I spent 1000 hours reading about the highest performers in the...
Fernando Cao@thefernandocz
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Mar 30, 2024
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I spent 1000 hours reading about the highest performers in the world.
Bezos. Naval. Gates. And others
Every single one of them (without exception) does these high-leverage habits:
Bezos. Naval. Gates. And others
Every single one of them (without exception) does these high-leverage habits:
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No one becomes a success overnight.
• It takes singular focus
• Failing over and over again
• Doing what most people won’t do
Most of all, it’s the obsessive curiosity that separates the good from the great.
• It takes singular focus
• Failing over and over again
• Doing what most people won’t do
Most of all, it’s the obsessive curiosity that separates the good from the great.
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What separates over-achievers from everyone else?
It comes down to the habit of persistence.
It comes down to the habit of persistence.
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Do you think that successful people are just lucky?
• They are smarter than everyone else
• They were born into privilege
• They have innate talent
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• They are smarter than everyone else
• They were born into privilege
• They have innate talent
Want the shortcut? Listen to how Charlie Munger uses the Inversion Process.
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What’s your predictable model for success?
• Don’t rely on convention wisdom. Start with the truth
• Address problems from a fresh perspective
• Innovation starts with questioning assumptions
• Have a long term vision
• Iterate and improve
Elon Musk’s go-to mental model:
• Don’t rely on convention wisdom. Start with the truth
• Address problems from a fresh perspective
• Innovation starts with questioning assumptions
• Have a long term vision
• Iterate and improve
Elon Musk’s go-to mental model:
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Motivation can be practiced.
When the going gets tough and it’s hard to get up and continue to grind:
• Have clear goals
• Visualize success
• Establish a routine
• Find your why
• Practice positive self-talk
• Break Tasks into small steps
• Stay flexible and adapt
When the going gets tough and it’s hard to get up and continue to grind:
• Have clear goals
• Visualize success
• Establish a routine
• Find your why
• Practice positive self-talk
• Break Tasks into small steps
• Stay flexible and adapt
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Tim Cook, Richard Branson, Warren Buffett don’t stop when they achieve greatness.
They keep grinding. How?
• Curiosity
• Resilience
• Meta-Learning
• Continuous Experimentation
The path to greatness isn’t paved with luck.
They keep grinding. How?
• Curiosity
• Resilience
• Meta-Learning
• Continuous Experimentation
The path to greatness isn’t paved with luck.
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"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus." - Bruce Lee
Laser-like focus is...
• Zeroing in on priorities
• Blocking out distractions
• Tackling tasks with precision
Be obsessed with mastery. Constantly seek to improve and refine your abilities.
Laser-like focus is...
• Zeroing in on priorities
• Blocking out distractions
• Tackling tasks with precision
Be obsessed with mastery. Constantly seek to improve and refine your abilities.
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You can’t always control every situation.
Sometimes life just happens to you.
Instead, focus on what you can control.
Sometimes life just happens to you.
Instead, focus on what you can control.
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Habit leads to passion.
Keep showing up for yourself. Be bold. Experiment. Stay curious.
Most of all, don’t give up. Failures are part of the path to success.
Keep showing up for yourself. Be bold. Experiment. Stay curious.
Most of all, don’t give up. Failures are part of the path to success.
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You only know what you are capable of when you try.
Show up for yourself EVERY DAY.
It’s not all about innate talent.
Show up for yourself EVERY DAY.
It’s not all about innate talent.
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Setbacks are not failures. They are the driving force to becoming resilient.
Setbacks force you to go back to the foundation. They force you to optimize your routine.
This is how you go beyond what you were previously capable of.
Setbacks force you to go back to the foundation. They force you to optimize your routine.
This is how you go beyond what you were previously capable of.
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“The greatest source of your paranoia should be knowledge…if you don’t know how to learn…you’re SOL.” - Mark Cuban
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Elon’s advice on the 3 Habits of a successful entrepreneur
• Be focused on providing high value to someone else
• Be extremely tenacious
• Work like hell
Do you have work ethics like Elon or do you practice the 4 hour work week and focus on having work/life balance?
• Be focused on providing high value to someone else
• Be extremely tenacious
• Work like hell
Do you have work ethics like Elon or do you practice the 4 hour work week and focus on having work/life balance?
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It’s not your strength or intelligence that will make you a high performer.
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Achieving high performance is not luck.
Understand the science of success.
Recreate this every day in your life.
Understand the science of success.
Recreate this every day in your life.
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The power of compounding habits: Small habits lead to big transformation.
Use James Clear’s Failure Premortem method to mitigate failure.
Use James Clear’s Failure Premortem method to mitigate failure.
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We don’t fear failure. We fear ourselves.
We self-sabotage. Have negative self-talk. Don’t stick to routines. Then we fail.
Then we fear failure.
Here’s how to overcome your fears: show up and focus
We self-sabotage. Have negative self-talk. Don’t stick to routines. Then we fail.
Then we fear failure.
Here’s how to overcome your fears: show up and focus
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“The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.” - Lao Tzu
We don’t always know where we’re going, as that can change. And we certainly can’t predict how we will get there.
The thing we can be sure of is having the principles we need to reach our destination.
We don’t always know where we’re going, as that can change. And we certainly can’t predict how we will get there.
The thing we can be sure of is having the principles we need to reach our destination.
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Researchers say it can take 21 days to 2 months to develop a habit.
Here are the 3 Rs in forming habits that lead to real change:
• Remind
• Routine
• Reward
Here are the 3 Rs in forming habits that lead to real change:
• Remind
• Routine
• Reward
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What to achieve mastery?
• You need to find the most suitable way to achieve your goal
• You have to invest in the right effort
• You have to have clarity
Before you can have those things, you first have to overcome these 5 hindrances to self mastery:
• You need to find the most suitable way to achieve your goal
• You have to invest in the right effort
• You have to have clarity
Before you can have those things, you first have to overcome these 5 hindrances to self mastery:
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You are living on autopilot. 45% of what you do everyday are habits.
The Habit Loop:
• The cue
• The behavior
• The reward
Do your habits serve you?
The Habit Loop:
• The cue
• The behavior
• The reward
Do your habits serve you?
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Charisma may seem like a born talent, but it can actually be learned.
Learn Matthew McConaughey’s 5 Habits to Look Extremely Confident.
Learn Matthew McConaughey’s 5 Habits to Look Extremely Confident.
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Your habits are the rules on how to live your life.
If you don’t do these, you will be assigned one:
• Create a routine
• Create a purpose
• Create a career
Live intentionally. Be Present.
If you don’t do these, you will be assigned one:
• Create a routine
• Create a purpose
• Create a career
Live intentionally. Be Present.
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This is why high performers wake up at 3 AM.
Early mornings let you take time for yourself. They let you be intentional for the rest of your day.
Early mornings let you take time for yourself. They let you be intentional for the rest of your day.
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