{"id":2627,"date":"2021-04-13T15:15:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T23:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jaeminyi.com\/?p=2627"},"modified":"2021-04-13T15:16:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T23:16:43","slug":"problem-self-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jaeminyi.com\/problem-self-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Problem with Self Improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"
Self improvement can only take you so far because it\u2019s often based on a faulty premise:<\/p>\n
That YOU are broken or deficient and need to be improved. Fixed. Made whole again.<\/p>\n
And so no matter how many books you read, habits you create, routines you implement, \u201cwins\u201d you achieve – you\u2019re often only ever reinforcing that core premise: <\/p>\n
I am broken. I am flawed. I need to become \u201cmore\u201d than I am.<\/em><\/p>\n Ironically, this is the ACTUAL underlying issue that made you get into self improvement in the first place!<\/p>\n And one that can never be alleviated by an endless parade of more accomplishments, more success, and more accolades. <\/p>\n True self improvement (and healing and spiritual development) must START from the fact that you are ALREADY whole and complete. <\/p>\n You always have been. <\/p>\n And anything that made you think you weren\u2019t was just a misunderstanding. <\/p>\n And once this correct foundation becomes known and reinforced – EVERYTHING changes. <\/p>\n You stop fighting against yourself and start working WITH yourself. <\/p>\n You discover the wisdom inherent in all of your \u201cissues\u201d and \u201cflaws\u201d. <\/p>\n You begin to truly trust yourself and life itself. <\/p>\n And from there, any \u201cimprovement\u201d or healing or development becomes so much more effortless – and 10x more effective!<\/p>\n This marks the end of self improvement and the beginning of self GROWTH – a constant, natural blooming rather than a never ending, bumpy \u201cfixer\u201d project. <\/p>\n You are NOT a broken fixer project. <\/p>\n And maybe the reason nothing seems to be working is because your entire approach is off from the get go. <\/p>\n You just can\u2019t fix something that\u2019s not broken. Period.<\/p>\n