Well well, hope your day is going great ! The new year is about to start so i wonder what are the things i should do ( that is non negotiable) for 2026, I'm actually young like my age is 17 I hope for an reply
This should serve as a great start and provide you with the right angles to implement in your life asap. Non-neotiable is a hard word... But definitely something you should focus on is monetizing something to open up your perception of what is possible. You want to live in a mindset where you believe you are in the era of abundance (which is, in fact, true).
Next on the list? energy levels and your focus. If you can master those three areas (monetizing, energy, and focus)... You are set.
TLDR
>try to make some $$$
>ensure your energy is on point (you are young, it should feel effortless)
>take care of your attention span and focus - so you can do something for hours without getting distracted
I’m going to join college very soon and i wanted some practical advice. What should I focus on during my three years of college apart from academics? Any mistakes you think I should avoid early on? How to make my best 3 years of clg ?
It is hard to give ONLY one answer that would work without knowing your background and the life aspirations... Let's say that you have 100% made the right decision going into your career and have good grades, so that you will not have to think about them. (This is the perfect scenario...)
Social life
1) Advice would be to work on getting social. You have multiple friend groups you can spend your time with, and you know that those people around you are a good influence on you. Meaning? No hanging out with losers. Since you are young and on the right side of the internet. It may not take you that long to realize most of them are the losers. That doesn't mean you have to get rid of everyone and go monk mode. But it is something you want to keep in mind. Being social or at least in the right circle can 10x your quality of life down the road - when do the same people start getting into careers, starting their own business, or share the same goals as you do. It might not click now when you are young... But it will. Trust us on this. Social life matters, don't fall for the psyop.
Try building out something and monetizing it
2) No matter what it is as long as you can monetize it. Minecraft servers (or whatever is popular right now), graphic design, affiliate marketing, lead gen, sales D2D, or anything else you can think of. As long as you are in a position where you are getting ROI+ out of it. You are doing the right thing. Why does this matter? Because it expands your POV. Meaning that you will know what others around you won't. You will see opportunities that you can't see, and as a result, it will lead you to never be in a scarcity position, as those around you will. We all operate in an attention economy - meaning if you can keep someone's attention, there is a good chance you can get paid for it as well.
You only live once
3) Not to sound like a boomer. But. There are certain choices in life that once you do... You can't get back. Drugs, alcohol, unwanted pregnancy, doing dumb movies, getting injured (or even worse, becoming disabled...), thinking short-term, and all other forms of degeneracy. You will have to build out your signal system to determine whether something is worth playing or one you want to avoid. All of us have multiple tries when it comes to business, failed relationships, or getting better grades. No one has multiple tries when it comes to life-changing stuff, as mentioned above. Play it smart. Don't be boring. But don't try to be the main character everyone knows because they did something XYZ that they should not done in the first place.
Becoming the "yes" man
4) What no one tells you is that when you are young (much more when you are in college), everyone will be ready to give you an opportunity. From the professors, people running labs, business owners, corporate managers, all the way up to even your parents. You have a window of opportunity when everyone will tolerate your failure. Yet they will continue to provide you with opportunities to ensure you are in a better position than yesterday. Your only obligation? To say yes to absolutely everything when it comes to those opportunities. Do you want to go to random visit to _____ company? Yes you want to. Do you want to go to meet the owner of the _____? Yes you want to. Do you want to join the financial club where each week they _____? Yes you want to. You get the point. Create your own luck. Expand your opportunities and down the road you will be rewarded...
There are probably a few more things worth mentioning. But this should be more than enough to position yourself accordingly... Good luck
TLDR:
>get into good social circles (multiple if possible) - get rid of the losers - work on your social skills (everyone can get better at them)
>start monetizing something asap (attention economy) - if you keep someone's attention, it means you can charge them for it
Found your substack accidentally one day and i have went a head and read everything.. the best decision i have made so far from this post is eliminate social media. I had goals but social media took so much of my time and attention that i couldn't even sit down to do the work i need to do.
In turn i will get frustrated because i didn't do the things that i need to do to get to my goal.. so that got me stuck at a job that i don't like. so it been 2 months now going to 3rd with no social media at all.
