1. You can't achieve anything without God. Everything comes from Him—money, health, wealth, happiness. Don't break your relationship with God.
2. If you're working hard, smart, and doing everything you should but still not getting results, it's because you're not ready yet. Not because you're not taking action.
3. The real result you're chasing isn't money. It's hearing someone say, "Man, you literally helped me..." That's the real target. Don't lose it.
4. If you focus too much on the goal, you won't achieve it. If you focus on the actions, you may or may not. If you focus on the journey, you will.
5. All your life assets are multiplied by health. It can be one or zero. Choose your number.
6. A habit missed three times in a row is the start of a new habit. Don't miss three days in a row.
7. You don't need more productivity tips. You just need to mark the task as "Doing" and work on it.
8. Doing one simple thing when you're tired is better than sleeping the entire day. Something is better than nothing.
9. If your strategy hasn't shown results in 40 days, change it. Try a new one.
10. Don't stop bad habits because it's a challenge. Stop because you don't want to break promises to yourself. Challenges end. Promises shouldn't.
11. Focus on results, you probably won't get them. Focus on enjoying the process, you will.
12. Move. The more you travel, meet new people, see new places, the more your life can change.
13. Whenever there's a chance to meet new people, don't ignore it.
14. The more people you know, the better. Stay humble.
15. Some people shouldn't see you as a hard worker. They'll use you. Stay dumb in their eyes.
16. It's okay to be unbalanced for days, months, or even a year. Sometimes you need to skip the gym to finish that project.
17. YouTube is the best marketing medium for building a real audience.
18. Speed matters in business. Keep up with trends. if you can't, well, every business does rely on speed.
19. Stop wasting too much time on YouTube.
20. You still don't need a phone.
21. Stop checking emails too much. It burns your mind.
22. You don't have to be an expert in everything. If you have time, do it yourself. If not, delegate.
23. You can literally build anything in Notion.
24. To remove a habit from your tracker, you need 3 years of commitment. Then it becomes natural.
25. Don't just listen to podcasts—write down what you've learned. If it doesn't change anything in your life, it was a waste of time.
26. Watch collecting was the best new habit I started this year. Best way to waste money and boost confidence.
27. Wear good, minimal clothes. Not so people say you look good, but so you can say it.
28. Starting custom client Second Brain templates made me love Notion more this year. It took me out of my comfort zone, and I learned more.
29. The smallest things you add that no one notices impact the big things.
30. If your day was like this—help people, complete 90% of your tasks, train hard, stay humble—it was perfect.
31. The more you give, the more you get.
32. Doing Istikhara (a prayer asking God for guidance—if something is good for you, He makes it easy; if bad, He takes it away) in every new thing I do was the best practice I started this year. Once it's finished, I'm always satisfied.
Thanks for reading.
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Osama (OLS)
