'The cost of accepting the familiar over the optimal.'
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The Monday Morning Stand-up #14
The cost of accepting the familiar over the optimal.
Navigating life is extremely difficult. Turbulence, as a result, is inevitable and within the maelstrom that is modern life we can find ourselves accepting jobs, committing to relationships, continuing with habits, staying in environments, and persisting with practices that we know do not serve us.
Worse yet, many of us, due to the familiarity of the situation, accept these conditions even know we are certain that the net impact of the situation will be negative.
What we forget to consider is the risk of staying.
The risk of staying at a job we hate or in a toxic relationship is immeasurable.
The loathing, detestation and bitterness that we currently feel will grow exponentially and within 5 years you’ll be just like you are now, except that a lot more of what is good about you will be gone and a lot more of what is terrible about you will be amplified.
You’ll age 10 years within 5 years and the toll on your soul and spirit will be irreparable.
Robert Greene has his say on this ‘staying for the pay check mentality’ in this 45 second clip.
Have a great week!
David.