Butters

I just had a whopper for the first time in years and damn that's a tasty burger. McDonald's tastes so much worse, why would you even go there?

I see people dating now that the weather is nice and I feel left out sometimes or lonely. But then at the same time life is so beautiful. Is solipsism OR aspergers a good excuse not to talk to girls? Because you can really observe people like trees or part of nature. And what if there is beauty in loneliness? Why does loneliness always have to be demonized? Also if solipsism then there is no cure for loneliness so might as well learn to live with it. Or is that just cope?

Thank you so much! Day 24: Was on short sleep yesterday then had another show last night. Got anxiety on the train so I bought a can of beer and some sweets to calm myself down. Unfortunately this one can turned into many and since alcohol is a depressant this just made my night heavy. Also got back to smoking cigarettes from there. Really struggling with addiction and I should focus more on mindfulness: Funny how addiction works, I would say it is part of "externalization". I do that in life, and the more I do it the worse my life gets. Blaming my problems on others, but also thinking that the reason I quit was because of nicotine patches. These are all externalizations which don't fix the underlying problem. More examples of externalization: calming anxiety with alcohol or candy or a mobile game, watching Youtube, putting success in the future, thinking money would solve all my problems. I'm not going to make a whole list now but you get the point. Externalization also leads to procrastination. If I go "if only I finished my website THEN I will get clients and money", that's a recipe for procrastination. Passive income: Watched this video this morning and it made me realize once more that wealth is not a higher income but having assets that cover your basic expenses. Charlie talks about having lots of cash in low risk investments such as bonds. In a practical sense it's way better to earn €3k pm passively than €30k active and spend it. Also having basic expenses covered would allow for more consciousness work than living a life where you spend lots of cash on lifestyle. Really interesting video that relates to wealth traps: Actions taken: Did another gig last night, met some new comedians there Filed an objection to my tax authority cause I got fined, sending letter today Registered domain name and started building simple website in Wordpress Next steps: Be mindful Finish the website asap so I have a funnel for people to actually hire me Start new Etsy PoD store

Anyone on ozempic / semaglutides for weight loss? Any noticeable side effects or concerns?

@undeather but don't you think that if you took it for 2 months or more your mind and body would get into the habit of eating less automatically? So then instead of a last resort it's more like a kickstart.

Day 23: If you're wondering why this journal is mostly about personal issues, it's because that's exactly what you'll run into. Businesses don't fail, people do (in business). A small online business like what I'm doing here is really quite simple, it's the human-ness that gets in the way. Had a FANTASTIC weekend where I did stand-up on Saturday and finally got to doing some work from Friday on. Last week I was so filled with rage and frustration, but I've identified why. Eating the Frog: This was the absolute MAIN reason for last week's frustrations. I did not eat the frog. Eating the frog means you do a hard thing first thing in the morning every day. In my case my finances. I did not do this so it built up in the back of my head. I cannot stress enough the importance of eating the frog. I denied my financial problems for years and look where it brought me. The only solution is to start eating the frog every day from now on. So new rule: eat frog for 1 hour, and work only 4 hours a day. So let's say I start my workday at 8AM, then I do my finances first, and only have to work until 12. Worst case scenario I work 6 x 4 = 24 hours that week, which is infinitely better than not doing anything and feeling horrible because of frog pile. In reality I end up working way past that 12 pm mark, but the point is I actually started. Flow: It's interesting to see how flow work. You start by eating the frog, and one thing leads to the next. Business is not about philosophizing or abstract thinking, it's about taking one action after the next. All I know is my end goal and my next step, and the next step after that becomes clear once I take action. Actions taken: Shot and edited 7 shorts in total and uploaded most to IG, YT and TikTok, getting more views than I expected. Filed tax return Next actions: Create a website for clients to book me Start a new Etsy store Record my journey of starting new Etsy store, upload series to YT

Oh shush you, how do we know YOU'RE not the computer, huh?

Lol, I just watched that episode 😁 But seriously my stomach is hard because I train but there's fat over it. I'm sure if I got on it I'd have a Sixpack.

Somebody in another thread said I have an orange shadow, what does this mean? Whats a spiral stage shadow?

I hated on his last video but this is absolutely fantastic! Main thing I got from this was to flow with life and make sure you get paid for living. Very inspiring, highly recommend you watch this. Owen is becoming a legendary speaker.

Meaning; you make the conscious decision to not jerk off and instead focus that sexual energy on other things like a creative project, reading etc. Some opinions I found interesting from Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/yoga/comments/5di3ks/how_can_i_transmute_my_sexual_energy_to_better/ https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/ap8aj8/what_does_napoleon_hill_mean_by_the_mystery_of/ To be clear, I am NOT talking about creaming over Insta / Snap whatever, I don't do that, I'm sure that's bad for you. I'm talking about just jerking off, I don't even watch porn often. I'm also not talking about the bad alternative of self-shaming for falling back. So perhaps the question then: In your opinion, with NO self-shame attached and no dogma attached to it whatsoever, is it better to abstain from masturbation altogether? Assuming you're actively working on your LP. Maybe I should start a 30-day challenge again for myself and keep you guys posted, it definitely depends per each person. Edit: I say this now because I jerked off last night, but sometimes you have to tame the beast. I get so much boiled up passion / anger whatever it's called if I don't do it. So I'm unsure.

Day 18: Just read back what I posted here about the Tony Robbins seminar and it becomes clear to me why I'm dealing with this rage. I told myself I'd go out on the weekends to flirt and have sex but then I didn't go this past weekend because I didn't have any money. And that is true, I couldn't even have paid for a single drink, but I could have still gone. I also should visit comedy shows more often even when I don't have a spot because I simply cannot go this long without social contacts. Trap #41: Coffee I think caffeine definitely adds to the rage. God I'm just so fucking rageful lately, how would I even know which of the above is the actual reason? I doubt that coaching call I had on Friday did me any good. I was doing fine and this stirred up all sorts of old emotions and thoughts I thought I was over with no support to fall back on. So this coaching call really just made the world an uglier, more hostile place than it was before.

