The problem is improvement has become conceptualised. Before it was popular on TH-cam you'd never say "I'm on self-improvement" that actually sounds stupid out loud. Just do the actions required to get to where you want to go, the end.
Yes trying to improve oneself is as old as humanity like people say they are on self improvement and think saying that automatically put them on the level of a diety
This comment is more valuable than any self improvement video out there, everyone on self improvement needs to here it, I’m quitting self improvement, and I’m just gonna work, meditate, read, eat healthy, workout, eliminate degeneracy, and have goals
"If you are trying to self-improve for yourself you are never going to improve because part of you doesn't love yourself. And if you don't believe me just look at your behavior for the last year." Hit different... listened to that at least 10 times
I started self improving because I didn't love myself. Now, after 2 years, I'm proud of the progress and love myself way more than I did when I started. Personally, this video doesn't make sense
@@akebengtsson1223Joh the homo statements I'm seeing. I don't love the person that's unable to give his mom whatever she wants, why would I love that which is why I'm self improving. Love yourself is the dumbest concept ever, Love yourself for who you are which means that love yourself for the mere fact that you exist, last time I check whatever is loved has substance, so to love yourself you should have some substance to love. If you're fat you should love that? If you're thin you should love that? Your lot are lazy and are looking for anyway out to stay exactly where you are but we need yall.
Couldnt agree more with this video I spent 2 years stuck in this loop of justifying bad habbits like watching useles content on youtube for few hours every day just because I went to the gym and meditated in the morning and most of the days I would end up not doing any work and feeling empty and dissapointed in myself at the end of the day. The type of self improvment that all of this gurus are pushing is keeping you in one place
You can watch highly edited videos from your favourite gurus that fry your brain cells or you can watch Charlie. So much value in every video. He is authentic and to the point. Explains why he is a millionaire. Thank you for taking the time to make this video and all the others.
I think this video, although having some valid points, lacks substance and sounds like cope. You lack the discipline to do the good habits you originally set out to start doing. And the coping mechanism is saying you HATE self improvement now and that it is problematic, not you yourself who lacked the discipline. Pure cope
Your theory works only for people that are doing it for sake of coping and not actually improving themselves, so you're right only about that case. I know how it works for me and i've never even tried to use self improvement as an excuse to indulge in bad habits, that's a thing i've been doing for myself and just a fact that im improving my life makes me feel satisfied. But like I said, I get your point.
Love your perspective. The biggest problem I have with self improvement is that it goes against the main principle of achievement. And that is, FOCUS. Most of the time, self improvement wants to tell you that you need to do everything and be everything. As a result, you spread yourself too thin and nothing gets done.
Couldn't agree more. Lost myself in this shit for about a year. Nothing really improved. In fact, my state worsened and got more lonely. Only this this month did I realize that I was so bad. Seeing how my once empathetic self has become into a person who calls people weak and begins hating on a group of people.
People also associate watching "self improvement" content with improving. This is also a vice. Theorize and conceptualize all you want, actions are what really set things in motion. The hardest step is the first, the momentum from the first step will help with the second and so on.
I literally just went through this paradigm shift. I was doing the habit but I didn't exactly no why. Why journal i dont feel shit whe im doing it Meditation - okay attention span and shi Waking up wnd working right away "for the flowstate" legit gave me the back the bad habits i was trying to quit. Really just optimizing your life for a goal is the best self improvement. I feel ive wasted 2 years of my life trying to live up the TH-camrs expectations. That self improvement ruined my life if i put it that way cus i was in the constant hell of self sabotage and i deeoly felt like shit and worse than when i wasnt in self improvement. Now i do the habits i need ans just animate cus thats what makes me happy. I don't give a shit about brain points, productivity techniques and what not. I just got a goal and pursued it. Thats the happiest experience.
Self improvement video is a video for those who really *need* to improve themselves. It is for people who have no goals and hopeless in life. It's meant to give those people a hope for themselves. You seem to have a goal and passion, then you don't need those self improvement videos in the first place.
This is 100%, I lost so many years prioritizing morning routines, meditation, reading etc. When I should prioritize my mission, vision and purpose FIRST. Being on your life purpose gives you so much strength. Then when purpose is nutured, energized and aligned you can do other stuff as training, reading ETC.
@@akebengtsson1223 to know how to build and run a business is also personal development. To be creative and productive is also included in becoming the best version of yourself, many misses that. You can not only work on yourself. You need to take actions on what you know right now. Its like having toothpaste and toothbrush and never actually brush your teeth,
Sure, you learned how to prioritize better and you learned what actually would helped you in life. This is what self-improvement is. Self-improvement is by definition what improves your life for yourself. What you did earlier was a set of rituals that did not improve your life and therefore was not self-improvement for you.
This has unfortunately happened to me too. I wasted nearly 4 years of my life. Sure meditation, journaling, etc.... help a bit. Like you exactly said purpose is amazing. I felt like was plateauing while on self-improvement.
Fantastic video! I have incurred so much losses trading on my own....I trade well on demo but I think the real market is manipulated.... Can anyone help me out or at least tell me what I'm doing wrong??
Investing with an expert is the best strategy for beginners and busy investors, as most failures and losses in investment usually happen when you invest without proper guidance. I'm speaking from experience.
I think you're perpetuating a fundamental misunderstanding of the definition of "self-improvement". Put very simply, it's improving one's self. This video, by definition, promotes someone improving themselves by cutting out a new-agey fluff (e.g., working toward a meaningful goal, as you suggest in this video). It's not *that* you journal, it's *how*. Separately, if I recall, you meditate everyday. You read. You work out. This is all self-improvement... To get from point A to point B, you have to learn. You have to practice. You have to develop yourself into the type of person who *can* reach new levels. You do this through trial-and-error of better practices that the poor decisions you're currently making. Just like you did. I know you're a millionaire+ now, but there's a reason you started where you did. We'll never know for sure if you'd have reached the level of success you have now without those early stages of... improving yourself. I like your content, but this clickbaity material isn't what I subbed for (information provided in an unproductive way - meaning that it is based on the premise of misunderstanding, and therefore promotes misunderstanding). Not to sound like a dick or anything, just providing feedback as a current subscriber. If you took the time to read this, thanks Charlie.
@@akebengtsson1223 I followed primarily for the purpose of learning how to make more money. Three videos from a few months ago that I thought had information I could learn from include: 1) "How to fix your life so you can get rich AF" - which, to pause here, is the better version of this video by a long shot. Also: 2) "how I made $17.4M online so you can just copy me", and 3) "7 tips to make your first $10k online". After watching these, I think there's plenty to learn what I need from him at this point, so I have no real need to follow, especially if future content will be like this. No harm, no foul. I'm sure he'll be just fine without me subbing lol.
That was exactly my thoughts and what I also wrote in a separate comment. Self-improvement is exactly the same as improving yourself. This video makes it sound like self-improvement is some patented thing consisting of a certain set of rituals. What help one person could be really harmful for another.
@@akebengtsson1223 Pardon the delayed response, for some reason my previous reply didn't post. I followed him for advice to make more money. I thought there was something he had to offer. To be fair, he did, in the following three videos: 1) How to fix your life so you can get rich AF (NOTE: this is the better version of the video above) 2) 7 tips to make your first 10k online 3) How to focus for 12+ hours a day like a millionaire I thought these videos were pretty decent. There is plenty to learn and absorb from there, including his perspective/approach (so if you don't like it, you can move on). I just had to click on the title for this one though... I got baited haha.
