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·         In chess as in life, when people cannot figure out what you are doing, they are kept in a state of terror — waiting, uncertain, confused.

·         If you find someone smarter than you, don't compete just learn.

·         Being attacked is a sign that you are important enough to be a target.

·         A warning: Unpredictability can work against you sometimes, especially if you are in a subordinate position. There are times when it is better to let people feel comfortable and settled around you than to disturb them.

·         Unpredictability is not only a weapon of terror: Scrambling your patterns on a day-to-day basis will cause a stir & stimulate interest People will talk about you, ascribe motives & explanations that have nothing to do with the truth, but that keep you constantly in their minds

·         “The most successful people I know believe in themselves almost to the point of delusion.” — Sam Altman

·         Establish a frightening reputation. People will back off from you, treating you with respect and a little fear.

·         Seek attention relentlessly, regardless of the cost.

·         Be the man who has a lot of money, talks less, lives a private life, and minds his own business all the time. You'll go far in life.

·         Make other people come to you; use bait if necessary.

·         When you think you are too old to do something new remember you will never be younger than you are right now.

·         Just keep showing up and you will become unstoppable. Consistency is the single most important ingredient of success. Even more than competence

·         The more easily available you are, the less you will be valued. The more you speak, the less seriously your words will be taken.

·         Court attention at all costs.

·         You will become rich if you genuinely Focus for 6 months.

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·         Take extreme responsibility: People may empathize, but they won’t live life for you. The moment you stop blaming circumstances or others, you reclaim your power to change your situation. Own everything in your life.

·         Invest in yourself first: What you do when no one is watching what defines you. Everyone is absorbed in their own world. Stop worrying about others’ opinions and focus on becoming your best self. People start caring when your results speak for themselves.

·         You will never change your life until you change the habits you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.

·         Become accustomed to observing first, basing your ideas and theories on what you have seen with your eyes, and then analyzing what you find.

·         A simple rule that makes life easier: Always strive to give value before you ask for value.

·         Never assume that the person you are dealing with is weaker or less important than you are.

·         If you want to turn people down, it is best to do so politely and respectfully, even if you feel their request is impudent or their offer ridiculous. Never reject them with an insult until you know them better; you may be dealing with a Genghis Khan.

·         Use the surrender tactic: transform weakness into power.

·         Plan all the way to the end.

·         Train yourself to read people, picking up the signals they unconsciously send about their innermost thoughts and actions.

·         It’s a lot easier to gain respect when you replace talking about what you’re going to do with simply doing it.

·         Make people compete for your attention, make them see you as sought after by everyone else. The aura of desirability will envelop you.

·         Keep yourself restless and unsatisfied.

·         Do not leave your reputation to chance or gossip; it is your life's artwork, and you must craft it, hone it, and display it with the care of an artist.

·         There is nothing to be gained by insulting a person unnecessarily. Swallow the impulse to offend, even if the other person seems weak. The satisfaction is meager compared to the danger that someday he or she will be in a position to hurt you.

·         When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations of insecurity. You can not spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others.

·         He who works all day has no time to make money” - John Rockefeller

·         Study people’s weaknesses, the chinks in their armor, their areas of both pride and insecurity. Know their ins and outs before you even decide whether or not to deal with them.

·         Playing dumb is smart, especially if it reveals who's *really* dumb. Sometimes, the best way to win is to let others think they're winning.

·         No one likes feeling stupider than the next person. The trick, then, is to make your victims feel smart — and not just smart, but smarter than you are. Once convinced of this, they will never suspect that you may have ulterior motives.

·         If you can show up daily. Face the fear of rejection. Always try to get better. And be ok with looking stupid for a while. You’ve already won.

·         There’s a big misunderstanding about the difference between declarative knowledge (knowing about something) and procedural knowledge (knowing how to do something) among newer entrepreneurs. So they spend all their time learning about stuff thinking it will substitute doing it.

·         Choose the non-emotional response to any given situation and see how much easier your life becomes.

·         Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit.

·         There are no blessings in helping strangers when your own blood is suffering, That's not charity. It's show off.

·         Speak well of yourself and the things you work on. If you don't work on your reputation, no one will do it for you. Own your success story.

·         A man may be as humble as possible in his demeanor; and yet hardly ever get people to overlook his crime in standing intellectually above them. “Foolish people are a hundredfold more averse to meeting the wise than the wise are indisposed for the company of the foolish.”

·         1 year is all it takes to change your life. There might be late nights, early mornings, and a circle change. Some people might resent you for wanting to improve. You’ll need to make small adjustments, adapt to new surroundings, and balance learning with unlearning. Start today.

