Want To Make Millions? Then Act Like a Millionaire.
Tony Robbins once asked a crowd of thousands to imagine their door bell ringing. When they opened the door, he told them a “depressed person” was at the door. He then asked them to describe that person.
Read full storyWhy You Shouldn’t Take Advice From Almost Anyone
“Why trust the knowledge of a brickmaker about jewels? Would you go to the breadmaker to inquire about the stars?. No, by my tunic, you would go to the astronomer, if you had power to think. And next time if you would have advice about jewels, go to the jewel merchant. If you would know the truth about sheep, go to the herdsman.
Read full storyYour Willingness to Sacrifice Determines Your Level of Success
“There can be no progress, no achievement, without sacrifice, and a man’s worldly success will be in the measure that he sacrifices.” -James Allen, As a Man Thinketh. In his book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki recounts a common response he gets when he asks people why they aren’t open to lucrative real estate investments.
Read full story4 Simple Schedules to Produce Deep, Meaningful Work
“The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare at exactly the same time it is becoming increasingly valuable in our economy. As a consequence, the few who cultivate this skill, and then make it the core of their working life, will thrive.” -Cal Newport.
Read full storyIf You’re Relying on Inspiration, You’re Doing It Wrong
“A self-respecting artist must not fold his hands on the pretext that he is not in the mood.” -Tchaikovsky. So, I would wait to get inspired. Maybe I would watch Gladiator again, or I would see some before/after pictures on that home-workout fitness Instagram page I follow.
Read full storyConsistency Beats Talent, Luck, Good Intentions, and Even Quality
“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Read full storyThe 2-Step Process for How to Cure Fear and Win Scorching Confidence
“First, isolate your fear. Pin it down. Determine exactly what you are afraid of. Second: take action.” -David Schwartz. I’ve been afraid most of my life. I’ve been afraid of the dark. I still am, sometimes; I’m still freaked out when I’m alone in a dark room.
Read full storyIf You Can Do It Every Day, You’ll Be Enormously Successful
“How many people do you know call themselves an “entrepreneur” but have never started a business?. How many people do you know call themselves a “writer” but write once a month?
Read full storyLiving an Extraordinary Life Means Giving Up a Normal One
“If you want to live an exceptional and extraordinary life, you have to give up many of the things that are part of a normal one.” -Srinivas Rao. The larger mob of society will never experience true success.
Read full storyWant to Live a Life 99% of Other People Will Envy? Read This.
“If you keep living like the way you are now, you will continue to produce the same life you already have.” -Jim Rohn. Most people are not living the life they want right now.
Read full storyFocus On Learning and Creating Rather Than Entertainment and Distraction
“Ordinary people seek entertainment. Extraordinary people seek education and learning.” -Benjamin Hardy. Most people are distracted right now. They’re distracted while they’re at work. They’re distracted when they’re with family and friends.
Read full storyHow To Avoid Mediocrity and Go First-Class in Everything You Do
“Successful people make choices that support the expansion of their life.” -Darren Hardy. If you want world-class success, you need to make world-class choices. Most people do not make world-class choices. Hell, most of the time they don’t even make good ones.
Read full storyMastery Only Takes As Long As You Want It To Take
“The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus.” -Robert Greene, Mastery. If you practice something five times a day (and actually learn from it, of course), while other people only do it once a month, that means you’ll gain 5 months of experience in a single day.
Read full storyHow to Unlearn Your Constant Need to Be Liked and Chosen
“When we are not chosen, we feel bad. When we are chosen — even by idiots — we feel good. We need to unlearn this imprisonment. Not dissect and analyze it. Just completely unlearn it.” -James Altucher.
Read full story13 Paradigm-Shattering Books to Open Your Mind
Some books are like an ice cold glass of water on a hot day. They’re immediately refreshing, and you finish the entire book in one sitting. Others are like a fine, 20-year old oak barrel-aged Cabernet Sauvignon. You don’t want to rush it. You can’t.
Read full story13 Strategies to Upgrade Your 2021 Goals so You Achieve Them Months Faster
This month, millions of people across the world will be setting goals for the new year. Most of these goals will not be reached. Behavioral change is difficult. Sustaining transformation and following-through aren’t easy for anybody. It’s no secret most New Year’s resolutions will fail, and that by January 30 most people will be doing the same things they were doing on December 31.
Read full storyHow to Develop Enough Motivation To Finish Your 12-Month Goal in the Next 30 Days
You achieve goals based on the emotions you attach to them. If there aren’t emotions behind your goal, you won’t achieve it. It took me years of trying (and failing) to “go to the gym” before I realized: I just didn’t care. Sure, it would’ve been nice to look like a Greek god statue, but deep down, it didn’t really matter to me. Not really. So I stopped trying to get six-pack abs and focused on goals that actually did matter to me: quitting my job, working for myself, and writing full-time.
Read full storyFive Simple Behaviors You Can Start Today to Make People Respect You More.
“Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” -Step 10, Alcoholics Anonymous. Most people are too prideful to say three simple words that, if said, would make people respect them significantly more:
Read full storyHow to Cut Your Road to Success in Half and Achieve Your Goals Years Before Anyone Else
“Young people are stupid. Old people are wise. Which do you want to be?” -Ryan Holiday. Most people are following a very conventional path right now. They’re planning on doing things when everybody else does them. They’re getting the same kinds of jobs, spending money on the same kinds of things, and spending their time in the same ways as everyone else.
Read full storyHow To Consistently Evolve Into Better Versions of Yourself Over Time
“Repetition can be boring or tedious — which is why so few people ever master anything.” -Hal Elrod. Most people change gradually and unconsciously over time. These changes usually aren’t that good.
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