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A Message For Those Feeling Lost In Their 20s
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Go Big Early
Most youngsters start by taking safe jobs and then are tied in the mortgage, unable to do anything else, being chained to their jobs.
The idea is to take your biggest risks early in life.
High-Risk and High-Rewards move early in your career work best.
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Enjoy The Process
Great, world-changing work is when you enjoy the process.
If you are focussed on earning more due to external and social pressures and expectations, you won't have a long career.
Your work has to be your art. You have to be obsessed with your craft, and be able to do it for free, if need be.
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Don't Stress about Future
If you don't know what your art is, that is ok. You are just early in the process. Most people in their 20s and 30s haven't had their entire lives figured out.
Try different jobs, have varied experiences and find your calling.
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Foster Honest Conversations
Have tough conversations with the people that are closest to you.
Telling them the truth, and how you feel about everything, what you plan to do with your life, your fears and insecurities, will change your life.
Most people carry on with mediocre lives, never having the courage to speak up, and allowing others to hold them back in their careers, or take terrible long-term decisions.
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Let Your Actions Speak
There is a tough interim period when you are being judged and ridiculed. Just stay patient and keep working on your craft.
The scenario and the current struggle will end soon, and your work will be visible to all who were judging or doubting you.
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Zen to Done (ZTD)
It's a productivity system that teaches how to take a simple approach to improving your productivity, by encouraging you to focus on forming one productivity-boosting habit at a time.
The Minimalist Habits of Zen to Done
- Collect: Get ideas and to-dos out of your brain and onto a list.
- Process: Review your list daily and decide how to act on each item.
- Plan: Pick a few high priority items to accomplish each week and every day.
- Do: Schedule time to accomplish your selected to-dos without interruptions.
The Collect Habit
To clear your mind and improve focus, get your ideas and to-dos out of your mind and onto a list.
Documenting to-dos in the moment lessens the likelihood that you'll forget to do something and gives you a master list of to-dos to reference when you're trying to decide where to direct your time.
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“Most people have no clue what they are doing with their time but still complain that they don’t have enough.”..."
Grant Cardone
Understanding time
You have all the time in the world if you know how to utilize the time you’re given.
There are no limits on time. You can complete as much work as you want — if you have the right mindset and environment
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Education and wealth
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Controlling expenses and wealth
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You’ve probably heard that time is your greatest investing asset. It’s true. The more investments earn and grow on their own, the greater they become.
Investment value is also greatly impacted by the amount invested.