I never wanted to be a writer. I never wanted to have a blog. I never wanted to start a company in China. I never wanted to teach English. I never wanted to live out of a backpack for 7 years. I never wanted to live in dozens of different cities.
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October 2016
You can't
You can’t control or predict anything. The only thing you can control or predict is the person you see in the mirror every single morning. That’s the only thing you can control or predict...
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What did you do?
What did you create in the past 5, 10 or maybe even 15 years that makes you really proud?
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I lived out of a backpack for the past 7 years. This is my story…
I’m everywhere and nowhere. And I own nothing and everything.
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Do you really know?
0.2%. Or 66 times. That's how often I used “I don't know” in my new book which I published on Medium a few weeks ago.
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You don't have to be an expert
You don't have to be an expert to put yourself out there. To tell your story. To create your art.
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If you think you're special, do this...
If you think you’re special, if you feel like you could do better than this, if you feel that you have what it takes, if you feel that you have a lot more potential than this, then I challenge you to prove it.
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What would you do if you were rich?
And then think about what's holding you back from doing it right now.
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The ONE skill you need to survive in the 21st century
Being able to create something out of nothing...
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It'll be as fantastic as you allow it to be
I remember everyone saying that this was my last day in freedom. That from now on real life started and that all the fun was over.
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The one thing I spend 90% of my time on
And it's not writing...
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If you’re interested in many things
I’m passionate about many things. I’m passionate about experimenting and trying out many different things. And then sometimes I get passionate about some of them. I think I’m passionate about finding my passion. And to me that’s a good thing to be passionate about…
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Are you the student or the teacher?
Back in the days people listened to teachers, professors and so called experts.
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Don't listen to people who want your best
Because your best to them is usually what was or is their best. And their best is usually not your best.
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Consumers are getting poorer and poorer
People always say that the rich are getting richer. And the poor are getting poorer.
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Life happens at the edges
If you've never experienced darkness, you'll never really appreciate the light as much as you should.
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Choice
You always have a choice. No matter what people will tell you. No matter what your parents, your boss or your passport says. Choice is a conscious decision. And it’s all your choice. And if you don’t make that choice, someone else will make it for you.
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When it feels like you didn't get that memo
Most things in life feel like people know more than you do.
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How to save the world
I've not been such a great friend. I'm never there for any of my friends. 9 out of 12 months I'm somewhere else.
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The art of doing your thing
It's almost impossible to do your own thing when you live in a world where everybody wants to tell you what your thing is. Where everybody wants to tell you that what you're doing is not what you should be doing.
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All you need is less...
They say give your best work away for free. This is the best work I’ve ever created in my whole entire life. This is my whole life…
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Who is your work for?
Being a writer is not fun. It's probably one of the worst things out there.
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They say give your best work away for free...
So I've decided to give my newest and best ebook so far away for free. On Medium.
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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."