The faster and easier it was to get it, the faster and easier it'll be to lose it again. And the slower and harder it was to get it, the longer it'll take and the harder it'll be to lose it again...
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And a little bit of luck
What you want and what you'll end up getting, depends almost exclusively on what you're willing to give up to get it. And of course, a little bit of luck...
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"I told you so."
Sure, those people are almost always right about their predictions. But what they also are, are people who are missing out on the future and everything that comes with it...
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Those will
It's never the things you wish for that will change the world. It's only the things that you're willing to work really, really hard for that will…
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Not existing
Most of the things that you think are going to be important in the world (and your world) in 5-10 years, have probably already disappeared by then. And the things that are going to be important are probably not even existing, yet...
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So you might as well...
Succeeding at the things you don't really enjoy doing is a lot harder than succeeding at the things you love doing...
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Getting smart(er)
The easiest way to getting smart(er): doing a lot of stupid things that don't work out...
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How to get started...
You focus on driving. And not on the possibility that you might crash and burn. That's how you get started. And ultimately succeed...
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A compliment
"You've changed" is a compliment. But because it usually comes from people that don't want to change, it's considered criticism. But change is good. It’s a necessity. And inevitable...
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Shoes
It's hard to put yourself in someone else's shoes if you've spent your whole life in the same kinds of shoes. Lived in places surrounded by people with the same kinds of shoes. Doing the things that people in these kinds of shoes are doing...
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And that's what really matters
The critics don't show up. They don't put in the work. They don't do the stuff that might not work out. And they don't inspire others to take action. But you do. And that's what really matters...
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Just once
You just need to get it right once. But to be able to get it right just that one time, you'd have to have tried it a dozen times already...
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Never start, never know
It's the book you never started that takes the longest to write. Just like it's the words you never said that take the longest to be understood. It's always the things you don't do that take the longest to complete...
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Wiping you out
There are only two types of risk in life. The ones you took and the ones you didn't take. But in the long run only one of them has the potential to wipe you out. And it's not the first one...
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Distractions and opportunities...
Most distractions are not opportunities. But all opportunities do look like distractions. And that's what makes it so difficult...
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Not just fruit...
The more low hanging fruits you eat, the harder it'll get for you to climb up that tree all the way to the very top. Where you'd have to go to find more fruit once all of those low hanging fruits are gone...
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The best time to reinvent yourself
The best time to reinvent yourself is always. When you don't have to reinvent yourself. Way before you have to reinvent yourself. And way before you're forced to reinvent yourself. That is and always will be the best time...
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Fewer opportunities
The price for stability and security are opportunities. The more stability and security you want, the fewer opportunities you'll get exposed to. As simple as that...
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Just a few
Everybody can do it. But only a few will do it. And fewer and fewer are doing it. That's why there'll be fewer and fewer to succeed...
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We stop learning
In life we usually go from being a student to being a teacher. From learning new things to applying the things we already know. And then at one point we get stuck somewhere along the road and never go back to being a student once again. That's when we stop learning. And growing. And when we stop making real progress...
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A real strategy
If your strategy only works if you get hundreds of thousands of users, thousands of customers and raise millions of dollars, then you don't really have a strategy...
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One hit wonder
What you do after you've finally hit that home run is almost as important, if not more important than the things you did to actually hit that home run...
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The next step
The things you've done, achieved and succeeded at, are the things that will ultimately be holding you back from the next step...
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The next step
The things you've already done, achieved and succeeded at, are the things that will ultimately holding you back from the next step...
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Being realistic
The things that were completely unrealistic just yesterday, are already starting to become today's reality. That's why being unrealistic today might be the most realistic thing you could do...
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Biggest boosts
More often than not, the biggest boosts in growth, development and improvement come through pain, failure and disappointment. Keep that in mind...
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And that's a good thing...
Most people do not and will not care about you or what you do. Ever. Act accordingly...
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You need both...
Data tells you that something is wrong. And people tell you what exactly is wrong and why it's wrong. That's why we'll always need both....
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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."
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- "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."