With all thy getting, get understanding. Success without purpose is the hollowest of journeys. What most ambitious people are striving to create at the end of the day, is themselves. Work and life to me are the same thing.

Just like there should be a user manual for the formulaic process of building ecommerce companies, there should be a user manual for the inner journey of success. I think you could boil the entire $40 billion self-help industry into a handful of First Principles, and that these should be taught in high school.

The 3 pillars of true success:

Doing what you’re good at: An absolute starting point is knowing what you are uniquely great at, and building on that. Total clarity and discipline on this point.

Killer mental playbook: An empowered self-narrative and the willingness and energy to constantly improve.

Purpose: What you’re moving away from (spiritual destruction) and what you are moving towards (personal wholeness).

With all thy getting, get understanding. Success without purpose is the hollowest of journeys. What most ambitious people are striving to create at the end of the day, is themselves. Work and life to me are the same thing.

The 3 pillars of true success:

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