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The Biggest Difference Between The 99% And The 1%

Lukas Schwekendiek
3 min readDec 4, 2022

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There are so many things that the 1% do that the 99% do not do, but the most crucial thing is this:

The 1% are willing to get uncomfortable.

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They are willing to call the people they need to to get business, are willing to talk to the attractive people at the bar and are willing to put themselves through hour-long workouts and dozen-hour workdays day after day.

While the 99% sit on the couch, watching the newest series on Netflix or playing the hottest video game, the 1% get uncomfortable and do what is necessary to get ahead.

I have answered so many questions about success, saying that the key to succeed is hard work, where people have commented and complained that there are many people that work hard that never reach success or that some very successful people do not work hard at all.

But I guarantee you one thing, if you looked at the kind of work those did that succeeded vs. those that did not succeed you will see that the 1% that reached success on their own did what was uncomfortable but necessary.

They succeeded because they truly worked hard.

Hard work is not just about putting in hours or effort, it is about being willing to do those things that get your life ahead and then putting in the hours and…

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Lukas Schwekendiek
Lukas Schwekendiek

Written by Lukas Schwekendiek

Life Coach, Speaker, Writer. Published on TIME, Inc & Huffington Post. Coaching available again! Email: Lukas.schwekendiek@gmail.com with the word "Coaching"

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