When everybody is doing what's realistic, then what's unrealistic becomes a lot more realistic...
Playing safe...
In the long run it's rarely the risks you took that'll wipe you out. And instead, it's the risks you didn't take that'll wipe you out...
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Automatically
When you do too many things you don't really believe in for way too long, you'll automatically also stop believing in yourself...
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Not a whole lot...
It doesn't really matter what you've learned, what you know or what you have. What matters is what you're going to do with the stuff you've already learned, know and have. Unfortunately, most people don't do a whole lot with it...
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Learning to win...
To learn how to win, you have to learn how to become extremely good and fast at losing....
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The smallest returns...
The smallest returns are instant. Whereas the highest returns take a lifetime to build. Most people favor instant returns, so they will keep receiving the smallest returns...
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New stuff...
Really hard stuff and new stuff will always work. Because most people are afraid of doing really hard stuff and new stuff...
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Answering questions...
People are usually looking for confirmation. And not for answers. Keep that in mind...
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The next thing...
The next thing is always just around the corner. But the next thing is rarely the best thing...
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Your fears...
The difference between what you're doing and what you'd be capable of doing are your fears...
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An edge...
The only way to get an edge is to do stuff. To fail, to get back up again and to find unique solutions. That's the only way. You won't get an edge by reading, watching or listening to other people's stuff...
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Bouncing back...
Plans don't really matter that much. Just like research. Or preparation. What matters is how often you're able to bounce back...
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Enjoy your work...
If you don't really enjoy the work you do, then no one else will really enjoy the work you do. As simple as that...
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Today or tomorrow...
What's unrealistic today, will already be realistic tomorrow. That's why being unrealistic today might be the most realistic thing you could do, today... and tomorrow...
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A lot of bad decisions...
To learn how to make good decisions, you have to have made a lot of bad decisions...
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The tools we need
We have all the tools and skills we need. What's still missing is the courage to use them to bring about the change we seek to make...
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Bigger problems...
Ignoring the problem works today. And maybe tomorrow. But it won't work forever. And the longer you wait, the bigger the problem will get...
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Understanding what you know...
Knowledge is no longer the challenge. Truly understanding what you know is now the real challenge. And the more stuff you know, the harder it gets...
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The past vs the future...
Everything we know is based on the past. But all the decisions we make are based on assumptions about the future. Which are two different things entirely...
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Really right...
If you've never been wrong, you'll never know for sure if you're really right...
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The less you enjoy...
The less you enjoy the things you do, the lower your productivity. And the more you enjoy the things you do, the higher your productivity. As simple as that...
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It always will be
Once you get it, you probably don't need (or want) it anymore. That's the way it always is and always will be...
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Another thing
What you want doesn't really matter. What matters are the things you're willing to sacrifice. Because everything has a price, and the more you want of one thing, the more you'd have to sacrifice of another thing...
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Figuring out what to do
In the past most people did work where they were told what to do. And occasionally they improved the stuff they did. In the future (and already today) more and more people will be working on stuff where no one knows what to do and where the work is about figuring out what to do...
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Writing a story...
Too many people waste their lives trying to find typos. Instead of writing their own stories...
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What works tomorrow...
Don't just look at the stuff that works today. Because it's possible that it won't work anymore tomorrow. And instead, look at the stuff that doesn't work yet...
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A marketer
It doesn't really matter what you do when you're self-employed. Whether you like it or not, but first and foremost, you're a marketer...
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Getting an edge
The only way to get an edge that nobody else has is to do stuff. You don't get an edge by reading, listening to, or watching stuff that's publicly available...
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The things you know
The challenge is no longer to know stuff. The challenge is to truly understand all of the things you already know...
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Turning pro...
Constant practice isn't just for professionals. As a matter of fact, it's the constant practice that turns you into a pro...
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Winning or losing...
As long as you're playing the wrong game, you won't really care if you're winning or losing. Keep that in mind...
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Building a business...
Contrary to popular belief, the best way to learn how to build a business is to build a business....
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Ignore the stuff...
Never underestimate the stuff that everybody else ignores. And ignore the stuff that everybody else is doing...
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Avoiding failure...
When you're trying to avoid failure, you'll ultimately also end up avoiding success...
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Forced to take action...
The best time to take action is before you're forced to take action...
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Wasted potential
The jobs that need to be filled are rarely the things that people enjoy doing. But it's the stuff that has to get done. And it's the stuff that gets paid right away. So people end up doing them. But when you do stuff you don't really enjoy doing, you'll sooner or later end up in mediocrity...
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The secret to freedom...
Become so good at what you do (or do what no one else can), so that everybody needs you...
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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."