Neil Patel

And if you have this end goal, the quickest path to getting that end goal isn't necessarily to go from where you are to just try to do that. Sometimes you need to go in between and take a few extra steps to really accomplish what you're looking to do.

You hit the nail on the head, right? In which you have to be intentional with your decisions. You're going to have opportunities that arise in between, but if that opportunity can make you more money in the short run, but it's going to derail you from your goal, a lot of times you're going to have to learn to say no, and it can be painful, but you got to think very long term.

You hit the nail on the head, right? In which you have to be intentional with your decisions. You're going to have opportunities that arise in between, but if that opportunity can make you more money in the short run, but it's going to derail you from your goal, a lot of times you're going to have to learn to say no, and it can be painful, but you got to think very long term.

You work hard for a long time and you continue networking, put yourself in a lot of different rooms and places, and you'll get lucky. People think luck happens from just people randomly, but what they don't realize is they're trying and they've been so many different places that good things just happen because of hard work.

You work hard for a long time and you continue networking, put yourself in a lot of different rooms and places, and you'll get lucky. People think luck happens from just people randomly, but what they don't realize is they're trying and they've been so many different places that good things just happen because of hard work.

And what ends up happening is a lot of people are just stuck in their ways and feeling like they're unlucky so they don't do much. Well, if you don't do much, you're not giving yourself the opportunity to get lucky.

And what ends up happening is a lot of people are just stuck in their ways and feeling like they're unlucky so they don't do much. Well, if you don't do much, you're not giving yourself the opportunity to get lucky.

But if you keep going to meetings and you keep speaking at events and you keep creating content and marketing your business and you keep trying to sell, eventually you'll get lucky and things will start going your way, assuming you're learning from your mistakes and continually improving.

But if you keep going to meetings and you keep speaking at events and you keep creating content and marketing your business and you keep trying to sell, eventually you'll get lucky and things will start going your way, assuming you're learning from your mistakes and continually improving.

I think one of the things that's built me is not growing up with a ton. My parents provided as much as they can, amazing parents. But when you want more and your parents can't provide it, it gives you a drive. And that's when people say like, oh, you need to go to Harvard to do well or you need to grow up with money.

I think one of the things that's built me is not growing up with a ton. My parents provided as much as they can, amazing parents. But when you want more and your parents can't provide it, it gives you a drive. And that's when people say like, oh, you need to go to Harvard to do well or you need to grow up with money.

Well, I think it's just as powerful to not have those things because it really gives you that drive that some of those other people may have or they may not have. And usually in many cases from MC, they usually don't have that drive compared to that person who has come from very little and they want it really badly.

Well, I think it's just as powerful to not have those things because it really gives you that drive that some of those other people may have or they may not have. And usually in many cases from MC, they usually don't have that drive compared to that person who has come from very little and they want it really badly.

Now, I have seen people who are super successful and went to Harvard, EX Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates who have that drive as well. So it doesn't mean that having a great degree or having well-off parents means you won't have a drive. It's just usually you see a lot of hunger from people who don't have it yet.

Now, I have seen people who are super successful and went to Harvard, EX Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates who have that drive as well. So it doesn't mean that having a great degree or having well-off parents means you won't have a drive. It's just usually you see a lot of hunger from people who don't have it yet.

The latest big decision that I made, it was a few years ago, but it took me a long time in my career to be okay with this. I just started growing in headcount, you know, get to a hundred people, get to a thousand plus people. You can't always do everything your way. It's not about micromanaging, but sometimes entrepreneurs have this notion that their way is the right way.

The latest big decision that I made, it was a few years ago, but it took me a long time in my career to be okay with this. I just started growing in headcount, you know, get to a hundred people, get to a thousand plus people. You can't always do everything your way. It's not about micromanaging, but sometimes entrepreneurs have this notion that their way is the right way.

If people have KPIs and goals and they're hitting it for the business, it's okay if they do it in their way. Like if it's not going to harm the business in the long run, There's many ways to skin a cat and your way in your eyes may be the best way and someone else's eyes, their way may be way better than yours.

If people have KPIs and goals and they're hitting it for the business, it's okay if they do it in their way. Like if it's not going to harm the business in the long run, There's many ways to skin a cat and your way in your eyes may be the best way and someone else's eyes, their way may be way better than yours.

And if they both hit the goal and similar manners and similar efficiencies and cost structures, it's okay if someone chooses a different route. As long as they hit the goal, they hit the goal. They're not breaking laws and they're being ethical. not hurting the company in the long run, you're okay with that.