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If you don't truly believe in the things you do, you'll never be able to truly believe in yourself.
So if you want to be more confident, then just start doing more of the things you truly believe in.
And less of the things you don't believe in.
But don't rush it...
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Getting paid for something you've just learned, is a great way to master it.
Just like teaching it to someone else is.
Because it forces you to think about a whole lot of things you would otherwise not even have paid attention to.
It forces you to deliver professional work.
To be able to answer your student's questions.
Or your new client's questions.
So if you're serious about learning something new, try teaching it to someone who really wants to learn it.
Or if you don't like teaching, then try to find someone who's willing to pay you for your new skill.
It won't be much and you'd have to start at the bottom, as you're not a professional yet, but you'd essentially get paid for getting better at it...
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If that's really the case, then go out there and prove it...
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It's not about how good you are.
Or how smart you are.
Or how talented you are.
Or how skilled you are.
At the end of the day, it's all about how many times you'll be able to bounce back
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Most people only show up when they have something to sell.
To show.
Or to say.
But the problem is that when you wait so long, then nobody will know who you are.
And when nobody knows who you are, then not a whole lot is going to happen.
Nobody ist going to buy.
To listen.
Or to pay attention.
That's why you always have to show up way before you have to show up...
To build up trust.
A reputation.
And to be known for something
So that once you're ready, people will be ready.
To buy.
To listen.
And to pay attention...
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The easiest way to seize as many opportunities as possible is when you have no other choice than to seize those opportunities.
And the less you really have to seize those opportunities, the more of those opportunities you'll end up not seizing...
It's that simple. But as always, not easy...
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Pete says you can go on stage and give a talk if you're not a professional speaker.
Pete says you can start writing a blog if you're not an expert on the topic.
Pete says you can get a good job if you don't have a university degree.
Pete says you can write a book if you don't have a publisher.
Pete says you can just go over and talk to her.
Pete says you're good enough.
Now who's this Pete?
He's Jim's brother.
And you shoud listen to him...
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... is usually a good excuse...
"I didn't do it because no one told me to."
"I didn't do it because I didn't know how to."
"I didn't do it because I wasn't sure if it's going to work out."
The comfortable truth lets us off the hook.
The uncomfortable truth, on the other hand puts us on the hook.
Unfortunately, growth, opportunities and change only happen on the hook...
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Perfect feels good.
It feels safe.
It protects us from mistakes.
And failure.
Perfect is the best thing out there.
But you probably can't afford it...
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To be able to work smart, you've gotta work hard first.
Because that's the only way to figure out what's the smart thing to do and what's the dumb thing to do.
Which, in most cases, boils down to trial and error...
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First steps lead to new things.
To new ideas.
To new solutions.
And to innovation.
They ultimately lead to followers.
Who will then do many more first steps.
Which will then lead to even more first steps.
But taking those first few steps is hard.
And scary.
But usually worth it...
So when was the last time you did some first steps?
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You've gotta put out your good ideas and your bad ideas.
Because many times, bad ideas turn out to be good ideas.
And good ideas turn out to be bad ideas.
And the only way to know which is which, is to put them out there.
There really is no other way...
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You can always focus on the people who have it easier than you.
With more money than you.
More contacts than you.
More experience than you.
More confidence than you.
More skills than you.
More time than you.
Or you can just focus on making progress instead....
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These days, there are a few things that can't be solved by throwing money at them:
Patience, perseverance, discipline and keeping your promises.
Which is why they are so rare.
And valuable...
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A little bit every single day will lead to many little bits over time, that will then add up to one big bit (or hit)...
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Diversity in thoughts.
In ideas.
In backgrounds.
In people.
And in culture.
Diversity creates the future.
Destroys the present.
And preserves the past.
Diversity is the past.
The present.
And the future...
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When you let people who are directly or indirectly benefiting from the status quo decide about how the future is going to look like, then that future is going to look a lot like the past and the present...
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Is to put out a product or service and try to sell it.
Maybe you don't have any tangible skills to create a product.
Maybe the only thing you can do is to write.
Then write a book and try to figure out how to sell it.
(That's what I did back in 2013).
Maybe the only thing you know about are stocks.
Then start a website about stocks.
And offer paid video courses.
Or subscriptions.
Or do workshops about the things you know.
