You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. - Morpheus
My ENTIRE family reunited on December 23, 2022, for the first time in 25 years. A couple of family members were denied Travel Visas until now.
Celebrations, food, & tears arose from the encounter we had yearned for.
But there was this pain inside me, that I could not explain… all I knew was that everything that I was taught about how the visas worked, how the world worked, was not true…
“What is something I believe to be true about the world, but in reality, it is not?” - Alex Hormozi
This is the question that woke me up from what I believed to be The Real World. It turns out that I was living in a dream world… this dream world had everything pre-programmed for me. All I had to do was accept the information that was being presented.
Sounds similar to a computer; Information goes in, and it spews out an answer.
What I had failed to comprehend my whole life was this:
The most important human asset is choice. The second is our attention. The third is other people.
We are the sum of all the choices/decisions from birth until the moment you read this line.
Everything was determined by you.
Are there exceptions? Yes. We did not choose our skin color, ethnicity, nationality, economic status, etc.
But what do you do with that? Complain? Or Act?
YOU ARE A PRODUCT OF HUMAN CHOICE.
“Sooner or later you're going to realize just as I did that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path" – Morpheus
On December 23, 2021, I published a video with the objectives that I chose to complete before the end of 2022.
In the video, I had four objectives:
Acquire Portuguese, Greek, & Arabic (Focus: Portuguese & Greek)
Build A Larger Network Of Disciplined Men Thinking In Decades & Acting Now
Earn My Driving License
Build A Deep-Tech Project In Vitamin A Deficiency
I completed the first three of my four objectives. The last one changed into Aquaperla: The Heavy Metal Water Purifier For The Working Class.
There were countless struggles during 2022. Hundreds of individuals attempted to deter me or convince me that this path was unsustainable and would only lead to defeat & loneliness.
Every day of going to high school & encountering these people felt like carrying a thousand boulders on my shoulders. It was an insurmountable level of pain.
But there is one good thing about pain (especially at a young age):
If it hurts, I am doing the right thing.
If nobody believes in the objective, it will work.
Pain is just weakness leaving the body.
I believe pain has a health bar throughout life. Similar to the lifespan of a video game character.
The quicker you begin taking down the beast of dark thoughts, the quicker you can reach the “Dream State” that every person desires for themselves.
If you wait too long, you allow the “Pain Beast” to evolve, get stronger, and become more deadly. It will decide when to fight so that you can never triumph.
This is why many people are stuck in the rat race of “time for money.”
They chose to let the “Pain Beast” come to them… not vice-versa.
Here’s the link to the YouTube Video On My 2022 Objectives, btw:
What has never occurred will happen once. Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time - Paulo Coelho
For those wondering: “What were the tricks that I used to crush my 2022 objectives?”
Ask Questions
Do More Pushups
Desire (Obsess)
Persistence
Plan Like A Maniac
Become Friends With People With Similar Objectives
Become Selfish With My Attention
I will explain briefly all of them. Why not in full depth? Because you already knew them. You are just lazy. I am lazy too.
Example: You want to start your e-commerce store, but you are unsure about how to start.
Answer: Flip items from stores or your own house until you have ~$500. Then go to Alibaba.com, AliExpress.com, or look for trending products on TikTok. Look for a specific item (i.e. fidget spinners, slime, etc.), buy some, put a label of your own, make a website (no-code), put the purchasing cost, and get free advertising by asking YouTube Channels to talk about your product or buy TikTok ads and sell the product.
For copywriting, make a specific request/ask to ChatGPT from Open AI.
DONE.
But most people would not do that. They are lazy.
The other one is arrogance.
There is nobody on this Earth who CANNOT teach you anything new. You are just thinking that you are better than anyone else.
Remember the time your mom told you: “Lemme show you how to tie your shoes.” “Lemme teach you how to use the stove. Then you can do it yourself.”
But you decided to do it yourself… only to get burned or confused.
Arrogance!
No action comes without a consequence.
Or perhaps somebody with certification in programming was willing to show you how to develop your HTML skill, but it’s for $10/week for 7 weeks. You think, “Nah, too much. Imma learn it myself.”
Arrogance!!