Turned 27 on the first and only have 3 month saving.. My goal is to be making internet money in the next 90 days. what would you suggest for me to focus my time on.
currently work as delivery driver for amazon which takes majority of my time and not enough time for me to focus on the goals that i have. which is dropshipping.. Im decent at writing copy to shift someones belief which i think will be huge advantage when writing landing page or making creatives etc.
if you were in my shoes what could you have done? should i quite by current job and burned all the ship. what would you suggest. greatly appreciate your input BOSS.
Would definitely not burn the ship, but do both at the same time. Why would you 100% on one thing when you can do both and still have some space (and safety) in case things go south? Early mornings or late nights. It is possible, and it will give you peace of mind. Something for you to think about.
One way to approach this would be to take one week and pay attention to how much time you are putting into your side thing. It shouldn't take you more than 3 hours a day if you are doing it right. Also depends on what part of the journey you are on. If you are on the start... Nothing to worry about - you can do both.
Its 2026 and (Boss / Beauty of Saas) is Just starting from 0 in X ( X Can be anything )
But Say that (Boss / Beauty of Saas) is dealing with alot of social pressure because people dont see the results of what he is doing in background , while at the same time he knows 100% that time is his best ally because as long as he is working towards what he is doing , he will reach there
the question is , how will (Boss / Beauty of Saas) Deal with the possible anxiety and the social pressure ?
im here in this phase and would really like an advise , more than not i found that i cant even speak about what im doing because the first reply will be ( how much have you made ) at this moment i just get into fight or flight more internally because this thing feels Like its hurting the thing that i really care about
so i just stopped speaking about what i am doing based on the idea that results will speak themselves when they are ready , this is good
but same time i am seen like the person who is spending tons of time on my pc ,so the way i get spoken to feels like im wasting time and tbh its an Ego crushing thing
feels like somehow people in our days in anyway will aim for immediate results and feedback and anything long term will be neglected ( Tictok short Vs 3H audio book ) tictok will win
and this thing is fractal
because of this sometime i am doing more than what i intend to do and this results in drawdowns
i tried to follow Hormoiz's advise regarding to ( in 3 generations no one will remember my name so why worry ? ) as an idea it sounds smart because its truism , but in reality it feels like a contradiction to fight and flight survival mode
felt like sharing with u what i am dealing with ,
thanks alot and i wish u the best in the upcoming Year's , Enjoy
Btw i am not a native English speaker so apologies in advance
You can address most of your "concerns" by asking yourself the right questions.
Why do you care about what others around you think?
Why do others around you even have to know what you are doing?
Why is there anxiety around what you are doing?
There is no reason you should tell anyone what you are doing.
Much less so if they are challenging you based on it. Your ego is your enemy, and you know it. Or you have tied your identity to what you are doing and can't stand it when someone else challenges you on it. Which is fair until you prove yourself the other way around.
TLDR: all your problems will be solved once you shut up and only learn to do things for YOURSELF. Once you stop looking for the approval of others around you... It will all click. You already know what to do (and you are doing it...)but now you have to stop telling others what you are doing and let your results speak for themselves.
Thank you for all the great articles so far, mate. I need some professional advice, if possible.
Context: 28y/o male, married, zero debt, 2-month emergency reserve, mid-level web developer.
A bout of burnout at work made me rethink my career. I realized I’m obsessed with restoring and tuning vintage and race dirt bikes, because it combines mechanics with my sense of beauty and craft. My plan is to keep my web developer job while building a small mechanic shop on the side. I’m worried the shop won’t earn like tech, and I don’t like the idea of outsourcing because I want the work to stay personal and hands-on. How do I get past these mental blocks and decide if this side-business plan makes sense? Should I rethink the idea of opening a mechanic shop?
But self rationalizing it because of _____ (only you know the reason why).
Let's get over facts that might help you with POV
>no one is forcing you to quit your current role (keep this in mind)
>shop won't earn like (at least not for some time... or couple of years)
>why would you outsource? Thinking that as soon as you open, you will have a line of people waiting to drop off their machines is a bit... unrealistic? Meaning that initial customers could still be served. But you will have to learn how to prioritize and get up early / stay late at night
>Ask yourself... If this is truly my dream (as it sounds like it is), what really stops me from starting? The answer you will get is pretty straightforward. Nothing.
