How Not To Be A Loser

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We’re getting bold this week. At the risk of losing a good chunk of our listeners, we’re calling out all the LOSERS in our audience, and we’re gonna tell you how to avoid being one.

Tom Segura got this ball rolling for us when he did the exact same thing. He’d been getting a lot of comments from fans who complained about how he used his comedic earnings, and about how they could hardly afford rent. Tom called those people losers, which is bold, but he’s right. We took that a step further to boil down exactly why it’s so unhealthy.

There are few things that are more destructive and unhealthy than envy and resentment. It’s pretty natural to feel those things, but surprisingly, acting on either of them doesn’t really do anything to solve your problems. Being angry isn’t a substitute for any kind of action.

We also take a look at some shining examples of what you SHOULD be doing instead of seething. If you get wrapped up in somebody else’s success when you think you should be doing better, it’s not going to work out well for you at all.

Then Kevin gives us the key to it all, the most important thing to remember if you don’t want to be a loser, and it’s much simpler than you might think. There’s only so much time in the day, and only so many opportunities presented to you – make sure you take advantage of as much as you can.

Kevin also imparts some Yoda-like wisdom onto us about the stages of this sort of thing: first comes naivety, then cynicism, and finally at the top is wisdom. It’s pretty normal to go through all these, but it isn’t until you reach that last phase that you can put it all in perspective. It’s time to take that next step.

We finish up with a couple questions from our patrons who want to know how to cope with a loved one being affected by your failures, the ethics of recreational hating, the loser paradox, and so much more.

Thanks to everyone who joined us live, and a special shoutout to all the patrons who make this show happen. We’ll see you next week!

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