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Blog postYou can put in the weeks it takes to write down a business plan.
Just like you can spend thousands of dollars on lawyers to register your company and get all the legal work done.
Just like you can spend weeks on hiring people.
Or you can just do the one thing that really matters...
Finding people who want what you're selling.
Because if you can't find people who want what you're selling, then all of the above is a waste of time.
So instead of st -
Blog postIt doesn't really matter what it is that you're doing every single day.
Or how good you are.
If you do something every single day, you'll get better at it.
No matter what.
You might not become the best at it.
But after doing something 10,000 days in a row, it's very likely that you're going to be pretty good at it.
Not only this, but you're probably also going to leave something behind.
And if you do it in public, for the whole world to -
Blog postYour smartphone does make you faster.
That's for sure.
But does it also make you smarter?
Or does it do the exact opposite?
I guess it's worth spending a few seconds on this thought.
Before another one pops up a g a i........
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Blog postWhat if the reason you're stuck is that you've been doing the same things for way too long?
That you've tested very similar things instead of very different things.
That you've experienced very similar things instead of very different things.
That you've spent your time with very similar people instead of very different people.
That you've read very similar books instead of very different books.
That you've listened to very similar music instead of very -
Blog postSupply of ideas.
Of information.
Of things to do.
Of things to watch.
Of things to see.
And things to say.
What's still limited, maybe even more so than ever before are the people who take action.
The people who execute.
The people who leverage all the abundance.
Instead of getting buried under and paralyzed by the unlimited availability of almost everything...
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Blog postJust like it's hard to learn a new skill and still feel left behind.
Or do something new and still feel bored.
Or ask for help and still feel lost.
Or read and not learn something new.
Or meet new people and still feel alone.
So what did you do today?
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Blog postThe answer to your question...
The thing you should be doing next...
The thing that will help you to get unstuck...
It's all right there.
Right in front of you.
And you've probably already seen it, heard it or thought about it a million times.
It's just that you've tried to ignore it as much as you can.
And have never taken action.
Because it's too painful.
Too stressful.
Too much work.
Too unstable.
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Blog postIt has never been easier to reach a massive amount of people than it is today.
Reach isn't the problem anymore.
The real problem these days is to reach the right people.
And this is getting harder and harder every single day.
Because more and more people are now trying to reach the right people...
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Blog postIt's really rare that change hits us unexpectedly.
It usually does so gradually.
Day by day.
Step by step.
So when that change finally hits, we're never really that surprised anymore.
But just because we aren't really surprised about it anymore doesn't necessarily mean that we're prepared for it.
As a matter of fact, most of the time it means the exact opposite.
Because change usually happens very slowly, but gradually, we always f -
Blog postYou can do all the work so that it perfectly matches all your expectations.
You can do your employee's work.
Your colleague's work.
Your partner's work.
Or your friend's work.
But in the long run all that's going to happen is that you're going to burn out.
And on top of that you'll be left with unhappy employees, colleagues, partners or friends...
Taking responsibility is great.
And it's best when it's shared with others...
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Blog postIt doesn't make a lot of sense to spend days and days choosing your blog's theme if you don't even know what you're going to write about.
It doesn't make a lot of sense to spend hundreds of dollars on a logo if you don't even know how people are going to find out about you and what you do.
Just like it doesn't make a lot of sense to pay a lawyer to draft your terms & conditions if you don't even have a single client, yet.
It also doesn't make a lot of sense to thin -
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Blog postIf you find the right person, one is enough.
But if you don't find the right person, then even an unlimited amount of people isn't enough.
That's why it's always worth it to keep looking for that one person.
And why it's never really worth it to settle for someone else.
For what?
For pretty much everything in life and business...
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Blog postThe trick isn't about trying to come up with as many good ideas as possible.
The trick is about coming up with as many different ideas as possible.
And some of them will be stupid.
While others of them will be good.
So at the end of the day, the more ideas you come up with, the more good ideas you'll automatically have.
That's the secret.
To what?
To pretty much everything...
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Blog postWe're constantly looking for ways to make a living without having a boss.
But there's one thing that most people never really talk about.
You're always going to have a boss.
No matter what....
And that boss is you.
And when you work for that boss, you'll probably wish for another boss.
Because when we're working for ourselves, we're really good at exploiting ourselves.
We're really good at forcing ourselves to work over time.
