People don’t intend to be assholes by arguing that you don’t really know something until you experience it.
As much as I get frustrated by it, as much as I say I have friends who have had experience X and shared it with me, as much as I can say I’ve written about experience Y … no, I truly don’t know about it until I experience it.
Crazy to think the argument is even used to stop people from chasing dreams.
“You want to open a book store but have never worked in one?!”
People are cut throat about experiences because they know connections are stronger, empathy is more authentic and it’s easier to provide added-value if we’re seriously aware of what the real experience is for others.
We can argue back. We can say that we’re going to do what we want without the experience. We can say third-party info is good enough.
Or we can remember it’s all a journey and we have time to experience different lifestyles and jobs and relationships. A lot can be experienced in thirty years.
And the most beautiful part about achieving success and experiencing all you need to get there is that you can share the experience with others.
Go ahead and take a job at your local book store. Start a podcast. Go a day without eating.
And document it all.
Not to shut the naysayers up, but to build confidence in yourself. It’s inevitable the more you experience, the more you’ll succeed.
Stay Positive & People Buy Confidence, Anyway
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