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This is physically and neurologically impossible
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Many people live in fear. And that’s a terrible place to be. They don’t raise their hand. They don’t do a stand. They don’t publish in social media… Because of fear. And please, let me know that if you’re one of those… your worries are not justified. It is physically and neurologically impossible for you to control what someone else thinks. I guess that you knew that, right? Well.. The average human being has about 70,000 thoughts a day. 70k… yes. Most of which are random and cannot be controlled. It’s not the short skirt… it’s just that your primitive brain goes rogue. This is why it’s ludicrous to waste any of your energy worrying about what other people think or trying to change what they think. Instead of wasting your time worrying about them, start living your life in a way that makes you proud of yourself. Think of what it is under your control… and just focus on that. Nothing else matters. Think of you can learn, experience or improve yourself if you are in the right place. In the right room. Like in the link below. ​The Room​ It you want that audio about governance vs achievement… you need to be in the room before 23:59 NZ time on Sunday. If you are lazy and don’t want to do time zones calculations… click now. ​The Room​ PD 1: If you liked this email, don't keep it in secret and forward it to a friend. They will thank you enormously one day. PD 2: If somebody has sent you this email and you want to receive emails like this yourself, visit vicentevalencia.com PD 3: If you want unsubscribe, click the link below. |
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