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a) Your parents? – they raise you, 18 years. That’s a huge chunk. But the time spent with parents drops suddenly after that. b) Your teachers? – sure, you get a few good ones…but no. Not most important. c) Your friends? – Friends are pretty influential. Look at any group of friends. They talk the same, walk the same, dress the same, and converge on similar life goals. But I think the answer is D) None of the above. The most important voice in your life is the one that no one else hears. It’s the voice in your head. You see - in the movie of your life, the voice in your head is the director. It tells you what to say, where to stand, when to shut up, and what this story means. And we all know - that voice never stops. Studies show that humans have up to ~60k thoughts PER DAY. 80% of those thoughts skew negative, and 95% of the thoughts are repetitive. ^^ These are our factory settings. But like a good toy, you can change the factory settings to be what you want. Tim Ferriss once told me:

power brokers November 22, 2024 power brokers Here’s a fun question: who’s the most important voice in your life? a) Your parents? – they raise you, 18 years. That’s a huge chunk. But the time spent with parents drops suddenly after that. b) Your teachers? – sure, you get a few good ones…but no. Not most important. c) Your friends? – Friends are pretty influential. Look at any group of friends. They talk the same, walk the same, dress the same, and converge on similar life goals. But I think the answer is D) None of the above. The most important voice in your life is the one that no one else h

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