Tbf when I started self improvement I never tried to justify my bad habits, in the end you realize they're destroying your life so you get rid of them and never go back
How on earth we didn't have this kind of lessons in school? I'm it old but I wish I had more real life information for my future self. Thank you Charlie and team
i feel like the school is created solely for the purpose of creating machines out of humans that have barely enough knowledge to just work 8 hours a day
We were only taught to work hard to get a good job but not taught about what to think of + what to do in the remaining majority of the day which could make/break your life
people tackle money indirectly, they say if you take cold showers you get disciplined and if you read books you get the knowledge that can make you money... well thats all indirect things and dont bring any money, direct would be skip all these indirect things and do things that actually bring money...
Why are you so obsessed with money? Money, is an incredibly small part of self improvement. And a disciplined, knowledgeable man is way more valuable than a foolish rich man.
@@akebengtsson1223 then go become a professor and expert if you want to focus on knowledge and drive citroen, but if you want ferraris and lambos, focus on money like salespeople.
W video gotta agree with you. With the vices you called me out when you said I diet on the weekend and then eat junk on the weekend that was completely unplanned😭😭
You put it in the best way✨🙌, when you work towards this standards of self improvement best by the world, you ignore what you want to improve in YOUR life, work, relationships, e.t.c…. Focus on YOUR personal development & take advice on the net that is valuable to what YOU want, YOUR GOALS!!
Good video, there is a lot of interesting insights here I hope people don't gloss over. Personally I disagree that by stopping self improvement your vices will vanish, however the justification for bad by offsetting with good is something I have done in my own life. I will keep an eye out for this from now on.
So just because you used habits typically assosciated with "self improvement" as a coping mechanism and excuse for continuing your bad habits, that means you hate self improvement? Absolutely abyssmal take. And yes I watched the video and understand it's a clickbait title but still while you have a few valid points it's still a really bad take.
It’s an alternative viewpoint. In a world full of people telling you to journal and meditate, he is telling you to focus on removing your bad habits first. Honestly it makes sense to me. For example, too many people try to get out of bad financial situations by earning more money instead of just focusing on removing their bad spending habits first. Making more money isn’t a bad thing, but if you’re bad spending isn’t dealt with you’ll make slow progress.
*Excellent! "But I really do have a question. For someone with less than $10,000 to trade or above. How would you recommend we enter into trading as a newbie? I would greatly appreciate any suggestions*
I would suggest to reach out to Mavis. What impresses me most about Mavis is how well she accumulate profit for client's and explains basic concept of winning before actually trading for you. And letting you use her trade signals. And she will also teach you how to trade as she trade for you, and let you know when to enter and exit trade for maximum profit as she trade for you. This goes a long way to ensure winning trades.
I'm not shocked that Mavis name was mentioned. My weekly returns are mind-blowing From $27K to $100K that's the minimum range of my profit return every week I think it's not bad one for me, now I have enough to pay bills and take care of my family.
A good one. Self improvement is vague. Self help can be more relevant. Like reading a book that helps us to target a specific problem that we want to face.
Well done young man. You have earned wisdom beyond your years that I wish I had when I was young. The good news is that my sons watch your videos. Great videos. Thank you.
I feel so called out by this video haha! Thanks man, this has given me a lot to change. Self improvement can easily become a lifestyle which is pure BS and deception.
Why did he include Alex Hormozi in the thumbnail? That is weird. Alex preaches the opposite. He says it does not matter if you do your morning routine, the work needs doing. He believes you should start the work before anything, because journaling and shit takes away mental energy. By the way, I believe journaling is good, but it is not part of the work.
In n my opinion it is just for more people to click the video, because let's be real...half of people wouldn't watch this video if there was just a basic thumbnail
So true, I find a lot of it is procrastination. Just making it feel like you're doing something. I've made more progress by just doing the work. No cold plunges etc lol
Although my English is not that good; I could see your point… By watching self-improvement; constantly makes you feel like you achieving the thing you’re pointing at; by watching the self-improving constantly, but the reality is: *”actually no…”* It’s washing your brain from the fact that if you actually want to achieve the thing you’re pointing on is just by doing it; not by watching videos about making you ready for your goal; constantly, and just moving…
Very good point! Not right for everyone: if you struggle to get yourself to do things (maybe you grew up with people who were harsh on you, for example), you won't be able to set goals - in which case probably begin with starting rituals: experiment with these until you find some that work. When you've mastered this stage, then you can move on to goals.
I always thought something felt not quite right with self improvement, so I stopped doing the “mainstream” things and now I’m making progress… this video confirms that
@@akebengtsson1223 did you watch the video? Self improvement can be the very thing holding you back. If you actually do the thing you need to do to improve rather than taking cold showers in the morning, you will make more progress . I hope you understand this concept one day.
The problem with self-improvement is the self part. If you forget your ego and give yourself to "your mission" you open up to the world, and change the paradigm, from a circular one to a spiral one. Think about improvement, how can you improve the world for you, for others and for the transcendent, and vices will remain very limited. I always see this kinds of behaviours as stick and carrot situations you play with yourself. But in general if you have vices is because you are lacking something deep in your life, so instead of punishing or restricting yourself, I recommend going deeper, and finding that meaningful thing that can fill those voids. It can be work, it can be relationships, it can be wisdom, but it surely isn't cold showers 😂 (I've done them for a year though 😂)
Once again it all comes back to balance. Don't implement these self improvement habits to feel justified or "enough" but to actually increase your quality of life. If these habits don't do that for you than you have no reason to keep doing them. Don't get obsessed over them and don't center your life around them. Don't become that guy that's personality and identity is based on "self-improvement". Focus on one clear goal that is meaningful to you and eradicate everything that's holding you back from getting there. That's all you have to do in order to become a better person.
I'm sensing quite a bit of projection of your own experiences towards anyone who wants to improve themselves. We don't all think the same way as you did when you were going through your process of refocussing on work and elimintating or reducing those self improvement activities. I operate my Personal Development framework on a much more simplified level that's not full of many lengthy activities that absorb more time than is effective to actually make personal progress, and it's this framewotk that I promote to my potential clients. There's a middle ground where the majority of people live where they're not overfilling their days with self improvement activities, but are only on the plateue due to being confused with continued messages of what to do and what not to do, so they end up not doing anything. My framework allows for personal development to fit nicely into anyoe's life, rather than making it a time-sapping chore and an excuse to continue with other vices as you described. This framework allows for a natural transition away from those vices, by gradually reducing or removing them at a pace that suits each individual, while they gradually make progress towards their goals at the same time. You weren't completely wrong in your explanation, however your approach to assume everyone does self improvement in them same way as you, isn't really that helpful for the large amount of people who think differently.
In another vid a few weeks ago you said, you get up, take a run down the beach, exercise, go into the sea, meditate, go in the sea again and then start working. Did it change?
I'm so happy I made productive decisions about my finances that changed my life forever,hoping to retire next year.. Investment should always be on any creative man's heart for success in life .
Thanks for the advice! I'm new to financial planning and wasn't sure where to start. Any tips on finding a reliable financial adviser or resource to guide beginners?
