Life’s too short to not fall in love. To not fall out of love. It's too short to not try new things. It's too short to keep trying new things. It's too short to not take risks. It's too short to keep taking risks. Life's too short to have someone else tell you what to do and what not to do...
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December 2021
Get it over with...
Life lessons can't really be taught. Not by reading books, watching videos or by listening to podcasts. Unfortunately, the really important stuff can only be learned the hard way. So better get it over with as soon and as early as you possibly can...
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Work worth doing
It's hard to do the kind of work that no one told you to do. But it's the only one worth doing. Because it's the only work that only you can do. And no one else...
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The hook
Your friends, your family and pretty much everybody out there wants you to fail. But it has nothing to do with you personally. And everything with the people themselves. Because if you can do it, that means they can do it, too. And that puts them on the hook. And nobody likes being on the hook...
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Yeah, why not?
If you feel like you could do better in life than this, then why don't you just do it...?
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Will it be worth it?
If it takes a lot of time, effort, patience and perseverance, it's probably worth it. If it doesn't, it's probably worthless....
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The sum of your fears...
The size of the gap between what you're doing and what you'd be capable of doing, can easily be explained by the sum of your fears and the number of your excuses...
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The work they put in
"All great ideas have already been taken." Until you realize that most great ideas started out very differently from what they are today. None of them started out great. It's the people that made them great. And the work they put in...
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Lying to yourself
If your product sucks, it doesn't really matter how much or how little you charge. No one's going to buy it. Just like if you have a great product, it doesn't really matter how much or how little you charge. Because everybody's going to buy it. Now of course, the tricky part is recognizing which one of the two you have. And then to not lie to yourself about which one you really have...
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Very likely
When you do stuff that works, you're blind to the things that don't work, yet. Unfortunately, the stuff that works today is very likely not going to work anymore tomorrow. And the stuff that doesn't work today is very likely going to work tomorrow...
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Reaching everybody
Everything that's big today was once small. And everything that's popular was once unknown. And the things that reach everybody today, reached almost nobody back then. Keep that in mind...
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Weak ties
It's not about what you know. Or who you know. In the end it's all about who knows about you and what you do...
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Nothing in common
It takes twelve years to get your high school diploma. Four years to get your bachelors. So overall, around 16 years of education to get a decent job. So why do people think that starting a company and being successful will happen within a year or two? Starting a business has nothing to do with the things that are being taught in school...
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Who you could be
Who you are today is the only thing in the way of who you could be tomorrow...
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The next level
The only way to get to the next level is the willingness to risk everything you've achieved while reaching the last level...
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Mediocre products
If you think you have a sales problem, you probably have a product problem. Because a really good product or service will never have a sales problem. On the other hand, a mediocre product or service will always have a sales problem. Keep that in mind...
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Ignorant
The real problem usually isn't that people ignore the facts. Or that they're stupid. Or ignorant. The real problem is that most people just don't want to change their minds...
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Much later
We tend to expect the good stuff to happen much earlier than it usually does. Just like we tend to expect the bad stuff to happen much later than it usually does. Act accordingly...
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Speeding things up
If you feel like you're not moving fast enough, consider eliminating all of the other options you have. This should speed things up. A lot...
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No matter how good you are...
You might think you're an artist. Or a designer. Or a writer. Or a singer. Or a painter. But what you really are, is a marketer. And a seller. Because if you aren't, then no one is ever going to find out about you and what you do. No matter how good you are....
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But no money...
Just a few years ago, most of the skills worth learning needed a lot of money. Today, most of the skills worth learning take balls but no money...
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The easiest thing to do....
Many times, the easiest thing to do turns out to be the hardest thing to do. And the hardest thing turns out to be the easiest thing to do....
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Standards...
If you accept something that's below your standards, you've just created the new standard...
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Have to be...
Don't be upset if nobody really cares about what you do. And instead, use the time when no one's watching to get better at what you do. To experiment. To figure out what works and what doesn't. And to figure out who you really want to be. Have to be...
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Impossible today...
Don't focus on the things you can't do. And instead, focus on the things you can do and do those. And over time you'll get better at those. And what seems impossible today won't seem so impossible anymore tomorrow...
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Boss-free
You're always going to have a boss. Sometimes it's the person you report to. Sometimes it's your customers. Or your readers. Or your viewers. Or your listeners. Or your partners. And sometimes it's your investors. You'll never be truly boss-free. Try to keep that in mind...
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Not a whole lot...
Most of the time, when people tell you that something stopped working, what they're really saying is that it stopped working for them. But that usually doesn't mean a whole lot....
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How you play it
Don't wait for the right set of cards to go all in. Because in the end it doesn’t really matter what you have or don’t have. What matters is how you play it…
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Something
If you feel like something or someone is holding you back, look at yourself first before looking at anybody else...
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In school...
You don't learn how to start a business. You learn how to pass a test about starting a business. And that's a whole different story...
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Everything is going to be ok...
The good thing about change is that we usually have more than enough time to prepare for it. The bad thing about change is that it usually hits us when we stopped believing in it to be real. When we let our guards down. When we started to believe that everything is going to be ok...
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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."