Jacob Issa

Most people don’t need a new life. They need one day outside the one that’s breaking them. I wrote a piece on how to escape your own hell in one day based on my real journey from Syria to jail in Asia. It’s the most honest thing I’ve published. x.com/JacobIssa_/sta…

In a café, someone said, “They tried talks with Iran, no breakthrough yet.” Another replied, “So war or peace? Nobody knows.” Diplomacy and military force are both on the table. Action waits for no one.

In a café, someone said, “They tried talks with Iran, no breakthrough yet.” Another replied, “So war or peace? Nobody knows.” Diplomacy and military force are both on the table. Action waits for no one. Comment: PLAN

A commuter train slowed as someone read a headline out loud: “U.S. just announced major combat operations in Iran.” People shifted in their seats. World events don’t always touch your life… until you realize how deeply they do. If uncertainty matters to you this year… Comment: STABLE

Security is expensive. It costs your time.

At a street market, a man checked his phone. He whispered, “Reports say the U.S. and Israel have just launched strikes in Iran.” Smoke and sirens but life kept moving. Global events don’t stop many days… but they *rearrange priorities*. What matters most to you right now? Comment: IMPORTANT

AI IS GOING TAKE YOUR JOB WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.

Being busy is a socially approved avoidance strategy.

Most careers are coping mechanisms with benefits.

Promotions often reward tolerance for pressure, not value creation.

Productivity culture is socially acceptable self-neglect.

The 9–5 doesn’t trap people. Fear does.

Stability is the most addictive drug in modern society.

@Codie_Sanchez The reward often hides the real price.

Unironically this is what the future of work will look like:

@AlexHormozi People applaud results they wouldn’t tolerate living.

Amazon has haters. Apple has haters. Nvidia has haters. It doesn’t matter how good your product or service is. Someone will find something to hate about it because they get more attention from hating than simply agreeing that your product is good. Hate is “success overhead.”

@russellbrunson Achievement without alignment is just expensive stress.

Ambition without execution creates anxiety. Ambition with execution creates certainty.

@AlexHormozi @nic_detommaso The outcome looks good. The tradeoff is invisible.

@nic_detommaso If you want to be a good angel investor go make so much money you don’t need to be an angel investor. And that’s how you gain access to people who want your advice more than your money.

A Stanford professor analyzed 1,000's of angel investments to find out who's had the MOST unicorns. The results are fascinating. - David Morin tops the list with 23 unicorns - Peter Thiel and Lee Linden follow with 21 each - David Sacks at 20 - Marc Benioff at 19 A few things that stand out: 1) Almost every top angel was a founder or exec at a large tech company first. The clear signal here - they were mostly operators who earned their access. 2) Many co-invested together repeatedly. Thiel, Sacks, and Levchin all overlapped at PayPal and went on to back the same unicorns (Facebook, Airbnb, Palantir Technologies, SpaceX). 3) No women appear in the top 50. Sad. 4) The entry threshold to make this list is 9 unicorns (nuts!). The average unicorns across the top 50 is 13 (more nuts!). I share this for folks to have inspiration to angel invest themselves! There has NEVER been a better time - we are at a major tech inflection point. If you're thinking about angel investing and forming angel syndicates, you should check out Verivend. Automated capital calls, one-click funding for co-investors, real-time visibility into who's in. Seamless software with a great team to hold your hand through it. Try it yourself: lnkd.in/grrJxqxq Full credit to Ilya Strebulaev and his team at the Stanford for this research.

@RobertGreene Success stories rarely include what was quietly lost.

When you have success, be extra wary. When you are angry, take no action. When you are fearful, know you are going to exaggerate the dangers you face.

@SahilBloom This sounds inspiring until you calculate the time cost.

I often wonder how many extraordinary people wasted their entire lives waiting to feel ready. Gathering more information. Creating the perfect plan. Simulating progress. Convincing themselves they’d start tomorrow. Readiness is a myth. Action creates clarity. Go do the thing.

@elonmusk Most people aren’t stuck. They’re comfortable enough to stay.

How many times must this happen?

Freedom isn’t quitting your job. It’s not needing approval anymore.