As a beginner, it's essential for you to have a mentor that is verified by finra and SEC to keep you accountable. I'm guided by a widely known financial consultant Stacey Macken
I've had a lifelong junk food addiction. I started hitting the gym consistently and my brain still justifies eating the junk because "I burn a lot" and "I need the calories anyway"
I think there’s lots of valid points here. But I also think that self improvement isn’t all or nothing either. People have different standards of how they define self improvement and that’s based on their pre conceived notions and presuppositions that are individual to them and relative to their experiences. I think better is better even if it could still be better. That’s life and you’re always going to have problems to face anyway. Sometimes you gotta prioritize and compromise. Forward motion is forward motion. If you have purpose and something to aim at, chances are yes you will behave more optimally in the direction of that. Life is also more than work. Creating an identity based on your work is also a vice.
My advice to everyone is this : if you want to grow big this year especially in your finances. Be willing to make investments. Saving is great but investing puts you on a pedestal where you wouldnt have to worry about savings as you do now. Thanks to larysa Caba, my portolio is doing really great and im proud of the decisions i made last year.
I think she trades for everyone I meet. I met her twice at a meeting in Germany and after her lectures from Ella I had to personally ask her to be my financial advisor. she is definitely good.
I have never seen a trader as open and transparent as Larysa Caba with her clients. The way she decides to make a profit for her clients. she allows you to express your fears and she still rests your fears and that is my respect. I don't normally comment on videos, but this word should be included. she is really cool.
I feel this is quite an easy one. You already have her name which makes it easy for you. Just look up her name online. I’m sure you will come across her. That’s how I found her too.
Love your video and I would love to add that this can happen however in today's society we are surrendered by vices and dopamine driven habits so sometimes its not about saying "its okay that I touch my wiener as long as I meditate" but rather replacing the vice with the good habit.. you clearly have a great mindset and see things through but most young men need that personal development to get to that mindset first - same way if they don't put in the work to get rid of the vices and suddenly they become successful or wealthy the money will only amplify those struggles and vices so sometimes focusing on self improvement is really beneficial but like you said - with healthy boundaries. Thank you for the value brother
Self-improvement can be a good, when it is an ethic of a group of people who serve each other. If a group says "if you are a part of us, one thing we think is important is that you continually improve your abilities or ethics while with us", as a parameter to belong, it is good, because you are improving yourself for the benefit/improvement of other's experience and how you contribute to them. But yeah you'd have to be crazy to think improving yourself, for yourself and own personal, selfish gain, is somehow to be lauded/good...or even an improvement
I don’t think that self improvement is just a “balance things” out thin. But instead it’s making a lifestyle that will improve you mentally, physically and spiritually.
Very good point but still self improvement itself wasnt meant to bring you closer to a goal. It was meant for people who are in a horrible stage of life whether mentally, physically, emotionally etc...I agree thst having a goal or purpose that you work hard to is the most important but most people cant even do that because their mental health is bad. I can say experience that most people never make progress on self improvement because they consume too much self improvement videos and forget that they literally are their own person by mindlessly following what they see online. Or they see videos like this that challenge what they thought was the way and without question drop off self improvement and when they dont see immediate results they start doubting their choice qnd the cycle continues. The issue all boils down to consistency.
The reason why self improvement doesnt work for you is because youre already a successful millionaire with everything in place. Self improvement are for those who have everything to improve, which is the majority of people. Meditation helps therm become aware they are degenrates, journalling helps them claify their purpose, physical fitness makes them more aware of what they are eating, and this helps lead them in a better direction. I bet when you were a degenrate (which we all were at one point), you never openly hated self improvement, it would make you look stupid. But from where you're standing now, you feel you can.
Very much appreciate the insight that we do what believe is at some level is just/we justify all behavior. I say, at some level we are all doing what we love. You can operate in a state of loving your vices and all of your improvement activities, do this over an extended period of time, and develop no actual momentum toward the better you declare you want. I agree that these opposing activities keep you at baseline, not growing. Appreciate the insight to replace improvement tactics with better goal-accomplishing behavior. Thanks.
Great video and self-reflection! A little bit of clickbait title, but I agree on the central theme of the video, although I dont agree with the absolute statement that all people justify degenerate behaviour because they will rectify it later(even though many do), many people struggle with physical addiction. The phenomena of quitting vices due to a larger purpose is often seen in people expecting children, or for people working towards a specific goal, typically one that requires more from their current character. Corn use, among other vices is highly related to how meaningful you perceive youre life to be, adults with high corn use generally find low meaning in their life. Overall good video and reflection, but I would like to say that if you are in the phase of conceptual "self-improvement", great! We all need a place to start, but if you can envision a better life in 5 years, developing perseverance and patience, than you are half-way there!
yeah, a lot of self improvement including content consumption is garbage procrastination, but there is a time and place for procrastination in the early stages of someone's journey.
I think what you're actually talking about is a misunderstanding of self-improvement. I've been doing about 20 mins of Yoga & Meditation TOTAL a day for 1.5 years. Has changed EVERYTHING in my life because I'm healthier and calmer and can TAKE MUCH MORE ACTION daily. Self-improvement means finding ways to BE MORE PRODUCTIVE and take MORE action. Misunderstanding self improvement and making it a feel good hobby is something entirely else.
I've been on self improvement for about 10 months at this point. Before I found self improvement I never drank any alcohol or used any nicotine products, but I was binge eating candy and snacks and energy drinks like crazy. I watched atrocious forms of adult content every day. I was antisocial and on the verge of suicide. Then I found Hamza's youtube channel and his content helped me get motivated to make some big changes. I stopped eating all candy, snacks, desserts, sodas, energy drinks, all that sugary stuff, cold turkey style and haven't had any for 10 months. Started going to the gym. I also started nofap and have had some good success. I've reached two month streaks at best and I'm working on it. I also started daily meditation and journaling a few months ago because it's part of Hamza's 'Adonis Protocol'. I've been dropping things like processed foods, seed oils, soy products, milk and caffeine one by one along the way and I will eventually only eat meat. Right now I'm only eating single ingredient foods and I feel very good because of this lifestyle. I feel like a 'chad' superhuman in the middle of the average people with all these sugar and processed food addictions. For this whole time I've been unemployed. I did go to a school for about 3 months, but now I've just been doing self improvement and just chilling for about 3 months. I've applied to jobs but haven't been accepted to any. I am constantly feeling pressure because I have to make the '10k a month' business but I haven't been able to quit my procrastination to do it yet and I probably won't be able to do it for months. I'm still taking cold showers and meditating and journaling every morning, because I think I would be disappointed in myself if I didn't because Hamza says I have to do them and Hamza literally saved my life so I feel like I have to listen to him. This video made me think again if I should drop the cold showers and meditation and journaling and just try working every morning. I do have had an idea for an online business for a while now but I just couldn't make myself do it. Thiss was a long ass ramble of a comment but thank you for this advice I'm sure I became smarter from watching this
Or maybe self improvement content died so it’s time to start grifting off of anti- self improvement content? Did you hate it in 2022 when everyone was shilling it?
yes, we mistake activity with productivity. watching a 30m motivation video, a 3 hour podcast, reading a book or audio book this is NOT productivity. Just cut to the chase. Do the ACTUAL Work, keep it lean and raw.
