how i got sh*t done in 2025

In the last email, I talked about the mindset required to start. Today, I want to talk about the strategy required to finish.

A little bit of bragging here. When I tallied my total achievement this year, even I was surprised:

• 95 live streams

• 494 option trades

• 200+ stock research reports with the team (producing 17 deep dives)

• 97 property consultation calls

When I shared this with my private business group, one of them asked me: “How do you get so much sh*t done?”

The answer is simple: I didn't do "494 trades." I did a few trades a day. I didn't do "95 livestreams." I did two a week. The trick is doing it for a year The answer lies in two concepts: The Amundsen Strategy and the JCC Effect.

The Amundsen Strategy: The 20-Mile March 

I didn't set out to do "494 trades." I did a few trades a day. I didn't set out to do "95 livestreams." I did two a week. This strategy is based on the story of two explorers racing to the South Pole: Robert F. Scott and Roald Amundsen.

Scott took advantage of the weather. On good days, he marched long distances (up to 60 miles). On bad days, he rested. Amundsen prioritized consistent movement. His team marched a fixed distance of 20 miles each day, regardless of the weather.

History tells us that Amundsen reached the South Pole a full month before Scott. More importantly, Amundsen returned safely. Scott and his team perished on the return trip, exhausted from their sporadic bursts of speed.

What is your South Pole? 

We all have a big, audacious goal. The best way to achieve it is consistent action.

• If you want to lose weight, don't focus on the kilograms. Focus on the "20 miles"—just going to the gym. But you give yourself the free pass to do the minimum. Even if you do 1 mile on the treadmill, you did it for the day.

• The mental trick is that once you dress up and get to the gym, you likely won't just do 1 mile.

Doing small steps daily adds up. Even just 3 miles a day is 1,000 miles a year.

The JCC Effect: Hard Work isn't Hard in Hindsight 

Looking at those numbers above, you might think it sounds exhausting. But here is the truth: Hard work always seems not so hard in hindsight.

For any Singaporean able-bodied male who has served, you might have heard of the Jungle Confidence Course (JCC). The Army throws you into the thick jungle of Brunei, leaving you to track through the seemingly impenetrable terrain to achieve specific tasks. It is a week-long course with very little food

I personally lost 8kg after the course. At that moment, I was probably thinking it was the toughest thing I had ever done. However, if you ask me now how the experience was, my honest recollection is: “Not too bad!”

I am not bragging. It’s just that once the work is done, the impression of pain fades. Just like doing close to 500 trades this year, it seems crazy when you look at the total number, but honestly, if you ask me now, "How was it?" I will say it was actually okay.

Always Push Harder 

The lesson I learned is this: Always push harder than what you think is possible. You might feel pain and hardship when going through it, but once it is done, the pain always fades, and you are left with the results.

Just like Amundsen pushing his guys to do 20 miles during days of horrible weather at -40 degrees Celsius. It was hard but everyday he knows they are 20miles closer to the goal.

Some people say we should set realistic goals. I beg to differ. I think we need to set a STRETCH goal—about 20% higher than intended. Why? Because you are likely to fall short. If you aim for the stars, you will sooner reach the moon.

But how do you maintain this for 365 days when motivation runs out? That is the missing piece of the puzzle, which I will share in my final email tomorrow.

And I have prepared a gift for you at the end of the final email! Watch out for it.

Happy Hunting!

Pete
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