If I listen to this affirmation video on becoming rich, that means I'll be rich?
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Kaido
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Some thoughts:
1. "The Secret" is valuable in the sense that it clarifies a key portion of the success process, which is clearly defining what you want. It falls apart when you expect "the universe" (atoms) to magically give it to you; that's where effort comes into play. If you zoom out from the allure of these videos, it really becomes about working to achieve a publicly-visible ego situation of a better car & a bigger house. Eventually, if you get rich enough, people just drive you around, so it's really more about personal goals than anything lol.
2. I am a HUGE fan of self-fulfilling prophecies. Not because they work in the "magic" sense of the word, but because of the domino effect they create. To quote Lao-Tze: "Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." To quote Wayne Gretzky, we miss 100% of the shots we don't take. We talk ourselves out of stuff so easily because our brain fires up the "yeah, but" excuse generator & then we listen to it & stop thinking about it. As Zig Ziglar said, if you're not willing to take the first step in a journey, you'll never be willing to take the second step!
If we never think about stuff, then it's hard to ever DO stuff because we haven't bothered to define what we want, how to get it, make a plan to get it, and then put in the effort into getting it. So self-fulfilling prophecies work because they're simply another name for the first step in any successful undertaking: decide what you want! If you never plan on being a millionaire, then chances are, you're never going to put in the effort into doing what it takes to become a millionaire.
3. The more specific you get about what you want, the easier it is to create a realistic plan for accomplishing it! Most people never get specific, never make a plan, never commit to it, and never put in the effort into bringing it to life. Our brain plays a 2-word game called "yeah, but..." to pressure us into quitting. This is a much better motivational video:
1. "The Secret" is valuable in the sense that it clarifies a key portion of the success process, which is clearly defining what you want. It falls apart when you expect "the universe" (atoms) to magically give it to you; that's where effort comes into play. If you zoom out from the allure of these videos, it really becomes about working to achieve a publicly-visible ego situation of a better car & a bigger house. Eventually, if you get rich enough, people just drive you around, so it's really more about personal goals than anything lol.
2. I am a HUGE fan of self-fulfilling prophecies. Not because they work in the "magic" sense of the word, but because of the domino effect they create. To quote Lao-Tze: "Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." To quote Wayne Gretzky, we miss 100% of the shots we don't take. We talk ourselves out of stuff so easily because our brain fires up the "yeah, but" excuse generator & then we listen to it & stop thinking about it. As Zig Ziglar said, if you're not willing to take the first step in a journey, you'll never be willing to take the second step!
If we never think about stuff, then it's hard to ever DO stuff because we haven't bothered to define what we want, how to get it, make a plan to get it, and then put in the effort into getting it. So self-fulfilling prophecies work because they're simply another name for the first step in any successful undertaking: decide what you want! If you never plan on being a millionaire, then chances are, you're never going to put in the effort into doing what it takes to become a millionaire.
3. The more specific you get about what you want, the easier it is to create a realistic plan for accomplishing it! Most people never get specific, never make a plan, never commit to it, and never put in the effort into bringing it to life. Our brain plays a 2-word game called "yeah, but..." to pressure us into quitting. This is a much better motivational video:
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