I'm struggling to stay positive but I've been feeling empty for the past 8 years with the last 3 being the worst. Every time I think there's about to be a breakthrough, always ends up in a setback. One step forward 5 step back, step forward 6 back. I can't even reach the start line.
I would argue that books, programs, and other services/products need to be seen as what they are, tools. You get out of them what you put into them. They're not the solution but they're not useless, they're often just a part of the process.
I agree 100%. The issue is that many people don't have the level of awareness that you have with this, and a lot of the PD industry exploits this. Neither good nor bad, it's just how it is.
This video is FIRE! I am adding a new saying to my wall of phrases that I use for comforting myself during hard emotional times. "Before a new self can be created, you first have to allow a void to exist".
Great video, man. I'm in that space right now, and I know exactly what you mean. It comes in waves after you reach a new level. The longer you are in the process of growth over the years, the dips seem like forever sometimes, but the uprise is even more powerful when you have patience and persist through.
Powerful message Drew! Especially with calling out the corruption in the self development industry. Growth is a process and that takes time Much love for this video man
Growth is gritty! Often the tower has to fall first! Even then it’s continually building our resilience and even deeper levels of self love, self understanding and growth. 🙌
Even though I don't seek validation that much anymore, it's nice to hear for the first time someone else say this. I am currently in the void. And I don't think it's negative. I like the peace and quiet. But like you said it's a blank slate for what's next to come. And just a reminder to folks out there going to the same thing. Nothing's wrong with you. You are not broken. That's all part of the process.
Well said, people need to carefully distinguish this feeling and not misunderstand it with depression. Its a transition worth going thru, embrace emptiness and do your best not to stress about it💪🙏
Growth for me has been proportionate to the amount of pain I have experienced. Emptiness while having had construed it as pain is something that can be re-focused into solitary efforts that will provide to hold great value. I now wake up 4 hours before work every morning for introspection and balance.
not me. it seems like this belief is just an entitlement some are allowed to believe. i work 3x harder for 3x less. infact i lost my virginity to a prostitute at the age of 26. yeah i dont think my growth is proportionate with the pain ive experienced at all. i deserve better. this society is shit. it doesnt pay out what you put in. theres no such thing as a 1 to 1 exchange. life sucks.
I was retrenched in August, I lost my Dog Toby to cancer 2 weeks ago, Im starting a new creative business (woodworking) after I was retrenched, this is a much needed "breathe of fresh air video" we will all agree is great to see. First time I am seeing your channel - I could have taken another IT Corporate "Job" but I have chosen to go with my heart and not my 3D mind....I see the Ego Death in front of me, around me, through me....remaining in the "I AM" space and just following this new fresh frequency of "nothing affects me right now" - its very powerful, but subtle at the same time. Following the space of the Void in me has been a game changer. Ego KNOWS its losing it's grip and will pull every situation in sub-conciously to make you follow "the Old Self" - this has been THE MOST challenging time in my 49 years - but the thing is I KNOW I AM menat to be where I am at. Very paradoxical....but so fulfilling. Stilness and allowing the Universe the space in which to operate is key.....KNOWING is MANIFESTATION.
This showed up at just the right time for me. I felt similar to what you described. The words I used though were inhibited and hindered. Not caged. Dampened. Definitely foggy and disconnected. Social media is not relevant for me as I do not compare but everything else was familiar. Thanks for posting.
im actually on this phase drew. that level where im not quite there yet but i DEFINITELY outgrown my former self and defeated my past versions. thanks for explaining what I am right now :)
Ive experienced this very recently. I had a business that ive been working on for a couple years and i started to lose my passion for it. I had some success with it but not enough to pay the bills. I took a step back from it for a bit and did some soul searching and realized that i cant keep working on this anymore. I have a different business idea i want to pursue instead so im going to let go of this old business and start working on something new
I feel like google knows way too much about me... recommended this video while I'm contemplating leaving my 200k year soul sucking job because its killing me. Sell everything I own and living the van life for a few years and finding myself and purpose.
