The Big Idea: Know Your Endgame In Life. Win Wars, Not Battles.
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Depression’s function is to tell you to change.
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Ask yourself: when I die how many people will show up at my funeral?
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When Adolf Hitler died, the world celebrated.
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When Gandhi died, the world mourned.
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Most people are rewarded for flurries of activity. Do stuff. Stay busy.
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Parkinson’s law says that people will take as long as you give them to complete a task.
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Consider paying for the task instead of time.
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The battle mentality is getting paid for your time.
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The war mentality is focusing on winning the war over winning the battles.
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Some friends don’t show up but send you immense apologies afterward (flurry of activity.) Other friends just show up (winning the war.)
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Win wars, not battles.
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Know (and write down) your end goals regarding: Health, Wealth, Love, Happiness.
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Reach your goals and you’ll win the war and pass the funeral test.
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Making less than $80k is probably scarcity.
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Your goal may not be to be a billionaire but there is much to learn from their success.
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People are programmed to be happy around other people.
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Remember Dunbar’s Number is 150 strong relationships.
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Win 4 wars for a successful life: Health, Wealth, Love, Happiness.
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Most successful people start immediately on their goals as children. Steven Spielberg start making movies at 7.
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Time spent defining your life goals will save you time in the long-run.
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Who is the epitome, for you, of someone who passed the funeral test?
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Do you have a clear endgame for your life?
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What does success in Health, Wealth, Love, Happiness look for you?
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Where is there a flurry of activity but no results in your life?
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.