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1. Look Silly For Maximum
Success

2. Isaac Newton once made the remark
that he could only do what he'd done
because he was standing on the
shoulders of giants.

3. Meaning his scientific discoveries were
only as good as those that came
before him.

4. And those that came before him were
just as largely based on those that
came before them.

5. The study of human advancement
over the centuries is pretty amazing.

6. Sure, there are plenty of dark spots,
but the long trend is generally upward.

7. Collectively, we seem to have this
drive to keep advancing.

8. I saw a pretty cool video the other day
of the first rocket that blasted off, flew
around in the upper atmosphere, and
then landed, but in the reverse of how
took off.

9. Right back down on the launch pad.

10. Like watching a lift-off in reverse.

11. For a long time, a few people have
been trying to create a business of
tourist space flight.

12. Yeah, it would only be for rich people,
but it's always that way at first.

13. Long, long time ago, travel by rail was
only for rich people.

14. Now regular folks can fly all over the
world.

15. It's possible to live your own life like
this, but it's not guaranteed.

16. It's all based on the habits you
cultivate.

17. If you have some really big, really
specific goals, way out there, and you
make it a habit to do SOMETHING on a
daily basis, you can build a pretty
impressive life.

18. On the other hand, if you just hope
you get there "somehow," you might
get lucky, but then again you might
not.

19. Most people are terrified of risk.

20. Which is why they are afraid to take
action.

21. Many people want some kind of
guarantee that what they are trying
will eventually pan out.

22. Unless they are SURE, they don't
budge.

23. But in reality, they are ignoring the
biggest risk of all.

24. And that is to get to the end of your
life, look back, and say, "Wow, what
happened?"

25. The great paradox is that the more
consistently you take small risks, they
less likely you'll end up with nothing.

26. Meaning the most effective way to
make sure the BIGGEST risk of all
doesn't happen is to take a bunch of
small risks.

27. Imagine if you were on a golf course.

28. And you could wait and take one
HUGE swing, or you could take a lot of
little swings.

29. But you were so embarrassed to look
goofy taking a bunch of little swings,
you waited until the last moment to
take that one big swing.

30. If the ball goes in the hole, you'd look
pretty good.

31. But if your ball flies off into the lake,
well, game over.

32. But if you take small shots, ten or
fifteen yards apiece, you'd almost be
guaranteed to get into the hole
eventually.

33. Of course, in golf, the number of
strokes is important.

34. But not in life.

35. In life, it's the final result that counts.

36. And all the intermediary results in
between.

37. Small actions daily build up.

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