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Jan 1st - New Years came and went. Tons of people jerked themselves off thinking this year will be the year they change, and want to win. The problem is they don't understand that an arbitrary date isn't going to "change" anything. There is no difference with the Dec 31st you versus the Jan 1st you - except for a bit more of age in hours - that's using extreme realism to see the world.
So what I do is always take the first half of the month off, to get out of the way of the circle-jerkers, I don't bother answering any requests or making any business arrangements, I just concentrate on what drives revenue for me, and take off for a "mini-vacation" from the world. By the 15th of Jan, 95% of those circle-jerks are done with their resolution and have given up on changing, and set back in their ways. That's when I act, since they'll be out of my way, the people that want it truly don't wait for a date to change, they change immediately, since you have to create habits and rituals to get over your obstacles.
Let's put it more clearly - If I want to win, I need to work harder then my competition. If I'm entering a new niche, not only do I have to work harder just to catch up, I have to continue working harder so by the time the competition notices me, I'll be out of their reach since they'll be stuck in their ways of a 40 hours work week.
I want you to think about this - If a competitor of your is sitting there working 18+ hours a day, 7 days a week, and you are there barely working 8 hours a day - and only 5 days a week, How can you possibly compete or beat them? "Work smarter" you say? Possibly, but unless you've got some super top secret methodology, if they are like me, I look at what my competition is doing DAILY. As soon as I wake up I pull google alerts and look up what my competition has done in terms of changes - EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I plan my day out according to the actions I want to accomplish created from yesterday, and go in. If you've got someone like me, @Satvrn, or @Calamari working in your niche 18+ hours a day, and grinding, you're in some fucking trouble, cause eventually we'll hit gold and drain all your lands, we may not know what the fuck we are doing, but with enough time, grind, research, and drilling, you'll find yourself on the losing end of your niche, even if it takes a year to catch up, if you aren't moving forward like the grinders of the world are, putting your all into something, then eventually when a grinder gets wind of your niche, you're done.
How can you combat this? Fucking grind, and keep grinding. But you have to first ask yourself whether you really want to win in whatever endeavor you are doing?
Relevant:
"I Knew Kobe Bryant Was Dedicated, But This Is Amazing.":
http://www.tickld.com/x/i-knew-kobe-bryant-was-dedicated-but-this
Elon Musk - Work twice as hard as others:
So the question comes down to - Do you want to win? Cause the road ahead is going to be torturous...
So what I do is always take the first half of the month off, to get out of the way of the circle-jerkers, I don't bother answering any requests or making any business arrangements, I just concentrate on what drives revenue for me, and take off for a "mini-vacation" from the world. By the 15th of Jan, 95% of those circle-jerks are done with their resolution and have given up on changing, and set back in their ways. That's when I act, since they'll be out of my way, the people that want it truly don't wait for a date to change, they change immediately, since you have to create habits and rituals to get over your obstacles.
Let's put it more clearly - If I want to win, I need to work harder then my competition. If I'm entering a new niche, not only do I have to work harder just to catch up, I have to continue working harder so by the time the competition notices me, I'll be out of their reach since they'll be stuck in their ways of a 40 hours work week.
I want you to think about this - If a competitor of your is sitting there working 18+ hours a day, 7 days a week, and you are there barely working 8 hours a day - and only 5 days a week, How can you possibly compete or beat them? "Work smarter" you say? Possibly, but unless you've got some super top secret methodology, if they are like me, I look at what my competition is doing DAILY. As soon as I wake up I pull google alerts and look up what my competition has done in terms of changes - EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I plan my day out according to the actions I want to accomplish created from yesterday, and go in. If you've got someone like me, @Satvrn, or @Calamari working in your niche 18+ hours a day, and grinding, you're in some fucking trouble, cause eventually we'll hit gold and drain all your lands, we may not know what the fuck we are doing, but with enough time, grind, research, and drilling, you'll find yourself on the losing end of your niche, even if it takes a year to catch up, if you aren't moving forward like the grinders of the world are, putting your all into something, then eventually when a grinder gets wind of your niche, you're done.
How can you combat this? Fucking grind, and keep grinding. But you have to first ask yourself whether you really want to win in whatever endeavor you are doing?
Relevant:
"I Knew Kobe Bryant Was Dedicated, But This Is Amazing.":
http://www.tickld.com/x/i-knew-kobe-bryant-was-dedicated-but-this
Elon Musk - Work twice as hard as others:
So the question comes down to - Do you want to win? Cause the road ahead is going to be torturous...