Why is it useful to feel like a complete zero

When prominent businessman and investor, author of books about success, communicates with ISS captain, their conversation in itself is interesting. And from a conversation Altushera James (James Altucher) and Chris Hadfield (Chris Hadfield) has grown a whole article about how to stay cool sometimes to zero.

Chris Hadfield

Astronaut, spent 166 days on the ISS. It is known for its video for the song Space Oddity, filmed at the station, which has gained more than 26 million views.

Chris Hadfield divides people into three types: 1, 0, -1.

When business is collapsing, we are on the minus first level. When love comes to an end, we are roughly in the same place. Anxiety, lack of money, we reject the complaint on the minus first level.

When we begin to crawl in the sink, disclaim any responsibility, afraid to answer the phone, this behavior is minus one level. Sometimes we think we are in positive territory, but actually it is not so.

And worse - and much worse - when people think you're in the mode 1. We can say that

To be on the positive wave is also difficult, all the more so to leave the zone "below zero" simple. Today you are the owner of the factories and steamboats, tomorrow - the unemployed.

Sometimes it is good to stay at zero, to listen and learn from people, ask them questions and become similar to those now in positive territory.

Here are the benefits of a zero reference point.

You can listen to what you say

And to learn things that you never did. We can use the experience of others to make their lives better.

You can look at someone else's work

We have mirror neurons that if we look for a long time, someone to do the work correctly, when we try to do it again, neurons help us with the help of someone else's experience. Look for professionals to grow the most.

You can be humble

Some people - they are great people. Kind, modest, productiveCompetent. They finish everything begin. Can do great things. If we compare them with, you can fall into despair. But as the great become what began? Read the book. I wrote books. Turning ideas. For years, we worked hard every day.

Modest self-confidence gives the opportunity to learn and curiosity moves us forward. Maybe we will do something as good as that of idols. You can ask questions.

Good "zero" does not hesitate to ask yourself and others the right questions:

• What are they doing?
• How are they doing?
• How can I help you?
• How can I get better?
• How to become competent?

You can not set great goals

Chris '21 lived the dream of space, before he became the captain of the ISS. On the way there were also failures.

If I focus only on the big success, I would be disappointed all the time. We must look at the small achievements and enjoy them.

Chris Hadfield

Chris set himself the task. Not "to be an astronaut," and "to become competent and work in the space industry." And he had a lot of small achievements.

And when he sang Space Oddity, Repeatedly passing around the earth (just 2600 rpm) in its journey of 148 million kilometers in length, it was the winner.

People think that they were born for something big in life. And this is understandable. But in order to get this, you need to focus on today. A constant investment in someone else's success will lead to your.

You can respect others

One man can lead the company, but need a thousand employees, consumers and investors, in order to achieve real success. Good employee oversees leader accepts his proposal and attributes her success to the company's success.

When I worked at HBO, I only felt that the finished thing, if unconsciously changed the "they" (referring to the company) to "we."

I was at zero. But I watched all of their shows, studied their vision. He taught them history and followed their ideas until he could contribute. He was so large that other companies have begun to ask if I can help them, too.

And I started my business. Since then, I have no job.

James Altusher

You can not take responsibility

Zero-state sometimes angry. I want to be ahead of the times and in all that you do. But the constant pursuit of authority automatically imposes a restriction that gives life here and now.

You probably know people who constantly think they were born for something special. They are angry all the time. These people say, "I should have become a great man." Then they get upset, if not managed, then life ends.

High self-esteem from the one in conjunction with the power to quickly get you back to -1.

Responsibility imposes restrictions. It should be understood that it is important to be attentive to the unimportant things.

instead, the results of

Somehow Chris Hadfield suffered a serious setback when France gave the right to participate in the test pilot program to another person. Then he decided that he will refuse space. He heard that Air Canada is looking for pilots and decided to try to force it.

My wife said to him:

You do not want to be a pilot. You will not be happy by this, so I will not be happy. Do not give up and do not give up on the goal of becoming an astronaut.

Sometimes 0 + 0 = 1. Chris turned and finished dealing spacewalk.

This is not a story of a man who has achieved success and realize the dream. It's a love story.