How does one succeed in life?

Last Updated: 03.07.2025 00:12

How does one succeed in life?

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

Making more friends is a goal.

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

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Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

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

Ask yourself:

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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

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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.

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.

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

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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

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

Procrastinates a lot.

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

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

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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

Does not procrastinate.

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.

That's it for today.

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

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

Losing 20kg is a goal.

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

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Do not set goals—set systems.

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

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

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Avoids sugar and is very fit.

An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):

Living to your full potential is a goal.

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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

What I need from you?

First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.

Why does Russia support Palestine in the Middle East conflict?

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

“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.

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

Hangs out with loser friends.

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

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