1-2-3 Inner Game

Welcome to 1-2-3 Inner Game, your weekly hit of actionable strategies to achieve a high-performing, healthy, and thriving life.

Today's Highlights

• Getting Back your Energy

• 1-2-3 Inner-Game

• New Year's Resolutions are for Suckers - Do This Instead

• Breaking the Cycle: From Burnout to Inner Game Mastery

• Brain Candy

• Rundown of Cool Stuff This Week

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Hi,

Since the beginning of the year, my energy levels have been off. 😴 At first, I blamed it on the post-holiday crash—late nights, epic meals 🍕, nonstop socializing.

Figured I just needed a few nights of solid sleep to reset.

But weeks passed, and I still wasn’t back to feeling like myself. No bounce. No drive. Just... sluggish. 🐌 So I started paying attention.

Maybe it’s mental stress creeping in, the kind that slowly drains you without making a scene. Maybe my body suddenly decided it's allergic to something I’ve been eating for years 🍞🚫. Or maybe—just maybe—this is one of those moments where life is handing me a message I haven't quite decoded yet. 🤔

So now, I’m in full experiment mode.

Swapping foods. Tweaking workouts 🏋️.

Tracking sleep like a scientist ⏳. Seeing what actually moves the needle.

Because if there’s one thing I know, it’s that energy is everything. ⚡

And when it’s off, nothing else really flows.

Ever been in a phase like this? What helped you get your energy back? 🚀

Here's some Inner Game wisdom to chew on this week

1 question

Nearly everything in life has a useful zone, a desired dose. Ten minutes in the sun can energize you. Ten hours can burn you. This concept applies to many things: work, relationships, hobbies, exercise, food.

Where are you overdosing on?

2 questions (and answers from me)

1. How do you handle failure as an entrepreneur? You don’t. You learn from it, adapt, and keep going. Failure is data—it tells you what doesn’t work so you can get closer to what does.

   
   

2. What’s the fastest way to kill a business idea? Keep it a secret. You’ve got to get feedback early, or you’ll build something nobody wants.​

3 insights from me

1. If you want to be happy, you must be present, to be present, you must be honest at all times.

   
   

2. Your self-esteem hinges on your actions—avoid moral slips, as they’ll erode your self-respect and linger in your psyche.

   
   

3. As humans, we can be really tough on ourselves. Be your toughest critic only if you are your greatest ally.

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Breaking the Cycle: From Burnout to Inner Game Mastery

Here’s the deal: In 2012, burnout wrecked me. 😩

My health collapsed—I was down to 61 Kg—and my mental game was a mess.

I spiraled into behavioral addictions, and one bad decision toppled everything.

On the outside, I was a high-functioning overachiever. 👔

Inside? Total chaos, anxiety, and existential dread. 😰

I dug deep, did the work, and found tools to transform.

But now, I see this same struggle everywhere: stress, anxiety, and overwhelm are crushing entrepreneurs.

That’s when it clicked. I needed to change the conversation about the pressure entrepreneurs face and how to live a life worth living. 💭

Because, truth is, many of us are addicted to stress. 😵‍💫

Even the most successful people I know feel empty, numb, and stuck in a cycle they think is normal. But it’s not.

So, I built the Inner Game Blueprint—a game-changer to break that cycle and help entrepreneurs live better. 🛠️

Now, let me ask:

What are you innovating? 💡

What challenges are you tackling? 🥊

What’s your game-changer? 💥

Brain Candy Tweets That Made Me Think, Laugh, or Go ‘Huh, Interesting!

💯 The real career goal? Waking up and doing whatever you want, without feeling the need to post about it. Build skills, multiply your impact, disappear. 🚀

Easiest job in the world? Probably the guy who checks if the Mute button works at Zoom. Press. Unpress. Collect paycheck.

But if you're asking which job requires the least effort for the most reward? That’s a different game.

Easy is relative. If you're insanely good at something, what feels effortless to you is rocket science to others. The real cheat code? Find a niche where your unfair advantage makes things feel easy—then double down.

Or just become a lighthouse keeper. Low stress, great views. 🌊💡

Here’s a rundown of some cool stuff I’ve been diving into this week.

📖 ​The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey​

📽️ 📖 What ​books to try​ based on the movies you loved last year.

I'm rooting for you to continue crushing it! 💪🏼

Dhiren