I think the most difficult of things is to implement any type of change into your life. Your old self is feeling comfortable as is and tries it's hardest to resist any change. That's why it's hard to take criticism or be coached, your "old-self" doesn't want you to change. Your old-self doesn't want you to succeed. It just wants you to stay as you are. And I think that "having an Ego" falls exactly into that department. Your old-self thinks it's perfect and will stand it's ground. But in order to change, though you need to beat your old-self. You need to know that you yourself are your worst enemy. .... .... Or your greatest ally. And the most beautiful of all things is, you get to choose.
Not trying to promote myself on your post by any means, but I don't want this reply to turn into a 7 foot long wall of text, so if you're feeling like it, check out my latest post that's basically a short guide to changing yourself for the better. (I will edit this out if needed. Just felt like it adds some additional value.)
Upvoted though! Always love your posts!
My man! Excellently said. It's very true.
I see it the same as growing in any part in life. Even in the gym. There is 0% time for your muscles to want to go through the weight-lifting period. That's why there is something called pain. But guess what happens when you take that pain in the gym? Your body adapts.
So very true. It's purely our brains tricking us, that we feel 'comfortable'. It's really just being lazy. When you are in bed, you do not want to get out. But when you do get get out of bed, and say you immediately just force yourself to do 10 pushups.. You won't feel the same afterwards. You will now be comfortable in the zone that (10 seconds ago) was your uncomfortable zone.
Interesting isn't it.. Nice comment. No worries about the length. Never feel ashamed of that! Length shows effort in your comments. I have received many comments 4x this length many times. Do as you feel is good for you!
Take care. Stay awesome!
Completely agreed!
And just staying inbetween four walls not doing anything and being lazy is, in my opinion, the fastest way to feeling down, sad and depressed. The more you go out and into the world, the more you push yourself, the happier a (wo)man you become!
Thanks for the quality reply! :D And yes, very important:
Likewise! Read you around! :D
I totally agree!
For me specifically, I am in hustle and grind mode. I currently try sacrifice almost every second I have spare into trying to improve expand.
But I can safely say, one of these days, when I am retired, I am going to be out enjoying life, and just having a great time. I cannot wait!
Totally agreed! It very much is so. Mainly for the lazy part haha
I do agree, but to a certain extent. I don't like the mindset of "I need to suffer now to enjoy myself later". That way you keep telling yourself you are suffering and therefore indeed are suffering.
I enjoy what I do, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less, but at the end of the day I'm happy I worked my
ass offhardest. It's not just the final destination that matters, it's the journey. The challenges we face on the road to success are half the fun! :DI am certain you yourself are like this aswell, but those words can be understood much differently aswell.
WOW man I just love the way you described that. Honestly, that was awesome.
You are most certainly correct. The journey is the fun!! There is no real destination. It's 100% journey up until (I presume) the point of death.
I actually like to say I work my ass off actually hahaha, but the for me is, I enjoy the grind. It is a journey on it's own. Sure it's exhausting, and sometimes I really question myself with the things I do, but it's a journey in it's own.
I definitely agree that going the more stable (but still hardworking) way is great. I am also a believer in doing 'launches', and not just starting something. Doing the grind, means you are going 10X. There is no rest. It's hectic, but at the same time, the longer-term rewards are 10X. It is not sustainable to remain this way, but when starting anything, I do believe in going absolutely all out.
However, after 3-6 months of grind, it is definitely necessary to pull it back a notch, and start living a far more balanced life.
Nice point of view :)
Thanks ^^
Exactly! And let's be honest here, you, nor I, fall in a group of people that would even be able to just lay down and do nothing. We neeeeeed stuff going on. We need the challenge! :D
True. Starting something out is the hardest. Always. But looking back at how much you've done and how many people you've affected, is all damn worth it! :D
Couldn't agree more that sometimes you indeed need to go out of overcharge. I've had a burnout myself and am at times still feeling consequence. So now I have to force myself to take it a little easier. Imagine the horrors haha :D
Oh WOW yeah. It's pretty crazy hey.
I can understand if you have been burnt out.. I am also taking a break every hour today, just to get back a clear mind. I would definitely say it's not possible to work for 18 hours haha. We need breaks.
I can imagine the horrors..