In this article I am going to examine what it is that separates from Producers from Hunters and gatherers

I had a conversation with my friend, Nancy F., yesterday. The topic of the conversation, after some wild twists and turns, settled on what is the secret of Jewish people’s success.

Nancy F. has always wanted what Jews had, without having to be a Jew… lol.

I don’t have a lot to say about that, even though I am reading a book about it. Why? Because being that way is like the air I breathe, invisible.

You know, like water for the fish is not there. Until the fish jumps out of the water, looks down, and gasps: Water! Then the fish splashes back into the water and water disappears for him.

Spending my time productively, having a goal I am working towards, competing with only myself, is an ‘of course’ for me…

But when I look around, I see that it is not the way the World at large operates.

Let me give you a few examples: one of my students asked for a few coaching sessions, so she can decide what kind of work to do, now that she is unemployed. We had one session, and I gave her homework. She canceled the next session. If it requires applying herself it wasn’t going to work. She wanted it to befall on her.

The activators are like a tool, like a wonderful lawn mower. You can mow the lawn with it. It is self-cleaning. It’s easy to use. But unless you use it, it just sits in your garage, and your lawn grows, and stays uncut. Oh, and your capacity, after it was awakened, dies on the vine.

Every activation session comes with exercises that use the new capacities. Homework? That’s not what I had in mind! I don’t want homework! says the majority, and leaves.

Hunters and gatherers are the second-handers of the novel The Fountainhead, and the moochers and looters of the Atlas Shrugged.

99% of humanity. Maybe more.

The Wanters. The fans of the Law of Attraction. The meditators. The magical thinkers. The muscle testers. The ones that preach that God is love.

Of course, you don’t have to be Jewish to act like a Jew… some of my students are amazing. Do the work. Get the results.

If you want a magic button, I have one for you here

Read the original article: The Producers, The Takers, The Waiters, The Hopers, The Wanters… Which One Are You?