Choice is an illusion, created between those with power, and those without. - Merovingian
Ask Questions
Humans do not want to become celebrities. But what they desire is a psychological need of being heard by other people…
Status is a human factor that motivates everyone. It brings us closer to pleasure, farther away from pain.
But hopefully, you are asking yourselves “Why?”
Why is it like this? How do I know Carlos is telling the truth?
You, reader, have been caught lacking. Right this instant.
But now think of all the other times when you might have repeated something from another source like if you were automatically programmed to say it, without considering the source or the verification of that fact.
Example: You heard Andrew & Tristan Tate are terrible people who are a virus for the younger generation on TikTok. Then you spewed it out to people when the name was brought up.
But here is the trap. You do not even know why you said that when the name was mentioned. Your reaction was “programmed automatically” by the technology & the content being presented to you.
How do you know if they are terrible people? Why does the media silence them? Is it for their vocabulary?
Or is it because they know something that could cause people to become aware of their actions, something that the controllers of the media do not want you to know?
It is better to research than predict. You will feel like Einstein for a few hours but feel like Patrick Star after a week.
Do More Pushups
This is a brief one. When doing pushups, there are a couple of key lessons learned:
Blood Travel. You increase/expand the neurons connected to your brain, allowing for clearer depth & channeling the ability to ask better questions.
Self-Control. Control your body during a pushup, same for your emotions.
Adaptability. Adapt your mind to do another set of pushups when your chest is sore. Research shows that neural circuits rewire themselves to adapt to changing situations, solve problems and regulate impulsive behavior.
Mentality. It teaches you to care mentally but not emotionally. The chest hurts. But do not whine about it. Keep going. Use music if necessary.
Start by doing 100 pushups a day. Do incline pushups or knee pushups if your chest is tired. Do Hannibal pushups or archer pushups if you seek more discomfort.
Bias Towards Action.
Desire (Obsess)
During my senior year at Buckley, almost everyone in my grade had a driver’s license.
I did not. I felt like a piece of shit for not having one.
I did not make it a priority until I felt the pain of staying the same.
“Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change”
- Tony Robbins
This can be caused by:
Environment - when everyone is succeeding and you’re not, you do not want to be the only one left out
Status - Humans are social creatures, and we prefer to have a metric to measure against ourselves (although it may be bad because you cannot control others, only the future version of you)
This can cause the ignition of a burning sensation, a desire to become something greater than the present version of yourself.
Every objective in 2022 was ignited by something that originated from my environment or status. But now, it is a game for my future self.
Treat everything as a game against your present & future self on things that you deeply desire to aid you in your lift-off to the “Dream State” of your future self. (The winner must be your future self, 100%.)
Persistence
This is the one trait that separates the people who get what they want & those who fail due to laziness, arrogance, or stupidity.
One chooses to keep going… whether or not it becomes an illusion between the powerful (present self) & the weak (future self).
`Why’ is what separates us from them, you from me. `Why’ is the only real social power, without it you are powerless.
- Merovingian
A visualization & belief in the acquisition of the desired objective is a fair representation of persistence. It is easier to achieve something when it is written on paper, when you can feel it, than something floating around in the archives of the digital realm.
The reason I got what I wanted was that I was willing & capable of playing a year-long game without convincing myself that I am arrogant & know more than I ACTUALLY know.
Plan Like A Maniac
Yes. Planning is the key to my success. I had 6 notebooks that filled up during 2022 describing my daily objectives, tasks, reflections, 30-day growth challenge with teammates & friends, & an online journal for documenting the process.
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”
- Benjamin Franklin
Showing is better than telling. So I will give you my online journal for 2022 below:
Become Friends With People With Similar Objectives
My network is my net worth. Proving to people that I was capable of entering their world by creating outputs that made them anxious was my ticket into people that opened my eyes to how aerogels were made & how to make money online.
Picture the one thing that you desire to possess. Maybe it is a PS5 or a vacation to Vanuatu.
What do you need to know to get there?
Who should you know to accelerate the process?
The more you listen to people who have possessions, skills, traits, or beliefs that you yearn for yourself, the more likely you are to achieve the objective.
Become Selfish With My Attention
Everyone has attention. The thing that most people will not tell you is that it is attention converted into time.
Everything around you, especially 97% of people’s jobs': is time for money.
But it is: Attention For Money.
