Results and Emotions – Dispassion
“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit” – Conrad Hilton
There are two parts to life, there are results, and then there are emotions. What messes people up is when they tie them together cancerously. Results don’t mean anything unless we attach a meaning to them.
Emotions, on an elementary level, are chemical explosions that our brain controls. You don’t need to do anything to feel a certain way. Do you? it automatically happens. But awareness of those emotions makes a big difference.
Similarly, a result isn’t an emotion. Take any result like earning an income of a million dollars. A million dollars doesn’t mean anything until you attach a meaning to it. I have seen people loose their sleep over achieving such goals. So when you attach your emotions to results inseparably it begins to haunt you.
However, there is a better way of doing this. When you can separate emotions and results, you will find a much fulfilling way to achieve your goals. In eastern philosophy, this is known as dispassion theory of keeping oneself grounded.
“Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better” – Samuel Becket.
“Originally Posted On November 18, 2018”