 forget taxes forget politics but I'm telling you this another fundamental is understanding that there is only one thing that raises you out of your current situation and that's creativity and how do I define creativity I define it very simply by going to the opposite if you want to know what something is first define what it isn't what creativity isn't is banging your head on the wall doing the same things and I've seen the smartest wealthiest most quote unquote successful entrepreneurs doing the same thing over and over in fact when I look at my life what would I do differently I would pivot faster now I know there's a danger of pivoting too much and giving up too early but trust me the state of the human mind is one that gravitates much more towards the stubborn end of the spectrum see to me the opposite of creativity is not lack of creativity to me the opposite of creativity is stubbornness get falling in love with your idea falling in love with your daily routine falling in love with what's been working somewhat well for you