How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 06:55
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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.
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If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
Does not procrastinate.
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Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
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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Hangs out with loser friends.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Ask yourself:
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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.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
That's it for today.
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
What I need from you?
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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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.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
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Living to your full potential is a goal.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Making more friends is a goal.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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.
Why do so many people find Kakashi's character so appealing and inspirational?
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Procrastinates a lot.
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
“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.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Losing 20kg is a goal.