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ENTJ.
Also debonaire gentleman.

[Jack Roberts @jack226RE]

@BowTiedBroke Somebody had a screenshot of a group of young hot chicks eating dinner and she said "My cuties and I talking about #bitcoin".

That tweet coincided *exactly* with the peak btc price.

The more women and weak men are interested in your investment, the more skittish you should be.

[DR22 Ω 🪬🎭 @DejaRu22]

So many people feel as if their motivation is non existent and it’s literally because they don’t take a break from squeezing their brain for every drop of dopamine it has.

If you are listening to music while you shower. You are fucked. And need serious help.

Our parents were right
It was that damn phone!

[BowTiedBull.eth - Read Pinned or NGMI @BowTiedBull]

@backyardbound1 Invest into 1 on 1 help from expert in field to make them excel

[Yeen @Jarchimedes_]

Kids barely drive now and almost have no desire to get license too it’s wild…

Cost deff a big factor

but also the way they’re socialist now re: internet & screen time, etc etc etc = the teens aren’t sneaking the car out to go fast / drink in the woods / try to score bjs

Sad state of things

[Boring_Business @BoringBiz_]

relationship building is the core foundation for any career in finance

being deep in the excel model is only rewarded for the first few years. After that, it is all sales and relationships, both on an external and internal basis

internally, you might be selling your deal to investment committee and getting them onboarded behind the thesis

in many cases, you are also selling to other teams within your organization on why they should join the deal or provide resources for the transaction

you might be responsible for delegating and giving instructions to the analysts or associates, which is a form of sales in its own way

not to mention that as you start coming up for promotions, you will have to sell yourself to your team on why you deserve the seat and not the 5 other very qualified candidates

externally, you are handling communication with clients, lawyers, accountants, consultants and other third parties

the relationship building is critical here. it’s a small world and the same lawyers you work with today might be working with you on the next 6 deals in the future

important to keep that in mind as you approach any deal, always keeping your own reputation and your firm’s reputation in mind

as you move towards becoming an MD, the game is all about sourcing. You are constantly meeting new companies and sourcing new clients or potential investment opportunities

for most MDs, their key value add comes purely from their rolodex. it’s a game of “who do you know and can you convince them to trust your judgement?”

the excel and powerpoint skills you learn as an associate or analyst quickly becomes obsolete

the point of grinding out 80 hours a week on excel is not so that you know the latest shortcuts. it’s more because you start to get a “feel” for the business models and numbers, and can quickly build conclusions as you move up in your career

beyond that, it is all about relationships. best to start building them early in your career

[🐺 @imperialworker]

@perpcompounder @HighyieldHarry This is, if you really need the information. If you want entertainment go listen/read whatever...

[🐺 @imperialworker]

@perpcompounder @HighyieldHarry Taking this even further: I let a LLM summarize the YouTube podcast transcription for me - getting all bullet points in 5min max. When you need to go deeper you can then ask more specific questions and most LLMs will also reference literature from the author, they have read it..

[Boring_Business @BoringBiz_]

My unpopular opinion is that you will learn 10x more from studying failure than you will by studying success

As Charlie Munger says “inverse, always inverse”

An easy path to success is to avoid catastrophic failure. Teach yourself what not to do. Rest takes care of itself

[Fox @BowTiedFox]

the reason I keep saying "you need to do more volume" is because intelligent people win at literally anything once they recognize the patterns

I have never once failed at anything I put my mind to, because I eventually figure out every system and its loopholes

my method looks like this:

1. I find something that I'm interested in. let's say I want financial freedom

2. break that down into smaller sub-goals, like starting a business

3. break that down into steps. a business requires a product and a way to get that product noticed

