<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">You only have one life, so make every second count by “playing to win” every day.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Take ownership of your game and relentlessly pursue excellence in four steps.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Prepare mentally, physically and emotionally to “play the long game.”</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Work toward your goals relentlessly each day with the “one-percent mentality.” </li><li class="ql-align-justify">Choose your team wisely on your journey toward success.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Don’t let stress prevent you from excelling. Control it by following three rules.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Reframe your view of failure. Look at it as a component of success.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">“Trust the process” and share your authentic gifts with the world.</li></ul>

Key Points

The saying, “Time flies when you’re having fun,” might ring true sometimes. The outcome is the same whenever you choose to live your life passively instead of proactively: regret.Pause and reflect on your past year: How much time did you spend embodying your life’s purpose? How much time did you waste on unproductive meetings, unnecessary activities and inefficient processes? Are you content with your career path? Are you truly happy in your personal life? Do you wish you had prioritized what matters to you? Remember, you only have one life and are responsible for making it count.

You only have one life, so make every second count by “playing to win” every day.

The journey of greatness requires these 4 steps:<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">“Own your game” – Take ownership of your life and avoid “playing the victim” when things don’t go as planned.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">“Be 100% all-in” – Commit to your game on an emotional, mental and physical level. Without commitment, you can’t create a workable strategy or achieve results – you’re just hoping something good happens.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">“Trust yourself enough to take risks without second-guessing your decisions.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">“Make hating to lose a priority” – Cultivate the discipline, dedication and “hate-to-lose mentality” required to be truly accountable to yourself and your goals. </li></ol>

Take ownership of your game and relentlessly pursue excellence in four steps.

Preparation is vital when playing to win.Preparing to play also means prioritizing your physical and mental health. You can’t achieve your goals or show up for others if you feel exhausted and depleted. Call a “timeout” if you need time to reset and re-energize. After your break, refocus by reminding yourself of your goals and priorities and adjusting your plans as needed. When you invest in building mental, emotional and physical strength, you develop the toughness and resiliency required to achieve, even when other people respond pessimistically to them.

Prepare mentally, physically and emotionally to “play the long game.”

In theory, it’s easy to understand the importance of healthy habits, yet 99% of people fail to make the changes needed to put the right habits into place. Reflect on your daily patterns: Are you taking intentional action toward your goals, or are you just relying on what feels familiar as you attempt to get through another day? Write down your daily habits.As James Clear explains in Atomic Habits, you may not see results overnight, but over time, small changes “compound into remarkable results.”

Work toward your goals relentlessly each day with the “one-percent mentality.”

Surround yourself with the right people by following these rules:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Choose a team with the “It Factor” – Decide what success looks like to you, who are winning on your terms and inspire you to be your best every day.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Get sponsors and mentors – Connect with sponsors – professionals who’ve achieved higher levels of success than you.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Build a robust social network – Continually assess your social network and look for ways to expand it.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Identify cheerleaders and supporters – Not all your connections need to be the living embodiment of the kind of success you’re pursuing. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">Know when to ask for support. </li></ul>

Choose your team wisely on your journey toward success.

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">When you experience stress at chronic, harmful levels, it can trigger serious health issues, such as high blood pressure – or even trigger a heart attack. Get your stress levels under control by doing three things: </li><li class="ql-align-justify">“Decide not to be stressed” – Have you ever noticed that some people get stressed out when faced with a challenging situation, while others don’t? </li><li class="ql-align-justify">Focus on what you can change – Don’t overly fixate on things you can’t control, including past failures or missed opportunities. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">Breathe – Your breathing tends to speed up when you’re stressed, so take some long, deep breaths. </li></ul>

Don’t let stress prevent you from excelling. Control it by following three rules.

Failure can be discouraging, but remember that every successful leader, athlete and entrepreneur has failed. The secret is to “fail forward”: Learn from situations that don’t go as you’d hoped and keep pursuing your goal. Think back to when you were a child: You learned how to walk by falling repeatedly. The same rule applies in adulthood. “Successful players in the game realize they must learn from situations so they can effectively navigate through it every time the situation pops up.”While you should become comfortable with failure, this doesn’t mean you should be comfortable with losses.

Reframe your view of failure. Look at it as a component of success.

When you commit to unleashing your full potential and living authentically, you do the world a service: You position yourself to share your talents and gifts with others. Take inspiration from Academy and Grammy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington and take the necessary risks to align with your purpose. “When you don’t care about what other people say, and you have let go of that fear of judgment, you have reached a dangerously amazing level of freedom.”

“Trust the process” and share your authentic gifts with the world.

