How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 10:21
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Making more friends is a goal.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Hangs out with loser friends.
That's it for today.
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
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.).
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What I need from you?
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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.
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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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
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Does not procrastinate.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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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.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
“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.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Procrastinates a lot.
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.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Do not set goals—set systems.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Ask yourself:
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.