@jesselear

Hospitality founder. Multiple 7-figure startups bootstrapped. 1 exit. Always looking for ways to simplify success in business/life. Tweeting what I learn.

 Columbus, Ohio
clarity.fm/jesselear
Joined December 2008
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Pessimists sound smart.  Optimists build the world.
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I'd rather become so good they can't ignore me... Not network so hard I finally meet them. Own the club > waiting in line.
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Passion is overrated. Pick something you find interesting and then obsess over it until you're so good that people can't ignore you. Passion follows competence, not the other way around.
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Be smart enough to know when fairness isn't in your best interest. Sometimes the only way to get what you want is to forfeit what you deserve.
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Most people wait to go "all in" until the rewards justify it - not realizing that the rewards have been standing by, waiting for them to go all in.
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Nag Champa Enjoyer@PowellsLeftArm6 Jan 2023
Is there a name for the feeling when you all you want out of life is to hunker down and eat pizza and watch movies but you also want to break new ground in your profession but you also want to quit society to live in the woods but you also want to go explore the world forever
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2022 was a roller coaster. But I learned a lot. Here are my top takeaways:
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21. EQ is > IQ. Being a genius doesn't give you the advantage that it did in 1980. These days, we all have unlimited information at our fingertips. If you want to get ahead in life, study people.
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22. Gut feelings aren't always right, but they're often a lot more logical than we realize. They are formed by thousands of situations and patterns that we've subconsciously observed over time.
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