Dominate The Game will mentally prepare you to show up the right way each day, motivate you to take the shots that others won't take, and then help you to elevate, separate, and dominate your game. The principles discussed will challenge you, pushing you to become confident in your ability to conquer any situation you may face in pursuit of your goals, ambitions, and dreams. The pain of regret is far greater than the pain of discipline; remember, life waits for no one. If you want to achieve greatness, you need to take charge and make plays happen. It all starts with you. Dominate the Game is a complementary book to Jennifer A. Garrett's book, Move the Ball, a personal growth book that has been recognized across the globe. Move the Ball is a book focused on preparing vision, strategies, playbooks, blueprints, and game plans to accomplish your goals and priorities in business, in your career, and in life. Dominate the Game focuses on elevation, playing to win, a mindset of zero limits, acceleration, stretching oneself, next level, exponential growth and going against the grain to not just "move the ball", but to dominate your game. ﻿﻿﻿Tomorrow is never promised, so today is the day for you to suit up, to show up, and to move the ball.

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Class is demonstrated by the ability to face numerous challenges during a race, showing perseverance and never giving in to the temptation to quit. True class means pushing through fatigue and difficulties without showing it.

Overcoming Challenges

The video highlights that perseverance, rather than just talent, is a crucial determinant of success. Perseverance involves a steadfast effort and the refusal to quit, contrasting sharply with procrastination, which often prevents starting or finishing tasks.

The Role of Perseverance

Procrastination is often rooted in a fear of failure, manifesting as extreme perfectionism. The speaker provides practical advice on breaking down tasks into manageable steps and keeping a daily log of activities to overcome procrastination and maintain productivity.

Combating Procrastination

Long-term goals require consistent motivation, which can falter when faced with setbacks or the mundane aspects of tasks. By breaking down large projects into daily manageable activities and focusing on immediate tasks, one can maintain motivation and effectively manage time.

Sustaining Motivation

The video encourages viewers to find motivation beyond personal gain. By considering how one's efforts can benefit others and focusing on broader impacts, individuals can find deeper reasons to persevere through challenges, enhancing both personal and communal success.

Beyond Self-Interest

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Mamba Mentality is a term used to describe the basketball superstar Kobe Bryant. Simply said, it is trying to improve each day even if it is by a small %.
As a matter of fact, if you improve 1% each day of the year - at the end of the 365 days you would have become 37.78 times better (1.01^365)! That's the power of small, but consistent steps for your success.

What is Mamba Mentality?

Around 2003-2004 Bryant was at a low point in his career and personal life. Just before that he was at the peak of his game and all of a sudden, he fell like he had absolutely no idea where his life is going. Until he watched a scene from Kill Bill, where an assassin killed another character with a venomous snake. He was amazed by the snake's bite, length, strength and how it shed its skin. Symbolising not only the ability, but the need to change. Inspired by this, he created an alter ego, called Black Mamba.

How the Mamba Mentality was born

Talent matters, but discipline is what most people underestimate. It would be unfair to say that Kobe Bryant was untalented, but it was not the talent that set him apart from the others. It was his discipline. He was more than disciplined, he was obsessed at becoming better at his craft. That translated outside of the game, in his personal life as well. He was the embodiment of discipline and hard work. There are numerous stories how when his teammates partied - he worked, when they were on vacation - he..worked. So it was no surprise that he was one of the best.

Discipline over talent

If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it. A lot of people say they want to be great, but they’re not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve greatness. They have other concerns, whether important or not, and they spread themselves out.

Do not be afraid to start something new. Because the first step to being good at something is to be bad. Nobody starts and becomes the best at anything - this is simply not how life works. Hence, why you should not limit yourself and instead try new things and do not be afraid to fail. There is this cliché, that the successful people failed more times than the unsuccessful even tried - but I can't emphasise enough how true this is.

Every master was once a novice

To be successful you just need to win more than you lose - that's it. It doesn't mean that you should never lose or that you should mostly win. No, you should just win more than you lose. It might be 60% (win) - 40% (lose) but surprise, surprise this is still very good. Imagine that you bet 1,000$ and you have 60% chance of winning and 40% of losing, in the long run you will easily see how far you can go with this mindset.

Win more than you lose

There was a study made that compared accomplished people (winners) vs not so well-accomplished people. The results were incredibly insightful. It is not really that the so called winners didn't lose. They still won more than the other group, but it was not by much. The difference was elsewhere:When the "winners" lost, they didn't lose that much testosterone, but when they won they gained a lot. The other group was the opposite - their testosterone levels dropped a lot when they lost, but didn't increase that much when they won.

