This Is How You Beat Everybody
Summary
- If you can work without expecting immediate rewards, you can outperform most people.
- Most people struggle with waiting for results and switch too quickly, missing out on long-term success.
- You probably changed careers or jobs because you weren't happy and got rewarded for taking that step.
- The key is to make that big change once and focus on persistence afterward.
- Success involves facing the unknown and taking steps without knowing the end result.
- With each step, you learn more and improve, which helps you see the next step clearly.
- I don't focus on five-year plans because the future has too many variables.
- Instead, I focus on what I need to do today and keep doing it consistently.
- This approach has been consistent throughout my entrepreneurial journey.
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How To Take Action
I would suggest implementing these key strategies right away:
Focus on Persistence: A good way of doing this is by setting daily goals. Focus only on what you need to do today. Don't stress about the next few years. Just keep doing the work consistently each day, and you'll see progress over time.
Embrace the Unknown: Start taking small steps even if you don't see the full path ahead. For instance, if you're working on a new project, don't wait to have everything planned out. Take the first step and learn as you go.
Avoid Frequent Changes: You've already made the big change by starting your business or taking on a new journey. Now, stick with it. Avoid the temptation to switch directions just because you don't see immediate results.
Learn from Each Step: Reflect on what worked and what didn’t. After completing a task or reaching a small milestone, analyze the outcomes and use that knowledge to guide your next step.
Patience Over Immediate Rewards: Whenever you feel the urge to see instant results, remind yourself that waiting a bit longer can give you a competitive edge. Most people quit early. Be the one who sticks it out.
Develop a Daily Routine: Create a simple, repeatable routine that focuses on high-value tasks. This could be dedicating specific hours each day to your most important work. Consistent small efforts add up.
By focusing on these simple, low-cost, high-value strategies, you can maximize your chances of long-term success. Remember, it's not about big leaps every day but about consistent, small steps that lead to significant growth over time.
Full Transcript
if you can actually just work without needing to see some sort of cookie immediately you can beat everybody and it's not even like you have to wait that long you just got to be able to wait longer than most people and most people can't wait ever we're rewarded very early on in our careers for switching you were in a career that you hated you were in a job that you didn't like you were in some circumstance you decided to start a business and so you changed you took a Massive Action you changed your conditions and then you got rewarded for that and the problem is that you need to do that once and then never do it again you've made the big change now the big changes inside that you have to make which is you have to learn to persist and a lot of that looks like facing the unknown and having no idea what you're going to do and taking steps anyways under the faith that with each step you will learn a little bit more and get a little bit better and you'll be able to see one step ahead and that's all it is and that has not changed in my entire entrepreneurial career people ask me what my five-year plans are I'm like I don't know because five years from now I have so many options I can't see but I know that today I need to do this and it's the same thing I had to do yesterday and I will keep doing it until we get to this point because then now we'll open up other options
