A Big Reason Many People Never Succeed

[@TealSwanOfficial]

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[@strawberrychocolate9383]

Didn't you teach us about values and how we sometimes need to choose between a lose lose? How is choosing comfort because it is a bigger value at the moment bad? Why should we always strive for expansion and tolerate pain we don't believe is worth it? If we believed the pain to be worth it, wouldn't we naturally choose to tolerate it? So the problem is not whether someone wants to tolerate the pain but instead the problem is that the person doesn't see how the pain is worth it.

[@strawberrychocolate9383]

Also didn't you teach us that pain is a message we want to get away from something (towards something else)? Wouldn't choosing pain be the opposite of expansion? I'm not saying that we should avoid pain, but choosing it doesn't seem logical.

[@agap30asis]

@@strawberrychocolate9383 u bring up such good points strawberrychoolate9383 that I wanted to chime in. Choosing the pain it's about accepting it and understanding why you feel what you feel. By taking this loving approach we can grow from the pain which allows one to gain strength and wisdom while still fully embracing the pain for what it is. Instead of being shackled by pain you now get to be friends with it and go out on fun dates. It's about living life with pain as a dance partner in every sense of the experience. Emotions are friends, not food. Keep being u, ur thought-patterns are on the right track and i'd keep pursuing it. I'll be here if u need anything, from yo-mama

[@devonbrockhaus6554]

Good advice. I think what can be difficult is to see the "politicization" of a lot of success, such that connections and "confidence" increase flexibility across a person's life in an inappropriate way. We see that with the former president. There is a great book about it, called Antifragile, by Nassim Taleb. I also believe people fear attrition, which whatever you may say about Elizabeth's Holmes lies at Theranos, were motivated by an initial, genuine desire for success...There is also the issue of what do you say to the Christopher Reeves and Michael J. Foxes of the world, who were pidgeon-holed? How to have a sense of agency in the face of absurdity? One other great book I'd recommend is the Infinite Game, by Simon Sinek.

[@Seamannon]

@@strawberrychocolate9383 Comfort in the moment may cause bigger pain in the future, so it's not really about choosing comfort over pain, but choosing one type of pain vs another and being conscious about that choice. Also, the video was about defining the success you would want to achieve, looking for all the downsides of choosing that particular type of success and being willing to accept the pain along the way. Obviously, we can't just choose pain in every area of life and expect ourselves to be happy and thriving, there has to be a balance. We have to take the pain in one area of life to make a leap in another area, and we have to feel secure in one area, to compensate for the insecurity of another area. The life that's most fulfilling to us personally, will be full of difficult choices we had to make on the way. Difficult, not because suffering in itself has a higher value than comfort, but because we have make decisions that seem worth the certain pain that has to be endured for the sake of our personal goal (just as you said). If you choose comfort as as the bigger value, then you have to rethink your definition of success. Maybe you're already successful enough for your personal preference? Or maybe you just want to give yourself some time to rest and rejuvenate before tackling the bigger problem, because you also value your health or because you want to build a better foundation for that future success? It's all just a matter of perspective and knowing your own values and limitations. I don't see any contraction in her videos so far, but maybe I'm blind... Thank you for writing out all your concerns, it's very interesting to see different perspectives and interpretations regarding the same content. I love comment sections, there's always so much to learn from other people beside the content creator. Please let me know if there's any contradiction in my comment or anything I can clarify. Your questions helped me sort out my own mind a bit, I appreciate them. :)

[@MotocrossElf]

Trauma plays a major role here. Yes we have to choose which pain we want to endure but if trauma lowers your tolerance for facing pain, or worse, you do face it and then burn out or suffer a health crisis as a result, then success is going to be that much harder. The world today really hobbles people by overloading them with achievement expectations and interpersonal dysfunction. And yet survival depends on dealing with pain that no one should reasonably have to endure.

[@oishikaray2767]

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[@lahicks9773]

Everyone has some type of trauma and pain. It's whether you decide to face it head on and heal yourself or you stay in a child state of being triggered. It's a choice and it's not easy climb out of the pit of victumhood but it is possible to do. Most people who are successful choose to do this not to obtain success but obtain freedom from their pain. ❤

[@TheJimbo1791]

Amen !

