How to be successful and smoke weed at the same time

A recent… study? I guess we can call it a study… suggesting that people who smoke cannabis in their 30s had “significantly less success” than those who didn’t smoke. Of course, if we delved into the study’s metrics, we’d find a lot of dubious claims and non-causal factors, and if we played around with the methods…we could essentially prove that outlandish things like eating toast have a meaningful impact the sexual performance.

Which it absolutely does… but that’s beside the point.

Instead of following my typical procedure, I’ve decided to write a companion piece to the study and if you’d like to go through their data – be my guest!

My goal today is not to prove to you why your conclusions are wrong, but to focus on the concept of success and cannabis and how a consumer can reconcile the two. Before we get into that, let’s first understand the concept of “success.”

What does it mean to be successful?

If we were to look up the dictionary definition, it would be “The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted.” This definition suggests that success is measured by how many of your stated goals have been achieved. However, social “success” is mostly associated with money and status.

You are considered “successful” if you have built up a lot of wealth or reached your ideal weight. However, is there a specific amount of money you need to be “successful” or does it depend on the person?

For example, someone with a hundred thousand dollars in debt would see zero dollars and zero debt as a means to success. Therefore, both the millionaire and the debt-free zero-naire would each have their own versions of success.

Therefore, ultimately, seeing success is a subjective experience – defining what success means to you would be the first step in your journey. In essence, it is about achieving one’s goals, and therefore the first essential step is to determine which goal you want to achieve.

Understand how cannabis affects YOU!

No two people will experience the same cannabis high. You may have similar experiences, but they are never identical. This is because everyone has a unique body and mind and therefore cannabis will affect you differently.

So if you know that cannabis makes you too relaxed, or at least into a certain strain, then you know that you shouldn’t smoke weed first thing in the morning. In fact, smoking cannabis first thing in the morning is probably not recommended for most people.

However, there are those who need medical cannabis first – skipping the sacred wake and bake on productive days will definitely help you reach your goal faster. When success is measured by achievement, speeding up the process offers a greater return on success.

Perhaps cannabis relaxes you, keeps you away from intrusive anxious thoughts and allows you to work – in which case a morning hit might not be a bad thing. However, you have to be careful how you perform. You have to be objective in your analysis…experiment, give up smoking one day and quit another. Smoke once in the morning, once only in the evening. Once you’ve found your sweet spot with cannabis, it can be used as a tool on your path to success.

Expect resistance…

If you ever pursue something of value, there will be resistance. You will either face an internal problem that will convince you that “now is not the time” or that “you just can’t do it,” or you will face external elements that steal your time and attention.

This is all part of the process and many people feel frustrated and give up when they enter this stage of pursuing their desires. The reason there is “resistance” is because your body and mind ultimately don’t want to deviate from “the known.”

Whenever you are pursuing a desire, you are striving for “something you do not currently have.” This new goal requires an internal shift in momentum to achieve it. Sometimes it requires a major overhaul of behavioral codes, which is a strain on your biological computer. Therefore, “things” happen that intervene and make it difficult for you to reach your goal.

However, as you learn to navigate this new dynamic and remain steadfast in pursuing your goal, things will eventually begin to accept the new configuration you are imposing.

Understand your motivation

Your “why” is always important because it drives your actions. If you don’t have a convincing “why,” you will always try to find ways to “not do the hard things,” because that’s human nature. However, when pursuing a goal, “the difficult” is often the quickest and most direct route to getting what you want.

With the right “why” driving your actions, you accept whatever difficulties come your way and always look for solutions to reach your goal. A good trick is to ask yourself “why is this important to me” seven times and repeat the question each time on the answer you get.

For example;

I want to make $10,000 a month

Why is it important to make $10,000 a month?

Because I want the financial security to not have to worry about money?

Why is it important not to worry about money?

Because worrying about money is stressful and causes a bad conscience

Why it’s important to be calm and safe…

you get the picture

This allows you to connect to the core of your motivations and whenever you are faced with a difficult decision or action – just reconnect with your inner fire.

Be biased towards your success!

Once you have your mind set on something, remember that everything that happens from that point on will work in your favor. Even the seemingly “bad things” should be rephrased as “beneficial.”

When faced with a difficult situation, just ask, “How will this help me achieve my goal?” If you can’t think of anything, just trust that things will work out in your favor and you’ll achieve your goal!

Of course, that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to success, but that’s despite the fact that addiction specialists would have you believe that drug use and success are related. The fact is, success is a far more complex matter, involving problem-solving skills, clear vision, and myriad other factors that directly impact your success with or without cannabis.

I hope these tips help you!

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