Just look at supplement companies. Increase muscle mass by 200%, decrease fat by 30%, increases testosterone levels 50% greater than the competitor, and clinically shown to increase growth hormone level by 1000% in 16 year old asian males. The claims on the packaging have to come from research somewhere.
Not everybody responded positively? Let's just focus on those who responded well.
The control group generally performed poorly, with the exception of a few outliers who outperformed everyone. Eh, let's just throw out the outliers or re-run the experiment.
We all have supplement company-like tendencies from time to time.
Worried that indeed your ass looks fat? Ask your spouse if those jeans make your butt look big... they won't dare to tell you that it does.
Want to hear that your new business is the second coming of Facebook? Vet it by your friends who worship the ground you walk on.
I am guilty of it. It feels great, but it doesn't get us anywhere.
Most of the time, we need to find what we're not looking for; we need to hear that we could lose a few pounds or that our social networking site for cat lovers is not even remotely viable.
If you want to grow, surround yourself with those who will be completely honest with you... or you could pretend you are growing and surround yourself with those who are kinda-sorta honest with you.
Which will you look for?
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