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How To Go Further Than 99% Of People (Without Working Too Hard)
One little secret that will put you above the pack.
You wanna get further than 99% of people without working to hard?
Here's the secret...
You just need to show up.
99% of people won't even do that.
They'll talk a good game.
But they won't back it up.
So by simply showing up, you get ahead.
So how do you keep showing up?
1. Create Routines
You could try to rely completely on willpower…
But no one is perfect.
And all it takes is one bad day to kill your momentum.
If you create a routine and stick to it, you can guarantee you'll show up everyday.
“Your future is found in your daily routine. Successful people do daily what others do occasionally.”
2. Start With Small Goals
You need big goals...
But the problem with them is that the path to achieving them is not always clear.
The way to make the path clear is to set smaller goals.
As you achieve them...
You'll eventually achieve the larger ones.
Example
Let’s say your goal is to do 50 pushups without stopping.
But right now, you can only do 10.
You try to do 50 anyway, and after failing 5 or 6 times, you believe you’ll never be able to do 50 pushups, so you give up.
Had you set smaller goals, you would have eventually made it to 50 with ease.
So if you can do 10 right now…
Work on getting up to 15.
Then 20… then 25… all the way up to 50.
“Any goal can be achieved if you break it down into enough small parts.”
3. Develop Better Habits
Your daily habits will make or break your ability to achieve your goals.
Habits are very similar to routines, but when I talk about habits, I’m talking about the things you do on a daily basis that aren’t apart of a predetermined routine.
Example
Smoking weed
Playing video games
Scrolling on social media
Watching YouTube videos
Anything you do to waste time
None of these things are 100% bad. But they become bad when they distract you from focusing on your mission.
If you want to show up everyday...
You need to get rid of bad habits that stop you from focusing on your mission, and replace them with habits that help you progress towards it.
Instead of scrolling on YouTube until you find a video that will keep your attention…
Find a video about a topic you’re genuinely curious about.
Take notes on that video.
Ask questions about the notes you take and dive deeper into the idea.
Write about it all on social media, to start growing an audience.
With time, you can eventually start making money from your work.
Another Example
If you want to build a bigger chest…
Instead of mindlessly scrolling on social media for hours, drop down and do some pushups when you get bored.
That might sound simple, but it can turn you into a whole new person if you make it a consistent habit.
By simply swapping out unproductive habits with habits that align with who you want to be in the future — as simple as those habits may be — you put yourself in a position to become the best version of yourself, without working too hard.
All of these things are super simple and don't require any hard work, but they'll still get you ahead of 99% of people. And it’s all because 99% of people will never do these things.
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