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From the hood to HS dropout to Harvard to beach life in L.A. How? 100% street smarts. I teach the hidden rules of success they don’t teach you in school.

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The idea of being rich or skinny or an entrepreneur is always more appealing than actually doing it. That’s why it’s never really about the idea itself, but the commitment to it over time. #success #SuccessMindset

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“I will not be outworked. Period. You might have more talent than me, you might be smarter than me, you might be sexier than me, you might be all of those things. You got it on me on nine out of ten categories. But if we get on a treadmill together, there’s two things: You’re

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Street Smart Stories At 62, broke and living out of his car, Colonel Sanders drove across America cooking his chicken recipe for restaurant owners. After more than 1,000 rejections, one finally said yes. That’s how KFC was born.

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At 62, broke and living out of his car, Colonel Sanders drove across America cooking his chicken recipe for restaurant owners. After more than 1,000 rejections, one finally said yes. That’s how KFC was born.
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Street Smart Stories Tommy Hilfiger had no fashion background. He put his name on a giant Times Square billboard ad alongside established designers like Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren, as if he was one of them. Public perception led to reality.

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Tommy Hilfiger had no fashion background. He put his name on a giant Times Square billboard ad alongside established designers like Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren, as if he was one of them. Public perception led to reality.
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Street Smart Stories Xerox wouldn’t sell its GUI technology. Steve Jobs traded pre-IPO Apple stock for a tour of their research lab instead, walked out with the future of personal computing, and built the Macintosh. He made the deal on his terms.

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Xerox wouldn’t sell its GUI technology. Steve Jobs traded pre-IPO Apple stock for a tour of their research lab instead, walked out with the future of personal computing, and built the Macintosh. He made the deal on his terms.
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Thanks to artificial intelligence, DeepSeek’s founder, Alphabet’s CEO, four CoreWeave execs and a bunch of other tech tycoons have joined Forbes’ billionaires list for the first time. Read more: trib.al/VMfTRQ3 trib.al/VMfTRQ3

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MIT takes the #1 spot on Forbes’ annual list, which showcases 500 colleges that produce successful, high-earning and influential graduates from all economic backgrounds, with less student debt. trib.al/AhKtnVg #ForbesTopColleges (Illustration by Lola Dupre For Forbes)

MIT takes the #1 spot on Forbes’ annual list, which showcases 500 colleges that produce successful, high-earning and influential graduates from all economic backgrounds, with less student debt. trib.al/AhKtnVg #ForbesTopColleges (Illustration by Lola Dupre For Forbes)
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Street Smart Stories Before Nike, Phil Knight sold running shoes out of his car trunk at track meets. To manufacturers, he pretended he had an established company. To athletes, he was one of them. Hustle plus a niche focus built a global empire.

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Before Nike, Phil Knight sold running shoes out of his car trunk at track meets. To manufacturers, he pretended he had an established company. To athletes, he was one of them. Hustle plus a niche focus built a global empire.
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Street Smart Stories During the oil price wars, John D. Rockefeller didn’t just cut prices. He cut secret deals with railroads, giving Standard Oil steep shipping discounts while competitors paid more. He didn’t play the game—he owned the infrastructure.

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During the oil price wars, John D. Rockefeller didn’t just cut prices. He cut secret deals with railroads, giving Standard Oil steep shipping discounts while competitors paid more. He didn’t play the game—he owned the infrastructure.
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Street Smart Stories Richard Branson’s flight to the Virgin Islands was canceled. He rented a plane, wrote “Virgin Airlines: $39 one way to the Virgin Islands” on a blackboard, and sold seats to stranded passengers. That street smart move became the seed of Virgin Atlantic.

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Richard Branson’s flight to the Virgin Islands was canceled. He rented a plane, wrote “Virgin Airlines: $39 one way to the Virgin Islands” on a blackboard, and sold seats to stranded passengers. That street smart move became the seed of Virgin Atlantic.
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There isn’t a single person we both know the name of who wasn’t obsessed with something. So, be obsessed or be average. Go all in or not at all.

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"There is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants and a burning desire to achieve it." - Napoleon Hill

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was always smart, but says this book taught him to understand and value EQ as well as IQ. inc.com/jessica-stillm…

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You don’t set a goal to work out or lose weight, those are too ambiguous and can never be quantified. You must be more specific, like “walk 10k steps per day” and “lose 2 pounds per week”. Mine was to attend Harvard. Not "college". Harvard. Period. Find yours.