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Nov 30 23 tweets 2 min read
I'm 54.

I wish someone had told me this at 25.

21 sentences that'll get you ahead of 95% of people: 1. You need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. It’s proof you’re doing something big.
Oct 21 26 tweets 2 min read
I'm 54.

I wasted 24 years learning this the hard way. But I'll teach you in 5 minutes.

If you’re fragile, stop reading.

Here are 24 uncomfortable truths I wish I knew earlier: 1. You weren’t born to pay bills and die. Act like it.
Aug 10 14 tweets 5 min read
At 33, I was lost.

I had no idea what I wanted.

And every decision felt like a shot in the dark.

Then I read The Alchemist, and it completely changed how I see life, purpose, and success.

If you feel lost, these 7 lessons from The Alchemist might be exactly what you need:🧵 Image In 1988, Brazilian author Paulo Coelho wrote The Alchemist.

At first, it was a failure, selling just 900 copies before his publisher dropped it.

Today:

• 65M+ copies sold
• Translated into 80+ languages
• Praised by icons like Madonna, Neil Gaiman, and Pharrell

But the magic isn’t in the sales…Image
Jun 22 23 tweets 2 min read
I'm 54.

No one told me this at 25. Now I’m telling you.

21 sentences that'll get you ahead of 95% of people: 1. You need a mission bigger than yourself.
Jun 14 26 tweets 2 min read
I'm 54.

Here are 24 uncomfortable truths I wish someone told me at 24:

1. Marriage won’t fix loneliness. Neither will kids, money, or sex. 2. If you don’t know who you are alone, every relationship will confuse the hell out of you.
Jun 8 17 tweets 4 min read
This book changed my life:

The One Thing by Gary Keller.

I was 48 when I read it, and it rewired how I think about work, focus, and results forever.

Here are 14 powerful insights you can steal (to do more by doing less): Image 1. Chase two rabbits and you will catch neither.

Split focus = split results.

Pick one target, and hit the bullseye repeatedly.
May 31 23 tweets 6 min read
I was 48 when I read Rich Dad Poor Dad.

This book isn’t about getting rich.

It’s about unlearning everything school taught you wrong.

Here are 21 lessons from Rich Dad Poor Dad I wish I knew earlier (and most people still don’t get it): 🧵 Image 1. The poor trade time for money.

The rich build things that print while they sleep. Image
May 30 25 tweets 2 min read
It took me 24 years to learn, and I'll share with you in 4 minutes:

1. If you're not building something online, you're already behind. 2. You won't get rich working for someone else.
At best, you'll maintain your standard of living.
May 17 23 tweets 6 min read
I was 33 when I read The Alchemist.

This book didn’t inspire me. It exposed me.

At 54, it hits different when you've been through some sh*t.

If you're in your 40s, read this twice.

Here are 21 lessons from this book that hit harder with age (and most people miss):🧵 Image 1. Your Personal Legend never disappears. It gets buried under bills and fear. Image
May 8 16 tweets 2 min read
I'm 54.

2 years ago, I decided to grow online.

Here are 13 brutal mindset shifts in life that helped me go from 0 to 21,000 followers on X (and will help you too):
🧵 1. Take 100% responsibility for everything in your life.

Everything is your fault, even when it’s not.
May 4 13 tweets 2 min read
I’m 54.

If you want success in your life but think it’s too late, read this now: 1. You’re not behind.

You just started listening to yourself later than most people do.

That’s not failure.

That’s wisdom finally waking up after years of noise, pressure, and pretending you were fine.

Now you're ready, and that matters more than being early ever did.
Apr 13 26 tweets 2 min read
I'm 54.

I wasted 24 years learning this the hard way. But I'll teach you in 5 minutes.

If you're soft, stop reading now.

Here are 24 uncomfortable truths I wish I knew earlier: 1. Your job doesn’t care about you. You’re replaceable by Monday morning.
Apr 10 12 tweets 2 min read
I went from anxiety to peace of mind.

I didn’t need therapy. I needed a system.

Once I built one, life got simple.

Let me show you how (step by step):
🧵 Step 1: Stop lying to yourself.

You're not "lost." You're avoiding hard things.

Be honest about what you're doing—and what you’re not doing.

That’s when change starts.
Apr 6 13 tweets 4 min read
If you're tired of your life, read this:

Joe Dispenza wrote one of the most dangerous books I’ve ever read: Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself.

It shows you exactly why you're stuck and how to break free.

Here are 15 insights that’ll punch your old self in the face (in a good way):Image Your body is addicted to your past.

It memorized how stress feels. How fear feels. How failure feels.

So even when life gives you a break, you recreate chaos just to feel “normal.”

That’s not fate. It’s programming.