The only thing we need is an absolute certainty that it's going to work out. Unfortunately, we'll never get that...
Until it led somewhere
What might look like a smart move, action, idea, execution, etc. from the outside, is very often the result of many years of pretty dumb moves, pretty dumb actions, pretty dumb ideas and pretty bad execution that led nowhere. Until one day it all led somewhere...
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Not just trees...
To be able to climb that tree all the way to the very top, you've gotta pick up as many of the low hanging fruits as you possibly can. Or else you'll never have enough energy (resources, money, etc.) to make it all the way to the very top...
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True opportunities.
Going where no one else is going. Reading what no one else is reading. Doing what no one else is doing. Showing up when no one else is showing up. And leaving when everybody else is staying. That's where some of the biggest opportunities can be found...
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Life changing opportunity
Opportunities rarely look like opportunities. More often than not, they look like threats. Risks. Or uncertainties. That’s what makes it so easy to miss them. And to just wait for that one big, life changing and very obvious opportunity instead. Which, unfortunately, doesn’t exist…
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About that...
Everything you've done, seen, learned and achieved so far, will ultimately hold you back from doing, seeing learning and achieving even more...
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When something is wrong...
The only time we usually realize that something is wrong, is when it happens to us...
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It's a people's game
Data gives you an idea about what's working for people and what isn't. But it will never tell you exactly why something is or isn't working. Only people will...
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Again...
The hard part isn't coming up with ideas. Or putting them into action. Or finishing them. The really hart part is having the courage to put them out there. Again and again...
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Still alive...
No matter what you end up doing: Try everything you can and start living your dreams while you're still alive...
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Today but not tomorrow
Not seeing means you don't have to feel guilty. Not listening means you don't have to take action. Not knowing means you don't have to change. And not understanding means that it's not your fault. Ignorance works today. But it rarely works tomorrow...
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The first step
The first step is about believing. Because if you don't believe, you'll never be able to see the things you have to see...
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The secret
Do what you truly believe in. That's the secret to happiness. Because if you don't, it'll start to eat away at you. Day by day. Little by little. It's that simple. But not easy ....
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Same amount of time
Work that doesn't really make that much of a difference takes just as much time as work that does make a difference...
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That big bang
That one big event you're waiting for that's going to change everything rarely ever changes anything. The only thing that will ever change anything is consistent action. To show up. Over and over again. Until (maybe or maybe not) one day everything will indeed have changed. Over time. Day by day. Step by step. Little by little. Without you even having noticed that over time all of those small things accumulated and turned into one big thing...
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The really hard stuff
Most people tend to avoid the hard stuff. And go for the easy stuff instead. That's why the easy stuff is a lot more crowded (and often harder to succeed at) than the really hard stuff. Try to keep that in mind...
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Low cost
It's never been harder to succeed than it is today. Because it's never been easier to get started. Which is why the cost of giving up has never been lower. And why we tend to give up so easily...
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Today and tomorrow
The stuff you're struggling with today, will be tomorrow's lessons learned that will set you apart from everybody else...
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It's all easy...
The more you know, the more you've seen and the more you've heard, the harder and more complicated it all gets...
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Wearing you out...
It's rarely the opportunities you took that will wear you out. Ultimately, over time, the opportunities you didn't take are the ones that will wear you out...
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Encouraging
What we do will always reflect what we think. And our actions will always be a mirror of our thoughts. No matter whether we want it or not. No matter whether they're positive or negative. Encouraging or discouraging. That’s why the only way to change our actions is to change our thoughts...
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Actions vs ambitions
When your actions don't match your ambitions, then there's no need to keep complaining...
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Competition
In a world where everybody focuses on winning, the easiest way to win is to help others to win...
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Better than it has to be.
Is the only way to move forward. Because if you don't make it better than it has to be, then someone else will...
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Real freedom
Real freedom isn't about not needing anything or anyone. Or not having to do anything. Real freedom is about being able to choose what you do and with whom you do it. And that's one of the hardest things to achieve out there...
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Chasing change
It's the possibility that one day our dreams might really come true that ultimately holds us back from chasing them...
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Those three...
Figuring out what you really want is the first step. Which is already incredibly difficult. The second step is figuring out how to get it. Which is even more difficult, especially if you're trying to do what most people never dared to do. And the third step is not giving up somewhere along the way. Which is probably the hardest of those three…
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Out there in the fields...
The problem about acquiring knowledge that gives you an edge is that it can't be acquired through reading, watching or listening. It can only be acquired out there in the fields. Through trial and error. Through falling and getting back up again. Through perseverance. And through experience...
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Searching...
If you spend too much time searching, you won't have enough time left finding the things you're looking for...
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The things you see
You'll always see the things you want to see. Which are rarely the things you have to see...
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Make it count...
You can't control or predict anything. The only thing you can control or predict is the stuff you're going to do today. Or tomorrow. Or the day after tomorrow. Make it count...
