Future Thinker | Believer in doing less dumb sh*t | Coach used by dozens of biz owners to remove mental and emotional BS draining their time and energy
You gotta lead with the loot...
Why high-dollar work is your first focus.
It’s amazing how you can avoid the most important parts of your business.
Right? You know that feeling?
You spend half your day:
-> Getting coffee
-> Emailing people,
-> Dealing with the tranny of
Lionel Messi did not win an International championship with Argentina until he was 34 years old, 17 years after his debut.
And you're upset you haven’t "made it" after 2 weeks in a new niche.
Success takes time; to be the best takes years.
Elon Musk was one of the founders of Paypal; they sold it for 1.5 billion
After he sold Paypal, he started Space X, then Tesla
Elon always wanted to build rockets and do cool shit
Paypal has nothing to do with rockets
But it helped Elon get there
What's your Paypal?
Me at age 31:
- In debt
- Still smoking
- Still drinking
- Earning $12 an hr
Me at age 41:
- Healthy 6 figures in stocks
- Never been in better shape
- Building a 6 figure business
- Have a sparkling water addiction
Life changes quickly when you take 100% responsibility.
You messed up 5 or 10 years of your life, and you feel behind.
But you now have 5 to 10 years of fantastic wisdom on what not to do.
Therefore that pain will fuel you with more grit and determination to succeed than most other people who just played it safe.
7 little things you should before 8 am
1.) Read
2.) Meditate
3.) Practice gratitude
4.) Drink a pint of water
5.) Work on a high-leverage skill
6.) Put something out into the world
7.) Journal about your goals and plans
A fantastic life starts with simple daily actions.
One of the biggest procrastination traps: Constantly talking to others about your goals getting a dopamine hit and a sense of achievement, then doing nothing to make them happen.
Michael Jordan did not win a championship during his 1st 6 years in the NBA.
And you're upset you haven’t made money after 2 weeks in a new niche.
Success takes time; to be the best takes years.
7 things that can help you defeat procrastination:
1) Read daily
2) Wake up early
3) Work out daily
4) Practice gratitude
5) Focus on one big goal
6) Focus on work that inspires you
7) Write down your thoughts, goals, and plans
Small, consistent efforts are how you win.
Plan the 1st hour of your day
Plan the last hour of your day
Plan your weeks, months, and years
Plan everything you do, and then watch all your plans come true.
3 easy ways to become the best version of yourself:
1) Don't talk; take action.
2) Don't tell; show how.
3) Don't promise; prove it.
The best version of you does not exist without action.
I love making things simpler.
I call it tactical lazinesses.
Finding ways to do less work while improving results.
Here are 6 of the best “lazy” systems:
You don't need to consume more content right now.
What you need to do; is organize your existing knowledge, then create some short and long term goals,
More information won't give you an advantage; it will slow you down and cause distractions.
Get clear, then get after it.
Few people genuinely get this:
Life is more about the deep work you do in the shadows than the applause you get in the light.
Far too many chase the applause without doing the deep work.
The 5 Essential Qualities of a Man:
- Passion, in all he does
- Courage, in all his actions
- Decisiveness, in all his decisions
- Clarity, in all his thoughts and words
- Humility, in all his failures and successes
Real men are leaders, and leaders have all these qualities.
I often think about this Japanese proverb:
“Even monkeys fall from trees.”
Even experts or masters at something sometimes make mistakes.
Failure is always part of the process.