At 30, I thought I’d peaked.
At 38, I know I’m just getting started.
The biggest lessons this past year taught me (that you might need to hear too):
1. Marrying well is the biggest life hack of all. Period.
2. You must learn to be disliked or you will find yourself stuck in a prison of other people's beliefs.
3. Nobody ultimately cares about your life...They think about you for one second and then think about themselves again. So you might as well do what you want.
4. Most successful people I've met aren't that smart. They move fast, they take risk, they work a lot. That's it.
5. You don't need more time, you need a deadline.
6. The sweet spot for success: Just dumb enough to believe in yourself, just smart enough to execute.
7. When you hang out in rooms with people who have way more zeros than you, your problems are so small to them they can see into your future.
8. Waking up early, being married, going to church, reading books, going to bed at 10pm, drinking less, and staying home more is actually amazing.
Sorry, old people. I was wrong.
Sorry, old people. I was wrong.
9. The world is run by people who are probably less smart than you. Stop underestimating yourself.
10. When you can’t be controlled, you’ll be hated.
11. You are exactly as successful as you programmed yourself to be.
12. Your anxiety is lying to you. You will be fine. You've survived this far, the odds actually are in your favor.
13. Struggle is a gift. I've never met someone massively successful who hasn't gone through something that nearly destroyed them.
14. Success demands solitude.
15. Being fit is hard. Being fat is hard. Entrepreneurship is hard. Working a 9-5 is hard. Being miserable is hard. Doing the right thing is hard. Choose your hard.
My challenge to you in 2025:
- Choose your hard.
- Find some ownership.
- Set unreasonable goals.
- Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t do it.
2025 is the year “regular” people realize they can build exceptional things.
- Choose your hard.
- Find some ownership.
- Set unreasonable goals.
- Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t do it.
2025 is the year “regular” people realize they can build exceptional things.
Don’t just borrow my lessons.
Remember your own.
Use this template to review your past year and set goals you’ll actually hit in the next 12 months…
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Remember your own.
Use this template to review your past year and set goals you’ll actually hit in the next 12 months…
contrarianthinking.biz/49XfSvJ
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