How does one succeed in life?
08.06.2025 16:58
Making more friends is a goal.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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Losing 20kg is a goal.
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.
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However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Ask yourself:
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
That's it for today.
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If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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.
My husband asked me why do I keep on complaining about him cheating. Why don't I just leave?
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Hangs out with loser friends.
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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.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Does not procrastinate.
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.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Procrastinates a lot.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
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.
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.).
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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.
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.
What I need from you?