How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 21.06.2025 07:09
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Does not procrastinate.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
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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.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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“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.
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.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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Losing 20kg is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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Procrastinates a lot.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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.
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Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
That's it for today.
How do you fight the push and pull (manipulation) tactic if you want to win him?
Do not set goals—set systems.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Making more friends 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.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Ask yourself:
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.
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.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.