Stagnation versus Personal Growth

Stagnation versus Personal Growth

Melvin Feller has always read Richard Dawkins and his various views. However, he mainly is very controversial according to Melvin Feller. This is one of Melvin Feller’s favorite quote from Richard Dawkins.

Stagnation versus Personal Growth by Melvin Feller

“We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Arabia. Certainly those unborn ghosts include greater poets than Keats, scientists greater than Newton. We know this because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA so massively exceeds the set of actual people. In the teeth of these stupefying odds it is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here.” — Richard Dawkins

To me, it asks several important questions. Only the naive among us will never consider them and what they mean.

What is life exactly?

To me, life is not just waking up, breathing, eating, and muddling through your daily work. I think of that as stagnation.

Where life is the act of growing.

One may say “I’m growing. I grew by 20 pounds last year.”
That is not the type of growth I am talking about, fatty. I mean growing in mind and developing your natural talents…Becoming more than what you are today — Getting smarter, stronger and becoming an expert in something.

If you are not growing, you are stagnant. Stagnant by definition means not advancing or developing.
When we talk about stagnant water, what do you think of? Water that is sick, murky, possibly infected with tapeworms. You do not want to be infected with tapeworms do you?

Stagnation versus Personal Growth by Melvin Feller

Stagnant humans have their own murkiness. They might drink too much alcohol, suffer from depression, or worst of all settle for much less, than they are capable. Much of the unemployment and recession woes are a symptom of people becoming stagnant. Not all can be blamed on stagnation, but a good portion can. People simply became too comfortable and trusting that what was easy would be there forever.

Becoming comfortable is a quick way to stagnation. The story goes as follows: He got a job. Liked the job. Did his work. Went home and watched TV forever and ever. Amen.
Now, aside from that being the second most boring story on the planet, only eclipsed by The Great Gatsby, what could he expect if the company he works for is downsized? What if he gets laid off?

What if his retirement account is raided like what happened with Enron? I guarantee, comfort will be the furthest from his mind. Panic will be the new best friend.
However, aside from avoiding calamity through growth, we can experience a joy too. Advancing our knowledge in our strong areas can be a lot of fun as well as lead to job security and advancement.

Stagnation versus Personal Growth by Melvin Feller

Increasing our expertise often leads to internal self-worth and the respect of other people. Try it for a month and you will see. Pick up a challenging book that would increase your knowledge in your chosen field. Study it as if you are preparing for an important test. Then come back and comment about how you feel.

I guarantee if you study, you will not get tapeworms!

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Melvin Feller MA Business Consultant, Business Owner, Entrepreneur and MBA

Melvin Feller MA is in Texas and in Oklahoma. Melvin Feller founded Melvin Feller Business Group in the 1970s to help individuals and organizations achieve their specific Victory. Victory as defined by the individual or organization are achieving strategic objectives, exceeding goals, getting results or desired outcomes. He has extensive experience assisting businesses achieve top and bottom line results. He has broad practical experience creating WINNERS in many organizations and industries. He has hands-on experience in executive leadership, operations, logistics, sales, program management, organizational development, training, and customer service. He has coached teams to achieve results in strategic planning, business development, organizational design, sales, and customer response and business process improvement. He has prepared and presented many workshops nationally and internationally.