THREAD: 11 lessons to be uncommon amongst uncommon people.
From coaching a gold medalist, an NBA MVP, and now working with top founders & VC’s…
here’s what I’ve learned about what it takes to stand out:
From coaching a gold medalist, an NBA MVP, and now working with top founders & VC’s…
here’s what I’ve learned about what it takes to stand out:
Be selfish
Your growth requires it.
Routinely take inventory on your ‘circle of five’ - if they’re not pushing you, keep it movin’.
Pour into yourself and eventually the right people will catch up.
Your growth requires it.
Routinely take inventory on your ‘circle of five’ - if they’re not pushing you, keep it movin’.
Pour into yourself and eventually the right people will catch up.
Run towards fear
Lean in, build up your threshold incrementally, and find drive in your own fear and insecurities.
Leverage fear as an accelerant to learning.
The stress arousal can trigger a heightened flow state, and unlock superpowers you didn’t know existed.
Lean in, build up your threshold incrementally, and find drive in your own fear and insecurities.
Leverage fear as an accelerant to learning.
The stress arousal can trigger a heightened flow state, and unlock superpowers you didn’t know existed.
Eliminate ‘what if’s’
Life rewards you for betting on yourself.
Roll the dice, and in the worst case you’ll land on average.
Even when you fail, that experience will give you loaded dice for the next roll.
Life rewards you for betting on yourself.
Roll the dice, and in the worst case you’ll land on average.
Even when you fail, that experience will give you loaded dice for the next roll.
F*ck your excuses
Too many people wait for the conditions to be just right.
Life ain’t like Goldilocks.
Whether it’s too hot, or it’s too cold - none of that matters.
Adjust for the elements, and just get it done.
Too many people wait for the conditions to be just right.
Life ain’t like Goldilocks.
Whether it’s too hot, or it’s too cold - none of that matters.
Adjust for the elements, and just get it done.
Pleasure <—> Pain dynamic
As you experience greater pleasures, you also open yourself up for equal levels of pain.
Without one, you can’t have the other.
Failure always sucks in the moment, but framing it as a learning opportunity will give you a competitive advantage.
As you experience greater pleasures, you also open yourself up for equal levels of pain.
Without one, you can’t have the other.
Failure always sucks in the moment, but framing it as a learning opportunity will give you a competitive advantage.
Who you listen to, you’ll become
People will always try to put *their* limitations on you.
Don’t let them.
They want you to be average to make themselves feel better.
To be uncommon, you must be willing to do what others don’t, and go where others won’t.
People will always try to put *their* limitations on you.
Don’t let them.
They want you to be average to make themselves feel better.
To be uncommon, you must be willing to do what others don’t, and go where others won’t.
Embrace the suck
“Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.”
This is a decision reflex that can be trained and habituated.
Do something you hate every day, and locked doors will begin to open.
“Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.”
This is a decision reflex that can be trained and habituated.
Do something you hate every day, and locked doors will begin to open.
Showing up is a skill
Some will show up most days, very few show up every day.
The resolve to keep showing up will set you apart. Remember, success happens slowly and then all at once.
Some will show up most days, very few show up every day.
The resolve to keep showing up will set you apart. Remember, success happens slowly and then all at once.
Execution > Ideas
“Vision without execution is hallucination.” - Thomas Edison
Big ideas are daunting, but everything big starts small.
Use order of magnitude to take the first step, and the rest will fall into place.
“Vision without execution is hallucination.” - Thomas Edison
Big ideas are daunting, but everything big starts small.
Use order of magnitude to take the first step, and the rest will fall into place.
Play to your strengths
Building up weaknesses is akin to playing whack-o-mole. There will always be more…
Unless it can become a superpower, delegate it or eliminate it.
Compounding your strengths is what wins in life.
Building up weaknesses is akin to playing whack-o-mole. There will always be more…
Unless it can become a superpower, delegate it or eliminate it.
Compounding your strengths is what wins in life.
Trying isn’t enough, you must do
“You tried hard” is a nice way of letting yourself down easy.
Either you win or you don’t - nobody cares if you tried.
“You tried hard” is a nice way of letting yourself down easy.
Either you win or you don’t - nobody cares if you tried.
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TL;DR
1. Be selfish
2. Run towards fear
3. Eliminate what if’s
4. F*ck your excuses
5. Pleasure <—> Pain Dynamic
6. Who you listen to, you’ll become
7. Embrace the suck
8. Showing up is a skill
9. Execution > Ideas
10. Play to your strengths
11. Trying isn’t enough, you must do
1. Be selfish
2. Run towards fear
3. Eliminate what if’s
4. F*ck your excuses
5. Pleasure <—> Pain Dynamic
6. Who you listen to, you’ll become
7. Embrace the suck
8. Showing up is a skill
9. Execution > Ideas
10. Play to your strengths
11. Trying isn’t enough, you must do
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