Not getting into the whole initial fee on how much it will cost you, do you have to rent something or get tools? Let's say you have everything.
What is the best that could happen? Worst-case scenario: you never get a customer, mid-scenario - you start to earn some side income, best scenario - you turn your passion into $$$.
What is the worst that could happen? You fail. No one cares. You try something else until you find something that works for you. Lose a bit of money and time (which is something you can't avoid when doing your biz)
Final piece of advice? Don't be your worst enemy. Just give it a try - there is no reason for you to go all in - meaning you have a lot of space to maneuver and ACTUALLY pull it off.
Really enjoy your Substack. Do you have any helpful tips specifically for those in a time of life where they have a disability or disabilities of some sort? I’m trying to get out, and stay out of the “sick patient” and “I’m disabled” mindset, personally.
The good thing is that you are already aware that you are operating under this approach. One that will limit you from your max potential. Would definitely pick up the mindset workbook and check out Joe Hudson, he is the real pro and has an incredible amount of content that will be relevant to you. Good luck
Have picked up the mindset workbook already about two weeks ago but drifted off, will have to get back up on the wagon. I’ve heard of Joe Hudson but never took a look at his work. Thank you for your answer.
Huge believer that life's outcomes can be self-engineered if you show up diligently, follow the advice in articles and put in the reps. Thank you for the amazing year BOSS. On that note, here are my questions:
- What places should a young person frequent to put themselves in favourable opportunities to win?
- Thoughts on moving out and staying independently when young?
Always appreciate the thoughtful advice, here's to a better 2026!
1. Another way to approach this would be “who am I trying to become,” or where do people whom I find inspiring spend their free time? That is your answer.
High end gyms or specific _____ sports based (close to ocean sailing for example…) on where you live are the lowest hanging fruits and natural ways to get yourself into multiple different circles.
If you want to get more out of your craft/career/biz, go to all events related to them. Guaranteed that even if you put a bit of effort into meeting people, you will find someone interesting you can learn something from. These are two basic examples you can get ROI+ from. The third approach would be to become “regular” in your city, where other people who have something going on in their lives spend their time. But be careful w/ this because most fail at pulling it off.
2. Moving out will change you as a person. You will feel more fulfilled. You will probably do stuff you have never done before. Having your internal peace is 100% worth it. But living alone brings another “new” set of problems (mostly those boring ones). Worth mentioning that if it takes you more than 50% of your income/month to pay rent, you will be in maximum pain territory.
Thanks BOSS for the insights, will give it a shot.
One last question, if you don't mind:
- I find myself feeling very nervous, with physical sensations including increased heart rates, trembling limbs and voice whenever I'm about to jump onto an important call (high-quality client sales call, meeting with superior etc.), yet I feel rather confident when speaking outside of high-risk situations, or with closed ones. Have no trouble interacting with people informally. What could be possible causes of this and practical steps I can apply to put in the reps?
Final question from me, am really grateful for your insight.
The reason this happens is that you are not 100% comfortable with it, which in fact is... Normal.
The way you will get comfortable is by doing more iterations. Once you are taking call #500 (which in structure will be the same as those 499), things will make much more sense.
Not just to give you generic advice to build more experience (which is the only correct answer). What you could try is a relaxation routine before taking a call. Something that gets you in the moment, yet calms you down. Also, the idea that you can eliminate your nervousness is incorrect. What you can do is minimize it to a point where you don't even think about it. But those nervous butterflies in your stomach are still going to be there. Breathwork is a great place to start.
Congrats to:
@bowtiedearl
@oliversilver78
@aliasnorth
Enjoy your yearly sub on the house 🥂
Appreciateddddd ! This is the best New Year gift of 2026 for me. Winners keep winning — 2026 is ours 🥂
Well well, hope your day is going great ! The new year is about to start so i wonder what are the things i should do ( that is non negotiable) for 2026, I'm actually young like my age is 17 I hope for an reply
Peace out
Read this - http://beautyofsaas.com/p/how-not-to-waste-your-20s and this https://www.beautyofsaas.com/p/100-lessons-for-your-20s
This should serve as a great start and provide you with the right angles to implement in your life asap. Non-neotiable is a hard word... But definitely something you should focus on is monetizing something to open up your perception of what is possible. You want to live in a mindset where you believe you are in the era of abundance (which is, in fact, true).
