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There are a lot of underrated skills in this world.
Attributes that aren’t openly discussed but are widely shared by the most successful among us.
A thread on the little things and what you can do to increase your chances.
Attributes that aren’t openly discussed but are widely shared by the most successful among us.
A thread on the little things and what you can do to increase your chances.
Knowing what advice to take (and what to ignore) is a superpower.
My method:
Take it from anyone.
Weigh it according to how happy / successful the giver is.
Put it through my bullshit meter.
Do the work to apply it to my life.
Ignore 75% of it.
Cherish the rest.
My method:
Take it from anyone.
Weigh it according to how happy / successful the giver is.
Put it through my bullshit meter.
Do the work to apply it to my life.
Ignore 75% of it.
Cherish the rest.
Energy and excitement are underrated.
If you aren’t excited, even the most lucrative tasks can seam pointless.
The grass is always greener. Every opportunity has 10 really good reasons why it will fail.
Energy > competence.
If you aren’t excited, even the most lucrative tasks can seam pointless.
The grass is always greener. Every opportunity has 10 really good reasons why it will fail.
Energy > competence.
Positivity is the way to win.
People do business with people they like.
The #1 way to be likable?
Be in a good mood.
No gossip. No complaining. Ever.
People do business with people they like.
The #1 way to be likable?
Be in a good mood.
No gossip. No complaining. Ever.
Brevity is a lost art.
Learn to say in 15 seconds what it takes others 3 minutes to say.
Learn to say in 15 seconds what it takes others 3 minutes to say.
Life punishes the stagnant.
Things change a lot faster than you think.
Over analyzing, aiming, researching, waiting, second guessing... all hold back our brightest minds.
Things change a lot faster than you think.
Over analyzing, aiming, researching, waiting, second guessing... all hold back our brightest minds.
Nobody ever got an opportunity while sitting silent in the corner.
“Listen more than you speak” is good advice most of the time.
But when the door opens you better stand up and walk through it.
If you already have status, talk less.
If you’re trying to get it, speak up.
“Listen more than you speak” is good advice most of the time.
But when the door opens you better stand up and walk through it.
If you already have status, talk less.
If you’re trying to get it, speak up.
Lastly:
Be respectfully direct.
People don’t have the energy, time, or desire to try to read smoke signals to figure out what you want them to say / do.
Successful people separate emotions and logic.
Just tell them exactly what you mean as succinctly and kindly as possible.
Be respectfully direct.
People don’t have the energy, time, or desire to try to read smoke signals to figure out what you want them to say / do.
Successful people separate emotions and logic.
Just tell them exactly what you mean as succinctly and kindly as possible.
Ok this one is widely known but it’s critical and maybe you need to hear it right now.
There is always something more fun you could be doing right this second than the work it takes to succeed.
We live in a world of instant gratification. It’s poisoning our ability to suffer.
There is always something more fun you could be doing right this second than the work it takes to succeed.
We live in a world of instant gratification. It’s poisoning our ability to suffer.
And the stuff that’ll make you successful is uncomfortable. Not fun. Sweaty. Confrontational. Risky. Easily procrastinated.
So get focused, get off twitter, and stop being a soft glutton in this cozy world the successful people have created for you.
So get focused, get off twitter, and stop being a soft glutton in this cozy world the successful people have created for you.
Embrace a bit of healthy suffering.
Embrace the uncomfortable nature of success.
And put yourself out there.
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
And “success” (whatever that might look like to you) is achieved way down the road.
Embrace the uncomfortable nature of success.
And put yourself out there.
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
And “success” (whatever that might look like to you) is achieved way down the road.
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