Ilya Rogolev

@garyvee True, but peace of mind is easier to preach when you've already made the money. Try telling a broke dad with debt to just "smile more." Success first, then peace. Or do they grow together? Genuinely not sure.

Peace of mind and smiling often is success!

@GadzhiIman Three specific decisions I've seen work: Hire Eastern Europe for dev, LatAm for support (time zone overlap) Pay 20-30% above local market to retain top talent Use async tools (Loom, Notion) to replace expensive middle managers Profit margin > top-line flex every time.

Your business could make $10M/year and you might still pull in less profit than another operator doing half your revenue. And when I see a lower-revenue operator pull in more profit, it almost always comes down to three specific decisions. 1. Hiring Global talent instead of all-American If you want my suggestions, then Brazil has some of the best marketers I've seen, & South Africa has some of the most diligent operators & strongest culture fits. Hiring globally usually means paying someone 2-3x what they'd make locally & still getting elite talent for a fifth of what an American hire costs. Life-changing money for them, margin unlock for the business. 2. Building a personal brand instead of relying entirely on ads Ads are one of the biggest expenses for info businesses running at scale. The fix is just building a personal brand that generates organic leads on top of paid traffic. Once you stop relying entirely on paid, the margin math changes completely. 3. Deploying cash instead of leaving it in the company This is not just for info operators but there are too many people who leave millions sitting in the business account for a “rainy day”. You don't need millions sitting there. Be smart with reserves, and deploy the rest. Stock investments, safe vehicles, private investments. Cash sitting still is one of the biggest margin levers operators leave untouched. In the end, having a big business doesn't mean you have a good business. Don’t be afraid to run the version of your business that pays you more even if it looks smaller from the outside.

@garyvee Facts. Same actions = same results. Uncomfortable actions = unfamiliar results. Math is simple. Execution is hard.

If you want the things you've never had, you gotta do the things you've never done

@Dea_rMen A quiet home > a fancy address you can't afford. Every single time. Comfort is the real flex.

The average man would choose this over: • A luxury apartment with roommates • A huge mortgage • Status they can’t afford • Impressing strangers Comfort > appearances.

MEN, please be honest! Would this be enough for you? Would you live comfortably?

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@stijnnoorman How do you know when the inside actually feels good versus when you've just numbed yourself into comfort? Genuinely asking. The line between peace and avoidance is thin.

Don't focus on what looks good on the outside. Focus on what feels good on the inside.

@AlexHormozi Disagree a little. Youth is wasted on the young — because they don't know what they have. But that's not their fault. That's just the timeline. The real waste is looking back with regret instead of using what you have right now.

Youth isn’t wasted on the young. They just have it. And we miss it.

I made $0 for 6 months. Then 47 in month 7. Then 47 inmonth 7. Then 320 in month 8. Then $1,100 in month 9. The line doesn't go straight up at first. Most quit during the flat part. The flat part is the application fee.

@ManOfFocus_ 1,000 sounds massive. But 100 is just 10 days of 10. Most quit at 20. Stay. The math works if you don't stop.

You’re 1,000 conversations away from a powerful network. 1,000 gym sessions away from your best shape. 1,000 posts away from a real following. 1,000 sales calls away from life-changing money. Life is a numbers game. Most men quit before they hit 100.

@Manu_Sisti This is the definition of building from nothing. No shortcuts, no safety net, just a mother's sacrifice and your own hands. $50k/month is just the scoreboard. Respect.

I grew up in a village of 50 people. I had: • No shortcuts. • No safety net. • No connections. My mother worked her whole life so I could have options she never did. Today, my self publishing business averages over $50,000 every month. The village taught me one thing: when you have nothing to fall back on, you build something to fall forward into.

@garyvee Needed to hear this. I've spent months helping others with their launches. My own stuff? Sitting untouched. Time to flip the priority.

Have zero expectations of others

X and Threads is not a social networks It's a free traffic machine that pays you in Gumroad receipts. Post the problem. Link the solution. Repeat 100 times. No ads. No followers needed. Just patience.

@fromzerotomill True, but only works if your product is worth sharing. Affiliate links won't save a bad product. Make something people want to brag about recommending. Then Whop's system becomes a rocket. Still, solid advice.

most beginners don't know that whop has a built-in affiliate system that turns every buyer into a potential distributor when someone buys your product on whop you can set them up with an affiliate link automatically if that buyer has even a small audience in the same niche: 500 followers, a telegram group, a discord server, they can send you sales you never would have found most beginners never turn it on because they don't want to share the margin 30% of a sale you wouldn't have made is still 30% more than zero set the commission at 30-40%, email every buyer with their personal link, and let the distribution compound without additional content from you

@DanielSmidstrup $3,395 is a real number. Not influencer fantasy. Not "I made 6 figures" vague. Just work and results. What's the goal for June? Double the ClimbX? Scale freelance rates? Genuinely curious where you're headed.

I made $3,395 in May 2026. 🏔️ ClimbX - $268 📽️ YouTube - $27.9 🤝 Freelance - $3.1K Starting to see some startup income, how we like it!

@Tim_Denning Harsh but has a point. Writing a book without readers is like building a store in the desert. Build the audience first, then the product.

People who self-publish books with no audience are low IQ.

@HussainIbarra This is the real path. First year is tuition. Second year is salary. Most quit before the tuition pays off.

It took me 12 months to make my first $1,000. But now I make $7,000. The #1 lesson I learned: Focus on what matters: - Creating offers - Launching offers - Speaking to leads Not: - Networking - Posting 3x a day - Commenting 50x a day If your goal is money, then make offers and get people to see it. Everything else is a distraction.

@stijnnoorman Product first. Always. A great product sells itself. A bad one needs a magician. Focus on the thing.

If you improve your product, you can improve your offer. If you improve your offer, you make more sales. You don't need extraordinary sales skills. I mean sure, it definitely helps. But product is always king.

@amooh001 This is facts. I posted twice a day for 90 days straight. Nothing viral. Just steady. Gained 1,200 followers. Not a lot, but real people who actually reply. Relevance compounds.

Build your X account 🌿 People notice creators who contribute regularly 🌿 Consistent participation keeps your account relevant 🌿 That relevance quietly attracts new followers 🌿 And Gain Daily 🌿

@perkmaybe This is exactly what pulled me out of my rut. Started a blog nobody read. Then a PDF nobody bought. Then another. Now I have a business. Boredom turned into momentum.

take your financial life seriously. Money isn't everything, but everything needs money.