4. "getting a product noticed" is called marketing

5. if I don't know anything about marketing, I read a book or watch a quick YouTube video

the specific source DOES NOT MATTER. you just want to learn the LINGO

when you learn the language of a subject, you make a map of the territory

some places have already been explored; on a map, these places are the tundras, swamps, or deserts. there’s no food there

for example, nobody puts ads on spoons. maybe it’s something new that you could try. but 99% of the time, common sense will tell you that it’s a waste

other times, there’s clear roads to other towns. paths that are well-known. they’re boring. putting up posters might get you some sales, but it’s not high ROI

and then, the most interesting–the forests, the caves, the oceans. uncharted territory. very few know what goes on here:

- someone might’ve gone through the forest and discovered paradise. they never want to go back, so you’ll never see them. or they found treasure, but why would they ever tell anyone? they try their best to hide their map

- someone else may have stepped in for a little bit, then come back with some fruit. most of the time, they’re empty-handed

- others have gotten lost and died inside, and you’ll never hear from them again

let's call the forest digital marketing using methods such as Facebook ads

we want to get through the forest. what are some basic things we already know? you need some food and water for any long expeditions. to run a marketing campaign, you’ll need at least a small budget for adspend

it would also help if you got a little bit of knowledge from other explorers. maybe a wise old man named Chad Jipi Tea tells you the lore behind his scars and stories from his mentors

or, you talk to some young travelers who have scurried in and out. these are your marketing books and videos

you won’t learn everything about how to get through the forest, of course, but they’ll tell you about the tigers (like ad accounts getting banned), so you remember to avoid certain areas

others that can help are merchants or blacksmiths who offer tools. these are your virtual assistants or Upwork contractors

now do you see why it was important to learn the lingo?

notice all the vocabulary I discovered just by drawing myself a map:
- posters
- ROI
- digital marketing
- Facebook ads
- campaign
- budget
- adspend
- ad accounts
- virtual assistants
- upwork contractors

because I learned all these words, I knew what to ask about and who to look for. if I pointed at a blank map, people would call me a monkey. Google won’t return any search results for empty searches

but now that I have a rough drawing of what the territory looks like, I can point to different areas and get more information: “how do I get across this bridge to get to that town?”

I can prompt with more specific questions. I can start to put the puzzle pieces together

but talking to people all day won’t do much. you’ll keep hearing the same stories, with maybe one new fact once in a while

some people might even give bad information. so you need to actually *go* to the forest after you have about 70% of your map. balance learning and execution

make trips through the forest. you’ll fall over a branch that nobody told you about because it grew recently. keep going.

you’ll get a rash from the white jade bush, thinking it was a delicious white dragon bush. keep going.

you'll see some thick vines in your way, but you cut through. keep going.

machete mindset.

eventually, you’ll have spent enough time inside the forest that you’ll know so much more than the people outside

you’ll be able to spot all kinds of predators, even ones you haven’t seen or heard of before, because you notice the patterns. you gain experience from fighting rats, spiders, and goblins, which make you strong enough to fight blue-eyed black dragons

in digital marketing, you’ll need to run ads. you’ll spend money to see what converts and what doesn’t. you start to notice signs: certain colours, words, phrasing. then you keep building

iterate on what works. constantly ¡experimentamos! with new ideas, letting natural selection kill off each bad idea until you evolve into a marketing master

this is why everything is a game that can be won. investing, making friends, martial arts. whatever.

just make your maps and start exploring

[BowTiedTiger @BowTiedTiger]

Motivation is for amateurs.
Systems are for the sharks.

