How does one succeed in life?
10.06.2025 01:37
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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Does not procrastinate.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
“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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However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
What is something brutally honest that needs to be said?
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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.
Procrastinates a lot.
What great song was "ruined" once you really listened to the lyrics?
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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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.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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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.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
What is the most memorable thing that happened in your college days?
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Ask yourself:
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
That's it for today.
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.
Making more friends is a goal.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
What I need from you?
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?