Caring

I think one sticking point that's really come to the forefront of my thinking recently is caring about what people do with their lives. I'd always been raised with the mindset that I need to accomplish something in my life and have been pushed to do things. This upbringing really brought about a rebellious attitude and essentially pushed me away from that goal. Now, I realize that I care too much about what other people do with their lives. Often, I'll look at someone and think, "my god, they're wasting their life -- what a loser." This is not the attitude and mindset that I should have, because a successful, confident person would not care what anyone else does (presuming that it doesn't negatively affect anyone other than themselves).

I need to realize that other people have their own lives, demons and desires and whatever path they choose is their decision. I'm not here to save anyone from themselves -- change comes from within, not without. What I need to do is focus on being a positive influence on my own life, and therefore, a positive change to others simply by doing what I enjoy doing.

Having a positive, non-judgemental mindset is crucial to inner game and will help give me the proper attitude to opening sets.