Your Personal Wealth Score

5 quick gems from this week

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Fahim Sachedina
December 01, 2024

sup friends,

Can you believe we’re in the final month of 2024? This year has flown by.

With just 30 days left, it’s the perfect time to pause and ask yourself:

  • What do you want to make happen by 31 Dec 2025?

  • Why does that matter?

  • …And why really? (Because let’s be honest, the first answer is rarely the full truth.)

  • What habits and routines will you start today to make it real?

These questions are worth more than a passing thought—so don’t just keep scrolling. Copy these Qs, carve out one hour this week, and give them the attention they deserve.

Alright, let’s get into it 🙂 

💎

Joel Gascoigne, the founder of Buffer, has been someone I’ve followed since he started the company during his time at Warwick University. Years ago, while I was working out of the Google Campus building, Joel graciously took the time to meet me for coffee - a moment I still appreciate.

Joel describes Buffer’s journey in three distinct phases: 1) the traction phase, 2) the messy middle, and 3) the emerging era.

I’ve always enjoyed reading Joel’s reflections and perspectives. Here’s to the next 14 years for the Buffer team!

Roger Federer penned a beautiful note to his long-time rival & friend Rafa Nadal upon his retirement.

You can tell they’ve become great friends over the years - one that started as a fierce rivalry between ultra-competitive athletes at the top of their game.

I don’t think we’ll see another rivalry like it in our lifetime.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

#3: “Your Market is Too Small”

In 2008, Airbnb tried raising $150K at a $1.5M valuation.

Today, Airbnb is worth $87 billion.

But a VC rejected them because “the market is too small”.

Lessons:

  • If your product is good enough, the market will grow

  • 1 or 100 responses, don’t let that deter you

  • Rejection is part of the process

  • Never give up

Came across the “Wealth Score” quiz by Sahil Bloom - knew this would be a lead-gen tool for his upcoming book, but I found it valuable anyway.

It also sold me on the book - only took me a few minutes to do the quiz, you can do it here.

My results:

#5: Andreessen on Productivity

Loved these principles for personal productivity - some of the standouts:

  • Never fight the tendency to procrastinate - instead, use it as a way to get other things done

  • Check email only twice daily (easier said than done, i’m terrible at this 🙂)

  • “If you’re not doing something you love with the majority of your time, and you have any personal freedom and flexibility whatsoever, it’s time for a change” 

That’s a wrap - let me know your favourite link 🙂 

Till next week,

Fahim ✌️