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How does one succeed in life?

Last Updated: 29.06.2025 03:08

How does one succeed in life?

Saving $10,000 is a goal.

First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.

Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

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Does not procrastinate.

Procrastinates a lot.

An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):

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“YOU 2.0” is like your future kid. It’s your duty to make decisions for him. It is wiser to marry a nice mom for your kid, not just a beautiful wife for yourself.

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.

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How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.

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Cutting off WiFi at home for a month or giving your phone to a distant friend for a month (in exchange for a Nokia or simply nothing) is a system.

Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

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The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.

Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.

Losing 20kg is a goal.

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Avoids sugar and is very fit.

Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.

Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.

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Big dreamer but only in his mind.

That's it for today.

PICK 1 important thing you want to quit or bring into your life in 2025. Think hard about a system that will make it impossible or inevitable.

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Hangs out with loser friends.

Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).

Ask yourself:

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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).

Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?

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If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.

Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.

Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.

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Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.

Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.

Do not set goals—set systems.

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Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.

Living to your full potential is a goal.

I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?

Will you share your wife? Can she take both of us at the same time?

What I need from you?

However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

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Making more friends is a goal.

Porn blockers might help, but they won’t be as effective. And you know nudity isn’t just on Pornhub—it’s everywhere. Don’t joke with fire.

Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

Keep in mind that, there is always a system for any problem. You just need to be willing to think hard enough and BE WILLING TO MAKE SACRIFICES.

Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.

In 5 years, YOU will still be the one making decisions. And if you keep your current habits, "YOU 2.0" will have big problems.