Before we start. I've received replies the letter is long and time consuming.

I highly recommend reading bit sized content of The Improvement Letter daily. It could be 5-10 minutes a day and coming back to read on the next day.

The length of the letter will stay the same as usual.

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Too many people die living a fantasy.

• Unlived dreams

• Too afraid to start

• Failure after failure

They wanted to be rich. Famous and respected by people. But couldn't.

No —they didn't try enough.

Inside you screams of ambition and greatness.

The goal to ascend the human hierarchy is normal.

Some to thrive. Some to live for the weekend. Some to enjoy the present moment. Some to hate on others.

You cannot detach from this predicament. This mental functional programming inside you cannot be taken away.

It is only satiated or satisfied the moment you work on making progress with the dreams you have inside your mind.

But most people don't.

Out of 100 people only 5 make it.

1 is rich. The other 4 is financially stable.

Why?

Earl Nightingale believed it to be lack of direction. But I'd like to add another point.

"MINDSET"

The way you think.

The way you act.

The way you behave matters more than any knowledge you can get in this world.

If you have the greatest functioning brain capable of explaining all the things unexplained for centuries but act like a coward —you will fail.

I dislike the idea of talking down on people but too many are holding themselves back.

They allow:

• Negative thoughts to take over

• Self-doubt to happen non-stop

• Discouragement from criticism

You must build a mindset that allows you to surpass your current limitations.

The idea of letting your brain rust and stay the same is like baking a cookie twice and expecting it not be burnt.

Too much time spent doing nothing (ruminating on the past) and too stupid to try again doing the wrong things.

In this letter I'll tell you the difference between growth and fixed mindset. Why you should build a winners mentality and how to overcome mental challenges.

First there is 2 things you have to keep in mind.

Is ego the enemy?

Yes it is when it's too much. And no if you use in a healthy way.

The first is arrogance. And the latter is confidence.

The problem happens when people have too much ego without results.

A balance between your sense of worth and the level of your skill is needed.

When you think of yourself highly without evidence to back it up —you are egotistical.

If you believe you can do something because you've worked hard, practiced day and night and have done it before —that's a healthy ego (which is called confidence).

But most average people have a big ego. Without any evidence or credible achievements.

The word "ego" has been clouded with malice and dark vibes but it's not the root cause of all your problems.

The thing with egotistical/arrogant people is rather than learning from someone who they could benefit from —they would rather believe their sweet lies and continue their miserable existence on the path of cynicism and pessimism.

Because someone who can correct the said person (which is egotistical/arrogant) is deemed as an enemy or foe because the advice given by the person who knows better contradicts their beliefs both conscious and unconscious.

Knowing you are wrong or being told you are wrong hurts (A LOT).

Only a few people can be humble enough to admit they are wrong and will learn from it.

Most people would rather rage and hate the person who corrected them because it hurt their sensibilities (feelings) believing what they feel is the truth even though it's not.

Aka "the loser mentality".

• Pointing fingers.

• Never taking responsibility.

• Act like alpha but not realizing everyone hates him.

• Raising voice and showing aggression thinking it's cool

We've met someone this way at least once in our life. Whether they were a stranger or not.

If you've identified someone who has this mindset. It's time to get away from that someone.

Identity: A set of beliefs you have over yourself and the world.

All of us has a set of beliefs. The most common is political beliefs. Right wing? left wing?

Doesn't matter. All of us have something we believed in. Religion, science, ideologies, etc..

Your task is to know what beliefs you have over yourself. I've talked about this before but not too deeply.

You must understand the whole identity of the person who you are right now is not made by you but by your peers, the world and your parents.

That's right.

If you feel like a loser that's because the beliefs you have inside you makes you a loser.

Is that a bad thing? no. Is that a good thing? no.

Your viewpoint (or perception) determines whether it's bad or good is the deciding factor.

You can easily identify this if you practice meditation and observation.

The reason why I always preach journaling.

It will take a long time for you to fully understand yourself.

In the process you'll re-visit a lot of painful memories as well as experiences you wish to never relive again.

