You Need Both
There’s many mentors and success gurus, executive coaches, strategist, etc, that will tell you that when you achieve X then you’ll be happy. On the other side there’s plenty that will tell you that you need to achieve inner peace or self love before you can set out to achieve your external goals.
In reality, we need both. It’s not an either/or proposition.
Exercise can boost your mood and help you feel better. But exercise can be an escape from your worries and over indulgence is just as big a problem. Money shortages causes a lot of stress. But money isn’t going to solve ALL your problems. There’s plenty of wealthy and dissatisfied people too.
Done right, mastery of your outer world and mastery of self is complimentary and a virtuous cycle. One without the other is insufficient. There’s no point being outwardly successful but inwardly distraught. And it’s just as hollow working on pure inner peace without interacting the world and making your impression on it.
And they should be worked on together. You don’t need to get your head perfect before you move in the world, and you don’t need to solve all your other problems before you turn inward. Each day make sure both pieces improve and build on each other.
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