Stop asking for permission to build the life you want. Your family will tell you no. Your friends will tell you no. The corporate machine will tell you no. Go build it anyway.

The ability to generate income without asking anyone's permission is the closest thing to magic that exists.

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It’s wild how many people spend their lives quietly unhappy because they're afraid someone they barely know might disapprove.

The real flex isn't making $1M a year. It's making $1M a year without: - Checking email before noon - Missing family dinners - Working weekends That's the real flex.

My wife and I have a weekly financial meeting every Monday morning. - Weekly earnings - What’s set aside for taxes - What did we spend this week - What’s left over and where it goes A little accountability goes a long way. We haven’t missed one in almost 5 years. Highly recommend (especially if you're self-employed).

The biggest business unlock is realizing that "busy" and "productive" are opposites, not synonyms.

The average person spends 10 years preparing to start instead of starting badly and getting better. The second group nearly always wins.

The most successful people I know are rarely extraordinary. They do ordinary things with extraordinary consistency while everyone else is distracted by literally everything.

Things I'm not interested in: - Changing the world - Building the next unicorn - Getting the highest valuation Things I'm focused on: - Spending my time with my wife - Traveling whenever I want - Working on cool projects - Seeing my friends often - Not doing things I hate Find your own definition of success and you'll enjoy the journey a lot more.