A thought inspired by Cindy:
What if we should direct all of our powers to elevate ourselves?
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In life I think we fall into the whole “self sacrifice”thing in order to do X, Y, Z. But what if this were a distraction? What if the goal should be for us to elevate ourselves to the maximum?
Selfish isn’t evil.
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To do things which purely benefit ourselves isn’t evil. In fact, it might be one of the most selfless things we can do. In fact if your goal is extreme altruism, I think the goal should also be extreme selfishness.
Stay focused onto yourself.
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If you’re the end product, the goal ain’t to make a trillion dollar company, or to make a trillion dollars, or gain a trillion followers.
The goal is to direct your own self-evolution to the max.
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Why make yourself the end product?
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- You have 100% control over yourself, your personal effort and results.
- Maximize your physical, artistic, and philosophical strength.
- No excuses or resentment.
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Epic life goals for yourself?
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Then comes the question:
What epic life goals do you have for yourself which aren’t dependent on others?
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Basic ideas:
- Physical strength: Epic strength goals for deadlift, squat, bench press.
- Personal aesthetic goals: What muscle mass and body fat percentage you desire.
- Personal creativity productivity goals: How much you want to blog, photograph, produce videos, music, etc.
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New personal goals:
- 3 plate benchpress, 5 plate deadlift, 4 plate squat.
- New video and blogging productivity goals— 10x.
- 180 pounds of mostly muscle mass, less than 10% bodyfat.
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