Quitters Never Win

Less than 6 six hours back in Denver. I was back at beta. It's time to get a job. That's an odd concept in this modern age. It seems as if you can multitask as long as you're generating productivity. The whole time I danced, I planned. This blog just becomes a channel of thoughts. This is supposed to knock something loose in the reader so they get out and do something.

It's actually quite calming. Doing what you enjoy is rewarding. If your leisure makes you feel accomplished, you reward yourself with more goals to accomplish. It's cyclical. Self Help books are actually helpful. Just reminding yourself of what techniques are proven to work gives you energy. After watching Patrick Bet David's youtube video I decided to buy his book. I found myself saying "Duh" a lot as I skimmed the chapter titles. Now, I'm actually investing in the material. He puts in a lot of stuff that I hadn't considered. I'm only a few chapters in and I'd like to provide some feedback for any aspiring Self Help book authors.

Add variety to your role models.

We get it. Jesus and Buddha are great. It's cool if you throw in a reference to their books within your own. However, given this crazy world where anything might be real, you might as well be quoting batman. In fact, for every JC quote, throw one to Batman. why not? Also, Keep in Mind those People Had a ton of support and basically all talked and wrote about pretty much what you're writing about. The more data you can pull from, the better your content will be.

Adding variety to your role models also helps you create a more original point to make. Chances are you're creating content for a pretty niche subject. PBD's book is called "Doing the Impossible" and it aims to help you bring something into existence that isn't already there. The examples he uses so far have been great inventors, leaders, athletes, business owners, artists and writers. The fact they brought wonderful things into the world doesn't offset how the point isn't very original. I can write his whole book in 5 sentences. Observe what you admire in others. Use their guidance to acquire those qualities.  Start with several ends in mind. let them grow and become more clear with every accomplishment AND setback. Enjoy what unfolds as you repeat this process. All the fluff around it is novelty to make it entertaining. Buried in this novelty is a point he overlooked which I find much more fascinating. PBD uses a destitute lottery winner as an example of how someone who isn't applying these methods can fail. What I didn't see illustrated is how the lottery winner still did the impossible. PBD even points out how unlikely it is to win the lottery. So how did Jack Whittaker do it? He Saw himself as a winner. He went for his cause and saw success. What happened after is irrelevant! In fact, this leads us to a point I really hope PBD makes. Your success will lead you to being reduced to anecdotal evidence. Once you bring something into existence, you are partly responsible for what it brings into the world. Furthermore, you are always doing it whether you like it or not. Everything you do is a story for later even if the story is about the TV show you just binged watched. If you want to take control of it you should read PBD's book, or, you know... just read those 6 bold sentences.

Thank you for reading,

K-Wullums

j say of the day: exercise your agency, give them all some energy