07-18-2016, 03:29 AM
The only way you will hate who you become is when you start losing friends, but as the AM FAQ says (and I agree with this whole heartedly) these people will be people that had control over you (subtle or overt) and now are but able to control you as easy.
I would like to propose the opposite scenario to you... What if you LOVE the person you become? Which, in my experience with reading AM journal's and in my own journey is true. You do the mental masturbation of under 8 hours, but you get paltry results?! Or it doesn't work as intended? Who/what do you blame?
Have you ever done a flaming shot before? Or a backflip on a diving board, etc. If you have, you know that not committing to the move/drink will end very badly for you. To be honest, I remember when some of the loudest voices on this forum came on the scene or at least started being vocal. It's not to speak bad of them, but go back... read their threads. Check their results. Should you listen to their advice/criticism? The questions I asked myself was Are they negative or are they positive? Are they like me or not? Would they be someone I might be interested in becoming? Then it was easy to decide if I should listen to them or not.
I would like to propose the opposite scenario to you... What if you LOVE the person you become? Which, in my experience with reading AM journal's and in my own journey is true. You do the mental masturbation of under 8 hours, but you get paltry results?! Or it doesn't work as intended? Who/what do you blame?
Have you ever done a flaming shot before? Or a backflip on a diving board, etc. If you have, you know that not committing to the move/drink will end very badly for you. To be honest, I remember when some of the loudest voices on this forum came on the scene or at least started being vocal. It's not to speak bad of them, but go back... read their threads. Check their results. Should you listen to their advice/criticism? The questions I asked myself was Are they negative or are they positive? Are they like me or not? Would they be someone I might be interested in becoming? Then it was easy to decide if I should listen to them or not.
