How to actually stop overthinking and DO that thing

There’s a lot of advice online about how to stop overthinking.

But, you still do it.

I do it too, sometimes.

The trick isn’t how to get rid of the habit.

It’s how to control it. And it’s a skill that you learn.

Learning this skill is how I went from launching my first product in 6 months to launching my second in 14 days.

It’s called Pentest List, and it launches today. I’d appreciate all the support you could give. Thank you 🙏

The 3 traits of highly successful people

Alex Hormozi described it best.

Highly successful people tend to have these 3 personality traits:

• A superiority complex

• Insecurities and self-doubt

• Impulse control

Now, you might not want to be “highly successful”, but if you want to achieve any level of success the model still rings true.

Boiled down, you need:

• Something to chase

• Something to run from

• The self-control to do the things you know you need to do

The last point being the most important.

You need to know what you need to do

You already know what it is.

But keeping it in your head won’t work.

Get it down on paper. Create a plan. And then follow through.

If you want a model to copy, here’s how I built Pentest List in 14 days.

I broke every step down into:

• What it is

• How long it’ll take

• Start date

• End date

Now, you don’t have to read this but I’ve included it for total transparency.

These 20 rows were enough to build a fully-fledged social directory platform.

Keep it minimal.

Eliminate the crap

Now you know what you need to do, and you’ve got it down on paper.

Just do it.

Anything else that comes up along the way needs to be asked:

• Will it add significant value?

• Will it be quick to implement?

If the answer to either of those questions is no, eliminate it.

There is always a time and place for these things to come back around later.

Until then, eliminate the crap.

You need to PEE

No, this isn’t some sort of hypnosis via newsletter.

You need to:

• Plan

• Execute

• Eliminate

If any of these steps is skipped, it’s going to be a challenge.

Don’t make it harder for yourself.

Now, go and do that thing.

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