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“We are told from childhood onward that everything we want to do is impossible. We grow up with this idea, and as the years accumulate, so too do the layers of prejudice, fear and guilt. There comes a time when our personal calling is so deeply buried in our soul as to be invisible. But it’s still there”
-The Alchemist
My guess is that you’re one of two kinds of people:
- #1 You’re a lost youth trying to figuring out your place in the world, what the hell to do with your life, and how you can just be happy and avoid all the meaningless stress and expectations.
- #2 You’re someone already established in a life or career but feel like your life is pointless and that you’re only working because you should be. You’re just spinning your wheels and existing.. not thriving or creating a life of excellence.
If You’re Young and Lost & Life Feels Pointless
Start Here:
#1 Get the Manifesto: Killing Your Old Life and Living the Dream. Chew on it. Sleep on it.
#2 Get Un-Lost:
- Read this: Young and Lost? You are Not Alone.
- Read this: Getting Un-Lost and Re-Writing History.
#3 Determine What You Want From Life:
#4 Learn to Be Bold (Be a Badass):
- Read this: Why Being a Badass is the Key to Success.
#5 Get Motivated
- Motivational Cocaine: What Would You Do if you Knew You Could Not Fail?
- Change the World: 10 Posts to Kick You in the Ass and Get Started Building Your Legacy
- Learn the rules of the revolution: 12 Commandments of the Revolution
#6 Pick an Idea and Just Go with It:
- There are no million dollar ideas: Young Millionaires and the Flawed Logic of a Million Dollar Idea
#7 Begin Living an Epic (–Badass / Conversation-Worthy Life)
- Creating Epic-ness: Creating a Conversation-Worthy Life
If Life Just Feels Pointless Even Though You’re Comfortable And “Doing It all Right”
Start Here:
#1 Get the Manifesto: Killing Your Old Life and Living the Dream. Chew on it. Sleep on it.
#2 Realize the Futility of the Rat Race (And Learn How to Change it):
- Stop working just because you should: The Reason Why Your Life is Unfulfilling: the Consume-Purchase Cycle.
#3 Figure Out What the Hell You Are Working Towards
- If you aren’t working towards anything, you’re wasting your time. Read this: Audi R8 by 29 or bust: Success for 20 Somethings.
#4 Grow the Stones to Make a Change – Learn to Be Bold:
- Read this: Why Being a Badass is the Key to Success.
#5 Learn to be More of a Failure Instead of a Worse-Than-Failure (Aka, stop thinking, and start):
- Read this: Are You a Failure or Worse Than a Failure?
#6 Know That Creating an Epic Life Is — Fucking Difficult — But Totally Worth it:
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
Helen Keller
