You know, people say,
look how poor someone is.
All they have is money,
and that's bullshit.
And you know what?
Okay,
Anyone who needs money
right now come back or sup.
We humans want money
for three distinct reasons.
One, to stop the pain
we can eliminate
through money.
Two, to maximize
our well-being and enjoyment.
This includes
your loved ones as well.
And three,
to get the respect of others.
You might not like
how that sounds,
but it is the truth.
Everything we do
is about getting the approval
of other people, of them
seeing us
and acknowledging us.
We're hardwired that way.
We've already made
detailed videos
about the first two.
So if the respect
or envy of other people
is what you're after,
this one's for you.
Here are 15 things
that impress
other people more than money.
Let's start
off with a spicy one.
How hot your partner is.
That's what
they notice from a distance
coming up close.
What they really care about
is how loyal your partner is.
But loyalty would have made
for a much weaker subtitle.
If they're hot,
if they're loyal,
if they're trustworthy,
if they're smart,
they're a valuable
human being.
And humans are drawn to what
we consider valuable.
If they're with you,
they must be here
for a reason.
So props to you.
Something to keep in mind
whenever you hear someone say
You're a lucky man,
just know it means
I would sleep with your wife
if ever given
the opportunity.
And that's
why over 4 million people
subscribe to the channel.
Because it's only going
to get better from here.
Social
dominance, winning
hearts and arguments.
You can hold your
own with anyone public.
Take down the wittiness.
Being able to think fast
to make everyone laugh,
especially
if done in an elegant way.
Are all superpowers
in a world
dominated by insecurity
and introversion?
Charisma is
an unfair advantage
that immediately
puts you high up on
the social hierarchy.
People know
not to mess with you
because you're able
to throw it back.
They see you as cool.
They want to be around you.
Others
want to be
associated with you
because they want to be
more like you.
That is why you fangirl over
badass
characters on TV shows.
The way they interact
and dominate social settings
is what makes you fall
in love with them.
Cooking, being funny
and being able to have fun.
As humans,
we are impressed
by what we don't have
and what we want.
There's power in being able
to feed your loved ones.
There's an intimacy to it
mixed with a real skill.
It's a love language
and an art, and there aren't
that many artists left.
If you've been
in social groups,
there's always one person
who has the power
to fully change the vibe
and turn a night around
without laughter.
All you're left
with is misery.
There's power in being able
to lighten
the mood of everyone else.
And this power makes other
people want to spend
more time around you.
We gravitate toward
those who make us feel like
life is one big,
enjoyable adventure.
These people are like breaths
of fresh air
in the
most polluted
time in human history.
Have fun, elixir,
make memories
and don't
take yourself too seriously.
Speaking more
than two languages.
What if other people
saw more colors
than you heard more sounds?
Knew of more flavors.
Had access to more insights,
knowledge stories, music,
and human interaction
than you did.
You'd feel a little bit less,
wouldn't you?
Have you ever been
in a group of friends
traveling abroad
and one of you
speaks the local language.
Immediately
everyone else in the group
feels dumb
and the person speaking
the language is now the vibes
shaman of the group,
the man with one eye
is king
in the land of the blind.
Right?
You are a tourist
in their world.
Sure, it's
enjoyable looking in
through the glass,
but it doesn't
compare to what
it's like being in the field.
And it's not that much
about intellect
as it is
about the
functionality of it all.
What's your impressed by?
Is the useful ness of it?
Self-made.
Building something
bigger than yourself.
Money on its own
isn't that impressive.
But seeing how
someone made themselves
rich is
the process is way
more impressive
than the outcome.
Everyone who says
they could be rich
if they wanted to
should do it.
Anyone
who says
they could have a six
pack should do it.
Declaring the goal is free.
Having a goal
isn't something
worthy of respect
unless you're
in the pursuit of it.
Unless you can see
the struggle,
the effort, and the sacrifice
you are making to achieve it.
Doing it on
your own is the hardest thing
you'll ever have to do.
Because for the first
three quarters
of the journey,
you're not sure
if this is going
to work,
that the goal
will be achieved.
You will doubt yourself.
You will doubt your actions.
Other people
will seed those doubts
into you,
and the little voice
inside of your head
will tell you to give up.
That's why self-made success
is so impressive,
because you've overcome
all of those things.
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a book or more.
It used to be that graduating
from a top university
was impressive,
and in some circles
it still is.
But there is a shift
happening in society
where we slowly stopped
caring about the degree
and we care more about how
well you're doing in life.
What's the point of winning
in academia
if you're miserable?
What's the point
of getting a gold star
if you no longer
gaze at the stars
and the hopes to reach them?
