contenido de TMF, pero expicado con más detalle y más ejemplos. Lee los dos y no te arrepentirás. Es la mejor inversión que puedes hacer. Y después de leerlo, no pierdas la oportunidad de unirte al foro. No vas a encontrar una comunidad de emprendedores como esa en muchos sitios.

It’s a slap in your face, calling for wake you up. Absolutely recommended, loved the way that the book is written

Great book eye opening... Especially when you think success is an easy road.

I wish I cd rate it 10 on 5. Some books act like a bridge and carry u to the other side safely over deep waters . This is the one. It's a must must must read. For anyone who hates 9 to 5 job and wants to break free.

This is an absolutely life-changing book. This is for you if you're someone who isn't satisfied with a 'normal' life of slowly working your way up the career ladder to get slightly more money and slightly less free time at each step. It will inspire you and give you a belief that there is another way. This is absolutely not a how-to-get-rich-easy book, of which the author clearly hates. This is a book for people who want out of the rat race, are prepared to work really hard, take risks, expect failure, bounce back and find ways to win. It's not a step by step guide to how to set up a winning business, but there are tons of nuggets of wisdom in there, and more importantly for me gave me the mindset needed and started me dreaming. I've read this and the author's other book, The Millionaire Fastlane. Both are excellent but largely cover the same ground and I wouldn't say it's essential to read both - there's probably 15% added value in reading both but you'll get the idea from either. I've really come to like MJ Demarco and the way he writes, but honestly it took a few chapters before I was convinced. He writes in a casual and sweary style which can appear a bit arrogant at first - then you realise he actually is a multi-millionaire and can back up everything he says; he's talking from experience, has been hugely successful with his businesses and not just through luck or fortunate timing. That puts him in a position where he can afford to really not care what you think of him or his writing. He'll tell you things in a frank way that others trying to create a more favourable impression would shy away from. He's not saying his opinions to be popular or to sell more books - he really doesn't need to. This frankness and openness grew on me and I found it easy and very enjoyable to read. Not everyone will like this book, many will read it and find a reason not to act on the contents, and even more will play the victim role of why it couldn't apply to them or why they couldn't have the dream life that it offers. Not for the closed-minded. For everyone else, it could well change your life.