Next on the list? energy levels and your focus. If you can master those three areas (monetizing, energy, and focus)... You are set.
TLDR
>try to make some $$$
>ensure your energy is on point (you are young, it should feel effortless)
>take care of your attention span and focus - so you can do something for hours without getting distracted
I’m going to join college very soon and i wanted some practical advice. What should I focus on during my three years of college apart from academics? Any mistakes you think I should avoid early on? How to make my best 3 years of clg ?
It is hard to give ONLY one answer that would work without knowing your background and the life aspirations... Let's say that you have 100% made the right decision going into your career and have good grades, so that you will not have to think about them. (This is the perfect scenario...)
Social life
1) Advice would be to work on getting social. You have multiple friend groups you can spend your time with, and you know that those people around you are a good influence on you. Meaning? No hanging out with losers. Since you are young and on the right side of the internet. It may not take you that long to realize most of them are the losers. That doesn't mean you have to get rid of everyone and go monk mode. But it is something you want to keep in mind. Being social or at least in the right circle can 10x your quality of life down the road - when do the same people start getting into careers, starting their own business, or share the same goals as you do. It might not click now when you are young... But it will. Trust us on this. Social life matters, don't fall for the psyop.
Try building out something and monetizing it
2) No matter what it is as long as you can monetize it. Minecraft servers (or whatever is popular right now), graphic design, affiliate marketing, lead gen, sales D2D, or anything else you can think of. As long as you are in a position where you are getting ROI+ out of it. You are doing the right thing. Why does this matter? Because it expands your POV. Meaning that you will know what others around you won't. You will see opportunities that you can't see, and as a result, it will lead you to never be in a scarcity position, as those around you will. We all operate in an attention economy - meaning if you can keep someone's attention, there is a good chance you can get paid for it as well.
You only live once
3) Not to sound like a boomer. But. There are certain choices in life that once you do... You can't get back. Drugs, alcohol, unwanted pregnancy, doing dumb movies, getting injured (or even worse, becoming disabled...), thinking short-term, and all other forms of degeneracy. You will have to build out your signal system to determine whether something is worth playing or one you want to avoid. All of us have multiple tries when it comes to business, failed relationships, or getting better grades. No one has multiple tries when it comes to life-changing stuff, as mentioned above. Play it smart. Don't be boring. But don't try to be the main character everyone knows because they did something XYZ that they should not done in the first place.
Becoming the "yes" man
4) What no one tells you is that when you are young (much more when you are in college), everyone will be ready to give you an opportunity. From the professors, people running labs, business owners, corporate managers, all the way up to even your parents. You have a window of opportunity when everyone will tolerate your failure. Yet they will continue to provide you with opportunities to ensure you are in a better position than yesterday. Your only obligation? To say yes to absolutely everything when it comes to those opportunities. Do you want to go to random visit to _____ company? Yes you want to. Do you want to go to meet the owner of the _____? Yes you want to. Do you want to join the financial club where each week they _____? Yes you want to. You get the point. Create your own luck. Expand your opportunities and down the road you will be rewarded...
There are probably a few more things worth mentioning. But this should be more than enough to position yourself accordingly... Good luck
TLDR:
>get into good social circles (multiple if possible) - get rid of the losers - work on your social skills (everyone can get better at them)
>start monetizing something asap (attention economy) - if you keep someone's attention, it means you can charge them for it
>avoid dumb games (degeneracy)
>learn to say "yes" to the right opportunities
This is really dope! How do you decide about topics to write about?
Never had a set process for it
Mostly it is around about current trends, stuff that works and can improve life, or things we see happening around us
Thanks for everything!
Appreciated. Much more to come
Found your substack accidentally one day and i have went a head and read everything.. the best decision i have made so far from this post is eliminate social media. I had goals but social media took so much of my time and attention that i couldn't even sit down to do the work i need to do.
In turn i will get frustrated because i didn't do the things that i need to do to get to my goal.. so that got me stuck at a job that i don't like. so it been 2 months now going to 3rd with no social media at all.
