Mindset & Self-Belief
- Personal Responsibility
- Personal responsibility.
- I don’t do overwhelm (Tom Bilyeu)
- Self doubt seems to be bundled into a package deal along with potential.
- I’m certain that most capable people don’t believe in themselves enough and a lack of confidence killed more dreams than a lack of competence ever did. (Chris Williamson)
- There is a guy out there with half your talent but ten times your self belief making five times the money. (George Mack)
- Optimism & Resilience
- Extraordinary results require extraordinary actions.
- The world belongs to optimists because if you’re going to do anything big you have to believe it’s going to happen otherwise it never will. (Alex Hormozi)
- What if things were going to go better than you assumed. What if it was going to go well because you’re talented and you end up earning what you deserve over a long enough time horizon.
- Failure informs change, not crushes.
- Face challenges and be resilient.
- Avoid Mediocrity
- Don’t Aim for Mediocre: Ninety-nine percent of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for the mediocre. The level of competition is thus fiercest for “realistic” goals, paradoxically making them the most time- and energy-consuming. (Tim Ferris)
- “Good enough” and complacency is the enemy of great.
- Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
- Energy & Influence
- Be a fountain that overflows and provides energy rather than takes energy.
- Be a fountain of positive energy, not a leech.
- Eliminate negative energy.
- Avoid negativity.
- Purpose & Alignment
- Pursue valued goals.
- Align current self with future self.
- Believe and trust in capacity, ability, capability for success.
- What new ways of thinking do I need to develop and how do I get there.
Time & Productivity
- Value of Time
- Time is the only thing you can’t buy back, don’t squander it, how much can you achieve.
- How are you spending your time, are you wasting it in fantasy.
- Think about how to buy time, now how to make money.
- Exchange money for time.
- Most people are time wasters without goals or priorities.
- Effective Habits
- 2-minute rule: Do tasks now if they take less than two minutes.
- Do the hardest thing first.
- Control environment to remove distractions.
- Establish positive routines.
- Track, habituate, and gamify positive behaviors.
- Make a plan, follow rules and standards you set for yourself.
- Use spreadsheets to keep track of important things.
- Systems & Delegation
- Create and follow frameworks for strategic thinking.
- Create a checklist.
- Document a process that can be systemized and done by someone else.
- Run your systems or a lack of system will run you.
- Having systems in your life create the foundation for success.
- Stop low value tasks, delegate.
- Keep it dry (do not repeat yourself).
- Daily Routines
- Wake up before dawn, go for a walk 1 or 1.5 hours before dawn.
- Prepare for tomorrow.
- Review day at end of day, write down things still undone.
- Go to bed at 9.
- Schedule prayer time.
Work & Success
- Effort & Execution
- Earn success with hard work.
- Nothing matters except execution.
- Necessary work to be an asset and be needed to provide value.
- Work ethic is a reflection of gratitude.
- Success from prestige vs power, choose merit/ability/action based methods rather than domination.
- Value Creation
- Offer solutions, help people, provide value.
- Money reflects how much people value your work, signaling genuine impact.
- Earning isn’t selfish; it’s about delivering what people find valuable.
- Maximize value driven events.
- Bear good fruit.
- Business Priorities
- Build, to create, to move closer to the life you want.
- Learn, network, build a business.
- Start in a narrow niche and then expand.
- Money is a tool to live life on your terms.
- Purpose Over Money
- Follow purpose and calling in life. Not just money, which suppresses aura due to misalignment.
- Maximize potential and following purpose will radiate the energy that comes from liking who you are and your path.
- Money is a byproduct of the habits that lead to success.
Learning & Growth
- Lifelong Learning
- Learn more skills.
- Learn Daily: Break through complexity ceilings.
- Read books that are applicable to you for the number 1 problem.
- Read books to serve others, what value can you add to their life.
- The Most Important Skill (Devon Eriksen)
- Learning how to learn: Education should center on developing self-education skills, enabling lifelong adaptability and growth.
- Agency over intelligence: Success stems from taking action and persistence, not just raw intelligence.
- Feedback loop: Progress requires iterative learning through action and refinement.
- Build belief like a muscle: Train confidence by setting achievable goals, progressing incrementally, and embracing the process of improvement.
- Embrace imperfection: Overcoming shame about current abilities and “permission to suck” are essential to growth and learning.
- Action over perfection: Starting and iterating is more valuable than waiting for the perfect moment or plan.
- Teaching & Sharing
- Teach daily.
- Post on social media.
- Make content.
Discipline & Habits
- 8 Daily Habits (Dan Martell)
- Exercise daily.
- Measure daily. Keep track of goals so you can see progress towards them. Gives visibility to growth. Gamefies growth.
- Problems are solved with high precision measurement. Break down each step.
- What you focus on will expand.
- Look where to step.
- 90 Day Habits (Casey Zander)
- The only way to stay disciplined is to want your goals bad enough.
- Build yourself into who you need to become.
- New habits and actions create a new you.
- Men are made when it comes to understanding that you have to do hard things and you watch yourself persevere.
- Drive, purpose, discipline, confidence, self-belief.
- Control & Boundaries
- Keep a do not do list.
- Let go of things to make space.
- Setting boundaries and creating a kind of rigidity and structure to yourself is important.
- If I can’t trust your no I can’t trust your yes. (Joe Hudson)
Physical & Spiritual Standards
- Physical Behaviors
- Stand tall, eye contact, speak clearly (diaphragm), avoid rising intonations, eliminate fillers (pause instead).
- Health & Discipline
- Your body is a temple, and needs to be cared for. Remove vices. Only consume good nourishment.
- Man must be stronger than temptations. Say no to vices, which seem good but are deceiving.
- Spiritual Alignment
- Put God first, listen to God-given path and purpose.
- “…bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.” 2Cor10:5.
- An idle mind or a mind at rest is sin’s playground. Get busy.
Key Takeaways
- Time is finite—use it wisely to build, learn, and grow.
- Success comes from action, discipline, and belief in yourself, not just talent.
- Provide value to others, and money will follow as a reflection of impact.
- Systems, habits, and resilience are the foundation of extraordinary results.
- Align your actions with your purpose, not just external rewards.
Category: Motivation