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Originally Posted by $5 submissions
What do you guys think? I think there IS some value in self-help and self-empowerment. It DOES have to be coupled with competency and CONCRETE ACTION. Why do you think many sales departments and real estate companies spend MILLIONS every year for self-confidence/self-empowerment training?
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I agree with what you're saying Gene, but I also understandn where this article is coming from.
Back when I was a kid and played pee wee football at the end of the year there was a championship team, and 2nd place and the rest didn't make it.
When my younger brother *7 years younger* started playing sports everyone got a fucking trophy, even the losers. It was all about building self esteem.
I was just telling my dad this the other day, that there is something wrong with the kids who came out of the late 50's, 60's and on, in that we all feel like we're owed something.
We were always told that we could be anything we wanted to be when we grew up, but were never told we would have to work hard for it.
So we all grew up thinking that instead of being garbage collectors, policemen, grocery store managers that we would be millionaires, movie stars, rock stars, sports stars because that's what we wanted to be.
So what do we have now? A bunch of spoiled rotten brats who are unsatisfied with their lives, thinking they deserve more than just providing for their families.
You hear it on these boards when people make fun of others for shopping at Wal-Mart, or buying $20 perfume.
They think we're all supposed to be sitting in $500K condos with 72 inch plasmas on the walls.
No, that's not how real life is.
We need more men like our grandfathers. Guys who were willing to put in 30 years at a company as not even middle management, just workers. Ensuring that their families had a roof over their heads.
Not a world full of spoiled brats who only value their toys.