Never read it. Let’s see what the fuss is about 
Already like it. Page one has a quote I live by:
Never work *for* someone. You can work *with* them, but not for them
Never work *for* someone. You can work *with* them, but not for them
Another good one. There’s a story about a guy who wanted to work for Thomas Edison but had no qualifications or access to him.
When Edison saw him, he was a stranger but something about the way he introduced himself struck Edison
A similar thing happened to me once..
When Edison saw him, he was a stranger but something about the way he introduced himself struck Edison
A similar thing happened to me once..
My first company was a sushi restaurant cloud kitchen.
I had an idea, but no experience making sushi. In fact I had just eaten sushi for the first time two weeks earlier.
One day me and @learner_lab were watching the food network and saw a sushi chef on throw down w Bobby flay
I had an idea, but no experience making sushi. In fact I had just eaten sushi for the first time two weeks earlier.
One day me and @learner_lab were watching the food network and saw a sushi chef on throw down w Bobby flay
He had skill and charisma. And was teacher of the only sushi academy in the US. We decided right then he was the only chef we wanted to partner with
We called his restaurant in LA right then
Someone picked up. I said “I need to talk to Phillip Yi, how do I make that happen?”
We called his restaurant in LA right then
Someone picked up. I said “I need to talk to Phillip Yi, how do I make that happen?”
On paper it made no sense. Why would a famous sushi chef in LA partner with 3 dipshit college kids who know nothing about food?
a year later he told me the answer. He said that first line hooked him.
9/10 people would say: “may I speak to the chef please?”
a year later he told me the answer. He said that first line hooked him.
9/10 people would say: “may I speak to the chef please?”
I said “I need to talk to chef yi, how do I make that happen?”
He said the intensity in the way I said it made him pause and feel like, this person has their mind set on something big, I should hear them out
He said the intensity in the way I said it made him pause and feel like, this person has their mind set on something big, I should hear them out
Ok point 1 of the book: have a burning, intense desire
Point 2: opportunity comes in disguises. Often As a temporary defeat or set back.
Point 2: opportunity comes in disguises. Often As a temporary defeat or set back.
Point 3: don’t give up.
Story of gold miner who stopped digging 3 feet away from the gold. Next guy came in and hit gold right away
Aka why I never get up from a slot machine
Story of gold miner who stopped digging 3 feet away from the gold. Next guy came in and hit gold right away
Aka why I never get up from a slot machine
#4- don’t take no for an answer
Observation, a salesman gets the bulk of his sales from people who initially say no
Observation, a salesman gets the bulk of his sales from people who initially say no
#5 - when it rains it pours
“When riches begin to come, they come so quickly, in such great abundance, that one wonders where they have been hiding all those lean years”
^ this has been true in my life. 10 years of failure, then suddenly a string of wins that felt easy
“When riches begin to come, they come so quickly, in such great abundance, that one wonders where they have been hiding all those lean years”
^ this has been true in my life. 10 years of failure, then suddenly a string of wins that felt easy
#6 - success is a byproduct of your mindset, not hard work
Success comes to those who become success conscious.
Failure comes to those who foolishly believe their limitations are the proper measure of limitations
Success comes to those who become success conscious.
Failure comes to those who foolishly believe their limitations are the proper measure of limitations
Side note:
Old books are like old people: wise and slightly racist.
28 pages in and he’s already talked about slaves and Chinese guys with slanted eyes
Old books are like old people: wise and slightly racist.
28 pages in and he’s already talked about slaves and Chinese guys with slanted eyes
So far the book is pretty obvious:
1- know what you want, clearly
2- want it, badly
3- do not give up
Pretty obvious (timeless?) advice. Kind of boring, but that’s what the best wisdom is: simple and worth repeating
1- know what you want, clearly
2- want it, badly
3- do not give up
Pretty obvious (timeless?) advice. Kind of boring, but that’s what the best wisdom is: simple and worth repeating
#7 - our brains become “magnetized” by our “dominating thoughts”
Choose your thoughts —> it attracts the circumstances in harmony with that thought
Dominating thought = the thing most centrally on your mind each day
Choose your thoughts —> it attracts the circumstances in harmony with that thought
Dominating thought = the thing most centrally on your mind each day
#8 - If You Want To Take The Island, You’ve Got To Burn The Boats 🚤
War story. General sails his men to the island. Orders them to burn the boats behind them. We must win, or we perish
Do not make plan Bs. Do not recognize failure. Do not give it a possibility
War story. General sails his men to the island. Orders them to burn the boats behind them. We must win, or we perish
Do not make plan Bs. Do not recognize failure. Do not give it a possibility
#9 - Know the Difference between Wishing and Desire
Wishing & hoping = fail
Desire & obsession = success
Wishing & hoping = fail
Desire & obsession = success
#10 - The 6 Step Process:
1) Fix in your mind the *exact* amount of money you want. Not just “a lot”, a specific amount
2) Determine what you intend to give in return for the money you desire (there’s no “something for nothing”)
3) pick a date when you intend to possess the $
1) Fix in your mind the *exact* amount of money you want. Not just “a lot”, a specific amount
2) Determine what you intend to give in return for the money you desire (there’s no “something for nothing”)
3) pick a date when you intend to possess the $
4) create a definite plan to carry out your desire, and begin at once. Put it into action
5) write it all down. Exactly how much money you want to have, by what date, in return for giving what, and you’re plan to get it
6) read the statement aloud twice a day.
5) write it all down. Exactly how much money you want to have, by what date, in return for giving what, and you’re plan to get it
6) read the statement aloud twice a day.
As you read it, see and feel and believe it already in your possession.
Possession creates the obsession.
Become so determined to have it, that you convince yourself you will have it
Possession creates the obsession.
Become so determined to have it, that you convince yourself you will have it
#11 - Notice
This process requires no special skill or education.
No hard work or great sacrifice
The only thing it requires is sufficient imagination. To dream of what you want, see/feel it real, to create the white hot inner desire for it
This process requires no special skill or education.
No hard work or great sacrifice
The only thing it requires is sufficient imagination. To dream of what you want, see/feel it real, to create the white hot inner desire for it
#12 - Life will pay whatever price you ask of it
So dream big.
Ask for a enny, get a penny
Ask to fly, you’re the Wright brothers
Ask to create electric light, you’re Edison
So dream big.
Ask for a enny, get a penny
Ask to fly, you’re the Wright brothers
Ask to create electric light, you’re Edison
#13 - Every adversity carries with it the seed of equivalent advantage
Story of his son being born deaf. Refused to teach him sign language.
In college discovers a hearing aid that works. Then becomes lead marketer for brand (turned misfortune into fortune!)
Story of his son being born deaf. Refused to teach him sign language.
In college discovers a hearing aid that works. Then becomes lead marketer for brand (turned misfortune into fortune!)
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