I Love My Goals More Than My Friends
Summary
- To grow, you need to let go of your current self and create space for the new you to emerge.
- Continuously evaluate your skills and activities to determine which ones make you stronger and which help you achieve your goals.
- Consistently ask if something or someone in your life makes it more or less likely for you to hit your goals.
- I love my goals more than I love my friends, and you might need to prioritize your goals similarly.
- Imagine the competitor you never want to face: they are focused, persistent, always learning, always improving, and relentless.
- This competitor says no to everything that doesn't make them stronger; envision this as your future self and aim to embody these traits.
- Always strive to become the stronger, better version of yourself.
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How To Take Action
I would suggest implementing a few key strategies to boost your growth and success.
Evaluate Your Activities
Start by listing out your daily activities. Ask yourself, "Does this make me stronger or help me achieve my goals?" Activities that don’t contribute should be reduced or removed.
Prioritize Your Goals
Your goals should take precedence over everything else, even friendships, if necessary. Use your goals as a filter to decide where you spend your time and energy.
Imagine Your Ideal Competitor
Picture a competitor who is relentless, always learning, and improving. This is the future you. Strive to adopt these traits by setting small, daily targets for learning and self-improvement.
Consistent Self-Assessment
Make it a habit to regularly assess if something or someone is helping or hindering your progress. Keep asking yourself this question to ensure you're focused on the right things.
Say No to Distractions
Practice saying no to activities or people that don’t contribute to your personal growth. It's not easy, but it's essential for making space for more meaningful pursuits.
Create Space for Growth
To make room for the new you, you might need to "kill" your current self. This means letting go of old habits or beliefs that no longer serve you.
These steps are low-cost and high-value, perfect for anyone looking to improve without a huge time or financial investment. Remember, small consistent actions can lead to big changes over time.
Full Transcript
you have to kill your current self for your new self to have room to grow and so it's this constant appraisal of your skills and activities which of these makes me stronger which of these makes it more likely for me to hit my goal and I just want to give you that frame because that like that single frame of is this person being in my life make it more likely or less likely that I hit my goal is this activity or this behavior that I do make it more or less likely I hit my goal and I consistently just ask that question over and over and over again and that is because for me I do love my goals more than I love my friends imagine a competitor that you'd never want to go against focused persistent always learning always improving Relentless says no to everything but that which makes them stronger you know what he looks like you know how he acts you know who he Associates with that's future you now become him
