Tom Schmidt

What 1 thing on this list would make everything else MUCH easier or irrelevant?

Jia Jiang adventures boldly into a territory so many of us fear: rejection. By seeking out rejection for 100 days -- from asking a stranger to borrow $100 to requesting a "burger refill" at a restaurant -- Jiang desensitized himself to the pain and shame that rejection often brings and, in the process, discovered that simply asking for what you... See more

You'll never go broke if you sell to:

- Men's lust

- Women's desire for beauty

- Elderly's health

- Cildren's education

- Rich people's fear of loss

- Poor people desire to get rich quick

Understand human nature, and you'll always find a way to succeed.

• If you need emergency help from a bystander, command them what to do. By giving them an assignment, you transform them from bewildered bystander to a responsible assistant.

Alex Hormozi had a great line about this:

“Heroes and villains always have the same back story— pain. The difference is what they choose to do about it. Villain says ‘the world hurt me, I'll hurt it back’ Hero says ‘the world hurt me, I'm not gonna let it hurt anyone else. Heroes use pain. Villains are used by it.”

Strategic choices become dynamic allocations rather than static commitments.

Optimize for enthusiasm. Make as many choices as you can that leave you feeling energetic and interested. Pay attention to when you have the urge to pursue or participate in something and do more of it."