One of the big reasons people are so reluctant to start a program, read a book or follow a path of personal development is because they have a very legitimate concern: "I may invest all this time and money and not get the results I expected – or possibly make my life worse because I could have been doing something more productive with my time."
Okay. Let's say your worst fear happens. Maybe you follow a course 100% for 6 months and it makes your life absolutely miserable (highly unlikely unless a person didn't do their due diligence upfront).
On the surface it seems like you've wasted time and money while receiving no positive results (and many negative ones).
Below the surface, though, you've actually gained some very valuable "assets."
First, you've discovered what does NOT work for you. If it was such a total disaster than you can probably guarantee if you do the exact OPPOSITTE type of program then you'd see outstanding results.
Secondly, just sticking to something and not giving up for a prescribed time builds tremendous amounts of will power. Will power that then can be so very easily applied when you find the right thing you should be doing.
Thirdly, by going down the wrong path, you'll learn extremely valuable information about yourself. What type of approach connects with you? What doesn't? How do you engage with different formats, personalities, teachings, ideas and ways of thinking?
Truth be told, one of the reasons we have so much trouble figuring out which path we should follow is because we don't know ourselves (literally). And if you look at most people's upbringings it's no surprise...
How was it decided which type of classroom you should be put into at school? Was it based on whether you were more hands-on or more a thinker? Was it based on whether you learned better visually or audibly? Was it based on whether you were good at math or good at communication?
Highly unlikely, at best.
It was based on the year you were born. You might even call it your "date of manufacture." Most children are basically treated the same and progress on the same path of traditional education systems, indiscriminately grouped with other children with the same manufacturing date. Unless people were among the rare few to be educated with a Montessori or Waldorf approach, it's no wonder so many people have so much trouble figuring out how best they learn, what interests them, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and which type of personal transformation path they should take.
Sadly, after 12+ years of traditional schooling it's pretty difficult to know what makes any of us different from anybody else. The simplest way to figure out what type of personal transformation program will work for you is simply to try one for 6-12 months. Sure you might go down the wrong path but you'll learn a lot about yourself and will then be able to identify what really works for you.
Okay. Let's say your worst fear happens. Maybe you follow a course 100% for 6 months and it makes your life absolutely miserable (highly unlikely unless a person didn't do their due diligence upfront).
On the surface it seems like you've wasted time and money while receiving no positive results (and many negative ones).
Below the surface, though, you've actually gained some very valuable "assets."
First, you've discovered what does NOT work for you. If it was such a total disaster than you can probably guarantee if you do the exact OPPOSITTE type of program then you'd see outstanding results.
Secondly, just sticking to something and not giving up for a prescribed time builds tremendous amounts of will power. Will power that then can be so very easily applied when you find the right thing you should be doing.
Thirdly, by going down the wrong path, you'll learn extremely valuable information about yourself. What type of approach connects with you? What doesn't? How do you engage with different formats, personalities, teachings, ideas and ways of thinking?
Truth be told, one of the reasons we have so much trouble figuring out which path we should follow is because we don't know ourselves (literally). And if you look at most people's upbringings it's no surprise...
How was it decided which type of classroom you should be put into at school? Was it based on whether you were more hands-on or more a thinker? Was it based on whether you learned better visually or audibly? Was it based on whether you were good at math or good at communication?
Highly unlikely, at best.
It was based on the year you were born. You might even call it your "date of manufacture." Most children are basically treated the same and progress on the same path of traditional education systems, indiscriminately grouped with other children with the same manufacturing date. Unless people were among the rare few to be educated with a Montessori or Waldorf approach, it's no wonder so many people have so much trouble figuring out how best they learn, what interests them, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and which type of personal transformation path they should take.
Sadly, after 12+ years of traditional schooling it's pretty difficult to know what makes any of us different from anybody else. The simplest way to figure out what type of personal transformation program will work for you is simply to try one for 6-12 months. Sure you might go down the wrong path but you'll learn a lot about yourself and will then be able to identify what really works for you.
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