Life Changing Quote From Socrates | Dr. Benjamin Hardy

The Power of Desire

In this section, the speaker shares two quotes that can change one's life trajectory. The first quote is from Socrates and emphasizes the importance of desire in achieving wisdom and insight. The second quote is about taking action now to set oneself up for success in the future.

Socrates' Quote on Desire

• Socrates once held his student under water until he was desperate for air.

• When the student asked why he did it, Socrates replied with a quote: "When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you desired that breath of air, then you shall have it."

• Whatever one desires becomes a part of their identity and fuels their motivation to achieve it.

Napoleon Hill's Quote on Desire

• Napoleon Hill said, "Desire is the starting point of all achievement."

• One must have a keen pulsating desire that transcends everything to achieve success.

Fueling Your Desire

• Zig Ziglar said, "Your input shapes your outlook." What one lets into their brain fuels their desire.

• Focusing on certain things expands one's desire for them. Obsessing over what one wants can lead to high performance.

• Research shows that world-class athletes obsess over what they want by relentlessly staring at it.

Taking Action Now

• The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; the second-best time is now.

• Setting oneself up for success requires making decisions now that will benefit one's future self.

• Hal Hirschfield found that most people set their future selves up for failure because they don't view their future selves as a different person with different values and desires.

Automating Your Future Self

In this section, Dr. Benjamin Hardy discusses the importance of automating your future self and how it can lead to success.

Importance of Demanding More from Yourself

• Socrates' quote: "If you want wisdom or if you want success whatever it is you want as bad as that young man who was drowning or as much as you would want if you're drowning air then you'll get it."

• Will Durant's quote: "The ability of the average person could be doubled if the situation demanded it."

• Automating money out of your account can lead to subconscious upgrades and demand more from yourself.

The Power of Investing in Your Future Self

• Victor Frankel's quote: "Life is not unbearable by circumstance, it's unbearable because you don't have a lack of meaning and purpose."

• Investing in your future self can lead to valuing your current self more.

• Dan Sullivan's quote: "The only way to make your present better is by making your future bigger."

Setting Up Your Future Self for Success

• The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second-best time is now.

• Automating financial investments can set up your future self for success.

• Investing more in your future self can lead to increased income and better decision-making in the present.