I follow your teachings and I think you have some really good valid advice. I myself believe the number one advice is just taking action consistently and just keep doing it over and over until you get good, really good. Anyway, you was a big advocate of 'Shadow work' not long ago which is a big form of self improvement! You yourself praised this form of self improvement as a great way of overcoming and linked it to the success you're seeing now due to removing and overcoming mental blocks, emotional trauma etc. Anyway again I myself have done lots of shadow work, meditation, hypnosis, mainly to overcome my blocks in order to take the action on my goals (it's working rather well). Anyway again my belief is you need to take consistant, focused action in achieving your goals, you may be rubbish at first but as long as you're taking the action and keep practicing taking that action always, you get very good at it! But in order to take this action, when there hasn't been before, or not enough, was the realisation, understanding and (ironically) taking action on the mental blocks that stopped you doing this! Remove the mental blocks, then take the action! Simples. Anyway Charlie, this is more of an observation than a critique. Again love your work and your teachings and onwards and upwards on your continued success. Dean
I have this problem where ik this and that can help but i don't have a good reason to do it, like meditation, reading, making my bed ect ect, i don't see my own good reason for doing it cuz i just don't care at all if i get this advantage or i get this disadvantage no not at all because rn I'm enough physically and mentally so idk, i still wanna improve but in something more fulfilling and meaningful to me but idk what that is
The concept you are talking about is called 'Moral Licensing' People who are TRULY self aware, follow a process of 'self improvement' that factors in moral licensing Which implies, one idea of self improvement is to NOT allow negative behaviours to sustain by 'offsetting' them with better behaviours So you have your own idea of self improvement, in a way. So I don't thing the whole concept of self improvement is wrong :D
I can't agree here, maybe this concept is being thrown around too much these days, but the argument that you make is not against self-improvement as I understand it To me, at its core, self-improvement is about realizing, experiencing first-hand that you're better off without these vices, for example eating healthy and not watching p*rn It's not about justifying to myself, or even worse forcing myself to see these as vices, which would be coping; it's about actually experiencing the improvement - in this case feeling more energized and having a clear mind
true, alex hormozi is truly someone that wants to help others get started in their business journey. i was reading both his books and he told in the first chapters of them that his intention is to help their businesses grow so much, he can scale them and make his money that way. he’s truly a mentor in that regards.
so you hate self-improvement without a goal/objective I've been feeling this way after the first year of self-improvement, started with motivational videos to "gurus" saying how beneficial is reading, meditating, writing etc... and I started doing them but after just a week it felt pointless and the more I did it the worst I felt. So then I went back on other videos on YT and the cycle continues. Only when I had an objective or a goal in mind while doing those activities did it feel meaningful, as if I was truly taking a step into progress.
Alex Hormozi says the same thing, just start the hardest work first thing in the morning. The thing that some of your guys don't get, is that some people are so f*cked up that they can't just do the hardest thing. That advice is akin to saying "just lift the 400lbs bro". No training, no warm up necessary. The best the some people can do is small increments forward. A key is indeed to root out all vices. Replace them with healthy, challenging forms of gratification. Instead of p*rn, fk IRL. Instead of snacks, eat fruits and veges. Instead of vicarious social media, socialize irl. instead of scrolling random media daily, consume random media only on Sundays, or once a month. All of these are incremental processes, interspersed with some leaps of faith. Like you said, content itself is a vice for many, including your content. What you may be missing too is those 3 hrs that you spent every morning meditating, exercising and journalling might be what built the muscles to allow you to just start working immediately without any prep, to immediately lift the heavy weight. There's plenty more to say on this but I'm out of time for now. Good video overall, especially what you said about vices.
Wrong. Self-improvement's fundamental goal is to get rid of the vices. However, most people do it in a coping way, as you described. In my perception Self-Improvement is dead and you gotta perform something that ho one talks about, which I call SELF REVOLUTION, I think you've done it few years ago, and this is the only answer to succeed.
I love your channel brother, keep up the great work and thanks! I am a craftman of concrete products having a small scale production line hope you can make videos on scaling up and marketing tips
How do I find what I want to do in life? As a 15 y/o my life is just studying, trying to find my "passion" (i dont have one idk how to find one), friends, and other stuff people have told me to do. I don't feel like I have a purpose and goal in my life.
I respectfully call "click bait", Charlie. 😁 And, I'm not saying you did something bad or wrong, you're obviously a great marketer and you know one of the first objectives is to get people to click play. You DO believe in self-improvement... just the self-improvement that worked and continues to work for you. From the 2:08 minute mark to 2:20, you spent some time clarifying that self-improvemnt is important. You did it again later in the video. Also, I strongly believe that at least some of the training or information you learned from a "guru" somewhere... a book, a podcast, a video, a webinar, a live seminar, etc. helped you get to where you are today. In order for you to put in the "work" that you correctly stated that is necessary to advance in life, you first had to THINK a certain way, BELIEVE certain things, and LEARN certain things you didn't know before. And I can bet that you did NOT figure everything out by yourself. Others that came before you left clues that you picked up to then... IMPROVE YOURSELF ;-), so you could become the person you are today. I could be wrong though. "Bye."
But you said in several of your other videos that you wake up, workout on the beach & meditate, then work. So which is it- straight to work or some vices to get you in the right physical wavelength to work.
Of course self improvement works. If I eat healthy and go to the gym, I get healthier, fitter and in better shape. That is an improvement to my body, which is a self improvement.
The problem is improvement has become conceptualised. Before it was popular on TH-cam you'd never say "I'm on self-improvement" that actually sounds stupid out loud. Just do the actions required to get to where you want to go, the end.
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Yep I miss the old days. Now self improvement is a business niche lol
Yes trying to improve oneself is as old as humanity like people say they are on self improvement and think saying that automatically put them on the level of a diety
@@Abovedamatrix3352 it was once cold showers, meditation, self control and fitness, now it’s guys pay €267 a month for my course
This comment is more valuable than any self improvement video out there, everyone on self improvement needs to here it, I’m quitting self improvement, and I’m just gonna work, meditate, read, eat healthy, workout, eliminate degeneracy, and have goals
its so crazy that self improvement videos become a vice of its own getting addicted to the feeling and dopamine filled motivation hits
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It seems like that was the whole point to begin with
"If you are trying to self-improve for yourself you are never going to improve because part of you doesn't love yourself. And if you don't believe me just look at your behavior for the last year." Hit different... listened to that at least 10 times
Its more than everything. Man i just… i dont know this man is truly a genius
Part of self improvement is learning to love yourself.. so saying self improvement is the problem is just false
I started self improving because I didn't love myself. Now, after 2 years, I'm proud of the progress and love myself way more than I did when I started. Personally, this video doesn't make sense
Gayest shit I've ever seen.
@@akebengtsson1223Joh the homo statements I'm seeing. I don't love the person that's unable to give his mom whatever she wants, why would I love that which is why I'm self improving. Love yourself is the dumbest concept ever, Love yourself for who you are which means that love yourself for the mere fact that you exist, last time I check whatever is loved has substance, so to love yourself you should have some substance to love. If you're fat you should love that? If you're thin you should love that? Your lot are lazy and are looking for anyway out to stay exactly where you are but we need yall.
I have not met such a sincere millionaire like you before
Couldnt agree more with this video I spent 2 years stuck in this loop of justifying bad habbits like watching useles content on youtube for few hours every day just because I went to the gym and meditated in the morning and most of the days I would end up not doing any work and feeling empty and dissapointed in myself at the end of the day. The type of self improvment that all of this gurus are pushing is keeping you in one place
Maybe you should try getting a job.
@@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers people in jobs stick to vices the most. Alcohol, netflix, junk food etc after work
@@jawlig Sticks and stooones.
@@jawlig Sticks and stones.
@@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers 😆I don't think he'll get it.
This is not self improvement, this finding a reasons for self justification
Yaaa it is a little clickbait lollll but hey it’s a good lesson
You can watch highly edited videos from your favourite gurus that fry your brain cells or you can watch Charlie. So much value in every video. He is authentic and to the point. Explains why he is a millionaire. Thank you for taking the time to make this video and all the others.
