Why Just 1% Succeed. The Habits That Make the Difference.

[BadBoy89]

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I think its home for a lot of men. The world is designed to keep a man insecure. If he's insecure, he keeps buying and consuming to make him FEEL secure. That's good for society because society's model is built on growth. Now imagine if men were secure and didn't need to buy products for themselves or things to impress women. How long would society last?

Your thoughts?

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THE DAY YOU FINALLY WAKE UP TO YOUR WORTH, THE WORLD WILL TREMBLE

https://medium.com/@marcomizzau/why-society-wants-you-insecure-784901b8bc5b

There comes a moment — rare, sacred, electric — when a man or woman finally sees their worth. And I mean truly sees it. Not through the lens of external validation, likes, promotions, or compliments, but from a deep, undeniable place within.

The day you stop doubting yourself is the day the world around you begins to panic.

Why? Because society, as we know it, is built on your insecurity.

From the moment you take your first breath, you are conditioned to believe you are not enough.

You’re told to be thinner, smarter, richer, more attractive, more productive, more… everything.

You are subtly trained to chase a version of yourself that exists only in the marketing department of someone else’s business plan.

And as long as you feel like you’re lacking, you will keep buying. Keep obeying. Keep consuming instead of creating.

This is not by accident. It’s by design.

The machinery of modern culture is fueled by cognitive dissonance — the painful gap between who you feel you are and who you’ve been told you should be. And into that gap pours every ad, every false image of perfection, every post meant to make you believe that you’re behind.

But here’s the truth: The moment you realize you don’t need to be fixed, they lose their grip on you.

That’s when everything changes.

When you stop trying to “be liked” by everyone, you will quickly find out who really respects you. Spoiler alert: many won’t. And that’s good news.

Because when you stop dancing for approval, you start walking your own path.

A CONFIDENT SOUL IS UNCONTROLLABLE

• The secure person doesn’t consume to feel worthy — they create from a place of worth.
• The secure person doesn’t obey blindly — they choose consciously.
• The secure person doesn’t need to please everyone — they please the right ones.
• The secure person doesn’t crave attention — they command respect.

And when you finally stop asking for permission to be yourself, you will find yourself offending people. And again, that’s exactly how you know you’re doing something right.

Because your value is not measured by applause. It’s measured by whether you can look in the mirror and be proud of the person staring back.

12 BRUTAL TRUTHS TO BUILD A STRONGER, FREER, MORE UNSTOPPABLE YOU

1. Keep your mouth shut. Not everything needs to be shared. Energy leaks where attention goes.
2. Do not tell people your plans until they materialize. Protect your vision until it’s ready to walk on its own.
3. Never expect to receive just because you gave. Give because it’s who you are, not because you’re keeping score.
4. Every day, get up and get better. No excuses. No shortcuts. Just relentless forward motion.
5. Be radically grateful. Gratitude turns what you have into enough and what you want into reality.
6. Let go. Often, what you refuse to release is what’s holding you back the most.
7. If you want to buy things without looking at price tags, stop looking at the clock and start working your ass off. Success costs what laziness cannot afford.
8. God puts people in your path for a reason. Learn the lesson. Bless the experience. Move forward.
9. When success starts knocking, so does the devil. Stay vigilant. Protect your energy. Don’t trade your soul for a spotlight.
10. You will upset people by doing what’s best for you. Do it anyway.
11. You will lose friends. But real ones will never leave. Truth filters out the fake.
12. Life doesn’t get easier. You get stronger. And strength isn’t loud. It’s calm. It’s steady. It endures.

You don’t need another course.
You don’t need another product.
You don’t need another external fix.

You need a decision — a violent commitment to yourself.
To rise. To reclaim. To stop playing small.

Because your greatness is not in question.
Only your belief in it is.

Be the one who finally breaks free.
Be the one who stops apologizing.
Be the one who lives fully, unapologetically, and wide awake.

The world needs your fire.
Light it.

 

[jhonny9546]

I don't know why they want us to be selfish, basically more narcissistic than we are.
Then we also lament the fact people are narcissistic out there.