1 brain block you MUST overcome to make big money writing online
Building a business of any kind — writing, video, HVAC, whatever — is hard enough as it is without your stupid brain interfering.
OK, I shouldn’t call our brains stupid.
They are just trying to protect us from danger.
Our brains are naturally built to be risk-averse, because when we were all in loincloths wandering around the forest, we were constantly in danger.
But what was an active mind in that context is now an overactive mind in modern society, and it prevents a lot of us from achieving our dreams and building the kinds of lives we really want.
It sees risks everywhere, but it can’t differentiate well between the ones that will kill us and the ones that will just make us feel dumb or embarrassed.
When doubt creeps in
Take me for example.
I like my brain. It’s fine.
It’s ADHD, but I’ve learned to manage that over 42 years.
And the inquisitiveness and obsessiveness that comes with it can actually be quite beneficial when directed in the right way.
But it talks a lot, and the narrative isn’t always positive — especially when things aren’t going the way I want them to.
