How does one succeed in life?
12.06.2025 06:59
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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Avoids sugar and is very fit.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
“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.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Does not procrastinate.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Ask yourself:
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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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:
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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Paying a coach with a detailed plan 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.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
That's it for today.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Why is it that women are stronger than men nowadays?
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
What I need from you?
Hangs out with loser friends.
I've never read the book. What did Dorian Grey do that was so immoral and sinful?
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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):
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Procrastinates a lot.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Making more friends is a goal.
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.
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.
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.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.