1) When you are young, you are trying and failing over and over again searching for a solution
You put in the work, you are inefficient at first due to minimal guidance and inexperience
THE ONLY WAY TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IS THROUGH EFFORT
2) You copy success around you, even if you are surrounded by animals with no human contact they are a source of information
EVERYONE YOU MEET WILL BE A SOURCE OF AT LEAST ONE PIECE OF USEFUL INFORMATION
3) You adjust to achieve results, it is not pleasant to wake up before dawn to catch a fish but it does not matter if it is pleasant or not
WHAT MATTERS IS IF YOU WISH TO CAPTURE A FISH
4) By the time you are independent and standing on your own feet, you should expand your network
A MAN WITH JUST 3 REAL FRIENDS IS A MAN OF GREAT VALUE
A MAN WITH HUNDREDS IS WEALTHY
5) When you meet a new group of superior men the last thing on your mind should be competition
Contribute what you can to be near superior men
EVEN IF YOU COULD BURN DOWN THE ENTIRE TRIBE, YOU WOULD BE LEFT WITH ONLY ASH
6) When offered new responsibility you jump at the chance
No one grows by staying in the same position
YOU DELIVER RESULTS ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS MAKING IT MUCH EASIER FOR YOU TO CREATE A TEAM IN THE FUTURE
7) As your tasks continue to grow, you make many friends
What makes a castle strong is not the walls but the relationships within the community
WITHOUT THEIR TRUST THEY WILL NOT WORK FOR YOU
8) As you age your physical skillet declines, however the skills you developed when young and energetic should make your thoughts more valuable than your muscles
You are not financially independent until people will pay a handsome sum for your opinion
NOW YOU ARE A WALKING BUSINESS
9) At the top of the food chain, leadership qualities begin to trump experience
Anyone who can make it near the top of the food chain will have a plethora of life experience, BUT ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THOSE MEN CAN DEVELOP HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AS WELL
10) Throughout your life, the greatest amount of happiness you feel will directly relate to the hours you put in to achieve your goals
If you have a life theme of improvement, your happiness can increase each and every year
THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD CATCH YOUR FIRST FISH EARLY IN LIFE, AND
TRAIN YOUR BRAIN INTO THE MINDSET IT NEEDS TO SUCCEED FOREVER
Lets assume youβve transgressed a few laws within this story
- Maybe you donβt see the connection between work and happiness
- Maybe youβre spending your time trying to take down a castle someone has built in stead of building your own and
- Maybe you are not infiltrating the right tribes at this time
No matter
Instead we will leave you with the following Chinese Proverb
βThe best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is nowβ
FIN
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A Thread on understanding how Sales is related to Emotions π
>> Did you just 'Like' a Tweet?
Why?
β’ Was it the message?
β’ Or the way it was presented (structure+language)?
β’ Was it because u know the author?
β’ Or did it confirm any of your existing bias?
>> Did you buy something instantly?
Pause to think about how exactly u were persuaded to buy
β’ Did they evoke FOMO by saying "low price today only"?
β’ Did it come from a person you regard highly?
β’ Did some recent new belief made u buy? ("spend money to earn money!")
πΉπΉThings You Should Realize After 1 Year On the Job - PART I πΉπΉ
To help you jump ahead in the learning curve, or in other cases question your own decisions, here are 20 things you should realize after a single year of work experience (10 here 10 in next thread)
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1. $100K IS NOT A LOT OF MONEY
Not even close
If you are making $100K a year that's approximately $5,000 in post tax income per month
With the average rent for a studio in a major city like NYC at $2K+ this means that you cannot even afford to live there (using the 1/3 of income as rent rule, you need at least $6K post tax)