We're so afraid of screwing up. Everybody tells us that this is never ever going to work out. The outside pressure from peers, family, friends and society can sometimes be devastating.
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October 2014
What I learned as a management trainee (or the difference between the Valley and Berlin)
by Yann Girard — Get free updates of new posts here
TweetI did all sorts of different things in my life as you might have noticed by now (even though I still feel like I could have done so much more). But there’s still one thing I haven’t talked about yet.
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How to learn new skills (fast and easy)
I was living in China, trying to get one of my projects off the ground and trying to make ends meet. I didn't have a lot of money so I had to find ways to earn some more money to pay the bills.
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28 Things I Learned In My Twenties
A few months ago I turned 30. The big 3-0. I didn’t celebrate it at all and I don’t really remember where exactly I was when it happened or what I did.
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Entrepreneurship is like dating
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How to be super creative (and become an idea machine)
Someone once asked me how I come up with all the stuff I’m writing and talking about. He seemed to be impressed by the constant flow of ideas I come up with and wanted to know how he could come up with ideas for his blog.
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This is a poor way of doing things
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What you can learn in 1 minute that can help your marriage last forever
The other day someone on Quora asked the following question:
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What’s your side product?
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Don’t give a blind person a book to read
by Yann Girard — Get free updates of new posts here
TweetA blind person can’t read books. A deaf person can’t listen to music. Someone that’s sitting in a wheelchair can’t run a marathon. If you feel that all of these things are pretty obvious, you’re totally right.
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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."