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People Are Inspired by Empowering Worldviews

More so than they are by a specialization or niche of knowledge.

Yesterday, while browsing through some of the posts that Tim Denning has, I realized that instead of describing what and how vertical development is, he’s actually showing vertical development in action which explains why it is important in an indirect way (i.e. removes perceived obstacles from your life).

He does this with a lot of his posts by hitting you in the face with a belief that forms the foundation of most conventional people’s mindsets and worldviews but then proceeds to upend that belief to show how false it is in our world today.

This relates to what Tiago Forte said about leveraging your constraints as opportunities. And it also relates to what Joel Arthur Barker said in his book Paradigms: The Business of Discovering the Future, whereby constraints are often paradigms that one can let go of and be turned around to create newer, more innovative paradigms.

This also touches upon something Bryan Elliott said that Seth Godin talks about in his recent book This Is Strategy. That being seeing the old patterns, so that you can step beyond them.

Understanding systems means identifying the forces that resist change and finding leverage points within those systems to introduce new ways of doing things.

As Seth points out, when launching a new product or entering a market, it’s not enough to just be different—you have to map out the patterns that have defined success and failure in that space.

Bryan Elliott
Behind the Brand: ‘This Is Strategy’ by Seth Godin

Even what Robert Fritz highlighted in his book The Path of Least Resistance relates to this. That being having a clear vision of the future you want to create isn’t enough. You also have to be able to see reality clearly in the present as well. In other words, the two of these are required to build a bridge to what you want to create, thus creating the creation tension to impel you forward.

This is what Tim Denning is doing. He’s showing the present reality Unfiltered (which is the name of his publication).

He does this by articulating our society’s present reality clearly and unfiltered, show what one present societal belief is and how it is often a myth and wrong. He then proceeds to show another vision of the future with a different belief, one that often embodies values the empower the person, rather than disempower them, like the old beliefs were doing.

I find this all fascinating because it got me asking the question, “How would I articulate my own worldview right now?” And the even greater question is, “How the hell does one go about articulating their encompassing worldview in the first place?”

It seems like a daunting task. But again, it seems like the touch points for it are where one’s old beliefs are replaced by newer beliefs and values, ones that radically transform the perspective of the person as a whole.

In the beginner stages of life – that most adults never progress out of – we’re taught to be narrow-minded in our thinking. As you progress to higher states of consciousness the world starts to look different.

As you start to transcend into higher states of consciousness – that’s not taught in school, jobs, or university – the world looks different. You see humans as one. You begin to notice we’re part of a much bigger universe.

This sudden transformation leads you to chase a higher purpose in life. That purpose helps you operate daily in never-ending flow states.

As you start to do this, the law of attraction kicks in, and you suddenly meet higher-quality humans who give you better answers and solve some of your hardest problems with ease.

So…

Choosing a niche is the most narrow-minded, useless, stupid way to look at our complex world.

Until you go beyond the surface you’ll never experience the depth that comes with being nicheless, where the world feels abundant and overflowing with money & opportunities.

You’re here because you resonate with the ideas I share. You’re interested in my view of the world (even if you don’t agree with every part). You’re here to think differently.

Tim Denning
If You Want to Be a Millionaire, You Need to Be Nicheless

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