In the Nanny Diaries an anthropology student Scarlett Johansson shared this thought: The biggest problem for an anthropologist studying particular sociological model is that being exposed to this segmented group of people eventually leads to a total assimilation with them and the only way to stop this process is to immediately remove yourself from that environment.
Simply put, the environment you place yourself in shapes who you will become.
Listen to a little story about me.
I was doing quite well before I came to America. My business was generating OK money and I was wearing nice suit and a long black cashmere coat with a silk scarf. I had never done manual labor and I wasn't planning on trying.
At some point our economy collapses, I loose everything and decide to come to America to start over.
I didn't know anybody, didn't have any money, and the only place that would hire me was a construction company.
My environment all of a sudden changed: from business-development to vinyl siding installation, from cashmere coat to Carhart overall, from a good food to McDonald's, from sedans to pickup trucks, from my friends with college degrees, clean clothing and intact teeth to a bunch of stinky beat-up dentally-challenged rednecks.
Overnight I found myself in a completely alien environment. It was hard to adjust but I soon found that the things I had dreamt of before meant less and less to me. Soon, when I thought of the finer things in life, I was thinking about choosing Burger King over McDonalds, Carhart over Wal-Mart, and Ford over Mercedes (how can you put your tools in a convertible?)
At some point it stops being weird to wear a bandana in public places and to admit that you are making only $10 per hour.
It sucks you in! It starts to feel normal and acceptable!
I spent a few years hauling tools and swinging hammers before I found enough strength to pull myself out of this situation and to come back to being an entrepreneur with clean clothes and clean car.
Now, just a few months after I left my Carharts behind for business casual clothes, I don't eat whoppers and I don't go crazy over the Lowes' sale flyer.
If I asked my co-workers their opinion about Internet marketing, or home based business, or Global Resorts Network what do you think they would've told me?
Was it hard? You bet!
Was it worth it? Absolutely!
One more time: Being exposed to a segmented group of people eventually leads to a total assimilation with them and the only way to stop this process is to immediately remove yourself from that environment.
What do you do? - 15485
Simply put, the environment you place yourself in shapes who you will become.
Listen to a little story about me.
I was doing quite well before I came to America. My business was generating OK money and I was wearing nice suit and a long black cashmere coat with a silk scarf. I had never done manual labor and I wasn't planning on trying.
At some point our economy collapses, I loose everything and decide to come to America to start over.
I didn't know anybody, didn't have any money, and the only place that would hire me was a construction company.
My environment all of a sudden changed: from business-development to vinyl siding installation, from cashmere coat to Carhart overall, from a good food to McDonald's, from sedans to pickup trucks, from my friends with college degrees, clean clothing and intact teeth to a bunch of stinky beat-up dentally-challenged rednecks.
Overnight I found myself in a completely alien environment. It was hard to adjust but I soon found that the things I had dreamt of before meant less and less to me. Soon, when I thought of the finer things in life, I was thinking about choosing Burger King over McDonalds, Carhart over Wal-Mart, and Ford over Mercedes (how can you put your tools in a convertible?)
At some point it stops being weird to wear a bandana in public places and to admit that you are making only $10 per hour.
It sucks you in! It starts to feel normal and acceptable!
I spent a few years hauling tools and swinging hammers before I found enough strength to pull myself out of this situation and to come back to being an entrepreneur with clean clothes and clean car.
Now, just a few months after I left my Carharts behind for business casual clothes, I don't eat whoppers and I don't go crazy over the Lowes' sale flyer.
If I asked my co-workers their opinion about Internet marketing, or home based business, or Global Resorts Network what do you think they would've told me?
Was it hard? You bet!
Was it worth it? Absolutely!
One more time: Being exposed to a segmented group of people eventually leads to a total assimilation with them and the only way to stop this process is to immediately remove yourself from that environment.
What do you do? - 15485
About the Author:
Author: Pavel Becker is a frequent contributor of articles on the subjects of Web-Promotion and Small Business Development. To find out how to earn money on-line go to his blog PavelBecker.com
