None of it, that's the way my life is.

I agree with you that you have to envision yourself winning. However, envisioning yourself is not an important factor in actually determining whether or not you win, just like you highlighted. This reveals that envisioning is not a determinating factor.
As for presidents, I'll just write a few lines.

Most American president come from affluent backgrounds. Most had parents in positions of power. Most went to ivy schools. Those are not the circumstances of average people.
Americans still believe the lie of the American dream where meritocracy prevails and significant social mobility happens.
Reality is much more cynical.
I don't want to go on a tangent. I'll make another thread about the American dream fallacy next time

Good people don't run expecting to win. They run for the message.

Nothing? I don't believe that for a second. If your life sucks as bad as you make it seem, there is a lot of room to grow.

This legit made me lol.

Thank you for that. You’re acting as if I’m hiding something and you’ve unearthed a meaningful statement. I don’t know about your ban or what that’s about, sorry if you’ve let that control you life. I didn’t realize the dependency you have on that ability to post here.

So what's the alternative OP? Just accept that your life is sh!t and LDAR? Why not just play the cards that you're dealt and try to be the best you can possibly be?

Here's some motivation for all you porno addict creeps out here. You need the mindset to be a 700 lbs ripped FREAK


Age: 28

All I have ever said that truly sucks in my life is being unable to get women. Most other things in my life dont out right suck, mostly just meh.

that's like business. when i started a business at age 21 I was insanely delusional. but failed so ****in hard. spent like $2500 and an entire year on my business for no profits. i had it. it's my business partner that was EVEN MORE delusional than me lmao. the key is the balance between delusional and logical

Dude. What the **** is wrong with you

Ok twink.

lol'd hard at entire thread srs

I basically just meditate and work out srs

Helps to not think about any of these things srs

It was cruel, but you should see some of the chit he has said about me. Fuk it. I tried being nice to him, but he's a fuking dick. Now he knows how it feels. I actually liked Bobby too. I think deep down he's a good guy. I just don't know why he has to take his chit out on other posters.

k .

misc is full of these

You literally just used some of the dumbest examples possible; ones that completely counter the point you are actually trying to make.

Jeff Bezos voluntarily left a high-paying job to pursue an idea that literally everyone thought was absurd. If not for his CLEARLY rock-solid belief in himself, he never would have taken that risk. How do I know that? Because people who coast through life ("everything is predetermined") wouldn't behave in that manner as it makes no logical sense to do so (leaving comfort for uncertainty). No, "believing in yourself" doesn't mean that your stupid business idea is going to become Amazon because you "willed it so", but to pretend that people like Jeff Bezos aren't actively projecting their mindset of success 24/7 is absurd. There are people who are smarter than Jeff Bezos who suffer from crippling self-doubt (despite their "genetic gifts") who don't accomplish anything. Success in business relies on luck and timing and many other factors, but I can guarantee you that every business mogul alive shares one common trait: they all undoubtedly believe in their vision, regardless of what they are told by the outside world.

Athletes? Athletics are 50% mental. There is only so much biologically possible variance in athletic ability at the elite end of the spectrum (ie: Pro sports), such that mindset plays a huge factor in the actual output. Do you believe that Michael Jordan was twice as athletically gifted as everyone else on the court? Did he practice twice as hard? Or did his freakish mental mindset (which is highly publicized) differentiate him from countless other players who were just as athletic and skilled from a technical standpoint? Pro sports are littered with guys who are billed as the "next great thing" who ultimately fail because they lack the mental trigger which enables success. What you'll find is that across all sports, the so called "GOATs" all share an innate ability to seemingly bend the game around them which allows them to exert their own control. Yes; natural talent and athleticism and hard work are a prerequisite to greatness in every sport,however, Michael Jordan is Michael Jordan because before he even takes the last shot with the game on the line, he already knows that the ball is going in. It is a freakishly high level of belief in self which enables that.

I think that’s why some of them are mad at me...I wasn’t giving back what they wanted to hear.

Oh you’re fuked now bro. Inb4 attack about how delusional and retarded you are lol

Keep up with the toxic negative mindset buddy you're going far in life. Literally every list I've seen from you is negative.

that quite the sad kunt mentality you have there op.

The bold part was cute. You baked into your BS argument a get out of jail free card.

"OH it wasn't true for you? Well clearly that's survivor bias."

I know some of you are just negative nancy's on this forum - but do you act like this in RL at work?

I've spoken to people who are self-deprecating, and it's honestly the most cringe thing to hear. You'd think grown adults would have more of a grasp on their life. I don't even think I've ever heard this type of stuff spewed from my parents growing up. Being an adult I can see everyone has a moment of weakness, but this is just pathetic.

Yea I had a brain at age 13. You didnt?

I dont really talk to people irl so no. I try to stay as positive as I can.

What does not talking to people in RL have to do with staying positive?

nobody is advocating for negativity. We're arguing that positive for positivity's sake rarely makes a difference. thats all we're saying. no need to be positive or negative, just look at things the way they are. live in reality

Women don’t like me = won’t approach

Everyone woman wants to bang me = might possibly get laid a dozen times a year without looksmaxing or hitting the gym.

Mindset is literally everything. To believe that what you think doesn’t drive your actions is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.

Nice troll post brah

Mindset,discipline, motivation/interest are legit the most important factors to success in anything.

Fair enough. But living in reality is also how you react to things that happen to you. It's not about pretending to be positive when bad things happen, but it's to not let bad things happening affect your world.

Some of you make jokes about manlets, and baldcels. However, if these were dealbreakers, then why do some of us succeed? (speaking as a 5'7 manlet).

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Exactly.

These clowns can't even comprehend that there are literally people out there (a LOT of them) who hold jobs that they have no business holding all because they were delusional enough to apply for them, and they actually BELIEVE that they are there on merit LMAO.

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"
- Wayne Gretzky
- Michael Scott