The average person does not try to solve their problems or struggles. They get stuck in a routine and live the same day over and over. It does not cross their minds to snap out of it, engage in strategic thinking, and change direction so they can eventually reach a more advantageous position in life.
If you want to get ahead of 90% of people, all you have to do is pause, think, and actually attempt to overcome the struggle you're faced with.
you must believe you are special and then go so hard, for so long, with such violent refusal to accept any other ending, that reality itself starts running out of ways to tell you no. you must wage a war daily against the ordinary outcome, until the belief you invented out of nothing in a room by yourself has been hammered into the world so many times that it stops being a claim and becomes reality.
Laughter is anti-inflammatory. Crying is regulating. Hugging is immunoprotective. Singing is vagal toning. Dancing is neurogenic.
Joy is a biological necessity.
When you get in shape you change your frequency. You attract better people, opportunities, mates…even your thoughts are different. Your aura changes because you’re operating at your full potential. If you want to change your life, your first step is getting your ass in shape.
Assuming it came from savings vs an exit?
Don't touch it. Invest it. Let it compound.
DCA. Buy when everyone else panics.
Let compounding work its magic
Your income is still your greatest assets and dwarfs the million. Protect your earning power.
Health sits upstream of income. Fund it harder than your portfolio.
Sleep, strength, cardio, food, stress. Brady earned more at 44 than 24. Nothing in your brokerage beats that return.
Spend less than you can afford.
Upgrade convenience before luxury.
Buy your time back. Aggressively.
The supercar can wait. Unless your dream girl cares about that kind of stuff (mine doesn’t).
Have kids earlier than you think. They need your energy, not your money.
Be ruthless about who you have them with.
Surround yourself with exceptional people.
Find mentors with the life you want. Family, fitness, and not just the bank account.
Live where you'd live if money weren't in the equation.
Travel more.
Buy experiences, not status.
Optimize for memories.
Say no to anything that doesn't excite you.
Stop impressing people you don't respect.
Chase freedom, then alignment, then purpose. In that order.
Make decisions for the next 10 years, not the next 10 days.
Once you hit it, you’ll realize it won’t matter
It was never about the first million. It was about becoming the type of man who deserves it
Most people think being wealthy is having a fancy car, expensive watch, or a big home.
It's really about having the ability to have coffee with your wife, gym in the afternoon, lunch with friends, and being able to see your family for dinner.