How does one succeed in life?

Last Updated: 01.07.2025 01:12

How does one succeed in life?

Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.

Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.

If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.

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Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.

Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

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.

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Do not set goals—set systems.

However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:

“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.

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I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?

Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).

Ask yourself:

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Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.

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.

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Does not procrastinate.

Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.

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The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.

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.

Procrastinates a lot.

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Making more friends is a goal.

Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).

Why do I randomly start sweating a lot in public (while waiting in line, in a new class, etc.) then start sweating more because I’m embarrassed that I’m sweating so much? Is this social anxiety?

Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.

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.

Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.

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Living to your full potential is a goal.

Losing 20kg is a goal.

That's it for today.

Why am I always so tired and I don't eat enough?

Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.

Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

Avoids sugar and is very fit.

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

What I need from you?

The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.

First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.

Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to 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.

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

Saving $10,000 is a goal.

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?

How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?

An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):

Hangs out with loser friends.