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Good video. Agree with most of what is said here. I feel like having a good self esteem is just what I need to propel my life to that extra level. I'm doing OK, succeeding in MOST areas of my life, but I DO tend to get down on myself for the "little things" that I seem to not do so well. ANd I do tend to focus on these. I especially like the last part, the GRATITUDE JOURNAL and DAILY SUCCESS JOURNAL. Will try to implement that ASAP. Any more tips on developing self effifacy to a greater level would be appreciated. AT the moment my biggest vice is my weight, a constant struggle to lose weight, but after watching some of these "tips", I feel just a bit more confident to do so. Great video, again, hope to watch more in the future. Cheers....
This is so interesting. I just wish you had another title. I want to share this with folks who could do with the philosophy and attitude and habits and thoughts ... Oh the wisdom taught in this short powerful video. Only, they'll see the title and not even open it. Oh, woe! Will be following with action these pearls of wisdom. Thank you for posting!
Life and people are gonna do their utmost to devalue you and see you at the bottom of the pit. People love watching others fail. If you don't love yourself and accept their perceptions you're letting others dictate your existence and reality. Ignore all, respect yourself, love yourself, and do your thing. The reason others attack you and devalue you is due to their own insecurities. The only reason others blatantly bring you down in various ways is because deep inside those same people are way below you and are trying to drag you down with them. Ignore them and don't say anything. This is the reason 99.9 fail in life. They let corpses around them drag them down. Key in life is to detach yourself from everyone. Even family. Because opinions of the family have the biggest weight on our existence, and one non supportive comment from them can annihilate your entire world.
Confronting oneself can and is often s painful process of varying degree. We have a great mind. So do not slow it down. Its telling you something is wrong. Exaample; my buddy has a parasitic narcissistic beyotch for a woman. She plays video games constantly to regulate her emotions. Shes horrible. Hes constantly fighting with her. She controls and isolates him. Its easy for me to say dump the loser but hes entranced for mulriple reasons. The root of pain is attatchment. Deal with it and heal or be destroyed, hurt etc. Leaky roof becomes leaky floor and collapsing wall n bad air. Its only going to get worse. Dont run. Cope. Good luck
For me it’s recognizing that positive, disciplined action has a delayed reward. Whereas emotions seem to need instant gratification, so we end up making the wrong choice, simply because we look for the instant reward.
I am so happy and grateful that I do a gratitude list every evening! I've developed this skill some years ago and I still do it. It's amazing! I also found myself years ago the fact about "stop thinking, start doing". :) Still, I seem not to apply it all the time. As a child I was good at ignoring the naysayers and people who insult/offend. But recently, I seem to be affected by such people. Something to work on. I also need to work on the quality of my thoughts... some improvement this year, but still a long way to go... I don't understand the first point about the character. I take it as having values and sticking to them, but for me "character" means something else. I believe I am true to my words, own my actions, practise self love, and don't talk too much about myself (although, in front of some people I do - it is just their energy that makes me feel I am safe to do it). I also remind myself about death occassionally, but in the bad way. I need to turn it into motivation and inspiration to live life at its fullest. :)
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This is really good material! I just found out about your page and I absolutely love how you make it easier to understand ancient philosophers in a modern context.
We can see a simple derivation from the 5 person average rule if you spend time only with yourself: You = ( You + 4*Nobody )/5 5*You = You + 4*Nobody 4*You = 4*Nobody You = Nobody When you spend time with no one, you become a nobody :( We should all band up and be a bunch of nobodies :)
Late af but you can "surround yourself with influential people through books, autobiographies. Theres something to be said about like reading the thoughts of some of the most important people to live.
This video is a Gem!! Thank you!! So inspiring an a saviour!! Keep the good work!! Gotta share it!! Blessings and More Stoic building circumtances!!!:)
Surround yourself In positivity live in positive vibes concentrate on love, love the world and it will drip you love it will never be easy, but love compassion and empathy are the key to true happiness Its will not be easy but stand your ground you will find your people to build the life your happy to live
Philosophies for Life: stop procrastinating and just start doing! Me: must watch another Philosophies for Life video to learn how to be more productive.
Lmao got me at genetically its 50 percent out of your hands when it comes to confidence and the other 50 percent is you. I see why im tried and overwhelmed at times. Undoing the genetical part is not easy !
Is to understand that we all have a stake in this life. Like a domino, take one out and you will inevitably by nature take down more. Its the system of never ending chaos. But nobody seems to understand it for some reason.
All is nice and well but the main implication remains - the great outside is your judge and your master you try to please/contribute via stocism and all that good virtuous stuff. If you feel a loser who does not live up to the external expectations stoicism is here to help to numb yourself but keep trying.
The point of stoicism is that no matter what happens outside, only your own thoughts and judgements define your experience. You always have the choice of how to deal with something. If the 'great outside' judges you, that is still only something you yourself choose to appraise as something to take into account or not. Even if your entire environment says it's wrong, that doesn't necessarily make it so! And if you truly agree with it, then that is something you choose to work with.
