Are We a Product of our Environment or Not?

Jan, 20, 2012

Posted by Lorri Ratzlaff
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p 068 Are We a Product of our Environment or Not? Many of us were raised thinking, believing “we are a product of our environment”.  I know I was.  I can’t even count how many times I’ve used that excuse to explain away something!

 

Turns out, I’ve learned, this not the case.  We are most definitely a product of our habits, and our surroundings and upbringing have produced those habits, but does that mean that it HAS to be that way?  I would like to say a resounding NO to that!!

 

Simply because we have learned something our entire lives growing up does not mean that THAT is the way it HAS to be!  We have a choice in the matter as to how we live our lives.  We do not have to … for example, ‘make the Christmas turkey that way because, well, that’s how my mom did it when I was growing up’.  In the same light, we do not have to live our lives believing we are middle class when we truly have the potential of a rich life (and lifestyle!).  These are choices we make, and beliefs we form.

 

These topics go WAY deeper than I can express here, but if you still struggle with this idea of being a product of your environment then I would recommend a couple of books by one of my FAVORITE authors, John Assaraf. The first is Having It All: Achieving Your Life’s Goals and Dreams Are We a Product of our Environment or Not?.  This book changed the way I thought about SO many things and completely changed my life.  I know that sounds sort of cliche, but it really is true!  The second book I’d recommend is The Answer: Your Guide to Achieving Financial Freedom and Living an Extraordinary Life Are We a Product of our Environment or Not?.  This book is sort of a follow up, from John’s perspective, to the tremendously popular book The Secret Are We a Product of our Environment or Not?.

 

Remember, just because that’s what you were told, doesn’t make it so.  You are a product of YOUR beliefs dreams and goals … NOT a Product of your Environment!

 

To your deserved happiness and SUCCESS!

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  • Poppy says:
    March 10, 2012 at 1:26 pm
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    That is such a good summary, we are a product of our environment for as long as we want to use that as an excuse and thats about it!

    Its strange how as an adult if someone tells us something we will usually ask why but we will accept things as truth that were told to us as children without a second thought.

    For example my mum used to, as a kid, say to me not to sit with my back to the fire as it was no good for me (when I was cold) and I would just move. This Christmas when I was at home I just sat in front of the fire and was given the same comment almost instantly and I asked why, she said she didnt know but her mum had said it to her! These strange truths can pass on for generations!
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