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I feel all of this circles back to "self-awareness." It is imperative we know who we are on every level, throughout life.
In my 20s, I could talk to anyone from any background, under any circumstances. I was cocky, never felt any type of anxiety/hesitation, went after what I wanted, was aggressive, gang life, etc. I also didn't accomplish shit with my life in my 20s outside of winning a prize for "dodging more STDs than statistically possible." I was confident but broke. I was also violent and confrontational.
In my 20s, I was confident because I thought getting laid was all that mattered, and I was good at it. I didn't care about "getting a good job," "starting a business," etc. I cared about clapping cheeks and poppin' my ops. After turning my life around, my personality morphed: I became more withdrawn, felt anxiety in social situations, etc. I was accomplishing more and I was no longer violent, but I had never felt so withdrawn before.
Therapy helped me realize it's because my priorities changed. I stopped caring about clapping cheeks (as much) and redirected that focus to entrepreneurship, gaining financial freedom, finding legitimate happiness and fulfillment, etc. I am now happy to say I've mixed the best aspects of my 20 year old self, with the ambition and self-awareness I now have in my 30s.
Nowadays, any time I see someone going out of their way to shit on someone, be disrespectful, etc. I realize they're more than likely overcompensating because they've yet to figure out who they actually are.
I see a lot of people utilize the phrase "a lion doesn't have to be told he's a lion (nor does he have to announce it)."
While they are correct, I wonder what they'll do/say upon realizing it's the lioness that actually leads the pride...
Still want to be a lion?
Perhaps perspective (see that self-awareness tie-in?) really is everything...
Cheers.
In my 20s, I could talk to anyone from any background, under any circumstances. I was cocky, never felt any type of anxiety/hesitation, went after what I wanted, was aggressive, gang life, etc. I also didn't accomplish shit with my life in my 20s outside of winning a prize for "dodging more STDs than statistically possible." I was confident but broke. I was also violent and confrontational.
In my 20s, I was confident because I thought getting laid was all that mattered, and I was good at it. I didn't care about "getting a good job," "starting a business," etc. I cared about clapping cheeks and poppin' my ops. After turning my life around, my personality morphed: I became more withdrawn, felt anxiety in social situations, etc. I was accomplishing more and I was no longer violent, but I had never felt so withdrawn before.
Therapy helped me realize it's because my priorities changed. I stopped caring about clapping cheeks (as much) and redirected that focus to entrepreneurship, gaining financial freedom, finding legitimate happiness and fulfillment, etc. I am now happy to say I've mixed the best aspects of my 20 year old self, with the ambition and self-awareness I now have in my 30s.
Nowadays, any time I see someone going out of their way to shit on someone, be disrespectful, etc. I realize they're more than likely overcompensating because they've yet to figure out who they actually are.
I see a lot of people utilize the phrase "a lion doesn't have to be told he's a lion (nor does he have to announce it)."
While they are correct, I wonder what they'll do/say upon realizing it's the lioness that actually leads the pride...
Still want to be a lion?
Perhaps perspective (see that self-awareness tie-in?) really is everything...
Cheers.
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