[@TheJimbo1791]

@@lahicks9773 Actually there is the third thing as well. Awareness. This is by far the most important thing when climbing. If a person does not have the awareness he needs when he is young, it is almost impossible. Then, when older, the awareness will grow.

[@clairekosmic]

20 yrs a full time carer for my disabled son yet I still found a way to be successful. Thank goodness for being a nerd! :)

[@joeprimal2044]

I know that road. Hang in there. ❤

[@SamirPatnaik]

More power to you!

[@jessejules2092]

What is success looking like?

[@Bastet32]

That means those two goals were compatible

[@RAJESHMRIDHA-md5rw]

can you tell me what do you do ? I am disable so i can use some suggestion...

[@tyler6god]

"You cannot wish for both a strong character and an easy life. The price of each is the other." - John Ortberg

[@AncientIntegrations]

So then…why would someone want character

[@tyler6god]

@@AncientIntegrations do you want Meaning or Happiness?... The former is the only one that can provide both

[@AncientIntegrations]

@@tyler6god happiness because meaning is anything you want

[@Seamannon]

@@AncientIntegrations Jim Carrey would tell you the exact opposite. He has a great speech on that issue. If you get everything you want without any effort or sacrifice, you'll feel empty and unhappy despite being "successful". There are some people who got anything they wanted, only to discover that it was all meaningless. It's also the story of Buddha.

[@Seamannon]

That's such a great quote! Thank you for sharing :)

[@annikabirgittanordlander6887]

"Most people alive today have the following subconscious goal: To get to a point where life only feels good". Teal Swan 🌎 thank you for talking about this 😘

[@melissavalentine9771]

🎉 true work hard to be able to have easy street

[@corporaterobotslave400]

Most ppl are just scared pussies. About everything. In fact, many ppl are so indoctrinated in to a state of constant fear that they pay money to feel scared. They're called horror movie fans.

[@KarenGriffith_SoulfulCoaching]

It is known and the human experience that we seek pleasure and escape pain. We can’t escape struggle or challenge, only build our resilence to it. That’s why hedonism is a thing. What is not talked about are the sacrifices for the living the life you want. Anger and resentments are built here if you are not choosing consciously. Let’s face it 98% of us are not.

[@MochaxMatcha]

What should I do when I chose the pain for success, but ended up depressed, ill, and eventually suicidal? It took years to pull myself out of the darkness and become stable again. I had to abandon some dreams to do it. I feel as though I wasn't meant to succeed at them. I'm trying to find new dreams that are in line with my health. But a part of me is disappointed that I failed, even if I feel better now.

[@Julielafoire]

I think that you should redefine what success means. To be able to pull yourself out and still having dreams to fight for is successful already

[@kollow]

Maybe success is overcoming your life struggles. It's not worldly success in that everyone will know and celebrate you for overcoming very difficult life hurdles. But it's still success that you should be proud of. If you broke out of a difficult childhood, dealt with depression, anxiety, and trauma, and remained a good person in the end. You're a huge success in my book.

[@melissavalentine9771]

Pray before you try, maybe they weren't what you were supposed to be doing?! Consult with HIM first..

[@tinathegreat88]

I went through the same thing @MochaxMatcha and also alone, completely alone apart from my dog and my sister who has her own life ❤

[@rebeccalynn2228]

I was thinking the same thing. I chose my mental health over opportunities. It was difficult to decide not to forgo them. I would feel guilty for not "lifting heavy enough" . I constantly monitor what I can handle when trying to reach goals. I am little triggered by the concept behind this video bc it reminds me of self doubt in not being able to take on more discomfort to reach goals. Maybe becoming intimate with yourself and knowing your boundaries is more valuable. It's important to protect our health rather than take a plunge more times than we can handle. Then again this video has made question msyelf where I was already questioning myself. Ouch. But she days say at the end there is no single right answer. Maybe the following video will delve deeper into getting to know our limits and working with them rather then against them

[@void________]

This is why the definition of success is being able to get what you want without much pain or contrast. Bc if there's pain to get there, you will resent what you had to give up or endure to get there. That's why many are still unhappy when they attain it.

