Hello All,
I have a been thinking about this for a while now thought it may help to get your input.
I’ve been stuck in the house for a while, staying In the house became my norm after having my first daughter I had this mentality that all my time should be spent with my daughter no going out, all attention on her because that’s what she deserves. If I did go out with friends I would feel intense guilt and wanted to rush back home Working from home didn’t help either(little to none social/human contact). and then covid came right when I had decided it was time for me to get out into the world again. Well obviously that didn’t happen. Even in my free time I don’t really allow myself to have pure fun my thinking is if i have time to spare i should be learning somthing so I read, if im leaving the house it should be because I’m contributing to the family for example grocery shopping or making money ( ubering and door dashing). The last time I really enjoyed myself was when I went to my reiki certification class and I didn’t feel any guilt because I was out doing something that was to better myself. I don’t want this to sound sad I do enjoy spending time with my girls and also creating my artwork. But after listening to seductress, ua and Mogul zp I’m getting this intense feeling I need to get out and network and not just that experience life. With the isolation for so many years I do deal with a bit of social anxiety but I know I will get over that once i start socializing on a regular basis. That also came from my job I switched from a position where I was on the phone all day constantly communicating with others to a work from home position where I mostly worked with a computer screen, systems, audits and things of that nature. (Im no longer working there anymore im currently focusing on building a business).So I am I limiting my opportunities and growth? I’m assuming I can’t Manifest much opportunity with staying in the house. Or should I really try to dive into the virtual realm (social media, youtube). The gym maybe a good start
You’re absolutely not limiting your growth or opportunities. This in itself, the realization, is a great step towards a better life.
I absolutely do not recommend going deeper into the virtual sphere. Scrolling feeds and spending too much time on social media has a very negative effect on my mental state. I think it affects a lot of people more than they think, and destroys a lot of fun they could have focusing on the “real world.” An exception is of course if you communicate directly with a family member or friend through a chat app – this is great!
You’re starting your own business. So you’re becoming an entrepreneur. One way that I see this unfolding is that the business prospers and gives you financial freedom. Then you can move with your daughters to a more exciting place, where you will be able to spend more time doing things you enjoy.
I understand the itch to go out into the world and just live. I have it too! I know I’m meant for big things and a luxurious lifestyle, and I use subliminals to help me get there. At the same time I try to always have some potential money-making opportunity through which money can come to me. Your business will be that.
You shouldn’t feel guilty about doing things you personally enjoy. Using subliminals is a full-time job in itself. So is taking care of daughters. So is having a difficult husband.
It is essential that you let your mind rest when you are reprogramming your mind in the way that you are and that in itself justifies taking whatever time off you need to do whatever you wish. Don’t limit yourself or set boundaries in what you can or cannot do. Your life can make a complete 180 faster than you think.
Good luck with your business, and I hope some of what I said may have helped a bit!
Thanks @anon84605638 for coming through again with your uplifting words of encouragement. What you said about social media makes total sense I’ve been torn because I actually wanted to do a social media detox cause I do feel the negative effects. I try to keep myself in check whenever I go on there and feel myself looking at useless content (that guilt feeling starts coming on)it’s almost like I have to break myself out of hypnosis or somthing.How do I balance that with still helping others and putting out content virtually, lots of mental discipline? Or just stick to real life real world interactions and opportunities. Honestly as far as virtual stuff goes I’m good with the forum, kindle and audible lol the other stuff is filler. I’ve promoted myself long enough on IG to know it’s really not giving me the results I want it may work for others but maybe it’s not for me or maybe not at this time. I guess I’m realizing we all have different routes we can take to reach success.Thanks for helping me sort this out.
Even going outside to smoke a cigar (can’t smoke in the house since I’m on a lease) helps me a bit. Not to say you’re into cigars. I do think a walk outside is better than nothing. Not sure if that helps.
I think Social Media Detoxes are kinda overrated (my own opinion) because it isn’t the medium itself that’s the problem. It’s the amount of time.
I know people who are the real-life equivalent of social media junkies, meaning they spend their time socializing in person (less so with Covid of course). Running themselves ragged to “keep up” with friends IRL.
I love being alone a lot of the time, so I don’t get any of it haha.
I did this. I quit Facebook and Instagram and all that shit. It’s worth it! I promise. When you use social media you define the world by your feed.
Exactly! You know you’ll be even better without that other stuff.
That in itself is a great step in the right direction.
Usually the most popular promotion methods do not work. I don’t know what works, though. Maybe we can figure that out using the subliminals.
Absolutely, and it is not defined by your talents, knowledge or education. Trust me: I’ve seen people get so successful being stupid as hell and just lucky and naive. We’re both smart – probably all here are – and things will come our way quicker than we think. It’s not about “hard work” as much as it is “right work” and “right thinking.”
You will get through it and come out happy on the other end. As long as you work on your own mind, realizing it’s the source of all you experience in life, then you will do well.
We already have the cheat code to life. We have the missing key. Just wait and see.
I respectfully (edit: autocorrect fail or just a run-of-the-mill brain fail…) disagree, even in small doses the social media beast is still harmful. Too much skewing of perceptions, creating very unrealistic views of the world around you. To over-generalize using a film analogy… people compare their own blooper reels to the highly-curated edited highlight reels other people post… and even knowing this is happening, it usually doesn’t stop negative feelings.
I quit using social media years ago, and now I can’t stand even the thought of using it… I had some networking to do a few months ago so I re-activated my LinkedIn profile and even that was too much for me. I’ve signed in maybe a half dozen times, and even that’s a half-dozen times too many for me.
I’ll 2nd the notion to quit social media, even for a finite period of time. It made a big difference for me.
edit: ugh… did not proofread that to make sure there were no typos… made a rather foolish one
That’s a good point didn’t think of it like that.
I know people who are the real-life equivalent of social media junkies, meaning they spend their time socializing in person (less so with Covid of course). Running themselves ragged to “keep up” with friends IRL.
Side note: Sorry I don’t know how to do the insert your comment thing yet.
Highlight the text you want to quote, and a “Quote” button comes up.
Another good point I feel you on this. I am noticing that sick to the gut feel as well mostly from IG and FB. YT used to excite me for learning purposes but I’ve become bored it’s oversaturated with frauds and clout chasers the same info over and over not to mention traumatic videos randomly popping up in my suggestions I find much more enjoyment from audible and kindle these days. Thanks for the reply
Great thanks for sharing I was wondering what that was for
Got it
I spend a not-insignificant amount of time (relative to my YT browsing, not overall lol) tagging unwanted YT videos as “don’t show me videos from this channel” in my random feed, to curate it as best as I can. I wish it could learn patterns from the videos/channels I hide and realize I don’t want to see ANY sports-related content, etc… but no such luck. I usually stick with my subscriptions feed, or search results for something specific though.
Most of my YT feed is engineering/science/maker/DIY/woodworking stuff, so I feel that avoids a lot of the “junk” content that the “general youtube” audience is exposed to… the viral videos, or the latest stunt by whoever “Mr. Beast” is… no clue, and I’m ok with that. I do have a few internet marketing channels in there too, but I curate that very aggressively and am very selective about who I trust.