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“Passion: a strong feeling or emotion for something or

someone. Very nice. Now what? Are you just feeling
it, or are you going to do something about it? I
love hearing
motivational speakers tell people to “follow your
passion.” Follow it? How about work at it. Excel at it.
Demand to be the best at it.”
Tim Grover, Relentless
Sometimes life forces su"ering upon us, but just as often, we force
su"ering upon ourselves. This self-imposed su"ering arises from many
sources, be it bad habits, unconscious blind spots, irrational fears or
the refusal to learn from past mistakes. But less obvious sources also
play a role in this su"ering and one of which is the failure to cast o"
the chains of mediocrity, to recognize the pathology of normality, and
to acknowledge the powers lying dormant within.
“What a torment to be ordinary, a man among men!”
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Emile Cioran, The Temptation to
Or as Carl Jung echoed:
“To be ‘normal’ is the ideal aim for the unsuccessful,

for all those who are still below the general level of
adaptation.
But for people of more than average ability … the
moral compulsion to be nothing but normal signifies
the bed of Procrustes – deadly and insupportable
boredom, a hell of sterility and hopelessness.”
Carl Jung, The Practice of Psychotherapy
When it is our choice to remain mediocre and normal that is the

generator of our su"ering, the best cure is to structure our life around
the pursuit of
uncommon success. We can strive for such success in a multitude of
ways,
such as mastering a craft or skill, dedicating ourselves to a meaningful
cause, or starting a business. But if we choose this cure it is prudent to
remember that uncommon success is uncommon for a reason.
“All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.”
Spinoza, Ethics
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Part of the difficulty in achieving uncommon success is due to the

persistence
difficulty lies in a lack of knowledge regarding the psychology of success.
In this video, we are going to investigate 4 of the pillars of success,
and in so
doing, arm ourselves with practical knowledge that can help us rise
above the monotony of normality.
The first pillar of success is desire. Unless we really want to excel at

the task we place before ourselves, unless we possess an intense and
burning desire to attain excellence in our chosen field, uncommon
success will remain but a pipe dream. “The starting point of all
achievement is desire.” wrote Napoleon Hill in his classic book Think
and Grow Rich. If asked, most of us will say we
desire success and so we may believe that we satisfy this first condition.
But all-too often our verbal affirmations lack sufficient emotional
backing. Our desire for success is not the all-consuming need it must
become if we are to
transform our lives around the pursuit of our mission and to actually do
what it takes to cultivate the excellence required to become a
success.
“We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But
it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only
its own opportunities but its own talents.”
Eric Hofler, The Passionate Mind
The second pillar of success involves a change to our self-image,
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specifically, the removal of self-limiting beliefs. The easiest way to remove

such beliefs is to recognize firstly that we exist well below our potential
and if we believe
otherwise, we are likely deluded. Secondly, self-limiting beliefs can be
diminished if we acknowledge the open-ended nature of human life. No Privacy -
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matter how much time we have wasted, no matter how much we think
our
we possess an uncanny ability to learn and change and chance also
plays a massive role in what is to become of us. So long as we still
have the capacity
to experiment with new patterns of thought and behavior, it remains
possible for us to redeem our self through the cultivation of excellence.
Ralph Waldo Emerson rightly stated that: “The power which resides in
[us] is new in
nature”, and to add to his sentiment, we will never know how high
this idiosyncratic power can take us until we put it to the test. As
Nietzsche echoed.
“There is only one way in the world on which nobody

can walk except for you. Do not ask, walk on it. Who
was it that said, “a man never rises higher than
when he does not know where his way may yet lead
him?””
Nietzsche, Untimely Meditations
With an intense desire to achieve uncommon success and a

recognition of the great possibilities open to us, the third pillar of
success requires that we cultivate a “divine discontent” with respect
to our work. This means never
being satisfied with our current status. Each peak of achievement
should be viewed not as a cause for prolonged rest or celebration,
but as a mere
stepping-stone to the next challenge. When we are divinely discontented,
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we are insatiable in our desires – we always want to achieve more,

