Thread by @ecomchasedimond

Today I turn 28 years old.

Thank you to everyone who has sent me their birthday wishes!

And specially to our Twitter corner for making this world a better place.

To celebrate,

Here are 28 business lessons I’ve learned in 28 years.

//Birthday Thread//

Enjoy:

1) Find a network of winners

You can't achieve your dreams on your own.

You need people that will help you when you're down,

And celebrate you when you're up.

Rule of thumb:

If your network wants you to win, you'll win.

2) Trust yourself

Your gut knows more about life than you do.

If something feels right, go for it.

If something doesn't, it's for a reason.

"Trust thyself, every heart vibrates to that iron string."

-Emerson

3) Ask more questions

People don't ask questions because they're afraid of looking stupid.

Nonsense.

If you want something, get to the bottom of it.

We don't need more people following orders.

We need more people questioning them.

4) Double down on what works

I get results for my clients because I learned to say no.

-> No to doing ads
-> No to doing web design
-> No to doing SEO

We focused on email only because that's what we're good at.

Results?

$50 Million in email attributable revenue.

5) Trust the process

You'll be alive for decades more
You have billions of opportunities right in front of you
You'll forget about the problems you have today

If you keep trying, it's literally impossible to stay stuck.

Keep moving.

6) Choose who you work with wisely

Nothing will drain you more than the wrong partnership.

Choose people you

-> Trust
-> Want to work with
-> Can deliver

The wrong partnership can age you for years.

The right partnership can set you up for years.

7) Say no.

If you don't learn how to say no to people nobody will take you seriously.

Don't feel guilty about saying no to people who want to feed off your energy.

It's your time.

It's limited.

You choose who deserves it.

8) Money is good. But it's not all.

Money will make you happy,

To a point.

But taking good care of

-> Family
-> Self Respect
-> Love
-> Health
-> Purpose

Will make you happy forever.

24) Without family, it's all worthless

Call your mom, hang out with your dad, help your brother.

Family is what remains after all is gone.

And in your deathbed, it will all be gone.

25) Think Big

$4,300,000,000 are the estimated ecom sales in 2021.

There’s more than enough for you, me and everyone you know.

26) Don't take anything personally

If you react with logic over emotion, you're already ahead of most people

-Financially
-Spiritually
-Physically
-Mentally
-Emotionally

Most insults are not even directed at you.

They're insults people are too afraid to tell themselves.