Brianna Wiest - The Mountain Is You_ Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery (2020)

THE MOUNTAIN IS YOU
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Problems don’t inherently make you a stronger person
unless you change and adapt. The variable here is you. The
common denominator is whether or not you shift your
foundational perspective on the world and how you behave
within it.
Let’s be very clear: Someone who makes $500K can be as
seriously in debt and struggling as someone who makes
$50K, and in fact, this happens more often than you would
ever think. People who make less money are required to
learn how to manage it better, and people who make more
think they can eschew principles because of the quantity
they are attaining.
You can screw up your dream relationship just as quickly
as you can a hook up, because the way you relate to others
is an issue with you, not something that shifts depending
on whether or not you meet the most perfect person who
never triggers or annoys you and relates to you with unconditional
positive regard.
You can be just as unhappy in your ideal job, with your
perfect hours, at your most desired pay rate, if you don’t
know how to ration your time, relate to others in your
workplace, or move your career forward. People who are
“living their dreams” and “following their passion” can be
just as unhappy as people who are not.
If you don’t have principles, your life is not going to get
better. Problems are only going to follow you and get bigger
as your life does.