Good morning. Welcome to the Increasing Impact Podcast. I'm Justin Sua, episode 1,744. Today we are taking an excerpt from one of my favorite newsletters called Brain Fruit from Shane Parrish. And in this piece, he's talking about positions. As you look at your life, what kind of position are you in?

Are you in a position of power? Are you setting yourself up for future success today? Do you have a

long-term mindset? Are you playing the long game or are you playing the short game? And let's see what Shane says

about that. Quote, one of the most overlooked opportunities in life is how you are positioned

when circumstances hit. Good positions create options. Well, bad positions reduce them. You don't

have to be an expert decision maker to get better results. You only need to put

yourself in a good position. Anyone looks like a genius when all the options are good. If you're

forced to do something because you need to and not because you choose to, things quickly spiral

from bad to worse. Good positions are expensive, but poor ones cost of fortune.

Spend less time worrying about maximizing your immediate results and more time maximizing your

ultimate results. Giving yourself options in the future always appear suboptimal in the moment.

Putting yourself in a good position for tomorrow means

paying today. This might mean a lower return, living below your means, or sitting on the sidelines

when everyone else is having fun. Poor positioning kills more dreams than poor decisions. Decisions matter,

but it's easier to make good decisions

when all your options are great. Good positions allow you to master your circumstances

rather than being mastered by them, close quote. So my question for you today is,

what are you doing today to put yourself in a better position tomorrow?

And if you keep answering that question every single day, you're going to see that you're willing

to make these tiny little sacrifices today. Pay the price today so that you will love your life

in the future.