To Anyone Who Thinks They’re Falling Behind
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- Опубликовано: 21 фев 2018
- You don’t need more motivation. You don’t need to be inspired to action. You don’t need to read any more lists and posts about how you’re not doing enough.
We act as if we can read enough articles and enough little Pinterest quotes and suddenly the little switch in our brain will put us into action. But, honestly, here’s the thing that nobody really talks about when it comes to success and motivation and willpower and goals and productivity and all those little buzzwords that have come into popularity: you are as you are until you’re not. You change when you want to change. You put your ideas into action in the timing that is best. That’s just how it happens.
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Not spoken about enough. Thank you, I think this is a secret lesson I needed to learn for myself, being 26 and being constantly reminded to make something of myself, bombarded with comparisons by either my mom or myself to my peers and siblings, i think i needed to hear that its ok to step back; to give myself permission for a time out. That maybe, its ok to not be ready. That i just need a little time to myself while i incubate. I dont cut myself enough slack. I think in my rush to be something, the anxiety scares away my success and ideas away because i become in a state unable to receive them
GOOD LUCK man
I really needed to hear this.
"You don't need more motivation or inspiration to create the life you want, you need less shame around the idea that you're not doing your best."
Thanks for this!
I'm so thankful for this video.
Me too
Thank you. These words aren't spoken enough. Being hard on yourself for being who you need to be in the moment haunts my days and is the main cause of profound sadness.
I’ve been sick for a week and I feel so behind. I keep getting notifications for things that were due 4 days ago and I have been freaking out but I have zero energy and I just can’t bring myself to do any work and it’s just getting worse. School is starting again tomorrow and I have auditions for the school show and it all feels like too much :c
The perfect antidote for the avalanche of self help, get-up-and-go "success" propaganda out there. (I've found that trying to force something before it's time only recoils in you face. )
I read your comment 4 months ago and it really made me gain some hope and confidence in live
"LIFE... Remember Life??"
Thank you so so much for this video, I found some permission to love myself at least a little bit from this
Self hate is when your standards and life to don't aline.... So change yr standards or yr habits....
You legend.
This channel is so good - I’ve watched several of your videos already but I just subbed and turned on notifications
Keep going - these videos are incredible
Amazing ! That hit the nail on the head !
Most motivational shit demands you "something" which if you had it...then you wouldn't need to watch motivational shit.
Society make us feel like we are just a gear out of machine...and by some training, some "adjustments" it would be possible to put us back to default/expected behaviour.
I feel my soul "stuck", paralyzed , incapable of any "adjustment"....but I'm good.
Slowly I'm overcoming the (unjustified) fear of being nothing with a relieving sensation that I don't really need to be "something".
I have already everything that is necessary to be ME....and if something is missing, that "thing" will naturally come when the time is right.
Pep Legal -
Holy crap that's what I'm going through...
Maybe it's the beer, but this is exactly what I needed to hear right now. Thank you.
Every once in a while when I'm overwhelmed I need someone with a clearer head than me to tell me to calm the f*ck down. Thank you sir.
*Me:* I'm not a robot. I can't just conjure up motivation when I don't have it. I'm a human being. Life happened.
*Boss:* You're fired. Get out!
Being fired might be the motivation you needed to change your life. I know it was for me.
Excellent production! Many thanks for your time and work here.
You are so kind ! No one ever tell me this and look back in my life I think you are right. surrender and trust are the key💕
The most inspirational video on youtube!! Thank You
Wow, thank you
Brilliant...I'm just chilling out after a 10 year writing project attempt. Just hanging from under my branch, waiting to see where the next banana is...
Mr Flaccid - Well said (and an underrated comment)
One of the best motivational videos I've ever seen, if not the best . And, believe me , I've watched hundreds. Thank you!
"Life - remember life" - HA! I also like the lines "You are who you are until you are not" and "If it's not the time it's just not the ing time" - very Taoish. But it was the well spoken reminder at 0:38 that locked my like, share and subscribe. Both brilliant and so sad that any of us might need to be reminded in the first place, but part of the culture does coerce through shame and the need to group and belong. Like everything in life, it takes work, timing, persistence and luck to break free from the narrative - if someone even wants to. For some, the routine of an ordered life managed by lists and goal plans is their best life and what brings them comfort and satisfaction, but that doesn't make the person who thrives while dancing in the whirlwind better or worse. We all have to find our right path to be walking and try to stay on it as much as possible - although we often learn the most about ourselves when we trip and fall. We just have to keep getting up until we can't anymore. Then we get to see what really does come next.
