Transcript
Patrick O (0:00)
Foreign. Welcome to this episode of the Everyday Millionaire Mindset Matters podcast, where I'm joined by my wife, Olympic mental performance coach Stephanie Hanlon. Francie. In these episodes, Stephanie and I have a conversation about the different aspects of what we refer to as Mindset Matters because we believe that for those who are awake, we are living in and through the most impactful time in history. Your view of the world is the filter for how you will experience the evolution and changing dynamics of it. Our intention is to provide you with ideas, nutritious food for thought, and some tools that you can use to help you in being your greatest self and living your best life. Listen in, enjoy. Hey there, and welcome to Mindset Matters, where we explore the thoughts that shape our lives and how to clear the ones that don't. Here's where we step into the practice of mind shui. Feng shui for the mind. It's not just about positive thinking. It's about purposeful thinking. And the mind shui way helps you clear the mental clutter, uncover hidden beliefs, and realign with your truth so you can live with clarity, energy, and purpose in all areas of your life. Stephanie. Hello.
Stephanie Hanlon (1:23)
Hey, hon.
Patrick O (1:24)
Here we go. Now, as always, I didn't really give you any insights into what we're talking about today, so we're going to contemplate the question, does the world punish honesty? Okay, so you got that? Does the world punish.
Stephanie Hanlon (1:40)
Wait a sec, wait. Does the world punish honesty?
Patrick O (1:43)
Yep.
Stephanie Hanlon (1:44)
Okay, got it.
Patrick O (1:45)
Okay, now I'm going to read to you what I read, and then I want to kind of riff off of this because I think it's a really cool conversation that could maybe go a little off the rails. Okay, so this is not my writing. I want to be clear on that. This is somebody else's. That I see a lot of truth in it, but I think we need to unpack it a little bit because it could get a little controversial. And you and I both like a little controversial.
Stephanie Hanlon (2:11)
No, that. That's me. I. I like it a lot.
Patrick O (2:13)
You like it a lot, so quit it. Okay. There is a quiet time tested truth attributed loosely to George Orwell that says it all. The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. George Orwell said that. Okay, I'm going to say it again. The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. You see, it's simple, it's obvious, and still we forget it. Basically, the more fake a culture becomes, the more threatening. Honesty starts to Feel, because the truth isn't just words. It exposes everything. It shows you who's actually pretending, who's performing and who's hiding. And most people aren't ready for that mirror. So they don't thank you for being honest. They resent you for it. So in this statement, you see there's two kinds of people in the world. The ones who keep it comfortable and the ones who keep it real. But here's the paradox. The ones that keep it real get exiled. The ones that keep it fake, they get the applause. So if the truth made you lose people, maybe you were never safe being honest to begin with. So what's your thoughts? The further a society drifts away from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Okay, that's attributed to Orwell. So my observation is that this is kind of like a mirror of the last five years. You know, pandemic, politics, culture shift, divisiveness, polarity, wars, identity confusion. I mean, holy crap. So within a mind shui. Framing. And this is a bigger picture. I'm just going to finish up here in a minute. So our inner environment, you know, a societal inner environment is cluttered. And we know that a cluttered mind reflects a cluttered culture. Now, that culture doesn't have to be a societal culture, but think about that inner environment, cluttered minds, cluttered culture that is very common in business. It's common with teams and a business, so on a smaller scale within families. So here's the thing. On a bigger picture, if society is fragmented, it makes sense that individuals, they feel scattered, foggy, anxious, and in the context of clarity equals velocity. Most are lost in the noise, they're lost in opinions and they have a fear of speaking up. So that's quite a lot I said, isn't it?