How does one succeed in life?
11.06.2025 15:23
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Making more friends is a goal.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Ask yourself:
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.
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Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
That's it for today.
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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
What I need from you?
Procrastinates a lot.
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Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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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.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
“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.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Do not set goals—set systems.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Does not procrastinate.
Hangs out with loser friends.