Anirban657

I have been facing problems like anxiety and depression since 2015 and nothing seems to work. I am thinking about taking a Radical Honesty online course by Brad Blanton, PhD. I read the book and it's interesting. It is practical and it works for me because I have applied the technique. But I am kind of nervous to invest in this course but I feel it needs to be done. Please tell me your opinion on this.

I am 21 years old, starting an online business but I also play the role of a dependent son who is lazy and faint hearted. I live with my parents. My elder sister is very independent and hard working. I do it because I get what I want from my parents-love, basic needs, financial support, etc. But I am mostly doing it automatically unconsciously. How do I stop playing this role?

@Thought Art thanks!

I am a 21 year old male from India currently in college. I am afraid of making a mistake by committing to a way of life or career or philosophy because I feel like I will be not end up being a good person since all of the available ways of life or career or philosophy are somehow imperfect. For example, if I become a salesperson because I want to earn a lot of money, I will be contributing to capitalism in a small way which I won't do and money is an unhealthy value. If I become a youtuber because I want to have a meaningful impact in mental health, I may get meaning but I may not earn a lot of money. The problem is I get a feeling that commuting to a career or way of life can be a mistake. And I am unable to figure out what to do to solve it. What is the source of this doubt or fear? How do I overcome this fear? Please help me understand this problem. Do you face similar problems? How to overcome it?

@Leo Gura Ok Leo. Will watch your video.

@Mason Riggle I took the life purpose course 5years ago. I already bought it 5 years ago. At that time I was in high school and did not have enough life experience to specifically find out my life purpose. I guess this time it will be something new that I will find out.

@Mason RiggleThank you! I will watch the life purpose course.

@BjarkeT I registered for the course today. If I don't like the course or find that it's not helping me I can ask for a refund in the 1st week after the course begins. If I complete the course I will post a review in this forum. Thanks friend for you opinion.

@BjarkeT The source of anxiety and depression is probably genetic and stress when I study or work too much and social anxiety. Mostly genetic. I think Radical Honesty will help me in overcoming all my emotional problems which will lead to better work ethic and less social anxiety. But I am not sure if it is powerful enough to do what I am expecting.

@Striving for more I would recommend you to invest more on assets like skill development, books, mentors, etc. because the goal is income first. Try borrowing a touch screen laptop from a friend. I had bought an iPad Pro for graphic design with my parents' money but when my designers could not stay in touch due to the pandemic, my ecommerce business came to a halt and with no income, I am paying the EMI for the iPad with my parents' money. The reason why you should be very cheap in the beginning for spending on technology is because your main focus should be income. I would say before buying the laptop, borrow a laptop from a friend and start generating income first. It's not about abundance of spending but abundance of income. Income is the goal. If you can't borrow from a friend at least be sure that your LP generates enough income quickly to pay off the laptop's debt.

Wow Leo. I never thought about it that way. Thanks for all the amazing content you are creating. I never could have known about enlightenment without you. Thanks a lot.

Its like I am watching stars and cool hypnotic patterns and my stress level decreases very quickly.

I am Anirban from India and I am confused if I should continue my ecommerce t-shirt print on demand business or quit it to follow my passion. I had done Leo's life purpose course 5 years ago but I got so lost in other courses that I prioritized money over passion. My values are contribution, consciousness and helping others. My biggest strength is love of learning. And I have some idea that I should be in the relationship industry because I desire mastery of social skills. I started the t-shirt business in a hurry because I felt like I had to start earning money. But now I regret it. I really have emotional issues related to making decisions. The funniest part is I don't know exactly what I should be doing. Everyone in my life is telling me to continue my ecommerce business. But I don't want to do that. I want to master social skills and make money through contributing something of value to people's lives. My ecommerce business sold only 10 units in the last 3 months of $7/unit. And I am resenting my ecommerce business. I could kill my soul and just do that ecommerce thing. But I believe it's not the right thing. My ecommerce business is not serving people. The purpose of this e-commerce business was to make money. And after watching Leo's Money Psychology video I am convinced that I have some psychological work to do. What would you do if you were in my place? Should I quit the e-commerce business and find my passion or should I continue killing my soul? What would you do?

@Leo Gura Ok Leo. I understand that I will use the income from my e-commerce t-shirt business and I will invest my money and time in mastering my passion. I will do both t-shirt and passion at the same time. When my passion starts generating enough income to support me, I will let the t-shirt business go or hire a manager. I did the Life Purpose course 4-5 years ago which let me to find my values and strengths and a vague passion and I am taking it again now to pin point what my passion could be. @datamonster Very enlightening! @Nahm I will do it. @Spiral Wizard Yes! @Ponder I understand!

@aurum Wow! Thanks for the advice. Simply expressing my thoughts on this forum and speaking to people like you is so enlightening.

@aurum I want to master social skills like pick up but I have been learning a lot of theory related to sales skills. I have experience in none of them. I am going through the Life Purpose Course again and I am trying to figure out what I want. I am also thinking about going to Ramakrishna Mission Ashram in my city in India to seek advice. I am 21 years old in college and I don't have much neeed for money. My parents are supporting me. @Yarco I am doing the exercise that you mentioned. Apart from my t-shirt business and my desire for learning social skills I am interested in- Public speaking through YouTube videos Blogging Singing Playing harmonium PC gaming I have a youtube channel and a blog where I write about spirituality which falls on deaf ears but I like YouTube and blogging very much.

I have been blogging for a year now. And I haven't been getting much traffic. 2 months ago I thought about creating a course on Mental Health. I planned the course and started writing and shooting videos. When I completed Module 1, I published it on my website to see if people will buy the whole course. No one is buying. The course is 100INR(1.35USD). And it's one module on controlling our emotions. I don't know what people are willing to pay for. I have 40 people in my email list but they hardly click on my email links. I asked on facebook recently what would they like me to create content on. One person answered but the answer was vague and abstract.' I have no idea what to sell and whom to sell.

@Cocolove I think @Roy means have a big picture plan for the long term. You don't have to work at McDonald's forever. Maybe you could start a business. And for that you create a plan that when you have the enough capital to invest in your business part time then you can grow your business until you can switch to the business fulltime.

@Average Investor Thanks! I have been sharing my blog post on social media and on my facebook page. I have like 64 followers on my facebook page and I don't get much traffic from that. Maybe 1 person visits my blog and comments once in a while and that's about it.

@Cocolove I also agree with @Roy .

@Leo Gura What if I cognize the truth through intuition?

I know it looks like a stupid question but still, how to be aware of awareness? I mean I am looking at the wall. I am aware that I am looking at the wall. I ask myself,"Am I aware of the wall?". And my answer is yes. So I am not aware of awareness. I mean yesterday for the first time when I tried to become aware of awareness, it worked but now it's not happening. I meditate daily but for 6 months I stopped it due to my psychosis. And so I feel a bit less confident about being aware of awareness. How do I become aware of awareness? What question do I ask myself? Please comment, thank you!

Ok Leo?

@Leo GuraI have decided to study philosophy in college. But I am from science background where we need to write logical answers and short answers. How did you manage to adapt to philosophy where long answers are required. How is philosophy different from science and how can I be good at it Leo?

I just don't feel like meditating now a days. I had meditated for an year and half but after I started taking prescription pills for psychosis and depression, I don't feel like meditating. I don't know why. And Leo said that if I don't meditate, I can't watch his videos. I miss watching Leo's videos. But I also don't feel like meditating. What do I do?