The things you've already achieved, the things you stand for and the person you are today, will ultimately be in the way of what you could achieve, could stand for and could be tomorrow...
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August 2021
What you want...
It's not about what you want. It's about what you're willing to sacrifice to get the things you want...
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Don't focus too much...
Don't focus too much on your past. Or your future. Or you'll be missing out on your present...
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Advice
We usually get the kind of advice we want to get. Unfortunately, the kind of advice we want to get is rarely the kind of advice we need to get...
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Risk it...
The hardest part about building the life you want to have is that you'd constantly have to be willing to risk the life you already have...
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The real magic
Once you stop doing what everybody else is doing, you'll start seeing what nobody else is seeing. And that's when the real magic starts to happen...
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What to do?
If you're not sure what to do, the worst thing to do is always to do nothing at all...
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What we're taught vs real life
The way school works: There's only one correct answer and everything else is wrong. The way the real world works: There are millions of answers and you've gotta figure out which one works best for you...
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Make you...
It's rarely the things you're good at that will either make you or break you. It's usually the things you're bad at. Because if you ignore them for too long, they will, at some point, just break you...
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Winning or losing...
As long as you're playing the wrong game, it doesn't really matter whether you're winning or losing...
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And we just don't like that...
What makes change so difficult to pull off is that it might turn you into someone who disagrees with the person you are today...
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Leading...
There are people that spend their time reading books about leadership, studying leadership, talking about leadership or teaching leadership. And then there are those that spend their time leading...
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Lack of understanding
The problem usually isn't a lack of understanding. Or a lack of time. Or resources. The problem is that we hate changing our minds. Our beliefs. And our habits...
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The worst thing to do
When you think that you're not good enough, experienced enough, smart enough, brave enough, old enough (or young enough), the worst thing you could do is to do nothing at all...
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The best strategy
Once you've started taking action, the best strategy is to just keep taking action. No matter what...
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Little...
If you don't really know what to do with little data, it's probably not going to get any better with a lot of data. The same applies to information, feedback, skills, opportunities and pretty much everything else out there...
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More...
More data, more analyses, more calculations, more slides and more estimates rarely solve the problem. Only doing does. Everything else is just a form of hiding...
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But probably don't...
The hardest thing about change is to ignore the things you think you already know. But probably don't...
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Not yet...
Focus on the things you're able to do. And not on the things you're not able to do, yet...
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Lack of direction
The problem isn't a lack of time. Or a lack of knowledge. Or a lack of skills. The real problem is a lack of direction: If you don't know where you're going, it doesn't really matter how much time you have, how much you know or how skilled you are...
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Launching is overrated
You don't launch a successful business. Or brand. Or product. Or service. Or book. Or whatnot. You build it. Over time. Step by step. Day by day. Little by little...
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Two things...
Two things that kill dreams: The need for being right and the fear of being wrong...
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That one big hit
You just need that one punch. That one hit. That one idea. That's all you really need. But to be able to make that one life changing punch, that one life changing hit or to have that one life changing idea, you need to have made thousands of punches, hundreds of hits and have worked on dozens of ideas already...
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Digging a well
To be able to dig a well that'll provide you and your family enough water to drink, you can't be digging multiple holes all at the same time...
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So go out...
We don't remember most of the stuff we read, hear, see or watch. But we do remember most of the things we've experienced first hand. So go out... and do more...
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Giving up
It's never been easier to get started than it is today. That's why it's never been harder to succeed than it is today. Because it's never been easier to just give up and start something new...
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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."