Choose Yourself

by James Altucher

I don’t want just “social media.” I want social LIFE.

What is the purpose of an opinion? To prove you’re right? You’re wrong.

Procrastination could also be a strong sign that you are a perfectionist. That you are filled with shame issues. This will block you from building and selling your business. Examine your procrastination from every side. It’s your body trying to tell you something. Listen to it.

A very successful, self-made businessman once told me, “Never underestimate the power of a long, protracted silence.”

Out of silence comes the greatest creativity. Not when we are rushing and panicking.

The mediocre entrepreneur understands that persistence is not the self-help cliché “Keep going until you hit the finish line!” It’s “Keep failing until you accidentally no longer fail.” That’s persistence.

Being mediocre doesn’t mean you won’t change the world. It means being honest with yourself and the people around you. And being honest at every level is really the most effective habit of all if you want to have massive success.

Paranoia will destroy you.

Honesty is the only way to make money in today’s world.

“A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.” — Gandhi

Stick with the people who love you and don’t spend a single second on the rest. Life will be better that way.

I don’t say anything unless I have personally experienced or seen the advice I am recommending.

No matter what you do, no matter what your creation is. Every moment is the audition.

Help ourselves to health. Give ourselves more choices instead of being reliant on others. And then creating wealth for ourselves. Financial wealth, emotional wealth, and spiritual wealth.