Devlyn Steel on Ellis Yesterday

I am avid listener to the Jason Ellis show and to be honest would not be on Tools had it not been for that show. Yesterday, Devlyn was on and really had offered great insight into many things that we do to ourselves regarding self sabotage. This really struck a chord with me. And I began to realize all of the mental BS that I need to address or else I will continue down this path of self deprecating stagnation. My own inner voice is just filled with self doubt, insecurity, etc. that leads me to innaction and then more self displeasure for not getting stuff done. Essentially, its a terrible mental cycle. Now, don't get me wrong, I believe I am beginning to sound like pretty pathetic in my blog. I am not. Quite to the contrary, I am an accomplished Sales person and now tackling a business consulting role.  But what I found, as I unsatisfied at work, was that I was preoccoupied with all of my faults. So much so that I was miserable in many facets of my life which was getting internalized. Now back to Devlyn's comments which pointed out that as a society we have become preoccupied with accumulating things to show how wealthy we are that we neglect ourselves and people in pursuit of stuff. Now that the economy is in the dumper this preoccupation is getting a heavy dose of reality. My personal take on it is that I don't need to compare myself to the rich and famous to guage my value or happiness. I just need to be happy with myself. One step at a time is great montra. Today is and was a great day. Although, its been a short journey thus far, I look forward to the future.   

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