Day 1 Wins and Struggles · AI For R*tards

Anthony Gross

Jan 2 • ✍️ Homework

Day 1 Wins and Struggles

Day 1 — Struggles & Wins (get real)

5 Struggles

I just quit my corporate job at 22 and am living on savings in the most expensive city in America. Got a bunch of pushback from my Mom and I am super excited to go all in on something I love, but at the same time, not having a consistent income coming in is scary. I will not lie, as bullish as I am, I have moments of high self doubt. I ask myself how the fuck will I be able to do this. What if I stop working hard? What if i burnout? What if I lose motivation? What if I stop being discipline? What if there’s actually something wrong with me? Every single corporate job/internship I’ve had I’ve hated with my entire heart. I either have to figure out the game of entrepreneurship or I’m literally going to hate life.
One of my biggest “fears” is social injury. Fear of embarrsament. Fear of feeling inferior and having my ego bruised. Because of this, I can try to protect myself by “not caring” or trying to be cool. At the core, I just fear rejection and embarrassment, and I feel enslaved in my own skin.
I’ve always been the underdog. The person people overlooked. The person at an event no one would be interested to talk to. The person that flew under the radar. I never liked that feeling and it angered me.
I struggle with social anxiety and a need to please people. As a kid, I was always the person who would hide behind my Mom and not want to talk to people. I got to college and realized I was weird in convo. I would walk around with my head down. I’ll be in conversation worrying about what to say and how this person is perceiving me. I started dedicating so much of my time and effort into learning charisma and how to be a better and more confident communicator.
I have no idea what the fuck I’m doing. I have a vision and a goal and am not entirely sure how to get there. I have no clue how to delegate and I fear hiring people because of losing control and being responsible for paying them. I get caught up in so many time wasting tasks because of paralysis that comes over me to take action. I feel like I’m swimming in a world of uncertainty and it can be a little uncomfortable.

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5 Contrasting Wins:

Quit Corporate: No motherfuckers my age out there who went to a good college like me would have the balls to quit Corporate America. I just took the biggest leap of faith in my entire life and I feel so fucking good inside. I feel the inner alignment. I feel the courage radiating. It’s time to make a mark on the world, and this was probably the hardest step to overcome. Only good can come from this, even if it’s just sharing a story to inspire other kids my eyes and awaken them to a world outside of the job they hate.
Social Injury: Even though I fear social inury and embarrassment, by actively posting on social media and my podcast I am getting closer and closer to full autonomy of self every single day. I work with a mindset coach who helps me immensely with this and facing my tension. Also this fear of embarrassment and inferiority propels me to work extremely hard to accomplish my goals. As long as I am taking active steps to put myself in “embarrassing situations” and can channel this need to be great into work… only good will come.
Underdog: This underdog mentality helps me fly under the radar and gives me a strong sense of inner confidence. I like having little to no expectations, even today, it lights a burning fire inside of me. I operate best as an underdog.
Social Anxiety/People Please: My social anxiety and need to please has given me immense emotional intelligence. It has also brought me to my biggest passion which is human nature, social dynamics, psychology, etc. I am going to build a career off of these fields.
Lost: I have no clue what I’m doing but that’s part of the fun. It’s going to make the story better someday, and it forces me to sit in a lot of tension and be patient. Having success not come quick is the biggest blessing in the entire world. It makes you work for it and become a master of your craft.

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Circled Contrasting Win (to use this week): Quit Corporate

Hook Activity: Write 3 Curiosity Loop Hooks:

Copy to Chat GPT: Write me 10 curiosity loop hooks, make 5 of them personal, make all of them contrast the audience's baseline belief with this new reality using this story: INSERT YOUR CONTRASTING WIN HERE

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