Stephen Bartlett
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And it bothers me that it bothers them, to be honest, because I make no projections. Do whatever you want. And I feel like if I ever had one thing that people took from me, it was absolute freedom. And because of that absolute freedom, we are 100% responsible for our own lives. And so where we place the finger of blame is also where power flows.
And it bothers me that it bothers them, to be honest, because I make no projections. Do whatever you want. And I feel like if I ever had one thing that people took from me, it was absolute freedom. And because of that absolute freedom, we are 100% responsible for our own lives. And so where we place the finger of blame is also where power flows.
So if you blame your parents for your life, your parents have power over your life. If you blame your boss for your bad life, your boss has power over your life. If you blame you for your bad life, at least you can change you and you can do something about it. And so I think absolute responsibility has been my core tenant.
So if you blame your parents for your life, your parents have power over your life. If you blame your boss for your bad life, your boss has power over your life. If you blame you for your bad life, at least you can change you and you can do something about it. And so I think absolute responsibility has been my core tenant.
So if you blame your parents for your life, your parents have power over your life. If you blame your boss for your bad life, your boss has power over your life. If you blame you for your bad life, at least you can change you and you can do something about it. And so I think absolute responsibility has been my core tenant.
And if you have a life where you're like, I don't want to care about work that much. And I just want to spend all my time with my family. I'm like, congratulations, you fucking won. That's amazing. Just don't assume that everyone's you. And that winning for me is the same as winning for you. And I think the times that I talk about this...
And if you have a life where you're like, I don't want to care about work that much. And I just want to spend all my time with my family. I'm like, congratulations, you fucking won. That's amazing. Just don't assume that everyone's you. And that winning for me is the same as winning for you. And I think the times that I talk about this...
And if you have a life where you're like, I don't want to care about work that much. And I just want to spend all my time with my family. I'm like, congratulations, you fucking won. That's amazing. Just don't assume that everyone's you. And that winning for me is the same as winning for you. And I think the times that I talk about this...
I know that my message won't resonate with everyone and that's okay. But it's for the few people who were like me and felt like everyone told them there was something wrong with them. And I still get people to tell me there's something wrong with me. And if wrong means not normal, then yeah, you bet. But it's more so that like you are different and that's okay.
I know that my message won't resonate with everyone and that's okay. But it's for the few people who were like me and felt like everyone told them there was something wrong with them. And I still get people to tell me there's something wrong with me. And if wrong means not normal, then yeah, you bet. But it's more so that like you are different and that's okay.
I know that my message won't resonate with everyone and that's okay. But it's for the few people who were like me and felt like everyone told them there was something wrong with them. And I still get people to tell me there's something wrong with me. And if wrong means not normal, then yeah, you bet. But it's more so that like you are different and that's okay.
And I think that if you're okay with that, then it unleashes this whole new realm of possibility of being able to do what you want. And kind of like I had the, you know, you do 100 of these and you look at the top 10%, do 100 of these, look at the top 10%.
And I think that if you're okay with that, then it unleashes this whole new realm of possibility of being able to do what you want. And kind of like I had the, you know, you do 100 of these and you look at the top 10%, do 100 of these, look at the top 10%.
And I think that if you're okay with that, then it unleashes this whole new realm of possibility of being able to do what you want. And kind of like I had the, you know, you do 100 of these and you look at the top 10%, do 100 of these, look at the top 10%.
That was my way of trying to operationalize happiness because it was this ephemeral thing that when I was 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, I struggled a ton with. I was very depressed. I looked at, you know, religion. I looked at a lot of different things. And this is common for people at that age. And I came up with a mantra for me at that time, which was fuck happiness.
That was my way of trying to operationalize happiness because it was this ephemeral thing that when I was 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, I struggled a ton with. I was very depressed. I looked at, you know, religion. I looked at a lot of different things. And this is common for people at that age. And I came up with a mantra for me at that time, which was fuck happiness.
That was my way of trying to operationalize happiness because it was this ephemeral thing that when I was 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, I struggled a ton with. I was very depressed. I looked at, you know, religion. I looked at a lot of different things. And this is common for people at that age. And I came up with a mantra for me at that time, which was fuck happiness.
Now, people will then hear this, and I'm sure this will get taken out of context, but that was basically like this release moment for me, where by continually chasing happiness, it always existed outside of me. And so it was always this carrot that was in front of me that I could never really get to. And so by saying, fuck happiness, I was like, it's unattainable. I'm just going to work.
Now, people will then hear this, and I'm sure this will get taken out of context, but that was basically like this release moment for me, where by continually chasing happiness, it always existed outside of me. And so it was always this carrot that was in front of me that I could never really get to. And so by saying, fuck happiness, I was like, it's unattainable. I'm just going to work.
Now, people will then hear this, and I'm sure this will get taken out of context, but that was basically like this release moment for me, where by continually chasing happiness, it always existed outside of me. And so it was always this carrot that was in front of me that I could never really get to. And so by saying, fuck happiness, I was like, it's unattainable. I'm just going to work.