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Add me on SphinnLessons on business and life that I’ve learned in my short 20 years here, I’m in that sort of mood.
- Trust nobody but yourself. No matter what you think, there’s a little bit of devil in everyone. The bigger the issue, the less you should rely on other people to trust.
- In regards to business, think a long time about big decisions. Whether it be ethics, investments, cash flow, time, etc. Just sit down and think about it for a few days. Acting on impulse can lose you a lot of money.
- There’s always an excuse. Another trust issue I guess (can you tell I’m having them? lol). No matter how much somebody promises you something, there will always be an excuse out of it. When you go into something (business or life) be prepared for all excuses, no matter how lame they may be (because sometimes they can be very, very lame).
- Always take risks. 9 out of 10 times you’ll fall on your ass and it’ll hurt, but the 1 time you succeed you’ll forget about the other 9 times. Even if you fail, over time you’ll end up at the same place you would if you hadn’t taken the risk at all.
- Friends are important (as well as family), so make sure to have either. They can be the one to pull you out of a rut, stop you from losing money with a poor business decision, or just help you pick yourself back up.
- No matter how horrible you feel about having something bad out there happen to you, it happens to other people too. And they pick themselves back up and get back to life, so why shouldn’t you?
- Listen to music (actual music, not rap).
- Surround yourself with happy people, it really does rub off on you. Likewise, stay away from depressing and mopy people.
- If you think you know you’re at the bottom, know that the only way to go from here is up. Life and business have the same cycles I think. The cycle can be controlled though, and you alone determine how long you stay at the peak, and how long you stay in a recession.
- Don’t be afraid to be alone. Whether it’s quitting your dayjob or moving out by yourself, you’ll end up amazing yourself at what you alone can accomplish. It’ll always be a struggle in the beginning (ie quitting your job), but unless you truly think you’re horribly weak, you’ll notice that things will just start clicking. You’ll find a way.
- Understand that nobody will ever understand Google Adwords.
- There’s a 95% chance Facebook will disapprove your ad.
- I didn’t really lose 44lbs in 3 months with acai.
- Be crazy. Most successful people are.
- Never feel like you’re “settling”. We only get 1 life here, you should be taking advantage of every second you have.
- Never give up on something you truly believe in. Giving up is settling, and we don’t settle.
This post isn’t over yet. If you have a blog out there, MAKE A POST LIKE THIS. Share your experiences with everybody so they can learn from them. I’m only 20 so I still have a lot of life to get through and have plenty more to learn, so make a post and let me know what you’ve learned. Don’t have a blog? Wordpress.org.
Don’t be a pussy either, it’s the internet nobody cares about you on here anyway. I’ll even blog about it and throw you a link if you do, so get your blog some traffic and make a post already.
December 13th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Not being a pussy should be lesson #1.
Thanks for the post, +rep
December 13th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
LOL
Going off that, I don’t agree with your #1 Paul. While there are lots of reasons to doubt and a mass majority may not be completely trustworthy, there are people out there I can trust whole heartedly. Not many can lay claim like that but there are those out there who are there and honest.
December 13th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
*hugs* the Uberaffiliate.
December 13th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
*hugs* Dr. Phil.
December 13th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
great compilation.
big hands up from berlin, germany.
cheers & keep on rockin’ !
December 13th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
*hugs* Jack Daniels.
December 13th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Unnecessary shot at rap. While I love to listen to classical and world music, a little bit of hip hop can put you in the right “get money! get! money money money!” mindset which can carry you through a long night of work.
:)
December 13th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Couldn’t agree with you more. I love classic rock, relaxing music, metal, Christian music, etc etc, but there’s nothing like some Lil C – Come With Tha Check or [insert other "make dat money" song] when you are working. It just makes you want to lay in a pile of $20s
:)
December 15th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
I agree that was a very un-necessary shot at rap for no apparent reason. Maybe your ex hooked up or cheated on you with someone who listens to rap.
One thing I know, is that you are clearly acting like whining bitch if you are writing these nonsense posts that takes cheap shots. The last couple of your posts have clearly shown that you need to get over the break up. Your ex probably broke up with you for being so emo.
December 19th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
dude..you are so right.
December 13th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
The following sentence is hands down the most informative & true thing you have ever posted.
“Understand that nobody will ever understand Google Adwords.”
December 13th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
great post doc!
December 13th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Some really good advice there.
December 13th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Don’t make any enemies or fuck with ANYONE, you will never know when you will need that person again.
December 13th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Great list. My favorites are never trust anyone but you and never ever give up. Sorry about the break up a while back man. You will come out stronger. There are many more fishes in the sea.
December 13th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Another Hit The FUCKING Nail on the Fucking Head blog post Paul!
dead on exact and I like it! I am going to make a post about this and put some stuff of my own on my blog!!!
Remember, Keep your chin up and your sights high!
Tom Howell
December 13th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Rap Music…is actual music you big nose biatch!
December 13th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
“Be crazy. Most successful people are.”
Yup. Be CRAZY, don’t be LAZY.
“Never feel like you’re “settling”. We only get 1 life here, you should be taking advantage of every second you have.”
Life is too short to be ordinary. Let’s double our VICTORY and make the HISTORY.
-hairul
(New friend from Malaysia) =)
December 13th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
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December 13th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
This is the gayest thing I have ever read on the internet. Even gay people would call this post gay.
