Writing practice

If my biography were to be written about my business, and the creation of Baron Homes, I think that where I am currently would be chapter 2 of my book. Chapter 1 is my beginning as a small unorthodox airbnb operation in Seoul, South Korea, where I saw glimpses of the larger vision. After 1 year of getting used to the business and 1 year of growing the business, I became ready. I took a leap of faith. And for many reasons, I think it was the right choice. At first, I thought about Dubai, but the numbers were simply not that great there. The initial investment for each new unit was too high and the business simply would not have been very scalable there. The rents are ridiculously cheap here and if I choose the right apartments with amazing interior design, I believe I will wipe the floor when it comes to competition here. It's theoretical but I believe I can profit $2000~3000 per unit. That's insane ROI right there. Every action I'm taking now is very theoretical, highly int...

 I got the concept of PRAYS from Lawrence. (His name has the word law in it, the irony). Physical training Read & write Airbnb Youtube Social They are the different buckets that I want to invest in every day. I noticed that some things are necessary otherwise my body breaks down, like when I am not eating food or drinking water. I learned too late that it is important to socialize. Last year I was unhappy because I was lacking stability in this department. Similarly, my level of happiness and life satisfaction was a lot higher when I was doing boxing. Aside from those, reading and writing contribute to personal development. Airbnb and YouTube are how I build my wealth. So in conclusion, it is a great rule of thumb to balance my time and maintain a healthy state of being. Being abroad as I am right now, it is a little tricky to figure everything out, but the great lesson from last year was that I need systems to support my health and relations, otherwise, my mind will break down...

     So what I thought was going to be Project Prague morphed again into Project Budapest, and now I am in Budapest. I have not given up on Prague completely, but for the moment it has been put on hold due to the complicated nature of bureaucracy there. Applying for a business license and visa was insanely long and complex. Instead, my focus has shifted to Budapest, where I believe I will also have the upper hand. In a way, it could be better because I would maximize the leverage of paying low rent and charging a lot on Airbnb. Perhaps I have unintentionally struck on gold here. After all, the profitability numbers were not that different compared to Seoul. This time I will not mess things up when it comes to paying taxes, and overspending. I will hire a bookkeeper/accountant to manage the cashflow so that I will actually have money to reinvest at the end of the month. The thought of exponential growth sends shivers and makes me want to jump with excitement. I am treated ...

As I tightened my grip on the Dubai project, I realized that the speed of scaling was not quite there, and my vision started morphing towards the Prague project. My manager and I are continuing our research in terms of the legality of doing Airbnb business in Prague and the profitability of the market. Profitability-wise I feel confident that there is a chunky profit margin and that I have competence in the market. Also due to a similar structure to America, it should not be too hard to scale. So when my visions come to pass this year, things will be quite wild. I will live life like what I had originally dreamed of last year. And an unexpected plus would be that I will be in an environment surrounded by beautiful white girls. I shall be covered in high-quality Gucci, Prada, and Louis Vitton clothing, live in a big apartment with marble and high-end furniture in the center of Prague, and drive a Tesla Roadster. So I can't wait for things to move forward now. Life is good and a good...

     Yesterday was New Year which I spent with my family, saw my grandparents and uncle and aunt, and got that New Year's money! They seemed quite proud of the fact that not just me but my parents and sister were making some business moves. To be fair it was not much compared to what I did, but in their minds, they seem to be doing well in terms of justifying that I was not that much better than them in terms of what I was making. (Although it was like 2~3X. Yes, I'm feeling bitter that they will turn a blind eye to my success, constantly undermining my achievements). I have a new plan now, which I will coin "Dubai copycat", and I think if I can pull it off then it's going to work out really well. ----- Moving on to the next topic, I was thinking about Sean Lawrence on my way to this cafe. Perhaps the most influential person in my life, I still have very mixed feelings about him. He and Ayob made me realize that I simply cannot crumple, squeeze, squash, twist, str...

     So I suppose the inception was the pickup videos that I started following on instagram and somehow it bled over to youtube. And eventually, it led me down the pickup artists rabbit hole. And then I had the brilliant idea of doing a tier list of pickup artists, which led me to find tier lists, eventually finding the best ones in the industry. This made me learn from the best pua and also confirmed my doubt that rsd was kind of bs. After watching a few videos by some masters of this art, my muscle memories started coming back. On the first night, I was making out with a pretty hot girl much taller than me. Then right after, I made out with her friend, and then another one. With the excitement, I went a bit overboard and went a bit too far, looking like a crazy guy. But I remembered who I was! A fucking legend. There were certainly a lot of guys who looked up to me and the way I was with girls. A smooth dangerous player. This shit is easy and second nature to me. I thin...

"Procrastination in taking action is the greatest optical illusion. It looks like a wall 10m tall, whereas in reality, it is 1cm in height." This was my morning tweet. What sparked this idea was my delaying going to this other cafe, Starbucks, instead of the one that I always go to, the one right next to my house. I had been telling myself that I would go to this one instead for a few days now, but in the end created some excuse to go to the one nearby. When I finally take action, while doing so and in hindsight, it is such a menial and simple task that it leaves me flabbergasted at how relatively big and daunting the task looked before. So take action, and the faster I take them the better. This transitions neatly onto my next topic, which is the badass chick I talked to yesterday. I think that the only reason why I had the opportunity to talk to this girl was because I approached her the moment I saw her. I met this girl at the Thursday party, and I struck up a conversation...