If you’re looking toward the long-term goal of getting wealthy, you should ask yourself, “Is this authentic to me? Is it myself that I am projecting?” And then, “Am I productizing it? Am I scaling it? Am I scaling with labor or with capital or with code or with media?” So it’s a very handy, simple mnemonic. [78]

Financial Wealth is built on three pillars: Income generation: Create stable, growing income through primary employment, secondary employment, and passive streams Expense management: Manage expenses so that they are reliably below your income level and grow at a slower rate Long-term investment: Invest the difference between your income and expense