No One Is Listening, No One Is Coming

Did you ever have the feeling that the world owes you something? Maybe it is more than a feeling and is starting to be the life model that you operate from. Whatever the case is, this habit of letting yourself vulnerable to “what may be” or “what may come” is the first thing you need to change in order to have the life that you dream. 

This is the second part of the mini-series called Third World to First, How to Hack the System and Stand Up for Your Self. If you did not read the first article I suggest you do so here.

I have already told you how the trip to Africa sort of changed my life. Having the chance to see a culture much different than the one I was born, watching people struggle with their difficulties and enjoy their blessings, allowed me to do a conscience jump that propelled me miles further on my journey.

You see, falling for this mythical imagery and seeing a new world in front of me made it easy to slip into a new dimension of magic, superstition and chance. This slip occurred almost unnoticed or at times I would direct my conscious voice inside my head to a different pitch. What I want to say is that allowing me to be sucked in this realm of possibility transformed my life and my relative grounding in it. I felt I could fly if I wanted to. But sometimes it is better to just walk; because if you fly you might melt your wings (see Iccar). Obviously, looking back nothing changed. The people that I imagined would come to the rescue never did. Life was not testing me. Life never knew me because I was never there to be known.

Right now you have two choices. Choice number one, to live like you lived and do the same things that you did. There is low probability that this will yield you with a different outcome. Choice number two is to do something dramatically different.

Take a note of this following, very powerful rule: 

To have something that you never had you must do something that you never did. 

For a moment, stop thinking about what you need to do next! You see? Ravel in the silence and let your inner voice be heard. For so long it has been suppressed. You might first feel a small calming presence or clarity that you missed for so long. Open your eyes and behold, it is the powerful and mysterious YOU. You know best what is good for you and your family. You have a map built but you will not find it lingering on the outer skirts. The map can only be seen from inside. The journey you need to take starts with a first small step. Turning back from what you usually do, and do different. I was in awe when Tim Ferris suggested in one of his podcasts: 

What if for the next 48 hours you would do everything completely different? 

What would your life look like? What are the implications? What would change?

But you must beware. The other side also has an other side.

This is it for now, and remember. As a first exercise, lets change the posts title from No One Is Listening, No One Is Coming to Listen to yourself and everything will come!

What next:

Follow me along my journey and keep a tab open for the future articles in this mini-series:

Previous: Third World to First: How to Hack the System and Stand Up for Your Self

Current: No One Is Listening, No One Is Coming

You Owe It to Yourself

Letting Yourself Be Stuck

Unstuck Yourself

Psychology of Winning

Things to Learn

Books to Read

Online Tools You Can Use To Hack Growth

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Dori