The Mindset to Thrive in the Chaos: Bet on Yourself
It’s hard not to be confused or scared right now. Everything is changing. Literally everything. Jobs and industries that we thought were secure are gone. Institutions in the West are crumbling. Technology is ripping through barriers and everything is under threat. But sticking your head in a hole is the wrong move. Flaying about without a plan is just as stupid.
Surprisingly, the man who has provided me with some insight for how to thrive in times like this is the controversial and hated Andrew Tate. Listening to an interview he gave a few months ago (Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ-UED-LOUw), it really helped me sort out my mindset and plan properly.
He said: “What allows me to compete and predict the future, because everything is so chaotic. The only thing I can predict is I’m going to work harder than anyone else. I’m going to get up earlier than anyone else. I’m going to pay more attention than anyone else. I’m going to research harder than anyone else. I’m not going to feel sorry for myself. I’m going to dedicate myself. I’m going to find some F–ing money. That is what I’m going to do.
Right now, it’s almost like go “100 hundred percent in on yourself” season. Going all in on Bitcoin might backfire. Going all in on property might backfire. Going all in on yourself will never backfire.”
He goes on to say: “So my mentality currently is I just need to make sure I am my absolute best self all of the time. And that I am permanently motivated to do whatever it takes to win. And I am the most adaptable. Darwin said: its the most adaptable of the species that survive. Its not the biggest, its not the strongest. It’s the one that identifies the forest is on fire and grows some fins and jumps in the water. It’s adaptability season now.”
Even the smartest folks out there don’t know what’s coming, big company CEOs, successful entrepreneurs, VC, PE and hedge fund investors. Trust me, I’ve read their books & articles, listened to the podcast and even met and conversed with many of them. No one knows. But you can prepare yourself to recognize trends, to jump on them fast. Fix your mentality and take total ownership of your life. And execute ruthlessly.
This is how you win in all this chaos and change. Adapt or die.