MAYBE THIS IS WHY "SUCCESS" ELUDES MOST PEOPLE TIME AND TIME AGAIN [4 MINUTE READ]
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I read this article once about success
How everyone is always saying you have to do this new thing. All you have to do is follow these 7 steps. Or do this. Or stop doing this. Bookstores are filled with these kind of books. Tons of website on the topic too of course.
A different perspective
So in the article the author was saying something different. The truth is that everything comes at a price. There is probably a good reason why you are doing what you are doing right now. You can explain to someone why you are spending your time on the things that you are spending your time on. It is not like you don't have a brain.
So if you were to incorporate something new into your life you will have to stop doing something else. That other thing that you have to stop may be important to you. You may have thought about it for a long time and read 10 books about why you should be doing it. Now if you were to start focusing on meditation, or reading, or some new business, you are inevitable going to have to sacrifice the time you spent on that other important thing. Maybe you just forgot why you started doing that thing in the first place but if you kept on a little more it could help you.
The point is the time that you are spending on that something else, you are spending on it for a well thought-out reason! So it is more a matter of trade-offs than just taking someone's advice and being like, "O thank you for telling me that, I didn't know that! From now on I will do that." Which is what is seems like the authors of these self-help books and things expect you to do. By the way I am not saying all self-help books are stupid.
Why Are You So Fat?
Another friend of mine is very successful in network marketing and coaching. I don't agree with him 100% necessarily but he had an interesting perspective at least I thought. He says more or less the same thing than that guy who wrote that other article. People know what they are supposed to do but they don't do it. Why? Because it is just not important enough for them. They don't want those results bad enough. Even though they KNOW they will get those results if they do those things.
He actually uses the example of himself. He is like 100 pounds overweight. He says he owns several exercise machines. He knows what to do to lose weight. It is simple, just drink more water and exercise. But he admits that it is JUST NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR HIM. Brutal honesty. He tries some things but he admits that he is not serious enough to see serious results.
He uses that example of himself to prove a point to people that he coaches. The reason why people won't take action and work at their businesses is BECAUSE IT IS JUST NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO THEM. It was kind of liberating for me to hear that. It cuts through all the self help rubbish that fill the bookstores and online.
Another thing that kind of got to me, was the reason why he feels it is not important to him. He argues like this. What is the main cause of death in America (can't remember if it is around the world too). Heart Disease. What causes heart disease? Stress. What causes stress? Most stress is money-related. So if he is making money, his stress levels fall. That effect he feels has a larger net effect on his health than if he was to engage in all kinds of healthy habits.
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Stunning post, I would also like to add that I LOVE the fact that you add the readingtime!
THIS WAY YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING INTO
Thanks you for your kind words! Yeah I make it a little longer than it takes me just to make sure people don't feel tricked LOL.
Just a pleasure. I still think it is great!
Great post, once again. I agree, we have to pay attention to what goes into our noggins. That's why it's so important to have our dreams in front of us all the time so we do the things that will get us to where we want to go. I used to be a news junkie, so I cut out cable TV and put blockers on my browser so I'm not tempted to go down any more negative rabbit holes. It's been almost 3 years and my outlook on life is completely different today. Instead, I replaced it with personal development books and Steemit. What makes Steemit extra special is that I can fill my mind with awesome positive stuff and create friendships along the way.
Thank you so much for your kind words! Dreams yes. Have you heard of this thing called a "Dream Board?" Did you block only news sites on your browser? Good move! I hope you have a WONDERFUL day! Following you.
Very familiar with dream boards. I blocked anything with negative news and celebrities. 🤣🤣 You're awesome!
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so, true bro i think we ought to wok on improving our self's , to me thats the most important work .nice piece bro
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People are starting to understand the system is wrong...... what do we do? Let's make them question themselves! They love questioning things and as long as they question themselves they will not question anything.
Makes sense. Are you familiar with the Cognitive Theoretic Model of the Universe? Hope you have a WONDERFUL day!!
hmmmm; i have not :) maybe i thought about it in some sense but let's see what this rabbit trail leads too.
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It's true. You will only do the things you deem important, no matter what knowledge you possess.
Great share!
Thank you so much @arbitrarykitten for your kind words. Interesting how we as humans are put together. You know in economics when I studied it at Harvard they assumed people are rational and they make rational decisions. But nothing can be further from the truth. Am I right?
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The same goes for steem, it takes a lot of time to write posts and curate posts, some people rather spend their time doing something else.
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Love the post - Great content - Great Pictures and the perfect outlook on life!! ENJOY LIFE!
nice!