The mindset of winners (1)

This was all caused by their perception of the reality, instead of the reality itself. The reality was that both groups lost relatively the same amount of times. However, the perception in the groups was different. The first group viewed the loss as something normal and insignificant, but the win as big achievement that they deserved. The second group perceived the situation differently, they "suffered" a lot more from the loss, than they were "happy" about the win. In order to make yourself a winner, change your perception about the winning & losing dynamic.

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Waiting for that "special someone" to magically appear in your close social circle isn't going to cut it. You need to go out and talk to people. Take matters in your hands. This is the reality for most people. Go to parties, social meetings or any place you feel like you have the courage to meet new people.

Getting To Know People

In social media you can literally be whoever you want. You can add filters to alter your physical appearance. You can delay and think your answers for as much as you like. You've living a life out of sync. Physical contact and close interaction is everything. It's straight forward. That's how humans are programmed to interact and that's how you should do it too. Observe the other person's facial expressions and body language and judge for yourself. Hear their voice, smell their scent and feel their touch. Don't be limited to using one sense instead of all 5.

Always Prefer Face To Face Interaction

This is a must. It's the base of everything. No matter what your style is, being clean and fresh is non-negotiable. Take a shower, change underwear, brush your teeth. Nobody likes to feel like smelling the inside of a septic tank everytime you open your mouth (unless they have a fetish or something wild like that, then you do you). Work on your mental health before dating, the other person is not your babysitter or your therapist. Do NOT talk about your exes, do NOT talk about your insecurities. If you must say you feel a little nervous that's ok, it can make you feel relaxed and open up.

Take Care Of Yourself Physically And Emotionally

Failing means learning and learning is good. The first times are going to feel painful. Failing at anything is unpleasant, but it's the only way to get your feedback and improve yourself. Accept rejection as a part of the process and don't fear it. Try to analyze what went wrong and where you can do better to have a different outcome next time. Failing is the main part of becoming successful at anything really.

You Will Fail. You MUST Fail.

Leave the cliché openers where they belong: in the trash. Nobody is gonna sleep with you or date you just because you said 10 words you saw on the internet. Be straight forward, be clear about your intentions and about the reason you approached the person in the first place. Leave no space for misunderstanding. It's not what you say specifically but how you say it. Be confident, believe in yourself. Keep your style and your humour because that's what you're gonna actually have in 2 or 3 months time. You can't keep faking forever.

Approaching The Other Person

Start new hobbies, read a lot of different things and generally don't stick to only doing one thing in your life. Everybody wants to have an inspiring and interesting person by their side. Being able to converse about a lot of things opens up your chances in the dating market by a A LOT, don't be a one-trick-pony because you're limiting yourself. Having common things to talk about is really important in the long run, you can't rely on small talk forever.

Be Versatile

Just because you're the one making the move doesn't mean the other person isn't afraid or stressed. Always make the other person feel as if they've known you for years. Pick up the conversation when it seems like it's dying and don't forget to let the other person speak. A person that feels they can let their inner child free is instantly a potential partner. Actively listen to the other person because it can always help you continue the conversation later and it shows you are able to care. Always face the other person as a simple human, just like you, not some kind of higher being

Understand That The Other Person Is Afraid As Well

You might be the most cultivated, the most interesting, the most "you name it" person in the world, but the other person might still not be interested in you or even find you boring. Many will also reject you for your looks. That's ok, that's great actually. Not everybody matches. They save both of you time with the honest rejection. Do not play the "friendship" card, people are not machines that you put kindness coins in them and they'll eventually love you. Take the loss because it's only a battle and not the war. Move on, no hard feelings. If the person says no, it's a no.

It's Not All About You

You've had your fair share of social interactions, you even feel like you are pretty good at communicating, but when it comes to dating or even talking to someone romantically/sexually , things don't seem to work out. Here's what might help:

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Goku Black’s identity has been revealed as Zamas, the lord of lords from Universe 10! But he’s not alone—his counterpart from the parallel universe has teamed up with him and, thanks to the super Dragon Balls, they are nearly unstoppable! In the present, Goku trains with Master Roshi to perfect the Mafū-ba and seal Zamas away. Meanwhile, Kaiô-shin takes Lord Gowas, Zamas’s mentor, to the parallel universe to try and push his former pupil back to being good! -- VIZ Media

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Close your eyes. <a href="https://everydaypower.com/focus-quotes/">Focus</a> on making yourself feel excited, powerful. Imagine yourself destroying goals with ease.

Find a person who is as successful as you’d like to be, ask them what to do, do it and work hard.

The temporary satisfaction of quitting is outweighed by the eternal suffering of being a nobody.

Your mind must be stronger than your feelings.

