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Originally Posted by Henry  I don't want my friends to call me the "Self Help" guy. |
I know what you mean! I was like that as well. For me, personally, that attitude came from a sense of shame, that if I listen to "all the self-help guys" there must be "something wrong with me." How wrong I was.
Nowadays I still may not openly talk about it, but it's only because of the general rule I follow not to speak of my goals to just anyone, since most people's instinct is to drag you down so that they feel better about themselves.
When it comes to close friends and family I see absolutely no reason to hide the fact that I am actively trying to push my envelope, though there are exceptions. For example, you just know some people are not in the proper state to entertain such information.
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Originally Posted by Paul C The main problem that I have when speaking about self development, and more often subjective reality, is that most people of my age group (19) don't understand what I'm talking about or even care. More often than not I can relate far better with people twice my age, generally because they're far more knowledgable and I can have a two-way conversation with them. Unlike many I know who would rather just change the subject to something far more mundane or nod and listen without giving their own opinions. Anyone else get that feeling? or at least, used to? |
I used to be just like that, Paul. I discovered that it doesn't so much have to do with age as with quality. Even at the age of 28, I still experience that with most people. It's just a matter of finding the ones who are aware and have some kind of goals in life - which is why I'm posting here.
Incidentally, I just went completely off on my girlfriend the other day about the Law of Attraction. Perhaps because I have already set her on this self-improvement path by getting her hooked on Covey's "Seven Habits," she was quite interested in it. I even briefly mentioned that I had "Ask and It Is Given" on my reading list, and she wasn't one bit "freaked out." I read her the excerpts off Amazon and she was fascinated. I think I'm taking her along with me on this, which is great!
Okay, back on topic now.
If you ask me, Henry, the "self-help guy" is the best thing anyone could call you.
