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The thing I'm certain about
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One day, they asked Jeff Bezos about the future. Jeff, what are the upcoming trends? How would Amazon react to them? ​ The answer worths more than an MBA in Harvard… … specially because in Harvard, they don’t teach this… ​ ​ Take a minute to read this sentence again. ​ I don’t care about what changes, but about what stays the same. ​ Empires are built on certainties. Not in “I think”, “I guess”, “My understanding is”. ​ For years, I’ve had a certainty, and I operate based on it. ​ The more you focus on what you can control, the better you live. ​ With war or without, with psychopaths in power or with fools. ​ ​ ​ I hold onto that unchanging truth and ignore the rest of the noise in the universe. ​ And since you’re not, you’re not making the progress I do. ​ Want proof? ​ You spend your day avoiding certainties to ride the waves of uncertainty. ​ Another certainty: The sooner your boss will appreciate you, will respect you, will promote you and the more money you’ll make. The sooner a client will give you his money, the more loyal he’ll be, the more satisfied he’ll be, and the more money he’ll give you over time. ​ I’m about to launch my mentorship. If interested, click here, and you’ll get a surprise. ​Click here. ​ PD 1: If you liked this email, don't keep it in secret and forward it to a friend. They will thank you enormously one day. PD 2: If somebody has sent you this email and you want to receive emails like this yourself, visit vicentevalencia.com PD 3: If you want unsubscribe, click the link below. ​ ​ |
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