Thread by @official1cs

Blueprint season

Firstly learn how to meditate I use the samsara app, if you can’t quiet and control your mind for at least 5-10mins your not going to have the mental discipline it takes to climb the mountain to success.

Abandon the idea of motivation being the fuel for action, motivation comes in burst to inconsistent to yield any significant results over a substantial period of time.

Discipline and repetition are the real gems build habits no matter how small build habits on top of habits until they become a subconscious act which doesn’t need your inconsistent mood to be the fuel for the action.

The reason why I stress creating a strong mind that can function outside your emotional responses is because the journey your going to embark on is going to break you emotionally 100%

And if your actions are based on emotion your going to quit real quick your actions need to embody the end result and then you have to work backwards.

The results you want requires a consistency that emotions can not provide.

And you can’t cheat the grind it won’t pay you for the work you haven’t done. you can’t have a inconsistent approach it’s day in day out no matter how you feel.

Once your mind is right and externals don’t have a crippling affect on the internals it’s time to put pen to paper and set that goal.

I’m not one to say things ain’t realistic or achievable but let momentum collect, start small set goals that are achievable to yourself near term and build momentum get that feeling of achievement going and start to gradually aim for more.

I break things down like this.

1- Mind you got improve your minds capabilities self improvement is a must

2- Body don’t need to be no AJ or nothing but a level of fitness says a lot about a persons habits.

3- Soul you gotta stay connected to the source God universe whatever

4- Finance have to be managed and 100% logical and rational decisions leave ego / clout at the door.

5- career goals , life goals , material goals know what you want in every aspect the more detailed the better

I’ll go into each area in more detail over the course of the blueprint

Just like you update your electronics you got to update and upgrade your mind.

Success leaves clues study the blueprints of those before you and level up.

The current version of yourself is cool for now but if you don’t keep updating and upgrading you’ll become outdated .

Be content with what you are but never be satisfied.

Body, reason why being a decent level of fitness is key is because the pain your body goes through to get stronger requires mental strength and discipline to see it through

Don’t even need to be anything mad just run 1 Mile a day or 50 push ups and sits up don’t need to be a gym freak

Once you see progress you’ll understand how your brain works progress no matter how small is what triggers motivation and motivation coupled with discipline and dedication is the magic 3.

Like I said before motivation comes in bursts most often when you start and it disappears in the middle and pops back up at the end when results are present if you had the other two things to bridge the gap.

Soul, research the laws of the universe and stoicism overall philosophy in general.

7 hermetic laws

12 common universal laws

11 forgotten laws

4 Uncommon laws

Finance side I’m going to drop knowledge to build wealth no ego no exaggerations the real deal

Ok ok let’s get this one going

Firstly you need to have a basic understanding of income outcome assets and liabilities.

Keep it simple assets give you money liabilities take money (excluded the essential cost of living)

Next understanding and realising the actual size of your earning army.

For example

Income = £ X amount
Outcome= £ X amount
Left over = Your earning army

To keep it nice and simple

Your income of course needs to exceed your outcome or your in a bad place.

The left over money is the buffer to create wealth now.

Let’s use some averages in terms of income average income is £28,400 per year so roughly £23,120 after tax which is £1,926 per month.

Most people’s outcome is more than 50% there monthly income excluding actually enjoying life clothes drinks party leisure and also finance cars debts etc this take it into 70-90% for most people.

So only 10% of there income can be used to create wealth and more often that not you’ll be saving that to go on holiday in the year as most do.

Which creates the term rat race you are not improving your financial situation your running on the wheel.

So how do you escape the rat race.

The first step is to decrease your outcome as much as humanly possible debts unneeded expenses all your spare capital needs to go into decreasing your liabilities until your outcome is strictly going to survival.

Live way below your means

Once that is done you now have more available capital to now build wealth

There are 7 types of income

1- Earned Income -This is typically a job

2- Profit Income -Buying something for less and selling it for a profit

3- Capital gains income -which is the rise in a asset you own.

4- Dividend income -which refers to a distributions of company earnings

5- Interest Income- high savings account investment Isa etc

6-Rental Income-renting out various things

7- Royalty income- payment received for use of your property physical and non physical.

It’s a snowball effect once you have more available capital available you can now begin to invest and have the money work for you.

The aim of the game is to increase your cash flow and decrease your outgoings. Your liabtilies should be paid for by your assets not your income.

Income > outcome
Assets > Liabilities

Person under pressure cash flow is like This

1 Job
1 Income
Multiple Expenses / Outcomes
0 Assets
0 Liabilities
= Outcome your actual wage

Majority of people is like this

1 Job
1 Income
0 Assets
Multiple Expenses
Multiple Liabilities
= Outcome your actual wage.

Wealthy to rich people is like this

Job
Multiple incomes
Multiple Assets
Few Expenses
Few liabilities
= Outcome your actual wage.

This process yet simple is no quick fix it’s a long term game over building wealth pound by pound and understanding you need to put in more than you take out in regards to your finances life will have to suffer but sacrifices are required for all forms of progression.

Most people start wrong and then begin to dig and dig themselves into a whole to big to get out of.

You get a job an income start a business whatever it maybem

Money starts coming in immediately people think about what should I buy what should I spend my money on

And more time what there spending there money is something that will take money from them month after month.

