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How Can You Tell People to F#@% Their Jobs in an Economy Like This?

by chris on February 24, 2009

The fact that people are reliant on jobs caused this economy. The fact that people sought security in corporations and corporate jobs and clung to those jobs with desperate tenacity is why we are where we are.  

Look, you get paid based not on your knowledge or your tenure, but on your contribution. You get paid based on what you give to others, on how you help. NOT…based on who you are or anything like that. When you work to help, serve, and do things for others, you’re much more secure than you would be otherwise.

We’re telling you to f#@% your job because right now, it’s a source of angst and pain. Being part of that herd is not for free thinkers. Do and chase what you’re energized and passionate about, and you’ll soon be secure, irreplaceable, and valuable.

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Why should I read a book about thoughts I’ve already had?

by chris on February 19, 2009

This is probably the most important question that I get on a regular basis. People ask why I’d resell them their own thoughts.

Simple. Fact is, your thoughts were probably pretty good. Fact is, you’re probably aware of yourself. Fact is, you’re probably pretty smart. But you need to know that you’re already right. You need to know that it’s not you that’s wrong. You need to know that you’re sane and that it’s the world that’s F#@%’d up. Everyone around you is siphoning off your passion, your life, trying to convince you to expend yourself on the baby boomer cycle—get a joyless job, become a joyless person, live a joyless life, and then retire. You need to know that the fleeting rebellion that you’ve had is 100% OK. And you need a reminder of your individuality, your humanity, and your god-given uniqueness.

You don’t need to reconcile yourself with our society. Our society needs to work with you.

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What are your qualifications for writing a book on Therapy?

by chris on February 11, 2009

Formally? None. But really? We’ve been knocked around. We’ve worshiped at the altar of the guru du jour. We’ve read dozens of tediously s#!%%y self-help books.

They led me to the brink of financial ruin. They got me to accept, parse, and judge people. They let me think I was OK, that I was morally superior and enlightened because I read a book about time management.

You become a Pollyanna when you read this stuff, not noticing that your results suck because you’re too focused on the process. We’re focused on results: not being insane by continuing to follow the herd. We focus on observation and fact, not on vague feelings. 

Also, the whole Therapy industry goes to great lengths to be needed in order to be sustained. Getting people out of therapy isn’t their goal. It’s about keeping people locked in, dependent, and coming back. No industry is immune to that kind of B.S.

Just read the book and judge for yourself. That’s all we ask. And that you don’t subordinate your brain to someone else.

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