Marching to a different drummer is a good thing
What’s the worst that could happen?
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect - mark twain
The perfect job is the one that takes the least timr
The goal is fun and profit
Free time and automate income
Reality is negotiable
An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field
You can have it all
Step 1: d is for definition
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. Albert Einstein
Doing that which excites you is the goal
Be the owner
The blind quest for cash is s fools errand
Options is the real power
We need to change the rules
Once you say you’re going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life. John f Kennedy
Everything possible is wrong
Formula for failure: try to please everyone all the time
By working only when you are most effective, life is both more productive and more enjoyable
Focus on being productive instead of busy
The timing is never right
Just do it and course correct along the way
Ask for forgiveness, not permission
If the potential damage is moderate or in any way reversible, don’t give people the chance to say no
Get good at being a troublemaker and saying sorry when you really screw up
Emphasize strengths, don’t fix weaknesses
Money alone is not the solution
Many a false step was made by standing still
Named must your fear be before banish it you can
Action may not always bring happiness but there is no happiness without action
Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty
Pure hell forces action, but anything less can be endured with enough clever rationalization
Luxury has nothing to do with money. It is the reward of those who have no fear of discomfort
The most basic of foods and good friends proved to be the only real necessities
To enjoy life, you don’t need fancy nonsense but you need to control your time and realize that most things just aren’t as serious as you make them out to be
Define your nightmare, the absolute worst that could happen if you did what you are considering
What steps could you take to repair the damage or get things back on the upswing, even if temporarily?
What are the outcomes or benefits, both temporary and permanent, of more probable scenarios?
What are you putting off out of fear?
What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do
A persons success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have
Resolve to do one thing everyday that you fear
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man
Doing the unrealistic is easier than doing the realistic
It’s lonely at the top. 99% of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things , so they aim for mediocre
Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think
Having an unusually large goal is an adrenaline infusion that provides the endurance to overcome the inevitable trials and tribulations that go along with any goal
Excitement is the more practical synonym for happiness and it is precisely what you should strive to chase. It is the cure-all
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom. Viktor frankl
Life is too short to be small
Wjat would you do if there were no way you could fail?
Create two timelines. 6 months and 12 months. List up to 5 things you dream of having being and doing in that order
Define 3 steps for each dream that will get you closer to actualization
Find someone who’s done it and ask for advice on how to do the same
Tomorrow becomes never. No matter how small the task, take the first step now
The most important actions are never comfortable
To have an uncommon lifestyle, you need to develop the uncommon habit of making decisions north for yourself and for others
Fot the next two days practice gazing into people’s eyes until they break
Step 2: e is for elimination
One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not dailyincrease but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity. Bruce lee
Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away
It is vainto do with more what can be done with less
Firget all about time management
Being busy is most often used as a guide for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actions
Effectiveness is doing the things that get you closer to your goals. Efficiency is performing a given task in the most economical manner possible
What you do is infinitely more important that than how you do it
80% of the wealth and income was produced and possessed by 20% of the population
80# of the outputs result from 20% of the inputs
Find your inefficiencies I. Order to eliminate them and find your strengths do you can multiply them
Most things make no difference
Being busy is a form of laziness. Lazy thinking and indiscriminate action
Lack of time is actually lack of priorities
Take time to stop and smell the roses
Parkinson’s law: a task will swell in importanc and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion.
The end end product of the shorter deadline is almost inevitablyof equal or higher quality due to greater focus
Limit tasks to important to shortenwotk time
Shorten work time to limit tasks to the important
Identify the few critical tasks that contribute most to income and schedule then with very short and clear deadlines
Sm I being productive or just active?
Am I inventing things to avoid the important?
Dedication if often just meaningless work in disguise. Be ruthless and cut the fat
We create stress for ourselves because we feel like we have to do it. You have to. I don’t feel that anymore. Oprah
We create stress for ourselves because we feel like we have to do it. You have to. I don’t feel that anymore. Oprah
The key to having more time is doing less and there are two paths to getting there. 1. Define a todo list 2. Define a not to do list
If you had a heart attack and had to work two hours per day what would you do?
What are the top three activities that I use to fill time to feel as though I’ve been productive
Who are the 20% of people who produce 80% of your enjoyment and propel you forward and which 20% cause 80% of your depression anger and second guessing
Poisonous peopledo not deserve your time
If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?
Compule your list of todos the evening before
Do not multitask
Offer solutions to questions
Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking
There are many things of which a wiseman might wish to be ignorant
It is imperative that you learn to ignore or redirect all information and interruptions that are irrelevant unimportant or in actionable
Lifestyle design is based on massive action. Output. Increased output necessitates decreased input
Most informatjon is time consuming negativejrrelavent to your goals andoytside your influence
Learningtk ignore things is one of the greatest paths to inner peace
Develop the habit of nonfinisbing. Food. Work. Books. Movies.