😊this is really interesting. Every few years or so I find myself at a crossroads. What do I really want, what is my direction now? Think that I need a new tribe... but I love my alone time to do as I please!
I don't have this vision of who I want to be inside my head. I used to, but along with the feeling of emptiness comes a lack of direction. Finding peace is simple enough, finding a worthy purpose is a bitch. I find that self-help material is largely useless. It is created by be who are only able to tell you what worked for them. After 35 years of working on self-development, well, trying to, I am not proportionally ahead of where I was. I am convinced that the answers that work for us can never come from anything external. Trying to control much of anything life is a sick joke. I've come to the conclusion that the self development industry is selling false hope. The percentage of people who gain any amount of lasting benefit is small. They won't admit it, because when the methods don't work, there is a sense of having failed yet again, and no one wants to admit that. Well, I'll admit it. I don't have answers for anyone, either. I think I might agree with Anthony Hopkins when he said, "The best philosophy in life is "F_uck it!"
i dunno dude. im 26 and im done. my life hasnt gone the way it shouldve. i deserve better yet the universe screams to me that it owes me nothing...right. because i didnt give everything for nothing in return? i deserve nothing it seems. hmm. what a great life i live. definitely not sarcasm to cope with a shit life. no woman wants me and i cant do anything right anymore. it seems its the successful people who are full of delusions because they have the entitlement to be in that state of living. not me. its day in day out lonely and suffering. i have nothing to show for it and ill die alone. i hate life. you cant convince me otherwise. everybody else DID get it better. its not a social media thing. i really did get less for more.
Dude you are at a GREAT age! Do you realize how many people feel like they are in a "loser" phase in their 20s? Most! You are basically still in your teens dude. You have plenty of time to make it work. These things DO NOT happen to people. Some people luck out early in life, but their lives get harder. I was in a low point at 26. I made some changes and started growing from there. I thought at 29 I had fixed my problems, but then I got a DUI that year and ended up in a worse spot than when I was 26. Had to quit my electrical apprenticeship, move back in with my parents, lost my driving, and went into debt. I was riding a bicycle to work everyday for a year and a half and since I wasn't drinking I basically lost any friends I thought I had. I'm almost 32 now, about to start school, got my license back, saved enough money to live off for a few months after I quit my job, and STILL no girlfriend. I'm at a place that I had to literally work myself up to, and after you accomplish that you won't even think about a girlfriend. Why? Because I have confidence now that I've never had, and that's what matters. People aren't discouraged because they don't have a girlfriend. People are discouraged because they don't think they can get one. The less you have, the easier it is to start a new journey! You need to get out of your own head, and get back into society!
Dude, it’s interesting. For one, you don’t have a woman and feel like ur failing. I don’t but look at that as winning! You’re so young and life’s only starting for u man. You have a lot of time to learn more about urself. If u have good health, id argue u have it all in life.
Are you suffering from a severe illness of some sort? Something that leaves you essentially crippled and stuck in life? Are you so bad off that even the government doesn't think that you can lead a fruitful life?
I'm struggling to stay positive but I've been feeling empty for the past 8 years with the last 3 being the worst. Every time I think there's about to be a breakthrough, always ends up in a setback. One step forward 5 step back, step forward 6 back. I can't even reach the start line.
I would argue that books, programs, and other services/products need to be seen as what they are, tools. You get out of them what you put into them. They're not the solution but they're not useless, they're often just a part of the process.
I agree 100%. The issue is that many people don't have the level of awareness that you have with this, and a lot of the PD industry exploits this. Neither good nor bad, it's just how it is.
A problem is that truly helpful, relevant products are not put into practice. We need the imagination and courage to leave our comfort zone.😊
This video is FIRE! I am adding a new saying to my wall of phrases that I use for comforting myself during hard emotional times. "Before a new self can be created, you first have to allow a void to exist".
KEEP COOKIN
This video is so amazing. I truly felt this message. Break throughs always happen after these blah periods for me.
been feelin empty for like 15 years. Im sure just a quick 15 more and ill be taking right off.
