Being a coward is the default behavior.
It lets you stay comfortable, never pursue your dreams, delay your goals to some magical point in the future when rainbows and unicorns will come out just for you, and to let your ego think you’re better than you are.
I was a coward.
I am no longer a coward.
Understanding how the default path leads you to become a coward is crucial if you want to be successful, reach the top 1% of your field, and have some level of wealth.
Let me explain with a letter to my cowardly self.
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When you’re a child everything is possible.
You have big dreams. Your career isn’t chosen for you. You can dream of marrying anyone you want, even a famous supermodel.
Then realism sets in.
The education system teaches you that the number of career paths for your life isn’t infinite… no, it’s split into basic categories like banker, doctor, lawyer, engineer. These options in life are presented in a child-like manner of “Just follow these 12 steps over 4 years and you’ll get a 6-figure job and a house with a white picket fence.”
When you hear anyone talk about other paths outside of this cookie-cutter boredom nightmare, you’re programmed to become highly skeptical. Everything that involves using the internet to feed yourself sounds like a pyramid scheme.
Skepticism makes you a coward. Instead of trying the unconventional path, like starting a business, your mind is closed off from the idea. It gets worse….
Your skepticism makes you always worried about what you’ll lose instead of what you’ll gain. When you focus on the downside you make decisions only a coward would make. Instead of backing yourself, you become oddly worried about being scammed.
You see opportunities as paths that must work the first time around.
If you hire a doctor to help you with a health problem, you feel that one doctor must have all the answers, when in reality, the best solution is likely to consult multiple doctors.
When you live a cowardly life, instead of taking responsibility and realizing you must change, you blame others for your weakness. This shows up as jealousy. You assume successful people are stealing or lying when, in fact, they are just choosing not to act like a coward every time they see an opportunity or are asked to make a decision.
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The reward for cowardice is terrifying.
Cowards get paid the least. They struggle with money. They always feel like they’re being left behind or only one step away from being fired. It’s a self-sabotaging way to live that is the definition of hell.
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