What Sh*t Sandwich do you Enjoy?

I was listening to Mark Manson speaking with Tom Bilyeu on Impact Theory. As you might expect, the definition of success came up.

Mark’s answer? “For me, success means creating a life and creating a world with better problems.”

And just what are better problems? Mark says our minds play tricks on us when we pursue success. Our brain only shows us the good side. It doesn’t show the sacrifice required for it.

To answer the question for yourself, Mark recommends discovering what your favorite flavor of “shit sandwich” is.

Everything you experience or pursue in life has a “shit sandwich” part to it. Our brain doesn’t think about that while we’re pursing “it” though. A powerful heuristic is simply instead of thinking about what benefits you want in life, think “what problems do I want in my life?”

For example, you might wish for a bad ass show on YouTube. But there’s a whole other side to it. You might need a production crew, lawyers, waivers, and a host of other crap to deal with. If you pursue it, remember, those are the problems you chose, the problems you wanted. Someone has a successful show because of the problems they decided they could live with, not because they said “oh damn, having a show would be awesome.”

Originally published at https://peteweishaupt.beehiiv.com.