Absolutely every single one of my actions is intentional. Divine purpose. If your day is full of mindless action, you act without thought.

<a href="https://everydaypower.com/success-quotes-about-life/">Success</a> is always stressful.

Freedom will only come when you no longer trade your time for money.

Cost is the enemy of the poor man, so the poor try to save money. Time is the enemy of the rich man, so the rich try to save time.

You must put in the effort to get the life you want.

You are exactly where you deserve to be. <a href="https://everydaypower.com/change-quotes/">Change</a> who you are and you will change how you live.

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Hate is nature’s most perfect energy source. It’s endlessly renewable.

Every kitten grows up to be a cat. They seem so harmless at first, small, quiet, lapping up their saucer of milk. But once their claws get long enough, they draw blood, sometimes from the hand that feeds them.

The guy who’s a slave to money holds a whip, and pretends to be the master of the slave he bought with his money. He just doesn’t realize it himself. Everyone is a slave to something.

People lie to themselves about three things. They view themselves in implausibly positive ways, they think they have far more control over their lives than they actually do, and they believe the future will be better than the evidence of the present can possibly justify.

Power belongs to the people that take it. Nothing to do with their hard work, strong ambitions, or rightful qualifications, no. The actual will to take is often the only thing that’s necessary.

Everyone’s a wh**e, Grace. We just sell different parts of ourselves.

Be careful. Love is a weapon, dearie. The most dangerous weapon of all, which means the pain you should worry about isn’t the kind inflicted by a broken sword, but the kind that comes from a broken heart.

The more people you love, the weaker you are. You’ll do things for them that you know you shouldn’t do. You’ll act the fool to make them happy, to keep them safe. Love no one but your children. On that front, a mother has no choice.

Power, real power, doesn’t come to those who were born strongest, or fastest, or smartest. No. It comes to those who will do anything to achieve it.

Children grow up thinking the adult world is ordered, rational, fit for purpose. It’s crap. Becoming a man is realizing that it’s all rotten. Realizing how to celebrate that rottenness, that’s freedom.

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Don't sit in your parent's house and waste time. Do whatever entry level job if you don't have the skills for something better. Earned money provides independence and boosts your confidence, even if it's not a lot in the start. Working with other people builds your communication skills, your patience and forces you to adapt to different needs and personalities. Always work at the best of your ability and be kind. You never know who's watching and what opportunities may arise. If you have to quit always do it in a friendly manner.

Start Working Hard

This can't be stressed enough. Face your problems and don't push them aside, because a small patch of snow can become an avalanche. Find whatever feels best for you whether it is meditation, taking long walks alone, going to therapy or even speaking to your friends/family about it. Find a philosophy that suits you and try to practice it everyday. Happiness as a state doesn't exist, you're not going to magically feel happy forever just because you got married or got your degree, you have to constantly work hard for it.

Work On Your Mental Health

The past is over, you can't change it, you live in the present and tomorrow's the day you have to face. Forgive your parents or whoever made you feel horrible in the past. No-one is handed with instructions on how to be a good parent/person/anything when they are born. We all make mistakes and we don't know what damage they're going to cause sometimes. This doesn't mean "get them back into your life", just try to understand why they did what they did and move on. Forgiving them is like dropping a weight from your shoulders. You are responsible for yourself and happiness now, not others.

Let Go Of Your Past And Forgive

Hang out with people that make you better, that you evolve together, that enforce you and encourage you to keep practicing good habits. You don't need to have many people in your life, a few selected are more than enough.

Cut Off Toxic People And Avoid Drama

If you constantly try to make others feel better you'll lose yourself and your identity in the process. Be fair, be kind, be honest and set your boundaries. Learn to say NO. The croud pleaser card doesn't end well.

You Are Not Responsible For How Others Feel

Social media is a place full of drama, fake self-imagery, attention farming and narcissism. It provides only what the poster wants you to see, which is usually the best possible part of their life. Mindless scrolling burns your mind. Only use platforms like YouTube in order to watch tutorials or make some form of income. A messenger is more than enough to keep online contact with your friends and not stay behind in your social life. Go outside and talk to people, see their face expressions and reactions, not an emoji over the screen.

Delete Social Media

Apart from keeping you healthy, these two make you stay fit which helps you tremendously in your everyday life and also build your confidence and energy. Do not let it become an obsession though, you're only human.

Work Out And Eat Well

Drugs are not cool m'kay? Many people have destroyed their lives just for some dopamine spikes. Now, nobody is gonna tell you "Don't drink a beer or two at the party", but beyond that it's a huge problem. They can mess with your mood, energy and even your will to live. Porn is also a form of dopamine drug which completely destroys your expectations of sex, it desensitizes you and raises your standards without a reason. It can cause sexual dysfunctions and problems in your social and everyday life in general.

