Interesting take on it. Self development is not just about goals, inner work is also a part of it. There could be some unhealed trauma leading to substance misuse and violence. I'm not making excuses for him coz it is still his responsibility to deal with these issues appropriately.
@@noblepolygon8694 That’s a big number for me man, and I appreciate your words and thanks for being the long awaited number 500!! Let’s go to 1000💪🏻 All the best man. -Alf
@@subtleinfluence9478 I would take two things from your statement: 1. “Up” is a spectrum and hard to objectively measure. One man's bad time is another man's paradise and vice versa. 2. There’s falling and then there’s self-sabotage right? Cheating on the mother of your kids to go and sniff with a group of people in a hotel room to later be accused and found liable of rape is not just a fall. That’s a 20,000 feet bungee jump into a volcanic pit of your own making. The statement as a general rule is quite cool. But I personally wouldn’t use this instance as an example for a mere stumble or a mistake. It’s a different level of "fall".
@ Falling is also a spectrum and hard to objectively measure, so if one man’s bad is another man’s paradise, who’s to say he fell? He only had to pay a fraction of his wealth and is back to his normal life
Appreciate the kind words mate, this is not normally my sort of area as you can probably see by the channel. But I’ll definitely talk similar things again down the line.
Different take: You could argue that after he reached that goal of becoming world champion, he did set out new goals for himself. He created a successful liquor brand, owns bars and restaurants with his name on it, clothing lines, did movies and more. Even compared to other athletes with that amount of fame and money he did exceptionally well for himself after reaching this goal you're talking about. I can definitely see where you're coming from though. That initial 'fire' seemed to have gone out after fighting Eddie Alvarez. But his focus also shifted. However, in my eyes the reason he ended up where he did is also one that many can relate to and just as important of a lesson. Addiction kills you slowly and before it does it changes you into a ghost of your former self. He was always a bit of a partyboy but as soon as his goals no longer required him to be in peak physical shape he was seen a lot more often under influence of drugs and alcohol. I've seen people get destroyed by them, and with Conor it doesn't seem much different. People aren't rational when the use like that, and the more they do it, the harder it becomes to control yourself and think about concepts like long term future and like you said; the bigger picture (his wife and kids). Also yes, the case is super shady, but at the same time there have been other instances of Conor treating people like utter trash when high or drunk (hitting old men in bars for example), or both. That doesn't really give him the benefit of the doubt either. With use like that people change, and do things that maybe a few years earlier no one could've imagined. It happens all the time. My take is that instead of picking new goals, he should've been more self aware. He should've known he had a major weakness in his use and partying. And if he didn't he should have reacted earlier. But unfortunately that is what addiction does. You start living only in the here and now. If he would have truly recognized his problem and kept those needs under control after he accomplished what he did, he would've been able to put more energy into the things that mattered. I feel like that's more about facing your demons than setting new goals. But of course, setting goals in your life is very important to give your life a sense of direction. I just personally feel like addiction makes everything too blurry to focus on those goals.
This is a really well thought and thorough overall assessment of the situation. I can honestly see you know this subject well. The drugs and lack of self awareness clearly contributed to his deterioration over the past few years. Coupled with becoming distracted with other ventures (which of course is fine, but at the time he still spoke as if he was in the fighting mix, when of course he was not) and not choosing the correct goals or indeed any goals which would help him in the deeper and more personal aspects of his life. With all this said however… we don’t know the guy, and maybe we’re completely wrong! But we can only speak on the information we have at our disposal. Subscribe for more!
Let me give you some game and stick up for the guy bc everynody just jumps on the same boat, scared to take a position. That woman is full of crap. Ever since Connor teased running as a poltician they came for him. Now they can call him a r---. Any reporter who is being honest can look at the case and see he was setup. The girls friend (who was on the couch) testified against her. You're just as bad as the woman. Stick up for Connor.
Brother watch the last part of my video where I discuss openly that I think the case is weird and doesn’t make a lot of sense but that’s not the point I am making, I am saying that he should not be in that position in the first place. Thanks for being respectful and sharing your thoughts💪🏻
"Stick up for Conor"😂😂 Fanboys are wild. Mcgregor has assaulted an old man. Abused drugs & cheated for years on the Mother of his kids. Just because the woman in question was no Angel doesn't make Mcgregor a Saint.
Good point, I agree with your message here! Even though I will never fall for the presssure of this opinionated society and switch sides, i believe Conor is innocent in this case and I will support him untill proven guilty.
Hey, I respect your thoughts man. I do not honestly know what to think about the verdict as it did not take place in a criminal court and had some serious inconsistencies throughout. But I think these things are about balance. Sometimes taking a step back and looking at things from a distance can allow you to see things with more clarity. I guess we will see, but if he did do it, he deserves everything that comes his way. It’s bad enough to do that to his family let alone being guilty of r**e… Subscribe for more of the same👍🏻💪🏻
Interesting take on it. Self development is not just about goals, inner work is also a part of it. There could be some unhealed trauma leading to substance misuse and violence. I'm not making excuses for him coz it is still his responsibility to deal with these issues appropriately.
Hey man, good point. If you don’t have good people around you, money can break you. A really terrifying reality unfortunately.