I think this video, although having some valid points, lacks substance and sounds like cope. You lack the discipline to do the good habits you originally set out to start doing. And the coping mechanism is saying you HATE self improvement now and that it is problematic, not you yourself who lacked the discipline. Pure cope
you can not understand how much i needed this video in my life. thank you Charlie
Your theory works only for people that are doing it for sake of coping and not actually improving themselves, so you're right only about that case. I know how it works for me and i've never even tried to use self improvement as an excuse to indulge in bad habits, that's a thing i've been doing for myself and just a fact that im improving my life makes me feel satisfied. But like I said, I get your point.
Very good, first comment I agree with. Most people seem to blindly agree with this dude without thinking
Love your perspective. The biggest problem I have with self improvement is that it goes against the main principle of achievement. And that is, FOCUS. Most of the time, self improvement wants to tell you that you need to do everything and be everything. As a result, you spread yourself too thin and nothing gets done.
Couldn't agree more. Lost myself in this shit for about a year. Nothing really improved. In fact, my state worsened and got more lonely. Only this this month did I realize that I was so bad. Seeing how my once empathetic self has become into a person who calls people weak and begins hating on a group of people.
People also associate watching "self improvement" content with improving. This is also a vice. Theorize and conceptualize all you want, actions are what really set things in motion. The hardest step is the first, the momentum from the first step will help with the second and so on.
exactly, thanks for having a constant reminder not to fall into the self improvement rabbi hole
Gold video and i nearly consider every self improvement videos as bs for gaining popularity but this one is a true game changer
Self improvement isn't about watching videos
I literally just went through this paradigm shift. I was doing the habit but I didn't exactly no why.
Why journal i dont feel shit whe im doing it
Meditation - okay attention span and shi
Waking up wnd working right away "for the flowstate" legit gave me the back the bad habits i was trying to quit.
Really just optimizing your life for a goal is the best self improvement. I feel ive wasted 2 years of my life trying to live up the TH-camrs expectations.
That self improvement ruined my life if i put it that way cus i was in the constant hell of self sabotage and i deeoly felt like shit and worse than when i wasnt in self improvement.
Now i do the habits i need ans just animate cus thats what makes me happy. I don't give a shit about brain points, productivity techniques and what not. I just got a goal and pursued it.
Thats the happiest experience.
Self improvement video is a video for those who really *need* to improve themselves. It is for people who have no goals and hopeless in life. It's meant to give those people a hope for themselves.
You seem to have a goal and passion, then you don't need those self improvement videos in the first place.
This is 100%, I lost so many years prioritizing morning routines, meditation, reading etc. When I should prioritize my mission, vision and purpose FIRST. Being on your life purpose gives you so much strength. Then when purpose is nutured, energized and aligned you can do other stuff as training, reading ETC.
What exactly is purpose any way? Could someones purpose not be to simply become the best version of themselves?
@@akebengtsson1223 to know how to build and run a business is also personal development. To be creative and productive is also included in becoming the best version of yourself, many misses that. You can not only work on yourself. You need to take actions on what you know right now. Its like having toothpaste and toothbrush and never actually brush your teeth,
Sure, you learned how to prioritize better and you learned what actually would helped you in life. This is what self-improvement is.
Self-improvement is by definition what improves your life for yourself. What you did earlier was a set of rituals that did not improve your life and therefore was not self-improvement for you.
This has unfortunately happened to me too. I wasted nearly 4 years of my life. Sure meditation, journaling, etc.... help a bit. Like you exactly said purpose is amazing. I felt like was plateauing while on self-improvement.
Fantastic video! I have incurred so much losses trading on my own....I trade well on demo but I think the real market is manipulated.... Can anyone help me out or at least tell me what I'm doing wrong??
Same here, My portfolio has been going down the drain while I try trading,l just don't know what I do wrong. .
Investing with an expert is the best strategy for beginners and busy investors, as most failures and losses in investment usually happen when you invest without proper guidance. I'm speaking from experience.
I think l'm blessed if not I wouldn't have met someone who is as spectacular as expert mrs Janet..
Highly recommended🙌
Wow, I'm surprised to see Janet mentioned here as well. I didn't know she had been kind to so many people
I'm also a huge beneficiary of her..
I thought myself and my family were
the only ones enjoying Janet
trade benefits
I think you're perpetuating a fundamental misunderstanding of the definition of "self-improvement". Put very simply, it's improving one's self. This video, by definition, promotes someone improving themselves by cutting out a new-agey fluff (e.g., working toward a meaningful goal, as you suggest in this video). It's not *that* you journal, it's *how*. Separately, if I recall, you meditate everyday. You read. You work out. This is all self-improvement...
To get from point A to point B, you have to learn. You have to practice. You have to develop yourself into the type of person who *can* reach new levels. You do this through trial-and-error of better practices that the poor decisions you're currently making. Just like you did.
I know you're a millionaire+ now, but there's a reason you started where you did. We'll never know for sure if you'd have reached the level of success you have now without those early stages of... improving yourself.
I like your content, but this clickbaity material isn't what I subbed for (information provided in an unproductive way - meaning that it is based on the premise of misunderstanding, and therefore promotes misunderstanding).
Not to sound like a dick or anything, just providing feedback as a current subscriber.
If you took the time to read this, thanks Charlie.
Second sensible person in this comment section, although I'm curious as to why you ever subscribed to this dude. Any older video of his you recommend?
@@akebengtsson1223 I followed primarily for the purpose of learning how to make more money. Three videos from a few months ago that I thought had information I could learn from include: 1) "How to fix your life so you can get rich AF" - which, to pause here, is the better version of this video by a long shot. Also: 2) "how I made $17.4M online so you can just copy me", and 3) "7 tips to make your first $10k online".
After watching these, I think there's plenty to learn what I need from him at this point, so I have no real need to follow, especially if future content will be like this. No harm, no foul. I'm sure he'll be just fine without me subbing lol.
That was exactly my thoughts and what I also wrote in a separate comment. Self-improvement is exactly the same as improving yourself.
This video makes it sound like self-improvement is some patented thing consisting of a certain set of rituals.
What help one person could be really harmful for another.
@@akebengtsson1223 Pardon the delayed response, for some reason my previous reply didn't post.
I followed him for advice to make more money. I thought there was something he had to offer. To be fair, he did, in the following three videos:
1) How to fix your life so you can get rich AF (NOTE: this is the better version of the video above)
2) 7 tips to make your first 10k online
3) How to focus for 12+ hours a day like a millionaire
I thought these videos were pretty decent. There is plenty to learn and absorb from there, including his perspective/approach (so if you don't like it, you can move on). I just had to click on the title for this one though... I got baited haha.
Tbf when I started self improvement I never tried to justify my bad habits, in the end you realize they're destroying your life so you get rid of them and never go back
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Hamza😅 pliz
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How on earth we didn't have this kind of lessons in school? I'm it old but I wish I had more real life information for my future self. Thank you Charlie and team
I just cannot understand this
i feel like the school is created solely for the purpose of creating machines out of humans that have barely enough knowledge to just work 8 hours a day
We were only taught to work hard to get a good job but not taught about what to think of + what to do in the remaining majority of the day which could make/break your life
Because they only want you smart enough to work but too dumb to revolt
people tackle money indirectly, they say if you take cold showers you get disciplined and if you read books you get the knowledge that can make you money... well thats all indirect things and dont bring any money, direct would be skip all these indirect things and do things that actually bring money...