*"A man can ride or fall just due to his character"* I get that Meditations is a good hands-on manual for a decent moral compass, but if the above assertion is true, then how can that explain why so many scumbags get both success and respect in life? One example that comes to mind is the POS investment shyster Belfort (aka Wolf of Wall Street) who fucked over his clients and, despite having been caught, still makes money by being a motivational speaker, and is revered by thousands of people. So much for having a good character.
Ups and downs during his reign. Plague, German revolt on the long border between the empire and the northern tribes, wrecked economy, etc. Wow, and then to write what has endured through the centuries. Given all the achievements, he chooses his son, Commodus, to succeed him---for some years prior to Marcus, the best man was chosen and not genetic succession. Hey, who gets it all right? To be fair, Commodus probably behaved himself being out on campaign as much as he was.
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I already know. Unfortunately I lack the ability to leave to go do it due to The Pandemic. Three simple things. Self application. Put yourself out there to communicate with other people taking in the good and the bad of society, then growing accostomed to it as the norm and accepting it. Communication. Talk to people more to understand society better. Make crap up if you can to say or ask, as there is no such thing as a stupid question given you state the nature why you are asking it. Exercise, get out, go to events based on your favorite things. Book worm, hit the Library. Wild Child, go mountain biking, surfing, rent a boat and go lake skii boarding or tubing, have a few cold ones. Middle edger, most people are, hit the pub, go to a art exhibit or musuel, stop at coffee shops and bakeries, especially near bodies of water meaning lakes, ponds, rivers, and the ocean.
Sounds like you beefed up this Stoicism with a little modern REBT of Albert Ellis and Cognitive Therapy of Aaron Beck. Maybe the wheel just gets reinvented. Or refined.
I was brought up in orphanage and don't know what is love. I am 42 years old lonely transvestite and never being loved; and no wonder I am lacking self confidence.
I beeng very happy and had confidence, but after I lost my business I have ruined down to my core! Now I am lost!!!!!!!!!! I never have done anything bad, and I asking my life why me!?!!?!?
The way I built *_self-confidence_* was through exposing myself to the experience. What do you not feel confident about? Is it socializing? Then continually expose yourself in social situations and through the experience self-confidence will emerge
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1. Build your character. 2. Self love. 3. Focus on your quality of thoughts. 4. Make a plan and stop thinking. 5. Be true to your words. 6. Own your actions. 7. Don't talk too much about yourself. 8. Remind yourself of death. memento mori 9. Ignore the naysayers. 10. Have an evening confidence ritual.
What I've been doing lately is to think about myself in a factual way, and to not consider anything that's not factual. My insecurities are not based on fact, rather my own negative self-image that comes as a result of self-loathing thoughts and feelings. Facts enables me to see myself with humility, not the embellished version that only I can see. As an example, I don't have a lot of confidence with women. When approaching someone, I would always defeat myself saying "Why would a girl like that want to go out with a two-time loser like me?" So instead, I focus on the facts. I tell myself that from her point of view, I'm somewhat good looking, smart enough to hold a conversation and funny. That's more than what most guys have, so that gives me the confidence to talk to attractive females. Even if the facts do point a negative conclusion, I will see that I'm not nearly as bad as I think, because I always tend to exaggerate thoughts about myself. The more scientific I am while decision making, usually the better off I am.
With women, less is more. Never act like it's your job to entertain them when talking to them. You're worth it and you need not give off the heir that they are doing you à fàvor by allowing you to talk to them. A , healthy conversation is a "two-way street" with two active participants. Finàlly, it's easy to get intimidated by good looks yet keep in mind women are not nearly as self-assured as they let on. They face a lot of social pressures when it comes to appearance and it can cause even the beautiful ones a lot of grief. Some are quite sick of appearance always at such a forefront and would love for a man to dwell upon another good quality they possess. If you find it and remark about it she will see great depth in you and that will make you very original and interesting - that's a great start, don't you think?? All the best to you,; good times are ahead - you're going to do better and better with time and experience!! And speaking of experience, I have some. So please consider my counsel aforementioned above.
Good video! The only thing that seemed a bit tacky was specifically recommending a Keto diet to lose weight. There are many ways people can lose weight, and also much easier than keto, for example plant-based.
I'm getting pumped up just from listening to these words of wisdom, almost like that fire is coming back into my stale, monotonous life. Thank you so much for these videos, i hope you know how much help you are providing for people all around the world.
It start in the mind. If your body is perfect but your have decaying thoughts nothing will improve. Many people work out for the wrong reasons, and end up even more depressed.
Kindness is not necessarily a virtue nor a sign of a strong character. Better to be temperate than kind, for the temperate are respected, whereas the kind are frequently seen as having a character that is nice, compromising and weak.
