“You could have anything in the world you wanted if you were willing to ask 1,000 people for it.” – Byron Katie
“The harder I am on myself, the easier life is on me.” – Steve Chandler
Both quotes received a mostly negative feedback as people described them as ‘wrong’, ‘useless’, ‘immature masculine speaking’ and even a ‘fail’ among other comments. A lot of people disagreed with each quote and some gave elaborate reasons why.
The sentiment I heard most often in these comments was: “this optimistic thinking will never work, I’ve tried it before and it got me nowhere, this silly thinking has nothing to do with reality”. And it got me thinking – why are we so resistant to the idea that we’re powerful creators in our lives? Is it purely about our limiting beliefs that “we’re not that special”, “we don’t deserve that kind of success” or “we’re not good enough”?
Or maybe we’re just too lazy to do the work required for a massive success?
I also wondered whether maybe it was a case of misunderstanding the quoted words which were taken out of a certain context. Maybe people put these quotes through their own filter and interpreted them differently than I did. So let me explain why these particular words inspired me so strongly. And I’d love to hear back from you about your own understanding of these quotes.
Let’s start with the first one:
“You could have anything in the world you wanted if you were willing to ask 1,000 people for it.” – Byron Katie
Wow! This one hit me like a tonne of bricks. To date nobody managed to disprove it, mainly because people give up before they reach 1,000 people. But just think about it! Think about the dream you have, something you’re passionate about, something you’d TRULY want to create / accomplish / receive. And now sit down with your computer or a piece of paper and brainstorm the names of all the people that could help you out in some way. People that could mentor you, invest in you, offer you a scholarship, an opportunity to work alongside them to gain experience or an opportunity to pitch your idea to others. Business people, thinkers, entrepreneurs, investors, teachers, consultants, philanthropists…
Imagine sitting down with these people for a 1on1 conversation to discuss your dream. Are you still doubting?…
Ok, time to tackle the second quote:
“The harder I am on myself, the easier life is on me.” – Steve Chandler
I believe this to be true. I also believe the opposite to be true: The easier I am on myself, the harder life is on me.
I interpret “hard” to mean “disciplined”. And practically that means that if I get up early, work out regularly, skip junk food and eat healthy meals, work hard in my career and/or in my business, if I continue educating myself through books, classes, workshops, courses, degrees, etc., my life will keep getting better and easier.
But if I do the opposite – if I sleep in often, spend a lot of time on the couch watching Netflix and indulging in unhealthy foods, life will likely get pretty tough for me.
The way I see it, we all have a choice.
You either choose to keep going up, believing in yourself and creating the life of your dreams; or you choose to invalidate the idea about yourself as a powerful human being and stay exactly where you are now.
Which one will you choose?
How to Have Multiple Orgasms: The Ultimate Guide
So you’ve heard of multiple orgasms and now you’d like to start having them too. Maybe you’re feeling intrigued and curious - maybe even a little intimidated. After all, multiple orgasms are usually made to sound like magical, unicorn-like experiences denied...
5 Steps to Full Body Orgasms
There are orgasms… and there are full-body orgasms! The two aren’t the same, they feel different and they affect you differently – physically, energetically and emotionally. So if you’re curious what a full-body orgasm is and how to have one or give one to your...
How to Have Slow Sex & Stronger Orgasms
Have you ever heard of slow sex? What comes to mind when you hear these words together? Slow – sex… What kind of scenes do you see when you picture it in your head? Can you even picture it? When I first heard of this notion, I was shocked and surprised. In my...
Hey Helena. Very thought provoking comments!! I can see how you interpret those comments, and I can see what philosophy you subscribe to, which gets you the results you want. In both statements. I would like to add however, that the reason why asking 1000 people for something and eventually getting it is that asking the first 10 is super hard, the next ten a little easier, the next 10 easier, until you have asked 990 people and so by the time you are asking the last 10 for help, you have absolutely zero resistance in getting what you want! You outright expect wholly that you have basically got it in the bag!! This is Law of Attraction working, where the frequency of your thoughts creates your reality.
Second comment: The Harder i am on myself the easier life is on me: I agree with the discipline comment but again, it is not the forced, painful struggle that makes it happen, and life serves it up to you, it is the alignment with the pure clear thinking, with zero resistance, where you don’t get in your own way with old ‘baggage’, where you basically feel clarity in your discipline and know that it is happening!! Law of Attraction again!
The best Law of Attraction material I have ever found is the Abraham-Hicks material. Brilliant stuff!