Wayne Yap
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Ex-Singapore #1 Poker Player. Won $3m+. Quit to seek transcendental experiences. Now: Making bets by buying businesses. Acquired 5 small businesses $400k MRR
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You make the most money when you see something no one else sees.
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This is Dan Sullivan.
The OG business coach.
The coach to Peter Diamandis, Joe Polish and hundreds of millionaires.
I spent $25,000 to learn from him.
Here are 10 pieces of wisdom that transformed my business (and will do the same for yours):
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Seek awe.
Seek truth.
Seek grace.
Seek peace.
Seek growth.
Seek beauty.
Seek wonder.
Seek wisdom.
Seek purpose.
Seek meaning.
Seek progress.
Seek inspiration.
Seek knowledge.
Seek connection.
Seek appreciation.
Seek enlightenment.
Seek transcendence.
You can have it all.
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@DanielPriestley
I bought 3 businesses in the UK.
Big mistake.
I gave up on them and moved back to Singapore.
Workers like to complain. Complainers do not work.
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Most people are NPCs.
They do what they're told.
They silently beg to be led.
They believe without questioning.
They can't tell who knows what.
NPCs can be happy.
But fulfillment is another story.
You have many NPC friends.
Stop letting them project their beliefs unto you.
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You're not productive when you try to be productive every moment.
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Just because something doesn’t work for you doesn’t mean it doesn’t work. Just because something works for you doesn’t mean it works for others.
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A strange rule I use to make multi-million dollar decisions.
Flip a coin.
(when I'm stuck)
Because if it's that close and you can't decide...
A or B is better than not deciding.
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The only real assets are ATE.
Attention. Time. Energy.
They're always in your control.
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Jokes aside - Tony Robbins taught me a lot.
Including Spiral Dynamics which taught me the lesson that money isn't everything.
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Manifestation is 50% above the neck and 50% below the neck.
Thoughtful intention.
Deliberation action.
Visualize all you want, but only sex makes babies.
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No matter what level of success you reach...
You'll still have the voice in your head that says:
"It'll be easier when ___"
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The choice is simple:
You either master one skill for 90 days,
Or you rent out your time for 90 years.
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One year ago, I visited an average looking waterfall.
Forgettable.
This year I visited it again and it was one of the highlights of my Iceland trip.
Same place, different weather.
Even the mountains have bad days too.
Rookies try things once and give up.
• "All girls are
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You bet on people.
A slow person does things slow.
A fast person does things fast.
It's easier to bet on a winning horse than to teach a pig to run fast.
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Do what works.
Do what works more.
Do what mores even more.
Do what works until it stops working.
Then find something that works.
Do what works again.
Until it doesn't.
Repeat.
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Most people quit when they reach a boss they don't know how to beat.
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Discipline and freedom are not opposites.
They're partners.
Discipline is not a lack of freedom, but a harmonious relationship with time.
Look around.
The person with the most freedom often has the most discipline.
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There are no shortcuts.
When you win the lottery, you're not immediately rich.
When you speed-read a book, you miss out on most of the value of the book.
When you buy someone's "make money fast" system, you're making them money fast.
Stop seeking shortcuts.
Do the work.
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And to the one person who read this insanely long thread (I love you Mum):
You'll enjoy my daily newsletter "The Wayne Yap Minute" in my bio.
Aptly inspired by some unlucky ladies who call me:
the one-minute man,
Wayne
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The goal of art
isn't to attain perfection.
The goal is to
share who we are.
The goal of business
isn't to please everyone
The goal is to
make someone's life better.
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Today, I gave a busker $10.
As I gave that $10, I felt a deep sense of joy and gratitude in my heart.
But I have a confession to make.
I haven't given that much for the last 3 years.
Somewhere along the way, I forgot about:
• giving
• kindness
• speaking with warmth
•
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We're linear-minded.
But the world is cyclical and exponential.
You'll see fractal patterns all over nature.
And this is why we misjudge compound effect.
Follow the flow to life and thrive.
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everything is 1s and 0s.
1 is the masculine. 0 is the feminine.
1 is the magnetic. 0 is the electric.
1 is positive. 0 is negative.
1 gives. 0 receives.
writing. reading.
penis. vagina.
yang. yin.
1. 0.
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At any point of your day, you're either:
unaware / aware
unintentional / intentional
When you slip into the unintentional...
Remember that being intentional is one choice away.
And you can choose it NOW.
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The edges of skills are more art than science.
First, it's art.
Then, it's science.
Finally, it's art again.
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Mediocrity should scare the shit out of you.
If you haven't made millions yet, you're still mediocre.
You can defend yourself and claim not to be mediocre.
Or you can pursue mastery.
Your choice.
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Science eventually catches up to art.