Lol this got me

Sacré bleu!

Not sure why but this video just triggers me. Actually a lot of his content does.

Lol. But seriously if a thread says it's got 2000 views and only 100 actual people read it, big difference.

Are crawlers counted under views for a topic on here? What percentage of the shown views are actual people? Just curious.

Yeah exactly, it's a question for Leo. I just want to know if a thread says 100 views how many people have seen it.

Day 17: I've identified another major issue here. I wake up in the morning, do my morning routines (yoga, reading etc) and after that it's time for work. But work doesn't happen. My thoughts are going in the right direction, I am well equipped for this battle, yet I'm still procrastinating. What happens? Master Mind: That's where the idea for the master mind is born. At a core lizard-brain level I am motivated to be around other people and receive all the social inputs that I am programmed to enjoy. But waking up and sitting behind a computer screen for 8 hours all by myself does not tap into that need whatsoever, and when the task at hand is not part of my routine yet (like editing my shorts) it becomes frustrating and I quit. Then I might try to find a coworking space, or go for a little walk, because those activities do seem to stimulate the primitive need for socialization. But this socialization is flawed because it takes away from my work instead of adding to it. So what if I could tap into my primitive need to be social in a way that actually contributes to my success? This is why Napoleon Hill stressed the Master Mind idea. Now that I'm thinking about it, I actually have 2 ideas. One for a Master Mind group of myself and other people who are starting an online coaching business, and the other a master mind for people who are selling on Etsy or Shopify that is 100% online and I charge money for. Procrastination: As a result of procrastinating, I found this video on procrastination, very interesting: I still think the Master Mind is a wonderful idea but watching this video also gave me some perspective on what's going on right now; I am procrastinating. He says "[long-term procrastination] can be a huge source of unhappiness and regrets". Wow, definitely played a role in my business so far and why it didn't work out. Rage: God I'm so annoyed right now. I am physically unable to do a full work from home day because of all the fucking noise. This could go on for months to come because the entire neighborhood is under construction in every way possible. I need to completely rethink my whole strategy: what is work in the first place and why does it require me to sit at home at my desk? Work is whatever gets me money. I think I can have a huge advantage over my competitors by simply focusing on creating as much content possible. I'm a natural entertainer and nobody else in this industry is, they're all super precise work from home people, literally the opposite of me. So focus on content, I need to rethink how and where I work. If it's all about creating content then why carry a bulky laptop around? Just do it on my phone.

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"Going down the slip and slide with no water hurts your butt" ~ Butters

Thank you! This really motivated me to keep going on Saturday. Day 16: Saturday felt shitty like I posted here, but I pushed through it and ended up getting my first short video live on a brand new Youtube, TikTok and Instagram account. So after that at the end of the day I felt pretty good and the rain outside literally cleared and I enjoyed some sunshine before sunset when I went for a walk. Couldn't sleep for some reason so woke up Sunday after only 2 hours of sleep at like 3.30 AM. Thought I had this one in the pocket but fell asleep again after just a few hours. DId Uber Eats at night. Whenever I do the Uber Eats I just get annoyed, feels like I'm wasting my time. Proactive approach / action bias: So this is the theme for me right now. It's not like I lack the skills or knowledge to make my business succeed, that's not the biggest hurdle, it's that I've been too inwardly oriented these past years. This was nice, but now I need massive action bias, and that's what this whole journey is about. For this journey to succeed I must get pleasure from actual results and putting myself out there, not just from the mental masturbation of thinking about it. I must cultivate a loving relationship with Stage Orange and see the beauty of money and personal / business success. And it is really beautiful. Success at Stage Orange can bring so many people opportunities, money and happiness that does not get reached by just sitting at home and thinking somebody owes you something. That's one of my biggest problems. Actions taken: Created a Fiverr gig Created FB page and Group Created Instagram, Youtube and TikTok Shot, edited and uploaded my first video to those platforms Contacted another booker for possible comedy spots near me Sold that old website I was talking about so made some money there Did Uber eats but I'm sick of it Next actions: Continue shooting and uploading shorts Shoot long-form videos for Youtube at some point Do cold outreach on Instagram Create a website for my consulting and coaching Then create a funnel Learn way more about Etsy so I can optimize my services Keep looking at my finances, keep finding creative ways to pay the bills and balance everything Trap #40: Appearances Don't be fooled by appearances. What is business? What is success? What is lifestyle? It's a mental state, it's images in the mind. There is no objective reality that can be viewed objectively from any state. No, there are only those states. This morning I started the day from a place of feeling lack and nothing got done.

Stage Orange is fantastic, here's an example: Michael Jordan's partnership with Nike in the mid-1980s was groundbreaking. At the time, there were doubts within Nike about whether an African American athlete could achieve mainstream appeal. However, Jordan's charisma, talent, and undeniable marketability shattered those perceptions. His Air Jordan sneakers became a cultural phenomenon, defying expectations and generating enormous revenue for Nike. Jordan's success not only revolutionized sports marketing but also reshaped the way athletes and brands interacted, setting a new standard for endorsements and brand partnerships. Try that in stage Blue, it's impossible, there would be almost no social mobility.

This is honestly great, classic pickup advice. Edit: well I hadn't seen the whole video yet when I posted. The beginning stuff about tinder and IG is honestly good though, after that it gets a little murky lol. Edit 2: OMG I shouldn't have shared this before I watched, part 2 is just mental 😂 he's a good salesman though.