Aaron the Great
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Here's a list I made of bad habits of my past which I'm proud to say no longer haunt me. Do the same for yourself.
Biting my fingernails - I picked this up when I was 8 or so, and it kept going for about 10 years.
Cracking my joints - Fingers, back, neck, toes, you name it.
Cursing - Yeah this is a work in progress, but there's no reason for it. Got to cut this **** out. oops
My walk - As long as I can remember I was uncomfortable with the way I walked. In high school I always moped around with my hands in my pockets because it was easier to deal with that way. I always looked at the ground and quickly avoided eye-contact. Thinking back further, I remember getting hardons all the time walking the halls in middleschool.
My physique - Nobody ever told me skin and bones was unattractive, or maybe they did and it just never registered. People have a subconscious disrespect for overly-skinny guys. If you think you're hot stuff as a toothpick, you can't even imagine what you're capable of with a real physique. Read Pook's skinnyguy article, the transformation is no joke.
** The above changes are all insignificant compared to what's next.
Arrogance/Vanity - God I swear this is the main lesson I'm here to figure out, and it is a challenging one. As my life improves, as I see myself as more and more beautiful, as wonderful people come into my life seemingly out of thin air, it poses a great challenge to not get big headed about it. This is a work in progress.
Selfishness - I always used to have trouble sharing, I was caught up in material BS and that is no way to live. Now when one is in need, friend of stranger, I do what I can, I give what I can. I take more pleasure from brightening the lives around me than I ever could from the material things I may use to do so.
Addiction - Man is in constant temptation. Everything we do to feel good in the moment will only leave us feeling worse in the next moment. Yes drugs and alcohol are obvious, but what about the more subtle things we look over? In fact all the things I've listed on this page are addictions.
Women - I should be more specific. I spent a lot of time caring about sex with hot girls, but for what? ALL for the ego. It was all about insecurity of how others saw me. Now I know the woman for me, while beautiful no doubt, must bring much more to the table if she wants to hold my interest. The most important things I look for in a woman are a shared life purpose with myself (spiritual beliefs, yada yada) and the desire to help me grow and grow with me. Women are not just a tool to get you off, thats what your hand is for.
Fear of others judging my flaws - My younger self would never have been comfortable laying all this out for people to judge. These are things I was ashamed of for far too long.
NEVER accept who you are as your best or you limit the LIMITLESS potential of your true Inner Self. Don't make excuses why you can't change. I wasted a lot of time making excuses, caught up in all of the above.
This is my list and it's always changing. Review it sure, but it's only an example. Make your own list and APPLY it to you life! Anything you think you could be doing better, identify it and then take the steps to overcome it. You are a diamond in the rough.
Biting my fingernails - I picked this up when I was 8 or so, and it kept going for about 10 years.
Cracking my joints - Fingers, back, neck, toes, you name it.
Cursing - Yeah this is a work in progress, but there's no reason for it. Got to cut this **** out. oops
My walk - As long as I can remember I was uncomfortable with the way I walked. In high school I always moped around with my hands in my pockets because it was easier to deal with that way. I always looked at the ground and quickly avoided eye-contact. Thinking back further, I remember getting hardons all the time walking the halls in middleschool.
My physique - Nobody ever told me skin and bones was unattractive, or maybe they did and it just never registered. People have a subconscious disrespect for overly-skinny guys. If you think you're hot stuff as a toothpick, you can't even imagine what you're capable of with a real physique. Read Pook's skinnyguy article, the transformation is no joke.
** The above changes are all insignificant compared to what's next.
Arrogance/Vanity - God I swear this is the main lesson I'm here to figure out, and it is a challenging one. As my life improves, as I see myself as more and more beautiful, as wonderful people come into my life seemingly out of thin air, it poses a great challenge to not get big headed about it. This is a work in progress.
Selfishness - I always used to have trouble sharing, I was caught up in material BS and that is no way to live. Now when one is in need, friend of stranger, I do what I can, I give what I can. I take more pleasure from brightening the lives around me than I ever could from the material things I may use to do so.
Addiction - Man is in constant temptation. Everything we do to feel good in the moment will only leave us feeling worse in the next moment. Yes drugs and alcohol are obvious, but what about the more subtle things we look over? In fact all the things I've listed on this page are addictions.
Women - I should be more specific. I spent a lot of time caring about sex with hot girls, but for what? ALL for the ego. It was all about insecurity of how others saw me. Now I know the woman for me, while beautiful no doubt, must bring much more to the table if she wants to hold my interest. The most important things I look for in a woman are a shared life purpose with myself (spiritual beliefs, yada yada) and the desire to help me grow and grow with me. Women are not just a tool to get you off, thats what your hand is for.
Fear of others judging my flaws - My younger self would never have been comfortable laying all this out for people to judge. These are things I was ashamed of for far too long.
NEVER accept who you are as your best or you limit the LIMITLESS potential of your true Inner Self. Don't make excuses why you can't change. I wasted a lot of time making excuses, caught up in all of the above.
This is my list and it's always changing. Review it sure, but it's only an example. Make your own list and APPLY it to you life! Anything you think you could be doing better, identify it and then take the steps to overcome it. You are a diamond in the rough.
