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Looking good vs. Feeling good: My true story about success (leowid.com)
5 points by LeonW on May 15, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments


Powerful words: "Because in that picture above I’m dead. And I’d rather be alive with the measly results you get because that’s what the human experience happens to contain. And when you know what you’re feeling because you’ve learned to notice, most of these “bad” emotions aren’t even that bad."


Now write a blog post about how to feel good as a single mother of two with two jobs, who never had enough money to relax.


Exactly the kind of comment I was anticipating...and I find it quite annoying, because it misses the point I was hoping to make. Which is that even when you have everything "picture perfect", it required me to find another way to relate to life. And I believe that is true for any kind of experience most people are having in the world day to day.


I see nothing useful in your article more than an excuse for side promotion of your coaching business and the social networking you are building. Its so slick, well made and with the correct sad and happy points introduced at the right times...That undermines the credibility of your message. I am sorry but this is like a Tony Robbins like pitch for Generation Z....


The article starts of with "my life is awesome" and ends with "your life is not. PS: You can buy into my product and then it will be."

Definitely an Anthony Robbins style money sink.




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