The problem about freedom is that the only way to get it is to take a lot of risk. And the only way to be able to take a lot of risk is when you are (or at least feel) some kind of freedom. So if you're not really free (or feel free), it'll be very hard to take any risks. Consequently, it'll be almost impossible to ever be free. Unless you consciously decide to break the pattern... P.S. We're all free, if we decide to be...
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April 2021
When it feels normal
The best time to start something (or join something) is when it feels kinda strange. Kinda unusual. And kinda unnatural. And the worst time is when it feels kinda normal. Kinda natural. And like the best thing to do...
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Failing fast and slow
To succeed faster you've gotta setup systems that encourage you to fail more and fail faster...
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Different results
When you read, watch or listen to what everybody else is, then you'll be thinking like everybody else. And when you think like everybody else, you'll do what everybody else is doing. And when you do what everybody else is doing, you'll be getting the same results that everybody else is...
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Letting go...
Sooner or later, the cost of not being able to let go will bankrupt you. Either emotionally, spititually, physically or financially...
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Where they can be found...
Doing what everybody else wants to do is where no real opportunities can be found. On the other hand, doing things that nobody else wants to do is where some of the biggest opportunities can be found...
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Change
At first it's unnecessary. Then it's inconvenient. Then uncomfortable. Then inevitable. And then it's too late...
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Popular belief
Contrary to popular belief, the best way to learn how to build a business is to build a business. Just like the best way to learn decision making is to make decisions. Just like the best way to become an artist is to create art... and not to study it...
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Until one day
You can wait for someone to publish your song. Your book. Your work. Your art. Your thoughts. Or your ideas. Or you can just start publishing them yourself. Today. And then tomorrow. And the day after tomorrow... Until one day you don't need anyone to publish your stuff anymore...
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Next steps
Certainty, stability, comfort, a lack of volatility and a lack of unpredictability in your life is what's ultimately holding you back...
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Trust you...
Don't wait until you have something important to say. And instead, just start showing up. So that once you do have something important to say, people will already know you, trust you and listen to you...
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Work smart they say.
But what they rarely say is that you've gotta work really hard for a very long time to be able to figure out what's the smart thing to do and what's just a waste of your time. The truth is that you can't build something from scratch on a four hour work week. But you might be able to manage something that's already working pretty well on a four hour work week...
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Being innovative
Don't spend too much time trying to find the right recipes. And instead, spend more time cooking. And you'll automatically figure out what works and what doesn't. On top of that, you'll also find new ways of doing things, combining things and creating things that no one has ever created before...
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Do you know what you're doing?
The problem when you think that you know what you're doing is that you think that you know what you're doing....
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Bottom line...
The things you've achieved today don't matter anymore tomorrow. Just like the things you've failed at today don't matter anymore tomorrow. Bottom line: keep going. And never stand still...
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Did you start already?
When you do more of the things you truly believe in, you stop caring about what other people think of you...
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Bouncing back
Your ability to bounce back is way more important than your skills, your talent, your intelligence and pretty much everything else...
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What do you want?
What you want, does not even remotely matter as much as what you'd be willing to sacrifice...
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Taking risks
If you're not willing to take any risks for the things you believe in, you don't really believe in those things...
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The only things
No matter where you are in life, the only way to go from where you are today to where you want to be tomorrow, is to do the things you never dared to do. The things you were afraid to do. And never thought you'd be capable to do. Because those really are the only things that will help you move from who you are today to who you want to be tomorrow...
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New stuff
If you don't put any new stuff on your agenda, then there won't be any new stuff on your agenda. It's as simple as that. No one is going to put anything on it for you. Not your boss. Not your partner. Not your friends. Not the government. No one. They're all busy taking care of their own stuff. And in case they do add something new to your agenda, it's probably nothing that you'd really want to have on it. So if you want to learn/see/experience something new, you need to put it on there yourself...
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Somewhere along the way
The easiest part is to figure out what to do. Followed by figuring out how to do it. And the hardest part of it all, by far, is to actually really be doing it... and then not giving up somewhere along the way...
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On learning
Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. And most of the time you learn. But if you never play, you'll always lose... and never learn...
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Standing in your own way
The things you stand for today, interfere with the things you could (and probably should) stand for tomorrow...
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Beliefs...
The things we believe in protect us from reality. Sometimes that's good. But many times that's bad. Because it holds us back. It holds us back from seeing things as they really are. From unleashing our true potential. And from becoming the person we truly want to be...
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Getting what you want
We all want a better life. Be successful. And somehow change the world. Without taking any risk. With the stability of a job. And safety. And predictability. Without all the hard work. All the struggle. All the constant ups and downs. Without the doubt. And fear. Which is exactly the reason why most of us, will never get what we really want...
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New things
The more we compare, the more we lose our abilities to discover, to see, to believe in and to really experience new things...
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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."