LinkedIn has 310 million active users.

But 99% of people don't know how to use it.

Here are 10 powerful features you didn't know existed:

1. Providing Services

You can add your services to your profile.

Here's how to enable it:

1/ Visit your profile
2/ Click on "Open to" and then "Providing Services"
3/ Fill in the form

2. LinkedIn Newsletter

Readers can subscribe to your newsletter to receive updates when you publish a new article.

Do this:

1/ Click on "Write article"
2/ Click on "Create a newsletter"
3/ Fill in all the details
4/ Write and publish your first article

3. LinkedIn Events

You can create and invite people to:

• Online events
• In-person events

This is great to host webinars.

To create your first event do this:

1/ Click the Home icon
2/ Click on the "Add" icon next to Events
3/ Follow the instructions to create the event

4. Create a Showcase Page (Company Page)

Create Showcase Pages to segment your inbound LinkedIn traffic.

It's great if you want to follow a specific:

• Theme
• Messaging

To do this go to:

1/ Go to your Company page
2/ Click on Admin Tools
3/ Click on Showcase Page

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McKinsey consultants get paid $1000+ / hour.

I spent over 1500 hours working with them

Here are their 5 communication secrets that will 2x, 5x, or even 10x your hourly rate overnight.

The Framework Principle

Summarize everything you say into a framework:

❌ “This is a great solution because of x and it will do y and z… ”
✅ “There are 3 things this solution will enable: x,y,z”

This takes time to learn, but the impact is huge.

The “So What” Principle

Ask “So What” 3x before any major decision

1️⃣Our margins fell below 60%. So what?
2️⃣Now we don't qualify for low-interest loans. SW?
3️⃣Our project isn't cost-effective any more. SW?
▶️ Cancel the project

This will 10x your decision-making

The Pyramid Principle:

McKinsey uses this system to present EVERY recommendation to executives

1️⃣Start with the answer / your recommendation
2️⃣Then present the arguments
3️⃣Then present supporting evidence

This will make your communication persuasive and easy to follow

The MECE Principle

Avoid repetition and don't leave anything out

❌ “We want to reduce costs and increase profit” (reducing costs = increasing profit)
✅ “To increase sales we can increase prices or our quantity”

This will make any argument factually strong

Breakout Trading is the most underrated trading technique in the trading community!

Every trader (intraday, swing, positional, or scalper) should know how to differentiate between a genuine breakout and a false breakout.

Do you know why?

Read this thread!

(1/N)

It’s important to understand two herds that exist in the market:

1. Smart Money &

2. Dumb Money

‘Smart Money’ refers to big sharks who have money & information power who give direction & momentum.

‘Dumb Money’ refers to retail traders who often try to make quick money.

(2/N)

You should know one secret now.

Participation from smart money creates a "genuine breakout."

And the absence of smart money participation results in a "false breakout."

Hence, it is always a good idea to follow smart money (by knowing real or false breakout)

(3/N)

What is Breakout?

As per Investopedia

“A breakout is a stock price moving outside a defined support or resistance level with increased volume. A breakout trader enters a long position after the stock price breaks above resistance.”

(4/N)

The price broke the resistance trend line with high volumes in this image.

Similarly, few recognize it as a breakdown if the price breaks the support trend line.

To keep it simple, we will focus only on the breakout.

(5/N)

Master psychology and you can sell anything.

But most people don't know where to start.

8 books that will teach you how people think (so you can 3x your sales):

1. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Hurari

Lessons & Insights:
• Belief in collective myths is the defining attribute of humanity (corporations, governments, society)
• Telling a story other ppl believe is the ultimate superpower. All successful founders have this power.

2. How Minds Change by David McRaney

Lessons & Insights:
• Get someone to see you as "us" and not "them" and you can change their mind about anything
• A good story overcomes fears / uncertainties / doubts. We don’t prepare a rebuttal when engaged in a story.

