The Psychology Of Limit, Obstacles & Possibilities (2)
I recently told a friend about an online business opportunity where we could earn some cash, but he was skeptical about it. This is because when an opportunity presents itself we're always weary of the process, the time it might take, and whether or not we might succeed. This is how we react to opportunities that seem very tasking.
A person once told me to enjoy every process without expectations. Undue expectations make us bring the measurements of "worth & time". A lot of people miss out on potentialities, because of the fear of the outcome. We cannot substitute process nor can we replace hustle with anything, the beauty of hope is knowing you might fail, even with the salient possibility that you might do well.
This isn't to say we shouldn't be weary of ventures that look unfruitful from the beginning. However, the need to pay bills, build a good life, live comfortably, and have a decent bank account makes people choose ventures that they feel will bring success.
People try to run away from "process" because it's time-consuming, everyone is in such a haste, so much so that we now believe haste is the new "normal"
Destiny is not a design, it's the choices and decisions we make
Unfortunately, nothing was set in stone, and my friend couldn't see anything other than the money and how it would be difficult for him. For me, I saw an opportunity to optimize my time: 3 hours in a day and 21 hours in a week.
It was true that the venture was tasking, but we need to find ways to be motivated to do things that we might consider to be very difficult. However, I earned my first pay, and this became an extra motivation for him (my) friend who wasn't initially motivated in the first place.
We indeed value our time
.....and no one wants to waste their time, especially if we feel that other ventures might be better rewarding. However, the real thing here is that when the chances of success are slim, this is when people are mostly demotivated.
People are mainly motivated when they tap inspiration from others, especially those who had taken the leap of faith, put in the work, and damned the consequences. Being a pacesetter is difficult, a lot of people find it difficult to be pacesetters and this is because of the sacrifice that involves being the first person. The "first person" syndrome is very real and scary too, but on the flip side, it can be very rewarding as well.
But sometimes, we are in charge of estimating whether a risk is worth the effort or not. There are people who have been the first people to do something evolutionary and failed, so the risks are there.
Some opportunities present themselves as risks, and this is why we need to do unbiased assessments of ourselves: "Are we afraid of trying, is it too risky, do we see ourselves failing, or is it that our capabilities are not just enough?" Doing the necessary assessments on ourselves helps us understand our capabilities.
There's no disputing the fact that there are things we cannot do, no matter how much we try, and trying too hard might just compromise our safety or stability
however, do not fear the result, put in the work, trust and enjoy the process, sometimes, most of the things that become incredibly successful for us, had the least expectations from us. Understand when to utilize hope smartly, build your level of resilience, and keep putting in the work despite the challenges.
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Currently we are going full steam ahead. Hurry up everyone and how much time can be successful and how much can be earned! I always think about it. Honestly we don't want to take much time online or in any field. But nowadays there is a lot of potential in online based business or cryptocurrency.
Fear is something that limits people, I was once kike that, only scared to try new things and for as long as that feeling lasted, it hindered my growth, today I am amazed at how much I have grown the moment I decided to face my fears.
People are too scared to fail, but one thing I have come to learn in life is that failure is a major part of growth.
Plus, no pain, no gain.. One must exert him/herself vigorously to be at the top.
Fear of being the first person is really real. What if we fail.... the fingers are ready to point at us.
I heard it somewhere . It is easy to walk on a built pathway. One who created that path deserves the appreciation.
Time is a precious entity and we do want to invest it in something where we are sure to reap the benefit. But there is one thing that we often fail to understand. The benefits of several things are not lateral but multi dimensional and come to us as ripple effect
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It can be rewarding to be the first people to do some things. However, we cannot neglect the possibilities of failure and this is something we must consider as well. However, whatever we choose to do, I believe we have every right to choose whether we want to risk it or shy away from the risk.
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Time matters and there is only so much time in a day. What we decide to do with it does matter. If you don't give it a try, you will never know if it will succeed. In a way, Hive doesn't really earn much for me, but it does add up and I see the potential here on Hive. If Hive becomes great in the future, all of this effort will definitely pay off.
Time makes it better. Any venture that one's willing to go the extra mile for, yields some potential results. Like you've said, if one hasn't tried, there's no way of knowing if it'll actually work.
