The common self-help dichotomy is seen as the mediocre and safe path versus the risky and virtuous path. For instance Entrepreneurship is risky, but it’s more satisfying than the job of a widget producer.
This dichotomy is totally false. Often the most considerate option is actually the least risky .
No Shortcut To a Productive Thinking
Conventional wisdom is a shortcut from actual thinking. Most times when we rely on the majority to give us advice on diet, career and spiritual issues, we tend to avoid thinking about these issues by yourselves, I mean it's not wrong to get diverse ideas on issues. Often when you get rid of the covering, and gradually understand the systems behind it, you can come up with a more satisfying results to your problems.
When you peel off the covering from your career, you start understanding that a job isn’t just about working for money, but building skills that provide value in the society in exchange for money. Which is why, if you don’t create value at your job, then you are in a riskier position than any entrepreneur, because you will easily be replaced.
When you start getiing rid of the layers on your diet and you’ll see that, while individuals have been omnivorous throughout their stages of evolution, few societies have eaten the same quantity of meat as people do currently and not much ate processed foods. Look critically and it makes more sense for meat to be used as side-dish rather than the main course.
Your Security is Within You (personal development)
Personal development is probably one of the safest choices one has to make in life. You can lose your job at anytime, but rarely can you lose your skills, because it is inbuilt. Businesses can fail, but the lessons learned from those dead ventures make subsequent future businesses stronger.
If you invest your time into something and it doesn’t build internal assets, it believe me, it isn’t worth embarking on. Even the most lucrative job isn’t worth the paycheck if you aren't adding to your skills as a result.