Turned 27 on the first and only have 3 month saving.. My goal is to be making internet money in the next 90 days. what would you suggest for me to focus my time on.
currently work as delivery driver for amazon which takes majority of my time and not enough time for me to focus on the goals that i have. which is dropshipping.. Im decent at writing copy to shift someones belief which i think will be huge advantage when writing landing page or making creatives etc.
if you were in my shoes what could you have done? should i quite by current job and burned all the ship. what would you suggest. greatly appreciate your input BOSS.
Keep producing life changing post 🫡
Appreciate you for reading.
Would definitely not burn the ship, but do both at the same time. Why would you 100% on one thing when you can do both and still have some space (and safety) in case things go south? Early mornings or late nights. It is possible, and it will give you peace of mind. Something for you to think about.
One way to approach this would be to take one week and pay attention to how much time you are putting into your side thing. It shouldn't take you more than 3 hours a day if you are doing it right. Also depends on what part of the journey you are on. If you are on the start... Nothing to worry about - you can do both.
I genuinely appreciate the reply BOSS, Will keep you updated on the progress.
Love it boss – excited to see what you put out in 2026
Much appreciated Hugo. Time to win
Its 2026 and (Boss / Beauty of Saas) is Just starting from 0 in X ( X Can be anything )
But Say that (Boss / Beauty of Saas) is dealing with alot of social pressure because people dont see the results of what he is doing in background , while at the same time he knows 100% that time is his best ally because as long as he is working towards what he is doing , he will reach there
the question is , how will (Boss / Beauty of Saas) Deal with the possible anxiety and the social pressure ?
im here in this phase and would really like an advise , more than not i found that i cant even speak about what im doing because the first reply will be ( how much have you made ) at this moment i just get into fight or flight more internally because this thing feels Like its hurting the thing that i really care about
so i just stopped speaking about what i am doing based on the idea that results will speak themselves when they are ready , this is good
but same time i am seen like the person who is spending tons of time on my pc ,so the way i get spoken to feels like im wasting time and tbh its an Ego crushing thing
feels like somehow people in our days in anyway will aim for immediate results and feedback and anything long term will be neglected ( Tictok short Vs 3H audio book ) tictok will win
and this thing is fractal
because of this sometime i am doing more than what i intend to do and this results in drawdowns
i tried to follow Hormoiz's advise regarding to ( in 3 generations no one will remember my name so why worry ? ) as an idea it sounds smart because its truism , but in reality it feels like a contradiction to fight and flight survival mode
felt like sharing with u what i am dealing with ,
thanks alot and i wish u the best in the upcoming Year's , Enjoy
Btw i am not a native English speaker so apologies in advance
You can address most of your "concerns" by asking yourself the right questions.
Why do you care about what others around you think?
Why do others around you even have to know what you are doing?
Why is there anxiety around what you are doing?
There is no reason you should tell anyone what you are doing.
Much less so if they are challenging you based on it. Your ego is your enemy, and you know it. Or you have tied your identity to what you are doing and can't stand it when someone else challenges you on it. Which is fair until you prove yourself the other way around.
TLDR: all your problems will be solved once you shut up and only learn to do things for YOURSELF. Once you stop looking for the approval of others around you... It will all click. You already know what to do (and you are doing it...)but now you have to stop telling others what you are doing and let your results speak for themselves.
Wishing you a happy New Year
king , much appreciated
Thank you for all the great articles so far, mate. I need some professional advice, if possible.
Context: 28y/o male, married, zero debt, 2-month emergency reserve, mid-level web developer.
A bout of burnout at work made me rethink my career. I realized I’m obsessed with restoring and tuning vintage and race dirt bikes, because it combines mechanics with my sense of beauty and craft. My plan is to keep my web developer job while building a small mechanic shop on the side. I’m worried the shop won’t earn like tech, and I don’t like the idea of outsourcing because I want the work to stay personal and hands-on. How do I get past these mental blocks and decide if this side-business plan makes sense? Should I rethink the idea of opening a mechanic shop?
You already know everything you need to do...
But self rationalizing it because of _____ (only you know the reason why).
Let's get over facts that might help you with POV
>no one is forcing you to quit your current role (keep this in mind)
>shop won't earn like (at least not for some time... or couple of years)
>why would you outsource? Thinking that as soon as you open, you will have a line of people waiting to drop off their machines is a bit... unrealistic? Meaning that initial customers could still be served. But you will have to learn how to prioritize and get up early / stay late at night
>Ask yourself... If this is truly my dream (as it sounds like it is), what really stops me from starting? The answer you will get is pretty straightforward. Nothing.
