Mick de Boer

The old me: • Shy introvert • Learning passively • Planning without action The new me: • Still introverted but social • Implementing what I learn • Planning 10%, acting 90% You already know the “secret” to success. Just do it.

Needing certainty kept me stuck for years. • Planning • Studying more • Readjusting plans You'll never feel certain, until you start. Act with conviction, not certainty.

@Tochukwu2001 Here's a better plan: Create something people want to pay for. X payouts is a nice supplement, but shouldn't be your main income.

You’re losing money every single time you post on X, and you don’t even realize it. You post something good. Real content. Thoughtful, engaging, worth reading. The replies look decent. Then your two-week payout arrives, and it's underwhelming. Again. Here's what's actually happening. X only shows your post to about 20% of your followers on any given day. Not half. Not most. One in five. With 1,000 followers, roughly 200 people see each post. If half aren't Premium subscribers, you're left with 100 verified users. The only ones who actually contribute to your revenue, seeing your content per post. One hundred people. That's your earning audience. And how many of those 100 interacts with your post? And here's what that means. There's a hard ceiling on what you can earn when your base is small, no matter how good your content is. Quality needs volume to amplify it. The creators earning consistently on X understand this. They don't just optimize for Premium engagement, they grow their Premium audience deliberately. Because 20% of 10,000 is a completely different earning pool than 20% of 1,000. Same content. Same quality. Completely different payouts. Growth isn't vanity on X. It's the foundation the math is built on. And until you build it, you're likely not going to get paid every two weeks. the ceiling stays exactly where it is.

@firstladyships Remember: every heartbreak is a lesson in learning to let go. It's hard. I'm going through one. But what makes it harder is clinging onto a reality that's no longer there.

The hardest heartbreak isn’t losing them. It’s realizing you spent decades on someone who never wanted you, and there’s no undo button.

@talesreisa If there was ever a great opportunity... it's now.

@MickDeBoer literally the best period in human history to make money from 0, and most people aren't squeezing it

A job was safe. Entrepreneurship risky. Today? AI put jobs at risk while entrepreneurship no longer requires upfront capital. The risk gap has shrunk. But the benefit gap has not. You can test the waters with 0 risk. Start writing online & create some stuff.

@Lilly7862 The more you add... the more complex it become... and the less effective it often is.

I’ve noticed I do more when I keep things simple. The more rules I add, the less I actually follow through. So now I try not to overplan. Just decide one thing, and get it done without making it a big deal.

You don't need 100 ideas. You need to tell 1 idea in 100 ways. That's how you become known for a topic: • Paul Jarvis: stay small on purpose • James Clear: small habits, big results • Naval Ravikant: wealth through leverage Depth > breadth.

@mindpreneurai Glad you liked it!

@MickDeBoer Solid questions, Mick. Past pain reveals purpose, energy reveals path. Bookmarking this for the next introspection session. 💪

Time for introspection. 4 questions to discover your mission in life: → What problems have you overcome? → What would you build if $ was no issue? → What topics could you talk about for days? → What gives you energy – and what drains it? Do it now – or bookmark for later.

@PsychoAIProd You should at least give your dreams a try. If not, you'll forever regret it.

@MickDeBoer exactly jobs used to promise stability. not anymore now they come with invisible expiration dates thanks to AI as you said, you can test ideas with $0 upfront and almost unlimited upside so if you're still waiting for "perfect timing", you're already behind

@Lilly7862 Attempt to unlock your dreams. It doesn't cost you anything except time & effort.

@MickDeBoer The future rewards action over safety start small online and watch opportunities grow

@KevinSzabo14 The better you take care of what's important to you, the higher the quality of your life.

Everything in life is rented: Your body. Your finances. Your relationships. If you're not constantly feeding these things, they will die out in time.

@Olivia0945 There are very few battles worth fighting for. If you remember that and can let go of the ego's need to win all the time, you experience freedom.

Not every argument deserves your energy. Sometimes silence is the real answer. Peace comes from letting go, not winning. Choose calm over chaos. Protect your inner world like it’s priceless.

@mskoriwilson • Set an intention • Prepare your environment • Put your phone elsewhere 3 simple steps that work like magic.

You don't need more hours. You need more intention. Doing something with 100% focus for 30 minutes will benefit you more than doing it for 3 hours while also scrolling your phone.

@mattgillis Every path contains risk. Few paths have unlimited upside.

@MickDeBoer The doors have flipped. Risk is optional, upside is limitless.

@hardtokillizz Just a little conviction would go a long way

@MickDeBoer We sure need some more creativity

@ZoyaBloomz It's also old beliefs that we cling onto.

@MickDeBoer That’s the old script. A salary still feels safer because the risk is outsourced and delayed. Building online feels riskier because the uncertainty is yours upfront, even when the entry cost is lower and the upside is still yours.

@sharran Make simplicity your operating value.

The simplest plan you’ll follow beats the perfect one you won’t.

@theandreilucian I'm here for meaning and impact. I'm here to make money, too. I'm here to find my tribe.

I'm here to grow. I'm here to make money. I'm here to make more friends. You?

@PhilosophyDose_ Every yes is a no to everything else. Being selfish with your time really means showing up for what's right to you. That's not selfish... That's being honest to others.

Be selfish with your time. A lot of people don't deserve it.

@HyperMachinaHQ The risk is never acting on the ideas you've got. Regret is something worth avoiding.

@MickDeBoer Interesting framing. The risk now is not starting, but staying disciplined as you scale. Testing ideas with minimal cost is great, make sure feedback loops are tight and the moat isn’t just speed to market.