I’m 54. I wasted 24 years learning this the hard way. But I'll teach you in 5 minutes. If you're weak, close this thread. Here are 24 brutal truths I wish I knew earlier:
1. Everything changes when you stop tolerating your own bullshit.
2. Trying to fix other people is a distraction from fixing yourself.
3. Your past isn’t your fault. Your future is.
4. You don’t need motivation. You need balls and a better routine.
5. Comfort is killing your ambition. Slowly. Quietly. Daily.
6. Nobody is thinking about you. They’re too busy doubting themselves.
7. You don’t rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your standards.
8. Money is a superpower. Anyone who says otherwise doesn’t have any.
9. The truth about yourself will sting. But avoiding it costs everything.
10. Most people will settle. Don’t let them convince you to do the same.
11. Loyalty means nothing if it keeps you stuck.
12. Waiting until you feel “ready” is how people waste decades.
13. Most “advice” is just someone projecting their fears onto you.
14. Not every emotion deserves a response. Feel it. Then move.
15. You’ll lose friends when you level up. Let them go.
16. If you don’t control your mind, someone else will.
17. Your partner won’t heal your trauma. That’s your job.
18. Your family can love you and still limit you. Let them.
19. Money solves 90% of problems. Don’t let broke people shame you for chasing it.
20. Your life is your responsibility. Stop blaming, start building.
21. The world rewards bold. Not smart. Not kind. Bold.
22. You can’t grow and stay comfortable. Pick one.
23. Success will cost you your old identity. Let it die.
24. Mindset isn't everything. But without it, nothing works.
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@theo_jil Yeah these things really matters
@theo_jil I wish I knew these sooner
@theo_jil These are hard truths. ‘Everything changes when you stop tolerating your own bullshit’. ‘Nobody is thinking of you, they are too busy doubting themselves’. Just 2 of my favorites. Already meditating the depth of truth in these statements
@theo_jil Nothing new or groundbreaking
@theo_jil @_Pammy_DS_ Joseph Campbell distilled all this for me years ago when he concluded, “follow your bliss”…
@theo_jil We don’t share the same values.
@theo_jil 24 hard truths to live by. Get out of your own way.
@theo_jil Thank you for those words.
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@theo_jil Great post thank you
@theo_jil Fantastic thread 🧵 👏🏻