If you’re relying on how you “feel” to get things done, you've already lost

No one is motivated every day
No one wakes up to set the world on fire 24/7
To win- you must execute- by way of building a system that forces output, regardless of mood

Motivation is a lie

It is inherently a transitory emotion
Systems and Discipline are habitual weapons

If your entire plan hinges on feeling “inspired,” you’ll never fking build anything

Most people think they need:
Another podcast
Or another dopamine hit of surface level bullshit from another “guru” retard

What they actually need is a system so tight that action becomes the default

Systems remove decisions and thereby decision fatigue

You don’t wake up and decide to work
You just. fking. work. (Shout out to @BowTiedOpossum)

You know when you train.
You know when you do deep work.
You know when to review, reflect, and iterate.
You know your morning protocol, evening shutdown, execution hours.
You don’t waste time deciding, or worse, NOT performing

Systems > Feelings
Because systems don’t skip leg day mother fucker

Most people fall off not JUST because they’re lazy
But because they didn’t build structure

They try to rely on motivation alone and wonder why they:
Quit halfway through the plan
Burn out after a week and start over every Monday like it’s a goddamn religion

You don’t rise to your goals. You fall to your systems.

Build it out such that the default action is the most optimal
Make cheating impossible.
Make forward motion automatic.

Review the scoreboard (like watching your game tapes)
Metrics, data, and performance on a cadence
No fluff.
No “how do I feel?”
You either did the thing, or you didn’t

Motivation is sexy at first- but evaporates at the first sight of difficulty

Systems walk quietly, but carry a big ass stick and are the quiet killer that gets the job done regardless

Stop chasing motivation.
Build the machine.

Dial your game in,
Or get used to starting over.

Savages don’t wait for motivation to strike-
They strike on schedule.

[BowTiedBull.eth - Read Pinned or NGMI @BowTiedBull]

Huge Huge risks when switching firms.
1) get unlucky your boss not top performer = political capital smoked
2) you have to grind again or 6-9 months to become liked and seen as a winner
3) kills you *TIME* to build your escape

99.999% of people no way to "make it" with a career

[🐺 @imperialworker]

@piggylou73 @jchangsta That's it for me as a typical blue collar family child. Don't take any risks, just work more hours, just take on more responsibility at your job. No bets.

Going from risk averse to calculated risk was the biggest change for me - and mentally the hardest.

[🐺 @imperialworker]

@BowTiedGatorDDS Basic tech was there for a few years, application stage since 2023, majority and consolidation stages will follow

[BowTiedBull.eth - Read Pinned or NGMI @BowTiedBull]

Why do people default to thinking people with PHDs are smart? Had to get some paper approved by a group - being told what to write and do.

If you had something innovative, you'd start a biz around it, not write some essay that no one will read

[Christopher Ho @Chr1stopherHo]

BYD isn't just beating Tesla - it's humiliating them:

• Sold 4 Million EVs in 2024 (Twice that of Tesla)
• Tesla, Ford, and Toyota fight over its batteries
• Warren Buffett invested $232M for a 10% stake

How China quietly built BYD into the world's biggest EV empire 🧵

[BowTiedBull.eth - Read Pinned or NGMI @BowTiedBull]

New generation getting soft. If you embrace the future with AI, VR/AR, automation you will be richer than every generation before you times 100

Be on the right side of history. Don't long for the past like a has-been who scored 4 touchdowns in one high school game.

[BOSS @thebeautyofsaas]

Things you should not bet against in the future

- Crypto
- Job stacking
- The NEET lifestyle
- Social skills
- Gambling
- Gaming
- Degeneracy
- Pets replacing kids
- Increasing drug usage

There will be unlimited opportunities to make money in each of these areas

[BowTiedBull.eth - Read Pinned or NGMI @BowTiedBull]

You can get to the top 5% in life by simply grinding. War of attrition majority quit their biz by year 3, stop working out by 30, give up on all their dreams by 35 (majority 25)

Win by staying in the game

[Braelyn @FlufffyMonkey]

I’m realizing that when you’re good at taking action you don’t really need to put any pressure on yourself 🤔

When I begin to stress about something I remind myself… I will figure it out.

And because I take action, I know that to be true.

Less worry, more action.

[Alex Feinberg @Alexfeinberg]

This is closely related to what @BowTiedBull has observed that when you “stop caring” your results 10x

When you don’t care you can handle 100x the uncertainty of the guy who does care