How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 03.07.2025 08:25
Ask yourself:
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
What I need from you?
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Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Does not procrastinate.
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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Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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.
Making more friends is a goal.
Do not set goals—set systems.
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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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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.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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.
That's it for today.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Procrastinates a lot.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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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.
Hangs out with loser friends.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Losing 20kg is a goal.