If you’re going to make stuff up, at least make it cool :)

From the archive: originally published June 2013 on the Empower Network blog.

Wasting Time On Conspiracies

A couple of years ago, I used to spend a lot of time thinking about conspiracies.

I used to stay up at night, watching videos on YouTube about the Bankers controlling the world, David Icke and the shape shifting lizards, how 9/11 was orchestrated, and every other fascinating waste of mind space you can imagine.

Then one day, realizing how much time I had wasted thinking about things that have nothing to do with my vision, don’t improve my ability to transform people, and really, I wasn’t watching for any particular reason, other than the fact that I enjoyed pondering on a good conspiracy, like some folks enjoy a good crossword puzzle, or playing fetch with their dog.

As soon as I realized how much time I had spent reading books that serve no purpose, watching news clips to see how many times George Bush said “One World Order” over his presidency, and refreshing the National Debt Clock, I asked myself a profound question:

A Profound Question

What if I focused all of this energy on making more money, being happier, feeling sexier, and being more badass instead?

Now, I was already making a relatively large income online, however, I was constantly focusing on things I didn’t want to focus on.

Something interesting happened 🙂

Make Up Something Worth Believing

If you’re making stuff up about the world (and we all do), why not focus all of that energy on creating what you WANT out of life, instead?

I’m not sure if you’re aware of this yet, because you may not have realized that the only people that are REALLY out to get you…

…are shadows in your own mind.

AND… if you’re going to create stuff, instead of the world being out to GET you, the WHOLE WORLD can be out to get you…

…WHAT YOU WANT.

-David Wood