I agree with a lot of this with one exception. You can't wait for inspiration if you're writing. You just have to keep working at it and inspiration will come.
I keep saying to others.. my kids that everything I’ve learned up to now -at 57- has benefitted me in some way- as Experience.. whether it was a good or bad experience In the past doesn’t matter... I am the Sum Total of everything I had experienced before... and it’s All Good.. and there are no Mistakes..
Now at 57 I am conscious of life slipping away and the clock is ticking loudly for me... People have died around me...passed away too young
I needed to hear your message today...that I am still evolving and and a work in progress and I need to LIGHTEN THE FUCK UP and stop beating myself up about failing to organise my life better against some imaginary yardstick... trying to plan every minute of my life up until I leave this world..wtf... message received.. thank you so much xxx
And this is EXACTLY Why I SUBSCRIBED!!! 😏 I'm going through this right now
Just awesome! Thanks, and keep it up:)
I’m in that point now, feeling behind and having shame for it. This video is what I needed to hear now, perfect timing! I’m tired of pushing that boulder up and endless mountain!
You are awesome, enjoy the journey!
this video really makes me feel less pressured, thank you!
Amazing video! Loved it ♥️. I accept, love, embrace & enjoy every single part of my journey. I trust that as painful or dreading something might be is just molding my character & preparing me to become the best version of myself. I trust everything will be alright.
Writing from personal experience, the first 18 seconds of this video is so true.
Wow! What I needed to hear. I've been under so much guilt lately because of my lack of job success. I have a sick wife,an autistic son and I suffer from severe PTSD- anxiety-depression and can barely make it through the day. Anybody in my situation knows how these problems limit your ability to do things in life. Keep your eyes on the Lord and he will guide you through the disaster!
Every young man in America should be subscribed to this channel.
Love it AOI. Beautiful message and one that is too easily forgotten. Thank you for the reminder
This is sooooo good!! Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
On point ! 👌
"Give yourself permission to be a real human being."
Man I love your channel. I needed this and its forsure being added to my playlist and I'm listening to this when ever I start to feel like I'm not doing enough
thank you very much. I needed that. I am way to focused on outcomes ...
This is one of the best ‘motivational’ vids I’ve seen. I feel like I’m stepping back from the wall I’ve been bashing my head against! Thanks bazillions!!!
This was absolutely brilliant and right on time. Thank you
This should be mandatory to know for all those struggling in life. Extremely well said, thank you !
Sometimes oru tanks just run empty or get punctured by things and events in our lives. Precious fuel leaks out and then we wonder why our engine seizes or breaks down. Some times taking a breather and allowing time for repairs and refueling are extremely necessary. Life is a journey yes but you aren't going anywhere without fuel and a working vehicle.
I really like your videos! Keep them coming! I like your down to earth attitude.
Thank you - I will.
One of your Better Gems.
Thank you author Jamie Varon for the creative.
A refreshingly honest and quite new way of looking at things. Thanks for sharing peace my brother. I think I like your style. Lol
Thank you my man! The answer this world is syncronized.
I honestly needed to hear this, especially when it comes to wanting a family. So many of my other friends are married, getting married and having kids and I still don't have a family of my own, but honestly I have more time to write, sing, draw, sing and dance because people are motivated/inspired and enjoy what I do.
I don't have a family and I'm happy. My time is mine. When you have kids and a spouse you have no time for yourself. Enjoy being alone for as long as you can. Many people have families and are completely miserable. Remember that. Be happy where you're at.
I’m at the point where I know I’m going through things but have convinced myself to believe these aren’t the reasons I’m so unmotivated right now.
Best fucking video ever. No bs, just plain truth. Everybody goes through those emotions you’ve just so well described. Do it when you feel like it, that’s it. Fuck those motivational speakers that make 150k per speech to tell you words they’ve read somewhere. Let’s fucking boycott this system of mot. speakers. Too much money for bragging about how they made it. Yeah, exactly HOW?! It’s all a big scam, making money out of people’s misery.
Thank you for this and all the others before and after. Amazing insight and valuable advice.
