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– Kraig Smyth © MyBizGuide 2021

DISENGAGE FROM LINEAR MINDSET (Divest from Delusion)

June 14, 2022

“Personal Development” is a huge buzzword in today’s time, and it’s a VERY powerful thing to be intentional about. However, it’s critical to note that we can’t really have personal development without natural development. In fact, NOTHING is separate from natural development. We must become aware of its presence because acknowledging it is highly beneficial and denying it is absolutely detrimental. The word “development” in this context implies intention toward positive growth, but since natural processes don’t ever stop, a lack of acknowledgment or disregard for them means that whatever development may be happening, it is happening in a way that is not in line with an individual’s overall well-being or intention. Nature doesn’t translate good intentions—that’s just a human perpetuated delusion. Ultimately, we MUST cognitively recognize natural processes as the foundation for ALL processes and go from there. In other words, if your big picture goals aren’t in line with the survival of the planet as a whole, then there is no foundation for your personal development. THERE IS NO SEPARATION OF NATURE AND NURTURE. – Kraig Smyth © MyBizGuide 2021 7-7-19

MODERN TIPS FOR A SMOOTHER PATH, PT. 1

June 14, 2022

Separate yourself from “the money drain.” BUT WAIT! Money is not “bad” in and of itself. That’s not what we’re saying. (RULE #1—No blaming inanimate objects for our problems!) Money and the use of manufactured currency is a viable place-holding system for value. Especially today, it is much more efficient to carry some bills or plastic instead of 50 lbs. of dried salmon. Plus, if someone already has dried salmon, then what would you trade them? The truth is, we could use dog crap for a value placeholder system too, if we wanted to (though that would obviously be less efficient and, unfortunately, some idiots would probably start overfeeding dogs in order to enrich themselves, but I digress…). The point of a value placeholder system is that we agree we have done something of value for someone else and a simple marker is sufficient to prove that. It’s really kind of a big agreement that it simply represents value because the catch is that is doesn’t actually hold much value in itself. So, when a person focuses their mental and spiritual sights on a value placeholder instead of on something of actual value, they are wasting the true resources of their life. Get it? Value is inherent in things we need, like water, food, shelter, goods, and services. But it is not inherent in the markers we use (coins, bills, cards, digital ledgers) to indicate we have provided value to someone and, in turn, they have given us a placeholder to prove it. Essentially, it is the difference between focusing all your energy on the advertisement for the car versus on the actual car itself. By making a clear distinction between ACTUAL VALUE and VALUE PLACEHOLDERS and orienting your mindset toward providing real value, you can help clear your PATH. – Kraig Smyth © MyBizGuide 2021 3/12/19

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