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The most successful people think in thirds.

Name: The most successful people think in thirds.
Uploaded: 2024-04-20T21:08:16+00:00
Duration: 39 s
Channel: Sam Chang
Description: In this motivational monologue, the speaker argues that the most successful individuals structure their thinking around three broad life phases—0‑30…

20 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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In this motivational monologue, the speaker argues that the most successful individuals structure their thinking around three broad life phases—0‑30, 30‑60, and 60‑90 years—while the least successful focus on day‑to‑day concerns. By framing personal and professional goals within these long‑term thirds, one can cultivate a bigger vision and avoid the tunnel‑vision of daily survival. The speaker illustrates the problem with short‑term sales targets, noting that a salesperson aiming for $10,000 a month within a single year is thinking too narrowly, both in magnitude and time horizon. The overall message urges listeners to expand their temporal perspective to achieve greater success.

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The least successful people, they think in days. As I complete the last decade of the first third of my life, because the first third is 0 to 30. Yeah. The second third is 30 to 60, and the third third is 60 to 90. Yeah. And the most successful people, they think in thirds. The least successful people, they think in days. How do I get to tomorrow? How do I feed my family tomorrow? They think in days. Yeah. The more successful you are, the longer term you think. When I talk to a salesperson and they're like, oh, I wanna hit $10,000 a month in like a year. I know one, they're thinking too small, and two, the fact that you told me a year means that you're thinking in that time span. If you're only thinking in one year, singular, you're not thinking big enough.