Whi -
Blog postIdentifying, understanding and being aware of a problem is one thing.
Taking action on solving that problem is a whole different story.
But all it really takes is the guts to take action.
To take action and to be ready to fail.
To be ready to fail and to then adapt.
Until one day it might work.
Or not...
We're all capable of doing that.
But just because we're capable of doing that doesn't necessarily mean that we're going to do i -
Blog postIt's very likely that you're not nearly as good as you want to be.
That you're still light years behind the people you admire.
That most of the stuff you're doing just isn't working.
But that's not the point.
The point is this...
Are you willing to do something about it?
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Blog postCreate...
or consume.
Opportunities...
or safety.
Creativity...
or efficiency.
It's hard to get both at the same time.
Sometimes it's possible.
But most of the time it isn't.
So if you had the choice, which one would you chose?
P.S. You always have a choice...
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Blog postStop waiting for those signs to somehow magically show up.
Because you're only going to see the things you want to see.
Which are rarely the things you have to see...
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Blog postHigh expectations combined with a lack of patience never works.
No matter if it's a relationship, a business, a career or any other endeavor.
The higher your expectations, the more patient you'd have to be.
But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't give it all you've got.
What it means is that you've gotta give it all you've got.
All the time.
For a lot longer than you've ever thought possible.
Because big things take time.
A lot -
Blog postDo more of the things that give you energy instead of taking away all of your energy.
Do more of the things you actually really enjoy doing instead of doing things just because you have to.
But most importantly, do more of the things that help you to create more freedom instead of taking it away.
Step by step.
Day by day.
So that maybe one day you'll be able to only do the things that you actually really enjoy doing, that give you energy and freedom... -
Blog postIt's easy to give your best when everybody is watching, when you get instant rewards and when it's going to be on the test.
And it's a lot harder to give your best when nobody is watching, when you don't get instant rewards and when it's not going to be on the test.
But this is what makes the difference between a pro and an amateur.
Because it doesn't really matter who's watching.
Because no one is ever watching.
Just like everyone is always watching... -
Blog postHow long does it take until you get used to it?
Where "it" is doing something that scares you.
The answer is pretty simple:
Probably never...
But sometimes it's already enough to know that you're not the only one struggling with this.
Because you aren't...
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Blog postWhen things are going well you won't have time
When things aren't going so well you won't have time either
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Blog postIt's possible that your boss is your bottleneck.
Or your partners.
Or your customers.
Or your financial situation.
But more often than not we are our own bottlenecks.
The things we believe in.
The things we tell ourselves over and over again.
Those are our bottlenecks.
So if you feel like something or someone is holding you back, look at yourself first before you look at anybody else...
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Blog postWhat are the things your future self would be thankful for that you started doing them today?
And then just start doing them today...
Start small.
Don't do them full time.
Do them on the side.
Day by day.
Week by week.
Step by step.
So that maybe one day you can look back at this day right here and thank yourself for having taken the leap.
Because what else do you have to lose other than being disappointed in yourse -
Blog postYou're probably going to have the biggest impact doing the things you're really good at.
Which might not necessarily save lives.
Or save the planet.
Or sound very sexy.
But a lousy poet, author, singer or whatnot is probably going to have a lot less impact than a great programmer will have.
The thing is that starting anything new from scratch and becoming really good at it takes time.
A lot of time.
And energy.
And being really g -
Blog postYou can learn a language for many years without being able to really speak it.
So even though you learned it, you don't really speak it.
Learning without doing doesn't work.
Just like doing without learning doesn't really work.
You can do something for many years without ever really knowing how to properly do it.
So even though you're doing it, you don't really know how to do it.
One can't exist without the other.
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Blog postBut it's overrated.
What's a lot harder than beginning is finishing.
We're all able to begin something.
But not a lot of us are able to actually finish the things we've once started.
That book.
That project.
That song.
That relationship.
Beginning is overrated.
While perseverance, showing up, building trust and not giving up is underrated...
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Blog postWill always be the direct result of the things you're doing right now.
And if the things you're doing right now are more or less the same things you've always been doing, then there won't be a lot of "what's next?"
So instead of focusing on "what's next? try to focus on the actions that produce the next thing.
Because inaction won't produce anything.
Only action will.
So what's next?
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Blog postIf your plan is to have a plan that only works when everything goes according to plan, then you probably don't even have a plan...
