What do you think makes men like Michael Jordan and Arnold Schwarzenegger successful? Keep your answers in your mind for a second.

When I give this presentation and ask this question, everyone says discipline, good habits, hard work, and resilience… Few people will say vision.

These are all important things.

But no one ever says life alignment. Alignment to their values and natural strengths. Alignment to their authenticity.

This is a huge thing the personal development industry seems to miss in its education.

The personal development industry today gets you to focus on the fruits that bring success, being discipline, good habits, hard work and resilience. Like a doctor not treating the root cause of an illness and only treating symptoms.

But no ever talks about the root, the foundation, that produces consistent discipline, good habits, and resilience naturally.

The root being alignment to your authentic self in every area of your life.

Did arnold and mj work their ass off? Were they disciplined and resilient? Absolutely.

But the reason they were able to be so resilient, disciplined, and hard working, is because they were 100% aligned to their authentic self. They’re highest values and natural talents, which in turn produces a clear vision.

Let me explain it this way.

Look at this great white shark.

This great white has a certain impact on the sea. Just by being a great white shark it commands

respect.

But if I take that same shark, and put it on a boat for a short time, now what happens?

Now it’s powerless. Everything that it was when it was in the sea means nothing.

This is exactly what is happening to men (and women) today.

We are really the magnificent great white shark, but we are in places we aren’t meant to be. We are in jobs, education systems, and relationships that don’t support our authenticity. We are like the shark on the boat, gasping for air.

Think about this for a second.

How much energy would this shark have available to be who it is in the ocean?

None.

There’s no amount of grit, resilience, and discipline that the shark can execute to be who it wants to be, because it is not aligned with where it’s meant to be. It’s not in an environment that supports who it is.

Einstein said “insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and trying to get different results.”

And this is where 99% of us are today because this is what we are taught. To put in the 10000 hours. To be more disciplined. To work harder.

Henry David Thoreau said “the masses of men live lives of quiet desperation.” Why?

It is because we follow those exact teachings.

We are taught the wrong foundation. We are taught things that don’t support our design.

What else do you see when you see this image?

You see the influence of other people.

The 99% are influenced by the conditioning and beliefs of society, friends, families, and girlfriends.

We are like the shark on the boat, influenced by other peoples purpose and vision for our lives.

The Bible says — “when there is no vision, the people perish.”

Why? The visions of others put people in places where they are not meant to be, just like the shark on the boat.

Arnold Schwarzenegger himself said — “vision creates faith and faith creates willpower. With faith there is no anxiety and fear — just absolute confidence in yourself.”

And what creates vision?

Alignment to your values and natural talents in every area of your life. Your authenticity. The divine leader within you.

You see friend, without life alignment, there is no clear vision. Without clear vision, there is no faith. Without faith, there is no energy to actually be disciplined, hardworking, and resilient.

So our goal is not to develop discipline, hard-work, resilience, and good habits. Our goal is to align to our values, our gifts, what WE believe in and stand for.

Then you are functioning in your human design, and will naturally produce the energy required to be disciplined, hard working, and resilient.

To learn HOW to align to your authenticity in every area of your life, go to https://valormenofficial.com and watch the free training. You won’t regret it.

Tristan Stahl

Founder

ValorMen LLC