It’s easy to live a fantasy life. The one where you think all of your problems are unique. Or a life where your sh*t doesn’t stink. Here is a curated list of uncomfortable truths to make you rethink your life and reawaken your creativity.
The people you attract (or don’t attract) reflect your vibes
The vibe you put out is crucial
- Positive people attract positive people. Negative people repel
- Check your vibe to attract high-quality people
- Negative people will exit quietly through the trapdoor
Every single person you love will die, or you die first
Stay in regular contact with the people you care about
- Make calls on the way to work or while driving if you have to
- Every moment with awesome people is worth it
- Don’t wait until they die to remember that uncomfortable truth
No One Cares About Your Opinion Until You Show Results
We pay attention to people who have results.
- Time in the game beats time commenting on the game. Everybody’s got a pair. Everybody wants to be thought leaders or gain an online audience. Fine. But nobody cares in the beginning.
Most people don’t know you exist and don’t care about you
Attention-seeking is a plague on social media
- You can go from being held back by the buffet lunch of tragedies available to you in life, or you can take the bad stuff that’s happened to you and use it as a form of inspiration to help people facing the same problem
“It’s not lack of talent. It’s fear of making sacrifices.”
What you achieve in life is in direct proportion to how many sacrifices you’re willing to make
- Big goals start out with sacrifices
- If you make them for long enough, then the results will lower the number of sacrifices you need to make in the future
It doesn’t matter how much you learn, you will never feel ready
You learn by doing.
- Experiment with the magic of trial and error to turn the generic learning you’ve done into a customized path forward
- Side hustles are something I’m passionate about
- Lots of people don’t want to start one because they always want more information
- Learning by doing is better than procrastinating
You truly appreciate life only after you almost die
Most of what happens in life is useless nonsense that won’t matter in a week.
- Life is a miracle. You have a one in a billion chance of being here, yet here you are. Every day should be a celebration that you’re alive, and that you didn’t die yet.
“You don’t know how important it is until you lose it.”
When we lose something we crave it again.
- Don’t wait to experience loss to be reminded of this uncomfortable truth
- You pass through life forgetting all the people who make it awesome, without a single ounce of gratitude
