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-title: Changing Your Culture
-date: 2014-09-21T13:42:08Z
-source: http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2014/09/changing-your-culture/
-tags: health, purchase
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-The more I travel and the more I interact with people from other cultures, the 
-more I see just how stressed out many Americans are. There is a lot of freedom 
-here but also much tension with so many people having beliefs like “I’m not 
-good enough,” “I need more,” and “I have to work harder.” People here put a lot
-of effort into things that don’t make them happy, and then they escape into 
-addictions like watching tons of TV.
-
-We have abundance but not enough appreciation. There’s an addictive quality to 
-this more-More-MORE obsession. People here don’t realize that if they can’t 
-appreciate a sip, they won’t appreciate a gulp either.
-
-Influencing Your Culture
-
-When you become an oddball within your culture, you can keep quiet and slink 
-into the background, or you can speak up and share your observations and 
-lessons. When you do the latter, you gain the ability to influence your culture
-to become more aligned with your path. Obviously not everyone will follow your 
-lead, but some will find your ideas worthy of exploration and experimentation, 
-and they’ll want to hear more and collaborate.
-
-Surely there will be others within your culture who’ve gone down similar paths,
-and they’ll begin to influence cultural shifts as well as they speak up more 
-and more. As these people begin to find each other and connect more deeply and 
-more often, they may even contribute to a movement to help shift the larger 
-culture. This can take many years to play out, but it’s exciting to behold.
-
-If you feel that you’re all alone in your oddballness, that probably isn’t 
-accurate. There are probably lots of others like you out there, but you haven’t
-found them yet. That’s likely because you’re invisible to them. If you’d like 
-to connect with other like-minded oddballs, that becomes much more likely if 
-you broadcast your desires and let the world know how you really think and 
-feel. Sure, you’ll get some judgment for doing that, but so what? Own it 
-anyway. Stand tall in being yourself. This will eventually attract the 
-attention of others who think as you do.
-
-The alternative is to hide. If you have to hide for safety reasons, that may be
-your best bet for now, but if there’s no physical danger in speaking your mind,
-then do so. You’ll be glad you did. In fact, you’ll wonder why you kept quiet 
-for so long unnecessarily.
-
-If your ideal culture seems far removed from your current culture, you could 
-leave to find a culture that’s a closer match for you if you think one exists. 
-Or you could stay put and strive to become a changemaker within your own 
-culture, such as by gathering like-minded people together.
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