Are you a Bear or a Bull?

 I am a Bear that wants to be a Bull....not necessarily all the time, I don't want to be charging all the time, but I know that i will get to where I want if I make things happen in life, and surely this is what being a Bull is all about. It is similar to the idea of being a Rhinoceros in the books by Scott Alexander:

• thick skin like a Rhino so people's words bounce off you
• keep on charging forward like a Rhino
• believe like a Rhino so you are always charging forward and making progress

In the business I am now in there is a special meaning to the words Bear or Bull, and being one or the other is not a value judgement - it is neither good or bad to be a Bull or Bear. 

You can join the business and earn a nice income, and certainly one giving you better results on your money than a savings account, and there is no obligation to tell anyone else about the business. In this case you are a Bear. You can go into hibernation if you want to, go for a run or bike ride, or go to your job, but you will still be earning five days a week from the business as a Bear.

This is a slow way to earn, but it is reliable and is certainly preferable to a scatterbrained Bull charging for a day who then gets distracted by a YouTuber, and then goes into something else, and says "well, you know, that other business is not as good as people say, this one is far better". And perhaps after another week or so they are looking at something else entirely, and saying the same things about their "new" business venture to their latest business partners.

But a real Bull keeps charging in the same business. They do not switch from one thing to another. They have belief in their business because they have seen the results from other people, and believe they can get the same. Maybe not as quick as someone else, but that is not important.

The important point is that you stay on track, and do not compare yourself to other people. 

Dreams of Running

 Running for me has always been about personal freedom. You are alone with your thoughts and your trainers. You can decide to go a different route if you want to, you can be out for an extra hour if you like. Of course, most people do not have this freedom. They have to go to work, or be somewhere at a certain time. Making the time to do something you love is important, and I think it is more important than working for a paycheque. 

Running opens my mind to the possibilities of life. It allows me to dream. Sometimes in my mind's eye I am flowing along the pavement, I feel nimble and strong as though it is the best thing in the world. 

Running enhances my day and my life. 

My goal is to enjoy life, enjoy running and follow new possibilities in life.

Personal Boundaries

 To have more you have to become more. 

You have to give more, look to the stars, dream more. You have to reflect more, but turn this into relevant action. Action that can help you.

Listening to others can be one of the worst things in life. They may say you need to be realistic, that you need to do this, or do that. They may bother you and nag you. People like this you need to run away from. Only you know what you need to do, listen to yourself and you will find the answer.

Advice can be good if the person who gives this advice has done what you want to do. Even so it will only benefit you if you look to that person and ask for help or advice. If they want to give this help or advice without asking I see this as interfering, telling someone what to do, and someone you should steer clear of. 

Looking for a Magic Money Tree

Many people are looking for an opportunity to earn more money especially with the situation with Covid this past year. People have been told to stay at home, and work from home. This is fine if you can do your job from home, but of course many people cannot. So, the Government has spent huge sums propping up businesses and helping people financially. Of course this money has to come from somewhere, and the Government will want to increase taxes in someway. As Theresa May said, there is no magic money tree. 

Earning money doesn't have to be difficult. It is the perception that it is difficult, that it will be a struggle, that you are not as good as someone else that makes it so. You create a blockage in your mind because of your thought processes. This is why self-esteem, confidence and belief are so important. And jealousy, competition hold you back in all areas of life.