the success problem .

by Odahh
6 replies
hello all,

one of the things that bothers me about the success crowd ..outside the part that many conform to the same message of being a non conformist..they seem to be trying to be unlike the crowd ..well trying to be like those they think are the cool kids ..

any way..what i find seeing the arguments of many ..is that the tone is to be personally successful they need to have some ..elitist..or really derogatory view ..of people below a certain level of income ..when it is really not needed ..

yes there are differences between those who earn a lot of money.or those who earn what they need..and those who always seem to not have enough . but it does virtuall no good ..studying poor people if you want to be rich and figuring out why they are poor..studing fat people if you want to lose weight.. studying people with terible relationships if you want a good relationship .. you can spend your life explaining the different reasons 10 millin diffeent people can't bake a decent loaf of bread ..


but explaining or pointing out why the vast majority of people can't do something ,.. does not imidiatly make you better at doing it ..

now there is a bunch of stuff people who create wealth ten to do ..that people who never get beyond having just enough don't do ..

but it is far more personally illuminating..and a better return on investment of time and effort..to first observe what the people who do achieve do ..the look at what those who don't achieve do instead ..

and at the time of a show i doubt the pro bodybuilder is thinking about what all of the people in the audience didn't do to get on stage .. he /or she is thinking about what they could have done better in the last few month to beat the other person who looks just slightly in better shape .

now ..

modern society..and the waist high politically correct bullshit we have to wade through on a regular basis ..that want to say the person who is 400 pounds is not responsible for being that heavy..and the person who has to much money ..need the government to come in and tak much of it away and give it to the people who don't have much ..

is part of why this happens on success forums..

now you may become a success looking at what the majority of people do and doing the opposite ..but that can be a craps shot..

the greatest fortunes are not built doing the opposite of what the masses do ..they are built selling stuff to the masses so they can do stuff they didn't know they wanted to do ..
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  • Profile picture of the author rbarnhart1
    the greatest fortunes are not built doing the opposite of what the masses do ..they are built selling stuff to the masses so they can do stuff they didn't know they wanted to do ..
    Brilliant -- and well said.

    I think we should look at successful people to learn what To Do and look at unsuccessful people to learn what Not To Do. Both perspectives can be extremely educational and beneficial.

    A guy named Jim Rohn used to say: "Take it all in". What he meant was, it's all valuable. You can learn something from just about any situation.

    I also don't think successful people should look down on unsuccessful people. Most successful people used to be unsuccessful before they changed their life around.

    I think most people in the success crowd actually are very understanding and compassionate in this regard (not all, certainly). You can find good and bad people in any group of people.
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  • Profile picture of the author Odahh
    i remember on part of a speech from jim rohn ..and the effect is better if you hear his accent when you read it ..as he tended to draw out the end of a sentence ..

    you got you people that will make a few hundred dollars a month ..leave them alone

    you got your people who make a thousand dollars a month..leave them alone

    the you got people who will make a few thousand a month..leave them alone

    then you got your stars ..help them..

    i don't remember the exact phrases just the leave them alone

    and i think it was make profits not wages

    and be happy to pay more taxes when you make more..
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    • Profile picture of the author rbarnhart1
      and the effect is better if you hear his accent when you read it
      I agree. I can hear it already :-)

      He had some really great material. I have one of his weekend events on CD.

      I really liked one of his early books "The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle".

      "Profits are Better than Wages" -- love that quote.
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      • "what do you do, when reality has surpassed all your dreams and aspirations?"

        A line from the movie Broadcast News.

        answer : "keep it to yourself"


        love that Q and A

        hope all having a great weekend
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  • Profile picture of the author Odahh
    wouldn't the real answer be.. dream and aspire bigger ..
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    • Profile picture of the author rbarnhart1
      Originally Posted by Odahh View Post

      wouldn't the real answer be.. dream and aspire bigger ..
      Good answer :-)
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