Some Temptations That Ruins You And Your Life

You are a human being and that means you have your own set of weaknesses, temptations, and flaws. You will always have ways to improve yourself and become a better person. But what about those moments when you lose control? You give in to peer pressure or some other influences that make you do something you normally would not do.

It can be really tempting to break the law, cheat on your partner, take drugs, or act irresponsibly at times. However, these actions can ruin your life. These negative actions can lead you down the wrong path if not corrected immediately.

Here Are Some Temptations That Ruins You

Unearned or Easy Money

Be careful of money you haven't earned because it'll cling to the little money you do have and fully with it. People waste their lives in pursuit of unearned or easy money. You see them betting on sporting events, trying to hustle or scam, their way to the top. Hard work is foundational in the identity of the individual. The illusion of easy money kills your chances of true progress. Don't fall into this temptation.

Dopamine Hits

We used to get dopamine when we overcame an obstacle and when our life got better because of effort. Now your brain fires up because you got 1000 likes on your latest post from people you barely know or care about. Naval Ravikant said it best “The modern devil is cheap dopamine!” Companies are spoon-feeding you just enough brain sugar so you become addicted to it and can't look away. The temptation of that instant gratification comes with the cost of self-control. The more they control how you feel the less free you are in your life.

Snooze

How many of you hit that snooze button? Ever wonder why you do it? Those extra five minutes never truly feel good because your brain understands you are eating away from your future. You are eating away at the satisfaction of getting what must be done out of the way. This snooze effect isn't only about your mornings. People hit snooze in life on all sorts of things, I'll launch my business later, I'll send that email later, I'll go to the gym tomorrow, and what do you know time goes by and you're still fat broken unhappy. So, stop hitting that snooze button on your life it's time to take this seriously.

Temptations: Digital Lust

Too much content is too easy to access. Too varied, too niched, too far, from what you need emotionally. Why do you keep checking up on your Ex or crushes online they've moved on. Why do you follow hundreds of models on Instagram and lust after their photos? While your life isn't getting any better, they don't know you. You're feeding them power through your worship. Your health is going down because of it, testosterone is down, your social ability is going down, and you fantasize about what you would do and how things would play out. The problem with this illusion is you know it's a fantasy and the gap between your fantasy and your reality is making you miserable. Unfollow the distractions and replace them with people who actually inspire you to pursue your goals and just see what happens.

Settling For What's Easy Not For What's Great

There will always be the temptation to leave things as they are instead of making them better. This applies to your environment not just your relationships and even to yourself. Spend enough time in a room filled with and at some point the smell no longer bothers you. That's what most of you are doing with your lives. You've allowed them to be a part of your life for so long you got accustomed to it and that's why most of you settle. That's why most people will never live truly fulfilling lives. Not settling requires focus and discipline, it requires people pointing you in the right direction, and it requires you to follow through on what you know serves you. Do you think losers are investing in themselves? Of course not. All they do is talk. Thousands of people are standing up and taking their lives into their own hands through guidance.

Temptations: Running Away From Everything

No matter where you are in your life's journey you will face obstacles struggles and difficulties. Some people think they can avoid them forever their go-to strategy is to do a 180 and run from it. You know the people who get into relationships where they've got their luggage ready by the door. You know the people who start a business but at the first sign of a roadblock they call it quits. You know the people who join a gym only go three times and when their body starts to hurt from Growing Pains they never return. The problem is no matter how fast you run you can't get away from the things that you carry with you. No matter where you travel your unresolved childhood will still be with you. The temptation is to use it as an excuse. People these days love throwing around the word trauma the same way unemployed men use the word entrepreneur. Deal with your problems. The Ryan holiday puts it “The obstacle is the way”.

Temptations: Sacrificing Who You Are Just To Fit In

Mob mentality is the need to fit in, the need to be accepted, it's natural until it goes against who you really are. The big temptation is to lie about your identity to be accepted. Your fake interest just to make sure the date goes well. Your fake wealth just so others appreciate you more. The temptation is there but the more you fake it the deeper the whole gets. Roll after roll, mask after mask, pretend after pretending, you wake up one day and you realize you have no idea who the hell you are. Your entire personality is just bits and pieces you picked up from groups you wanted to be accepted by, but you never took the time to find the real you. That's when your body starts rejecting your reality and Life Starts to spiral out. So, smarten up my friend.

Temptations: Cut Corners

There's no such thing as a shortcut to any place worth going. It's just temptation drawing you in the same with unearned money. People spend their lives money and efforts looking for shortcuts while the clear path forward would have taken you there by now. Here's the one piece of motivation you will ever need “You already know what you should be doing! Do that”. Everything you want is on the other side of doing what you know you should be doing that's the only recipe for your life you will ever need.

Temptations: Cheating Because You Won't Get Caught

The temptation will always be there but there are almost no things more dangerous than infidelity. The risk is you will damage what you hold most secret your family, your partner, your legacy, through your children. Once you cross over your scales will never balance out and you'll never get to your field of reads that's where strength comes from. Stop yourself knowing you can but then go back home and be happy. Put that energy into making your relationship Better, Build Your Castle, build your Empire, and don't allow the snakes to crawl into your garden, for they have less to lose than you do. This applies to both men and women. Seventy percent of divorces are initiated by women and that number jumps to ninety percent when it comes to educated women modern. Society is taught us to replace what's broken instead of fixing it. It doesn't matter if you've got a Ph.D. Most of you will fail at marriage because you don't have the ability to understand when something is going downhill and what to do about it. You allow it to crash and burn so you can walk away with the sympathy of others.

Temptations: Make-Believe Opportunities

You say you're pursuing multiple opportunities but ask yourself. Are these opportunities or just distractions? There are five things that one should pursue in life. Health, Money Romance, Relationships, and Intellect. Pick one path that will get you there with each of these five pillars and then forget everything else. The idea of the five pillars of life is something original we've developed internally for the goal Mastery course. The thousands of people who went through it found it revolutionary and speak of it highly to this day. The temptation will Allure you but success comes from the strength of focusing on your craft.

Temptations: Entertainment Disguised as Growth

Most people lie to themselves when it comes to progress. You binge-watch YouTube videos lying to yourself that you're actually learning or researching it's the same with many books. Motown All talk no action, no wake-up calls, no strategy, moving forward. Our goal with these free videos on YouTube is to flip the script.