How does one succeed in life?

Last Updated: 02.07.2025 14:33

How does one succeed in life?

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.

Does not procrastinate.

The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.

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Ask yourself:

Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.

Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.

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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?

Making more friends is a goal.

Quitting porn for 30 days 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.

An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):

How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?

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Do not set goals—set systems.

Hangs out with loser friends.

Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.

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Procrastinates a lot.

Saving $10,000 is a goal.

Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).

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Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.

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If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.

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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?

First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.

However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:

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That's it for today.

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.

Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).

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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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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

“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.

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Living to your full potential is a goal.

Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.

What I need from you?

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Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.

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.

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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

Avoids sugar and is very fit.

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

Opens a business and makes WiFi money.