Why are you so obsessed with money? Money, is an incredibly small part of self improvement. And a disciplined, knowledgeable man is way more valuable than a foolish rich man.
@@akebengtsson1223 you cant pay with discipline or knowledge, it takes money.
@@colaaddict782 You define yourself as a consumer then. If paying is most important.
@@akebengtsson1223 then go become a professor and expert if you want to focus on knowledge and drive citroen, but if you want ferraris and lambos, focus on money like salespeople.
@@colaaddict782 I work as a teacher and drive porsche
W video gotta agree with you. With the vices you called me out when you said I diet on the weekend and then eat junk on the weekend that was completely unplanned😭😭
Great video, 100% truth, glad to be here before 1 Million
You put it in the best way✨🙌, when you work towards this standards of self improvement best by the world, you ignore what you want to improve in YOUR life, work, relationships, e.t.c…. Focus on YOUR personal development & take advice on the net that is valuable to what YOU want, YOUR GOALS!!
Another day, another banger.
Thank you Charlie!
This dude really gave me an ad of himself on a video of himself
Good video, there is a lot of interesting insights here I hope people don't gloss over. Personally I disagree that by stopping self improvement your vices will vanish, however the justification for bad by offsetting with good is something I have done in my own life. I will keep an eye out for this from now on.
So just because you used habits typically assosciated with "self improvement" as a coping mechanism and excuse for continuing your bad habits, that means you hate self improvement? Absolutely abyssmal take. And yes I watched the video and understand it's a clickbait title but still while you have a few valid points it's still a really bad take.
It’s an alternative viewpoint. In a world full of people telling you to journal and meditate, he is telling you to focus on removing your bad habits first. Honestly it makes sense to me. For example, too many people try to get out of bad financial situations by earning more money instead of just focusing on removing their bad spending habits first. Making more money isn’t a bad thing, but if you’re bad spending isn’t dealt with you’ll make slow progress.
Totally agree, I find this happens when you build “self improvement” into a character trait.
This was my favorite self-improvement video
Salamat idol ito lang yung impormasyon na hinahanap ko bakit di gumagana sakin selfimprovement
*Excellent! "But I really do have a question. For someone with less than $10,000 to trade or above. How would you recommend we enter into trading as a newbie? I would greatly appreciate any suggestions*
I would suggest to reach out to Mavis. What impresses me most about Mavis is how well she accumulate profit for client's and explains basic concept of winning before actually trading for you. And letting you use her trade signals. And she will also teach you how to trade as she trade for you, and let you know when to enter and exit trade for maximum profit as she trade for you. This goes a long way to ensure winning trades.
Please I'm a beginner, and am interested. where can someone willing to start up trading reach Mavis?
Mavis mostly attend to client's on Telegrams, using the user name.
*@Mavis131 that's it*
I'm not shocked that Mavis name was mentioned. My weekly returns are mind-blowing From $27K to $100K that's the minimum range of my profit return every week I think it's not bad one for me, now I have enough to pay bills and take care of my family.
Wow, I didn’t know what to think coming into this video but this is gold, time to add this channel to my list of vices💀🤣
A good one. Self improvement is vague. Self help can be more relevant. Like reading a book that helps us to target a specific problem that we want to face.
Interesting, this man is making sense 🤔
Well done young man. You have earned wisdom beyond your years that I wish I had when I was young. The good news is that my sons watch your videos. Great videos. Thank you.
I feel so called out by this video haha! Thanks man, this has given me a lot to change.
Self improvement can easily become a lifestyle which is pure BS and deception.
Why did he include Alex Hormozi in the thumbnail? That is weird. Alex preaches the opposite. He says it does not matter if you do your morning routine, the work needs doing. He believes you should start the work before anything, because journaling and shit takes away mental energy. By the way, I believe journaling is good, but it is not part of the work.
In n my opinion it is just for more people to click the video, because let's be real...half of people wouldn't watch this video if there was just a basic thumbnail
Video Summary: Self improvement doesn't fix the root problem, aka the bad 'vices'. Focusing on a certain goal or objective does.
So true, I find a lot of it is procrastination. Just making it feel like you're doing something. I've made more progress by just doing the work. No cold plunges etc lol
Although my English is not that good; I could see your point… By watching self-improvement; constantly makes you feel like you achieving the thing you’re pointing at; by watching the self-improving constantly, but the reality is: *”actually no…”* It’s washing your brain from the fact that if you actually want to achieve the thing you’re pointing on is just by doing it; not by watching videos about making you ready for your goal; constantly, and just moving…
Very good point! Not right for everyone: if you struggle to get yourself to do things (maybe you grew up with people who were harsh on you, for example), you won't be able to set goals - in which case probably begin with starting rituals: experiment with these until you find some that work. When you've mastered this stage, then you can move on to goals.
I always thought something felt not quite right with self improvement, so I stopped doing the “mainstream” things and now I’m making progress… this video confirms that
What kind of progress? Sounds like you gave up and this video helped you cope with that decision.
@@akebengtsson1223 did you watch the video? Self improvement can be the very thing holding you back. If you actually do the thing you need to do to improve rather than taking cold showers in the morning, you will make more progress . I hope you understand this concept one day.
Prioritise OUPUT, not the doing of things.
We can feel like we're doing well because we did a lot of things, but what was the OUTPUT?
The problem with self-improvement is the self part. If you forget your ego and give yourself to "your mission" you open up to the world, and change the paradigm, from a circular one to a spiral one. Think about improvement, how can you improve the world for you, for others and for the transcendent, and vices will remain very limited.
I always see this kinds of behaviours as stick and carrot situations you play with yourself. But in general if you have vices is because you are lacking something deep in your life, so instead of punishing or restricting yourself, I recommend going deeper, and finding that meaningful thing that can fill those voids. It can be work, it can be relationships, it can be wisdom, but it surely isn't cold showers 😂 (I've done them for a year though 😂)
This is fucking amazing. IDGAF what others say, this is the REALEST advice out there
Once again it all comes back to balance.
Don't implement these self improvement habits to feel justified or "enough" but to actually increase your quality of life. If these habits don't do that for you than you have no reason to keep doing them. Don't get obsessed over them and don't center your life around them. Don't become that guy that's personality and identity is based on "self-improvement".
Focus on one clear goal that is meaningful to you and eradicate everything that's holding you back from getting there. That's all you have to do in order to become a better person.
I'm sensing quite a bit of projection of your own experiences towards anyone who wants to improve themselves. We don't all think the same way as you did when you were going through your process of refocussing on work and elimintating or reducing those self improvement activities.
I operate my Personal Development framework on a much more simplified level that's not full of many lengthy activities that absorb more time than is effective to actually make personal progress, and it's this framewotk that I promote to my potential clients.
There's a middle ground where the majority of people live where they're not overfilling their days with self improvement activities, but are only on the plateue due to being confused with continued messages of what to do and what not to do, so they end up not doing anything.
My framework allows for personal development to fit nicely into anyoe's life, rather than making it a time-sapping chore and an excuse to continue with other vices as you described. This framework allows for a natural transition away from those vices, by gradually reducing or removing them at a pace that suits each individual, while they gradually make progress towards their goals at the same time.
You weren't completely wrong in your explanation, however your approach to assume everyone does self improvement in them same way as you, isn't really that helpful for the large amount of people who think differently.
In another vid a few weeks ago you said, you get up, take a run down the beach, exercise, go into the sea, meditate, go in the sea again and then start working. Did it change?