Great video, man. I'm in that space right now, and I know exactly what you mean. It comes in waves after you reach a new level. The longer you are in the process of growth over the years, the dips seem like forever sometimes, but the uprise is even more powerful when you have patience and persist through.
Powerful message Drew! Especially with calling out the corruption in the self development industry. Growth is a process and that takes time
Much love for this video man
Appreciate you🤘🏼
Growth is gritty! Often the tower has to fall first! Even then it’s continually building our resilience and even deeper levels of self love, self understanding and growth. 🙌
Even though I don't seek validation that much anymore, it's nice to hear for the first time someone else say this. I am currently in the void.
And I don't think it's negative. I like the peace and quiet. But like you said it's a blank slate for what's next to come.
And just a reminder to folks out there going to the same thing. Nothing's wrong with you. You are not broken. That's all part of the process.
Well said, people need to carefully distinguish this feeling and not misunderstand it with depression. Its a transition worth going thru, embrace emptiness and do your best not to stress about it💪🙏
Eckhart Tolle advises to trust these low periods.
Growth for me has been proportionate to the amount of pain I have experienced. Emptiness while having had construed it as pain is something that can be re-focused into solitary efforts that will provide to hold great value. I now wake up 4 hours before work every morning for introspection and balance.
not me. it seems like this belief is just an entitlement some are allowed to believe. i work 3x harder for 3x less. infact i lost my virginity to a prostitute at the age of 26. yeah i dont think my growth is proportionate with the pain ive experienced at all. i deserve better. this society is shit. it doesnt pay out what you put in. theres no such thing as a 1 to 1 exchange. life sucks.
HOLY FUCK! This Is extremely accurate to what is happening to me right now. Thank you! You explained everything so clearly.
I was retrenched in August, I lost my Dog Toby to cancer 2 weeks ago, Im starting a new creative business (woodworking) after I was retrenched, this is a much needed "breathe of fresh air video" we will all agree is great to see. First time I am seeing your channel - I could have taken another IT Corporate "Job" but I have chosen to go with my heart and not my 3D mind....I see the Ego Death in front of me, around me, through me....remaining in the "I AM" space and just following this new fresh frequency of "nothing affects me right now" - its very powerful, but subtle at the same time. Following the space of the Void in me has been a game changer. Ego KNOWS its losing it's grip and will pull every situation in sub-conciously to make you follow "the Old Self" - this has been THE MOST challenging time in my 49 years - but the thing is I KNOW I AM menat to be where I am at. Very paradoxical....but so fulfilling. Stilness and allowing the Universe the space in which to operate is key.....KNOWING is MANIFESTATION.
Thank you for creating a motivational video that doesn't feel sugar coated!
🤘🏼
Yea, it's weird how this feeling manifests after the accomplishment of a big project or a craft.
The solution is to keep going.
This showed up at just the right time for me. I felt similar to what you described. The words I used though were inhibited and hindered. Not caged. Dampened. Definitely foggy and disconnected.
Social media is not relevant for me as I do not compare but everything else was familiar.
Thanks for posting.
Appreciate you
im actually on this phase drew. that level where im not quite there yet but i DEFINITELY outgrown my former self and defeated my past versions. thanks for explaining what I am right now :)
You have a good head on your shoulders man! You helped myself immensely! Reminded me of whats real! Im going through exactly what you entail! 🤝
This couldn't have come at a better time, thanks for sharing!
I love the energy you bring to your videos! Great content man
Ive experienced this very recently. I had a business that ive been working on for a couple years and i started to lose my passion for it. I had some success with it but not enough to pay the bills. I took a step back from it for a bit and did some soul searching and realized that i cant keep working on this anymore. I have a different business idea i want to pursue instead so im going to let go of this old business and start working on something new
I needed this today . Thank you for sharing this powerful message.
Happy to help 🙏
I just found you and said this last night. I feel so empty. Thank you for this.
Perfectly said, Thank you!❤
Yessir good video bro, the self help space is a trap to keep us addicted to looking at our flaws
Some people get caught up in thinking that just talking about their problems means they're working on them
Serendipitous. Thanks!
