Chad Myers

I talk about sales, autonomy, and energetics

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What's the first thing you think about when you wake up?

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just hit $10k this month in my own business.

two months ago i was an employee.

the skill that made the jump possible? sales. the same one i spent years sharpening in a job i took specifically because i knew i'd need it eventually.

it wasn't luck. it was a play i made years ago

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Words I wish I heard growing up:

College isn't worth it unless you want to be an employee forever.

If you want to build something of your own:

Skip college, get into sales. Learn the #1 skill that makes businesses run.

On the side, develop until you can go all in on something

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Own less things. Be more free.

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The "life advice" that's drilled into your brain came from generations of people who didn't ask enough questions.

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Most people work jobs they hate and fill the void by buying materials to signal to others they are "successful."

Bigger house
Better car
Nicer clothes

This cycle of buying locks them further in their work they don't enjoy, to pay the expenses.

Haven't we realized this trap?

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Go to school.
Get a job.
Work 40+ years.
Retire old and tired.

Most people don't realize this is just a "template" that was given to us.

Those who do, typically end up creating their own.

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Most people don't know how much food impacts your life.

Eat junk → bad chemicals → bad mood → bad actions → worse life

Eat whole food → good chemicals → good mood → better actions → better life

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Eat when you’re hungry.

Drink when you’re thirsty.

Sleep when you’re tired.

Work when you’re energized.

Most people have lost touch with the signals their body gives them, and make up for it through information excess and obsessive “fad” diets.

Listen and honor your body.

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Society’s version of “healthy”:

Count every calorie

Exercise nonstop

Starve until noon

Cut carbs + sugar

Most people fail. Why? It’s not sustainable.

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To feel your best, start with diet.

Food is what directly makes up your energetic state.

Eat well = be well.

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Energy is all there is.

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Whatever increases, decreases, limits or extends the body’s power of action, increases decreases, limits, or extends the mind’s power of action. —Spinoza (1632–1677)

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Most people are trying to "improve" their relationships while neglecting the most important one:

Your body.

When was the last time you were present with yourself?

Felt gratitude for your organs, nerves, legs, hands?

Get to know your body, better.

Listen to it

It speaks

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Notice when you:

- go for the snack when you're not hungry
- blast music loud in your ears constantly
- pick up your phone and click apps randomly

You're running away from something.

What is it? Have we lost the ability to be present?

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The self-improvement hamster wheel never ends, it just spins faster

Most people don't sit down to ask "what am I running from?"

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Most people don't realize they are being driven by "parts" of them just pursuing goals to become "worthy"

Those who do unlock the path to their true self.

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Your “purpose” or “vision” naturally arises when the survivalist parts of you finally relax

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the top dying regret most people have is that they wish they actually lived authentically as themselves

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Setting goals doesn't work if you are only chasing status or money out of insecurity