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Treat Yourself Like a CEO and You’ll Make 10x More Income
I know what you’re thinking — just know this:
As I wrote that headline, an old joke came to mind:
A guy walks into his office wearing a full-on Spiderman costume.
“Hey Dave, what’s with the costume?” his coworker asks.
“You know what they say,” Dave responds: “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.”
Walking around as if you make 6-figures a year when you really make $10/hour won’t magically make you rich. (It’ll probably make you look like a moron.)
This isn’t some feel-goody-fluff article about being positive. I tried being “positive” for a long time working dead-end jobs and being completely broke and unemployed, and it didn’t work at all.
But when you treat yourself fundamentally different than you have before — really treating yourself differently — then yes, you can expect to see some significant changes in your income.
The reason is simple: people respect genuine self-belief. You teach people how to treat you.
If you let people know that you’re not someone who tolerates mediocrity, they’ll stop giving you mediocre opportunities. When you tell people that you only accept truly great opportunities…
