| Jun 28 |
Everyone's tired. No one's playing at 100%. Everyone has injuries and bruises and tradeoffs they would've played differently if they had known better.
Everyone has all that in common. The only thing that separates winners from losers is choosing to win anyways.
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| Jun 27 |
Uncomfortable truth:
If your employees are mediocre, you probably are too.
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| Jun 27 |
No rule has been truer in my life:
You show people how much you care by how much you prepare.
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| Jun 27 |
In the real world, there's no scoreboard, no referee, and no one tells you you've won. You just keep your head down grinding until one day you look around and see you're the only one left.
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| Jun 27 |
You think youâre not good enough when in reality, you just havenât done it long enough.
Sometimes you just gotta give time, time.
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| Jun 27 |
The fastest way to get what you want is give up everything that doesnât matter.
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| Jun 26 |
The single greatest change in my life came from doing one thing:
Ignoring peopleâs advice who didn't have what I wanted.
This includes parents, friends, acquaintances, and random posts I see on my newsfeed.
The world got quieter, and that made decisions a lot easier.
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| Jun 26 |
Every 23 year old wants to start a personal brand.
What everyone forgets is the âpersonalâ part - not making videos or posting, but having real skills, accomplishments or opinions worth watching in first place.
If you want an epic personal brand, do epic shit first.
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| Jun 26 |
The bar for doing things is set so low.
I sh*t you not, if you just do what you say youâre gonna do, and keep showing up no matter what - youâll beat 99% of people.
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| Jun 26 |
3 things that change your life:
1) Your calendar - where you spend your time
2) Your bank account - where you spend your money
3) Your social circle - who you let spend their time & money with you
If these are the same as last year, your life probably will be too.
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| Jun 26 |
The difference between luck and success is the number of failed attempts before you win.
Thatâs all.
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| Jun 25 |
You don't need a vision board if your goals are all you think about every hour of everyday.
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| Jun 25 |
You can cure most anxiety by simply making a choice and sticking with it.
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| Jun 25 |
You'll never get ahead if every time someone else gets ahead, it bothers you.
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| Jun 24 |
How to stay poor:
Think someone else winning means you losing.
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| Jun 24 |
The world belongs to those who keep showing up, long after the excitement of showing up goes away.
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| Jun 24 |
If you want to make more money, stop trying new things.
It's impossible to become world class at anything when you start something new every three months.
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| Jun 24 |
Do it now so you won't have to remember it later.
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| Jun 23 |
People underestimate the value of disappearing for 6 months into a cave to come back stronger.
It worked for Batman. It worked for Superman. It'll work for you.
Except people wont accept it as normal.
But if you wanna be a superhero, you gotta do superhero sh*t.
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| Jun 23 |
Real friends tell you out when you mess up.
Fake friends tell other people.
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| Jun 22 |
If you want to see who your real friends are, win.
Then see who's still around.
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| Jun 22 |
You'll be judged for succeeding more than you ever would for failing.
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| Jun 21 |
Either your business grows, or you do.
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| Jun 21 |
How to gain anyones respect in two sentences:
Hereâs what Iâm gonna do.
Then, actually doing it.
Bonus: Tell them when youâll get it done by.
Super bonus: Give them proof you finished before due date without being asked.
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| Jun 20 |
If your friends arenât comfortable calling you out on your bs, youâre not friends.
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| Jun 20 |
Anything that can be destroyed by the truth should be.
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| Jun 20 |
Cheapest way to improve your mood:
Clean your desk.
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| Jun 19 |
You can either blame your conditions or you can learn to win in any condition.
But youâre gonna pass the time either way.
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| Jun 19 |
The bigger the goal the longer the timeframe.
The longer the time frame, the fewer the people who compare.
The fewer the people who compete, the easier it is to win.
If you want to win big, think long.
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| Jun 18 |
Learning shit fast made simple:
1) Do it 100 times
2) Look at top 10% outcomes
3) Compare differences between top 10% and bottom 90%
4) Incorporate those changes for next 100 repetitions
5) Repeat 1-4 until people call you a "natural"
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| Jun 18 |
The better the people you hire, the more money you will make, even if you pay them more.
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| Jun 18 |
It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.
It's much easier to become one.
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| Jun 17 |
If youâre making less than $100,000 a year - and want to make more money - forget about investing into anything other than yourself.
Your only priority should be learning how to make more money.
And then doing nothing else besides that.
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| Jun 17 |
9 times out of 10 you already know what you need to do. It just sucks.
But rather than endure that discomfort - we convince ourselves thereâs something else worth doing when there isn't.
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| Jun 17 |
Friends become strangers faster than strangers become friends.
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| Jun 17 |
In case you needed the reminder, America is still awesome.
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| Jun 17 |
The secret to being in the right place at the right time is being the last man there after everyone else gave up.
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| Jun 16 |
**Huge Announcement**
@sharran is joining us as Managing Partner, and President of https://t.co/BvKcvPEfOF.
