I'm probably not the best guy to give you guys a perspective on this topic since I was born at the end of 1999 and I'm still quite young, but I see so many guys who are from my generation and up who are just lazy and don't want to accomplish anything. Or do "shit" if that makes sense. But I guess us who are on this forum are the outliers, the 1% right?
I feel like chasing "big" dreams was more of a thing back in the 1960-1990s when social media was not existent AND people wanted to actually make something out of themselves; whether it'll be becoming a celebirty, successful ceo, bodybuilder(that's very popular now though), or just become successful in life. Now you got these young guys who just want to make a cashflow and that's it. Even Andy Frisella said it himself; People who want to build something big today are at a huge advantage because of technology and less competition at the top. There's only a lot of competition at ground 0, but once you go up it starts to dissipate. Or Gary V; who calls it old white man talk: "Ah I used to go school in twelve feet of snow up the hill" etc.
Why is that? Is it a generation thing? I mean my parents were born in 1970s and my dad's dad(my grandpa) and his whole family come from farm/rural parts of Poland, back when Poland was a third world country and was a very poor country. They come from the blue collar type of generation. They loved to get their hands dirty. I see that in my dad still, even if he can pay someone to do something for him(even if he's not the best man for the job), he still wants to do it. Maybe it's arrogance? Or a mix of both? I see it's a common thing with older people.
I'm exactly the opposite; If I know I'm not the best man for the job,I'd happily pay a guy to save my time and acknowledge the dude/girl.
Here are some of my theories on why that is more prevalent than ever:
1. Insane amounts of comfort. It's like that saying; a hungry wolf will do a lot more than the wolf who's fed at the top of the hill. Just think about it: You want some entertainment? You got loads of options for that one with YouTube, Instagram, FB, TikTok, Netflix etc. You want to get a little hump but you're shy? Go on dating sites and pick up girls/guys there. What if you just want to stay at home? Well you got all these porn websites that'll do the work for you. The list goes on and on.
2. School system. This is probably the biggest reason why that is. If we'd want to revolutionize thinking we'd have to start with the youngest generation and teach them STUFF that actually will impact you more than anything like communication, how to sell, how to build a great body(the way your body works and how you think of yourself work synergistically), how to attract the other gender, how to build high income skills that will help you make a lot of money, how to manage your money, compound interest bs and even this 9-5 tradeoff(which MJ explained brilliantly in his books) etc. I doubt this will ever change though, since it doesn't serve the rulers of this world. This whole 9-5 system would collapse. We're told to avoid failure as much as possible, and to never standout which is horrible advice.
3.External influences. We have been suppressed on purpose. I'm reading Dale Carnegie's book right now and there was a quote at the end of the book where it says: "Humans merely use 10% of their true capacity".
Tony Robbins also has a great line: "You're not lazy. You just have small goals! Big goals inspire big action."
Plus this whole concept about money that's so wrong and still exists everywhere like "rich dudes are evil" or "money doesn't make you happy" and all of that. At the same time, it's very hard for someone to believe something when they've never seen it or witnessed it. Let's face it, most people don't know one truly successful person. NOT ONE! But once your mind explores new pathways, you start to build on new beliefs and start thinking to yourself: "Wow, maybe this is possible for me."
It's like experiencing that one life defining event where your life's momentum changes for you. Like it was for MJ when he saw that white Lamborghini Countach back in the 80s and the belief of getting rich young in MJ's mind was exposed.
My grandma(who's a Jehovah's witness by the way) was telling me that stuff when I was younger. I remember one time in particular and I guess it was an event like that for me.
About 2-3 years ago, she brought this witness with her to study the bible with us. Her initial goal was to convince me into becoming a witness like her, she's been a witness for over 50 years. She's 69 or 70 now. I know it was the case since I've been living with her for a couple months since I was broke and she told me I could live with her only if I complied to studying the bible with her once or twice a week, so I agreed. I remember sitting there with this dude in front of me over the table telling me it's better to be a sheep than a lion. He said he'd pick being a sheep over a lion everyday. Or how it's bad to make money since he lost all of it back in the 90s, he lived in Germany and back then you could make a lot of black money very quickly. And I sat there and thought to myself: "I'm a 20 year old guy full of testosterone with huge ambitions and these people are making me feel guilty of wanting to be something more than them. Who tf is this guy? He's 50 years old, drives a shitty Volkswagen and hasn't achieved shit and now he's telling me I should be just like him?". I also remember how they were telling me that their religion is the ONLY right one, out of the 4,000 religions that are out there. I was like their mindset and narcisissm towards life was ambiguous as Hitler's dictatorship back in WW2. Jehovah's witnesses also believe in something called the Armageddon which is when God obliterates demonic enemies and puts peace back to earth. BUT, you have to wait and wait. Go to congregations every Sunday and pray that it's going to happen. DO nothing, BE nothing and it will happen. Oh and they also believe in only dating/marrying Jehovah's witnesses. Girls who are outside our world? NOPE, out.
Long story short, this religion thing is somewhat similar to the compound interest scam. You waste 40-50 years of your life and this new world order still hasn't happened after 50 obedient years. My grandma still believes in it though. I love her but this religion has destroyed her mental acuity and logical reasoning completely. My mom also remembers how she was indoctrinated to this type of thinking when she was 3 years old(she's 46 now). It's manipulation in a way.
