Tom Bilyeu

I find the hardest to instill in people, especially if just by nature, they're a problem finder where they can tell you all the reasons why something isn't going to work. But Peter Thiel has a really cool way to frame this, which is to ask, how do I make my 10 year plan happen in six months? Hmm. Because he said, everybody gets locked into this incrementalism.

Like, how do I make this 10% better, 30% better? And he's like, you have to throw everything that you know away when you have to make something 10X or 100 times better. Now, all of a sudden, you're going to be reaching for... what I call a frame of reference that is so radically different than the way that you look at the world now.

Like, how do I make this 10% better, 30% better? And he's like, you have to throw everything that you know away when you have to make something 10X or 100 times better. Now, all of a sudden, you're going to be reaching for... what I call a frame of reference that is so radically different than the way that you look at the world now.

Like, how do I make this 10% better, 30% better? And he's like, you have to throw everything that you know away when you have to make something 10X or 100 times better. Now, all of a sudden, you're going to be reaching for... what I call a frame of reference that is so radically different than the way that you look at the world now.

And I'm always trying to get entrepreneurs to understand you are trapped inside of a frame of reference right now. And you don't even realize it. It's shit that your parents said to you when you were a kid, it's the girl that you asked out and it didn't go well. It's the first sales calls that you did and they failed. It's that business that went under.

And I'm always trying to get entrepreneurs to understand you are trapped inside of a frame of reference right now. And you don't even realize it. It's shit that your parents said to you when you were a kid, it's the girl that you asked out and it didn't go well. It's the first sales calls that you did and they failed. It's that business that went under.

And I'm always trying to get entrepreneurs to understand you are trapped inside of a frame of reference right now. And you don't even realize it. It's shit that your parents said to you when you were a kid, it's the girl that you asked out and it didn't go well. It's the first sales calls that you did and they failed. It's that business that went under.

It's a thing of VC said to you one time in a meeting that just kicked you in the nuts. And once you understand, okay, wait a second. I have to get out. This is the box that people are telling me to think outside of. And I have to find a way out of this. And that Peter Thiel angle of I have to make something that I thought would take me 10 years. I have to make it happen in six months.

It's a thing of VC said to you one time in a meeting that just kicked you in the nuts. And once you understand, okay, wait a second. I have to get out. This is the box that people are telling me to think outside of. And I have to find a way out of this. And that Peter Thiel angle of I have to make something that I thought would take me 10 years. I have to make it happen in six months.

It's a thing of VC said to you one time in a meeting that just kicked you in the nuts. And once you understand, okay, wait a second. I have to get out. This is the box that people are telling me to think outside of. And I have to find a way out of this. And that Peter Thiel angle of I have to make something that I thought would take me 10 years. I have to make it happen in six months.

And I refuse to let myself believe that it's impossible. So now it's like, like you said, what would have to be true?

And I refuse to let myself believe that it's impossible. So now it's like, like you said, what would have to be true?

And I refuse to let myself believe that it's impossible. So now it's like, like you said, what would have to be true?

Yeah. Iteration, iteration. It's funny. People are so terrified of failure that they don't even stop to think that, oh, if I could just not worry about embarrassing myself, then I could get in the game, throw the punches, look foolish, but I will get better and better. I've often joked. It's definitely not a joke.

Yeah. Iteration, iteration. It's funny. People are so terrified of failure that they don't even stop to think that, oh, if I could just not worry about embarrassing myself, then I could get in the game, throw the punches, look foolish, but I will get better and better. I've often joked. It's definitely not a joke.

Yeah. Iteration, iteration. It's funny. People are so terrified of failure that they don't even stop to think that, oh, if I could just not worry about embarrassing myself, then I could get in the game, throw the punches, look foolish, but I will get better and better. I've often joked. It's definitely not a joke.

but i've often said that part of what is my superpower is that i can be embarrassed longer than the next person and also let me know what you think about this i think you have whatever 8.4 billion chances to make a first impression probably more than that because most people are going to forget that they ever encountered you in the first place and so getting out ultimately i think what people care about is can you they have a screaming problem that you may go away

but i've often said that part of what is my superpower is that i can be embarrassed longer than the next person and also let me know what you think about this i think you have whatever 8.4 billion chances to make a first impression probably more than that because most people are going to forget that they ever encountered you in the first place and so getting out ultimately i think what people care about is can you they have a screaming problem that you may go away

but i've often said that part of what is my superpower is that i can be embarrassed longer than the next person and also let me know what you think about this i think you have whatever 8.4 billion chances to make a first impression probably more than that because most people are going to forget that they ever encountered you in the first place and so getting out ultimately i think what people care about is can you they have a screaming problem that you may go away

And they'll forgive everything that they've encountered up to that point if you can. And anybody, somebody that they respect told them, no, for real, this works.