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How to Think Big

Nour Boustani
6 min readMay 31, 2022
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Why not? A question I was avoiding for ten years.

I wasted ten years of my life on small ideas and selfish thoughts.

I was the “why should I?”, “isn’t too much?” and “I don’t think I can do that” guy.

I was taking everything personally; it was all about myself.

I want to be rich; I want to be smart; I want to look strong; I want girls to like me.

I want this; I want that.

Even my father used to say I had a brain smaller than a bird’s brain.

Once, my wise father asked me to accompany him and meet a wholesale distributor client in his vila.

That client was extremely wealthy; he got everything I imagined for myself.

Apartments in Dubai, London, New York, and Hong Kong and owns some of the most luxurious cars, a yacht, and whatever an ordinary person desires.

I think my father was trying to teach me a lesson.

This client always talked about big ideas and big numbers; he never spoke about his money, cars, or fun times like many wealthy people do.

Instead, he talked about how he used his wealth to impact and help hundreds of thousands of people across the globe.

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Nour Boustani
Nour Boustani

Written by Nour Boustani

Hit the sweet spot or leave it be.

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