Torres Gomez: Believing outcomes stem solely from effort ignores luck
Julian Torres Gomez · Your Anxiety Might Be Trapped Creative Energy Trying to Escape · Apr 23, 2024 · at 1:56
Julian Torres Gomez, co-founder and COO of On Top, discusses why spirituality and recognizing luck are vital for mental resilience in high-stakes environments.
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“I think going through life and thinking that everything you do is solely because of your effort and your presence here is ignoring the rules of nature. It's ignoring how incredibly lucky we are when living this mysterious life, right? So when you go through life, And don't really stop to think and realize that there's a lot of things going on around us that we can't explain a lot of mystery and that it all plays out in different ways. You can get into very, very deep and dangerous mental states because when something fails, when something's go, something goes wrong, you can eventually end up blaming yourself, judging yourself way too hard and end up in negative spiral.”
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