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Blog postThe hard part about going viral is that you'd already need a big enough audience of people who are going to share the things you have to say.
If you have no audience whatsoever then it's very likely that not much is going to happen.
No matter how good your idea, ad, blog post, video or book is.
It's the chicken and egg problem.
You want to go viral to build your audience.
But you can only go viral once you have a big enough audience.
Unles -
Blog post... is change itself.
No matter how good the change you're seeking to create will be, there'll always be some people that are going to suffer because of it.
And those are the ones that are going to scream the loudest.
Even if they'd just suffer from that change in the short run.
And benefit from it in the long run.
Those are the ones you're going to hear from the most.
Whereas the ones that agree with you and want that positive change will usual -
Blog postTalk is cheap.
Because it's almost impossible to run out of things to say.
That's why you won't be remembered for the things you said.
And instead you'll be remembered for the things you did.
So maybe today is a good day.
Maybe today is a good day to start doing and to stop talking.
So what did you do today?
But even more importantly, what are you going to do tomorrow?
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Blog postThe problem about progress is that you rarely see it.
Or feel it.
The problem about mistakes and failure is that you always see them.
Or feel them.
That's why it's so difficult to keep pushing.
Because it'll always feel like you're either standing still or falling behind...
So how do you know whether you're making any progress at all?
You can't....
The only thing that's for sure is that once you stop putting one foot in fro -
Blog postMaybe next year you'll have more time to do the things you really care about.
Maybe you'll have more money to start giving back.
Maybe it'll be less stressful.
And you'll get more support from other people.
And you'll be able to see your loved ones more.
Or... and that's the most likely, everything is going to be the same.
Just like last year.
And all of those years before.
If you want to change something, you have to change that -
Blog post"I can do a lot more than this."
"I'm more talented than her."
"I'm smarter than him."
"I could've done it a lot better."
"Everybody can do that."
Do it.
And prove it...
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Blog postIf you don't get it, ask.
If you still don't get it, ask again.
And if you then still don't get it, ask again.
Ask until you get it.
I know it sounds obvious.
But we barely ever do it.
Because we live in a world where everybody is afraid of not getting it.
A world where everybody is afraid of looking stupid.
But at the end of the day, the only way to start getting it, is to start asking questions.
There really is no other -
Blog postThere's an almost unlimited amount of potential customers out there.
And all you'd have to do for them to find out about you and what you do is to do something.
Maybe you give a talk.
Maybe you organize an event or a meetup series.
Maybe you run a few ads.
Maybe you find people who write about you.
Maybe you publish a blog post.
Maybe you hand out flyers at the local mall.
Maybe you publish a book.
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Blog postBut not because it'll make you rich.
Or famous.
Or successful.
Or happy.
Because it probably won't....
Be visible because you can.
And we all can.
No matter how good you are.
Or how much experience you have.
Or how big your network is.
Or how much money you have.
Be visible.
Because the more visible you are, the higher the probability that you'll be seen...
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Blog postThe hardest part is to realize that your assumptions about most of the things out there are probably wrong or incomplete.
What makes it even harder is that you'd have to actively gather new information to complete, validate or invalidate what you believe in.
And here comes the biggest problem...
The internet has become the world's largest validation machine.
It only shows you the things you want to see.
The things you want to read.
The things yo -
Blog postIt's very likely that none of the work you do today resembles the work that your grandparents did some fifty years ago.
But that change didn't happen over night.
It happened bit by bit.
And day by day.
It happened gradually.
And then suddenly.
But today the period from those gradual changes to sudden changes is much, much shorter.
Sudden changes happen a lot faster now than they did just a few short decades ago.
And they will kee -
Blog postWhenever you create something new there'll be millions of people who won't care about it at all.
Tens of thousands of people who could probably have done a way better job than you did (but they didn't).
Hundreds of people who are going to say that they could have done it better, faster or cheaper than you.
And then there'll be a tiny group of people that will really appreciate what you do.
And those are the ones that really matter.
Do it for them.
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Blog postLook for a new job before you need a new job.
Build a network before you need a network.
Look for investors before you need investors.
Talk to customers before you even have a product.
Here's the thing...
If you wait until you really need something, then you're probably not going to have enough time, money, patience and resources anymore to do it properly....
That'a why it's always a good idea so start planting the seeds before you need the tree
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