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It's time to complete our system of growth. This is part 3 where it all comes together. If you need to catch up, here is part 1 and part 2 (they're quick reads).

As promised, it's a loop – focus on the highlighted yellow lines.

The whole system

You live and have experiences. Experiences give you new information. Your self-worth largely influences how much of that information you consciously consider. Through the filter of self-worth, new beliefs emerge (or don't emerge.)

New beliefs feed into our attentional bias. Our attentional bias acts as a filter that increases or decreases the number of opportunities we see in the world. The more opportunities we see, the more action we take. The higher our confidence is, the more likely we are to act. And the more we take action, the more outcomes will occur.

When outcomes occur, they may be good or bad. And those outcomes feed directly back into the system as "life experiences." Those outcomes will also raise or lower our self-worth.

Once we understand how the system works, things become simple.

First, you understand how the system works. Next, you identify where your personal bottlenecks are. This creates focus. That focus allows you to seek relevant information. This information enables you to act in high-leverage ways. When you act, you clear the bottleneck, which unleashes growth.

The system wants to work.
You just need to get out of the way.

So, where is your bottleneck?

If you're not being exposed to new information, open up your mind.

• Mindfulness
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Journaling
• Critical thinking

If you have low self-worth, improve it. 

• Self-affirmation exercises
• Increase positive outcomes

If you don't have opportunities, adjust your attentional bias.

• Visualization
• Intention setting
• Abundance mindset
• Goal setting

If you're not taking action, start. 

• Habit building
• Discipline
• Life systems
• External accountability

If you're not getting positive outcomes, reframe them as positive. 

• Embrace failure as a learning opportunity
• Embrace iteration

It's that simple. Yes, the "real world" is more complicated than this diagram shows. But that does not matter. What matters is getting started.

This is enough understanding to get started. You'll discover more along the way. 

Remember, this is a loop. Everything is a loop. Identify your bottleneck, locate the highest leverage entry point, and focus.

I love you all. I hope this sparks some insights into how you can level up and get the system of growth working for you.

If it does, I'd love to hear about it. Hit me up on X.