Abundance Mentality (Alpha) vs. Scarcity Mentality (Beta)

FULL article: http://illimitablemen.com/2014/03/30/mental-models-abundance-vs-scarcity/

Bulletpoint TLDR:

People with a scarcity mentality tend to exhibit:

• An exudence of desperation resulting in the pursuit of social dead-ends. Chase women.

• They cannot hold frame.

• Spend a lot of their time living mentally in the past. Going over and over things they cannot change.

• Have profound regrets which shake their confidence.

• Are averse to taking risks, they hold themselves back. Low T.

• Do not believe in their ability to succeed which presents itself as reticence, procrastination and a lack of confidence.

• Fear rejection from people.

• Require external validation from the group to feel content, they’re insecure and lean on others.

• Ultimately perceive themselves and the world around them as lacking where it matters, happiness and opportunity.

People with an abundance mentality tend to exhibit:

• Nonchalance and indifference, sometimes they’re arrogant, typically uncaring of small matters. Replace women.

• They hold frame well under pressure.

• Spend a lot of their time living mentally in the future, only coming into the present for breaks.

• Have profound ambitions which fan the flames of confidence and acts as motivation for action.

• Tend to be adrenaline junkies who get off on high risk, dangerous behaviour. High T. Are obsessively bold about succeeding.

• Expect rejection from people.

• Validate themselves through their self-improvement, as long as they keep momentum they’re secure with themselves. Self-reliant.

• Ultimately perceive the world around them as rigorous, but conquerable.

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