What Does Your Mind Cling To?
Today, I got a few questions for you, and I’d really like to hear what you think… so make sure to leave a comment after this post.
Numero Uno… Are we born with a certain “need” for stability and predictability in our lives?
Or, is that “need” ingrained into our minds by those who influence us most through life?
Personally, I believe the second question is YES!
Here’s an example (one of many!) that helped me realize this.
My boys ride motorcycles, and they love sharing that experience with their friends who have never ridden before. I always enjoy sitting back and watching how the child learning to ride will react to something new. More times than not they tense up, and are filled with absolute terror… even though me and my boys have taken the time to explain to them that the motorcycle is harmless, provided they follow a few simple steps.
When I ask them why they’re scared, they usually have no idea.
But I think it’s because they have been trained, (probably not intentionally) to see most new things as “dangerous”, or that risk should be avoided at all costs.
Their minds cling to the idea that something new is automatically Dangerous, and they listen to that small voice that has been planted in their head that says, “You Can’t Do That!”
I am teaching my boys to seek out new goals that they have no idea how they’ll accomplish, and expect setbacks. And when those setbacks come, because they will, learn from them and move on.
So I’m just curious to know what does your mind tend to cling to?
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I started racing sports cars at age 69. What do you think?
Jeff,
We have definitely been trained that way! We are trained to go to college and get a good (stable and safe) job. We are also taught to diversify our investments and invest for the long term. What a falacy.
I just read the latest book by Robert Kiyosaki, “Conspiracy of the Rich: The 8 New Rules of Money”. This book confirmed many of the things that I thought were true.
That is why I invest using credit spreads. I can move in synch with the direction that stocks and market indexes are moving. Monthly icome generation is the ONLY way to go!
Jeffrey Post
Jeff you are spot on with #2 I have been
one of your members for over a year now and,I still am having a hard time pulling that first trigger to just doing it and start paper trading.I’m so close I can taste it,but none the less it has just not happened.The fear & uncertainty must run that deep.
P.S. next time I contact you I want the light bulb burning bright,and heading for the alstars group.