This is a long post but I hope you get some value out of it. Don't let these people destroy your dreams.
What do y'all think about this? Is it just a generational thing or has it always been there?
I feel like chasing "big" dreams was more of a thing back in the 1960-1990s when social media was not existent AND people wanted to actually make something out of themselves; whether it'll be becoming a celebirty, successful ceo, bodybuilder(that's very popular now though), or just become successful in life. Now you got these young guys who just want to make a cashflow and that's it. Even Andy Frisella said it himself; People who want to build something big today are at a huge advantage because of technology and less competition at the top. There's only a lot of competition at ground 0, but once you go up it starts to dissipate. Or Gary V; who calls it old white man talk: "Ah I used to go school in twelve feet of snow up the hill" etc.
Why is that? Is it a generation thing? I mean my parents were born in 1970s and my dad's dad(my grandpa) and his whole family come from farm/rural parts of Poland, back when Poland was a third world country and was a very poor country. They come from the blue collar type of generation. They loved to get their hands dirty. I see that in my dad still, even if he can pay someone to do something for him(even if he's not the best man for the job), he still wants to do it. Maybe it's arrogance? Or a mix of both? I see it's a common thing with older people.
I'm exactly the opposite; If I know I'm not the best man for the job,I'd happily pay a guy to save my time and acknowledge the dude/girl.
Here are some of my theories on why that is more prevalent than ever:
1. Insane amounts of comfort. It's like that saying; a hungry wolf will do a lot more than the wolf who's fed at the top of the hill. Just think about it: You want some entertainment? You got loads of options for that one with YouTube, Instagram, FB, TikTok, Netflix etc. You want to get a little hump but you're shy? Go on dating sites and pick up girls/guys there. What if you just want to stay at home? Well you got all these porn websites that'll do the work for you. The list goes on and on.
2. School system. This is probably the biggest reason why that is. If we'd want to revolutionize thinking we'd have to start with the youngest generation and teach them STUFF that actually will impact you more than anything like communication, how to sell, how to build a great body(the way your body works and how you think of yourself work synergistically), how to attract the other gender, how to build high income skills that will help you make a lot of money, how to manage your money, compound interest bs and even this 9-5 tradeoff(which MJ explained brilliantly in his books) etc. I doubt this will ever change though, since it doesn't serve the rulers of this world. This whole 9-5 system would collapse. We're told to avoid failure as much as possible, and to never standout which is horrible advice.
3.External influences. We have been suppressed on purpose. I'm reading Dale Carnegie's book right now and there was a quote at the end of the book where it says: "Humans merely use 10% of their true capacity".
Tony Robbins also has a great line: "You're not lazy. You just have small goals! Big goals inspire big action."
Plus this whole concept about money that's so wrong and still exists everywhere like "rich dudes are evil" or "money doesn't make you happy" and all of that. At the same time, it's very hard for someone to believe something when they've never seen it or witnessed it. Let's face it, most people don't know one truly successful person. NOT ONE! But once your mind explores new pathways, you start to build on new beliefs and start thinking to yourself: "Wow, maybe this is possible for me."
It's like experiencing that one life defining event where your life's momentum changes for you. Like it was for MJ when he saw that white Lamborghini Countach back in the 80s and the belief of getting rich young in MJ's mind was exposed.
My grandma(who's a Jehovah's witness by the way) was telling me that stuff when I was younger. I remember one time in particular and I guess it was an event like that for me.
About 2-3 years ago, she brought this witness with her to study the bible with us. Her initial goal was to convince me into becoming a witness like her, she's been a witness for over 50 years. She's 69 or 70 now. I know it was the case since I've been living with her for a couple months since I was broke and she told me I could live with her only if I complied to studying the bible with her once or twice a week, so I agreed. I remember sitting there with this dude in front of me over the table telling me it's better to be a sheep than a lion. He said he'd pick being a sheep over a lion everyday. Or how it's bad to make money since he lost all of it back in the 90s, he lived in Germany and back then you could make a lot of black money very quickly. And I sat there and thought to myself: "I'm a 20 year old guy full of testosterone with huge ambitions and these people are making me feel guilty of wanting to be something more than them. Who tf is this guy? He's 50 years old, drives a shitty Volkswagen and hasn't achieved shit and now he's telling me I should be just like him?". I also remember how they were telling me that their religion is the ONLY right one, out of the 4,000 religions that are out there. I was like their mindset and narcisissm towards life was ambiguous as Hitler's dictatorship back in WW2. Jehovah's witnesses also believe in something called the Armageddon which is when God obliterates demonic enemies and puts peace back to earth. BUT, you have to wait and wait. Go to congregations every Sunday and pray that it's going to happen. DO nothing, BE nothing and it will happen. Oh and they also believe in only dating/marrying Jehovah's witnesses. Girls who are outside our world? NOPE, out.
Long story short, this religion thing is somewhat similar to the compound interest scam. You waste 40-50 years of your life and this new world order still hasn't happened after 50 obedient years. My grandma still believes in it though. I love her but this religion has destroyed her mental acuity and logical reasoning completely. My mom also remembers how she was indoctrinated to this type of thinking when she was 3 years old(she's 46 now). It's manipulation in a way.
This is a long post but I hope you get some value out of it. Don't let these people destroy your dreams.
What do y'all think about this? Is it just a generational thing or has it always been there?
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