Publishing a book
or any form of art
that will outlast you is
something that
most people say they can do
but never will.
Society is split
between people
who say they can do something
and people
who are willing
to do something.
Putting it out
there is the impressive part,
knowing that if they wanted
to, future generations
might have a glimpse
of who you were
and what you stood for.
Having cool friends and
being able
to make friends easily.
Do you want to know
the secret
to having cool friends?
Well, the answer.
Be cool yourself.
Do cool shit.
And while you're at it,
you will meet people
along the way.
Since you're both doing cool
shit, you become friends.
The saying you are
the average
of the five people
you hang out
with most works in your favor
if your friends are cool
or have any amount of fame
because it elevates you
in the eyes of everyone else.
Name dropping is a wack.
Okay.
But actually
being friends with cool
people is something
everyone aspires to.
We need that clout
for social validation
because it makes us
look cooler
than we are
in the eyes of everyone else
that we want to impress.
Most people struggle
to make new friends
because making new friends
is a real skill, and real
skills
are hard to come
by these days.
But more on that in a second.
You're probably
still hanging out
with the same two friends
you made in high school,
and deep down
you wish you would do
more interesting things
instead of going
to the same pub,
doing the same thing
over and over again
and calling it tradition.
Being able
to fix things on your own.
Throwing money
at a problem to solve
it will always be
less impressive
than someone
who can solve it themselves,
no matter what
the problem is.
Mastering the tools to fix
your environment
is not just about repair.
It's a declaration
of Independence
and a direct influence
on your destiny.
We live in a time
where people lack the most
basic hard skills.
You have to call someone,
wait for them
to order a missing part.
Pay a premium on everything
and make up a justification
about why you didn't
just fix it yourself.
No matter how much you
try to justify it,
what's your feeling
inside is the truth.
And this applies
to both fixing
an electrical socket
in your house
and dealing
with a coworker situation.
We'll leave it at that.
A body they'd
want for themselves.
Proportional height
is a given, despite
you not having much
to do about that one.
Taller men earn more,
have sex more often,
and even if you control
for education or income,
they're still more likely
to be in positions of power.
The same is true for women
who are fit, healthy
and active.
A strong body follows.
You can't buy a good physique
no matter how much ozempic
you take.
It requires time and effort.
Sure, you could get implants,
but you can quickly tell
that one
is not like the other,
especially if neglected
to the masses.
Getting a dream body
is more impressive
than playing an instrument.
Well.
Your understanding of art,
history, geography
and culture.
When did becoming
ignorant become the norm?
Intelligence is not about
what you memorize,
but how you piece information
together in a way
that is useful to you.
The more you understand
the world,
the better decisions
you are able to make.
The better decisions
you make,
the higher return
you get from life.
If your life sucks, it's
because you lack a basic
understanding of how
the world works
and you should fix that ASAP.
Understanding anything beyond
the surface
gives you an edge over
everyone else.
Rich people
have been making money
for centuries
while poor people
looked at them confused.
Art is a great
example of this.
While most people
look at modern art
as something
a child could have drawn,
rich people
look at it
as an investment class
that has competed
with the American
stock market
for over two decades,
laughing
all the way to the bank
and the growth of this sector
as a whole is not stopping.
Over 60% of high powered
wealth managers
have integrated art
investing into
their offerings.
Deloitte's latest projections
have the market
growing to $2.8 trillion
by 2026.
That's a 31% increase
in less than two years.
Once you start going down
the rabbit hole,
you begin
to understand
the significance
and the appeal of scarcity.
Some of these pieces
never go on sale.
Look,
Picasso isn't
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How impressed
will everyone around
you be when you are
making money from art?
When other
people know your name
and give you
preferential service?
Getting the VIP treatment
doesn't
require you to be a VIP.
Just know the right people
in the right context.
If you show loyalty
to certain establishments,
they will return the favor.
You'll be treated differently
from everyone else.
It elevates the experience.
Always conduct
your business meetings
at the same restaurant
tip well,
and they'll remember you.
Very soon they'll be saying
things like,
Welcome back, Mr.
Or Miss.
We've kept your
table for you.
Will you be
having your usual?
You'll ask about their family
and laugh at their jokes.
It's not the status
that people envy here,
although that is
a part of it.
But the feeling of belonging.
Most people don't even say hi
to their neighbors anymore.
Life is isolated
when it shouldn't be.
We crave connection
and this is why they'll
be impressed by it.
Going the extra
mile without being asked to.
When you go the extra mile
to show
you care
about the relationship
you show you care
about how other people see
and remember you.
It means you start to stand
for something
beyond the status quo.
