One big idea. That's all you need. But to get that one big idea, you need to have many small ideas. To be able to realize and understand that there's no such thing as a big idea. There are just many small ideas that add up over time and may or may not create something big...
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We don't...
Change is usually so slow and subtle that it's almost impossible to even notice it. But it's steady. And persistent. And it never stops. It has time on its side. We don't...
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The other way round
Whenever you expect something to happen very fast, it'll usually take a lot longer than you'd initially expected. And whenever you expect something to still take some time, it'll usually happen a lot faster than you'd initially expected. Act accordingly...
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Probably true...
Everything is changing a lot faster, is a lot more unpredictable and a lot crazier than it has ever been. But at the same time, it will probably never again be as slow, as predictable and as quiet as it is today...
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The real problem...
Slow isn't the problem. Just like fast isn't the problem. But steady is...
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The tricky part...
Most advice can only be truly understood in retrospect. Once you've crashed and burned...
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Lining up wishes...
If your plan only works when everything goes well, you probably don't even have a plan. And instead, you're just lining up wishes...
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Focus on driving
You can either focus on driving or on the possibility that you could crash and burn. But in the end, only one of them will get you where you want to be. Which, by the way, applies to pretty much everything in life...
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Putting in the work...
Most people don't really want you to break free. Because if you did, it means they could, too. If they'd be willing to put in the work...
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Before we're ready to believe it...
The stuff we don't have is often the stuff we believe will make us happy. But it often brings us misery. While at the same time, the stuff we already have, is often the stuff that will really make us happy. Unfortunately, we will usually have to experience all of this first hand, before we're ready to believe it...
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More of it...
Having more time, money, energy or resources for your project might not necessarily make it any better. It might just eat up more of your time, money, energy or resources...
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Perspective...
The bad news: doing stuff that doesn't make a difference takes just as much time as doing stuff that makes a difference. The good news: doing stuff that makes a difference takes just as much time as doing stuff that doesn't make a difference...
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No time...
When things are going well, you'll be busy making sure that things keep going well. And when things aren't going so well, you'll be busy making sure that things change and start to go well...
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Something special ?
When was the last time you did something special? Something that got you all of those clients. All of that attention. That promotion. That satisfaction... It's fading. And slowly disappearing. So? When was the last time?
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How to find luck
Luck rarely happens when you need it to happen. It usually happens when you don't need it to happen anymore. Simply because luck is a side effect of hard work, commitment, patience, perseverance and appropriate risk-taking. It's a side effect of consistent effort over time that usually already paid off in many other ways...
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What we want...
The reason why we rarely get the things we want is that we rarely understand what it really needs to get those things. What we want and how we think we're going to get it are often two different things entirely...
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It gets you a certificate
Education gets you a certificate. Actually really doing stuff gets you experience. One helps you to get a job. The other one helps you to get freedom. Both are important. But they're two different things entirely. Keep that in mind...
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Lack of focus
The problem when everything is possible is that everything is possible. Which is tempting. Because if everything is possible, why put in the work and endure pain, failure and hardship, when you could just move on to the next thing...?
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Why not?
If you think you're smarter, faster, better, or more reliable than them, then why don't you just do it and prove it?
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More is rarely the answer.
More people.
More time.
More resources.
More contacts.
More support.
More choice.
More equipment...
More is rarely the answer.
Better is the answer...
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Asking questions...
Too often, we ask questions we already know the answers to. Because we're not really looking for answers, we're looking for confirmation. And that's ok. As long as we also keep asking questions for their original purpose: to learn and understand new stuff...
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More people...
Having more people on board makes everything feel a lot safer. But it actually does the opposite. It makes your project a lot riskier. A lot more complicated. A lot less flexible. And ultimately a lot more expensive...
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Little by little...
Start living your dreams while you're still alive. While you still have the energy to change. The energy to do something new. Day by day. Step by step. Little by little...
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If you want to learn new stuff...
If you're waiting to learn new stuff at your job, but it just doesn't happen, remember this: You're not getting paid to learn new stuff at your job. You're getting paid to do the stuff you're already pretty good at. Where you create the most value for the company. If you want to learn new stuff, you’ve gotta start your own stuff...
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No matter how hard we try…
Predicting the unpredictable just doesn't work. Just like trying to take the risk out of something inherently risky never works. Or the fragility out of something inherently fragile. No matter how hard we try…
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An open secret
The smaller the companies you’ve worked for, the better you are at creating tangible output. And the bigger the companies you’ve worked for, the better you are at attending meetings...
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The wrong things...
The reason for our lack of focus is that we're focusing on the wrong things. And when you're focusing on the wrong things, it's easy to get distracted by anything and anyone...
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Find them...
There are people out there that will change your life even though you might not feel like changing a damn thing. Find them...
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The paradox of our time
Telling people what to do, pays dramatically more than actually really doing it. But just in case you can't tell people anymore what to do (in case you've lost your job or have no more money to pay people to do stuff for you), it pays off to also know how to do some or all of the stuff yourself...
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Anything or something
Sometimes, anything is better than nothing. And other times, nothing is better than anything. Because with nothing, you know at least for sure what you're getting yourself into...
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Your path...
The more people you ask for advice, the more advice you'll get that helps you to follow someone else's path. Which will rarely be your path....
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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."