Every single time I set foot in every store/restaurant/place of business in Latin America. Only if they are not completely ignoring me from jump. Or following me bc obviously I came to carry out my plans to rob a store that is approximately 2 sq ft. big.

A Thread - What to read in 2021?

Wisdom via @EricJorgenson via @naval via @illacertus... from @Navalmanack a book I’ll be rereading in 2021.

Here’s why.

“I don’t want to read everything. I just want to read the 100 great books over and over again.” - @illacertus

“I think there’s a lot to that idea. It’s really more about identifying the great books for you because different books speak to different people. Then, you can really absorb those.” - @naval

It was a few years back I started thinking about the idea of rereading books vs trying to “keep up” with the constant consumption of new material rolling off the book publisher’s assembly lines.

I believe the consept first landed on my radar from that very @farnamstreet podcast where @naval shared the quote referenced above.

It immediately made sense to me.

It’s crazy to think about how much the world has evolved in just the last decade.

Technology is creating shorter attention spans with the constant bombardment of bite-sized “click bait” headlines and iPhone notifications.

How to go from $0 to $10K/mo and quit your 9-5.

A thread.

Let's say you have a 9-5

You make anywhere from $40-100K

Not bad

but you hate your Boss

You hate the job

and you KNOW your dream life doesn't include a 9-5 Job

Your goal is to QUIT

I will show you Exactly how

Keep reading

First thing - STAY at your 9-5

for now, at least

You'll quit once you hit $5K/month

If possible, systemize your 9-5 role

Create systems, hire a Phillipino VA

Buy back your time

If you have 3-4 hrs/day at your 9-5

to build your own Business

it's VERY powerful

OK, Step 1 - REFLECT

Assess yourself

Ask

"what am I good at?"

"what am I passionate about?"

"what kind of life do I want?"

"where do I have leverage?"

"where do I have connections?"

answer these Q's

Step 2 - PICK NICHE

Marketing is the industry I rec getting into

Pick one of these 👇

NICHES
- Paid Ads
- Content Marketing
- Outbound Marketing
- Retention Marketing
- SMS Marketing
- Web Design
- Meme Marketing
- Personal Branding
- Twitter Marketing
- Influencer Marketing

Startup Bharat: @naval & @balajis

The full Clubhouse session in text

Thread Continued

1/

Naval: The Boston ecosystem has always regretting that they've sort of lost these companies.

India has to make sure it doesn't lose as entrepreneurs. And the way to do that is to give them the freedom to innovate. Everyone should be an entrepreneur.

2/

Everyone has a phone should be able to get a job through the phone. There's one level beyond that, that comes after that, which is everyone has a phone, should be a creator for the phone. And that's what platforms are enabling.

3/

There's the old, famous New Yorker cartoon with a dog on the internet, on the computer and it says on the internet, nobody knows you're a dog. Well, yeah, on the internet, nobody knows who you are or where you are or what you are. All they care about is your output

4/

And that is incredibly liberating for a country that's so large and has such a good English speaking population, India can win, it just has to remove shackles.

9 TED Talks in 9 days that will change your life:

Day 1:

Sleep is your Superpower by Matt Walker

• How we can get better sleep
• Why sleep is our life-support system
• Sleep's impact on learning, memory, and our immune

Day 2:

The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown

• How happiness leads to courage
• Understand the importance of feeling connected

Day 3:

Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator by Tim Urban

• The conflict between the "instant gratification monkey" and the rational mind
• Why we binge YouTube and Netflix to avoid important

Day 4:

Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are by Amy Cuddy

• Power-posing and how it can change your mood
• How confidence leads to more successful outcomes

How to run a company (in priority order):

1: Define a crystal clear north star

Great companies know their destination.

Everyone rowing in one direction.

The best north star? A SIMPLE, measurable metric.

Get it right, and watch the magic unfold! 💫

2: Hire uncomfortably good people

Ah, my favorite line!

Hire people you have no right to hire.

Who are so good it makes you nervous.

Who force everyone to step up their game.

Always level up 🦾

3: Create a culture of urgency

Nothing is more powerful than a group of people making every day count 🔥⚡️🚨

4: Make sure no one gets blocked

You’re paying good people good money.

Make sure they don’t get stuck!

Demotivating for them 🤦

Disastrous for the bottom line.