Hey bix,
Good points. I had a similiar experience with Matt Thornton. When he first became widely known, he had some really brilliant ways of explaining functional martial arts training. But over time his fan base grew so people would listen to whatever he had to say because of who he was, not because of what he had to say carried any weight.
Personally, I disagree with a lot of Matt says, and I get the impression you're feeling the same thing about Steve.
But, to look at it from another way. You could just be in a different place entirely and not be able to comprehend where Steve's at, just as Steve won't be able to comprehend where you're at. Levi Straus (the anthropologist, not the jeans!) said that either something is part of your culture and you understand it or it isn't. I can't think of any specific cultural examples but there are plenty. Actually, suicide bombers are one. In certain Islamic cultures (as far as i'm aware) this is a great way to die. In ours, not so much.
So where Steve's at is different from you, and you guys can't find a common ground. It's not that Steve is higher than you, just somewhere different. You're Spain, he's Morocco.
I've come across some situations in my life recently where I can't get people to see my point of view. I have to accept that they are operating out of a different paradigm entirely that won't reconcile with mine. If they want to see it, I'll help them. Otherwise, I'll just love and support them.
For me I really enjoyed this article as I was thinking about fears recently, and I know they hold me back. Now I've a system to evaluate my fears and get things more easily.
I'd a similar post on my
blog about confidence if anyone is interested in reading it. Hopefully it's not as flowery as Steve's. Basically I had a fear that my confidence wasn't doing the people in my life any good. As a result, I was denying myself confidence.
Colm