·         Subliminally reassure people that they are more intelligent than you are, or even that you are a bit of a moron, and you can run rings around them. The feeling of intellectual superiority you give them will disarm their suspicion-muscles.

·         Intelligence is the obvious quality to downplay, but why stop there? Taste and sophistication rank close to intelligence on the vanity scale; make people feel they are more sophisticated than you are and their guard will come down.

·         Safeguard your reputation vigilantly, as it shapes others' perceptions of you and determines how they treat you.

·         Under no circumstances should you reveal your ultimate goals to colleagues. They will undermine you in any way they know. You have to show a friendly face, maybe even with some naivety. Show that you are not so interested in occupying more favorable positions.

·         Want the rich to love you? Give them something to accelerate their accomplishments. Want the poor to love you? Agitate their pain, tell them they’re victims of some evil people and sell them a way to escape.

·         “You’ve seen my descent, now watch my rising.”

·         - Rumi

·         Strategize your every move, but when you act make sure everything seems spontaneous.

·         If you want to get paid like a professional you have to look and feel like one. You need to act as a professional. There is no place for amateurs in this world.

·         The only person you should commit to is yourself. Independence will make you look untouchable, and others will respect you.

·         Make those above you feel superior.

·         Triumph through decisive actions, not through fruitless arguments.

·         Get better every single day.

·         One of the best lessons you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm.

·         Never revenge, let them realize.

·         Listen more than you speak.

·         The first step to mastery is total immersion. Practice a lot.

·         Stick to your plans and in next 6 months, you may not even recognize yourself.

·         Say what needs to be said, not what makes you likeable. People don’t respect leaders who try to please everyone. They respect the one who stands for something.

·         Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean.

·         People follow consistency. They buy certainty. They respect knowledge. They invest in confidence. They like ideas.

·         Don’t complain about anything. If it’s within your control, go and do something about it. Complaining gives too much power to the thing. Take back that power.

·         Train your mind to think, doubt and question. Don’t’ worry about what others think about you.

·         Be delusional about your success. Move like it’s already yours.

·         There are only two jobs in the world: building or selling. If you are not doing one of those, you are just an expense.

·         Elon Musk once said. ‘Stop being patient and start asking yourself, how do I accomplish my 10 years plan in 6 months? You will probably fail but you will be lot further ahead of the person who simply accepted it was going to take 10 years.’

·         The hard-hitting truth that I realised after many failures is that without helping myself become better person it’s impossible to change other people or the world around us.

·         Learn the rules of the game and then play better than anyone else.

·         Don’t think too much. We all are bad in someone’s story.

·         The biggest success habit is being willing to look stupid.

·         6 months of hardcore focus can put you 5 years ahead in life. Don’t underestimate the power of consistency.

·         Discipline can fix 80% of your problem.

·         Frame your knowledge as something only a select few can have access to and watch yourself become a luxury brand.

·         The best way to make money is to solve the problem of people who have money.

·         Discipline is the highest form of self-love.

·         Dress well even when you are alone, treat yourself with the respect you deserve.

·         Be careful what you tolerate. You are teaching people how to treat you.

·         Often, I come across people who say they ‘want it bad’, but their actions don’t show it. Talk is cheap. Your efforts level will always prove your intension. If you want it bad enough, you will do what it takes. No excuses. No complaining. No blaming.

·         Privacy is power. What people don’t know, they can’t ruin.

·         Take time to recharge yourself, and come back stronger.

·         Once you understand the power of your words, you won’t just say anything. Once you understand the power of your thoughts, you won’t just think anything. Once you understand the power of your presence, you won’t just be anywhere. Know your worth.

·         Learn how to listen. Don’t overshare. Let them talk about themselves. Be attentive and remember small details. There isn’t anything unattratice

·         Every exceptional person I know is dangerously consistent.

·         The people who succeed aren’t ones who wait for perfect circumstances – they are the ones who act. They seize what is in front of them and prove their worth through actions.

·         You escape competition through ­­ authenticity.

·         The pain of ageing parents and your worthlessness in giving them the life they deserve hits you out of nowhere.

·         Pick one thing. Be dangerously good at it. Repeat it everyday like your future depends on it. In a matter of few months, you shall be unstoppable.

·         Be addicted to staying low key.

·         If you not 100% into it, somebody else who is 100% into it will outperform you. And they won’t just outperform you by a little bit – they’ll outperform you by a lot because now we are operating in the domain of ideas, compound interest really applies and leverage really applies.

·         Absence breeds respect. Don’t overexpose yourself.

·         Don’t announce moves, confirm your arrival.