I'm so happy I made productive decisions about my finances that changed my life forever,hoping to retire next year.. Investment should always be on any creative man's heart for success in life .
You're correct!! I make a lot of money without relying on the government. Investing in stocks and digital currencies is beneficial at this moment.
Thanks for the advice! I'm new to financial planning and wasn't sure where to start. Any tips on finding a reliable financial adviser or resource to guide beginners?
As a beginner, it's essential for you to have a mentor that is verified by finra and SEC to keep you accountable. I'm guided by a widely known financial consultant Stacey Macken
Stacey demonstrates an excellent understanding of market trends, making well informed decisions that leads to consistent profit
I remember giving her my first savings $20000 and she opened a brokerage account for me it turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me.
I've had a lifelong junk food addiction. I started hitting the gym consistently and my brain still justifies eating the junk because "I burn a lot" and "I need the calories anyway"
I think there’s lots of valid points here. But I also think that self improvement isn’t all or nothing either. People have different standards of how they define self improvement and that’s based on their pre conceived notions and presuppositions that are individual to them and relative to their experiences. I think better is better even if it could still be better. That’s life and you’re always going to have problems to face anyway. Sometimes you gotta prioritize and compromise. Forward motion is forward motion. If you have purpose and something to aim at, chances are yes you will behave more optimally in the direction of that. Life is also more than work. Creating an identity based on your work is also a vice.
Your videos is amazing, changing my life for real
My advice to everyone is this : if you want to grow big this year especially in your finances. Be willing to make investments. Saving is great but investing puts you on a pedestal where you wouldnt have to worry about savings as you do now. Thanks to larysa Caba, my portolio is doing really great and im proud of the decisions i made last year.
I think she trades for everyone I meet. I met her twice at a meeting in Germany and after her lectures from Ella I had to personally ask her to be my financial advisor. she is definitely good.
I have never seen a trader as open and transparent as Larysa Caba with her clients. The way she decides to make a profit for her clients. she allows you to express your fears and she still rests your fears and that is my respect. I don't normally comment on videos, but this word should be included. she is really cool.
I just looked up her name online. she is licensed with credible certificates and has an amazing track record. Thank you for the message.
I feel this is quite an easy one. You already have her name which makes it easy for you. Just look up her name online. I’m sure you will come across her. That’s how I found her too.
You can also find her on
Love your video and I would love to add that this can happen however in today's society we are surrendered by vices and dopamine driven habits so sometimes its not about saying "its okay that I touch my wiener as long as I meditate" but rather replacing the vice with the good habit.. you clearly have a great mindset and see things through but most young men need that personal development to get to that mindset first - same way if they don't put in the work to get rid of the vices and suddenly they become successful or wealthy the money will only amplify those struggles and vices so sometimes focusing on self improvement is really beneficial but like you said - with healthy boundaries. Thank you for the value brother
Self-improvement can be a good, when it is an ethic of a group of people who serve each other. If a group says "if you are a part of us, one thing we think is important is that you continually improve your abilities or ethics while with us", as a parameter to belong, it is good, because you are improving yourself for the benefit/improvement of other's experience and how you contribute to them.
But yeah you'd have to be crazy to think improving yourself, for yourself and own personal, selfish gain, is somehow to be lauded/good...or even an improvement
I don’t think that self improvement is just a “balance things” out thin. But instead it’s making a lifestyle that will improve you mentally, physically and spiritually.
Very good point but still self improvement itself wasnt meant to bring you closer to a goal. It was meant for people who are in a horrible stage of life whether mentally, physically, emotionally etc...I agree thst having a goal or purpose that you work hard to is the most important but most people cant even do that because their mental health is bad.
I can say experience that most people never make progress on self improvement because they consume too much self improvement videos and forget that they literally are their own person by mindlessly following what they see online. Or they see videos like this that challenge what they thought was the way and without question drop off self improvement and when they dont see immediate results they start doubting their choice qnd the cycle continues. The issue all boils down to consistency.
alternate arguments to anything are valuable thnx
The reason why self improvement doesnt work for you is because youre already a successful millionaire with everything in place. Self improvement are for those who have everything to improve, which is the majority of people. Meditation helps therm become aware they are degenrates, journalling helps them claify their purpose, physical fitness makes them more aware of what they are eating, and this helps lead them in a better direction. I bet when you were a degenrate (which we all were at one point), you never openly hated self improvement, it would make you look stupid. But from where you're standing now, you feel you can.
Very much appreciate the insight that we do what believe is at some level is just/we justify all behavior. I say, at some level we are all doing what we love. You can operate in a state of loving your vices and all of your improvement activities, do this over an extended period of time, and develop no actual momentum toward the better you declare you want. I agree that these opposing activities keep you at baseline, not growing. Appreciate the insight to replace improvement tactics with
better goal-accomplishing behavior. Thanks.
When hard work is your only option, success is your only result.
Self improvement shouldn't even be a concept, just the natural way of living
Great video and self-reflection! A little bit of clickbait title, but I agree on the central theme of the video, although I dont agree with the absolute statement that all people justify degenerate behaviour because they will rectify it later(even though many do), many people struggle with physical addiction. The phenomena of quitting vices due to a larger purpose is often seen in people expecting children, or for people working towards a specific goal, typically one that requires more from their current character. Corn use, among other vices is highly related to how meaningful you perceive youre life to be, adults with high corn use generally find low meaning in their life. Overall good video and reflection, but I would like to say that if you are in the phase of conceptual "self-improvement", great! We all need a place to start, but if you can envision a better life in 5 years, developing perseverance and patience, than you are half-way there!
Hey Charlie, I just want to know who were your initial mentors/influencers you used to watch when you started this journey of making money?
Sam Ovens
yeah, a lot of self improvement including content consumption is garbage procrastination, but there is a time and place for procrastination in the early stages of someone's journey.
You're putting out soem bangers here Charlie!!
I think what you're actually talking about is a misunderstanding of self-improvement. I've been doing about 20 mins of Yoga & Meditation TOTAL a day for 1.5 years. Has changed EVERYTHING in my life because I'm healthier and calmer and can TAKE MUCH MORE ACTION daily. Self-improvement means finding ways to BE MORE PRODUCTIVE and take MORE action. Misunderstanding self improvement and making it a feel good hobby is something entirely else.
I've been on self improvement for about 10 months at this point. Before I found self improvement I never drank any alcohol or used any nicotine products, but I was binge eating candy and snacks and energy drinks like crazy. I watched atrocious forms of adult content every day. I was antisocial and on the verge of suicide.
Then I found Hamza's youtube channel and his content helped me get motivated to make some big changes. I stopped eating all candy, snacks, desserts, sodas, energy drinks, all that sugary stuff, cold turkey style and haven't had any for 10 months. Started going to the gym. I also started nofap and have had some good success. I've reached two month streaks at best and I'm working on it. I also started daily meditation and journaling a few months ago because it's part of Hamza's 'Adonis Protocol'. I've been dropping things like processed foods, seed oils, soy products, milk and caffeine one by one along the way and I will eventually only eat meat. Right now I'm only eating single ingredient foods and I feel very good because of this lifestyle. I feel like a 'chad' superhuman in the middle of the average people with all these sugar and processed food addictions.
For this whole time I've been unemployed. I did go to a school for about 3 months, but now I've just been doing self improvement and just chilling for about 3 months. I've applied to jobs but haven't been accepted to any. I am constantly feeling pressure because I have to make the '10k a month' business but I haven't been able to quit my procrastination to do it yet and I probably won't be able to do it for months. I'm still taking cold showers and meditating and journaling every morning, because I think I would be disappointed in myself if I didn't because Hamza says I have to do them and Hamza literally saved my life so I feel like I have to listen to him.
