How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 02:43
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Does not procrastinate.
“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.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Making more friends is a goal.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
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Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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.
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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Ask yourself:
That's it for today.
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Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
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Hangs out with loser friends.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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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.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
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.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
What I need from you?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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.
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Procrastinates a lot.
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Do not set goals—set systems.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.