Troubling confessions of Mr...

Mr. Beast recently confessed to some shocking things. Here, you have the most successful YouTuber, making millions and worldwide fame.

In a recent interview on Diary of a CEO, the words spilled out of his mouth weren't surprising: "If my mental health was a priority, I wouldn't be as successful as I am." - Mr. Beast.

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Entrepreneurs walk around with a perverted notion of what success is.

"No matter the cost," we say. "I'll sleep when I'm dead," we chirp. "Just one more," we slur, exhausted from the grind.

In his own words, Mr. Beast is harming his soul and doesn't have peace, joy or contentment. It makes me sad because I can relate to it.

The perversion of success says you'll be exalted when you achieve, attain or "succeed" at a certain level. That monster thinks it will give you everything you could ever want: power, riches and status, yet you're left continually striving for more.

Can you relate?

One might get power, riches and status, but what does it mean if you become its slave? This is the case for Mr. Beast, and it is my own story.

Here's what I would ask "crazy" Chris back in the day:

Why?

Why do you feel the need to succeed and achieve?

I would have given some half-baked answer.

But the truth, trauma and brokenness drove me.

Trauma drives much of our lives. And we don't even realize it.

Why else would someone like me or Mr. Beast or you feel an intense need to achieve? I had more than I needed, yet I pushed more.

In my losses, I've experienced profound levels of peace, joy and contentment---I'm never going back, man. Never. I'm incredibly satiated and feel a fullness I've never felt. Even during the most challenging situations of my life---PEACE has engulfed me.

How?

Honesty

I've been honest with myself, and some are close to me. What I was doing wasn't working—something needed to change.

Honesty ain’t easy, but it's been paramount to wholeness.

Being honest with myself allows me to start...

Healing

I finally took the time to deal with things I buried, brought them into the light and began a beautiful healing process.

I talked things out. I reasoned with the issues I had. I shifted my perspective. I let go.

In a nutshell, I'd say that's been my healing process.

That's led to...

Hope

Through honesty and healing, there's a new sense of hope even in suffering.

As a matter of fact, hope doesn't mean there's no suffering. Hope is the ability to have joy in suffering. And it's not a hokie "just be positive" type of thing. It's a state I now (mostly) live in.

Connection

First to God, then myself and then my people. I was disconnected. I was a robot who was constantly pushing new levels. I didn't open my Bible for months. I didn't know myself. My spiritual health was much of a consideration.

To a degree, I've always "loved" God and believed in God but felt that with all my "success," I didn't need God. Yikes. I could do it all on my own. Thus, I walked around with sandbags of burden on my shoulders. The cares of my soul and this world weighed me down.

Not no more.

I walk in much more freedom and don't feel the incessant need to achieve, succeed or prove myself. Now, I operate out of deeper intention and awareness of WHY I do what I do. It's an exciting, unfolding journey.

More to come.

How about you? Do you experience profound peace, joy, and contentment or the opposite? Either way, I understand you.

Success is freedom from the need to succeed, achieve or prove yourself.

It's freeee.

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That's it for this week.

Much love,

C