·         Consistency and resilience always win, far beyond luck. Stay focused, stay strong.

·         Until it’s done, tell none.

·         The only advise anyone really needs: show up on time, with a good attitude, and do what you say you would do. That’s it. That’s 90% of winning in life.

·         Be obsessed. One of the most overlooked traits of successful people in they are all obsessed with their mission.

·         Be easy to root for. Show up early. Do what you say you are going to do. Take things off others plate. Stay late. Work weekends. Have a great attitude. Don’t gossip, whine or complain. Be easy to work with and hard to compete against.

·         Consistency is the cheat code a lot of people ignore.

·         Be the person who can figure it out. You shall be handed tasks, you have no idea how to complete. There is nothing more valuable than someone who can just figure it out. Do some work. Ask key questions. Get it done. If you do that, people will fight over you.

·         Go deep on things. Become an expert. Aim to read a lot.

·         When you speak, always try to say as little as possible. The more you speak, the more likely you are to say something foolish.

·         Until you execute, ideas are just noise.

·         Be a winner. Do the things you say you are going to do. Be the first guy to show up and the guy who turn off the lights. Help others as much as you can. Smile at everyone. Don’t gossip or complain. Have a positive attitude.

·         If you want to be wealthy, spend your time relaxing or earning. Outsource or ignore everything else.

·         Do yourself a favor: keep everything clean. Your outfit, your car and your workspace.

·         Consistency creates trust, and trust drives success.

·         Being financial stable eliminates 95% of your stress.

·         Give credit and (deserved) praise often, do it well and do it consistently. Become the person in the office who people want to work with because they feel seen and valued when they collaborate with you. Build people up.

·         10K hours of dedicated work is all you need to be among the top 1% in any field.

·         Discipline is nothing but self respect at the highest level.

·         Three qualities that have nothing to do with talent or intelligence, but can make a dramatic impact on your results: 1. Cheerful- You are pleasant to work with and generally raise the level of energy in the room. 2 – Accountable: you feel personally responsible for what you want to accomplish. It is not someone else’s job. It’s your responsibility. 3. Adaptable – you can find alternate path to success.

·         You can achieve scary goals when you do nothing else for two years to achieve one outcome.

·         No one cares what you do, they care what you can do for them.

·         No one is thinking about you as much as you think.

·         If you don’t care to be liked, they can’t touch you.

·         One day your child will sit across from someone and explain to them what it was like to be raised by you. Make sure it is a story worth telling.

·         If you are a career professional, your job is just to make your boss look good in-front of their boss. That’s it.

·         Change the world by your example, not by your opinion.

·         The better you become, the better you attract.

·         Focus on yourself and be the best person you can become. And, if others need your help, you can be there for them.

·         If you do, what you say, you become reliable.

·         3LA employee follows instructions, 30LA employees make decisions. The smarter your thinking, the higher your earnings.

·         The top 1% of people in the world has a sense of urgency, they shall do 30 days of work in 3 days if that is what it takes.

·         I don’t know a single exceptional person who isn’t dangerously consistent.

·         Never take investment advice from someone who has to work for the living.

·         You get paid for being right first and to be first, you can’t wait for consensus.

·         You would be amazed what you can accomplish when you start giving your full attention to one thing rather than driving your attention among many.

·         Escape competition through authenticity. If you are competing, it is all because you are copying. No one can compete with you, being you.

·         Remain a skeptik at all times, as it is the foundation of critical thinking and independent thought.

·         You can’t spend your life explaining yourself to people. You really need to learn to ignore a lot of things that people say about you.

·         Never neglect small details, even to the point of being a pest. And, when everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted, the leaders must be doubly vigilant. Always check small things.

·         The less you say, the more powerful you will be.

·         To become a king, you need to believe that you are a king.

·         The whole art of seduction is to make the other person feel like they were special.

·         You leak energy when you overshare. Privacy is power and protection.

·         A successful warrior is an average person with laser like focus.

·         Don’t lend, you help your friends.

·         Seek wealth, not money or status. Wealth is having assets that earn while you sleep.

·         Understand that ethical wealth creation is possible.

·         If you always do what is easy and choose the path of least resistance and you don’t venture outside your comfort zone, great things won’t happen.

·         Time is life’s currency. That’s why you must guard it like your most precious assets. The best way to do that is saying more NO than YES.\

·         Why you stop learning, you stop earning. That’s why you must develop an appetite for reading.

·         Get rich quick schemes are the fastest way to get poor.

·         Stop overthinking. Life reward those, who take actions.

·         Nearly everything awesome takes longer than you think.

·         Leave everything better than you found it.

·         If you want to earn respect, just take responsibility.

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