To start: Stop calling it “time.” Call it “attention.”
Why? We live in an attention-based economy. Everything is for the sake of extracting attention out of people and monetizing it for money.
Example: In “The Matrix”, people are used as batteries for robots and tricked into living in a digital, programmed world. In Real Life, marketing, products, & services grab your attention & turn you into a money-making machine for them. Not for you.
You are nothing more than disposable dollar bills for them.
P.S. I am not talking about things that bring high value to your life. But there are some items you have recently purchased that were based on emotions, not logic. This is where the message is directed.
Next: It is time to add a price to your attention.
Start by $20/hr.
Whenever you will do something that was not planned on your calendar or notebook (Prioritization > Time Management, 24/7/365), ask yourself this:
“Is this activity worth $20 of my attention? Is this activity going to make me more money or save me attention?”
Okay. That is the first half of this end-of-year newsletter. I know I just clapped your brain with a Mount Everest load of information about some habits regarding my success for 2022.
But there is a framework that I have shared until the end of 2022. Why? I wanted to test it for myself and verify the results.
It DID work… because I am where I told myself I would be in 2022.
Here it is (archived from my 2022 OKR) . Enjoy the late X-mas present :-)
THE -3 LIFE TO THE +3 LIFE | MONEY & IMPACT
-3: Everyone Starts Here. We All Enter A Matrix To Some Extent. The Primary One Is Schooling Or The Education Received. Why Is This? Schooling Substitutes The Real World (& Your Parents) As Your Teacher, Your Master.
The Moment Someone Realizes This, Is When They Begin To Question The Reality Built Around Them. This Is When They Begin The Journey From -3 To -2. In Reality, Almost Everyone Has Left -3.00, And Begun The Journey From -2.99 To -2.00… But Somewhere, They Gave Up Either Because Of Laziness, Or Ego. Sometimes They Can Not Accept The Truth, They Defend The False Reality Without Pay.
But (According To Me Only), How Do You Go From -3 To -2?
When One Has Left The Education Matrix. The Real World Is Their Teacher Full Time. 95% Of What Has Been Taught Is Instantly Shattered. The Hard Truth: That Formal Education Was A Lie.
But We’re Not Outta Da Woods Just Yet. U’re Free From The 1st Matrix. Not The Second.
-2: Welcome To The Money Matrix. Time For Money. But Now U Can No Longer Be Fooled About What Knowledge Is Required To Make Some Knots/impact. People Is The Biggest Leverage To Utilize Going From -2 To -1. Here, There Is Knowledge Built, And This Is Where One Begins Building The Monetizable Skill(S) To Slowly Creep Out Of The Money Matrix.
But (According To Me Only), How Do You Go From -2 To -1?
When U Have Earned Your Spot To Stay In The Real World. When U First Entered, U Were The Smallest In The Group, Easy To Knock Outta Da Game, And Get Sent Back To The Education Matrix. One Must Earn Their Place With The Monetizable Skills And Win. Once Reached -1, U Have Monetizable Assets That Secure You From The Fact That You Are Forever Free From The Grasp Of The Education Matrix. Reentry Into The Education Matrix Is Now A Choice.
-1: This Is The Biggest Escape For Anyone. Hands Down, Will Be One Of The Greatest Moments Of Anyone’s Life (And Mine) When You Get There. The Fight From -1 To 0… Is The Chance To Escape The Money Matrix And Change It (Time For Money) For One Of These Options:
Content/information For Money → Youtube, Writing, Courses, Etc.
Product/Service For Money → Code, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Food, Water, Drugs, Etc.
Money For More Money → Vc, Stocks, Crypto, Real Estate, Etc.
Labor For Money → Company, Schools, Construction, Etc.
But Why These? Heyo, They’re Not Limited. But These, Are What I Believe To Be The Conditions:
Return The Localization Of The Individual (Make Money While Being “nomad” Mode)
Return The Allocation Of Attention In The Form Of Time (Do Whatever The Fuck U Want Whenever)
To Use The Monetizable Skills, Traits, Assets, Beliefs, & Network Can Leverage One To Taste What It Means To Be A Free Man: -1 To 0:
For The First Time: One Is No Longer Exchanging Time For Money. Done Consistently.