[@Arcadius-tr8bm]

Great comment. That's why more and better is not necessarily what we should strive for, and the pain is a signal to sometimes consider if our goals are really our best goals. Americans don't see their cultural bios that they sell to the world, always claiming that if you are enough with what you have then you are weak or pathetic. Or maybe you are aware and can accept reality? To feel satisfaction with life, it would be best to feel pain but accept it, consciously choose it and in an amount that seems to pay off. That's why we choose jobs, people, hobbies that correspond to our strengths and preferences and not their opposites.

[@DonTrump-sv1si]

Anytime i work hard to "succeed", and get there, it never feels as satisfying as i thought it would be. In turn im not as motivated to "succeed". Whatever that means anyways

[@brushstroke3733]

The mind is a useless navigator. When traveling north, the mind tells you what you want is to the south. When traveling south, the mind tells you what you want is to the north.

[@Sonia-y6x8n]

It depends on what you’re striving towards- is it your idea or someone else’s? Something we don’t know that our success rules are from programming. Also how much attachment are you placing on it?

[@SolluxAmpora]

Maaaan…same! I’m battling this right now! I’m just taking it one day at a time at this point.

[@SeanMillerOfficial]

What if you choose to enjoy working hard. It's a paradox but what happens when you accept the sacrifice and lifestyle needed to be 'the person who could accomplish' what you need to accomplish. Over time I find I am way more fulfilled in the pursuing, it's the creating, building and creating that is fulfilling. All the goods come along the way.

[@aj2228]

@@SeanMillerOfficial good luck finding a woman who will love you for that.

[@nickacca]

I love your work so much. You know I only found you because of all the controversy you had a few years ago. Thank God for all that. Keep up the good work.

[@lindsb3541]

This is a great topic. In Counselling studies, we used a decisional balance grid/ process to examine different choices/circumstances and change. Teal highlights something here that I find very true: every choice involves some type of sacrifice, and there is no utopian situation. We left the city because we wanted a quiet life in nature and a lower cost of living, but we don't have many restaurants or events that happen. And owning a home is an achievement of sorts, but comes with repair responsibilities and taxes etc., though it means not having to deal with a landlord. I think it's helpful to stop looking for a 'perfect' situation, and look at what choices/options allow one to live optimally within one's values and means.

[@rachelwhite438]

She highlights theories we know she didn’t come up with and doesn’t give the credit.

[@LeahBreHappy]

Teal is so truly gifted in her ability to explain complex topics. 🎉🎉🎉

[@TealSwanOfficial]

🙏

[@adventurer1913]

Yasss. That's what I'm talking about

[@KarenGriffith_SoulfulCoaching]

@@real_Vympel-j7hI would invite you to consider what kind of value that comment makes to this conversation? What are the benefits of occupying spaces if it doesn’t resonate?

[@turtlec7140]

💯

[@real_Vympel-j7h]

​​@@KarenGriffith_SoulfulCoaching Leah Eschrich Step into the light

[@alpineai]

This lady is the truth!!!

[@cameronmcfarrin4587]

Success requires sacrifice. Theres no way around it. The only thing I ask is that you're honest with yourself and if you're not successful, that you acknowledge the fact you were not willing to endure the pain needed for success.

[@andreatorluemke4982]

Make decisions based on what is most important to you. Amen. Irregardless of what is most important to the rest of the word. Got it Teal! Thank you thank you always!

[@davidsmith2263]

Irregardless is not a word. The word is regardless.

[@bellagarzia9653]

This is why “success” does not equal happiness

[@AT-ol2yj]

Sorta, but most success comes with true satisfaction and lasting happiness from building a high pain tolerance through acceptance, detachment, focus and a strong work ethic. Working for dopamine is the natural way to get it.

[@aaap3875]

more happier than being poor

[@ryan99842]

investing in yourself is the most valuable thing you can do. Discipline is often misunderstood, but reading Bruce Thornwood's "Unveiling Your Hidden Potential" gave me the tools to build it and distinguish my mindset from others.

