How does one succeed in life?
11.06.2025 00:19
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
How did you respond to, "Why do you love me"?
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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Procrastinates a lot.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
In 5 years, YOU will still be the one making decisions. And if you keep your current habits, "YOU 2.0" will have big problems.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Keep in mind that, there is always a system for any problem. You just need to be willing to think hard enough and BE WILLING TO MAKE SACRIFICES.
That's it for today.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
What celebrity do you admire the most?
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Hangs out with loser friends.
Making more friends is a goal.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Cutting off WiFi at home for a month or giving your phone to a distant friend for a month (in exchange for a Nokia or simply nothing) is a system.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
“YOU 2.0” is like your future kid. It’s your duty to make decisions for him. It is wiser to marry a nice mom for your kid, not just a beautiful wife for yourself.
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Does not procrastinate.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Porn blockers might help, but they won’t be as effective. And you know nudity isn’t just on Pornhub—it’s everywhere. Don’t joke with fire.
What I need from you?
PICK 1 important thing you want to quit or bring into your life in 2025. Think hard about a system that will make it impossible or inevitable.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Do not set goals—set systems.
Ask yourself:
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.