0: This Is The Journey For The Free People. Both Have Escaped Money & Education Matrix. But Not So Fast. Going From 0 To +1 Means That You Are Securing Your Place Outside Of The Money Matrix Forever. Similar To The Education Matrix. Whether It Be A Youtube Channel, A Deep-tech Biz, Or A Music Career, There Is The Persistence And Exploiting The Income. I Am Not There Yet.
I Cannot Speak That Much About It, But That Is What I Have Seen In My Future.
To Reach +1 Means That Your Family Is Forever Free Of The Systems That Control Us. You Have Saved Your Family.
+1: Briefly, +1 To +2 Is Continue Building Up To The Point Where People Similar To Alex Hormozi, Leila Hormozi, Tate Brothers, Etc. Are… Multiple Sources Of Income, Multiple Channels… Cannot Just Have One Way To Make The Dough…need More Channels
Going From +1 To +2 Is Securing These Channels And Not Having To Pay Direct Attention From Them To Produce A Profit.
+2: The Hardest Of All- +2 To +3 Is The End Of The People’s Journey. The Philanthropic Vision Comes In Play. People Will Do Things For Others To Help Them Succeed…this Is Why I Believe The Tate Bros Conquered The Internet. They Made It To This Area, And Now It Is Time To Free Others.
+3: Death. The End Of The Journey. Everyone Reaches +3 When Death Arrives. But The Closer You Reached +3 In Your Lifetime, The Better U Were To The Full Potential. Nobody Can Reach +3 Unless You Are God.
All that I just wrote was my vision of the world and how I see myself in the future. I built this perception by thinking about where I wanna be in decades (for those wondering)… but I act in the present to get there. Hope this was of use to anyone 🙏🏽 🙏🏽
FIN.
ENTER 2023
There are many questions in your mind. I can feel it in your brain. The information I presented is heavy on the mind. Especially if it is still at -3.
The only question I will answer is:
“What are your objectives for 2023?”
It is a bold statement & objectives compared to 2022. Just let me speak on one thing:
I talk the talk & walk the walk.
I Have Done It Once. I Will Do It Again.
2022 Goodies
Balti - Ya Hasra (Official Music Video)
Nordo - 3arbouch | عربوش (Clip Officiel)
Pockets (feat. Marico The Shogun)
Alejandro Fernández - Hoy Tengo Ganas De Ti ft. Christina Aguilera
Acústico 1Kilo - Deixe-me Ir (Baviera, Knust e Pablo Martins)
3BallMTY - Besos Al Aire (feat. América Sierra & Smoky)
Pasatono Orquesta - Como De Treinta
Aires Oaxaqueños - Banda Sinfonica de Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec, Mixe, Oaxaca
Γιώργος Παπαδόπουλος - Μου 'χε πει - Official Music Video
Δέσποινα Βανδή - Γυρίσματα - Official Video Clip
Think & Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
The Hero Code - Admiral William H. McRaven
How To Win Friends & Influence People (Original) - Dale Carnegie
How To Win Friends & Influence People (In The Digital Age) - Dale Carnegie
La Inteligencia Emocional - Daniel Goleman
Ikigai - Hector Garcia & Francsec Miralles
Modern Greek For Classicists - Ilias Kolokouris
The Almanac Of Naval Ravikant - Eric Jorgenson
The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck - Mark Manson
Veronika Decide Morrer - Paulo Coelho
Bio-Based Aerogels - James H. Clark (Editor-in-chief)
The Chemistry & Physics Of Aerogels - Lorenz Ratke & Pavel Gurikov
Handbook of Aerogels - Michel Aegerter, Nicholas Leventis, Matthias M. Koebel
Gracias, familia y amigos por el apoyo que ven mi boletin informativo. Te liberaré conmigo pronto.
Dios, muchas gracias por el camino y por tu decisión en darnos la voluntad libre. Te veré en tu tierra, finalmente.
No te decepcionaré.
Hasta Luego.
شكرا لك عائلتك وأصدقائك على الدعم الذي يرون رسالتي الإخبارية. سأطلق سراحك معي قريبا.
شكراً جزيلاً لك يا الله على الطريق وعلى قراراتك في منحنا الإرادة الحرة. سنرى بعضنا البعض في أرضك ، أخيرًا.
لن اخذلك
الوداع.