The secret of success is to become insensitive to everything but your purpose.

If you don’t accept anything less than what you want, you will get what you want.

If you can't control yourself, if you can't live a life you want, if you can't be free, why would anyone want to do anything with you?

You are allowed to be mediocre. This is why you are.

Ate a banana today. Feeling like a monkey 🐒

Children love comfort. Men enjoy challenge.

Even though it’s your dog, it will run to other people who offer it food, and it will let them pet it. This post is not about dogs.

Does anyone doubt that Bill Gates is gay?

Forcing yourself to do whatever you need to do without understanding it is peak ignorance. That’s what people call discipline. You need to understand first why you need to do it. And once you understand, you don’t need to force yourself anymore — it becomes your purpose. Be smarter!

Doing something “extraordinary” just to stand out or experience what few others do is absolutely dumb. Anything that doesn’t improve your health, mind, communication, wealth, or purpose is a waste. Stop distracting yourself with meaningless activities to avoid doing what actually matters. Random, empty experiences are a psyop meant to keep you stuck. Focus on what’s important — even if it feels scary. Otherwise, you’ll stay just another unimportant, mediocre guy.

Animals live their lives unconsciously. They don’t analyze or plan their future — they simply do whatever feels good. Most people do the same: they chase pleasure and avoid discomfort. While this strategy may work in the animal kingdom, it’s highly ineffective in modern human society. Feelings are basic-level mechanisms that often lead us in chaotic directions. Humans have consciousness — an extraordinary miracle of intelligence that gives us the power to shape the world and conquer the universe. Using it is essential for effective action and a meaningful life. We must be self-aware. Understand how life and the world work. Analyze, think, imagine, train. Seek progress instead of pleasure. Be persuasive. Strategic. Intelligent. You are the director of your life. If you don’t use your potential for your own advantage, someone else will use you for theirs.

If you stop and pay attention to every dog that barks at you, you won’t have enough time to pursue your purpose.

Why be mediocre, when you can be exceptional? "But I have no time and energy to be exceptional." Your mediocrity is the reason you have no time and energy.

When you feel good about yourself, you relax and start regressing. When you feel bad, you put in effort to change things and progress. If you’re fat, ugly, dumb, or lazy, don’t try to feel good about your current situation. Feel bad. Be sad. Then plan your climb toward the best version of yourself and start moving. You are not bad — your habits, decisions, beliefs, and desires are, if they’ve led you to a miserable life. It’s your turn to change everything. [30 vs 40]

Chilling near the pool, I overheard a conversation a mother had with her sons, both under 10, who were playing in the water: – Guys, you are like children. – Mother, we ARE children 🤷🏻‍♂️ Self-awareness is power 😄

There are good and bad delusions. Good ones help you progress and achieve your goals. Bad ones make you inefficient and put you in danger. Looking in the mirror and saying, "I'm jacked! I need to train even harder," is a good delusion — it motivates you to push further. Hearing that you're handsome and cool from random people on the street is a good delusion — it inspires you to keep improving yourself. Looking for confirmation of your progress toward your goals is a good delusion — it keeps you moving forward. Bad delusions disconnect you from reality.

If you need lots of money to be healthy, you're ignorant. If you need lots of money to do business, you're delusional. If you need lots of money to have good relationships, you're immature. If you need lots of money to feel good, you are lost.

Men who don't lift are actually women.

Stop seeking entertainment. Start seeking meaning. Everything will change.

DOES MONEY BUY HAPPINESS? How much money can you make? What are you going to do with it? How will it transform your life? Ignorant people want money to make life easier. But reality shows that the more money you have, the more complicated life gets. Money is an indicator of the value you create for other people. The more value you create, the more others will pay you. Creating value is not easy — it’s hard and complicated. Also, money needs management. The more money you have, the more you need to understand how it works and what to do with it. In fact, it's when you understand how the world and money work, you start earning more money and become rich. But in the minds of poor dummies it's: "When I get lots of money, I will buy everything I want. I will pay others to manage and fix all my problems. I will finally be able to relax and enjoy my life. Women will start loving me. All my desires will be finally fulfilled." This is why they are and will remain poor. Your problem is not the lack of money — it's ignorance. You don't have money because you are delusional and worthless. Start working on your health, mindset, communication. Start creating real value. Find your purpose. Explore the world. Understand yourself. Understand other people. Interact. Exchange. The better your understanding and the more competent you are, the more money you will earn. Your life doesn't become better when you get lots of money — you get lots of money after your life becomes better. — Warrior's Path