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What happened to all the explorers in us?

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I have to admit it. I'm afraid of doing new things. I love doing the same things over and over again. I know that this is completely stupid but that's just the way I roll. I somehow lost my inner explorer along the way.

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How to really invest in your future and create your own freedom

Self help books are lying to you. I am lying to you. The entire world is lying to you. Everything you read about following your passion is complete BS. You won't be able to pay your bills by just following your passion. That simply doesn't work.

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How to know if your business idea sucks

There's one way to find out whether or not your new business idea might suck that usually no one ever talks about. It's might be a very brutal way (for us founders) but a very effective way. Here it is:

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Planting your seeds

My entire life I only bet on one single horse. The one horse everybody told me I should be betting on. The horse everybody else was betting on. The horse society wanted me to bet on.

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Why Corporations will never innovate like Startups

Lean Startup is everywhere. Everybody is talking about “innovating like a startup”. It’s been around for quite a few years now. And people started to realize that it needs some major adjustments.

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The Gatekeepers of our Lives

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Our entire lives we wait for people to choose us.

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How to get into the flow

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Today was a horrible day. I didn't do anything until 3.25pm. Nothing. Nada. Niente.

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13 Important Lessons The Movie Fight Club Teaches Us About Life

A few days ago I had to think about the movie Fight Club.

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How to escape (possibly deadly) long B2B startup sales cycles

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The worst part about starting a B2B company are the extremely long sales cycles. Depending on the size of your potential customer it can take up to several months. Most of the time you won't even be able to close a deal. Instead you'll only be able to land a trial.

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How I got my ass kicked in front of thousands of people

A few days ago I talked to a lovely and very creative woman.

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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."