Willpower is a skill. Saying "No" often means saying "Yes" to what matters most. What type of worker are you; a maker, a manager, or hybrid? It depends on what season you're in. Requesting a meeting with a maker costs him 10x more than it costs the manager as it tanks his productivity. Hybrid types should aim for theme days split into 2 chunks: maker morning then manager afternoon. Over-communicate what you're doing. Tell people what your priorities are so they respect your schedule. Respect your own schedule and do the maker work during the precious blocks of time. Design a proper working environment with universal guidelines: define internal meeting window time (1pm to 5pm), make your worker type schedule known, schedule from the bottom up (book the last slot first to maximize maker time), have a full manager day and a full maker day. The best way to get a mentor is to get a boss. Become successful to become worthy of having a mentor. The only person that has everything to save you is your future you. Gain proximity to people you look up to by consuming their public content. You can wait for a mentor to reassure you or take the risk now, you'll make it either way. Business peans people. Document your journey to witness that you've grown. Walking when doing something is good for stamina and thoughts. It's not always fun but that shouldn't stop you from giving your best. It is easier to sell something you didn't mean to build in the first place. You can't become who you need to be by remaining who you currently are. We all are different before stepping up on the stage, it's ok to seek loneliness. Once you make a lot of money, a sense of responsibility will follow: will you do good with it? Be intentional about what you want your everyday to look like when you start your business. How you feel about the business is how you feel about the people, they are one and the same. None of it is worth it if you're not aligned with your values nor growing to the person you want to be. Don't take anything for granted, make everyone feel seen even if you only see them for 4 seconds. Be grateful they're here and happy to meet you. You get tested when things are hard, will you die or get better if you fail this? It's the leader's job to take hard decisions. Having data makes everything predictable. Own the businesses you recommend to people. To what will you commit the next decades of your life? You'll be associated with the people you hired and worked with. What do you want to be remembered for at the end of your life? Estimate 5 years ahead then backtrack requirements until tomorrow. Show up and be your best self every day or you're not a good leader. Hire people whose values are aligned to your company's then train them. People used to write books to teach and share, now it's mostly to make money. Clarity leads to speed that leads to momentum that leads to success. Friction is a threat. Great leaders take the blame and give the credit away to their team and to luck. Define the company you want then decline it into the people you need to be and hire. What are the 3 most important skills one person must have that you can build the rest upon it? Wording matters even for your employees: "Work or Die" vs "Competitive Greatness" for example. Some decisions may be right but hard to take, like impacting negatively a few people lives to improve many others'. Leaders can change people's life with just a few words, what could they use it for other than helping others? Experience gets you better as estimating but everything is possible even for beginners as long as you research at lot. Don't waste your energy appearing different than you are. Don't be scared to be yourself, your public self must be your true self. It is easy to find 10 important things but hard to boil it down to 3. The more you have, the less each means. Less rules and values feels lighter and is easier to remember.
Leila Hormozi