[@dameanvil]

0:00 📉 Success requires embracing discomfort and challenges; avoiding pain limits achievement. 0:21 🧘‍♀️ A major obstacle to success is the desire to avoid pain and seek constant comfort. 1:31 ⚖️ Contrast, or the experience of opposites (like pain and pleasure), is essential for personal growth. 2:20 🌱 Achieving goals, like living sustainably, comes with both positive outcomes and challenges. 3:01 🔄 Success often involves accepting new challenges and resolving the pain they bring. 3:40 🛠️ Many people fail to succeed because they retreat when faced with discomfort, rather than embracing sacrifice. 6:02 💔 Timothy's reluctance to face the pain of losing his fiancée limits his career success. 9:00 🏆 Unlike Timothy, Ken chooses to face pain and sacrifices, leading to greater success. 13:14 🔍 Success requires choosing which pain you're willing to endure, and finding ways to minimize unnecessary discomfort.

[@skyaboveme1]

Successful people are just people who do what others are not willing to do. My success meant sacrificing current family, friends, home, boyfriend. Literally everything. When I ask people if they would do the same the answer is no.

[@brushstroke3733]

Are you successful if you sacrificed all that?

[@laz3244]

Are you happy now? Just genuinely interested...

[@jeanjacqueslundi3502]

Lol, right.

[@persik123]

So by gaining success, you sacrificed success. Sounds about right.

[@carly582]

No it's not at all and it's really sad you think that.

[@PersianDollTarot]

This is so true. I started my KZbin channel and as soon as it starts to game momentum Stop because of the downsides. I would rather not deal with the negative comments and the haters.

[@evadebruijn]

Was turning off comments not an option for you? ✌️

[@gepagan]

On the internet, you will never escape that. Focus on the people that love you!

[@arbividz]

WE LOVE YOU TEAL!

[@LeahBreHappy]

❤🎉❤she's amazing

[@KL-ni9ju]

Your timing is impeccable

[@Tcgmaster808]

PATIENCE! is what i needed to succeed right now

[@Antarcticist]

I'm so addicted to your videos right now.. I am getting so much confirmation that I have been taking the correct paths in the last few months. Thank you so much for existing and doing what you do.

[@ShantiWrynn]

Nice video, I'm still struggling with the end of my 7-year relationship. My significant other, who I considered to be the love of my life, left me a month ago, and I can't seem to shake the constant thoughts of him. Despite my efforts to bring him back into my life, nothing has worked, and I feel frustrated and hopeless. I've tried to move on, but my heart still longs for him, and I don't see myself with anyone else. I apologize for sharing this here, but I just can't seem to stop missing him.

[@user-sp2pp9lm2r]

It's hard to let go of someone you love; I went through a similar experience when my 12-year relationship ended. I tried everything to get him back, and eventually I had to turn to a spiritual counselor for assistance.

[@ShantiWrynn]

Amazing, how did you get a spiritual counselor, and how do i reach him?

[@user-sp2pp9lm2r]

he is Owen Abiola, he has great powers, he can help you.

[@user-sp2pp9lm2r]

His name is Owen Abiola, and he is a great spiritual counselor who can bring back your ex.

[@ShantiWrynn]

Thank you for this valuable information,i just looked her up now online. impressive

[@graceamsterdam5404]

Thanks Teal. I totally agree here. Success also comes in rounds as you yourself change. I also find that the better you manage to deal with pain, discomfort and disapproval, the easier your achievement looks to the outside world. The jealousy that can pop up is interesting: ‘yes but she is … yes but she has… yes but…’ When you push on and stay on the path, people turn around and say ‘yes, but she is right’. Later stage ‘yes, she is right, I am also going to do this’.

[@MarinaBrunoFilms]

This is exactly what she talked about in the Canadien workshops!

[@ashlee7831]

I was there. What a great workshop!

[@Morale_Booster]

I love this video, and I needed it spelled out like this for me. Thanks Teal! It made me consider that even if your top priority is pleasure, one would STILL have to sacrifice things and take some kind of pain. It's inevitable. I hadn't really looked at it that way before.

[@huuhhhhhhh]

Didn't expect Teal to go here again. Brilliant, enlightening and a little uncomfortable to hear, as are all her best videos 😂 Thank you thank you thank you!

