Saturday Success: 110%, Elon's quote & 7 High ROI tips
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Welcome back to the Saturday Success Series email!
This week we have:
Master Yourself: The 110% myth
Master Your Money: Elon’s quote
And of course…
The Weekly Special: 7 High ROI Habits
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Master Yourself
You hear a lot of people say- “give it 110%” or “I give it 110%”.
Nonsense.
Firstly, it’s impossible.
Secondly, you don’t really know what your 100% is because you’ve probably never given it.
Often when someone says they’re giving you 110%, they’re giving you maybe 90–95%. If you’re lucky.
Each day I give as much as I have. Some days it might be 75%, other days 93%. I’m not sure, there’s no real way for me to measure it.
But I know I wouldn’t want to hire someone who said they give 110% nor would I want a boss who demanded it.
It’s not logical. It’s silly to say. It lets me know you don’t really think about what you say.
So give me your best. I’ll give you mine too. Whatever it may be that day.
All I’ll ever ask of myself and others is the best we can do.
Master Your Money
“If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it’s not.” -- Elon Musk
Your entire life is created by your mindset.
Events, both good and bad, will happen to everyone.
Keep a steady baseline regardless. Be optimistic while still preparing for worst case scenarios.
I think of it like investing.
I have a plan, I follow it. I don’t get too high or too low. I mostly stay content, ambitious (yes, you can be both) and full of gratitude.
There’s good in every day, find it always.
Weekly Special
7 Things with a High ROI
There are a lot of things we do that give us either a low return on investment, or (and this is a fucking nightmare) a negative return on investment.
Let’s take a look.
Example 1: Pretty bad
Going to a happy hour with a bunch of iffy people. Low return on investment. There are much better ways to spend 2–3 hours.
Example 2: A fucking nightmare
Getting blackout drunk and missing the whole next day. A negative return on investment. You’ll never get that time back and you got literally nothing out of it except a day of feeling like shit, by your own doing.
Enough negative though. Let’s take a look at some of the most positive things you can do for yourself.
Deep work
Set aside sacred time. Mine is 6–9 every morning. That’s 21 hours a week.
Imagine what you could do with 1,092 hours a year?
Put your phone away when you work. Turn on some classical music. Ask your family to leave you alone. Forget social media exists (unless you’re working on there).
Rest and recovery
Sleep at least 7 hours per night. Preferably 8 or 9. Take naps. Have some downtime. Don’t buy into the hustle and grind culture. Sure, you should work but have time blocks.
I do most of my side hustle work from 6a-9a, 7 days a week. 21 hours is plenty. I’m avoiding burnout at all costs. That’ll only set me back.
Exercise
Lift weights at least 3x per week. If you have to choose between cardio and lifting because you’re strapped for time, pick weightlifting. And lift things that are (relatively) heavy.
It’s not just good for your body, it’s great for your mind. Prioritize good health, because little else matters without it.
Movement
Different than exercise, yes.
Walk 10k+ steps a day, preferably in nature. Because then you get double the points.
Try sprinting once or twice a week, on a grassy hill if you can. It’s lower impact, easier on the joints. Car pushing is another low impact, high intensity way to get fit and stay fit.
Humans are meant to move. A lot. Staying stationary physically is a good way to stagnant in every area of your life.
Money
Get a financial education. This is easier than ever. Use the internet.
Here’s my quick tip. Save 20% of your income and invest 50% of that. I don’t care what you have to do to save that 20%, just do it.
Once you’ve built a nice emergency fund (minimum 3 months of living expenses) put the full 20% into investing (aka building long term wealth and beating inflation).
Practice unemotional investing. Don’t ride the highs too high or lows too low. Just stay steady and keep investing per your plan.
Books
Read at least one non-fiction book per week. It’ll help more if it’s some sort of self-improvement book.
Do this for a year and you’ve read 52 quality books. Or, roughly, 13,000 pages of wisdom. At this point you’re starting to internalize the messages. This is good.
Hydration
Drink one fluid ounce for every 2 pounds of bodyweight. So many people are walking around dehydrated.
Do you know what dehydration does to you? Your thinking slows, your kidneys work double time, your heart works hard, and many other terrible things occur.
It’s hell on the body. So optimize your fluid intake.
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