How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 21:31
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Making more friends is a goal.
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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.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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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Living to your full potential is a goal.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
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Does not procrastinate.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
That's it for today.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Would you date/marry a guy younger than you? If no, why not?
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Do not set goals—set systems.
What I need from you?
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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Procrastinates a lot.
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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.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
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.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Ask yourself:
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Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Hangs out with loser friends.