Comments on: The World Belongs to Those Who Hustle

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:22:43 +0000

Badass article, looked up something on hustling because I’m strange like that maybe and it gave me nothing but goddamn trickery, pool, cards, gambling…yea thats all cool and all…its like that guy who once told me, “Work smarter, not harder”….”Work smarter and harder”…thats a real challenge…Because at the end of the day, if you weren’t smart but you were working hard, all your gonna be is tired thats what my pops said…The struggle is beautiful, if you made it out of hell then you can do anything, just as long as you move forward and dont look back….its all about learning…you spoke about Thomas Edison “I have not failed, I have found 10,000 ways that wont work” do you have the balls to start?, do you have the commitment to stay with it?, do you have the guts to come back from failure?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:58 +0000

I know it’s been said, but this article is great. I have read it numerous times, and will continue to read it over and over again. Thank you for everything you’re doing Brett and everyone at AoM.

By: Andrew Ross Long (@DrewRLong)

Andrew Ross Long (@DrewRLong) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:05:05 +0000

Lincoln didn’t actually say that . . . it’s frequently misattributed to Lincoln.

Source: http://www.abrahamlincolnassociation.org/Newsletters/5-3.pdf

Not sure the provenance of the quote. It’s a good once, but it wasn’t Lincoln.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 02:50:05 +0000

I think it’s important to note, that while there is no cutting corners if you want to do something right, that you should still work efficiently. For instance, if you’re learning to play an instrument or really any skill, work on your technique to make it perfect, no matter how slowly you have to do it. Then speed up. If you want to play a guitar solo, play it slowly and accurately and speed up once you’ve managed to do it right. Efficient practice is so important and will make whatever skill you want to learn much easier and save you time. Don’t just work hard, work smart.

By: Joshua Tan

Joshua Tan — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:59:29 +0000

The world needs more blogs like this. Thank you for laying it out plain.

By: Justin Torresdal

Justin Torresdal — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:10:15 +0000

This is great! I’ll be the first to say I’m lazy and have mostly just “gotten by.” Aspiration is just dust in the wind if you don’t have the gumption to get up and physically manifest it!

Another suggestion for JOHN DOE. Try going for a walk outside. There is another AoM post on here about “faking it till you make it” where you just physically get up and do whatever it is you want to do, and then your mentality towards doing it changes afterwards. Worked well for me!

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:35:35 +0000

I just re-read this post from a few years ago. Excellent post and so true. Well done Brett.

By: denis

denis — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:04:28 +0000

please help me ,i need advise also.how can i get a job please .have tried almost everything.

By: Another To John Doe

Another To John Doe — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:17:17 +0000

To John Doe above.

I also have an answer to your question. Hustle is only half of the equation. The other half is ‘what you are hustling on’;

By this I mean you need to be hustling doing the right things. So before you hustle you need a workable plan.

Before you hustle:

1. Do the work and define exactly how you want your life to be. Where you want to live, with whom, doing what. Be clear about this.

2. Get a plan for accomplishing the goals above. Take time to make this plan. Model others who have accomplished this. Make this plan detailed and precise.

3. Hustle. Notice the results you are getting. Alter you plan accordingly, continue to learn and study.

4. Repeat step 3 above until you have what you want.

By: To John Doe

To John Doe — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:55:47 +0000

I read your comment and thought you seemed desperate and deserved a response to your very meaningful question. I’m sure you have worked hard all your life, but perhaps the reason you feel it hasn’t been worth it is you are not working for the right things. Are you truly working for yourself and your own goals? Is that your main focus in life? Do you have clearly defined goals? A life is a terrible thing to waste by not having an achievement in one’s mind that one works for because it is what he truly wants. That is your “light at the end of the tunnel”. If you don’t have a personal goal or achievement in mind that you work for, then you’ll never find true happiness. If you don’t have a mission that is 100% yours, then your life will always lack meaning. Find your mission Man. Find your mission.