To have what only 5% of the population has, you must be willing to do what only 5% of the population is willing to do. So, Jay-Z said, “If you’re going to do anything great, people will hate you.” And what I’m suggesting to you is for you to do the things that I’m sharing, like getting up at 5:00 AM, spending 20 minutes in exercise, and then 20 minutes on your plan, working on it every day, and then 20 minutes in learning. People will think you’re strange. When you say, “You know what? My job isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to change the world and express gifts and my genius, and a chance to uplift other human beings, and a chance to live my values and pursue a craft.” People will think that you’re strange. The 95% will say, “Why do you think like that? Why don’t you watch more television? Why don’t you come to the water cooler and gossip with us? Why don’t you eat more hamburgers? Why don’t you medicate yourself with more entertainment?” And so, just understand that to have the results that only 5% of the population has, you will get laughed at. People will criticize you. People will be cynical. But understand, that’s the price of ambition.