But it's all a process. And you cannot avoid it.

Let's move on to how different mindset affects your life.

The 2 types of mindset

There are a lot of science and neuro stuff about how the brain works. But let's keep it simple.

1) Fixed mindset: The perfect combination of the conformist and the perfectionist.

A lot of people mistake this mindset to be the same as the losers mindset.

No it's different.

This one is made to avoid pain and challenges.

Anything that makes the mind pursue higher than itself is painful. And your brain knows it.

So what does it do?

It convinces you to stay the same. It says to you "what if you fail?", "It's not going to work out".

It makes sense for your mind to be a coward. That's what made your grandfather and grandmother alive.

But this is the modern world. A lot of danger that existed before will never happen again.

So if you're always scared and anxious somehow.

That's the fixed mindset talking (also the lower self)

It wants you to conform and stay the same. Because challenges are painful and intimidating.

The idea of becoming better to you is not possible.

You think you have to be born with some great talent or be good at something in order to make progress.

You don't settle for 1% improvement. You want 100% improvement at the get go.

Which is impossible.

So you stay the same.

You give up in life.

Never trying again.

Lying in your deathbed thinking "I wish I did more".

Having a fixed mindset is a living poison.

To your mind.

To your potential

And to your future self,

It is true that some people are better at doing something than most people. But it is also true the said some people worked hard in silence to be better at most people.

Talent is a fancy word. People like to throw it around like it's something you're given by God.

They say "wow you're so talented" never "wow you worked so hard for this".

I know this.

I always believed people who are good at something always had it inside them. That they were born with this natural talent of being good or great.

I was wrong. I once tasted this medicine when I spent 2 years practicing art.

I remember vividly being frustrated how I'm still not at the level of my friends art.

I thought months was enough. No - it took years.

Then I saw how many piles of sketchbook that friend of mine had when I visited his home.

I saw hard work and tenacity. I saw around 20-30 piles of sketchbooks over 1 foot length each in 2 stacks.

That hit me like brick.

I realized instantly talent is a skill. No people is born with great skill without practice and consistency.

I stated to view failure different this time. Every time I wouldn't know how to draw something I look it up on YouTube.

I was learning.

Dissecting ways of my shortcomings. Viewing failure as a sign of my lack of talent didn't help.

But looking at it like an opportunity helped tremendously.

I stopped saying to myself "I'm not good at art" and changed it to "I'll keep practicing to get good at art"

By all means I still lack a lot of fundamentals. But I'm glad with the progress I've made.

If you're experiencing the fixed mindset. It's time to destroy that mentality.

2) Growth Mindset: Flexible Perspective on reality.

Now that you've learned about the fixed mindset. You might think the growth mindset is just the opposite.

Apparently it's not.

It's a combination of strategy, optimism and positive reinforcement.

A) Strategy.

Let me give you another outlook on the growth mindset.

The growth mindset the strategists weapon. The ability to see hurdles as opportunities as a counter attack.

Napoleon liked this maneuver the most. He would put himself in dangerous situations and turn the situation around by counter attack.

Yeah like a mad man.

Imagine creating a situation where you are surrounded by your enemies intentionally.

Like you're sentencing yourself death but using it as tactic to sentence your enemies to death instead.

Great strategy I must say.

How does this relate to the growth mindset?

Well you must look at problems the same as Napoleon. You've got to use challenges as opportunities for improvement and growth.

You need to counterattack failures with better plans and execution.

To get a better ground. But this time you have no enemies. Just you and your potential inside.

The better you can do this the greater your grasp with your potential.

You'll understand what I'm talking about if you start to implement this tactic.

B) Optimism.

Having a growth mindset is nothing more than just delusional self-belief that you are going to win without any evidence or without relying on past achievements.

• Is that a bad thing? NO.

• Is it arrogance? Close but no

I say it is good.

If you've read history before you'll realize most of the greatest geniuses known to mankind had no track record before they started.

They just believed they can. But with practice and patience.

The difference between arrogance and delusional self-belief is action.

