In his book “Harmonic Wealth” author and self-made millionaire James Arthur Ray shares that after years of meeting and interacting with people of different cultures and professions he discovered that generally there are only two kinds of people: peasants and warriors. Let’s take a look at the differences between these two types of people.A peasant is somebody who regards “everything in life as either a blessing or a curse”. As a peasant you see yourself as a victim of circumstances and have no power over your own life. You always blame others for your failures, and complain about how diffucult and unfair life is or how somebody did something wrong to you.
For example, if you blame poor upbringing, lack of education, and bad government for your financial scarcity you most likely belong to this group of people. It is also very likely that in response as to why you cannot take care of your physical health and fitness you would explain that it’s because of your genes (everybody is fat or ill in your family), or that you are too busy to go to the gym and watch your diet, or perhaps you can’t afford to, etc. In other words, this group of people would always find many reasons why they cannot succeed in one or another area of their life.
It goes without saying, that due to these limiting believes they have no control over their life and depend on conditions created by others. These people are afraid to make any changes in their life and stay in their “comfort zone”. Unfortunately, you can’t get different results doing the same things over and over again…
On the other hand, warriors are those people who take full responsibility for everything that happens in their life. A warrior is a person who sees life “as an opportunity to learn and grow”. They know that their outer world is an exact reflection of their inner world. And that they are creating their own reality with their thoughts, feelings and actions. They see every challenge as an opportunity and become masters of life.
What type of person are you? I know nobody wants to be a peasant… But be honest with yourself because recognition is the first step to personal transformation. If you don’t recognize that you need to change in the first place, you never will.
It’s really up to you whether you choose to see the world as a victor or a victim, whether you choose to be in control or being controlled.
Well the good news is that anyone can become more of a warrior. As James Arthur Ray puts it, “inside every peasant is a warrior clamoring to step into armor and march forward”. And you can do this by continuously learning and growing, by developing self-empowering believes and success habits. It starts with the right MIND FOOD!
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