[@makesgoodcoffee6031]

Thanks Teal! For taking your pain and sacrifices to do what you do, sharing pragmatic energetical, emotional and social knowledge like this with us. Many blessings! 🙏🤗❤️

[@OmarZein-yb5cm]

Was thinking about getting the shadow work course today :) Love the video meant a lot

[@cellolou]

this is so pertinent it hit me like a truck ; had to pause the video to process, was too overwhelmed. the clarity of the message is invaluable

[@littleblackbabycat]

But sometimes you do sacrifice and still don't succeed 😢

[@jasonjacobs2019]

There still lessons to take

[@ΠανωραίαΚόκκινου-ι4σ]

Great lessons...because you see the flaws and most important you can see your friends and enemies at the same time....

[@MrCovert23]

Very true

[@sebastianoquendo8257]

Excellent video! That's why I train heavily daily, to train myself to be disciplined and focus. Not many are willing to sacrifice and experience pain and frustration. Those variables are always present in the learning process.

[@halehdelshad3674]

Not everyone has to be very sucessful 😊 People need to be happy to be healthy and survive. If we do something we love that also is needed by society, not only we enjoy it, but also it will be rewarded financially. This is the type of sucesss that most people need. Healthy, happy way to sucess ❤😊 Bless you all.

[@navsofour2892]

American culture has been inundated of this "financial success is everything" idea in the same way our diet has been inundated by "sugar and processed poison", in both cases you can see the results evident in psyche and physique. As soon as one moves to another country it realizes other ways of thinking about success.

[@brushstroke3733]

That is the success we wish for everyone. Satisfying, fulfilling work they love to do and pays them well enough to be comfortable.

[@Raul-nv7rr]

Great comment… I agree wholeheartedly 😊

[@SchwaInLoyal]

I suppose avoiding conflict is an instinct wrought from the ages that can become self-defeating. The balance point between those opposites shifts through life's trials. Loved the talk.

[@a64738]

In some fields the sucsess rate is only 0,1%, and no matter how much "no pain no gain" you suffer you can only alter the odds in fractions of that 0,1%...+-

[@brushstroke3733]

The choose the pain of surrendering that dream or desire.

[@millanferende6723]

It depends on how you define "success." And that, depends on what sort of "values" you have for yourself. A success for one is getting to higher position of a white collar job, and for another it's to open up their own horse-farm. So you need to see exactly what makes you feel good, what your values are, and then actually accepting the contrast is a lot less difficult. You will accept the "pain." (Just like how an athlete accepts the "pain" of training and an artists accepts the "pain" of drawing/painting/experimenting every single day.)

[@horner1641]

I used to like pain in a bad way but now i'm learning to use it better

[@LejesBalicki-sk5tc]

I agree to all Teal Swan Says and Learn nothing at all but it sure Heals My Wonds that I have Inside Me. Teal Swan aint a Teacher that would Revulounise the Worlds Point of View the World has - She is a Great Worldly Healer and it really Feels Good listen to Her and I'm Learning nothing at all!!!

[@saleemiqbal9346]

😂

[@Masi.Capone]

Love this video! It gets me thinking about decisions I've made in life. When I used to be a cashier, I wanted so bad to have a job where I had things to get done. To me, it felt like doing literally nothing for hours that dragged on. 5 hours felt like 10. Now I work in a photolab, and yes it keeps me busy, and then there's times it gets SO busy, you almost don't know how to prioritize it sometimes. I find myself getting stressed at times, but getting better at detaching and not over working myself. I'm only one person. You wouldn't think film would be so popular anymore. Thing is, I still want to keep busy at work. I will take the pain of sometimes having "too much." I can't take the pain of a boring job.

[@RA1.0]

Thank you for being here🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@streetschoolprof.]

Beautiful Teal Swan. Been a fan for the last 10 years, and you just never disappoint. Keep going!

[@lostvayne3082]

This is so good, wise, conscious, true and right on time.

[@kennypham3856]

Thank you Teal Swan! I've read about Neville Goddard's Bridge Of Incidents, and sometimes those bridges of incidents come with contrast! Your teaching with these contrasts truly resonates. And yes; I feel life is full of tests.

[@giolantabampi6422]

What a timing!I needed this,i'm less confused now BUT life is much more complicated than that unfortunately.I guess i need you as my personnal therapist hahaha. Thank you so much!!

