A good ethos to have as life is there to be lived,not wasted with the unimportant as many do. People with your ethos tend to live fuller lives methinks.
It's funny that people look at the success (or lives) of others as if it has all come so easily; in truth many things combine to bring success, fulfillment, comfort, enjoyment or whatever measure people use to define their life. It doesn't happen overnight. Those who observe others like you say are often the ones who will never take the steps required to have it for themselves. Jealousy, envy and the emotions they inspire, seems an easier option to those types.
Ownership. Responsibily. Effort. Courage. Perseverance. Honesty. Respect. Humility. Drive. Attitude.
probably the recipe for success right there. I think people need to stop focusing on the successes of others and quit comparing themselves to everyone. Sure there are plenty of people that do better than me and I would probably be jealous of but maybe I'm not willing to put the effort they do to get such. I people focused more on theyr own backyard instead of the one of others, their grass would start to get greener. Nothing happens overnight and it's hard to see major results until a few years down and looking back of the distanced traveled.
Just like here on Hive, if it works out in a few years from now and I get to make being a tourist hiker my new job as early retirement, lots of my personal friends are going to shit a brick but yet I tried to bring them here and it's not worth their time to learn. Better believe it they will skip the fact that I have been here for years building towards that taking risks that might not even pay off since we are so early in the game, hard to tell right now.
Great example with hive!
You're right, people should cease comparing themselves to others as it could be limiting, especially if they don't possess the attributes, or fail to deploy them, to achieve what others have. Best to run one's own race, to stay in one's own lane. But societies' need for more, greed, ego and hubris, means it's not often done. The fear of missing out is a strong motivator, but rarely a motivator towards taking the right actions...Because jealousy is easier than those actions.
Let's hope hive happens for us and those others have to shit bricks!
You like tat expression (shit a brick) eh!! lol I'm teaching you so many healthy Canadian expressions!
Greed plays a big factor in it, that probably stems from the powers that be creating an illusion of scarcity in the current economic system to motivate lower & middle classes to fight each other in jealousy instead of looking at the real problem, that most people are trying to compete in a system that is just unhealthy and inhumane. I think if they looked and analyze things for a minute instead of looking at what everyone has, they would realize real quickly the proper steps to empowerment and success. Nobody truly empowered would see that working all your life for most of your hours in a day all year round is healthy or "the true human experience" We are not made for that. No wonder there are so many mental health issues nowa days.
We're kept in slavery with little hope of salvation...It's that little hope though that keeps society striving and slaving towards salvation, financial freedom or wealth, despite the odds being stacked against most ever achieving it. Pretty sad really.
I tend to disentangle myself from that cycle as much as possible; seems to work ok.
Same here, why I'm a contractor, work tons of overtime when want and don't work when I want to just be me and work on my passions and it doesn't sabotage my career. I hate the slavery system we work in, it's just soul sucking and fruitless. I think adjusting our material wants and expectations to a reasonable level helps too. I don't need the big house or fancy anything, I aim for modest yet comfortable. Don't get me wrong, I like nice things too, I just don't need to have them all.
It's like you're me! Just a prettier version. 😊
Awwe, you're too sweet! I knew calling you big brother G-Dog wasn't a mistake, maybe we were siblings or twins in a different life. We seem more alike than not. I don't have that crazy beard you lost your arms in tho (according to that drawing of yourself) 😂