Stay Away From Drugs And Porn

Learn a set of skills in demand, be clever, be important. The more skills you have the more opportunities will arise. Keep some cash on the side for times of need and invest the rest in some way you think is good for your future. Spending everything now is fun but you never know what your future needs will be. Don't be afraid to fail a lot, avoid comfort and try new things and methods, now is the time for experimentation

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Your 20s are the era of change, experimentation, self-shaping and to be honest maybe even some severe frustration and struggle. They are your gateway to the actual world. Here is what you need to know and also some tips to help you get the absolute best out of this important period of your life:

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Often, spiritual enlightenment in solitude involves introspection, meditation, and contemplation. By withdrawing from the external world and spending time alone, we can focus inward, exploring our thoughts, emotions, and beliefs on a deeper level. Solitude provides a space for quiet reflection, allowing us to connect with our inner selves, uncover profound truths, and experience a sense of unity with the universe or a higher power.A Journey of Self-Discovery and Inner TransformationThis journey allows one to attain insights, clarity, and a heightened sense of spiritual awareness.

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Lee Kuan Yew was born in 1923 in Singapore during the British colonial rule. He was the prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990 and remained as a member in parliament until he died in 2015. Through his leadership, he transformed Singapore from a small, dependant island to an economic force. He raised standards for living significantly and made the workforce highly specialized instead. In turn the GDP of the country rose significantly. The GDP of Singapore for 2024 is projected to be 500b$ with population of 5,6m. So how did he accomplish such astonishing results? Read below

Introduction

Soft dictatorship is when the country is still to a large extent controlled by one man (the dictator), but the dictator has the country's interests at heart. This is opposed to hard dictatorship where the dictator's goal is only to keep the power in his hands even when it means people will suffer. So on one side, you have power to one person, who has in mind the interests of the common people and the country as priority number one and on the other side (hard dictatorship) you have centralized power, with the end goal of staying in power no matter the circumstances.

Creating a soft dictatorship

Not everything can be solved with democracy. Sometimes, especially in dire circumstances (such as Singapore before Lee Kuan Yew) an authoritative approach is needed. History has proven that in times of war (or when pivot is needed), the leaders that are most fit are more on the autocratic side and in peaceful times it is the opposite. In order for Singapore's reforms to become reality, two things were needed: a clear vision and firm hands to executed it. Lee Kuan Yew had both.

Why was a soft dictatorship needed?

In one of his famous speeches, he compared Singapore with the fruit durian. He said that if Singapore was like an orange, the juice would already have been squeezed by the other more powerful players on the world stage. But instead even when it is small in size, it is more like a durian - highly nutritious, but hard to squeeze. If you attempt to squeeze it, your hands will get hurt. Don't hope that people won't squeeze you, instead become hard to squeeze.

Become impossible to squeeze

Lee Kuan Yew became the man of the people by deeply caring for the well being of the common man. He made it priority number one to increase the standard of living for everyone, hence why he was so loved by his people. Even today, people speak about him with utmost respect, love and gratitude for what he has done for the country. This was achieved not through self-indulgence or greediness, but instead through hard work and grand vision. In one of his speeches, he said that he views Singapore as his baby, due to the copious amount of effort and hard work he put into reforming the country.

Be a man of the people

Lee Kuan Yew's first priority was the well-being of the common man and not preserving the power that he had accumulated. Hence why he thought of a plan of succession before he stepped down from the prime minister role voluntarily. He knew that he would need a good plan of succession, if he wanted Singapore to continue prosper without him. Some even say that one of the best criteria for whether you did a good job in senior leadership, is the succession plan that you devise at the end of your career. Because did your results really matter, if everything is immediately destroyed once you exit?

Know when to step down

After his role of prime minister, he still remained involved in politics until his late years where he acted as a mentor. He switched his focus on dispersing the vast amount of wisdom and knowledge he had accumulated through his years. He gave lectures, seminars and acted as a teacher for the new generation.

Later in life

Lee Kuan Yew was the man who transformed Singapore making it what it is today.He did that with grand vision and firm hands. Even though he was closer to being a dictator, he still had the best interests of the country in mind and never made it about him having power just for the sake of having power. He had this mentality of being hard to squeeze (because people will try to squeeze you, especially when you are rich in nutrients). People loved and admired him as they understood he cared deeply for their well being.

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Lee Kuan Yew was the person who transformed Singapore from a small island to one of the most advanced and well recognized economies in the world

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Lee Kuan Yew: The man who transformed Singapore forever

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