3. Blindsight by Matt Johnson and Prince Ghuman

Lessons & Insights:
• We buy with emotions then rationalize with logic
• Our lived experience is a story of reality, told by our senses
• Facts are less important than the story we experience: “We eat the menu, not the food”

4. How To Change by Katy Milkman

Lessons & Insights:
• Familiarity breeds habits
• Tremendous willpower comes from good habits that keep us on track
• Most powerful way to start something new: Change your internal story

6 Great Books To Understand Human Behavior 👇

1. Blink

2. Games People Play

3. Emotional Intelligence

4. The Confidence Game

5. Thinking, Fast And Slow

How to build a side income $$: A [thread] 🧵

I have been asked this question a lot.

Tanay bhaiya, how can we build a side income?

Or

How can we generate extra income while having a full-time job?

So here’s the answer.

[1] Build your personal brand

Personal branding can literally open 100s of doors for you.

No matter what field you are in, promoting yourself is always a plus.

Pick a social media platform and start showcasing your skills.

[2] Proof of work

One of my favourite topics to talk about.

Create a portfolio, upload code on Github, build a social presence on social media, make a PPT on a project, etc.

Proof of work is a game changer.

[3] Consulting

If you are good at a topic, subject or skill, start giving consultations.

Share your knowledge and keep upskilling.

Don’t stop sharing what you know and what you can do best.

Every piece of fitness advice I could come up with after 6 years in the gym:

1. Stop drinking alcohol.

2. Fasted workouts burn 20% more calories
3. 30 minutes is all the time you need to get in shape
4. Sun exposure can boost testosterone levels by as much as 69%
5. Don’t post gym pics for attention
6. Find a woman who loves to cook for you

7. Higher reps/lower weight to lose weight
8. Heavier weight/fewer reps to build mass
9. Never sacrifice form for heavier weight
10. Morning workouts lead to healthier decisions throughout the day
11. 10,000 steps per day is huge for weight loss

12. Increase weight or reps each week to get stronger
13. If you’re not gaining weight, you’re not eating enough
14. Train core 4-5x per week
15. Fasting + black coffee in the morning are great for burning fat

16. If you’re not losing weight, you’re eating too much or not burning enough calories
17. A few sets of dumbbells and a bench are all you need to get shredded
18. Healthy eating is easier than you think. Get a bunch of eggs, ground meat, and fruit

6-Month Personal MBA (Book List):

Month 1
• Strategy: Zero to One
• Entrepreneurship: The Lean Startup

Month 2
• Accounting: Financial Intelligence
• Per. Finance: I Will Teach You to Be Rich

Month 3
• Marketing: 22 Laws of Marketing
• Operations: The Goal

Month 4
• Systems Thinking: Thinking in Systems
• Public Speaking: Steal the Show

Month 5
• Negotiation: Never Split the Difference
• Networking: Power Connector

Month 6
• Leadership: Teams of Teams
• Effectiveness: Almanack of Naval

That was a 6-month personal MBA.

All it takes to complete? Read 30 mins/day.

If you enjoyed this list, please RT the first tweet and follow me @SystemSunday.

Cheers,
Ben

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I turn 38 today.

Here are 38+ life lessons that helped me retire early:

•No one is out to get you. Everyone is so focused on themselves. Believe me, they aren't focusing on you.

•Indulge in the things you love and enjoy. Then skimp on the rest.

• You are NOT your job. And your job does not equal your self worth. Jobs are like clothes that you can change as you see fit.

• There is no such thing as a perfect job, perfect house, perfect investment, or perfect fill in the blank. Just make a decision and move on.

• No matter what Instagram or TikTok may be show you, the grass is NEVER greener.

• Time is more important than money. Health is more important than time. All are wasted if you can’t be in the present.

• Society programming is all wrong. It’s your job to reprogram.

• Your house will never be big enough. Car will never be flashy enough. Vacations never lavish enough. Until you are OK with what you have here and now. Then it will all be enough.

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Investors have a short attention span.

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1. Company Purpose

What is your mission?

Condense into a simple powerful sentence.

Don't list features– communicate your purpose.

Include a simple graphic that describes your business model.

Nobody cares what you can do. Everybody cares what you can do for them.

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• Describe the pain of your customer (bigger the better)
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Don't build a solution that's looking for a problem.

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What key points will communicate the most value?

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