When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations of insecurity... you cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others
Here is a powerful and popular one from his best selling book '48 Laws Of Power'. While of-course it is good to expect the best from people and to think that everyone has the best intentions, it is far from the reality. There are great people in world who celebrate your successes and victories in life but it is always good to take into consideration the other side.
In a world where understanding and exploring ones psyche through the process of self actualisation IE, reading books, watching documentaries that challenge you and so on. Many people don't understand why they have certain feelings, they simply impulsively act upon them and certain human emotions like 'envy' 'resentment' and like Robert himself says things that stem from 'insecurity' are sometimes uncontrollable and people act on things without really paying attention to why. Therefore it is vital for you to understand this dynamic.
In a world where understanding and exploring ones psyche through the process of self actualisation IE, reading books, watching documentaries that challenge you and so on. Many people don't understand why they have certain feelings, they simply impulsively act upon them and certain human emotions like 'envy' 'resentment' and like Robert himself says things that stem from 'insecurity' are sometimes uncontrollable and people act on things without really paying attention to why. Therefore it is vital for you to understand this dynamic.
If you are unsure of a course of action, do not attempt it. Your doubts and hesitations will infect your execution. Timidity is dangerous: Better to enter with boldness. Any mistakes you commit through audacity are easily corrected with more audacity. Everyone admires the bold; no one honors the timid.
Our culture likes to record and capture things to share with others around the world via social media. In the past our mistakes and failures were never on display for anyone other than those who knew us in the town we grew up in, or even just our families and close friends. This means that if you failed you would be able to deal with it much more easier, you get over it quicker, 9 times out of 10 your family or close friends in your social circle know you well enough to know that 1 failure does not defines you. In short, your self worth is not impacted as badly. But that does also depend on who you are.
Now with our 'like' 'share' culture, we want our successes shown to everyone and this really helps boost our confidence, feel good about ourselves and have attention. Hey, sometimes human beings need that and sometimes everyone needs a little bit of attention. Of-course everyone would argue that 'they don't give a shit what others think' but everyone to a degree does. While you shouldn't it is an obvious thing that occurs even to me. The trick is to know when to care and when not too and use it in the times where you can build momentum.
Anyways back to my point, this social media frenzy will stop many people, due to the fact they analyze way too much and I mean way too much. In any goal moving forward, it has to be a matter of sheer action. I've found, if you find yourself giving more than 5 excuses about a particular aspect, than you are overthinking and that you need to just do it. It is crucial to know the difference between self sabotage and rationally reasoned points as to why certain things are not practical. Don't overthink, do and then think. Not always, but if there is something you have been pushing back for more than a month then its time to just move forward and take action.
Now with our 'like' 'share' culture, we want our successes shown to everyone and this really helps boost our confidence, feel good about ourselves and have attention. Hey, sometimes human beings need that and sometimes everyone needs a little bit of attention. Of-course everyone would argue that 'they don't give a shit what others think' but everyone to a degree does. While you shouldn't it is an obvious thing that occurs even to me. The trick is to know when to care and when not too and use it in the times where you can build momentum.
Anyways back to my point, this social media frenzy will stop many people, due to the fact they analyze way too much and I mean way too much. In any goal moving forward, it has to be a matter of sheer action. I've found, if you find yourself giving more than 5 excuses about a particular aspect, than you are overthinking and that you need to just do it. It is crucial to know the difference between self sabotage and rationally reasoned points as to why certain things are not practical. Don't overthink, do and then think. Not always, but if there is something you have been pushing back for more than a month then its time to just move forward and take action.
Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent
You don't need to have your own business to understand the value of that quote. I find that is hard balancing the emotional aspect of helping a friend and at the same time knowing that certain choices that advance you require you to work with a great team. The best of intentions can ruin you, you must be careful. Friends offer emotional support and help, someone to talk to and if you are lucky someone you can trust.
Re-Create Yourself
Do not accept the roles that society foists on you. Re-create yourself by forging a new identity, one that commands attention and never bores the audience. Be the master of your own image rather than letting others define if for you. Incorporate dramatic devices into your public gestures and actions – your power will be enhanced and your character will seem larger than life.
The problem is not society all the time, since humans have existed there have always been different roles and identities placed on men and women. That will not ever change. What should change is your acceptance of this, the mass accept it, the outliers won't. Choose to create yourself not to be a product.