[@Yaheleven]

Explains why I’m not successful, I didn’t make sacrifices 😢

[@jaydrollins6875]

it's never too late, if that's what you prioritize

[@sreenathatirunarayanapura9296]

Don’t worry about success Do best each day of your life with minimum expectations and inconvenience to others That’s is success Whatever you achieve in life is a waste unless it helps you to gain good karma points In order to succeed in life you need to raid too many shortcuts Cause inconvenience to others neglect your basic family duties health and spiritual needs. If all people in earth follow this thing the world will get safer happier and a better place to live Eg success for Putin is war in Ukraine Success for nethaniahu is war in Gaza Success for Kim is to hold on to power till tr dies Do what is interesting for you what your skills talents are what brings happiness to you Society easily forgets people with their daily life Spend your time with discipline dedication and direction and don’t worry about success

[@gshift83]

Choose your struggle

[@adrienjamai]

Thank you for this video. Choice is beautiful and powerful when taken consciously

[@a64738]

The world is constructed in the way that only 0,1% to 1% have great success, and maybe 10% have a little success... Depending at what field you are trying to have "success" the odds can be really low, you really need to look at the odds.

[@staffirg]

Says who??

[@CC-po3ev]

Each life path is very personal. What the soul wanted to succeed at when incarnating a fragment as you, is it's own unique goal. One needs to find that - by shutting out the noise - and seeing that all situations have been a personalized mould to support that quality being honed in you. ⚡

[@brushstroke3733]

Achieving mastery of skills you love is real success. Often, one who does this can capitalize financially from this skill, as great car mechanics, plumbers, electricians, builders, etc., do.

[@Kaimelar8]

What a limiting belief.

[@jackthe15headedmonster25]

Thank You, perfectly explained

[@fcmiller3]

Truth! Teal relates an old wisdom!

[@gracemiralia]

You are truly a genius and so well spoken

[@PA-tu1jg]

I love your earrings and I absolutely loved the video thank you so much Teal! Once again you made it simple, straight forward and to kind 🙏🙏🕯️💕🥰🦋🌟

[@easternsunguitarist5791]

Thanks so much for making this Teal!! Very Powerful.

[@RobertVuljaj-pq2yt]

Thank you for making this video!

[@red4872]

Like Always, the TIMING this is released!!!🎯

[@db88821]

I love this, and you as always Teal. Would love to hear your thoughts about this through the lens of those with ADHD. I find it particularly difficult to bear any discomfort and hear this is a key trait of ADHD. Feel a bit doomed to failure!

[@TorezAlexander]

Gratitude ❤

[@Bronte866]

This comment section is crowded with people who know everything and who know what everyone else should be doing yet, amazingly, they clicked into this video seeking understanding and insight that they clearly don’t have.

[@sam_enginex]

Sometimes you watch videos on things you already know for validation

[@danielkelley7548]

This is well done, Teal. Well done indeed. This is why I take issue with people like Joe Dispenza. The whole “imagine you already have what you want” nonsense goes directly against the most basic understanding of economy. If you want something, you’re going to have to sacrifice to get it. This is NOT a “scarcity mindset”. It’s a mature mindset.

[@terischurheck1544]

this was helpful, thank you, teal

[@Thechameleon14]

This is awareness at its best! RESPECT!

[@breathecarv]

Amazing video and concept Teal, thank you so much

[@Loewin996]

🤯 that makes so much sense and at the same time it's quite hard to think of. My anxiety level got really high while listen to this. Thank you Teal for this eye opening video 👍 So let's face the pain and say yes to one or the other for a truly fulfilled life 🌻

[@HananBenNafa]

These examples are wonderful and so real, thank you Teal x

[@Snickerdoodle_43]

You opened my eyes, thank you thank you thank you ❤ 🙏

[@Indudevidasi]

What to say? All of your videos and analysis are so on point! Did you ever went wrong with your analysis and had to correct yourself? It is hard for me to imagine that. So thank you it always so good to see your work.👍🙏💪🫶

[@eldawebb]

Is funny how our mind works.... I have heard similar message with Abraham-Hicks... and I have understood some part of it.... Today that I'm hearing it from you it is reaching a bit deeper in my soul... Thank you for sharing your message the way you do it.

