10 Rules to Win
Simple, yet hard to follow
I’ve come to realise that all types of success can be boiled down to just a few basic rules. I’ve listed them below in no particular order.
It takes time. Whatever your timeline for success is, it is likely too short. Achieving anything significant takes way more time than you think.
You are aiming too low. If you felt bad reading the first point, here’s the good news - once you give the required amount of time, you win BIG. More than you ever thought you will.
Only compounding games matter. If your field isn’t exponentially rewarding (more success yielding even more and faster success like investing, social media, networking) there’s no point of doing it. You want to be able to scale exponentially, even if you have to wait for it.
Patience is key. In an exponential curve, most of the growth comes towards the end. You have to keep digging till you hit gold - most quit right before they land a win.
You are likely not working hard enough. This doesn’t necessarily mean physical effort or hours put in. You must figure out a unique edge. Often, this edge requires insight more than effort. Work hard on finding your edge and insights, you are likely not putting enough effort into it.
Success is lumpy. Most of your accomplishments will comes from singular points in time spread across years. You’ll clear an exam, get that big salary hike, find a great exit for an investment etc. Don’t expect linear growth if you want to make it big.
Almost all advice is useless. There is no playbook when you are aiming for greatness, because you are exploring uncharted territory by definition. Listen to people, but use your own context to make decisions.
Think more, act less. Most of your life’s outcomes are decided by a handful of events. You really don’t want to mess those decisions up. It pays to think before you act, specially in potentially life changing situations.
Allow yourself to get lucky. The more people you interact with, the more ventures you attempt, the more bets you take, the more likely you are to stumble upon pure luck and land a big win. It’s insane how many people allow their hesitation and self doubt to get the best of them.
None of it matters. No one cares about your networth, your degrees, or your social status except for their own personal gains. Being obsessed with climbing the metaphorical ladder is useless pursuit. You might as well pursue what you truly like without caring how it would look to others - because no one is looking, and you will be dead before long. You are more likely to win doing something that truly inspires you.
That was it for today, which rule resonated the most with you? Let me know as a reply to this email.
— Kalpit Veerwal
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