Res Ipsa Loquitur

@Elton How've you been since your earlier post? How's your progress going?

I discovered Leo's videos exactly two years ago - at a time when my life couldn't have gotten any worse. Growing up as a kid I only attempted activities that I had a natural talent for, as I was deeply afraid of others discovering any kind of weakness inside of me. Of those activities that I did pursue, it drove me mad when I wasn't the best in my field. I quit many promising endeavors in school, that I know I would have been great at - if only I had the mental fortitude to keep on going. Like most teenagers, when I grew older I continued to lead a life with zero direction of my own; often feeling like a lost soul carried off into the distance by the waves of time. As a result, I turned to drinking as my primary source of escapism and my way of fitting in. At the time, I didn't know I was walking down a path of self-destruction. During this time, I unknowingly judged others, got into many bar fights, and sabotaged every relationship I had ever been in because I knew it would never last; always undermining myself and believing that I would never be good enough to meet my impossible expectations of life. It wasn't until approximately two years ago, when I hit rock bottom, that I finally became conscious of just a few of my inner demons. I picked up a book by Napoleon Hill called "The Law of Success" and it changed my life immensely. This was the first of many books that I would later read that coincidentally lead me to Leo's video: "How to Become a Millionaire - The Truth No One Tells You". It was in this video that I gained some real insight on how I should become a creator which inevitably lead me to more of his other videos; each video giving more insight than the last. I'm proud to say that I've watched over 50 hours of content. I'm also getting to the end of the Life Purpose course and for the first time ever, I feel reinvigorated about life! I feel inspired and motivated to do something beyond the norms of society. I want to CREATE and give value to the world!!! ME?! Who would have possibly THUNK IT?! lol I just wanted to share my story with those who feel lost and tell them that there's always hope of a better life for yourself. We all live entirely different lives but we feel similar emotions - and in that sense I feel connected to you. Feel free to shoot me a comment or let me know your experience. I appreciate everyone on this forum and wish you the best in your life purpose.

@Treeves4u I second the cart before the horse comment by Leo. Often times in life I've gotten so specific with my goals that I lost sight of the original crux of the matter. I will add that your post was very well thought out, written, and received. You've inspired me, my friend. Good luck in your journey. I look forward to hearing about your progress.

@TeaDiddy That's awesome man! It's pretty neat how you came across the exact same video and pretty much read the same book as I did, at exactly the same time. I mean... talk about coincidence!

@Choks Your improvements are quite inspiring. Go with that. I read a while back that our minds are similar to computers in that if you ask it a silly question, you'll get a silly answer. ie: "What Am I Doing Wrong?" "Uhhh, You should stop screwing up" lol. The point is that if you phrase your question in such a way that it puts yourself down, then your answer lies embedded in your negative psychology. This might have something to do with the way your father raised you. His negative put downs, in a way, gave you the habit of negative self-talk. To me, it sounds like you are still projecting your father's voice onto yourself. I would work on becoming aware of every time you put yourself down. At first you won't be able to catch all of them, but as you get better at identifying negative self talk, you'll begin to reprogram your mind by restructuring the way that you think. Kind of like the computer analogy I explained earlier. If you talk down to yourself, ask yourself why you're talking down to yourself. This will improve your self-esteem after you see firsthand that most of these problems, you're creating for yourself. Just my opinion anyway. Good luck fellow Actualized brother.