Well, I don't think I blame your friend 😀
Haha, being a pacesetter is surely tasking and more risky. Yeah, people tend to distance themselves from anything related to processes and sacrifice but I guess that's just our reality. No one will ever see a legit short cut and go for the long way. I'm certain you also work on legit shortcuts. There's something we call a legit shortcut. The reason many get to fail in chasing shortcut is that they lack consciousness and discernment, see as soon as we begin to expect something bigger with just a little input. Let's check well, that's failure
There are shortcuts that require time and sacrifice, and risk.These opportunities are for those who can give up on their time and emotions, this category is where we can find stock market, crypto and Forex. Here we need to go for reliable research and update yourself in the most likely way to win.
There are opportunities that require a premium hustle mind and hard work. Here we can find our physical businesses and entrepreneurship. We tend to be a bit certain of the result. That doesn't mean we can face the reality of life.
Many people have lost consciousness in this regard.
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It's a credible point of view. It's not a lie that people look for credible shortcuts, but I've come to understand that sometimes we run two races rather than one, because we tried running half in replacement for full. There's nothing legible as process. This isn't to say shortcuts are bad or not real, sometimes it's just difficult to have our cake and eat it.
I haven't seen any shortcuts that's benefited me, most of the times, I end up blaming myself.
For the past weeks now, I've made terrible mistakes, maybe it's because of my inability to properly deduce and discern and it's cost me things I cannot imagine.
Most of my contents reflects my real-life journey, it's why I cannot stop writing. Some people can easily tell my life story by going through my contents.
Thanks for the great comment. Sorry for the late reply
Thanks for the eccency points
Haaaa, Jose.......we're open to mistakes and I'm certain of your level of learning cause mistakes tend to get us stronger. Though I totally understand 💯.
I perceived this right from the day I started reading your content. There's no other cool was to write a working content than calling it out of genuinity
I totally understand how tasking it is to be present here. My pleasure, Jose. My ecency point is just for my mentor and supporter, so that has shown how important you're to me. Thanks for the feedback
There is a critical analysis of the possible outcome even before the process and experience or relatability comes in to influence if the process is worth it. Caution is always preferred before venturing and you're right, the testimony of others can serve as motivation.
There's this stranger on my neck that said I MUST do his network marketing business but I told him outright that I wasn't interested. I know the process and I have the experience. It may be viable but those two factors have demotivated me already
Yeah, sometimes understand the process and how hectic it can be can actually demotivate people and this is something we cannot shake off. It takes guts to do some things, especially those things we're not sure of the success. Process and how challenging it is can change a lot in our lives.
When opportunities comes as risks, it's not always easy to separate the two and focus more on the opportunity instead of the risk. I missed a couple of opportunities because I magnified the risks without doing any due deligence on the opportunity aspect. I think understanding that risks is everywhere and enjoying the process instead of worrying out the outcomes is one of the best ways to capitalize on an opportunity.
Yeah, understand that almost everything is a risk is the first thing to do. I think no opportunity is easy, irrespective of the fact that it's a gift. Some opportunities challenge us and take us out of our comfort zone and sometimes no one's prepared for them. However I feel that life-changing Opportunities do not come without risks
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No risk, no reward but we must be mindful of the risk we want to take, I don't blame your friend he wants you to try it out first and gather a little bit of experience before he jump into it and this help with is own confidence.
Exactly, calculate risk, are things I likely to consider. One of them is knowing that a building process will eventually pay off, no matter long it takes.
It's so sad to see that haste is the new normal and a lot can get missing when we are so fast.
Greetings Jose, it's been a minute!
Yeah, it's been a while, I have been away for some time. On and off.
Great write up. I love the advice you give at the tail end, to keep enjoying the process and keep working hard in the face of challenges. 90% of all startups fail because the owners didn't work hard enough, lost hope too early and didn't do what they enjoy/love. Procrastination is also an obstacle and bad habit that keeps many people from reaching their potential.
Thank you for sharing and do enjoy the weekend ahead :}
Thank you for the comment. Enjoying the process with less expectations helps one with surging ahead. Sometimes when we begin to expect too much it creates a mindset that one must firstly benefit before they can try. When there's no certainly of benefit it becomes difficult for some people to put efforts
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indeed being a pacesetter is difficult, when people are watching to say I told you it was a waste of time.
Indeed it is difficult