You don't have to reinvent the wheel.
Just repurpose and repackage something you already know.
And then try to sell it.
That's the best way to learn sales.
Because you're quickly going to learn that the majority of the things you thought were going to work, actually don't work at all.
And that's when you have to get creative.
And look for new ways.
And new ideas.
And things that really work.
If you want to learn about sales, put something out there.
And don't join a company because you think you're going to learn soemthing about sales.
Because you won't...
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Don't wait until you have something important to say.
To show.
To read.
To do.
Or to sell.
Because if you wait until then, then no one is going to listen.
To watch.
To read.
Or to buy your stuff.
That's why you've gotta start showing up way before you have something important to say.
To show.
To read.
To do.
Or to sell.
So that once you do have something really important, then people will already trust you enough to listen, to watch, to read and to buy your stuff...
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No one really cares about your first steps.
As a matter of fact, nobody will even see them.
Or read them.
Or watch them.
Or listen to them.
That's why they don't have to be perfect.
But you have to do them.
And then you've gotta keep doing them.
And basically never ever stop again...
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Low hanging fruits will help you to get enough energy, so that you can keep climbing that tree all the way to the top where there's less competition and the tree's best fruits can be found.
But you've gotta make sure that those low hanging fruits don't turn into your main strategy.
Because those low hanging fruits will be gone sooner rather than later.
And if you feast on those low hanging fruits for too long, you won't have enough time, energy and resources anymore to find something new...
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The best time to start marketing your new book, is before you even started writing that book.
Just like the best time to start marketing your new service, is before you even know what that service is going to be.
Or that product.
Or your company.
Or your art...
At the end of the day, it's always about this one thing.
It's about trust.
And you get that trust by building a community first.
And you don't even need a product or service to build that community.
But you need a community and its trust to be able to build a successful offer...
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Back in the days we were all factory workers.
And today, everybody either seems to be a millionaire, a successful entrepreneur, a bestselling author or a genius.
But the truth is, most of us are still factory workers.
It's just that the Internet doesn't amplify factory workers.
It amplifies the millionaires, the billionaires, the successful entrepreneurs, the bestselling authors and the genius.
Of course, this doesn't mean that you shouldn't try.
Or give up.
Or that it's impossible.
It means that we sometimes have to be more realistic.
And patient.
It means that we have to keep putting in the work.
Probably for a lot longer than we ever thought possible...
P.S. Even though today's factories look slightly different from what they looked like back then, what's going on inside of them is still very similar...
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Before you'll be able to convince anyone else, you've gotta convince yourself first...
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If you wait for things to get better, when things actually do get better, you'll be busy making sure that things stay that way.
And if you wait for all the drama to disappear, then, when it finally disappears, you'll be busy trying to avoid all future drama and won't start anything new anymore that could lead to any future drame.
That's why there'll never be a better time to start than now.
The time is now.
It always is...
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When you do what everybody else is doing, you'll end up where everybody else will end up. Which is rarely where you really want to end up...
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Create more value than you take.
That's a strategy that will always work.
No matter what field or life situation you're in.
It's hard.
Really hard.
But it works...
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Everything else isn't a real problem anymore.
Finding a potential girlfriend/boyfriend.
Finding a potential partner.
Finding people to help you spread your ideas.
Finding tools that increase your output.
Finding someone to produce your product.
Finding someone to invest in your ideas.
Finding someone to listen to your ideas.
Those aren't the real problems anymore.
Because there's now an abundance of pretty much everything.
What's still scarce though is the commitment.
And it gets harder and harder every single day.
Because the options grow bigger and bigger every single day..
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Get a follower.
And then another one.
And then another one...
It's never been easier to be a leader than it is today.
You don't need a fancy job title anymore.
Or be the CEO of a big company.
Or a successful entrepreneur.
Today, everybody can be a leader.
From the comfort of your home.
You just gotta put stuff out there.
Books.
Videos.
Blog posts.
Poems.
Songs.
Art.
Podcasts.
You name it.
We've all got the chance of a lifetime.
To make things happen.
No matter how big or small.
And that chance is being served on a silver platter.
Don't waste it...
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Everybody you see online, on TV or on the news, once came out of nowhere. And now they're somewhere. And the only to go from nowhere to somewhere, is to get going. There really is no other way...
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