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From: woods@hao.UUCP (Greg Woods)
Newsgroups: net.social
Subject: Re: Work Ethic
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Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 15:08:47 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  3 15:08:47 1985
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> I agree that if they have an
> opportunity to do something they like, they should grab that brass ring,
> but few of us have those opportunities.

  My point was that, if it is sufficiently important to you, you go out and
*create* the opportunity to grab that brass ring, and you start by getting
rid of any beliefs you may have that it can't be done, because they will
*surely* stop you. Human beings are *very* attached to being right about their
beliefs, even negative ones, and will make themselves unhappy all their lives
just to avoid being wrong. As a case in point, I used to believe that I was
a failure with women, but since I let go of my desire to be right about that,
I have created the most wonderful relationship imaginable. It's not so hard
to get rid of beliefs; all it takes is an awareness of what they are, and an
awareness of the things you do to be right about them. I do not buy it when
you say that "some of us never have that opportunity". Obviously, some people
*believe* that, and by never even trying they get to be right (*and* stuck
in a job they hate, and they get to play martyr, etc.)

--Greg
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