Arrogance is empty. While delusional self-belief is backed by persistence, resolve and commitment to action.

What I'm talking about is deep right now. But follow along —you'll get a lot of insights.

Driven by desire to learn, grow and improve focusing on the process is the trait of growth mindset.

You should embody the identity of someone who wishes to improve.

"I'm not good at art yet, but I'll keep learning how to draw form so I can draw 3d art one day".

The way you talk to yourself matters a lot.

C) Positive Reinforcement.

The fun part in the growth mindset is the results.

When you start seeing results it's impossible to stop.

It's too addicting to quit when you realize making progress is possible when all your life you thought you weren't going to amount to anything.

And yes this can take years or decades to accomplish.

But the internal feeling of satisfaction is unmatched.

The mentality and identity you build gets carried over to other unrelated things in life that helps you improved unconsciously.

It's a never ending growth once you get a taste of what results can bring with hard work.

I hope you get a taste of this as well.

How To Think And Act Like a Winner in 6 Simple Steps.

Like an actor —to be a winner you must act and think like a winner. Even if it's fake.

The more you do it the more natural it becomes.

• Is it delusional? Yes.

• But does it work? Yes.

The deciding factor like I've mentioned above is the beliefs. If you have beliefs that you are a winner sooner or later you'll think and act like a winner.

The problem with people explaining this stuff is they misunderstand the process.

The idea of instant result is never going to happen. If you want to be a winner you've got to act and think like a winner.

Your subconscious won't know the difference anyways.

The more you build those neural pathways detailing you are a winner —the stronger internal beliefs you have about yourself that you are a winner.

Here's some common practices to be a winner.

STEP 1: Ruthless Elimination; Anything that doesn't matter in your life needs to no attention from you.

Now this can be easily misunderstood as never go see your parents again, never have fun with your friends or always do things that leads to growth.

No I advocate rest and recovery. And maintaining meaningful relationships.

But what I mean by this is influence.

Your peers have very big big influence in your life (that's not a typo).

Their beliefs and mindset can become infectious and hold you back.

You hanging out with losers will in turn make you also a loser.

When I cut out my so called friends who were bullies in disguise my life got better.

I had to pay with loneliness but I no longer had to deal with self-deprecating jokes and passive aggressive behavior.

My negative self-talk and anxiety also decreased by 70%.

You have to delete people in your life that makes your life miserable.

The most hurtful part from this is they can even be your close friends or family.

Yes it will hurt.

That's why you can see some people move out of their homes and achieve success.

Because it's already hard to achieve success but if the people around you telling you that it's never going to work makes it even harder.

Extra stress and extra problems.

This viewpoint is extreme and I'm not telling you to cut off all people from your life.

But to be a winner you have to cut off losses.

This can be:

• Addictions

• Toxic friends

• The media

• Garbage food

The list goes on..

(Don't neglect your family btw. If you have responsibilities make sure to do your part. Don't make this letter as an excuse to leave your loved ones behind. And be sure to give back what you receive from your parents or loved ones. There is no one that can and will love you more than your family. Blood is thicker ALWAYS.)

Another problem that comes when you embody this mentality is when you have a high likelihood of becoming someone who's always obsessed with working to numb yourself from the feelings you feel.

It's easy to admire people who've got all you want but behind the scenes they also suffer.

Bad family relationship, loneliness, no real friends…

But like I said.

You need to cut off people who make your life worse or anything that makes your life worse.

Leeching people will always leech.

This view point is extreme. But you deserve to know this.

STEP 2: Open mindedness: Humility is the source of all great achievements

We all have ego. Some have too much and some have too little.

The problem is most people are entitled.

Just because you breathe and live doesn't mean everyone should worship and trust you with their life.

Yes I said it. RE; Just because you breathe and live doesn't mean everyone should worship and trust you with their life. 

I see a lot of people think arrogantly and believe their naivety.

They underestimate how much it takes to do something.

The pains and failures it takes to achieve something significant is always not the same as what your brain thinks.

Everything in life is a skill. Some have better grasp and understanding. Some have little.

