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Books, seminars, forums, chat groups, masterminds, and all other forms of learning and motivation are simply individual aspects of living a certain kind of lifestyle.
There's a very clear and distinct but HIGHLY related correlation between the lifestyles we live and the things we do/achieve. This is a good argument of correlation vs causation.
If you want to get big and strong and healthy, what's involved? Lift heavy weights and eat appropriately. Those things "cause" the results. But what kinds of lifestyles do you see big, strong and healthy folks live?
- They go outside a lot
- They hang around healthy people
- They read books on nutrition
- They keep up to date on their favorite athletes
- They stock their house full of good food and eat mostly good food
- They stay positive and try to help others
- etc...
Going outside, helping others, reading books and all that stuff does not make them strong. You can argue "nobody ever got healthy by simply being outside a lot". But it's part of a lifestyle that encourages the results you want. It makes it easier to stay on point because everything in your life is a choice that reinforces how you want to live.
Likewise what do the very wealthy do a lot?
- They talk to business people
- They read a lot
- They keep up to date on business news
- They go to seminars and pay for courses and masterminds
- They spend a lot of time focusing on self improvement
- They spend a lot of time thinking about how they think and function and operate
- They often meditate and journal
- They wake up early
- They try to eat well
- They question every dollar they spend
Does waking up early and reading a lot make you rich? No. Does it make it easier to stay in a mindset that encourages wealth? Yes.
Now let's look at the average joe:
- Watches a lot of tv
- Eats like shit
- Smoking / Drinking / Drugs
- Spends a lot of money on useless shit
- Focuses on appearances
- Says "hope" and "wish" and "luck" a lot
- Plays a lot of video games
- Does things without thinking
- Makes emotional choices regularly
Does watching tv make you poor? No. Does it make it easier to avoid bettering yourself? Absolutely.
An appropriate lifestyle reduces the effort required to continue achieving your goals. It does not cause your success but it's highly related. It's all about constantly putting yourself into positions to succeed. If you are outside enjoying the fresh air, you likely don't want to eat an entire bag of chips. This makes it easier to stay fit. If you are reading about success or motivation you probably aren't too worried about the season premier of game of thrones. If you are happily self-medicating yourself with tv and video games and drugs then you probably are trying to escape life instead of improve it.
Lifestyles either make our goals easier or harder but they do not "cause" them.
Also, as a quick end note, the biggest problem a lot of people have is assuming these correlations are causation. It's the faulty logic of "rich people read so if I read I'll get rich" or "healthy people spend time outside so if I spend time outside I'll be healthy". There is usually only one or two things at a high level that you need to do to get your results - everything else is a lifestyle choice that promotes positive reinforcement.
There's a very clear and distinct but HIGHLY related correlation between the lifestyles we live and the things we do/achieve. This is a good argument of correlation vs causation.
If you want to get big and strong and healthy, what's involved? Lift heavy weights and eat appropriately. Those things "cause" the results. But what kinds of lifestyles do you see big, strong and healthy folks live?
- They go outside a lot
- They hang around healthy people
- They read books on nutrition
- They keep up to date on their favorite athletes
- They stock their house full of good food and eat mostly good food
- They stay positive and try to help others
- etc...
Going outside, helping others, reading books and all that stuff does not make them strong. You can argue "nobody ever got healthy by simply being outside a lot". But it's part of a lifestyle that encourages the results you want. It makes it easier to stay on point because everything in your life is a choice that reinforces how you want to live.
Likewise what do the very wealthy do a lot?
- They talk to business people
- They read a lot
- They keep up to date on business news
- They go to seminars and pay for courses and masterminds
- They spend a lot of time focusing on self improvement
- They spend a lot of time thinking about how they think and function and operate
- They often meditate and journal
- They wake up early
- They try to eat well
- They question every dollar they spend
Does waking up early and reading a lot make you rich? No. Does it make it easier to stay in a mindset that encourages wealth? Yes.
Now let's look at the average joe:
- Watches a lot of tv
- Eats like shit
- Smoking / Drinking / Drugs
- Spends a lot of money on useless shit
- Focuses on appearances
- Says "hope" and "wish" and "luck" a lot
- Plays a lot of video games
- Does things without thinking
- Makes emotional choices regularly
Does watching tv make you poor? No. Does it make it easier to avoid bettering yourself? Absolutely.
An appropriate lifestyle reduces the effort required to continue achieving your goals. It does not cause your success but it's highly related. It's all about constantly putting yourself into positions to succeed. If you are outside enjoying the fresh air, you likely don't want to eat an entire bag of chips. This makes it easier to stay fit. If you are reading about success or motivation you probably aren't too worried about the season premier of game of thrones. If you are happily self-medicating yourself with tv and video games and drugs then you probably are trying to escape life instead of improve it.
Lifestyles either make our goals easier or harder but they do not "cause" them.
Also, as a quick end note, the biggest problem a lot of people have is assuming these correlations are causation. It's the faulty logic of "rich people read so if I read I'll get rich" or "healthy people spend time outside so if I spend time outside I'll be healthy". There is usually only one or two things at a high level that you need to do to get your results - everything else is a lifestyle choice that promotes positive reinforcement.