In the first-ever instalment of AMC, Oliver speaks about your biggest enemy. You. He also speaks about what he did to wake up early every single day. Enjoy.
The goal is self. The curse is self.
This is how I explain it: We all inherently understand that we can be more, we know that our current state is not constant because no matter who you are, you have set in place some trajectory for your own life.
We change, we develop, we grow, and we learn.
The level of our growth can measure our passage through time. Hence, our ever-present goal is the betterment of our "Self".
The challenge is that despite our inherent burning desire to conquer our "Self" we are challenged by our own "Self" at every step of the way.
We tell ourselves that we can become more and achieve more, but then through our desires and infallibilities, we fight our development at every turn.
We all know that we sleep too much, we all know that we wake up later than should, we all know that we spend too much time doing nothing, and not only that, we all know that we could be doing something productive instead!
It is not as if we are lazy and unmotivated because we do not know any better; it is that it is so damn hard doing something about it!
So you see, the curse we are faced with is our own "Self."
The question then becomes: How do I conquer my "Self"?
I wish I had the answer to that problem.
If anyone had the answer to that, this world would be a haven.
I can at least offer a way to secure small victories that then turn into more prominent and more significant wins, but then something interesting begins to happen.
When you begin to make positive changes in your life you will slowly notice that the little voice in your head grows a little louder, he/she will say: "Why even bother?", "We were doing fine before?" "Why fix something that is not broken?".
At this point, things become tricky.
The mind.
The beautiful, powerful, terrifying mind.
The mind is worthy of your utmost respect.
It is your key to success.
One thing is sure: If you control your mind, success in this life is guaranteed.
Simple. Or is it?
When I told you things would become tricky when you make changes in your life, this is what I meant: The mind has been accustomed to a life of relative ease.
It is accustomed and habituated to the path of least resistance, and dislikes overworking (Similar to most of us at work: why put in 100% when 50% gets me the same pay?).
So, when we begin to realise changes in our life that are beneficial, we quickly notice the immense protest that our mind holds.
The mind knows that the changes we want to implement are going to make life better, but it will not cooperate because we are straying from the norm!
"What are you doing! What is the point?".
The rest of this entry is on the website, linked above.
