Beyond Success #49: The Surprising Power of Moral Character in a Cutthroat World
There’s a deep irony that happens to people who chase validation and power at all costs: They’re the ones who end up exhausted, paranoid, alone, burnt out, bitter, and resentful in the long-term. If it hasn't happened yet, it’s only a matter of time.
The trouble is, many high achievers fall into this insidious trap of self-sabotage. You may have even noticed some of the signs starting to emerge in your life.
There is a solution to this. A way where you build trust with your inner system, and get peace as the result. But it won’t be easy.
The solution?
Developing your sense of moral character and staying consistent to your values, even when (or perhaps especially when) it’s hard.
In today’s show, you’ll discover why moral character is a prerequisite to living a long and happy life, the real world cost to your body and health when you don’t live in accordance to your values, and why your morality can give you a deeper meaning of success.
Listen now.
Show Highlights Include:
- How developing your moral character will help you sleep at night, free you from your anxieties, and let you set down the mask you’ve been wearing (3:02)
- The real world cost to your health when you betray your values backed by scientific research (5:57)
- This question will change your view of success from one that looks good on paper to one that makes life worth living (7:44)
- The biological and evolutionary reason for developing your moral compass (8:08)
- How developing good character will make you a better partner - in both the bedroom and the boardroom (9:54)
- The “investment in your nervous system” mindset shift to stop seeing moral virtue as a sacrifice (22:10)
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