Sahil Bloom

I probably have to adjust that opportunity or say no to it because it's not who my ideal self is.

It's a shiny object that I'm going to be naturally drawn to because of those mimetic desires.

It sounds so sexy and attractive, but it's not aligned with what I want to want to be.

The important point in all of that is you get to decide for yourself where you want to go.

And when you have clarity on the direction and on the life that you're actually trying to build, the actions and the days become clear as well.

You know, it's exactly as you laid it out for, you know, for that hyper successful woman.

And it's exactly as you even articulated about your own journey recently with the family meeting that you said you had.

When I heard you tell that story, the thing that immediately jumped out to me for most people listening to this as the most important part of that story is that you had a family meeting to talk about the life that you were trying to create.

That sounds so simple, but it is something that 99% of families will never do.

Sit down as a family and talk about what is the life we are trying to build.

We're all off chasing these things.

We're trying to make money.

We're trying to be successful.

We're trying to be special in our own ways.

And that is great.

But make sure you know what it's for.

What is the life you are actually trying to build?

I think it was Naval that said something to the effect of the only true test of intelligence is if you get what you want out of life.

While I agree with it to a certain extent, I do think there's a layer deeper, which is to know what you actually want out of life in the first place, not just get it.

The getting it is actually easier than the knowing.