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Are You Happy at Work?

admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:33:45 +0000

Suppose you work for a company that develops software. When you first begin working there, you may be focused on the idea of landing a good job, doing interesting work, and beginning a career with strong long-term potential. Or perhaps you’re just a geek who loves coding. At first you may be happy, even fulfilled in this situation. But as you mature and your values change, you may begin searching for more meaning in your life, and this could lead you to raise your standards about the type of work you’re willing to do. The same old projects no longer seem as interesting as they once were, so you look for more challenging and interesting assignments. As you continue along this path, you may begin looking more critically at the overall contribution you’re making, both to your company and to the world. Suppose you know that your company’s real Motivation is simply to make a profit and that the software it develops isn’t really needed. Perhaps it generates income largely from market inefficiencies and buyer ignorance rather than by providing genuine unique value.

Now you have a tough decision to make. Do you stay with the company and try to justify your decision (thereby lowering your awareness), do you leave (thereby keeping your awareness high), or do you attempt to transform the company from within (thereby using your awareness to raise the awareness of others)?

This isnt an easy decision to make, but the key to living in a way that works in the long run is that you need to keep yourself from becoming stuck at a fixed level of consciousness. If you pursue the development and expansion of your consciousness, you will experience some upheaval in your life. But that doesnt mean your purpose is poorly chosen it just means you need to go through a process of shedding that which is incongruent with your purpose. And if youre like most people, thats going to mean a lot of shedding. It will probably take years. But you’ll come out the other side much stronger and a lot happier.

The tunnel is hard, but it doesnt last forever, and it leads to a wonderful place that youll never want to leave once you experience it.

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Motivation vs Discipline

admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:30:30 +0000

Motivation can help, but Motivation is short lived and may only last a few days. Discipline is like a muscle. The more you build it, the more you can rely on it. Everyone has some discipline (can you hold your breath?), but not everyone develops it.

Basically it comes down to taking on little challenges, conquering them, and gradually progressing to bigger ones. Its like progressive weight training. As your self-discipline gets stronger, a challenge like getting out of bed at a certain time will eventually become trivially easy. But if your self-discipline has atrophied, it can seem an almost insurmountable hurdle.

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Personal Accountability

admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:07:55 +0000

Our bodies reflect who we are, what we think of ourselves, and how we feel toward others. Your physique is your message to the world, the first message people will hear when they meet you… perhaps even the loudest message.

Why is it that some people can lose fat, build muscle, and get healthy while others struggle their whole lives and never get the body they want? Some never even get motivated enough to try.

It’s not ignorance. People know they need to train hard, and they generally know what foods to eat and which ones to avoid.

Most people walk around in a willful stupor when it comes to their body and their Health. They know they’re too fat, too puny, or otherwise out of shape, but they choose not to think about it too much. If they do think about it, they quickly rationalize, make excuses, and push the thought out of their head.

It’s amazing how we can look in the mirror daily and yet never really see ourselves. Photos usually cut through the ego-defending mental blocks. So, take off your shirt and take three photos of yourself: one from the front, one from the back, and one from the side. Do not pose, suck in, flex, or manipulate the lighting. This can be a painful (and necessary) reality check that sparks the fire of change.

People who lose a lot of fat and build a lot of muscle don’t do it accidentally or in a half-ass manner. No one has ever made a radical physical transformation by “kinda sorta” wanting it, “watching” what they eat, or “trying” to exercise more.

Real transformation involves laser-like focus, near obsession with diet and training, and a total disregard for what other people may think.

The most successful people in the gym seldom rest on their laurels and get satisfied with their development. There are always improvements to be made. They never quit or regress because they’re always moving forward toward a new goal: more muscle, even less body fat, more weight on the bar, better health markers, etc.

After seeing both sides of the social world — the fat side and the lean, muscular side — you won’t want to go back to the out-of-shape side. This fear of loss is powerful, probably more powerful than reward.

Personal accountability creates the right mental attitude for long-term success. You are in control. You are responsible. It’s your fault if you fail; it’s your reward if you achieve. Everything counts: every workout, every bite of food you take.

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