How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life

How much passion does this fellow have for his chosen field? Answer: zero. What he has is a spectacular system, and that beats passion every time.

The minimum requirement of a system is that a reasonable person expects it to work more often than not.

my competitive edge was creativity. I would try one thing after another until something creative struck a chord with the public. Then I would reproduce it like crazy. In the near term it would mean one failure after another. In the long term I was creating a situation that would allow luck to find me.

When I talk about increasing your personal energy, I don’t mean the frenetic, caffeine-fueled, bounce-off-the-walls type of energy. I’m talking about a calm, focused energy. To others it will simply appear that you are in a good mood. And you will be.

I’m giving you permission to take care of yourself first, so you can do a better job of being generous in the long run.

when you manage your personal energy, it’s not enough to maximize it in the short run or in one defined area. Ideally, you want to manage your personal energy for the long term and the big picture.

I’m a big fan of flash research, the type you do in less than a minute using Google.

One simple way to keep your priorities straight is by judging how each of your options will influence your personal energy.

I can change my food preferences by thinking of my body as a programmable robot as opposed to a fleshy bag full of magic. This minor change in perspective is more powerful than it seems.