The Big Idea: Prepare for what is difficult when it is easy.
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If you take the approach that everything is your fault, you can begin to anticipate and plan for many scenarios (disease, recession, breakup, accidents).
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If you get mugged and beat up at 30, it’s your fault because you could have been training since you were 10. — Shaolin monk
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Constantly scan the horizon for dangers and then prepare for them.
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Unexpected events are rarely completely unexpected. You can prepare for most “unexpected” events.
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Prepare for the worst and you’ll sleep more soundly (not be anxious).
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Prepare for what’s difficult when it’s easy. — Lao Tzu
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Forget the law of attraction. Prepare for the future and then work hard to make it happen.
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Always ask yourself: what are you missing? What are you not thinking of?
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Things you can do now to prepare: save money, get rid of belly fat.
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Even Warren Buffett has $20B in cash, just in case.
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Accept responsibility for mistakes, learn, and then move on. Don’t fixate.
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Go to an old folks home and talk to people about their lives,
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Learn, read and prepare for what might happen.
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Be a learning machine. I learned that bullets only travel 3 feet underwater and it saved my life. — Louis Zamparini
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Don’t fixate. Fix it.
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Sources: Unbreakable, Helen Keller, The Snowball
Tai Lopez is an entrepreneur, investor, and blogger who runs an awesome online book club. 67 Steps is a lecture series teaching how to be successful in health, wealth, love, and happiness. I’m a big fan.