Finance and monthly payments are a huge huge killer to people’s income it cost £1k but you can finance it pay £60 a month over next few years end up paying 1.3k and so on and so on

Until your income is being maxed out in all these 10-£100 direct debits on top of car finance etc

You can quickly see how the picture can turn south real quick.

I’m speaking from experience coming from a Lack both financially and in terms of knowledge I did the same thing as soon as I started making a bit of Money.

Spend spend spend

But it’s all going to come back to you when you realise rah I’ve only got like £250 to last time the month after all this madness I’ve done.

EARN
SAVE
INVEST
SPEND PROFIT
NOT WHAT YOU EARN.

Might aswell add as I progress myself

Do not underestimate the POWER of keeping a detailed track all of areas of your life

Mentally - Journal your daily thoughts

Spiritually- Log your internal self realisations as you grow

Physically-, know your bodies details strengths and weakness and improve them push yourself to be the best version of yourself

Financially- be meticulous in the management of your finances every penny counts

Overall success boils down to the small details have a set of pre defined habits that force you to level up and have the discipline and consistency to see it through.

You can literally blueprint yourself to another level

A lot of people underestimate the easy method of following footsteps of someone who came before you.

All of the previous topics that I always bang on about are very very accessible especially in today’s age

MIND
BODY
SOUL
FINANCES

There are people who EXCEL in one or all of these areas.

Find them study them learn what they did follow what they did and then go beyond and do it your way with your unique touch

The reason why people say you’ll become like the 5 people you spend the most time is not because you are a follower but because habits are contagious

If your 4 other mates are always shouting you to come on P4 or go rave / waste time over backtesting if your a trader it’s not rocket science that your trading success will take longer than it should

Every social group has a STANDARD and a set of HABITS that govern that standard and people naturally want to meet that standard and if they can’t they go and find one they can meet

People always ask me how to level up and the answer is simple who you are now and what you are doing now will keep you who your are forever

To level up you must CHANGE, change the smallest things get up an hour early make different decisions DO DIFFERENT THINGS!

Speak to different people change your social circle your environment and you will change

Instead of knowing the latest gossip and online BS if your group of friends are all on levelling up the information becomes a source for good not bad

They will be bringing you in on books different events content to level you up this is the mastermind principle a collective level up for everyone’s benefit.

And in 3/6/9 1 year your a completely different person

And why because change starts with yourself and your surroundings

WHAT IS YOUR STANDARD?

Your standard and your idea of what acceptable is will dictate your life.

You need to strive for excellence in all areas now matter how big or how small

The concept is effectiveness and efficiency productivity is KEY

Take in that video this is the mindset that accomplishes greatness!

Everyone acts like they don’t know what to do to excel just like In trading FADE the rest!

It sounds harsh but it’s real take advantage of duality in life that poor guy can teach you what not to do! The rich guy can teach you what to do!

Everyone can teach you something!

Nothing will cost you more in life then a stagnant way of thinking and a closed mind

If you want to be great you must study greatness not just in your field of expertise I mean actually study the mindset of greatness

All high achievers have similar if not the same ways to think / approach and acquire greatness.

And it starts with accepting / acknowledging the work required and honestly assessing wether or not you will see it through

A favourite of mine when it comes to the mindset required for greatness is @kobebryant I use to watch / listen to everything this guy had to say about mindset

He almost has a formula you can see it in his eyes when he speaks, and I noticed this similarity in all great individuals.

There is NO DOUBT what so ever in themselves and inside their mind regarding what they can accomplish, they 1000% understand what is required and are willing to pay the price and then some.

Your mind to achieve greatness has to be rewired.

What I mean by that is at first your brain is on auto pilot

Automatic response is argh I cba or as soon as it hurts your like argh this is long or it’s enough or I’ll do the rest tomorrow etc etc we all know the shit that comes into your mind.

I was the same if not worst when it came to that then I asked myself one day “who does this benefit”

What I mean by that is when I use to play football my coach would say 1 more lap 1 more this and I’m like argh fuck off man he don’t like me etc.

Then again as I matured I asked myself who does this benefit now it comes into my mind all the time.

We run away from More work more hours more pressure etc etc etc.

BUT WHO DOES IT BENEFIT??

And the answer is YOU.

When you change your mindset to argh what one more😫

To I’ll do as much as I can and 100% more than everyone else that’s when you’ll see incredible progress.

Look at @Cristiano at training “BEFORE” everyone else leaves “LATER” than everyone else who does that benefit ?

To a weak mind that is long etc etc and I’ve always liked the saying you won’t get the results for the work you haven’t put in simple and great people know this.

@willsmith said I run towards things I’m scared of / things that make me u comfortable why?

Who does that benefit?

So when I see people complaining about waking up early or working hard / harder than everyone I else I understand you want to be average.

Do you think these people hate doing what they do? They love it because their mind has been rewired.

@MakeBank__ reminded me of something I said years ago, press that snooze button in the morning and you’ll end up working for the person that didn’t.

@kobebryant said when everyone sees him performance what we call greatness to him it isn’t nothing he hasn’t done 10s of thousands of times in practice to him this is just another time.

@Ericthomasbtc said how can you call upon greatness when you haven’t been preparing for greatness.

How can you want the results without the work!

You been doing your life on a D/C standard but when it’s test time you want a A/A+.

MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!