Love People, Use Things by Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus
Author:Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus [Millburn, Joshua Fields]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781250236517
Publisher: Celadon Books
Published: 2021-07-12T22:00:00+00:00
FOUNDATIONAL VALUE 4: GROWTH
Imagine winning the lottery, getting into the best shape of your life, finding your soul mate, establishing the most meaningful relationships possible, paying off your debts, moving into your dream home, cultivating the creative project that makes you the most passionate, and discovering your lifeâs mission. Now what? Visit the nearest lake and fish every day? Sit on the couch and bask in the bluish glow of your television? Of course not. You want to continue to enjoy your newfound lifeâthe one with the improved health, improved relationships, and newly discovered creativity. Thus, you must continue to improve; you must continue to grow. Turns out, the old saying âif youâre not growing, youâre dyingâ is brutally true.
Of course, not all growth is beneficial. A bicep after a month in the gym is a type of growth. But so is a tumor. So we better choose deliberately how we want to grow, or weâll grow according to the dictates of everyone else. Our society has developed a particular narrative since the Industrial Revolution, one that says we must explore never-ending growth, which might sound appealing at first, but itâs not the type of growth Iâm interested in. What Iâm focused on is intentional growth.
Never-ending growth says we must grow at any cost; intentional growth happens when we grow in accordance with our values. Have you ever made a âone-timeâ compromise that led to a series of greater compromises? I have. Iâve literally lied and stolen to get what I wanted. But then I didnât stop with the first indiscretion. Iâd lie to cover up the previous lie, and then Iâd need to tell an even bigger lie to cover up the cover-up. What a tangled web. This often happens when we compromise, even though thereâs nothing intrinsically wrong with compromise itself. In fact, most relationships require continually meeting in the middle. The problem occurs when we compromise what we desire to get what we want today. Itâs harder to stick to our principlesâto avoid the allure of the shortcutâbut itâs important if we want to grow with intention.
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