Art eventually catches up to the spiritual.
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The system isn't broken.
It works exactly as it was designed.
For the factory workers.
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Don't take anyone's word as gospel.
Learn.
Discern.
Then walk your own path.
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Still not making at least $1m?
Here are 10 common mistakes new entrepreneurs make:
1. You take adopted rules for absolute truths.
2. You wait for permission before taking action.
3. You don't go all-in on things that are working.
4. You continue to do things that aren't
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I was born in a million-dollar house in Singapore. Throughout childhood, my family moved to a smaller house every 3 years.
I had a chip on my shoulder and bought fake Adidas shoes to fit in.
I grew up in love with 3 things - Math, Bowling and Computer Games.
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Give yourself 69 days.
69 days of posting daily on X.
69 days of writing for 30 minutes.
69 days of DMing people to make friends.
Put in the minutes, hours and days. That's how you grow.
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Even when one speaks and another listens, communication happens in two directions.
When you listen with total presence, the other speaks differently.
You block the flow when you tune out.
When you listen impatiently, you're not listening.
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Your way is not for everyone.
Your way is not the gospel.
Can we normalise letting people walk their own paths?
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What I do when I feel overwhelmed:
Write down my One Thing.
There's always something more important than the other things.
If you at least finish your One Thing daily,
you win.
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Yes. I fought with my parents all the time just to eat in front of the PC and not miss out on progress.
You'd probably think I'm an asshole but the multiple times I got a blowjob from my girlfriend while I played would tell you how obsessed I was.
WoW > BJ.
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And then I got bored.
So I spent the next 1.5 years playing World of Warcraft. 18-hour days.
From bed to computer.
I would start the game immediately and only use the restroom when I had lull periods in game.
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Spirituality may not speak to you if you mainly dwell in the intellect.
Or if you equate the word with blind belief.
That was me...
I even meditated to enhance my intellect.
Until one day, I "popped".
Then 10+ pops in the next year.
Now I believe.
Through experience.
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I've bet over a billion dollars in my lifetime.
When I played poker, it's common to bet $10k, $100k or even $1m per hand.
Here are 5 bets I'm making for 2025-2030
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Next, I went all-in on Dr. Joe Dispenza retreats.
I learned the science of turning Melatonin into DMT through your breath and cerebral spinal fluid.
In the 8h meditations... We look into "the cone" of the pineal gland and dissolve into the fractal pattern.
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If you're here on a Sunday
- Posting
- Commenting
- Making friends
- Growing smarter
- Honing your writing
It'll be worth it in the end. Keep going.
✔️ Day 7 of 69 ✔️
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Where I got the opportunity to interview super smart guys like Bill Perkins.
Bill said: "Life is like Tetris, you need to get the order right..."
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3 levels of knowing:
1. Knowing the name
2. Knowing by understanding
3. Knowing through experience
3 levels of tweets:
1. Regurgitation
2. The blind remix
3. Personal experience
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🤯 Go crazy. 🤯
🃏 Believe in magic. 🃏
💠 Do something different. 💠
1️⃣ Find your own way. 1️⃣
🤮 Stop copying templates. 🤮
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I've spent >$1.2m on courses and masterminds and this is the only video I watched 10+ times.
Here are 10 Naval Ravikant quotes that are worth reading (again and again):
1. Play long-term games with long-term people.
2. When the decision is close, it's a no.
3. There are no
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And wow. Ananda? Tat Tvam Asi? Sakshatkara?
You can close your eyes and channel the MDMA?
The LSD?
DMT?
ABCDWTF.
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Journal in public.
Grow in public.
Build in public.
Win in public.
Fail in public.
But do not 69 in public.
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There are 10 founder archetypes.
Ray Kroc is "The Operational Oracle".
Before Ray, McDonald's was just a tiny burger joint.
THREAD: 5 principles you can learn from the "Godfather of Franchising":
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“Wayne, how do you write your tweets?”
Here’s the step-by-step guide that you’ll hate:
1. Live an interesting life.
2. Do stupid shit.
3. Write.
iydkydk.
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Distraction is power.
Too much power can kill you.
Too much distraction and you do nothing.
But... Like power... A little distraction is useful.
• Mantras are distractions while you meditate
• Noise-cancellation music while working is a distraction
• Your shower is a
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"This is my life. I love bowling. If you force me to quit, I'll jump out of the building right now."
She knew me well. She knew I was stone-cold serious.
With that kind of obsession, I eventually made it to the National team.
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There are 10 founder archetypes.
Elon Musk is "The Epochal Visionary".
In this thread, we'll cover:
• Why Elon Musk succeeds with multiple businesses but most people fail.
• Are you like Elon?
• 5 wicked smart things you can learn from him.
