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2 Jan, 8 tweets, 2 min read
"What important truth do very few people agree with you on?"

My heretical answer to Peter Thiel's favorite interview question. 🔥
1) If you want to be successful, surrender.
2) Before you ask me what I mean by surrender, ask yourself what it means to be successful.
3) How do we surrender?

Short this World and go long the Hereafter.
4) As prophet Jesus said, "Seek first the Kingdom of God, then everything shall be granted to you."
5) Our "work" should be our religion, whatever our occupation may be.

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6) The Prophet said, "Do not come to me on the feet of your pedigree, but come to me on the feet of your piety."
7) Be a nobody. Lowliness is victory.

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