The fastest way to learn something new is to put your own money or assets on the line. The slowest way to learn something new is to put someone else's money or assets on the line...
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July 2023
Plan accordingly...
Luck rarely comes when you need it. It comes when you no longer need it. Act (and plan) accordingly...
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Setting you apart
The things you struggle with today are the things that will set you apart from everyone else tomorrow
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It's probably you...
If you feel like something or someone is holding you back, it's probably you....
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When no one else is...
If you don't play you'll always lose. And if you play when everybody else is playing you'll never be able to win. Play when no one else is...
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It never pays off...
In the short term, not taking risks always pays off. But in the long term, it never pays off...
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The same time...
Unimportant stuff takes just as much time as important stuff. Keep that in mind...
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You need all three...
The what gives you a push. The how gets you started. And the why keeps you going..
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Making a difference
Sometimes it's perseverance that makes the difference. But more often than not, a lack of other options is...
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What to do?
Unfortunately, we're only taught how to do stuff. And not how to figure out what to do and why to even do it in the first place.
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It's usually you
You'll always have a boss. No matter what you do. And the worst boss of them all is usually you...
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A dumb thing...
To be able to work smart, you've gotta work hard first. Because to know what's the smart thing to do, you've gotta figure out what's the dumb thing to do. And the only way to figure that out is usually through trial and error...
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Unrealistic
When everybody is doing what's realistic, it gets easier to succeed at doing what's unrealistic. Keep that in mind...
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Running out of time...
When you're thirsty and you're running out of time, you can't be digging too many holes at the same time...
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Consumption vs production
The more time you spend consuming stuff, the less time you have to produce stuff. As simple as that...
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Just keep playing...
Some people complain about the cards they've been dealt and never start playing, while others try to make the best out of it and just keep playing...
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Not a single page left...
We all start with an empty book. Most people stop filling its pages with knowledge and learnings when it's not even half full, while others keep filling it until there's not a single blank page left...
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Finding ways...
The work that only you can do is what you have to do. Unfortunately, it's rarely the stuff that other people tell you (or pay you) to do...
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Many bad decisions...
The way to learn how to make good decisions is to have made many bad decisions...
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How you deal with it..
The difference between what you're doing and what you'd be capable of doing can be explained by the number of your excuses and how you deal with your fear of failure...
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Big difference...
As an entrepreneur it's your job to create your job. As an employee your job is to do the job that someone else created for you...
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Seizing opportunities
The less you know, the safer you'll play. And the more you know (and truly understand), the more opportunities you can seize...
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We have it...
We have all the information and knowledge we need. What's still missing is the courage to use it...
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Moving forward...
The way to move forward in life is to eliminate the need for perfection and the fear of being wrong...
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Exceptions aren't the rule
If you keep showing people the exceptions, over time they will start to believe that the exceptions are the rule...
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Those typos
You can focus on finding typos or you can focus on writing the books that have those typos in them. Your choice...
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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."