Josh Hawley

@hawley54

Don't take life too seriously you'll never make it out alive

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Sahil Bloom

@SahilBloom

almost 3 years ago

I spent two days with a group of 50 multimillionaire entrepreneurs in Texas. Here are 10 things I learned: 1. Extraordinary people are just ordinary people willing to play a game for an extraordinary length of time. Very few people are willing to play a game for decades. If you are, you have an unfair advantage. 2. Sharpen the axe before chopping down the tree. Most of these entrepreneurs spent years identifying their key i business insight. That might look like wasted time, but it allowed them to deploy their energy with 100 or 1000x leverage later on. 3. You’ve gotta like hitting the ball. Novak Djokovic is famous for saying that he has been able to perform at such an extraordinary level because he likes hitting a tennis ball. No matter what you’re doing, you’ll only be able to do it at the top 1% level if you enjoy doing it. You can fake it in the short term, but not for decades. 4. Content is an incredible form of business leverage. Warren Buffett was one of the OG business content creators via his annual shareholder letters. Using content to attract people to your ideas and thinking is a way to play business on Easy Mode. 5. Acting in service of others is the path to lasting fulfillment in business. Those who play the game on another level all seem to ground themselves in the service of others as opposed to personal financial goals. Create value, receive value. 6. Authenticity > Everything. Being true to your core values is as important in business as it is in life. You can fake a character for a day, a week, or a year, but you can’t fake it for decades. 7. Be the first reader. Stephen King once said, “I’m not only the writer, I’m the first reader.” Create something you would be thrilled to consume, whether content, products, or services. If you honor this high bar, you’ll be on the right track. 8. Do you know what you're saying YES to? Everyone talks about saying NO to things, but unless you truly know what you're saying YES to, you'll have a hard time saying NO to anything. For me, saying YES to meaningful work, my closest loved ones, and my health are non-negotiables. 9. The energy you bring to your home life will govern your relationships with your partner and children. There are seasons of life when your professional pursuits may take up more of your time, but you can still control the energy you bring home. When you're with your family, be WITH YOUR FAMILY. Present energy is what matters. 10. Hunt antelope, not field mice. Stop wasting your time and energy on small decisions with small rewards. Your energy is limited, use it to hunt the antelope. *** Those were 10 key learnings that everyone needs to hear. If you enjoyed this or learned something, follow me @SahilBloom for more in future.

SahilBloom's tweet photo. I spent two days with a group of 50 multimillionaire entrepreneurs in Texas.

Here are 10 things I learned:

1. Extraordinary people are just ordinary people willing to play a game for an extraordinary length of time. Very few people are willing to play a game for decades. If you are, you have an unfair advantage.

2. Sharpen the axe before chopping down the tree. Most of these entrepreneurs spent years identifying their key i business insight. That might look like wasted time, but it allowed them to deploy their energy with 100 or 1000x leverage later on.

3. You’ve gotta like hitting the ball. Novak Djokovic is famous for saying that he has been able to perform at such an extraordinary level because he likes hitting a tennis ball. No matter what you’re doing, you’ll only be able to do it at the top 1% level if you enjoy doing it. You can fake it in the short term, but not for decades.

4. Content is an incredible form of business leverage. Warren Buffett was one of the OG business content creators via his annual shareholder letters. Using content to attract people to your ideas and thinking is a way to play business on Easy Mode.

5. Acting in service of others is the path to lasting fulfillment in business. Those who play the game on another level all seem to ground themselves in the service of others as opposed to personal financial goals. Create value, receive value.

6. Authenticity > Everything. Being true to your core values is as important in business as it is in life. You can fake a character for a day, a week, or a year, but you can’t fake it for decades.

7. Be the first reader. Stephen King once said, “I’m not only the writer, I’m the first reader.” Create something you would be thrilled to consume, whether content, products, or services. If you honor this high bar, you’ll be on the right track.

8. Do you know what you're saying YES to? Everyone talks about saying NO to things, but unless you truly know what you're saying YES to, you'll have a hard time saying NO to anything. For me, saying YES to meaningful work, my closest loved ones, and my health are non-negotiables.

9. The energy you bring to your home life will govern your relationships with your partner and children. There are seasons of life when your professional pursuits may take up more of your time, but you can still control the energy you bring home. When you're with your family, be WITH YOUR FAMILY. Present energy is what matters.

10. Hunt antelope, not field mice. Stop wasting your time and energy on small decisions with small rewards. Your energy is limited, use it to hunt the antelope.

***

Those were 10 key learnings that everyone needs to hear. If you enjoyed this or learned something, follow me @SahilBloom for more in future.

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Dan Go

@CoachDanGo

almost 3 years ago

Things I know at 43 that I wish I knew at 23: 1. Stop using your workouts to burn fat at the gym. Use them to build muscle & get strong. 2. You'll never know how important good health is until you lose it. 3. Quit porn. The damage it does to your brain is too great of a cost. 4. Instead of using porn, drugs & alcohol to numb what you're feeling learn how to deal with your emotions. 5. Everyone is going through something that nobody knows. Be kind. 6. The food you eat affects your mood, energy & body. What you put in is what you get out. 7. You can delay if not reverse the aging process by giving a fuck about your body. 8. Your parents did the best they could with what they've been taught. Forgive them & move on. 9. Call your parents. Spend time with them. You don't have as much time with them as you think. 10. Maintain a long term outlook in every situation. Live like you don't have much time left but plan as if you'll live for centuries. 11. Play long term games with long term people. 12. Business is not family. It is conditional love. Family is unconditional love. Don't get them twisted. 13. There is no such thing as a free lunch. Your job is to find out what the cost is and if it's worth the reward. 14. The only attitude that works is "I'll figure this out". 15. Saying "yes" to one thing is saying "no" to another. 16. Put less focus on making money & more focus on helping as many people as possible. 17. People think wealth is about cars, clothes, and expensive watches. True wealth is about community, health & relationships. 18. The most successful people make friends with failure. 19. Time is your most valuable resource. Once you lose it you can never make it back. 20. The older you get the faster time goes. This speeds up when you have kids. 21. Don't take advice from people you don't want to become. 22. Accelerate your success by getting in rooms where people are ahead of you. Pay for this if you have to. 23. Never go cheap when investing in yourself. 24. Having children and being a good parent is one of the keys to living a fulfilling life. 25. There will come a time when it will be the last time you pick up your child. The last time you will share a moment with a friend. The last time you talk to your parents. Cherish these and never take any of these moments lightly. I have more but I'll stop there. I'm not an old man yet but I've learned a few things in 4 decades. Hope you got value out of this. If you enjoyed this thread: 1. Follow me @FitFounder for more of these. 2. Retweet the original thread and share with your friends.