[@golddustwoman104]

Thank You Teal. I truly resonate with this message! I have dug myself into such a hole by avoiding physical and mental pain. Now, all I feel is pain, with very short intervals of temporary relief. I absolutely believe what you are saying to be The Truth, however, I feel like its too late for me or trying to dig myself out of this very deep and Painful hole would be More Pain I dont think I could stand....and Im alone, lost all friends, partners...ect. I would really appreciate your thoughts on this.

[@Chris-ttbb]

Hey I'll be your friend

[@Nellia.20x]

Pride is one reason

[@SomeKindaWhale]

Thank you for your clarify of your spiritual vision

[@thutoassegaai9711]

Title of the year. 🔥🔥🔥

[@infinitintaligence-wq3xx]

Success only exists in this world. No where else in the universe. Success is man made.

[@theminiyoo]

Thank you so much for sharing ❤...this video has arrived in the perfect moment

[@jaynebarry5658]

It’s not that we are avoiding all pain or contrast. We are avoiding EXTREME pain and contrast. We were NOT originally designed to endure this level of contrast; that is a large part of why we suffer mental illness when we do. Extreme contrast at the level our society cranks it out, is ARTIFICIAL.

[@Mr.CreamCheese69]

We have constructed a society too heavy for it's support beams

[@Cptn.Smoker]

The human body is designed to endure extreme trauma , wth are you talking about

[@a64738]

In some fields the sucsess rate is only 0,1%, and no matter how much "no pain no gain" you suffer you can only alter the odds in fractions of that 0,1%...

[@sommesoul33]

@@Cptn.Smokerthe body not the mind

[@Mr.CreamCheese69]

@a64738 usually in those cases, depending on the field, the .1 percent are those who got in with the company very very early, and everyone after them is screwed.

[@pacarter7169]

Unfortunately the desire or intention of/for “success” requires sacrifices as well as finding the balance or juggling between interests and intentions. However… Having personally experienced a different nature of stress… a breakdown which grievously affects focus and daily responsibilities. When stress becomes an illness (CFS) However… in my case… I have chosen the pain, because I have seen a future that disturbs me… and I want to influence its outcome.

[@ErikRothFfM]

Thank you very much dear Teal. ❤🌿🔥🍀🌒🌕🌘🍀🔥🌿❤ Namasté and Blessed Be, Erik.

[@joniwink_i]

Amazing once again!

[@tyler6god]

Ugh just love you Teal. Thanks always for your efforts

[@meditationwithtyler]

Thank you.

[@TaraDoris-ib3fz]

Fabulous fabulous fabulous spot on

[@sunrayrosin7181]

No pain , no gain. Feel it. Go through it. Get stronger. Tears and sweat and loss are all part of the process. Just being born is call labor. (Don’t use my line Teal) but yes, it’s hard work getting to where you want to get to. And then there is the pain of sacrificing the pleasure of today for the goal of tomorrow. That’s the facts of life.

[@dragmasterj3677]

Thanks for this . This couldn't come at a better time than this. I really needed to hear your words today ❤

[@jessebashiri479]

The way I tell people to have a good week because of this woman 🙏🏽

[@tashawaters89]

Thank you!

[@malingajosephkirk1045]

Did the same thing, no support and approval, and we're on the way. My father sent me to meet the man whose signature appears in our money. I turned it down. On the journey to the first 100k and excited. Very lovely strategies

[@letsdomath1750]

13:38 True, and again, there are infinitely many creative ways of navigating through the different obstacles. I personally would have rather been alone or done the long-distance relationship with frequent trips or actually focused on finding a compatible partner without getting into a friends with benefits situation.

[@Mari-zr1vl]

remember, life is not fair: many ppl reach whatever/whoever they want because they have what it takes at the 'right' time without even being that conscious of it. ( Teal made a video titled 'life is unfair' btw'). Also pls consider that often times reaching the really high levels of society means 'cheating' in some way, although not in the way most ppl think. As someone who lives with and is related to many different layers of society, this is my perspective. dont be too hard but not optimistic on urself either.

