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🏗️ Build Momentum First — Stop Fixing Everything

LIP #298
8 days ago

The Problem With Fixing Problems First

We're all wired to solve problems before doing anything else. It sounds logical, but here's the catch:

Problems are endless. Every one you solve uncovers three more. You'll never reach the bottom of the list.

Waiting until everything is fixed before you start building? That day never comes.

The Better Move: Momentum First

Instead of fixing everything, build something first. When you do, something powerful happens:

  • You don't need to solve every problem anymore
  • You only need to solve the ones actually blocking your momentum
  • Everything else shrinks or disappears on its own

The Right Order of Growth

Most people grow in the wrong order:

  • They chase money first
  • Then connections
  • Then learning as a last resort

Flip it. The right order is:

  1. Knowledge — grow how you think
  2. Introductions — your network opens up naturally
  3. Capital — the money follows

Grow or Die

When you're growing, you feel abundance. When you're only fixing, you slowly drift toward frustration.

Grow first. Fix second.

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