“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”
It’s important to realize that you won’t somehow become happy without making drastic changes. Your subpar relationship will not suddenly become perfect. The boss you hate will not suddenly become fun to work with. Your mundane daily routine will not suddenly become exciting.
The best venture capitalists value persistence over intelligence when analyzing the characteristics of founders and CEOs. (Did you get that? You might want to read that last sentence again.) This is because crumbling under pressure is more likely to cause failure than an inability to solve problems.
If you never feel the urge to quit, you’re not taking big enough risks.
“Sooner or later you’re going to realize, just as I did, that there’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.”
We measure ourselves based on how we perform relative to our local environment. In sociology, this is known as “relative deprivation” (RD).
Essentially, his colleagues will be more accomplished.[14] Generally then, this can be applied to other characteristics within a network, including happiness, intelligence, and wealth. This is known as the “Generalized Friendship Paradox” (GFP).
You’re not less intelligent, less wealthy, and less happy than everybody else, but unfortunately, the shiny façades of the social arena are likely to make you feel that way.
If you’ve stayed true to yourself and nurtured your relationships, your supporters will continue to support you for being brave, as any true friend would.
If you’re afraid to fail, then you’ll never expose yourself to opportunities for success. On the other hand, if you view failure as awesome, then you’ll be open to trying things—and falling on your face, screwing up, making mistakes, and blowing it once in a while. Sucking at something every once in a while is how you achieve greatness in the long run.[
Don’t work on things that don’t play to your strengths and passions. Don’t work on things that provide opportunities that don’t interest you. It’s easy to get lost in the fight, and continuously bang your head against the wall when people tell you that you get out what you put in.
Commit to taking risks that feed your passion. Get used to being nervous and uncomfortable.
As long as you are hardworking, you will find success somewhere along the path.
Countless entrepreneurs have perfected the starting part, but give up long before they finish paying their dues. The sad news is that when you start over, you get very little credit for how long you stood in line with your last great venture.
Your relentless persistence will never be for naught. By taking the risks others won’t take, you’ve given yourself an edge. You can sleep soundly at night, knowing valuable byproducts are constantly piling up behind you. You’ve already won.
“Vision is not enough; it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs.”
The Pareto Principle, also known as the 80–20 rule, or the law of the vital few, states that roughly 80% of the outcomes come from roughly 20% of the sources.
Parkinson’s Law, states that the amount of work required to complete a task will expand or contract to fill the allotted time.
Here’s a list of low-value activities I’ve either reduced considerably, or removed completely from my schedule: Email TV Paying bills Talking on the phone Texting/chatting Commuting/driving Cooking Errands/Chores Shopping Favors
People who do things out of order and without permission get more done, faster.
Move fast and break things. Zuckerberg comes from a hacker background. This doesn’t mean he breaks into banks. It means he questions conventional thinking and finds better solutions through constant experimentation. He understands the benefit of exploration, of moving quickly, of taking action.
In business, the MVP isn’t the Most Valuable Player, it’s the Minimum Viable Product. It’s the most bare-bones version of whatever you’re trying to sell.
“You can’t change the people around you, but you can change the people around you.”
Your intelligence doesn’t matter as much as you think it does. If you’re reading this book, you’re probably more than capable. Your ideas don’t matter much, either. What matters most—by far, is your perseverance.
Your potential output is governed by your mindset, not your mind itself.
when your growth is flatlining, you should take new risks or build new relationships, or both.
Go straight to the top. Take risks and build relationships that map directly to your personal growth. Again, quality over quantity. Aim high.
The purpose of a connection is not to get help. The purpose of a connection is to build a relationship. When a relationship is built, it’s no longer just an avenue for help—it’s two friends supporting each other.
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”
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