Happiness, Life Lessons

The Problem With Know-It-Alls

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Everybody knows them: People who know everything. At least, that’s what they believe.

I’m not the type who gets annoyed quickly. Really. I can’t think of many things that bother me.

I also don’t get annoyed with people. Sure, every time I see an idiot online promising you to make six figures with six months, I raise my eyebrow. And yes, I don’t like judgemental people—who does?

But I don’t see the point with getting upset about 99% of the shit people get upset about.

I always think: So what? Plus, you don’t know everything about people.

However, there’s one group of people that seriously annoys me; know-it-alls.

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Career Advice, Happiness, Life Lessons

To Chase, Or Not To Chase Your Dream..

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I’ve been collecting vinyl records for a long time, especially old records from artists like Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, The Velvet Underground, Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, you name it.

I often go to an independent record store is owned by a great guy, who’s in his sixties. He used to be a musician. And for all of the years I’ve been visiting his store, there’s one story he has told me several times.

The story goes like this: “Did you know that I played with Townes Van Zandt in the 80s? He was such a great guy. Great musician. I wish I pursued my own musical career. Who knows what could have happened.”

Exactly — who knows?

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Career Advice, Happiness, Life Lessons

How I Deal With My Own Failure

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How often do you talk about your own failure? If you’re like me, not often. I think it’s a universal thing that we often try to cover up our failures.

It’s not cool to say that you’ve failed. We prefer to talk about success. That’s also true for most books, articles, talks, etc.

Yup, everything is always great. Except, it isn’t always great.

But what’s wrong with failing? And what is failure? It’s so subjective. I think we’re often too quick to judge ourselves.

In the moment, failure is this ugly thing that you want to go away quickly. When I look back at my own failures it’s the same. There are things like failed jobs, business ventures, relationships, etc. 

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Business, Career Advice, Personal Development

How To Go From Zero To One

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Do you have a long list of goals that you want to achieve? We all know the first step is the hardest. How do you even set that first step? How do you go from zero to one?

  • From zero revenue to earning your first dollar.
  • From zero followers to one follower.
  • From unemployed to getting á job.
  • From zero users to one user.

In the beginning, it’s not about finding your dream job, becoming a multi-millionaire, having 1M followers.

No, it’s about taking that first step. Your first pleasant job. Your first reader. Your first user. Your first sale.

Here are 7 steps that help bring you from zero to one.

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