December 13th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Great post Paul, so true. :)
December 14th, 2008 at 6:37 am
yikes! That dump really bitch-slapped you HARD. Be a man and move on.
December 14th, 2008 at 8:14 am
I agree with it all, great points, ive learned plenty of them in my 32 years.
December 14th, 2008 at 10:25 am
This post seems to be more focused on your breakup with your ex than affiliate marketing..
December 14th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
You sound wise for your age and you’re very lucky to have learned some of these lessons by the age of 20 – it took me more than 40 years to learn a few of them myself ;)
December 14th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
You had me going until you said, listen to music, not rap. Who are you to tell people to not listen to a genre of music? Sometimes you really show your age!
January 31st, 2009 at 10:23 am
dude, ya’ll need to get over the apparent cheap shot at rap music. everyone is entitled to their own opinions and ‘ol Paulie here doesn’t like rap music. You talk about him whininig, but I have crossed about 10 posts thus far bitchin’ about his comment about rap music. I pose this question for whoever would be so inclined to reply, “Who’s the biatch now!?”
January 31st, 2009 at 10:32 am
How is not enjoying rap music “showing his age”. Correct me if Im wrong, but rap didn’t really become popular until Paul would have been a bit older, considering he is only 20 years old. Therefore, his rejection of the rap genre, which I just mentioned became popular during his adolescent years, only shows that he has no problem going against the grain. I feel that this is indicative of maturity, and that your post is the one revealing your age, or at least your level of maturity.
Now you might say, “It’s the principal of the matter” and to that I would reply “I don’t believe Paul is trying to convince people to not listen to rap music, rather he is simply exercising his constitutional rights.”
December 14th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
PAUL, a video case study would be sweeeet 4 this blog!!!
December 14th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Listen to “metal”. That always gets me motivated and pumped.
December 15th, 2008 at 3:39 am
Thanks for the post. It is really refreshing and motivational too!
December 15th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Got some good points there. I especially like the acai one LOL.
December 19th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Yeah same, lol. We all write b/s like that. :p
December 15th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Hi Paul, thanks for really useful advices ;)
December 15th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Awesome post man. I’m going to write one tonight!
December 15th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
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December 17th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
awesome post
=)
thanks for sharing your “Lesson” dude!
December 19th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Good list of lessons. Hope see more lessons like this soon because it was so inspiring.
@afiq_Baker – Love playing music with guitars!
December 19th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
lol, some interesting points.
December 20th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Will take it into consideration, thanks!
December 22nd, 2008 at 3:54 pm
http://www.destonesucks.com/what-has-happened/
I sold out. Had fun writing it — take none of this personal, its just the internetz.
January 8th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Not a bad read, lol.
December 23rd, 2008 at 11:43 am
I really like this post, especially “Be crazy. Most successful people are”
I hate that way of think the most of people have: “Trying to be normal”, I’m not a normal, regular person, and I don’t like to be one.
More crazy you are, more people will remember you, it’s a fact
December 25th, 2008 at 12:28 am
Great list of lessons. One important thing for everyone to remember, you have to build your own list of lessons and not just learn from everyone else. You have to get out there and do it, when you fall you get right back up. Learning along the way, and taking note of everything. Soon you will be putting multiple things you have learned along the way together into one big ball of profit. Hell I started out and couldn’t make $20 in one month. I have just kept plucking away, and I am making hundreds of dollars a week now. It feels good to see how far you have came. And now I have a sense of direction and feel like I know where to go. Before I was just looking at a blank slate not know what to do next. You learn from your past, and it makes you better in the end.
Without failure there would be no need for success.
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January 1st, 2009 at 3:17 pm
No rap? Why don’t you tell us what you listen to then.
January 3rd, 2009 at 8:46 am
We lost many things in our life with the technology and the big world !!!
January 3rd, 2009 at 8:47 am
I think we lost many thing in the latest century.
January 4th, 2009 at 2:03 am
Thanks a lot for those tips Paul, I will take them into consideration
January 5th, 2009 at 12:26 am
I share your idea about the wisdom of being alone, though it is not bad to be surrounded by friends,there is a sacred time you devote to yourself -to get to know about the life from the inside.
January 8th, 2009 at 9:19 am
I’m sorry about your girl man, it really sucks when that happens, big time! Good luck.
January 11th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
I like your comment about Adwords (”Understand that nobody will ever understand Google Adwords.”) Pretty funny!
January 12th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Good list of lessons and I Will take it into consideration, thanks!
January 15th, 2009 at 1:26 am
good stuff. (:
January 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
nicee post mate
January 26th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Love the advice especially about who you surround yourself with.
February 1st, 2009 at 5:16 am
This is a terrific list of lessons. Number 2 (think a long time about big decisions) and number 4 (take risks) are a great balance for each other.
February 3rd, 2009 at 5:53 pm
great post! with your 20 years experience I learn somethings here!
February 3rd, 2009 at 5:59 pm
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February 5th, 2009 at 7:29 am
I just went back to catch up with some of your old blog posts and came across this. I am truly amazed at the wisdom from someone just twenty years old! You will go far.
February 5th, 2009 at 8:31 am
You hit the nail right on the head with those lessons.
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Wish to god I had got into this game a long time ago!!
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January 19th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
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