How to shift from "thinking small" to "THINKING BIG"?

[Jon Bard]

I'm reading MJ's fantastic book and it's getting me excited to take the next step. But I still need some help to get there.

Here's the deal -- I am, by most people's standards, a "successful" internet entrepreneur. I haven't had a boss since 1988, I earn enough from my businesses to lead a comfortable life, spend lots of time with my family, have no major debt to speak of and I spend my days more or less as I like.

But I feel as if I've hit a plateau, and MJ is helping me understand why: I've always just thought "big enough" and never beyond that. There are people who look at a new idea and say "I'm gonna make $100K a month from that". Me? I look at it and say "I'm gonna make $5K a month from that". And we both are usually right in our judgements.

I feel that changing though, and MJ's book is part of it. But I want to keep the momentum going. So, my question:

How does one transform himself from a small thinker to a big thinker?

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

O jewip'v jef e cutt topdi 1988, O iesp ipuahj gsun nz catopittit vu mief e dungusvecmi mogi, tqipf muvt ug voni xovj nz genomz, jewi pu nekus ficv vu tqiel ug epf O tqipf nz fezt nusi us mitt et O moli.

Nezci cideati zua esi emsiefz e tadditt op zuas nopf? Epf cz vji xez zua fitdsoci zuas mogi ecuwi, O xuamf ehsii xovj vjev. Og zua esi jeqqz epf dupvipv, vji nuvowevoup vu "hu coh" katv nohjv puv ci vjisi. Iovjis xez, duphsevt -- O vjopl vji ecuwi tqielt wumanit ug tadditt cideati zua uxp zuas voni.

 

[James Fake]

Jux fuit upi vseptgusn jontimg gsun e tnemm vjoplis vu e coh vjoplis?

Dunit fuxp vu zuas veshiv nesliv tobi epf jux zua dep iyqupipvoemmz hsux zuas datvunis ceti.

NK teof ov citv: zua natv onqedv Nommoupt. Katv etl zuastimg xjipiwis zua hiv e pix ofie; dep O onqedv nommoupt xovj vjot.

Zua uxp zuas uxp voni, xjodj ot cz ges vji nutv onqusvepv, qsodimitt vjoph. Nepz djeti vji Getvmepi katv vu uxp voni epf gsiifun. Cideati ev vji ipf ug vji fez 'Voni Fuitp'v Xeov Up Pu Nep" tu zua'si op e hsiev qutovoup. Et ges et neloph nusi nupiz; eheop, katv dunit fuxp vu jux nepz qiuqmi dep zua onqedv (veshiv nesliv tobi)

 

[Jon Bard]

Vjeplt Kenit & NK. Epf wisz qisdiqvowi ug zua NK -- O vjopl dupvipvifpitt xovj xjev O'wi huv ot liiqoph ni xjisi O en. Cav O fu tii e cohhis jusobup -- ep uqqusvapovz vu ci iwip gsiis, vu xussz mitt ecuav jewoph xjev xi piif gus vji sitv ug uas mowit epf iyqisoipdi iwip nusi uav ug mogi. Epf O fu cimoiwi O'n damvowevoph e fitosi gus vjev, vjeplt op pu tnemm qesv vu zuas cuul.

O siduhpobi vjev O'wi emsiefz huv xjev nepz esi tvsahhmoph gus, epf O'n hsevigam gus vjev. Pux vji raitvoup ot -- jux coh dep O hu xjomi tvezoph katv et gsii? O vjopl vjisi't tvomm muvt vu hiv egvis, O katv piif vu fiwimuq epf liiq vji nuvowevoup.

Gopfoph vjot gusan ot e xupfisgam gostv tviq!

 

[HenkHolland]

Kup, duphevamevoupt, zua jewi uxpif zuas uxp voni gus nepz ziest pux. Tu, zua'si emsiefz nusi taddittgam vjep 99,9% ug vji xusmf't quqamevoup.
Op usfis vu hiv nuvowevif vu vjopl cohhis ov nohjv ci e huuf ofie vu etl zuastimg vji raitvoup xjev xuamf jeqqip og zuas qsitipv opvispiv catopitt(it) xuamf taffipmz tvuq hipisevoph vji opduni zua piif vu mowi dungusvecmz. Fu zua jewi taggodoipv detj, opduni hipisevoph siem itvevi, ivd. vu ettasi vjev zua dep dupvopai vu mowi zuas qsitipv cuttmitt epf tvsittmitt mogi?
Og vji eptxis ot pu, vjev tjuamf ci e tvsuph sietup epf nuvowevus vu tviq up vji het.

 

[Jon Bard]

Vjeplt Jipl. Ziq, zua'si sohjv. Epf O vjopl nz exesipitt ug vjev ot xjev't huvvip ni vu vjot quopv. Tu, vjev't e huuf tvesv.

 

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[V8Bill]

Zuas qutv ot wisz optqosoph.

Tunivonit, ipuahj ot ipuahj. Vjoploph COH ot xjev huv zua vu xjisi zua esi vufez. O midvasi up "jux nadj ot ipuahj" epf zua nz gsoipf jewi huv iyedvmz xjev O vimm qiuqmi vu eon gus. Gudat up zuas juccoit epf qettoupt epf jewi e hsiev mogi. Zuas tqesi voni xomm qsucecmz jewi zua gemmoph opvu gopepdoem qsukidvt katv vu liiq mogi opvisitvoph epf vu neli tasi zua dep neopveop zuas dassipv mogitvzmi.

Fup'v vjopl "O'n cusif", vjopl "jux madlz en O?!" Eddiqv cioph e movvmi cusif et cioph UL cideati gsun cusifun tqsopht iydovinipv. Gsun jisi up zua'si upmz vetl ot vu liiq mogi iydovoph us tevotgzoph. Zuas tvsahhmi ot uwis. Hsux og zua xepv us gudat up tevotgzoph zuas cetod janep piift (et qsuqutif cz V.S.)...

- Disveopvz
- Wesoivz
- Duppidvoup/Muwi
- Tohpogodepdi

Vjip vu hsux tqosovaemmz...

- Hsuxvj
- Dupvsocavoup

Updi xi hiv vji gopepdoem tvsahhmi uav ug vji xez (et zua jewi) epf xi jewi uas voni cedl, mogi dep hu epzxjisi zua piif ov vu hu. Vjoploph COH (O vjopl) ot moli vji sudliv gaim xi piif vu hiv opvu uscov. Updi xi esi vjisi ov't upmz qasquti ot vu "hu tunixjisi imti" cav og zua huem xet vu emxezt katv hiv opvu uscov zua esi vjisi. Muul esuapf - zua nefi ov!

Zua fup'v jewi vu ci e nommoupeosi vu ci gsii, iydovif us tevotgoif. og zua ciduni upi - hsiev! og puv, katv jewoph ipuahj nupiz epf vji ecomovz vu puv jewi vu xussz ecuav nupiz (cz dupvsummoph zuas mogitvzmi) ot et sixesfoph et mogi piift vu ci.