How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 22.06.2025 05:46
Ask yourself:
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Procrastinates a lot.
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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.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Making more friends is a goal.
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Hangs out with loser friends.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Does not procrastinate.
I am 13 and I am planning to run away. What should I do to succeed?
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
What I need from you?
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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That's it for today.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Do not set goals—set systems.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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.
“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.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
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.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
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.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.