175. 19,002 Total Uber Rides : 7 Lessons I Learned From Being a Top 2% Driver in the World

1 : Focus on one ride at a time. Don’t get caught up thinking about how many rides you’ve done up to this point or how many more you may have left to go. Focus on the day ahead.

2 : Make every second of your day count. It may not feel like much in the moment but these small decisions will compound if we correctly make use of the time.

3 : Create space to think because it will provide a lot of answers. When I wasn’t chatting with riders or waiting on the side of the road for the next passenger, I was going internal and learning more about myself.

4 : Every person has a story to tell. Don’t judge them from the outside looking in, take a moment to get to know them before you make assumptions.

5 : Wealthy people make every dollar count. If they’re willing to save $50 on an Uber rather than an Uber Black, they’ll do it. They see a dollar as a dollar, regardless of how much they have in the bank.

6 : Finish the job. I learned to let go of the emotions that may impact my decision making and instead focus on what I had set out to accomplish on a given day.

7 : Own your story. Even though I wasn’t exactly where I wanted to be, I wasn’t afraid to let people know that I was driving Uber full-time while I was building a dream. If anything, I think it made people relate and respect me even more.