How does one succeed in life?
Last Updated: 24.06.2025 17:14
First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
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.
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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.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Ask yourself:
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
Losing 20kg is a goal.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
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Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
That's it for today.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
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Making more friends is a goal.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
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Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Do not set goals—set systems.
Does not procrastinate.
However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
“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.
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
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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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
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.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
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Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
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.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
What I need from you?
How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Hangs out with loser friends.
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.
Procrastinates a lot.