WonderSeeker

I've been following Julien's content deeply for 3 years. I can tell you he's distanced himself from Owen quite a bit. He actually disagrees with him often (though not by name). I had a friend go to a Julien event last year and he thanked Julien for his pickup stuff from 2012. Julien said "Glad it helped" and walked away. He has moved on from the punk he was. But MOST IMPORTANTLY, I went through Julien's 8-week Transformation Mastery (TM) program recently. It's somatic release combined with weekly calls to ask questions about trauma and the releases. I got to talk to him live on Zoom calls every week. I've talked to lots of people at SMC (formerly RSD). And by far, in terms of overall awareness, Julien is the most advanced. Owen is a loud-mouth, but also a genius in his own right (but not necessarily conscious!) What I like about Julien is he's actually done the hard work of smoothing himself out in a such a way that I'd call him high green, MAYBE Tier II. He openly allows blue, orange, and green topics to be discussed on his calls. He gives advice from many different perspectives. He also uses a scale of emotional development based off of David Hawkin's work (see attached photo). It works similar to a developmental psychology model where you go from a lower vibrational, competitive, destructive state, to more embracing, loving, conscious state. In his own work Julien cites perspectives from people of all age ranges. He is genuine on the calls and I sense no bullshit or games with him whatsoever. Whereas in the more pickup side of SMC, I've met Owen in person several times and his other coaches too. They are more salesy, sleezy, and it feels like there's some BS hiding underneath them. They weren't as lucky as Julien was to get gut-punched into green (and possibly Tier II). One of the only things that is holding him back from Tier II, is he hasn't gone into military-grade deep spiritual territory. Otherwise it does appear like he's building out conscious systems, with TM as the foundation (happiness), Purpose Process (wealth), and High-Vibe Communication (relationships). He doesn't have much to say about health, education, spirituality, or psychedelics though. He doesn't cover every base but he goes really deep with what he does know and is therefore a pretty healthy green/orange (maybe some Tier II) nonetheless. My 2 cents.

Perma-tripping, suffering, making loud clicking sounds with my mouth. Also, randomly, I can guess birthdays and ages insanely well

You must balance emptiness with fullness. You meditate to empty out bullshit and replace it with truth. But part of the truth is your human condition so you gotta satisfy that too. You said you visualized having a perfect girl, house, body, and job. But it made you miserable. Why? My guess is you might have set too many goals at once, without taking them one at a time. Or going all of them bit by bit slowly (my strategy). Another reason it might have failed is how do you know what's actually right for you? Have you experimented with different ways of living, dating, working, and so on? If so, great, you know what you want. Just some things to think about. You got this man~

@Leo Gura how will it be similar/different from this:

Hahaha bro, I get you on the dating end! I'm not attracted to most ladies even if they're physically "hot." It's the way they present themselves and act that turns me off. Honestly, I think it's best to pick one gem out of the dirt and keep it. No bother in chasing "hot" or "perfect."

Gut feeling. 3 years ago I stayed in Mongolia for 6 weeks, and not a day has gone by since without me dreaming of moving to east Asia. This part of the world is so fascinating and has so much potential for growth. Also my own growth is speeding up here, because I feel passionate about life again. That's why.

Paralysis by analysis. In my experience: hardcore early, gentle later. After about 4 years of grilling my ego, I feel there's little anxiety/shame left. I'm more confident in who I am and what works for me because I've experimented so much. 20+ psychedelic trips and 2 brutal awakenings. 400+ cold approaches (99% rejections). 2,100 doors knocked (sales, pure hell btw). Then ran a business so hard I burned out and became depressed (invested $8k, only made $1,700). Lived in a hostile climate for 3 years. After all of that I've earned my wings. I ain't perfect, but I know who I am as an ego now. From one being to another, I can appreciate where youre coming from. PM me if it feels right~

That guy's videos are trash. Jk... Life Advice for Young People (Parts 1 & 2) easily take the cake for me. I've rewatched it every year (5 years straight) and it makes me smile knowing how closely I'm following it and how goddamn wise it is. You seen it yet @Tudo?

First of all Leo, thank you for the most comprehensive explanation of this almost universal human pattern I've ever seen. It's so pervasive, it's akin to breathing air. To pay back the value, I want to briefly share my recent experience with conformity in my own life on this sub-forum. 3 weeks ago I moved from the U.S. to South Korea. Immediately I saw my mind picking up on gross and subtle signs of what this culture values and how it behaves. I laughed at your example of the Japanese handing others items with both hands instead of just one, because that's also a common custom here. Although, it's more the old generation that cares about such things, showing that the culture is evolving with time (albeit from one conformist habit to another!) In my own experience I took note of the insane beauty standards and fashion trends here. In some of the busiest parts of the city I'm living in, Daegu ( 대구), 1 in 4 people there (especially the ladies) look like they could be magazine models. Since moving here I've already spent 180,000₩ ($125) on new clothing. Granted, the clothing I replaced was 3-6 years old and starting to wear. But still I see the effect the culture has had on my mind to some degree and my desire to fit-in/embrace it, depending on which lens you use. In any case, I'll give myswlf the benefit of the doubt. My decision to go out and update my wardrobe was at least 70% conscious as I wasn't in a crazy hurry to do so. I still haven't watched K-pop or K-drama yet and don't really care if people think my style is out there (after taking Julien Blanc's TM Mentoring recently I've become much more confident and care-free in my skin). Anyways, if you've read through I'm curious... in what ways have you confirmed in recent days, weeks, or months? Cheers!

Agree with @Zenterus . In addition, learn to enjoy your own company first, then share that vibe with your matches. And let the chips fall where they may. The end result is about connection. Btw, sounds like a cool event. Gonna see if my city has one... I just moved to Korea

Can't provide a clear answer. My LP has evolved a lot in the past few years. Part of my life's journey is finding the right place to post-up in. I chose not to accept the default state/country I grew up in. I just happen to value location and culture a lot. For you it might be more about posting up somewhere stable and getting a machine running (ie, your business).

High quality post @Emerald , thanks for sharing. Since going ultra-deep with psychs in recent months, I've started to lose touch with my sense of purpose. That old bastard, infinity... he's such a double edged sword. It's so beautiful yet so cripplingly, unexplainably, get-wrenchingly terrifying.

He hasn't awoken to infinite crocodiles yet.

Yes

As a teacher, the friendly-mentor / firm-instructor duality is a fine-line. You wanna be friendly but also keep a distance. The key is this: 1) As you teach, you scan the room for feedback. Are they confused? Are they dozing off? Do they understand? Are they having fun? Are they distracted? Are they focused? Etc. 2) Accept the feedback & respond appropriately. Not sure how you do that with as you teach yourself tho... I personally like being friends with me. But standards are good too