... 've seen that it's the ideas we resist most vehemently that are fertile ground for new growth experiences. Through this blog I'm providing ideas for you to react to, and your reaction to those ideas becomes the seed for your own personal growth. If an idea resonates with you, great. If an idea seems to have no impact on you, it's not likely important for your growth. But if an idea sparks a fire of resistance within you, there you have a potent seed for growth. Exploring your own resistance to ideas can help you clarify your own thinking and understand why ... 't to adopt some particular lifestyle. It's to look at all the information you've gathered from your own personal experience and make what you genuinely believe to be the best choice for you. If you want to become more conscious, one of the best places to start is with your resistance. By noticing the areas of your life where you can easily be made defensive and resist ideas emotionally, you will see the places where you have tremendous opportunity for growth. Imagine for example a couple you may know whose relationship seems lifeless. If you try to raise the issue ...
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... make it through the initial adjustment period. My wife has been very supportive, although she definitely finds this whole thing strange. Can't say I disagree. After 11.5 years together though, she's used to seeing me do strange things in the pursuit of personal growth. I want to emphasize again that this is a personal growth experiment that comes from curiosity more than anything else. I've been getting feedback and questions about the productivity results of polyphasic sleep, which doesn't surprise me, but I honestly haven't given much thought to those aspects of this experiment, nor am I far ... emphasize again that this is a personal growth experiment that comes from curiosity more than anything else. I've been getting feedback and questions about the productivity results of polyphasic sleep, which doesn't surprise me, but I honestly haven't given much thought to those aspects of this experiment, nor am I far enough along yet to offer a realistic outlook. I'm still going through the adaptation period, which I've been told can last a few weeks, so I'm not expecting a great deal of productive output from myself during this time. Having growth experiences like this one fits ...
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... beliefs as an attack on you. Courage - The first level of true strength. I've made a previous post about this level: Courage is the Gateway. This is where you start to see life as challenging and exciting instead of overwhelming. You begin to have an inkling of interest in personal growth, although at this level you'll probably call it something else like skill-building, career advancement, education, etc. You start to see your future as an improvement upon your past, rather than a continuation of the same. Neutrality - This level is epitomized by the phrase, "live and let live." It ... and out of different levels at various times, usually there's a predominant "normal" state for us. If you're reading this blog, chances are you're at least at the level of courage because if you were at a lower level, you'd likely have no conscious interest in personal growth. I'll go over these levels in order, mostly focusing on the ones between courage and reason, since that's the range where you're most likely to land. The labels are Hawkins'. The descriptions of each level are based on Hawkins' descriptions but blended with my own thoughts. Hawkins ...
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... computer programmers learn is, "Don't reinvent the wheel." If a good solution to your problem already exists, just copy the existing solution, and don't design your own solution from scratch. This assumes your goal is to solve the problem efficiently, not to use it as a learning exercise. Personal development is the same. Don't reinvent the wheel. Many people struggle with common problems like procrastination, fear of public speaking, or various addictions. Yet in many cases there are known solutions to these problems that are sitting in books in a local bookstore or library. The challenge of course ... to get organized, and how to motivate yourself. Often when I face a new challenge, I recognize that it's a specific instance of a general pattern whose solution is already known. If I can properly diagnose the general problem, I need only look up the solution. The field of personal development isn't as exacting as mathematics or computer programming, but there are some solutions that do work well. Most importantly, you want to build a collection of solutions that work for you personally. Good computer programmers do something very similar - they build up an awareness of algorithms to solve ...
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... , as if time is passing there too. I wonder though... are these places simply created by our individual imaginations and stored in our long-term memories? Or do they actually exist in a way that other lucid dreamers could visit them? It's amusing to me that I still pursue personal growth even when I'm asleep. When I was a kid, I always thought it would be cool to learn to fly. And that desire actually manifested for me, but in a very weird way. Perhaps it can't manifest in the physical world just yet, but the dream world isn ...
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... s not happening. But when I ask myself if this behavior is congruent with me doing my best, the answer is a very clear no. Let the masses do what they will, but my personal standards will always be dictated by my own conscience. I'm always raising the bar for myself, never lowering it. After making sporadic donations over the past several years, this year I've ... cheeseburger between heists. If you told me back then that this is how I'd be at age 34, I'd never have believed you. As I move forward on the path of growth, there are always periods where I slide a bit in one area while my focus is elsewhere, but the long-term trend is to continue raising my standards without limit. I want my best ...
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... s not happening. But when I ask myself if this behavior is congruent with me doing my best, the answer is a very clear no. Let the masses do what they will, but my personal standards will always be dictated by my own conscience. I'm always raising the bar for myself, never lowering it. After making sporadic donations over the past several years, this year I've ... cheeseburger between heists. If you told me back then that this is how I'd be at age 34, I'd never have believed you. As I move forward on the path of growth, there are always periods where I slide a bit in one area while my focus is elsewhere, but the long-term trend is to continue raising my standards without limit. I want my best ...
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... in finance. The role of finance in business world is to help transfer and mediate the movement of money from investors to business that need it .Financial markets makes this possible and the investment vehicles are available to both investors and businesses. Finance plays really very important role for economic growth. In any business finance project expansion or to pay debts could be made possible via loans. To ensure long term profitability and operation business owners may sometime make investments in business. Through the common investment instrument bond borrowing could be done for business through its financial system and this phenomenon ...
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... their lives, it can take the rest of the world a few years to catch up. This is especially true with family and friends that you don't see often. Their mental model of who you are is likely to drift behind the real you. Whenever I experience a major personal shift, it always takes my extended family and friends a while to "get it." After college when I started Dexterity Software, my parents still behaved as if I was looking for a job (like many college students would be expected to do after graduation). They mailed me job applications and ... Social drag is what happens when you undergo a significant personal shift, yet everyone around you still treats you the same. Suppose you've decided to switch careers. Even though you're still working in your old career, mentally you've already made the leap to the new one, and it's only a matter of time before your external reality ...
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... , by earning just enough to cover my expenses, by achieving financial independence, by getting rich quickly? Eventually I decided that it would be a good thing for me to become wealthy. Given that my purpose is to grow and to help others grow, I cannot ignore the financial dimension of personal development. If I become financially wealthy, then through my purpose I'll naturally strive to help others do the same. Working on my wealth is really no different than working on my self-discipline, my health, my productivity, my relationships, etc. Once I made this decision, the first thing I ...
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