25 Hours a Day: Going One More to Get What You Want

Don’t be afraid to make your own mistakes, either. Creation is messy. Following a dream isn’t always a straight line. The only real sin would be to make mistakes and not learn from them.

There is one thing those who fail and quit, who don’t break that switch, all seem to have in common: they lack a great vision.

I knew the way to overcome gaps in education or experience was simply to challenge myself and work my ass off harder than anyone else.

Over-commit to what you’re passionate about. Over-obsess on it. Embrace the things about your journey that are going to be hard, and be ready for obstacles. Be ready for bad advice from people you love and respect. They can’t see your vision the way you see it. Only you can do that.

People will often wait for the perfect time and perfect moment to try something new. I knew, though, that if I waited for that perfection, it would never come, or would take a long time to arrive, during which, if I’d said yes even if the timing wasn’t awesome, I’d have been able to attain ten times the results.

No one grows in their safe zone. It’s a static place. No change, no evolution, no learning.

Discipline in combination with a broken switch, broken in such a way that it won’t let you stop or turn off, have been key to driving forward and surviving the toughest of times. I flipped the switch when I started, and broke it so I could never turn it off.

Push back against those barriers. Those are walls we build before we start anything. Before starting a business. Before going on a workout. Before starting a new job. It’s natural to want to protect yourself by setting limits that you can easily bump up against. This gives you the false impression of really working to your capacity. In reality, it

Instead of bitching and complaining, the “pre-workout” of quitters, just keep your sights set on YOUR goals and aspirations; YOURS, and no one else’s.