10 of Naval’s best ideas that kids can start actioning on today.

Navalism for 9 year olds. Useful for 99 year olds too.

1/ “Sharks eat well but live a life surrounded by sharks.”

Bad behaviour hurts others, but most of all it hurts you.

The school bully is usually the one with low self-esteem.

Don’t do things you won’t be proud of.

2/ “You get rewarded by society for giving it what it wants and doesn’t know how to get elsewhere.”

Don’t copy. Think out of the box.

Bea maverick. Be street smart.

3/ “When you do things for their own sake, you create your best work.”

Intrinsic motivation trumps extrinsic motivation. Figure out what you want to do. Do it.

“You can only achieve mastery in one or two things. It’s usually things you’re obsessed about.”

4/ “If it entertains you now but will bore you someday, it’s a distraction. Keep looking.”

Games are fun, but you get bored of most of them pretty quickly.

Maybe music is your thing. Maybe art. Maybe running?

Be open to trying new things. Don’t stop learning about yourself.

5/ “You’re not going to get rich renting out your time. You must own equity — a piece of a business — to gain your financial freedom.”

Think like an owner. Don’t trade your time for money.

Forget the newspaper route. Make your own zine. $1 a copy. Sell a hundred copies.

6/ “The Internet has massively broadened the possible space of careers. Most people haven’t figured this out yet.”

Ignore what adults say you should do when you grow up.

Chances are you’ll work in a job that hasn’t been invented yet. Prepare for that.

7/ “Learn to sell. Learn to build. If you can do both, you will be unstoppable.”

Ping the folks at @HustleFundVC. Ask them what hustle means.

Look up ‘no code’. Build stuff without code.

Learn to code.

8/ “Study microeconomics, game theory, psychology, persuasion, ethics, mathematics, and computers.”

Don’t just study them. Do something with them.

Microeconomics — start a company.

Persuasion — sell something.

Computers — write software.

9/ “You make your own luck if you stay at it long enough.”

Embrace failure. Develop resilience. Play the long game.

10/ “The most important skill for getting rich is becoming a perpetual learner.”

Be curious. Keep asking questions. Never stop learning.

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