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February 2022
A certain image
We all have a certain image of ourselves in our heads. The good news: it's never too late to act like the kind of person that you think you are...
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Losing it again...
The harder you fought for something, the harder you'll fight to keep it. Just like the easier it was to get something, the easier it'll be to lose it again...
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Doing the work
Doing the work isn't the hard part. It never was. Everybody can do the work. The really hard part is figuring out how people can find out about you and what you do. That's where the magic happens...
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Being busy
It's easy to be busy. If you want to be busy, you can be busy. Everybody can be busy. But busy doesn't mean being productive. Being productive is a whole different story. And it requires a whole different set of skills. While being busy doesn't really need a whole lot of skills at all...
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The big picture
If you want to see the big picture, you can't focus on the details. But you have to know them. And really understand them....
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Not on your list, yet...
The most important item on your list is probably not even on your list, yet...
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Good stuff happens.
Just like bad stuff happens. Unfortunately, the good stuff rarely happens as fast as we expect it to happen. And the bad stuff rarely happens as late as we expect it to happen. Plan accordingly...
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The most important part
The hardest part is usually also the part that we tend to skip. Because it's stuff we've never done before. Stuff we don't know how to do. And stuff where there's no map to follow. Unfortunately, the hardest part is usually also the most important part...
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Your silverware
You can polish your silverware as much as you want. And make it look as nice as you can. But if you never really use it, then what's the whole point of it all?
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24/7
Whatever it is that you're creating and putting out there, remember that people now have a choice. A choice that comes with 24/7 access. 365 days a week. And the simple click of a button...
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Reaching somebody...
Instead of thinking about about how you could reach everybody, think about how you could reach the first five, ten, fifteen or so people. And then get out there and find them. Because that's how it ultimately spreads to everybody. From one person to the next...
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Postponed ROIs
We grow up in a world that teaches us to get instant ROIs (return on investments). We go to work and get an instant return on our invested time in the form of a salary. But the problem is that the highest ROIs are rarely instant. They are postponed. Sometimes for a few months. Sometimes for a few years. And sometimes even for a few decades. Try to keep that in mind...
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In between.
If you spend your days trying to avoid failure, you'll ultimately also end up avoiding success. And progress. And you'll always and forever be in between. In no man's land. And that's never a good place to be. At least not for too long...
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Worthwhile...
When the world changes, opportunities change as well. And those opportunities often look like a fad, a scam or a complete waste of time. And most of them probably are. But some of them aren't. And that's what makes this whole thing so difficult. But also worthwhile...
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Once you stop...
Once you stop doing what everybody else is doing, you'll be able to see what no one else is seeing, yet. What no one else is doing, yet. And what the future might look like. And where opportunities can and will be found...
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Working on it...
Just because it's urgent today, doesn't necessarily mean that it's also important. More often than not, the more urgent an issue is today, the less important it will be in the mid to long term..
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Big difference II
As an entrepreneur, your job is to create a job. Or maybe two. Or three. Or four... And as an employee, your job is to do your job. Big difference...
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The things you believe in...
The secret to happiness is to do more of the things you actually really and truly believe in. It sounds simple. But it's probably one of the hardest things out there...
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Which one is and which one isn't...
Sometimes it might seem like everybody else is moving faster than you. And other times it might seem like you’re the one who’s moving faster than everybody else. But make no mistake: Just like when you’re sitting on a train and the train starts moving, it’s hard to distinguish which train is actually really moving and which one isn’t…
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See what it does with it...
Like it or not, but there's no way to distinguish between a really good idea and a really bad idea, other than putting it out there and seeing what the market does with it...
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What's next?
It doesn't really matter what you did today. Or yesterday. Or the day before yesterday. Or last week. Or last month. Or last year. The only thing that really matters is what you're going to do next...
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A blessing and a curse
The challenge (but also the opportunity) these days is that no matter what you're putting out there, you'll be dealing with customers, readers, viewers or listeners that have a choice. Try to keep that in mind...
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Small first
If it doesn't work on a small scale and with limited resources, then it won't work on a large scale with a lot of resources either..
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On the line...
The best way to learn is through loss. The money you've lost. The time you've lost. Or the reputation you've lost. Whenever you put yourself, your time or your assets on the line and you lose it, you'll learn as fast as you possibly can. On the other hand, if you don't have skin in the game, you'll never learn. And just keep losing...
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Three kinds of jobs
At the first kind of job you just do what you're told to do. At the second kind of job you understand what you’re told to do and improve how those things are being done. And at the third kind of job you’re not told what to do and you try to figure out what to do. The first and the second kind of job are the past and the present. And the third kind of job is the future… Are you ready?
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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."