Any philosopher, of which I clearly am not, will tell you that there are thousands of levels of conscious awareness. Fair enough, but as it relates to performance, we look at the top 5. Squarely in the middle rests the average person operating under middle-class consciousness. Once you understand this limited level of thinking, it’s easy to understand why the masses struggle to succeed. As judgmental as it sounds, there’s substantial data that support it. #personaldevelopment
Steve Siebold
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Author and Professional Speaker since 1997. Past Chairman of the National Speakers Association's Million Dollar Speakers Group. Author of 11 books with 1.4 million copies in print.
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On a scale of 1-10, how much do you think the environment we are brought up in affects our desire to play safe in the land of comfort versus taking chances or having an undeniable drive to keep accelerating?
Jeff, great question. I think upbringing is foundational, yet drawing on 40 years of interviewing self-made millionaires, I can cite hundreds of examples of people who were raised in the middle class and become very successful. My dad had average ambition, yet all 4 of his children are multimillionaires in different fields. I’m not sure exactly where the influence of upbringing ends and personal ambition begins. What’s your take on this?