A person’s capabilities don’t appear out of nowhere. Your current mindset is actually the reflection of the experiences you’ve accumulated over the past several decades.
Recently, a fraud ring was arrested by the police. When asked why they were preying on others, they justified their actions by saying, “We didn’t deceive anyone; we simply redistributed wealth according to our abilities, taking what they couldn’t control.”
Eugene Levin, 32 | SEMRush, $102 million annual income.
"Stop wasting time on trivial matters."
This means to me:
Stop rewatching movies you've already seen seven times—watch a controversial documentary instead;
Stop spending so much time with people who can't help you build the future you want. Seek new relationships, even if it feels uncomfortable at first;
Stop lying to yourself about what you want. Be absolutely honest with yourself.
Money always chases people, not the other way around. If you chase money, you'll never make it.
The first lesson covers two topics: one is called separate cost accounting, and the other is about always striving to expand your supplier base so they compete against each other.
When they're bidding against each other, you don't have to waste energy playing politics or scheming with them, because they'll tear each other down internally and race to please you as the client.
You need to learn how to be the client, otherwise you won't know how to spend your money even if you have it.