[@PaigeSquared]

Yes!! Just because someone has monetary success does not mean they have developed and matured the other areas of their life. There are trade offs; everyone is human. It wasn't until I went through a (difficult, unwanted) divorce and it was aligned with the drama in a celebrity's divorce, that I realized: the rich and famous are no different. I think it is important that this celebrity was one that I had *zero* interest in. We have almost nothing in common at all, I do not find this person relatable nor do I idolize them, and I am pretty sure that anything this celebrity has to say isn't going to be very relevant to me. And yet, because of what I was experiencing, the algorithm kept pushing this celebrity's news updates to me. Eventually I started reading about what was happening in their situation. I began to see the same mistakes that I had made in my marriage, this person made. I saw the same levels of pressure, intimidation, manipulation, and legal loopholes that were used in my situation. I had felt like no one in the world could possibly understand my situation. But here was this celebrity, with the same exact circumstances unfolding in the tabloids. The "rich and famous" suffer the same interpersonal challenges that we ALL deal with, and the same inevitable consequences of choosing one value over another. They also have intergenerational trauma and wild family members. They might not have to worry about money in the same way, but they ARE still worrying! The first of the Four Noble Truths in Buddhism gets straight to the core of our shared sense of humanity; life is temporary, challenging, and transformational, for each and every of us. 😊

[@Mari-zr1vl]

@@PaigeSquared thank you for this beautiful message, Paige!

[@katharinaheckmann4962]

What do you mean by ‘cheating in some way’?

[@PaigeSquared]

@@katharinaheckmann4962 not following their values, they got there by incorrect behavior

[@strawberrychocolate9383]

It is difficult to chose pain to become successful if you don't even know if the succes is worth the pain. People now are not healed enough to have the ability to risk getting hurt for success they never had before.

[@ThePhilosophyOfNature]

Thank You Teal.

[@malingajosephkirk1045]

Very directional, lovely 🌹

[@Rainbow2dcore]

I want the life Ken has 😊 seems fun!

[@germanpatis9136]

success is subjective,i dont care about the perceived value of success of the majority

[@nickl3135]

maybe so, but you'd be lying if you said you did not care about money and the security it brings

[@nohasamir3134]

Success is definitely subjective. That's what I understood from Teal here. It's the person himself/herself that set their own goal or has a dream.

[@leinadnoda]

@@nickl3135 Money doesn't bring security. It only brings a feeling of security.

[@nickl3135]

@@leinadnoda LOL what lies! Money does bring security... lets see it brings a home, car, health insurance, vacation, medical care etc ... that is not security? You think those things are feelings? Money brings security, and most human beings lie to themselves about the reality of money in order to avoid there own feelings about it

[@deepdiver849]

Even what you value will come with a price, and struggle.

[@donpedro6177]

A excellent helpful video Keep up the great work ❤

[@Beeeer1996]

TEAL swan can you please talk about aliens? give us a video where u teach us about them! i am really wanting to know what u think of the topic! i feel like its unfair to us who been watching you for a long time and u havent done a dedicated video about aliens, ufos, all that. how to connect, meditate, we want the gems!

[@emmalangill8954]

Thank you from Canada!!!! ❤️

[@cyprienmaccamley126]

Perhaps the most articulate (and elegant) speaker on societal issues on KZbin. SO glad I discovered this channel!!! Dont ever stop, Teal.

[@michellenowland8245]

Perfect timing

[@MBAinternetmktg]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@lemmings6516]

I chose a lot of pain to get mentally well and become mentally independent from my trauma. I dedicated all of my young life to overcome ptsd and my fears, my bad beliefs about myself and after 10 years of struggling so much has changed for the better. I never thought I could study, but I thought about what was the sweet spot of the careers that I wanted and could manage to do while still having some room to navigate my mental health and pushed myself through an education. Now I am stable enough to have a job that I absolutely love. I had a real violent pattern with men and I overcame that completely, celebrating my 5th anniversary with my man now. But I sacrificed a lot aswell and sometimes I am really sad about it. Because I changed, all of my family doesn’t speak to me anymore, which is heartbreaking. Sometimes I wish myself back to prior times but then I remember that the pain of losing my family is the direct result of healing. Also sometimes I am sad of not feeling as alive as when I was hunting the next adrenaline rush, but that also is a okay pain to live with

[@NuMindframe]

This was amazing and inspiring to read. You should seriously be so proud of yourself. Thank you for sharing💕

[@monicab8176]

Thank you 🙏

[@cosmicmirrorstorm1797]

Thank you Teal and the team ❤