500th subscriber (I have the screenshot). Great content 🔥
@@noblepolygon8694 That’s a big number for me man, and I appreciate your words and thanks for being the long awaited number 500!!
Let’s go to 1000💪🏻
All the best man.
-Alf
You can’t fall if you’ve never been up
@@subtleinfluence9478
I would take two things from your statement:
1. “Up” is a spectrum and hard to objectively measure. One man's bad time is another man's paradise and vice versa.
2. There’s falling and then there’s self-sabotage right? Cheating on the mother of your kids to go and sniff with a group of people in a hotel room to later be accused and found liable of rape is not just a fall. That’s a 20,000 feet bungee jump into a volcanic pit of your own making.
The statement as a general rule is quite cool. But I personally wouldn’t use this instance as an example for a mere stumble or a mistake. It’s a different level of "fall".
@ Falling is also a spectrum and hard to objectively measure, so if one man’s bad is another man’s paradise, who’s to say he fell? He only had to pay a fraction of his wealth and is back to his normal life
Good stuff mate, great mma journalism and reporting, hope your channel does well 👍🏻
Appreciate the kind words mate, this is not normally my sort of area as you can probably see by the channel. But I’ll definitely talk similar things again down the line.
Different take:
You could argue that after he reached that goal of becoming world champion, he did set out new goals for himself. He created a successful liquor brand, owns bars and restaurants with his name on it, clothing lines, did movies and more. Even compared to other athletes with that amount of fame and money he did exceptionally well for himself after reaching this goal you're talking about. I can definitely see where you're coming from though. That initial 'fire' seemed to have gone out after fighting Eddie Alvarez. But his focus also shifted.
However, in my eyes the reason he ended up where he did is also one that many can relate to and just as important of a lesson. Addiction kills you slowly and before it does it changes you into a ghost of your former self. He was always a bit of a partyboy but as soon as his goals no longer required him to be in peak physical shape he was seen a lot more often under influence of drugs and alcohol. I've seen people get destroyed by them, and with Conor it doesn't seem much different. People aren't rational when the use like that, and the more they do it, the harder it becomes to control yourself and think about concepts like long term future and like you said; the bigger picture (his wife and kids). Also yes, the case is super shady, but at the same time there have been other instances of Conor treating people like utter trash when high or drunk (hitting old men in bars for example), or both. That doesn't really give him the benefit of the doubt either. With use like that people change, and do things that maybe a few years earlier no one could've imagined. It happens all the time.
My take is that instead of picking new goals, he should've been more self aware. He should've known he had a major weakness in his use and partying. And if he didn't he should have reacted earlier. But unfortunately that is what addiction does. You start living only in the here and now. If he would have truly recognized his problem and kept those needs under control after he accomplished what he did, he would've been able to put more energy into the things that mattered. I feel like that's more about facing your demons than setting new goals.
But of course, setting goals in your life is very important to give your life a sense of direction. I just personally feel like addiction makes everything too blurry to focus on those goals.
This is a really well thought and thorough overall assessment of the situation. I can honestly see you know this subject well.
The drugs and lack of self awareness clearly contributed to his deterioration over the past few years. Coupled with becoming distracted with other ventures (which of course is fine, but at the time he still spoke as if he was in the fighting mix, when of course he was not) and not choosing the correct goals or indeed any goals which would help him in the deeper and more personal aspects of his life.
With all this said however… we don’t know the guy, and maybe we’re completely wrong! But we can only speak on the information we have at our disposal.
Subscribe for more!
Nice content Alf
My brother💪🏻❤️
Let me give you some game and stick up for the guy bc everynody just jumps on the same boat, scared to take a position. That woman is full of crap. Ever since Connor teased running as a poltician they came for him. Now they can call him a r---. Any reporter who is being honest can look at the case and see he was setup. The girls friend (who was on the couch) testified against her. You're just as bad as the woman. Stick up for Connor.
Brother watch the last part of my video where I discuss openly that I think the case is weird and doesn’t make a lot of sense but that’s not the point I am making, I am saying that he should not be in that position in the first place.
Thanks for being respectful and sharing your thoughts💪🏻
@TheAlfPursuit my apologies. I will rewatch. Do you want me to take my comment down?
@RVCInc.-zm9fw No it’s not necessary bro just like and subscribe if you think I’ve made any good points💪🏻
"Stick up for Conor"😂😂
Fanboys are wild.
Mcgregor has assaulted an old man. Abused drugs & cheated for years on the Mother of his kids.
Just because the woman in question was no Angel doesn't make Mcgregor a Saint.
Definitely not a saint. Completely agree with that. There needs to be some more accountability on every side.
Good point, I agree with your message here! Even though I will never fall for the presssure of this opinionated society and switch sides, i believe Conor is innocent in this case and I will support him untill proven guilty.
Hey, I respect your thoughts man. I do not honestly know what to think about the verdict as it did not take place in a criminal court and had some serious inconsistencies throughout. But I think these things are about balance. Sometimes taking a step back and looking at things from a distance can allow you to see things with more clarity.
I guess we will see, but if he did do it, he deserves everything that comes his way. It’s bad enough to do that to his family let alone being guilty of r**e…
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@@TheAlfPursuit Yeah for sure! IF he did it he should be in jail. If he didn't do it, SHE should be in jail
@vikinglofrooz I can stand with you on that one👍🏻