Fast forward to today, I’ve built 3 multi-million dollar companies and reached 1,000,000,000+ views on YouTube.
Here are 8 habits I wish I killed sooner:
- Overthinking
Overthinking kills more dreams than failure ever will.
When you overthink:
- Your mind manufactures problems that don’t exist
- Analysis paralysis keeps you stuck in place
- Opportunities pass you by while you “plan”
Action creates clarity that just “thinking” never will.
- Consuming Instead of Creating
The average person consumes 11+ hours of content daily but creates nothing.
I was no different:
- Constantly scrolling through social media
- Watching “just one more” YouTube video
- Reading books without implementing anything
Consumption is just a fancy type of procrastination. Creation is what drives progress.
- Tolerating Negative People
Energy vampires are real. Never hesitate to cut them out of your life.
Not only do they suck the energy out of the room, but they’ll keep you from achieving your dreams.
Pessimists don’t deserve a seat at your table.
- Eating Terribly
Your nutrition is your brain’s operating system.
The reality is:
- Poor food choices lead to brain fog
- Sugar crashes kill productivity
- Processed foods slow down cognitive function
Your body was the first thing you ever owned. Treat it with the respect it deserves.
- Living In The Past
Living in the past is like driving forward while looking in the rearview mirror.
You’ll eventually crash.
Your past experiences shape you, but they don’t define you.
Tomorrow’s opportunities are more important than yesterday’s mistakes.
- Inconsistent Sleep Patterns
Your sleep schedule is your success schedule.
I used to stay up late for no reason whatsoever, and paid the price:
- Low energy
- Poor decisions
- Zero creativity
Now I sleep 8 hours every night, same time, no exceptions.
- Avoiding Discomfort
Growth lives entirely outside your comfort zone.I used to:
- Skip difficult conversations
- Avoid challenging opportunities
- Run from any situation that felt uncomfortable
But every major breakthrough in my businesses came after periods of intense discomfort.
- Waiting for “Someday”
“Someday” is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave. I spent years saying:
- I’ll start when I have more money
- I’ll begin when I have more time
- I’ll launch when I feel ready
The truth is you’ll never feel ready. Start anyway.
P.S. Have you hit a growth plateau at 7-figures?
On May 27, I’ll show you:
- Why 99% of scaling “tactics” don’t apply to you
- How to pinpoint the exact problem keeping you stuck
- The mental shift that scaled Quest to a $1B exit.
copied: Tom Bilyeu
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