[Verse 1]
No matter who you are
No matter what you do
No matter who your audience is:
30% will love it
And 30% will hate it
And 30% won't care
Stick with the people who love you
And don’t spend a single second on the rest
Life will be better that way
When you get in the mud with a pig
You get dirty
And the pig gets happy
Forget purpose
It's ok to be happy without one
The quest for one single purpose has ruined many lives
Luck is created by the prepared
I have lots of ideas, how do I pick the right one?
Execute on as many as possible
The right idea will pick you
[Synth Solo]
[Verse 2]
Diversification is everything
You get past [?] this by having lots of thats
We're taught at an early age that we’re not good enough
That someone else has to choose us in order for us to be, what?
Blessed?
Rich?
Certified?
Legitimized?
Educated?
Partnership material?
Remember this phrase:
"Get paid, get laid, lose weight."
Because those are the three things people will pay for
One candle can light a thousand other candles
And still remain lit itself
Be that candle
Only worry about your own happiness
Which doesn't have to be limited by anyone else's stupidity
Unless you allow it to be
If something's not a "hell yeah," then it's a "no."
If you can't walk away from a negotiation
Then you aren't negotiating
You're just working out the terms of your slavery
Study the history of the form you want to master
Out of silence comes the greatest creativity
Not when we are rushing and panicking
Ultimately, mastery is about connecting the dots of many fields
If you don’t choose yourself, someone else will
Choose Yourself was written by James Altucher & Star Slinger.
Choose Yourself was produced by Star Slinger.
Star Slinger released Choose Yourself on Wed Feb 06 2019.