Not getting into the whole initial fee on how much it will cost you, do you have to rent something or get tools? Let's say you have everything.
What is the best that could happen? Worst-case scenario: you never get a customer, mid-scenario - you start to earn some side income, best scenario - you turn your passion into $$$.
What is the worst that could happen? You fail. No one cares. You try something else until you find something that works for you. Lose a bit of money and time (which is something you can't avoid when doing your biz)
Final piece of advice? Don't be your worst enemy. Just give it a try - there is no reason for you to go all in - meaning you have a lot of space to maneuver and ACTUALLY pull it off.
Good luck - you got this.
Thank you very much, mate. I hope to come back later this year with good news
You got it.
Really enjoy your Substack. Do you have any helpful tips specifically for those in a time of life where they have a disability or disabilities of some sort? I’m trying to get out, and stay out of the “sick patient” and “I’m disabled” mindset, personally.
The good thing is that you are already aware that you are operating under this approach. One that will limit you from your max potential. Would definitely pick up the mindset workbook and check out Joe Hudson, he is the real pro and has an incredible amount of content that will be relevant to you. Good luck
Have picked up the mindset workbook already about two weeks ago but drifted off, will have to get back up on the wagon. I’ve heard of Joe Hudson but never took a look at his work. Thank you for your answer.
Huge believer that life's outcomes can be self-engineered if you show up diligently, follow the advice in articles and put in the reps. Thank you for the amazing year BOSS. On that note, here are my questions:
- What places should a young person frequent to put themselves in favourable opportunities to win?
- Thoughts on moving out and staying independently when young?
Always appreciate the thoughtful advice, here's to a better 2026!
Appreciate you for reading.
1. Another way to approach this would be “who am I trying to become,” or where do people whom I find inspiring spend their free time? That is your answer.
High end gyms or specific _____ sports based (close to ocean sailing for example…) on where you live are the lowest hanging fruits and natural ways to get yourself into multiple different circles.
If you want to get more out of your craft/career/biz, go to all events related to them. Guaranteed that even if you put a bit of effort into meeting people, you will find someone interesting you can learn something from. These are two basic examples you can get ROI+ from. The third approach would be to become “regular” in your city, where other people who have something going on in their lives spend their time. But be careful w/ this because most fail at pulling it off.
2. Moving out will change you as a person. You will feel more fulfilled. You will probably do stuff you have never done before. Having your internal peace is 100% worth it. But living alone brings another “new” set of problems (mostly those boring ones). Worth mentioning that if it takes you more than 50% of your income/month to pay rent, you will be in maximum pain territory.
Hope this helps.
Thanks BOSS for the insights, will give it a shot.
One last question, if you don't mind:
- I find myself feeling very nervous, with physical sensations including increased heart rates, trembling limbs and voice whenever I'm about to jump onto an important call (high-quality client sales call, meeting with superior etc.), yet I feel rather confident when speaking outside of high-risk situations, or with closed ones. Have no trouble interacting with people informally. What could be possible causes of this and practical steps I can apply to put in the reps?
Final question from me, am really grateful for your insight.
The reason this happens is that you are not 100% comfortable with it, which in fact is... Normal.
The way you will get comfortable is by doing more iterations. Once you are taking call #500 (which in structure will be the same as those 499), things will make much more sense.
Not just to give you generic advice to build more experience (which is the only correct answer). What you could try is a relaxation routine before taking a call. Something that gets you in the moment, yet calms you down. Also, the idea that you can eliminate your nervousness is incorrect. What you can do is minimize it to a point where you don't even think about it. But those nervous butterflies in your stomach are still going to be there. Breathwork is a great place to start.
Hope this helps… Good luck.
I love the articles! What did you do before (or whilst) starting BOSS Letter?
Tech sales
Cool, it would be interesting to hear how you got to where you are!
I think I should dedicate my whole day today to read all these gems and make my plan of action ❤️💕
Appreciate you.
Damn,too late to this game, THANKSS
WAGMI
The best is yet to come!
Lets go!
Good luck.