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starting this for the third time 😬

"..our enjoyment of wealth isn’t something that goes up with every additional dollar (or $1,000) we get, but something that increases in steps."

"This book is both a guide and a warning. It’s about how to build wealth—and knowing when enough is enough..."

the levels (net worth):
L1: <$10k
L2: $10k-$100k
L3: $100k-$1M
L4: $1M-$10M
L5: $10M-$100M
L6: $100M+

quotes:

if only we did what we are capable of doing. we would.. astound ourselves. - thomas edison

people choose immediate & certain short-term comfort over potential long-term benefits almost every time.

if i’m not willing to be disciplined in my daily activity, nothing will change & my vision will never come to pass.

the future you are going to live is the one you are creating right now at this very moment.

the critical first step to executing well is creating and maintaining a compelling vision of the future

“great ideas are worthless unless the are implemented”

“[setting annual goals] lulls people into believing that they can put things off—critical activity—and still .. achieve their goal.”

“we lack a sense of urgency, not realizing that every week is important, every day is important, every moment is important. Ultimately, effective execution happens daily and weekly…not monthly or quarterly.”

i wish P&G would bring alex hormozi to come and look at a business. 😭

thankful this was recommended as i start the journey into ugc and figuring out pricing!

price-driven purchase vs value-driven purchase

consuming this for the second time!

first time reading! (listen to the audiobook previously)

the book is better. 💯

made it to part three before seeing the movie!

reread before seeing the movie tomorrow! def glad i’m rereading bc i forgot a lot!

12 pages of notes and def glad I read this.

the first half is especially good for anyone with a business idea that needs to be validated if its good or not.

The measure of usefulness of an early customer conversation is whether it gives us concrete facts about our customers’ lives and world views. These facts help us improve our business.

You aren’t allowed to tell them what their problem is, and they aren’t allowed to tell you what to build.

Success comes down to three things: hard work, luck, and skill.

Successful founders have a bias towards action. Minimal analysis paralysis.

In your personal life, money saves you hours.
In your business, money saves you years.

13 pages of notes, many chats with Claude, and definite future re-read!

Success comes down to three things: hard work, luck, and skill.

Successful founders have a bias towards action. Minimal analysis paralysis.

In your personal life, money saves you hours.
In your business, money saves you years.

13 pages of notes, many chats with Claude, and definite future re-read!

writing lots of notes!

"Solving your customers' problems is the road to strengthening product-market fit."

"For bootstrappers, it isn’t a lack of money that kills businesses. It’s founder burnout."

Walling differentiates between task- vs project- vs owner-level thinking

Bootstrappers don’t run out of money; they run out of motivation.

“most of what you’ll need to do, you’ve never done before, and you’re not good at it, although you think you are. probably you’ll be better than most people at doing it for the 1st time because you’re highly motivated... so, you don’t know marketing, but you do know your customer; it’s better to write clearly and directly to a person you deeply understand than to have a degree in marketing.”

childhood friends to enemies. rival gangs/syndicates. politics. unsolved murders. whew this is good

showing and recapping, not just telling .. goood sign

finished this yesterday! not so crazy plot twist ending. not so much blood as on the book cover and sprayed edges, but fun to read a new (to me) author.

i have no idea who it could be, could be a cop or anne (the assistant). idk who has (a strong enough) motive! oh maybe sarah’s old boss!

everyone’s fingers are pointing at one person….but it can’t be that simple (!!)

also def don’t have to read the first book before this, easy to get into

whew, took a lot of notes. definitely not a christian book, but this book (the psychology of how we spend money) builds a helpful framework when thinking of money and the things we desire.

planning to make 3 or 4 videos on this..would recommend!

still 4 stars tho
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

second read!

feel like i'm taking away more life lessons than money lessons with this book

basically it's friends, family, health, meaning, and a clear mind that we really want, not generally money.

💡nature is not in a hurry, yet everything is accomplished

money should always be a tool to leverage who you are, not a goal in itself.

..there’s no way to learn the value of money without feeling the power of its scarcity

the only way to win the status game is to stop playing.

being jealous of what others have is outsourcing your critical thinking to strangers.

a study by three researchers once showed that if your neighbor wins the lottery, you are more likely to borrow money and go bankrupt in the future.

the happiest of people live the simplest of lives

“inherited wealth is a real handicap to happiness. it is as death to ambition as cocaine is to morality.” - william vanderbilt

“the best use of money is as a tool to leverage who you are, but never to define who you are.”

Your income today is the foundation of your wealth tomorrow.

“What if this system didn’t tell you what to do, but taught you how to think about your finances?”


“in truth, the most expensive thing some people own is their ego.”