It doesn't really matter if you suck at most of the stuff you do. As long as you don't suck at being yourself. Because that's ultimately how you'll start to suck less at most of the stuff you do...
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April 2022
Don't ask for it. Just give it...
Don't ask for help, give help. Don't ask for love, give love. Don't ask for it. Just give it. That's ultimately how you'll get it. Get what? All of the above... And everything else...
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Time to find out...
Your best ideas could be your worst ideas. And your worst ideas could be your best ideas. Time to find out...
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More of this...
It's very likely that we don't need more. More data. More information. More knowledge. More... What we really need is to figure out how to properly use the things we already have...
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Your future self...
It's a lot easier to get stuff done when you're afraid that you'll lose your job if you don't do it. And a hell lot harder to get anything else done outside of work where the consequences of not doing it are unknown or delayed for a few years or maybe even decades. Which won't make it less painful...
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The longer you wait, the harder it gets...
We know most of the solutions to our problems. It's just that we don't like them. Because they either take too much time, need too much energy, require too much work, or are just very uncomfortable...
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The future...
The problem is that all information, knowledge and experience we have is based on the past. But our decisions are based on the future...
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What you've got...
It doesn't really matter what you've got. What really matters is what you're doing with what you've got...
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The things we want
It's easier than ever before to get the things we want. But at the same time, it's never been harder to get the things we really need...
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Leaders lead
If you're not passionate about the things you do, nobody else will be passionate about the things you do. Try to keep that in mind...
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Competitive advantage
We live in an era of abundance. There's never been more data, information and knowledge out there. What is (and always will be) scarce is the willingness to fail...
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The price...
The price you pay for safety, stability and predictability, are opportunities. Try to keep that in mind...
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Limited resources
To be able to read your stuff, buy your stuff or interact with your stuff, people would have to stop reading, buying or interacting with other people's stuff. Try to keep that in mind...
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A reputation
The best way to build your reputation when you're just getting started is to not care about your reputation. Because you don't even have a reputation, yet. And no one really cares about you and what you do, yet. Keep that in mind...
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Work on it...
If you believe your problems will somehow magically disappear without having to work on them, they will. Your job. Gone. Your relationship. Gone. Your dreams. Gone. Your future. Gone...
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Five steps...
Step 1. Get started.
Step 2. Don't lose hope.
Step 3. Never give up.
Step 4. Adjust.
Step 5. Always keep going...
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Don't let them fool you...
Opportunities rarely look like opportunities. And instead, they usually look like risks, threats and uncertainties. Don't let them fool you...
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The best thing to do...
No matter what you want to do, are thinking about doing or are afraid of doing, the worst thing you could do is to do nothing at all...
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A friendly reminder...
We tend to amplify the heroes. The outliers. The successful. The exceptions. But we ignore the rule. Try to always keep that in mind...
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And why you do them...
The slowest way to learn stuff is to sit in a classroom. The fastest way is to do stuff. And to then teach it to others. Because it forces you to really understand the things you do (and why you do them)...
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The things you can't do...
Focus on the things you can do. And not on the things you can't do. And then go from there...
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Very little difference...
There's very little difference between a mediocre decision and a great decision. And it usually boils down to commitment...
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Other way round...
You'll never have enough to get started. Because the only way to ever get enough is to get started. So get started...
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The exact opposite
The more time you have, the longer it'll take. But that doesn't necessarily mean that it'll also be a lot better. In many cases, it's the exact opposite. Try to keep that in mind...
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Creative disruption
Everything you stand for today is ultimately in the way of what you could stand for tomorrow...
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Rarely the answer
You probably already know more than enough. At least for now. What matters is what you're going to do with all of the stuff you already know. Because more untapped knowledge is rarely the answer...
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A good idea
Just because it seems easy and everybody is doing it doesn't mean it's a good idea. It's usually a pretty bad idea. Because the competition is quite high, the upside is very limited and over time it often ends up in a race to the bottom...
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A freelancer isn't free...
Just like an entrepreneur isn't free. Or a business owner. As a matter of fact, most of the time, you'd probably be better off working for someone else. Because if you're a freelancer, an entrepreneur or a business owner, you're probably working for the worst possible boss out there. A boss that's going to exploit you more than anybody else ever could...
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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."