How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 03.07.2025 02:41
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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Making more friends is a goal.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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Ask yourself:
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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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.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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.
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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.
That's it for today.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Does not procrastinate.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Losing 20kg is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
How good do you sing and how do you know this?
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Procrastinates a lot.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
What I need from you?
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
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.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
“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.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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.