As a man thinketh(James Allen)

 

1. Let’s not blame the environment (men).

 

Each person's life is something they create or ruin, and their fate is not determined by their neighbors or any external environment.

 

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Your current situation is all a product of your past.

 

It is not my environment that made me this way, or others that made me this way.

 

This happened because I thought so.

 

Even while he was in exile, even when his family members were exiled or executed, and even when he was sick, Jeong Yak-yong wrote only for the people, leaving behind more than 500 books.

 

What would have happened if he had only been thinking negatively?

 

If I were in that situation, would I have become like that?

 

Nothing will change or improve by blaming others or the environment.

 

I think the fastest way is to change my thoughts and adapt to the environment, and only the right goal can go against the environment.

 

What am I happiest doing?

 

Most philosophers, including Plato and Nietzsche, talk about this.

 

He says he has something he is good at.

 

Just because some people make good money this way doesn't mean I should follow suit, but I should think about what I can do well and achieve and put it into practice.

 

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2. Instead of criticizing the rich, let’s try our best.

 

All human success is the result of effort.

 

The volume of results also varies depending on the size of the effort.

 

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In the past, I had a bad opinion of rich people.

 

Why do rich people only feed themselves instead of helping the poor?

 

But that was my mistake, and I needed to change my mind.

 

You can feel it just by blogging once.

 

Do you know how difficult it is to become an influencer and how hard they work for it?

 

Why are they criticizing how difficult it is for a YouTuber who earns more than 10 million won per month without even trying it themselves?

 

While you criticize the CEOs of large corporations, they are responsible for feeding hundreds of thousands of employees. Can you, who you criticize, run the business as well as they do?

 

When I look at these people, I think they are like the fox in ‘The Fox and Sour Grapes.’

 

If you don't try it yourself, 'Those grapes (rich people) will be sour grapes (bad rich people) anyway.'

 

What a foolish idea.

 

Today's rich people, including influencers, YouTubers, and CEOs of large corporations, are in their current positions as a result of their hard work.

 

Do you criticize celebrities?

 

So, do you have the talent that celebrities have? Did you put in that much effort? How desperate is it?

 

Living hard may not mean living hard.

 

Let’s reflect on ourselves, make efforts, and have goals.

 

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3. You can fix anything if you want to fix it.

 

Habit is second nature, an acquired character.

 

You can overcome the habit you want to get rid of by continuing to make efforts to get rid of it.

 

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My life has taken two major turns recently.

 

First, when I got married about three years ago, I reduced my drinking almost every day to once or twice a month.

 

It was definitely related to the coronavirus, but if you wanted to drink it, you could have.

 

Even now, because my acquaintances have become close friends through drinking, I often get asked to drink, but most of them refuse.

 

Of course, after the child was born, I became unable to drink more.

 

And secondly, my wife became pregnant a year ago and my habits completely changed thanks to the birth of our child.

 

I read books every day, listen to them, organize them and write about them on a blog, study economics to teach my children, buy stocks, and save money.

 

Even if I looked at myself three years ago, I would have thought it was strange, and if I looked at myself three years ago now, I would still think it was strange.

 

When I cut down on alcohol, my mind, which had been wandering every day, became clearer.

 

The money used to pay for alcohol was collected,

 

As I was wondering what to do with the money I had saved, I started reading economic books.

 

As I read economics books, books on self-help, psychology, philosophy, parenting, etc. continue to expand and evolve.

 

Habits really can be changed.

 

It is through direct experience, and I can understand it because I experienced it at the time (when I was heavily addicted to alcohol).

 

People can do anything they want to do.

 

However, you will need to change your priorities (self-development > alcohol).

 

Then, you can definitely change your old habits.

 

 

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As a Man Thinketh

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Allen James

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2016.12.26