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The rest will take care of itself...
If you don't believe in yourself, do more things you actually really do believe in. Then the rest will take care of itself...
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Are you ready?
Starting the right project, the project you've always dreamed about, might just take a minute or two of your time. But learning and understanding what that project really looks like might take a lifetime of trial & error..
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Something that works...
Creating something new, something creative and something innovative isn't the hard part anymore. The hard part is to create something that people really want. And need...
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It'll go unnoticed
You'll always see the stuff that goes wrong. But the stuff that goes well, will usually go unnoticed. Try to keep that in mind...
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Something new
The problem with learning something new is that you'll learn something that might change your thoughts, your ideas, your beliefs, your perspective and the person you've been before...
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Bouncing back
Being able to bounce back is a skill. Learn it while you're still young. Or while the stakes are still small...
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Never done it before...
The only reason why something you've never done before seems so difficult, so impossible and so unreachable is precisely because you've never done it before...
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Short term, long term
In the short term, not taking any risks might be a good idea. But in the long term, it might be a pretty bad idea. Because not taking any risks is the riskiest thing you could do. While taking more risks is the safest thing you could do...
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Smart...
Doing what everybody else is doing isn't smart. In the short term it might be. But in the long term it's probably the riskiest thing you could do...
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Your pie - my pie ?
If you believe that the pie can't get any bigger, it won't get any bigger. As simple as that...
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What are you waiting for?
"I'm waiting until I have more experience."
"Until I know more people and have a bigger network."
"Until I have a really good idea."
"Until the time feels right."
And you?
What are you waiting for?
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Mechanics
Knowing and really understanding how you can get your ideas to spread might be even more important than the ideas themselves. Because once you've figured out the mechanics of how to get an idea to spread, you can essentially repeat it over and over again...
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Winners
Ideas that spread win. So stop hiding and protecting yours. And start putting them out there...
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The years don't matter...
It doesn't really matter how many years of experience you have. After all, most people only have the experience of a few years repeated over and over again...
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Life
If you're playing the wrong game it doesn't really matter how well you play it or how successful you are. It's still the wrong game...
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It won't work
If people tell you that you're full of sh*t, stop listening. They'll tell you that it won't work. That this is not the way things are done around here. And on and on and on. But what people often forget is that today's sh*t helps tomorrow's flowers to flourish and prosper...
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Yapp
Doing what you want isn't the hard part. The hard part is figuring out what you really want to be doing...
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- "97% of the people out there won't care about what you do. Act accordingly."
- "Money is not for buying things. Things don’t make us happy. Money is for buying ourselves some freedom to do the things that make us happy."
- "Being unrealistic is the most realistic thing you could do."
- "You just need one person who cares about what you do. And that person is you. And no one else. It all starts with you."
- "We always think we have enough time. Until we realize there's no more time left."
- "The only way to stay ahead of the curve is to create your own curve."
- "Be the dealer. Don't be the junkie. The dealer always wins. And the junkie always dies."
- "The only person you should try to please is your 80 year old self."
- "It's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel when you keep your eyes closed.."
- "Most advice doesn’t work. Because most advice comes from people who’ve never even done the things they're taking about. And that's dangerous."
- "Being able to build something out of nothing is the most important skill. For what? For everything!"
- "Why are people who write about millionaire habits not millionaires?"
- "No one will magically find out about you."
- "The things you don't want to do are usually the things you should be doing. They're almost always the things that will get you where you want to be."
- "Don't let other people's reality be your reality.."
- "Today it's easier to get started than ever before. That's why most people give up so easily. Because it was so easy to begin with."
- "When you hate your job you'll never be able to do more than just mediocre work."
- "Don't listen too all the life advice out there. It's all B.S. Just like this right here."
- "No one starts as an expert. We all start from the bottom. And have to work our way to the top."
- "The only thing that will ever lead to quality is quantity. To do it over and over again. That’s the only way."
- "Be a Warrior, not a Worrier!"
- "New ways of doing things never work. Until they do. Just like old ways of doing things always work. Until they dont."
- "Constantly thinking about things won’t get you anywhere. You'll never find a solution just by thinking about it. You've gotta start doing."
- "Not getting it right is part of the process of getting it right."
- "How long does it take to change the world? As long as it takes to change yourself. So probably your whole life."
- "Focusing on results won't get you results. Focusing on the actions that produce results will get you results."
- "It's easy to forget all the things you have when all you do is to focus on the things you don't have."
- "Perfection will only hold you back"
- "Never listen to anyone who has never done what you're doing or want to do. Ignore your parents, your friends and pretty much everybody else."
- "Trading time for money is not freedom. It’s a prison. The only way you’ll ever be able to make more money is to trade more of your time."
- "The only way to beat the system is to know the system. Inside out."
- "It's not what you do on your good days that will make you. It's almost always what you do on your bad days that will either make you or break you."