the learning curve

Figure out the fuel you’ve got, not the one you want. What are your inputs & outputs? What do you have now that you can put to the best use?

Beating distraction is like beating addiction. 

It’s not a one time victory.

It comes back new and different at every level.

And you have to fight it just as hard every time.

The pain of staying the same is greater than the pain you’ll take in to change… Use what you have now!

“If you don’t like where you are… Move. You’re not a tree”- Jim Rohn

How do you get more energy?

- Eat more plants
- Drink plenty of water
- Remove energy leaks
- Spend time with more high energy people
- Chill the hell out more to recharge your batteries

Tony’s unbelievable answer:

Helping others is the secret to energy.

And when you help…

When you make an attempt at anything in life, even when it’s your best one. Don’t hold onto a preconceived result of it. Just take note of the result & take the next action. -:>

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If it makes sense to you it doesn&#39;t have to make sense to anyone else… | Alan Conlon

7. Pattern recognition is the secret to high performance

Tony says they get good at spotting patterns.

Every skill has a pattern. Study the greats and look for commonalities. 

Then steal the commonalities & iterate on them through consistent repetition. 

That’s how you become…

3. History teaches us what’s about to happen

• "Good times create weak people.
• Weak people create bad times.
• Bad times create strong people.
• Strong people create great times."

Tony thinks we’re at stage 2, where weak people are creating bad times.

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Rule 10: "All empires are created of blood and fire."

Embrace struggle and adversity; they will forge you into a stronger, more resilient person.

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Every victory & Accomplishment is only a starting point for the next -Enzo Ferrari

#failforward #growthmindset #leadershiplessons #resilientleaders… | Adrienne Benton

5. Don't run out of energy

It’s far too easy to run out of energy.

Example: Startups don’t fail. Founders simply run out of energy.

• 20 years ago it was all about task management.

• 10 years ago it was time management.

Now it’s about energy management. 

Stay with the…

Don’t confuse someone’s polished moment with perfection. Everyone is making it as they go - an occasional mistake doesn’t make you less capable, it makes you human. - Vinh Giang

Necessity is the mother of all inventions |
Necessity drives action!

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4. Become a learning machine

Many people don’t know Tony’s #1 skill is learning

He’s not that smart but he’s always looking at future trends

He says the secret to learning is immersion

If I drop you in a small Italian town & you can’t leave, you’ll be forced to learn how to…

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@AlexHormozi The faster you implement, the faster you fail. 

The faster you fail, the faster you learn. 

The faster you learn, the faster you win.

Eliminate the gap between idea and execution.

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Rule 5: "The purpose of war is peace." 

Sometimes conflict is necessary to achieve a greater good.

Stand up for what you believe in, even if it means facing resistance.

Making progress gives you something to give.

We need progress to feel abundant so that we have more than enough to give away to those who need more. 

It’s the circle of life.

Beginners are paralyzed to make a decision because they assume the real world works like school and has only one right answer.

In reality there are many right answers, with only one wrong answer - doing nothing.

2. “Progress equals happiness.”

When life progresses you get a sense of fulfillment. 

The impact is cr*p though if it’s selfish fulfillment.

Progress that helps other people at the same time is the real goal. 

That’s where a sense of meaning comes from.

Confronting Fears 

Fear is one of the biggest and most crippling emotions… | Alan Conlon

You can tell what stage of business entrepreneurs are at by what they talk about.

Beginners want to talk about product.
Intermediates want to talk about processes.
Masters want to talk about people.

All important. Just different stages.

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Three options for starting a business:

1) Solve a problem better than others (execution risk)

2) Solve a problem no one knew existed (product-market risk)

3) Solve a problem everyone knows about but is hard to solve (technical risk)

Surest money in 1.
Biggest money in 2 & 3.