How does one succeed in life?

Last Updated: 02.07.2025 07:32

How does one succeed in life?

Do not set goals—set systems.

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

Losing 20kg is a goal.

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Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.

That's it for today.

Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.

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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.

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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.

Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.

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.

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Living to your full potential is a goal.

Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.

Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.

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Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

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.

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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.

Procrastinates a lot.

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):

Does not procrastinate.

Avoids sugar and is very fit.

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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.

Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.

Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.

I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?

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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.

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What I need from you?

Hangs out with loser friends.

Saving $10,000 is a goal.

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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:

Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).

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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.

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Ask yourself:

How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?

Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.

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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.

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.

Making more friends is a goal.