Why Do We Lift?
It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable -Socrates
If you’ve been around any shape, size or form of self development you’ve seen the advice to lift.
To get in shape and get strong.
But why is that?
A man gets into self development after he recognizes something about him isn’t what he wants it to be.
Be it his finances, his love life or his health.
He either spends too much, doesn’t get the amount of dates he likes, or when he does he gets ghosted. And or is not satisfied with his appearance and health.
But where does this behavior stem from?
Maybe he was never taught financial responsibility. Maybe he was never taught what women find attractive and maybe he was given so much health advice he followed it all, didn’t commit to it and has now stopped.
I think it stems from a low self esteem and a mental model that doesn’t allow him to view himself as someone who’s worth having those areas in his life in order.
Your mental point of origin is really your own internalized understanding about how you yourself fit into your own understanding of Frame.
If Frame is the dominant narrative of a relationship (not limited to just romantic relations), your mental point of origin is the import and priority to which you give to the people and/or ideas involved in that relationship. -Rollo Tomassi
So why do we lift?
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