This video made me think again if I should drop the cold showers and meditation and journaling and just try working every morning. I do have had an idea for an online business for a while now but I just couldn't make myself do it.
Thiss was a long ass ramble of a comment but thank you for this advice I'm sure I became smarter from watching this
Or maybe self improvement content died so it’s time to start grifting off of anti- self improvement content? Did you hate it in 2022 when everyone was shilling it?
yes, we mistake activity with productivity. watching a 30m motivation video, a 3 hour podcast, reading a book or audio book this is NOT productivity. Just cut to the chase. Do the ACTUAL Work, keep it lean and raw.
I follow your teachings and I think you have some really good valid advice. I myself believe the number one advice is just taking action consistently and just keep doing it over and over until you get good, really good.
Anyway, you was a big advocate of 'Shadow work' not long ago which is a big form of self improvement! You yourself praised this form of self improvement as a great way of overcoming and linked it to the success you're seeing now due to removing and overcoming mental blocks, emotional trauma etc.
Anyway again I myself have done lots of shadow work, meditation, hypnosis, mainly to overcome my blocks in order to take the action on my goals (it's working rather well). Anyway again my belief is you need to take consistant, focused action in achieving your goals, you may be rubbish at first but as long as you're taking the action and keep practicing taking that action always, you get very good at it! But in order to take this action, when there hasn't been before, or not enough, was the realisation, understanding and (ironically) taking action on the mental blocks that stopped you doing this! Remove the mental blocks, then take the action! Simples. Anyway Charlie, this is more of an observation than a critique. Again love your work and your teachings and onwards and upwards on your continued success.
Dean
You're right ! Thank you
Finally someone told about huge problem with self improvement
If you don't make sacrifices for your dream, you're actually sacrificing your dream ....
Your success will never exceed the level of your personal development. The better you become, the quicker you will reach success.
Well I just think having a goal wanna make you self improve the two comes in handy.
I have this problem where ik this and that can help but i don't have a good reason to do it, like meditation, reading, making my bed ect ect, i don't see my own good reason for doing it cuz i just don't care at all if i get this advantage or i get this disadvantage no not at all because rn I'm enough physically and mentally so idk, i still wanna improve but in something more fulfilling and meaningful to me but idk what that is
If you have to ask and learn, you're not going to be able to do it. People who have their stuff together just, do.
I would include work and financial goals as self-improvement.
The concept you are talking about is called 'Moral Licensing'
People who are TRULY self aware, follow a process of 'self improvement' that factors in moral licensing
Which implies, one idea of self improvement is to NOT allow negative behaviours to sustain by 'offsetting' them with better behaviours
So you have your own idea of self improvement, in a way. So I don't thing the whole concept of self improvement is wrong :D
I can't agree here, maybe this concept is being thrown around too much these days, but the argument that you make is not against self-improvement as I understand it
To me, at its core, self-improvement is about realizing, experiencing first-hand that you're better off without these vices, for example eating healthy and not watching p*rn
It's not about justifying to myself, or even worse forcing myself to see these as vices, which would be coping; it's about actually experiencing the improvement - in this case feeling more energized and having a clear mind
Hey Charlie! Can you make a video on why you continue to work so hard despite already having everything?
What an incredible video! Very insightful
A self improvement video from someone stating he hate improvement videos .
Brilliant .
Alex hormozi don't talk about self improvement, don't belong to the thumbnail
Others yes
I agree, he only talks about business
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true, alex hormozi is truly someone that wants to help others get started in their business journey.
i was reading both his books and he told in the first chapters of them that his intention is to help their businesses grow so much,
he can scale them and make his money that way.
he’s truly a mentor in that regards.
Thank you ❤ the best video i have ever seen
Watching a self improvement video about why self improvement sucks. What even has my life become
so you hate self-improvement without a goal/objective
I've been feeling this way after the first year of self-improvement, started with motivational videos to "gurus" saying how beneficial is reading, meditating, writing etc... and I started doing them but after just a week it felt pointless and the more I did it the worst I felt. So then I went back on other videos on YT and the cycle continues.
Only when I had an objective or a goal in mind while doing those activities did it feel meaningful, as if I was truly taking a step into progress.
Alex Hormozi says the same thing, just start the hardest work first thing in the morning.
The thing that some of your guys don't get, is that some people are so f*cked up that they can't just do the hardest thing.
That advice is akin to saying "just lift the 400lbs bro". No training, no warm up necessary.
The best the some people can do is small increments forward.
A key is indeed to root out all vices. Replace them with healthy, challenging forms of gratification. Instead of p*rn, fk IRL. Instead of snacks, eat fruits and veges. Instead of vicarious social media, socialize irl. instead of scrolling random media daily, consume random media only on Sundays, or once a month.
All of these are incremental processes, interspersed with some leaps of faith.
Like you said, content itself is a vice for many, including your content.
What you may be missing too is those 3 hrs that you spent every morning meditating, exercising and journalling might be what built the muscles to allow you to just start working immediately without any prep, to immediately lift the heavy weight.
There's plenty more to say on this but I'm out of time for now. Good video overall, especially what you said about vices.
Wrong. Self-improvement's fundamental goal is to get rid of the vices.
However, most people do it in a coping way, as you described. In my perception Self-Improvement is dead and you gotta perform something that ho one talks about, which I call SELF REVOLUTION,
I think you've done it few years ago, and this is the only answer to succeed.
I love your channel brother, keep up the great work and thanks!
I am a craftman of concrete products having a small scale production line hope you can make videos on scaling up and marketing tips
How do I find what I want to do in life? As a 15 y/o my life is just studying, trying to find my "passion" (i dont have one idk how to find one), friends, and other stuff people have told me to do. I don't feel like I have a purpose and goal in my life.
Bro saved me probably two years of this cycle
I respectfully call "click bait", Charlie. 😁
And, I'm not saying you did something bad or wrong, you're obviously a great marketer and you know one of the first objectives is to get people to click play.
You DO believe in self-improvement... just the self-improvement that worked and continues to work for you.
From the 2:08 minute mark to 2:20, you spent some time clarifying that self-improvemnt is important. You did it again later in the video.
Also, I strongly believe that at least some of the training or information you learned from a "guru" somewhere... a book, a podcast, a video, a webinar, a live seminar, etc. helped you get to where you are today.
In order for you to put in the "work" that you correctly stated that is necessary to advance in life, you first had to THINK a certain way, BELIEVE certain things, and LEARN certain things you didn't know before. And I can bet that you did NOT figure everything out by yourself. Others that came before you left clues that you picked up to then... IMPROVE YOURSELF ;-), so you could become the person you are today.
I could be wrong though.
"Bye."
Self-Mastery > Self-Help
netreba znova pozerať, poznámky: work towards your goal, that way i will want to stop my bad habits so i can optimize for better work on my goal
just do the inner work. the morning routines dont make a real difference.
But you said in several of your other videos that you wake up, workout on the beach & meditate, then work. So which is it- straight to work or some vices to get you in the right physical wavelength to work.
i don’t think he meant we shouldn’t do those things at all but just doing them to justify the bad vices is what he means.
so basically self improvement doesnt work but work/goal improvement does?
Of course self improvement works. If I eat healthy and go to the gym, I get healthier, fitter and in better shape. That is an improvement to my body, which is a self improvement.