Seven life strategies that give you the secret everyone’s looking for
Most people complicate their lives chasing things that don’t bring them the joy they really want.
I know this because I’ve fallen prey to the nonsense society pushes on us.
Humans are incredibly easily influenced by what others say is important because we value the words of those we perceive as high-status.
But I learned most people who appear to have it together aren’t necessarily fulfilled.
Here’s what you can do instead:
Make commitments no one else is making.
Life is a game, and you won when you were born.
All else is play, so act like it.
While the slovenly masses roam the Earth just trying to get through another day, you’re out here making insane commitments that vibrate your soul.
Go big. Stop being a little whiny bitch. Aim high and fall in line with the energy this audacity gives you.
Prize the simple things.
It’s easy to believe that what appears difficult to attain is of greater value than the things we ignore on our ‘way up.’
But when we reach the top, we realise that all we wanted was joy in the simple things.
Why start later when you can enjoy the simple life right now?
Get paid to do what you enjoy.
Studying to be a doctor because that’s what your parents want is a terrible life strategy.
It’s far better to get paid for what you most enjoy. It’s an illusion that this is a failing strategy. The Internet has enabled us to monetise pretty much anything. You can get paid to write. You can get paid to make films about insects.
It’s the mindset you need, not finding the ‘right work.’
Break the rules.
Success is hard when everyone’s playing on the same field. And yet ‘rules’ are followed because people fear appearing as outsiders.
Follow your instinct, be a freak, and do things your way (without breaking the law, num nuts). This starts by understanding the rules and the status quo.
Now you have a signal showing you the way: the other way.
See problems as opportunities.
This mindset will likely change your life more than anything.
Most people spend their entire lives walking on eggshells, worried and afraid.
They are stunted and wonder why they haven’t found happiness yet. The alive among us have made peace with mistake-making.
Because of this, we aren’t so afraid.
And when we aren’t so afraid, everything becomes an open door.
Fall in love with stuff that bores most.
Want a secret? Find a way to enjoy the stuff that MATTERS but that most people turn their noses up at.
I didn’t grow a large audience by continually seeking novelty. I did what mattered over and over again. But I found a way to love sitting at my desk and diving into new, written worlds.
Find the things many avoid and become intimate with them.
Let those things fall in love with your presence.
Make space for the quiet voice.
Most of us obey our critical voices like it just barged in holding a shovel.
We have so much to protect, so we listen to the voice that seemingly has all the answers to save us.
But this voice is a false prophet. It only knows to protect the part of you that was never real in the first place.
You’re more than that.
You’re free and creative and wild.
The quiet voice has your back.
If you’re willing to listen.
I show you exactly how to tune into this secret, untapped inner wisdom in my guided course.
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