The bare minimum required.
The moment you go
the extra mile
without being asked.
You immediately
stand out from the crowd.
It's something
about the identity
of the individual.
Here is the last paragraph
from a company email
that we sent out
earlier this week.
Because why the hell else
would
you even want to be alive
but to do
things as well as you can?
This is why
if you scroll down,
you can see us
replying to comments
that ain't no bot, okay?
It's our CEO
making sure everyone
who took the time
to comment on this video
gets a better experience.
Try it out
saying what
you're going to do
before you do it
and then actually doing it.
Think of a cool pool
trick shot
telling them ahead of time
you're about to do
that removes
the element of luck or sheer
chance from the conversation.
Remember this?
Doing something is less
impressive than saying
you're going to do something
and then following through.
You can tell a lot about who
somebody is
if they're able to follow
through on
what they shout out
into the ether.
Too many people said
they were going
to do something,
but we've never seen a visual
of the implementation,
a happy
and solid family
as far as we know
and experience.
There's no better
feeling in the world
than coming home
and having your children
raise up
and jump into your arms,
playing with them,
hugging your partner,
laughing together
as a family.
It doesn't matter
how bad of a day you've
had, your happiness
jumps back
up to 100 instantly
as your brain recalibrates
to what is
actually important.
Everyone is after happiness
and peace.
A happy family
gives you that.
You feel safe,
you feel secure, you feel
blessed, you feel lucky.
You feel like you won
because you have.
And if you were to make
a full list of the things
people want to
achieve in life, we bet you
most of these
would make it
all the way to the top.
And there's one more thing
that would probably be
at the very top of said list,
and that is free time
without the burden
and anxiety.
Freedom Elixir.
The freedom to live
without the
shackles of necessity.
How great would it be
to go through
life as you please,
to read,
to write, to travel, to talk,
to make things
that you want to make or not
have to do anything at all.
A golden rule here.
The only reason to work
extremely hard today
is to not have to work
tomorrow.
Never forget this.
Some of
the richest people
in the world get caught up
in the trap of more.
They forget the golden rule
and end up regretting it.
There is a sweet spot
in life, a luxury,
and we hope you find it now.
What would you add to this
list?
Add your input
in the comments.
We always love to read
what you have to say.
And as for those of
you still watching
to the end.
We saved a bonus for you.
And today it's a story
the banker and the fishermen.
So an investment
banker was at the pier
of a small coastal village
when a small boat
with just one
fisherman docked inside
that small boat.
There were several
large tuna.
The banker
complimented the fisherman
on the quality of his fish
and asked him
how long
it would take him
to catch them.
He replied,
only a little while.
Curious.
He then asked why
he didn't stay out longer
and catch more fish.
Well,
the fisherman said
he had enough
to support his
family's needs,
so he didn't need any more.
But what do you do
with the rest of your time?
The banker asked.
The fisherman said,
I sleep late.
A fish a little.
I play with my children.
I take siestas with my wife.
I stroll into the village
each evening where I sip wine
and play guitar
with my friends.
I have a full and busy life.
The banker scoffed.
I'm a Harvard MBA
and I can help you.
Hear me out.
You should spend more time
fishing.
And with the proceeds,
buy a bigger boat
With the proceeds
from the bigger boat.
You could buy several boats.
Eventually,
you would have
a fleet of fishing boats.
Instead of selling your catch
to the middlemen,
you would sell directly
to the processor.
Eventually,
opening up your own cannery,
you would control the product
processing and distribution.
You would need to leave the
small coastal fishing village
and move up to the big city,
maybe even come to New York
or London,
where you would run
your expanding enterprise?
The fisherman asked.
But how long would this take?
To which the banker replied.
15 to 20 years.
But then what?
Ask the fishermen.
The banker laughed and said,
Well, that's the best part.
When the time is right,
you would announce an IPO
and sell
your company's
stock to the public
and become very rich.
You would make millions.
Millions, you say.
Then what?
The banker said.
You would then retire.
Move to a small coastal
fishing village
where you would sleep.
Played fish
a little bit,
play with your kids,
take siestas
with your wife, stroll
into the village
in the evenings
where you could sip wine
and play your guitar
with your amigos.
You know,
some of you might
remember this story
because we told it
over two years ago,
but it was an
appropriate time
to retell it now.
You don't need to trade
ten, 20,
30 years of your life
to get something
that might already
be available to you
right now.
Only to impress
some other people
that you couldn't care
less about.
If the only person you're
trying to impress
is yourself.
Write the word
me in the comments.
If you're already there.
Congratulations, my friend.
If you're not there yet,
we hope you'll
get there soon.
A lot easier.