{"id":3918,"date":"2023-02-18T19:47:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T19:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghostcoast.video\/?p=3918"},"modified":"2024-05-23T14:05:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T18:05:55","slug":"shake-off-a-lifetime-of-brainwashing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghostcoast.video\/blog\/shake-off-a-lifetime-of-brainwashing\/","title":{"rendered":"Shake Off A Lifetime Of Brainwashing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Over weeks, months, years, you are and you become unknowingly obsessed with doing the things that lead you to failure.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You\u2019ve been brainwashed to accept your circumstances \u2013 to blend in with what\u2019s around you and what\u2019s expected of you.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If you\u2019re a football fan, you\u2019ve probably seen the passionate post-game speech from\u00a0Chuck Pagano<\/a>, coach of the Indianapolis Colts, after a recent win.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Now, I don\u2019t know if Coach Pagano is going to be doing the waltz with the Lombardi trophy this year. But he makes a very powerful point.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You can\u2019t accept your circumstances.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You can\u2019t let it dictate your vision for the future.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We are surrounded by brainwashing that tells us to do just that.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Take just five seconds and think about the situation the Colts were in. They play in a league where 30 percent of games have been decided by 3 points or less this year. Margins are everything, and a tiny adjustment in one direction or another can hugely impact whether you win or lose.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You don\u2019t think being brainwashed to fail and accept failure makes that .01% difference?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If any of those guys turned on ESPN, they\u2019d find themselves under assault.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lowered expectations. Poisonous.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The idea that they should accept or even be grateful for them. Even worse.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You\u2019ll deal with the same thing from family and friends around you. I read a lot about dealing people who don\u2019t support you, but the \u201csoft bigotry of low expectations\u201d is just as dangerous.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If the people and things around you are not actively pushing for you to better yourself, and they are not doing those things themselves, they are not helping you achieve.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So what can you do to remove the urge to accept your circumstances?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/span>BECOMING ABNORMAL<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
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And the most terrifying thing of all is that\u2026 it\u2019s perfectly normal to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The human mind is an internalizing MACHINE. It\u2019s normal to fit in to our environment. Millions of years of evolution have made blending in about as easy as breathing. And almost all of us are in an environment of failure.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When you\u2019re in an environment where failure is normal, you have to be abnormal to succeed. And if you want to become abnormal, you have to embrace being uncomfortable.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cCHANCES ARE YOU\u2019RE NOT DOING ENOUGH TO TRANSFORM YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kinda pithy, but true.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If you\u2019re in a bad situaion and you\u2019re acting \u201cnormally\u201d\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If you\u2019re fitting in socially\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If you AREN\u2019T drawing resistance from the people around you, and asking yourself if you\u2019ve gone a little crazy late at night\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Chances are you\u2019re not doing enough to transform your circumstances. That can be a painful process. We\u2019re obsessed with comfort, addicted to it so much that we barely notice how much we prioritize it over the things we NEED for long term success.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Constantly ask yourself whether you\u2019re doing the most comfortable thing\u2026 or the most useful and profitable thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span>ESTABLISH A PATTERN<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
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Success is NOT about sentimentality. Andy Reid, the Eagles head coach, lost his son last year \u2013 the team dedicated the season to him. Then they posted a mediocre record.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Emotion can be a motivator, but it\u2019s exhaustible<\/strong>, and it\u2019s not a superpower. Feeling good about something lasts for a few minutes. Feeling bad about something is just as temporary. \u00a0It\u2019s the pattern on actions that leads us towards feeling one set of emotions more than the other set.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Colts organization has set up a pattern of success. They draft new players to their team amazingly well. They grab character guys that will absorb the ideas of the team. They\u2019re well coached and disciplined. They stick with their plan even when faced with failure (an incredible virtue) and they\u2019ve been doing the right things years before Pagano even stepped foot in town.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re guaranteed to be successful,\u00a0but it DOES improve their chances.<\/strong>\u00a0You can do the same thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s not intuitive, but start keeping a journal of what pumps you up, what motivates you to work faster and smarter. Start tracking your mindset like a dieter tracks their performance, and work to trigger the strong moods you need to succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You have to develop your ability to follow patterns and routines, just like you\u2019d develop yourself physically.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span>BUILDING A CULT<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
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Peer pressure is the easiest way to adjust and improve our actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Look, let\u2019s be honest for a second here\u2026 what are the chances that every player on that football team is choked up about their coach\u2019s personal tragedy?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Not that they\u2019re dicks with complete hearts of stone \u2013 but they\u2019ve all got different backgrounds, different ethnicities, different ages. But they formed a cult that told them they were going to succeed, that they were going to do the things needed for them to succeed, and that NOT doing those things wasn\u2019t acceptable under any circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If you\u2019re the only person around you that successful or even interested in success, you\u2019ll have to BUILD your cult.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s OBVIOUSLY important to work hard on projects that bring in money. But I was really shocked at how much better my results became once I started reaching out to people that could help my business. Forget financially \u2013 your mindset jumps up, you get exposed to more efficient patterns of working, your conversations turn towards your shared interest, which means YOU\u2019RE thinking more about your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That takes time. You want to surround yourself with successful people, but they\u2019re surrounded with people too \u2013 who want free advice, free help, free\u2026 whatever.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Make a concerted effort to promote yourself, who you are and what you do. This can be incredibly tough if you\u2019re used to working as a freelancer, promoting yourself passively and letting clients come to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But introducing yourself to everyone you can and being as generous as possible will have a real impact. I\u2019ve only been at it for a while and it works.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span>REFUSE TO BLEND<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
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Want to escape brainwashing? Demand better from yourself and expect more from the people around you. Build a cult. Go a little crazy.\u00a0Brainwash YOURSELF.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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