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Are You Better Off Now Than You Were 8 Years Ago?

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Channel: Damon Cart NLP · 2016 · People & Blogs

No I'm not running for president and though this email was inspired by a political discussion I had with my parents, I'm not going to write my political opinions here. Don't worry.

Politicians running against an incumbent like to ask people a question like this one because how many people feel like they're better off than they were four or eight years ago? People like to complain and this question opens that door.

I wish I had actual statistics on this. My guess is that the majority would say they are about the same. And I think about 20% of people would say they're better off and 20% would say worse. That means a total of 80% of people would believe they were either worse off or the same.

The exact percentages are irrelevant. Where you find yourself is important and is likely due to your attitude more than outside circumstances like whoever is president, governor, or congressperson.

If you find yourself among the people who think they are worse off or the same now would be a good time to ask yourself why. I'm sure you have your reasons, but I urge you to question those reasons.

Did your business tank? Did you declare bankruptcy? Did you lose your job? Did you fall seriously ill? These are all great reasons, but they're not good enough to give up your happiness.

Victor Frankl found happiness in a concentration camp because he decided that his happiness was the one thing he did have control over and he wasn't about to let Nazis take that from him too.

Am I better off than I was 8 years ago? Hell yeah! And it has nothing to do with elected officials or the government.

"Hell yeah!" is the only answer.

"Sort of, I guess, Maybe, No," are the wrong answers and if these are your answers, what are you going to do about the next eight years because if you do nothing there's a 99% chance they will be like the last 8 years.

Evolve!

You purpose is to evolve. You're either evolving or devolving. Stagnation is devolution.

Hypnosis is a great way to evolve yourself. Bandler and Grinder said this back in the early 80s. They're pretty smart guys. I think you will agree.

Learn from a master. Dr. Sid Jacobson will show you how at Hypnosis in NLP June 10th, 11th, and 12th.

Are You Better Off Now Than You Were 8 Years Ago?

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