The Level Up Letter - Vol. 58 - Confidence > IQ

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THE LEVEL UP LETTER

Hi All!
Here is your weekly Level Up Letter. This week we want to dive into something that holds a lot of people back. The idea that you’re not smart enough. Thinking you’re not smart enough or don’t know enough to try the thing you really want to do can hold you or your business back from true success. We hope this might shift your perspective and maybe give you the confidence to try something you’ve been holding off on. Enjoy!

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

I don’t normally elaborate on the quotes but this one was about me so here we go. Before I bought my first deal I was struggling with a bit of analysis paralysis. At the time, I thought all investors were super savvy and way smarter than me. I was analyzing deal after deal and kept talking to people about them. A friend, who had some investing experience under his belt, and who was probably tired of hearing me talk, said that line to me.

I realized I had to push the fear aside and jump in. Having the courage to get started changed my life. Later, I realized that while yes, there are some insanely smart people doing very big things, some of the flippers making fat piles of cash were going on gut feel alone. They couldn’t analyze a deal on an Excel sheet to save their lives. I wouldn’t recommend that, but I’d take a little bit more of their courage to go for it.

So my question to you this week is… Where are you holding back because you don’t think you’re smart enough?

WHEN YOU REALIZE PEOPLE AIN’T ALL THAT

Getting a seat at the table is tough but don’t be surprised once you get there that the people you put on a pedestal, aren’t actually that impressive. Pay attention to the ones that are and follow their patterns.

IF YOU’RE SO SMART, WHY AREN’T YOU HAPPY?

I love this video from Naval but there are a couple things I’d add to it.

  • Being smart and seeing behind the veil can lead towards a negative attitude of not trying. You have to be smart enough to see that won’t lead you to be happy.

  • Action leads to results. If you’re putting yourself out there, making moves and learning from your action, eventually it will lead to success….and hopefully happiness with yourself for making the moves.

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