I feel like google knows way too much about me... recommended this video while I'm contemplating leaving my 200k year soul sucking job because its killing me. Sell everything I own and living the van life for a few years and finding myself and purpose.
Perfect timing !! Firts time watching you and i needed this 🙌🏾
thx for sharing these ideas drew.
I've seen your video and A Deside To Watch it' Because I Fell Empty
Great insight!
a cup has to be empty to be filled with something new
Exactly at the right time!
Glad I watched. Thumbs up and subbed. Great insight and advice.
Thank you for also having your nails 🙏
I’ve been feeling empty for the past 4 days especially upon waking up. It’s strange
Experiencing this so bad at the moment. Thought it was depression.
Fantastic video - thank you 🙏
😊this is really interesting. Every few years or so I find myself at a crossroads. What do I really want, what is my direction now? Think that I need a new tribe... but I love my alone time to do as I please!
Excellent video thank you
I’ve been empty for a long long time, so I’m not sure this is valid.
I don't have this vision of who I want to be inside my head. I used to, but along with the feeling of emptiness comes a lack of direction. Finding peace is simple enough, finding a worthy purpose is a bitch.
I find that self-help material is largely useless. It is created by be who are only able to tell you what worked for them. After 35 years of working on self-development, well, trying to, I am not proportionally ahead of where I was. I am convinced that the answers that work for us can never come from anything external. Trying to control much of anything life is a sick joke. I've come to the conclusion that the self development industry is selling false hope. The percentage of people who gain any amount of lasting benefit is small. They won't admit it, because when the methods don't work, there is a sense of having failed yet again, and no one wants to admit that. Well, I'll admit it.
I don't have answers for anyone, either. I think I might agree with Anthony Hopkins when he said, "The best philosophy in life is "F_uck it!"
Thank you 😢❤
Idk man. Been empty for like 5 years +
Good video
Surrender to the void.
your eyes stewp in front of the hat man, be careful with the AI editing
Algorithm
i dunno dude. im 26 and im done. my life hasnt gone the way it shouldve. i deserve better yet the universe screams to me that it owes me nothing...right. because i didnt give everything for nothing in return? i deserve nothing it seems. hmm. what a great life i live. definitely not sarcasm to cope with a shit life. no woman wants me and i cant do anything right anymore. it seems its the successful people who are full of delusions because they have the entitlement to be in that state of living. not me. its day in day out lonely and suffering. i have nothing to show for it and ill die alone. i hate life. you cant convince me otherwise. everybody else DID get it better. its not a social media thing. i really did get less for more.
Dude you are at a GREAT age! Do you realize how many people feel like they are in a "loser" phase in their 20s? Most! You are basically still in your teens dude. You have plenty of time to make it work. These things DO NOT happen to people. Some people luck out early in life, but their lives get harder. I was in a low point at 26. I made some changes and started growing from there. I thought at 29 I had fixed my problems, but then I got a DUI that year and ended up in a worse spot than when I was 26. Had to quit my electrical apprenticeship, move back in with my parents, lost my driving, and went into debt. I was riding a bicycle to work everyday for a year and a half and since I wasn't drinking I basically lost any friends I thought I had. I'm almost 32 now, about to start school, got my license back, saved enough money to live off for a few months after I quit my job, and STILL no girlfriend. I'm at a place that I had to literally work myself up to, and after you accomplish that you won't even think about a girlfriend. Why? Because I have confidence now that I've never had, and that's what matters. People aren't discouraged because they don't have a girlfriend. People are discouraged because they don't think they can get one. The less you have, the easier it is to start a new journey! You need to get out of your own head, and get back into society!
Dude, it’s interesting. For one, you don’t have a woman and feel like ur failing. I don’t but look at that as winning! You’re so young and life’s only starting for u man. You have a lot of time to learn more about urself. If u have good health, id argue u have it all in life.
Are you suffering from a severe illness of some sort? Something that leaves you essentially crippled and stuck in life? Are you so bad off that even the government doesn't think that you can lead a fruitful life?
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Buddhism 101. letting go of the Ego. Being mindful and being present. always come back to the breath. the inherent nature of the mind is emptiness.