10 Brutal Truths You Need to Embrace to Succeed

1. The world doesn't give a shit about you, your idea, or how great you think you are. Hope by itself is not a strategy — but hope backed by committed action can move mountains. 2. You will not truly succeed without a deep passion and obsession. 3. An idea means nothing, execution means everything. 4. You will need to become extremely good at the little things. 5. You will need to seek out new friends and level up along the way. 6. The only real motivation comes from within. 7. You can't have a million dollar dream with a minimum wage work ethic. 8. You will want to quit many times. 9. You will have times where you are out of balance with your family. 10. Success is built on consistency. It is easy to think that people succeed because they have something you don't. But in reality, they have embraced the brutal truth of what it takes, make the sacrifices, and never quit.