Who do you think controls the outcome?

#435 – Who do you think controls the outcome?You can think you're in charge of the outcomes of your actions. And sure, to some degree, you do influence your results.But you're not in charge and you can't control what you get.Believing the outcome is...

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Sep 17, 2025
Who wins when you hide from the world?

#434 – Who wins when you hide from the world?Hiding is easy because it's what the Ego wants. Hiding makes it feel safe: no eyes prowling on its flaws and deficiencies. In hiding, it believes it's the ultimate authority––so, all good.But what hap...

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Sep 16, 2025
What will AI teach you about your writing?

#433 – What will AI teach you about your writing?Many writers now add a disclaimer: "AI didn't write this." As if we couldn't tell what's AI-generated from human-created!I recently asked ChatGPT to write the script for a video-course I'm creatin...

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Sep 15, 2025
What drives your dissatisfaction with life?

#432 – What drives your dissatisfaction with life?"I'm never upset for the reason I think," A Course In Miracles says. What this means is that your Ego is always looking for the culprit of its fear. Some one or some thing must be to blame, so, a quic...

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Sep 14, 2025
What makes the 'Us vs. Them' illusion seem real?

#431 – What makes the 'Us vs. Them' illusion seem real?Positions on issues are easy to take. Problem is, when we don't move, our feet take root on the ground and soon, moving becomes impossible. It's called "attachment."We then become entrenched in o...

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Sep 13, 2025
What's your Ego's self-punishment of choice?

#430 – What's your Ego's self-punishment of choice?If, when things don't go as you wanted, you get upset or [fill in the blank], that might be your Ego punishing you.This morning, I wanted to work my six hours before 2:30 pm. By 11:45, I was doing gr...

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Sep 12, 2025
What will push you to bolt?

#427 – What will push you to bolt?"Never underestimate our inclination to bolt when we hurt."Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart.On Saturday, I attended my first Underearners Anonymous meeting. And boy, did I want to bolt.The "serenity prayer" (whic...

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Sep 10, 2025
How else are you killing your prosperity?

#427 – How else are you killing your prosperity?When a puppy's trapped, she's afraid. If someone gets closer to help her leg out of the trap, she'll growl and show her teeth. She thinks she's protecting herself, but she's only prolonging her str...

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Sep 09, 2025
Ego, Ego on the wall, who's the smartest of them all?

#426 – Ego, Ego on the wall, who's the smartest of them all?The Ghost of Need to Prove is a foundational part of the underearner's mindset.When we obey this Ghost's orders, at least 78% of our mind power goes into "proving" our knowledge, qualif...

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Sep 08, 2025