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Why You Don't Need To Sacrifice Anything To Be Successful - Darius Foroux
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If you see something as a sacrifice, it will bring you frustration
When you think you have to sacrifice something in your life in order to be successful you will build frustration and resentment towards yourself. And so that lofty goal that should have made you happy ends up making you miserable. 💭
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This idea of sacrificing things to become successful comes from comparisons
From comparing our lives to others. Why do you think you look at things as a sacrifice? Compared to what? “Well, so and so is having an avocado salad at a rooftop bar in SoHo.” Who gives a shit. ⚠️
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