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Technical Skill + Taste + Distribution

Normalize disappearing for an extended period of time to do a factory reset on your focus and creativity.

My life got a lot better when I viewed every problem as a skill issue. Out of shape? Skill issue. Ugly bank account? Skill issue. Anxious thoughts? Skill issue. I affirmed to myself these would go away if I got better. And magically, they did, once “I” did.

“A small venture will take the same amount of time as a big venture If you’re going to go after something you might as well go after something big. Going after $10 million dollar opportunity takes the same effort as $100 million opportunity.”

If you feel lost, build something. A business. Your body. A skill set. Anything that gives you a reason to learn and focus. Don't worry about choosing the right thing. Don't think about how difficult it will be. Just start moving forward and you'll find a path that feels right

The worst kind of existence is wanting something and not letting yourself have it. You’re so scared of chasing what you actually want, you settle for something that looks easier but is harder in the long run. A life of lack, pain, and quiet dissatisfaction.

Two things to prioritise as a service provider: - Pick clients who are easy to find. - Pick clients that have a very high average transaction value. ATV so high that landing them a single client pays back your entire retainer - the ROI literally sells itself.

Doing work to get money and working for money are two different things.

Biggest thing I’ve realised. Overthinking is a poverty trap dressed up as diligence. Build the system and let it run.

Leaving the game when you’re on top is an art Most leave too late & stain their mythic status.

Discipline feels boring until you witness what type of result it creates. Stay long enough to hit your first real win and there’s no going back. “Discipline” becomes your default because you already know how good it can get if you stay locked in.

Master the skill of learning (especially learning fast) and the market will never outrun you. Niches will die, strategy’s will shift. The fast learners will always win.

Inject this into my veins

Selling to poor people will absolutely destroy your self-worth

“Networking” is really just glorified asslicking for social climbers, be good at whatever it is you do to the point it can’t be ignored. The best relationships are always built organically.

Just wait for the paint to dry, then paint that end. Moral lesson: If you wait to understand how to finish, you may never begin. Just start, you'll figure it out along the way.

The quality of your team is a mirror. If you keep hiring the wrong people, look at who's doing the choosing.

Anyone who has tasted the sweet $$$ by building mobile apps/SaaS apps can never go back to freelancing 😅

in your 20s, you will be tempted to prove that you're doing well. it's important you resist performing for an audience that isn't watching.