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Forging Your Own Path
Only you can decide what works best for you, no one else
Getting into personal development and self-help is one of the most profound, life-changing things anyone can do. The teachings, principles, insights, and perspectives that you’re exposed to can transform your life in ways you never even thought were possible. However, there is a major pitfall that I see a lot of people getting stumped by — myself included.
I used to take everything I read as gospel. I mean if it worked for the person teaching it, then it must work for everyone, right? You always see those ads on youtube, of some personal development guru, trying to sell you a course; talking about how they made X amount of money online, became enlightened, or achieved some other great feat, and how anyone can do it — if they just follow “these 5 simple steps.”
The problem with this approach is, it doesn’t take individual differences into account. This is something I’d kind of superficially noticed while on my own path of personal growth. However, more recently, watching the videos of Leo Guru from actualised.org has even further highlighted just how big an issue this has been for me and is for others.
In his content, Leo always stresses the importance of being able to verify things for yourself. He urges the people that follow him not…
