25 Hours a Day

hatever you think is your limit, go one more. Whenever you think you’ve done all you can do, do one more. Forget the haters.

Our minds have the ability to adapt the same way our muscles adapt and grow stronger due to repetitive stresses placed on them.

People will say, “Step out of your comfort zone and you will be successful.” It all sounds good, but in the end, no one knows how to put it to use because there’s no context.

Going all-in is the context.

I want to be the guy who stays calm while everyone else is losing theirs.

A lot of entitlement stems from a sense of speed and velocity. Everyone thinks success is a short road, and money, fame, whatever it is you’re looking for, is always right around the corner. It can be tough to learn that that’s not how the world works.

One of the best things you can do for yourself, and your future, is to recognize whenever you’re giving into feelings of entitlement, then work extra hard to rid yourself of that feeling. My personal trick, whenever I feel like I didn’t get something I deserved, is to remember all the people out there at the moment who have it way worse than me.

Soon enough, you see these people later, when the reality of the world smacks them in the face. You’ll hear them bitching about their lousy salaries. They’ll be pissed that they had to work a few extra hours last week to get a project done.

Be proactive rather than reactive. You will never make it to number one if you are constantly following the footsteps of first, second, and third place.

FOCUS ON BEING PROACTIVE. NOT REACTIVE.

That’s one of the things that holds so many people back. They hold onto their wishes and keep them as only that. They never take the steps to make that wish a reality. These are the things that separate the successful people in life from the ones who might be super smart, or have a shitload of money, but who don’t seem to achieve anything with either.

Find the next challenge. Don’t avoid them, embrace them. See the struggle for what it is—an opportunity to grow, to create something amazing and fulfilling and kick-ass. Search those challenges out.

Don’t avoid them.