To explain how big of a deal this is, Iâll cite a recent article⌠âLike Michael Jordan in his prime, heâs stepping away from his president role at a peak moment, having led Real to heights no other brokerage has achieved in such a short time.â
Sharran joins us directly from $REAX - scaling it from $200M to $1B+ Market cap in under 3 years - in one of the worst real estate markets in recent history.
Prior to that - he ran Srilo Capital - his family office that focused on PE, Tech, & Real estate.
Prior to that, he scaled Teles from $300M in volume to $3.4B which he then sold to Douglas Elliman.
He has 5 major exits under his belt. And in between worked at Goldman Sachs and was a pro tennis player for five years.
TLDR: He comes to us with deep tech, finance, public sector, real estate, M&A and operational knowledge.
Heâs really good and really smart at a lot of stuff.
On a personal level: Iâve known Sharran for 6+ years. The first time we spoke was for 4 hours on a random weeknight.
We became instant close friends. Heâs one of the few people I can call with good news, bad news, or for advice.
Weâve partnered on every multi-family real estate purchase Iâve made in the past 5 years (I think?).
In short, Sharran is great. And now, heâs joining ACQ, making ACQ even greater.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:
Youâll get more âadvanced businessâ content.
Youâll get more visibility into our investing side (Iâve kept this more private, but that will change soon).
Weâll be sharing our deals more publicly.
Weâre starting a Behind Closed Doors podcast for those of you who like the more advanced stuff (think higher level ops, org design, investing, private equity, real estate, alternative assets, etc)
AndâŚwe have a big amazing thing planned that I can't wait to tell you about.
Until then, please join me in welcoming Sharran Srivatsaa to ACQ!
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| Jun 15 |
Itâs less about pushing hard and more about finding ways to making continuing easy.
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| Jun 15 |
Youâre in rush because youâre in pain. And youâre in pain because youâre in a rush.
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| Jun 14 |
Most people fail because they want the results without the repetition.
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| Jun 14 |
Iâm calling it: more non-human AI influencers.
AI influencers are the future. Sure.
But, we only think AI human influencers because theyâre the only things that talkâŚnow.
But the AI could be a talking puppy dragon. And itâll likely get more views than an AI guy named Doug.
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| Jun 13 |
Dont expect someone who doesnât understand your goals to understand what youâre willing to give up to get them.
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| Jun 12 |
The fastest way to show people you donât know how the world works is to complain about it.
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| Jun 12 |
People fail because they want:
âŚa dream girl without going on 100 bad dates
âŚa dream customer without a 100 bad leads.
âŚa dream body without 100 hard workouts.
If necessity is the mother of invention, repetition is the father of results.
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| Jun 11 |
The pain you experience is the price you pay to build the character you want.
Patience is built through delay.
Consistency is built through boredom.
Toughness is built through suffering.
Itâs not punishment. Itâs the only way to become the person you said you wanted to become.
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| Jun 09 |
Consistency is the currency of credibility.
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| Jun 09 |
Most people donât really give up on their dreams. They see the price tag then decide itâs too expensive.
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| Jun 09 |
If you have crazy goals, and you expect to accomplish them, youâre not gonna be normal. Not even close.
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| Jun 08 |
When you list out your priorities, you just prove that you have none.
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| Jun 08 |
No matter how many decisions youâve made, itâs never too late to ignore everyone elseâs opinion and do what you want.
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| Jun 05 |
Most people want to become millionaires because of what being a millionaire allows you to do, not because of what you have do to become a millionaire.
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| Jun 04 |
To women who want to make their husband/man feel appreciated, donât say I love you.
Say thank you.
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99 |
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| Jun 04 |
Until customers tell you your prices are too high, theyâre probably too low.
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| Jun 03 |
If you want to grow, you have to stop doing the stuff thatâs holding you back. If you donât know what those things are, then ignorance is holding you back.
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| Jun 03 |
If someone doesnât want what you want, never expect them to understand what youâre willing to give up to get it.
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| Jun 02 |
Update: the misery ended.
If youâre going thru it:
1) just make progress everyday
2) give time, time
And realize that in some seasons, maintaining is winning.
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| Jun 02 |
Guess whatâŚif you never ask, you still get rejected.
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| Jun 01 |
How to be productive:
Donât do anything besides the task you set out to complete.
Thatâs literally it.
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104 |
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| Jun 01 |
People care more about what youâve done, not how long youâve been doing it.
Evidence > Experience
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101 |
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| May 31 |
Deleting work-life balance for a season nets you more work-life balance over a lifetime.
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| May 31 |
I saw this pic that went viral.
And yeah, I agree... the waiter should âdo better.â
The waiter who posted it shared how he could have seen it and gotten offended or upset.
But instead, he took it to heart.
He showed up the next day determined to be the best employee he could be.
He tried to remember every customerâs name.
Smiled more.
Brought a better attitude.
Then something crazy happenedâŚ
Customers started telling him how great he was.
He got bigger tips.
More compliments.
More energy.
Same job.
Different mindset.
Did he suddenly become passionate?
Or did he realize the work we do works on us... the more we work on it?
Long way of saying:
If we can âdo better,â weâll probably get better outcomes.
