How does one succeed in life?

Last Updated: 02.07.2025 10:59

How does one succeed in life?

Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

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In 5 years, YOU will still be the one making decisions. And if you keep your current habits, "YOU 2.0" will have big problems.

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However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:

Hangs out with loser friends.

Does not procrastinate.

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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

Procrastinates a lot.

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The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.

Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.

Keep in mind that, there is always a system for any problem. You just need to be willing to think hard enough and BE WILLING TO MAKE SACRIFICES.

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Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.

Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.

Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.

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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

“YOU 2.0” is like your future kid. It’s your duty to make decisions for him. It is wiser to marry a nice mom for your kid, not just a beautiful wife for yourself.

That's it for today.

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Saving $10,000 is a goal.

Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.

PICK 1 important thing you want to quit or bring into your life in 2025. Think hard about a system that will make it impossible or inevitable.

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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?

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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):

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Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.

How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?

Ask yourself:

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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.

Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).

Living to your full potential is a goal.

How do scientists behave?

Do not set goals—set systems.

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

What I need from you?

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Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.

Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.

Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.

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Avoids sugar and is very fit.

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

Cutting off WiFi at home for a month or giving your phone to a distant friend for a month (in exchange for a Nokia or simply nothing) is a system.

Losing 20kg is a goal.

First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.

Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.

Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.

If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.

Making more friends is a goal.