create more, and conquer more. Our focus is fixated on our present
tasks and future
goals, what we have created or achieved is but a relic of the past. We
harbor a
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perpetual dissatisfaction because we know, whatever we have done, we

are
“There is perhaps no better way of measuring the

natural endowment of a soul than by its ability to
transmute
dissatisfaction into creative impulse.”
Eric Hofler, The Passionate Mind
In Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche poetically captured the essence of

this divine discontent.
“Whatever I create and however much I love it –

soon I must oppose it and my love; thus my will
wills it.”
Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Or as Tim Grover, the personal trainer of some of the greatest basketball

players of our generation including Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant,
writes:
“Being relentless means demanding more of yourself

than anyone else could ever demand of you,
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knowing that every time you stop, you can still do

more. You must do
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more. The minute your mind thinks, “Done”, your

instincts
Tim Grover, Relentless
The fourth and final pillar of success involves our instincts – we need to
let go of our reliance on the purely cognitive and trust the wisdom of
our gut
instincts and intuitive side. Many of us in the modern world are
pathological thinkers: we have a tendency to overthink to the point of
paralyzing us into
inaction. We have not sufficiently grasped Nietzsche’s insight that
“knowledge kills action”, nor Goethe’s realization that overthinking
serves no other
purpose than of “diverting attention from activity in the outer world to
some false, inner speculation.” If we have an idea related to a creation,
a project, or a business, our gut is often the best arbiter as to
whether we should begin and if the gut says yes, but the mind o"ers
doubts, then we should override our mind and act. After our initial
actions receive real world feedback we can then use our mind to analyze
if and how we need to adjust course, but unless we take the initial leap
our cognitive ruminations are likely to keep us
paralyzed in passivity. As Grover advises:
“There is zero chance you’ll get anywhere if you

allow yourself to become paralyzed by soft excuses
and countless reasons why you’ll never get to where
you want to be. Trust your gut to navigate the hard
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road to get there. The satisfaction and sense of

achievement will blow your mind when you finally
arrive, knowing you arrived on your own with only
your instincts to guide you. Stop
thinking. Stop waiting. You already know what to do.”
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Tim Grover,
An intense desire to succeed, the removal of limiting beliefs, a divine

discontent, and a newfound trust in the intuitive side of our being –
these are the four pillars of success. And by cultivating these pillars in
our life we build the foundations for an escape from mediocrity through
the attainment of excellence and uncommon success.
“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if

one advances confidently in the direction of his
dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has
imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected
in common hours.”
Henry David Thoreau, Walden
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“Passion: a strong feeling or emotion for something or

Tim Grover, Relentless

“What a torment to be ordinary, a man among men!”

Emile Cioran, The Temptation to

Or as Carl Jung echoed:

“To be ‘normal’ is the ideal aim for the unsuccessful,

Carl Jung, The Practice of Psychotherapy

When it is our choice to remain mediocre and normal that is the

“All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.”

Part of the difficulty in achieving uncommon success is due to the

The first pillar of success is desire. Unless we really want to excel at

Eric Hofler, The Passionate Mind

The second pillar of success involves a change to our self-image,

specifically, the removal of self-limiting beliefs. The easiest way to remove

“There is only one way in the world on which nobody

Nietzsche, Untimely Meditations

With an intense desire to achieve uncommon success and a

we are insatiable in our desires – we always want to achieve more,

perpetual dissatisfaction because we know, whatever we have done, we

“There is perhaps no better way of measuring the

Eric Hofler, The Passionate Mind

In Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche poetically captured the essence of

“Whatever I create and however much I love it –

Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Or as Tim Grover, the personal trainer of some of the greatest basketball

“Being relentless means demanding more of yourself

knowing that every time you stop, you can still do

more. The minute your mind thinks, “Done”, your

Tim Grover, Relentless

“There is zero chance you’ll get anywhere if you

road to get there. The satisfaction and sense of

An intense desire to succeed, the removal of limiting beliefs, a divine

“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if

Henry David Thoreau, Walden

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© 2020 Academy of Ideas

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