Not just this waiter - you, me, all of us.
- Alex âđ˝
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| May 31 |
More people lose from fear of rejection than actual rejection.
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| May 30 |
If you have a clear goal, fast feedback loops, and a long time horizon - winning is a âwhenâ question, not an âifâ question.
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| May 30 |
Thereâs no greater waste of life than changing yourself into someone you donât like to get people you donât like to like you.
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125 |
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| May 29 |
The most dangerous people in the world are people with intelligence, resources, and work ethic that who have absolute conviction that theyâre right.
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| May 29 |
To get rich you need to be smart, hard working, or patient (pick two).
And if youâre not rich, you have to figure out which two youâre missing.
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| May 29 |
You cannot beat anyone if you cannot even do what you said youâd do when you said youâd do it.
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| May 28 |
Every once in a while you have to remind yourself that you are capable of violent, unrelenting, forceful action.
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| May 28 |
If your friends donât have goals, your goal should be to get new friends.
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| May 28 |
Besides death, all failure is psychological.
-@jockowillink
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| May 27 |
You donât need to enjoy the process.
You just need to not quit.
Which may mean not enjoying the process.
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| May 27 |
If someone does better than you and you can only see the worst in them, the problem is you not them.
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100 |
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| May 27 |
Hot take:
Friends who only wanna talk about your past probably shouldnât be a part of your future.
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| May 26 |
Youâll figure out the right thing to do faster if you prioritize moving faster over being right.
Ship and fix works faster than debate and deliberate.
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152 |
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| May 25 |
Dear younger self:
You have to learn how to give yourself orders and follow them before anyone else will consider following yours.
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131 |
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| May 25 |
People will treat you as poorly as you allow.
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45 |
. |
| May 24 |
How to make money in one sentence:
Become amazing at one thing.
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| May 24 |
If youâre not getting what you want from other people, itâs either because youâre not good enough, or youâre not asking for it.
Either way, itâs your fault.
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| May 24 |
The greatest waste of time is trying to reason with someone who never reasoned for themselves to begin with.
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| May 23 |
A lot of anxiety comes from worrying about something 'bad' that might happen. But when we look in reverse, every bad thing becomes a good thing with time & perspective. So - maybe think about what good will come from the bad thing that hasn't happened yet and worry less.
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| May 23 |
Surprisingly good early career advice:
If youâre confused about what to do, write down all the things you donât want to do, then start with what's left.
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| May 23 |
The only real way to avoid criticism is to do nothing. And even then, youâll probably get criticized for doing nothing.
So you might as well do something.
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155 |
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| May 23 |
How to stay poor:
Only learn from people who look like you.
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311 |
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137.3k |
60 |
. |
| May 22 |
You can tell exactly how motivated someone is by how many different ways theyâre willing to try without giving up.
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114 |
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| May 22 |
People work their whole lives for what they could get in a few years if they just went all in.
Deleting work life balance for a season gives you more work life balance over a lifetime.
You're not crazy for working hard, you're crazy for trying to get them to understand.
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641 |
299 |
236.6k |
274 |
. |
| May 21 |
People get rich when they do one thing.
Then get poor when they try to do another thing.
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89 |
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| May 21 |
You either win, or you give up before you win.
There are no other outcomes.
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77 |
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| May 20 |
Friendly reminder that youâve survived things you thought would destroy you.
Youâre not made of glass.
Carry yourself accordingly.
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437 |
265 |
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132 |
. |
| May 20 |
If you donât control your schedule, you donât control your life.
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64 |
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| May 19 |
A lot of management just comes down to:
Tell them what you want
Show them how to do it
Check in to make sure they did
Give feedback on the outcome
And just doing that until you die.
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183 |
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| May 18 |
August 16, 2025. 9am/12pm PT.
Block your calendar. Expect fireworks. https://t.co/arZwlhjkEs
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92 |
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| May 17 |
Until you win, everyone asks you why youâre working so hard.
After you win, everyone asks why youâre working so hard.
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166k |
119 |
. |
| May 15 |
You cannot both want average people to approve of your decisions and live an above average life.
The price of admission is the loss of the approval.
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728 |
249 |
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149 |
. |
| May 15 |
When something is harder than you thought it would be, consider that the reward may also be better than you thought it would be too.
Just because itâs harder than you thought doesnât make it any less worth it.
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210 |
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| May 14 |
Do you want to be liked, or do you want to win?
- Marc Andreesen
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332 |
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65 |
. |
| May 14 |
Youâd be amazed what you can accomplish when you start giving your full attention to one thing rather than dividing your attention among many.
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749 |
253 |
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142 |
. |
| May 14 |
When you start out, no one takes you seriously.
It also means they wonât see you coming.
Itâs an advantage you only get once. Use it.
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570 |
297 |
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136 |
. |
| May 13 |
Life will not give you what you want if you want everything.
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60 |
. |
| May 13 |
Friendly reminder that you don't need a morning routine to make money.
You need to do something for rich people they don't know how to do.
You need to let them know about it.
And you need to keep doing it far past the point of you getting bored.
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