#StayHumble

 It takes zero talent to work hard and zero talent to stay humble; if you get those things right you will always do well in your journey.” Further advice is to “Learn to fail fast” and “Own as much of the supply chain as you can.”

The lessons: Staying humble is far harder the more success and fame you achieve. Keep things as simple as possible for as long as possible, scale with demand, and remember where you came from. Never underestimate the contribution of those around you and the fortune you’ve been granted.

Proudly exclude everyone except your target audience so you can focus solely on them. Double down on the customer experience. Test your site, and test some more. Utilise the best technology to create exceptional customer touchpoints, via your website and in-person. If you do mess up, own the mistake, respond in an exceptional way and carry on.

Plan your calendar of activity far in advance and be prepared to respond to last-minute events with hard-hitting campaigns. Explore everything that your target audience is already talking about and work out how to make it relevant to your brand in a big way.

The global brands set up before the 2000s didn’t have chance to document their journeys in such detail, but if they had they might be stronger today. Documenting every part of a brand’s journey lets its customers feel like they are getting an inside look. Use social media to be transparent. Everything you do can be remarkable content as long as it’s planned and executed exceptionally.

Never too early nor late to learn

 

1. Passion is a love of life not an obsession over someone or something. If you love life you’ll do your best to exercise and stay healthy. If you love life; you’ll see others for the miracle they are, even if they are mean or don’t particularly like you. If you love life; you’ll love to share how great things are with friends. If you love life; your partner will know how wonderful you think they are, and will love your passion.
2. Be kind. If you’re kind you’ll never lack true friends. Be kind to yourself. Forgive yourself when you mess up. Be kind to those less fortunate than you. Be kind to those that depend on you to do the right thing. Being kind doesn’t mean others won’t sometimes betray you. But friends of mean people are always looking to betray them.
3. Defy authority or temptress if they ask you to be mean. If they ask you to Betray those counting on you, don’t do it; no matter the promised payoff. If you do, you’ll become their slave. I’ve seen many live in big mansions, have money and cars but at the end of the day they were some evil persons slave or became that evil person themselves. I have also seen many ruin their lives, and their kids lives for a life of misery for excitement of cheap cheating sex.
4. Forgiving people helps you more than it helps them. Move on.
5. You can rebuild if you’ve kept your passion and love of life you can find other things to be passionate about if you grow too old or lose a position or you simply fail at something.
6. Be vulnerable but do so with your heart, mind and life. Life will always ask you to take risk, you cannot hide from risk. Choose those risk wisely. You can never have anything you will value without taking risk.
7. Perfectionism has great opportunity cost. If you only do things you can be perfect at you will never be great at anything. Greatness requires you to learn and build on failure. Perfectionism guarantees a failed life.
8. Life is full of misery and suffering for all, but don’t let that define you. Let your life be defined by , your Loyalty, Kindness and Passion.
9. Curiosity helps you enjoy the abundance of the world and knowledge show you all the miracle around that are still deep mysteries Giving helps you appreciate that abundance in your life.
10. Find someone you can love completely. But there is nobody perfect for you. Perfectionism in choosing a partner is futile and ensures failure. Don’t play games or try to manipulate people as that’s not Love either.
11. You can live your life either as if Life itself is and everything in Life is a miracle or nothing in life is. Choosing Life as a miracle is much more enjoyable.

No more procrastination

How to avoid ‘precrastination’

The key here, Bailey says, is to identify when zipping through tasks is a good idea, versus when it’ll actually end up costing you more time in the end. Here are his recommendations for getting stuff done without precrastinating:

1. Ask yourself, Would this task benefit from added time? Precrastination happens when we’re working on autopilot. Though it may seem counterintuitive on busy days, stop and consider all the tasks on your plate. Those that require creativity, thoughtfulness or emotion will benefit from a slower response.
2. Know which tasks you can rush through. If a task takes just a few minutes to complete, it can be helpful to get it done quickly in favor of clearing your attentional space.
3. Keep a calendar and to-do list. This might not seem revelatory, but externalizing what’s cluttering your mind is a wonderful thing. Tracking appointments, tasks, distractions and ideas using a notepad or smartphone app allows you to step back and organize. In addition to freeing up mental space, these tools can help you decide where to channel future energy.

Ultimately, avoiding precrastination is all about working with intention—and if that means slowing down, so be it