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But I loved bowling and I wanted to qualify for the National team.
So I trained 7-10x a week and let my studies suffer to the point my Mum asked me to quit bowling.
You know what I told her?
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"Today we learn to tie our shoes."
Johnny Wooden, the legendary coach, started every season by teaching elite athletes how to wear their socks and tie their shoes.
Get your basics right.
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X is full of liars and scam artists.
Yesterday, I paid $75 for a 90-minute call.
Since I'm new to X, I'm happy to spend money to make friends with people ahead of me on the platform.
The first 10 min was fun.
Then...
He started lying.
Him: "I have a client who built exactly
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Find something cringe?
Good.
This is your aligned-self teaching you a lesson of what not to do.
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@Codie_Sanchez
Liquor, Ladies & Leverage
They can all get you. Bankrupt you. Ruin you.
They can also give you the best time of your life and make you rich.
Leverage has somewhat of a bad rep in many circles...
But it's a key business principle worth understanding.
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The uninspired life is not worth living.
- Wocrates
(if Wayne was a philosopher)
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In 2018, I invested $105k to learn from Tony Robbins.
Or $150k if you include the hotels and flights.
(10 trips to the US, 2 trips to Europe, 1 trip to Australia)
Here are the 3 biggest lessons I'll keep forever:
1. State-Story-Strategy.
First, you change your state. Then
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Run away.
But we’re running in circles.
Run away. Run away. Run away.
Certain lyrics stick because of circular truth.
Admit it or not, we're all running away from something.
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Anyway. I can't remember why I suddenly quit. As far as I remember, I just got bored of it.
A few months later, I found the game of poker again.
My friends and I would climb out of the school gate and skip school to play at a friend's house.
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It's not all about execution.
Stop repeating that rubbish.
You can execute a bad idea to the end of time and not get anywhere.
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Being the poorest kid in my bowling team, I often begged my friends' Dad to give me a ride (heavy balls).
Once, a fishmonger driving a BMW promised to send me home after a league.
When he conveniently forgot, I had to drag my 4 bowling balls for 20min to the nearest bus stop.
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@DanielPriestley
John Galt.
“Men have been taught that the highest virtue is not to achieve, but to give. Yet one cannot give that which has not been created.”
Creation comes before distribution - or there will be nothing to distribute.
Singapore is welcoming the Dysons.
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A hiring arbitrage I keep using over and over again:
Hire someone who has a winning mindset.
Being a winner in one thing often translates to winning in other things.
A winner is a winner is a winner.
A loser is a loser is a loser.
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Oh I also luckboxed two high-roller wins
#1
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Singaporean Wayne Yap won the Macau Poker Cup 24 High Roller event at PokerStars LIVE Macau for HK$2,292,720.
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It was awesome to win $719,504 in one day in 2017.
Here are 3 uncommon things you can take from poker to apply to business:
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I fired my agency and took over.
Shocking. We're doing better on EVERY metric.
• Spend $773 Less
• 75% more conversions
• 51% drop in CPA
Google Ads is still one of the Golden Geese...
You know. The goose that lays the golden eggs.
A $300k/month egg in my case.
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Writing on Twitter has made me $443,000/month.
And before you think this is purely imaginary money, it's not.
/STORY/
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Oh... And in the mean time...
Why not pay $100k to learn how to jump up and down?
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Sorry if you don't know, you don't know.
I'm not as eloquent as Alan Watts.
All I can do is quote Lao Tzu:
"The Dao that can named is not the eternal Dao."
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So I thought it was a scam. Until a meditation process when I popped.
Naval was right.
When you clock enough hours, you will pop.
I started by following his "meditate 60 min for 60 days."
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At the Ocean Park condo right opposite Victoria Junior College, I begun my poker obsession.
Although I was good and winning right from the get-go, poker is a game of ups and downs.
There were many dark nights of the soul...
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So I fasted for 7-days with zero food.
I even traded my poker AA for a______a
iykyk
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I've spoken to over 1000 millionaire entrepreneurs.
Here are the 3 biggest reasons why most businesses can't cross $3m:
(hint: they're more like 1 reason)
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If that couldn't get better...
I entered "the easy money days" of my life
➼ $900 BTC
➼ $40 ETH.
➼ 40% Kimchi premiums.
I remember winning $4.3k in poker and getting 4.63 BTC :)
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There are 2 beliefs about content writing.
1. Write what you want and are inspired by.
2. Write with the benefit of the audience in mind.
If you had to choose one - which would you choose?
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I wander a lot and chase shiny objects.
Here's why I still made $3m+ in poker and have 7-figure businesses.
1. I buy businesses
2. I double down on what works
3. I stack skillsets
The unfocused becomes focused when the stakes are high.
Buying a business is a forcing function.
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