#231: Three Types of Denial & How to Tell Which One is Holding You Back

July 9, 2020—When you remove the three layers of denial (naiveté, blame, apathy), you may not like what you find. But it’s either that wake up one day to realize you spent your whole life jogging in place.

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It was the darnedest thing.

He came in all down on himself because he wanted a career in music, but he couldn’t manage to focus on any one thing long enough to get results.

I popped a pair of Rose Number 5’s on him and POOF — he perked right up. To tell you the truth, he still doesn’t have that career, but now he doesn’t need it!

He spends his days getting drunk, texting girls, working dead-end jobs, smoking cigs, and playing games on his phone. Occasionally, he feels time slipping away…