How does one succeed in life?
08.06.2025 02:02
What I need from you?
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Keep in mind that, there is always a system for any problem. You just need to be willing to think hard enough and BE WILLING TO MAKE SACRIFICES.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
In 5 years, YOU will still be the one making decisions. And if you keep your current habits, "YOU 2.0" will have big problems.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
How often do you watch the news on TV?
Cutting off WiFi at home for a month or giving your phone to a distant friend for a month (in exchange for a Nokia or simply nothing) is a system.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Ask yourself:
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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Procrastinates a lot.
Does not procrastinate.
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Hangs out with loser friends.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
PICK 1 important thing you want to quit or bring into your life in 2025. Think hard about a system that will make it impossible or inevitable.
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Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
What do you do to make yourself sleep early?
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Do not set goals—set systems.
“YOU 2.0” is like your future kid. It’s your duty to make decisions for him. It is wiser to marry a nice mom for your kid, not just a beautiful wife for yourself.
That's it for today.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Making more friends is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.