A Direct Address to All Inquisitive Souls

Let's Talk about the Untapped Potential Within Us

Man, isn't it bizarre how we shell out our hard-earned cash for truth, connection, and a sense of reality, but turn a blind eye when it's right in our faces?

We buy an online course, do a measly 20 percent of it.

We buy books, manage to read just a third of them.

We sign up for events we never attend.

We follow so-called "gurus," hoping to glimpse their human side or hear something that deep down we already know but fear to acknowledge.

And hey, I get it.

Many of us are on a never-ending quest for something we feel our lives are missing or lack. We believe we won't feel complete and whole until we find it. This constant struggle to find contentment, no matter what we're doing, who we're with, or what we've achieved, makes us desperate to shell out cash for something that will connect us to some "absolute truth."

You're not lost, seeker.

You're totally not alone.

You're not broken, empty, or wrong.

You just are.

You're looking.

And that's perfectly okay.

For years, I too found myself hunting for answers in the nooks and crannies of humanity. It was the ultimate existential crisis: Why the hell am I here? Who the hell am I?

After countless years, I discovered one universal truth:

We won't find answers to these questions unless we put our whole damn heart into it.

It's not some motivational pep talk. It's more like, "Let's dive headfirst into this swimming pool and learn how to swim."

Invest in that online course, not because you paid $97 for it, but because it could genuinely hold the key to your enlightenment.

(Okay, maybe that sounds over-dramatic, but think about it:)

What if the answers we've been searching for are hidden in one of the countless books we started but never finished?

Or on the other end of that coaching call we committed to but never showed up for?

Or in the yoga class we paid $25 for, but decided to snooze through instead?

The absolute worst thing we can do as seekers is sign up for everything and show up for nothing.

I know this because I refuse to admit it took me years to embrace this fact.

I spent an entire week unsubscribing from email lists I never bothered to open, giving away books I knew I had zero interest in reading, and deleting courses I knew I'd never finish.

All those unread, unfinished, uncommitted things had a cost-a mental weight holding me back from my truth.

Every unfinished course, unread book, and lackluster therapy session seemed to push me further and further away from my ability to find answers.

With time, it became abundantly clear: the problem wasn't the programs or the books–the problem was my lack of commitment to finding answers.

Seekers, I've got three things I learned after wandering for years.

1. Four Powerful Words You Need to Live By

"Belief clings and faith allows." ~ Alan Watts

These four words can change our lives. Our brains are master meaning-makers, recognizing patterns constantly to understand and create meaning.

But this creates a problem, as our minds search for evidence to believe something. The difficulty lies in the fact that sometimes there is no evidence. Sometimes we have no proof. But belief can't always rely on evidence. Sometimes we simply have to have action-based faith.

Action-based faith means taking action in the right direction (or at least the direction we feel we should go) and having faith that whatever is meant to happen will happen. It's important to notice when our minds are seeking evidence and shift our focus to checking in on what action we can take to build our faith.

Faith isn't blind, it opens our eyes to things our minds can't see, but only when we've taken action that allows faith to emerge.

2. Learn to Say "No" Like a Boss

"No: It's a complete sentence."

But how? How do we learn what to say no to? Simply put, if we aren't planning to complete something, cut. it. loose.

Unsubscribe from email lists you never read. Donate those books you don't plan on finishing. And politely decline invitations from people who drain your time, energy, resources, and hope in humanity. (Yeah, you know who I'm talking about.)

We seek happiness because many of us don't know what it looks like. We blindly say "yes" to everything, but only enjoy some of it. We confuse ourselves about whether something is a "hell yeah!" or a "hell no." It's all just "meh, guess so."

We'll never find answers living a "meh" life.

3. Whole-Heart Your One Thing

There are a ton of people out there who know a little about a lot of things, but not many who truly know a lot about a few things.

We put a half-assed effort into a bunch of courses or books and never really implement the content in those courses.

Last year, I implemented the "Would I read this three times?" strategy and found it beyond powerful.

The magic lies in this: most people buy books they don't even plan on reading once. This strategy forces us to truly choose something, to be intentional about what we commit to, and to ensure we dive deep with commitment.

Discover a book that resonates with you and become intimate with it – read it multiple times, take notes, practice implementing its techniques, and watch your understanding deepen.

Apply this concept to all areas of your life, like dating:

We swipe left and right so fast nowadays, we hardly see a person's face. Instead, imagine swiping right meant you had to go on three dates with this person. We'd be much more intentional, right?

So pick what you wish to commit to with every fiber of your being. Choose, with purpose, what you're dedicated to, and jump in headfirst like a Navy SEAL.

Embrace action-based faith, say "no" when appropriate, and fully immerse yourself in your chosen endeavors, and before you know it, you'll discover the answers you've been searching for all this time.

by Connor Beaton

Pursuing education and self-development in areas that truly resonate with you can lead to a significant boost in personal growth, ultimately promoting happiness.
Engaging fully in a single online course or book, rather than merely skimming through it, might hold the key to understanding essential concepts and fostering a deeper sense of self-awareness.