What? This was for two years ago and I am thinking it was for today, 8/8/2020? I just saw this video recommended on my watch list when I tuned into You Tube. How amazing. I am encouraged! :)
A whole lotta needs in this video...
I love you Jamie Varon. This video came at such a great time in my life!
Thank you for this message....!!
Wow! I really needed to hear this. It feels like you are speaking directly to me and how I feel about my life. Thank you so much!
you are right this makes a lot of sense thank you!
Beautiful message. Thanks from the heart.
this isn't the video i need , i really needed one of those " you're weak and everything is your fault , step up your game , man up and pass this exam on monday " :(
Thank you so much! I needed to learn this!!
Thank you.
This video is perfection. PERFECTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU GUYS. THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME RIGHT NOW I CAN'T EVEN TELL.
Thank you so f---king much.
Thank you so much for this video. This is exactly what I needed to hear at this precise moment.
Oh my God. This is the best motivational anything ever. Thank you!
The is the best video. I have seen in my life.
I never comment on videos, but this advice hit close to home. For some reason I sense some of this advice was also meant for you.
Thanks.
Thank you! I needed to hear this.
Very helpful. Thank you.
Thanks
thank you. very inspiring and insightful for me, especially now.
Not with the circumstances around us. How is relaxing going to pay the bills, put food on our tables. It is an unfortunate truth that today we live in a world where unless you work extra hard you will not, and cannot get a roof over your head and a hot meal on the table. Yes, there are lots that are not in your control, society determines whether or not you are fit for them. You push yourself so that you can survive. That is the world we live in today
"Sometimes when its not the time, its not the time."
This is the hardest to deal with when it seems never-ending.
How is this advice not the recommendation for passivity in Buddhism? The entire point of 'improvement' is the personal psychic recognition that something is remiss, unfinished, sub-standard, inefficient, ineffective, harmful, defeating, weak, unhealthy, diseased...conditions which passive acceptance can never correct or 'improve.' The psychic appeal of passivity is greatest when we are pessimists and we now have a ready excuse--passivity--for not mowing the lawn, brushing our teeth, taking a bath, going to work, doing the laundry, playing with the kids, taking the wife out to a movie, losing weight or finishing that novel. Passivity is the psychic antithesis to improvability. Improvability is the psychology of optimism; passivity is the psychology of pessimism.
So true! Thanks 🙏
Thank you for that, I REALLY needed it.
Great videos. You got new a subscriber here.
What I took away from this is to hold onto your dreams while doing the best you can right now and NEVER give up and when the time is right, things will fall into place and you’ll be so much happier that you didn’t give up! This is how I’m living it anyway...
Amazing.
Thank you
I really needed to hear this. thank you.
I NEEDED THIS. YOUR AWSOME!😊
Thanks for your words
First time somebody is talking something sensible! Loved it!
It's useful to tuck this video away and listen to it once in awhile
This is Brilliant. The majority of "Self-Help" types are only beating me over the head with idiotic banal platitudes in order to line their pockets.
This is by far the greatest video on self improvement the most helpfull reminder to be me
Thank you
I needed this. Like, *So Much* Thank you, Good Sir!
Thank you. 👍☺
“Reading little Pinterest Quotes” DON’T CALL ME OUT LIKE THAT
Thank you for this I'm going to listen every day
Wow, thanks! I needed this :)
I've been wanting to change for half a decade, yet I've only been drifitng along in life, and all my failures are compounding, culminating into what will more than likely will be poverty. Yet, I cannot take a course of action. What do I do?
This video is so needed! This subject desperately needs to be expanded upon! I don't agree with the biological evolution aspect but I do believe that we non-biological aspects of ourselves and our lives constantly evolve.
Thank you!
hell yeah, love this joint!
I needed this today. Vastly underrated video
Wow!!! This is so true! 😊😊😊
Thanks am so hard on myself, always something next comparing myself to others.
Spot on man. I really enjoy the doodles too.
Wow thank you so much! Stress level just dived. You're awesome! :) I think I'll need to rewatch this video a few times a week. Does this mean I did not get the lesson? Haha
OMG! Is this the best piece i will ever hear? Its okay to me in my own circumstance
Even better the second time...wish more would listen to this insightful and profound article.
The day I started getting a 4.0 average in school was the day I decided I would do my best and not worry about the result as I had been taught to do my whole life.
True... all said and well said
thank you💜