2004:
Blockbuster - $5 billion
Netflix - $880 million
2022:
Blockbuster - $0
Netflix - $276 billion
Lesson: Adapt or die. No company is
safe from being replaced in the future.
If you're struggling to be creative, try
this:
Busy work when the world is on:
9am-6pm
Creative work when the world is off:
5-9am, 7-11pm
Hearing your own voice is easier when
you're not listening to everyone else.
9 Things To Give Up If You Want To Win In Business
1.Complaining
2.Limiting Beliefs
3.Blaming others
4.Negative self talk
5.Dwelling in the past
6.Resistance to change
7.The need to impress others
8.The need to always be right
9.The need for others approval
First youโre an outcast.
Then you outwork them.
Then youโre an outlier.
Standing out starts with sitting out.
If you want to be great, avoid being normal.
We are made for every moment we encounter.
Whether that moment makes us or we make the moment.
Whether we are helpless in it or on top of it.
The predator or the prey.
We are made for that moment.
Biology & Giddy Up.
DNA & Work.
Lifes a combination.
Some get the genes but never the work ethic or resilience.
Others work their ass off & never have the innate ability.
Others have both, and never rely on the first.
Persuasion v Influence
Persuasion is to Push
Influence is to Pull
Both are needed depending on the context of the situation & who you are trying to convince.
They serve as the perfect compliment to one another.
For any sale, itโs important you master both.