All skills are attainable.

The difference is mastery. And time spent honing the said skill.

Humility makes you grow and learn.

Being at peace with yourself that you know you don't know a lot is a super power all great people have.

You've got to learn, fail and adapt. Nothing in this world is ever given for free.

Even if you born in a rich family —you have to pay with danger (like kidnapping or ransom).

For you to achieve what you want —you have to pay with time, effort and sacrifice.

Too many people cower at this statement.

The moment something takes time and patience —you can be sure 70% of people who started already quit.

Humility makes you break through this problem.

STEP 3: Be Brutally honest about yourself: Lies and delusion have no place in your potential.

People live in delusion and distorted realities.

Too many convince themselves they know something even if they don't.

They act cocky and arrogantly even if they have no evidence to back it up.

Beliefs that make up who they are is also useless. It makes them feel good but makes their future self suffer.

To overcome this problem you must be honest.

I only lost weight because I accepted my belly was overflowing and I looked terrible wearing any shirt even if the shirt was branded.

I hated it. I despised the way I looked.

I told myself angrily with empathy "Ok I'm fat now but 1-2 years from now I'll lose weight".

But what do you see around you:

• "Body positivity"

• "Being plus size is a choice"

yeah a lot of delusion. It feels good at the moment but the future consequences isn’t so pretty.

I don't hate nor want to condemn such people.

But too lie to yourself is to die miserably while living in a wonderland that doesn't exist.

I know it hurts to confront things you hate and don't like.

But it'll hurt even more if you keep lying to yourself.

Don't lie.

You know there's a faint voice that always disrupts your day.

That's your higher self trying to reach your inner consciousness screaming for help.

The magnitude and intensity you can handle of what you don't like and be humble enough to accept it - correlates directly to your level of growth.

Had I lied to myself like "I like the way I look" I'd still be living in a fantasy that would never serve me.

STEP 4: Be hard on yourself; Self accountability is non-negotiable.

The most common reply I've received in my welcome email is "unmanaged ambition".

Too many of you are aware of your goals and ambition in life. But too little of you actually have the humility to start small.

But I say that you're on the path of a winner. You do understand you lack the skills right now. Which means you have the drive and fuel to go do it.

The problem is accountability.

I've observed and seen too many people lack self-accountability.

You can work hard on your job or college, do projects on time, follow what your boss says easily but when it comes to your personal projects you quit after 2 weeks of trying.

The problem is also self-hated.

You lost trust of yourself. Relying on other people’s opinions instead of following your own judgement.

I know —I've been there.

Why is this the case?

Vague and unspecified goals.

Your goal needs to be specific as much as possible that you can day dream every detail of the goal easily.

You must know exactly what you want so the actions to get there becomes clear and steady.

• "I want to get rich"

• "I want to be the best"

• "I want to be the greatest player"

Is vague and doesn't help.

For example: My goal with The Improvement Letter is to hit 10k subscribers by the end of 2025.

• Delusional? Yes.

• Attainable? Yes.

• Clear? No.

So I dissect it even further.

In order for The Improvement Letter to hit 10k subscribers by the end of 2025. I need to garner at least 800 subscribers per month.

That means I need to hit 26 subscribers daily. 186 subscribers weekly.

Now it becomes clearer.

To make it even clearer we can add action steps and plans.

But of course I won't go into that because it's too much detail and this letter might get clipped.

By knowing the goal —a system can be born.

You must know exactly what you want in life in order to get what you want.

Wishful thinking and believing things will just come with manifestation doesn't work.

Input results to output. Action leads to results. Thinking and imagining things leads to nothing.

Action Step: System Creation

This weeks action plan is simple.

You must dissect the beliefs you have inside your mind. Understand if it's helping you or not. Then delete the ones that doesn't and empower the others that does.

This is a vague exercise I've made so you have to think harder.

I can't spoon feed you everything because that makes the exercise purpose to make you think become useless.

This is to help you grow.

Your task now is to put in some work.

Thanks and have a good week.

See you next time.

-Noat.

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