How does one succeed in life?
08.06.2025 04:45
What I need from you?
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.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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“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.
Does not procrastinate.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
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.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
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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Do not set goals—set systems.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
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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.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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Procrastinates a lot.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Making more friends is a goal.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
That's it for today.
Ask yourself:
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
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.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Hangs out with loser friends.