Make eye contact and ask for the phone number of 2 hot girls/guys everyday
This will help get over the fear of asking so the outcome is unimportant
Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess price
Only check email once or twice per day
People are smarter than you and they think. Give them a chance to prove themselves
Do not let people interrupt you
Step 3: a is for automation
Aman is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone
Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it. Malcolm x
Never automate something that can be eliminated and never delegate something that can be automated
Each delegates task must be both time consuming and well defined
What would you do if you didn’t have to think about money
If everyone is your customer then no one is your customer
Which social industry and professional groups do you belong to, have you belonged to, or do you understand?
Which of the groups you identified have their own magazines?
Step 1: pick an affordable reachable niche market
Step two: brainstorm (do not invest in) products
Genius is only a superior power of seeing
The main benefit should be encapsulated in one sentence
People can dislike you but they should never misunderstand you
How is it different and why should I buy it?
It should be fully explainable in a good online faq
Creation is a better means of self expression than possession. It is through creating, not possessing, that life is revealed
Contactanycelebrity.com
Ask people if they would buy and then ask them to buy
Step 3: micro test your product with ads
A company is stronger if it is bound by love rather than by fear. If the employees come first, then they’re happy
Starting with the end in mind - an organizational map of what the eventual business will look like - is not new
At first, do it all yourself. Slowly start to make faqs and outsource work
Companies go out of business when they make the wrong decisions or just as important, make too many decisions. The latter creates complexity
Companies go out of business when they make the wrong decisions or just as important, make too many decisions. The latter creates complexity
Those who spend the most, complain the least
Lose-win is the new win-win. Stand out and reap the rewards
Step 4: l is for liberation
It is far better for a man to go wrong in freedom than to go right in chains
The formula for success is to double your rate of failure
Onky those who are asleep make no mistakes
The person who has more options has more power
Learn to slow down. Get lost intentionally. Observe how you judge both yourself and those around you
To be free, to be happy and fruitful, can only be attained through sacrifice of many common but overestimated things
Clutter creates indecesion distraction
To be engrossed by something outside ourselvesos a piwerful antidote for the rational mind, the mind that so frequently has its head up its own ass
We aren’t seeking a meaningful life. We are seeking is an experience of being alive
If you can’t define it or act upon it, forget it
What man actually needs is not a tension less state but rather the striving and struggling for a worthwhile goal, a freely chosen task
Life exists to be enjoyed and the most important thing is to feel good about yourself
What can I do with my time to enjoy life and feel good about myself
Conrinual learning and service
To live is to learn
Do your best and hope for the best
Service is doing something that improves life besides your own
Service is an attitude
Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are looking for ideas
The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, sweeping deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive
Take time to find something that calls to you, not just the first acceptable form of surrogate work
Slowing down means cutting out counter productive distractions and the perception of being rushed
If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough problems. And that’s a big mistake
Nothing is impossible and almost nothing is easy
Perform a thorough 80/20 analysis every two to 4 weeks for your business and personal life
Strive for great or simply good enough rather than endless perfection in your personal and professional life
There is nothing the busy man is less busied with than living; there is nothing harder to learn
Look yourself in the mirror every morning and ask yourself if today were the last day of your life, would you want to do what you are about to do today? And whenever the answer is no for too many days, change something... almost everything. All external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure, these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose
Everyone is confused about life. This isn’t a problem once you realize that life is being a problem to be solved or a game to be won
The only rules and limits are those we set for ourselves
Be bold and don’t worry about'hat pit ipl think. They don’t do it that often anyway
You have to let the small bad things happen
Once you realize that you can turn off the noise without the world ending, you're liberated in a way that few people ever know
If you don't have attention, you don't have time
Be focused on work or focused on something else, never in-between
Time without attention is worthless, so value attention over time
What is the one goal, if completed, that could change everything?
What is the most urgent thing right now that you feel you "must" or "should" do?
Slow meals = life
One of the most universal causes of self-doubt and depression: trying to impress people you don't life
Have atleast 1 2-3 hour dinner and/or drinks per week
Adversity don't build character; it reveals it
Money doesn't change you; it reveals who you are when you no longer have to be nice
It doesn't matter how many people don't get it. What matters is how many people do
Try to help people and make the world a better place
If you have a strong informed opinion, don't keep it for yourself
You're never as bad as they say you are. You are never as good as they say you are, either
Are you having a breakdown or a breakthrough?
The more options you consider, the more buyer's regret you'Ll have. The more options you encounter, the less fulfilling your ultimate outcome will be
Is it better to have the best outcome but be less satisfied, or have an acceptable outcome and be satisfied
Considering options costs attention that then can't be spent on action or present-state awareness
Attention is necessary for not only productivity but apprecitation
Don't postpone decisions just to avoid uncomfortable conversations
Learn to make nonfatal or reversible decisions as quickly as possible
Routine enables innovation where it's most valuable
Regret is past-tense decision making. Eliminate complaining to minimize regret
Don't strive for variation when it is not needed
Fast decisions preserve usable attentionn for what matters
Do not let people ramble
Do not work more to fix overwhelmingness—prioritize
Do not expect work to fill a void that non-work relationships and activities should
If you do not prioritize, everything seems urgent and important
Deadlines over details