One of the things that we all get frustrated over is repeating the same mistakes over and
over. Whenever we step on the same rake, we promise
ourselves that this the last time and we will never do it again. The next morning you wake
up as if nothing wrong has happened and in a few days, weeks if not hours you find yourself
going down that road again. That doesn’t happen by chance. There is
a reasonable explanation behind it since it happens to every other person.
In fact, we are making the same mistakes that we have made for thousands of years and for
some weird reason we never learn. So in this video, we are going to do something revolutionary
and try to understand that mysterious reason (hopefully).
The problem is that we like to think of ourselves as intelligent, logical creatures, but unfortunately,
we aren’t, because our emotions are dominant when it comes to making decisions.
When you are resentful towards your spouse, for example, you remember everything she did
to offend you or disappoint you since the day you know each other. On the opposite side,
you will only recall nice things about her when you feel loved. Remember the times when
you were depressed; you tend to think of just sad things. When you are excited and happy,
you think entirely of the good moments, because our emotions are much more powerful than we
think. So if you have promised yourself not to use
that credit card again, you might very much do it again to indulge yourself if you are
feeling sad or depressed. On the other hand, you might overeat candies if you are under
stress. Rationally, you shouldn’t have ate that
since you are overweighted. However, your emotions lead you to take an entirely different
action. They key here is obvious, you should never
let your emotions get in the way of your logic. It's, by all means, isn’t easy especially
when you are angry and frustrated. But believe it or not, with some practice it's entirely
possible to keep your feelings under control.
However, we also repeat the same mistakes because we have done them so many times so
that they have become part of our identity and getting rid of them isn’t easy.
Don't be surprised when you promise yourself not to smoke again but then you end up having
that cigar. By our nature we love routines. Because thinking requires much energy, so
your brain automates a lot of your daily activities such as every time you wake up, you directly
go and brush your teeth. So you grab that cigarette not only because
your emotions are pushing you but also because your brain sends a trigger to smoke every
time you get out of the house. And getting rid of bad habits or transforming
them into good habits is something we have discussed in previews videos which links I
will leave in the description.
Of course, you should n’t focus too much on your past mistakes, because whatever happened
has already happened and there is no way you can change that. However, as a wise man once
said, don’t fall into the same trap twice. So it's important to look back and learn from
your mistakes but never get obsessed about them.
But instead, do yourself a favor and learn something new that will outshine your mistakes
such as this course that will teach you to turn your passion into a sustainable business.
I have partnered with Skillshare and created this course for you and guess what, not only
that this course is practical and helpful, but rather it's also complete animated like
this video. I don’t want you to spend your entire life doing one thing and then figuring
out that you could have been much more successful if you had followed your passion back then
when you were younger. The first 200 people who will use the link
in the description will get the course for free!
So follow your passion, keep making money and never repeat the same mistakes over and
over!
Thanks for watching and I will catch you in the next one.