why people don't grow.

Hey friend, 

One of the most interesting things around education (whether it be traditional education or online education) is we never really spend much time thinking about how the process of learning or understanding works.

The most common ideas are around learning & deeper understanding & growth are…

1. That we just need the right information. You just need more books, courses, podcasts, mentors.

2. It’s all about action. And just doing the work Hormozi style. 12 hours a day until. 1,000 cold calls. 10,000 cold dm’s.

3. It’s all about environment & who you are surrounded by. “You just need the right network and to be surrounded by the right people“

After my last 6 years building online education businesses and being surrounded by a “growth“ culture. As well as spending a medical degree on my own self-navigated education.

I would say that all of these are only partly true.

I believe there is a most foundational or base process taking place below the surface in these above scenarios that is truly responsible for the growth & greater understanding- and these things above are receiving the credit.

It’s not really about information. Because everything you need to make a mill a year online exists for free on YouTube. But less than 3% of biz owners ever hit a mill a year. 

It’s not really about action & just doing the work. Because the hardest workers are rarely the most compensated. I would even say there is a stronger link between leisure, free time and increased wealth, than hard work. 

And it’s not really about environment (even though it can be helpful)- because we all see people who have the same mentor and community but get different results. People we attend the same school and get very different results. People who go to the same retreat and have very different outcomes. 

And so, what is it that actually causes somebody to grow?

What allows someone to step beyond, into something greater?

More tomorrow. 

- Jay

Jay Topp is a 23 year old writer, marketer, film maker & self-led educator originally from Australia, now based between Latin America & Europe. You can see his films here. Instagram here. And his business website here.

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