Siddharth Rajsekar talks to people stuck in unsupportive families or marriages who want to grow. He lays out three steps: trust your instincts, follow a systematic process, and push through the "cocoon" phase where family resists because they can't see where you're headed. Stick with it and they'll come around.
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If you want growth, you're married, family's not listening to you, but you really want to do something with your life. First, you got to trust your gut. You got to trust your instincts. I know many people who come into my community who in the beginning their family was not supportive, but they started the journey. They followed my system. They followed it step by step by step because the family does not see the bigger picture. And now after many years of going through it, when they get the success, the entire family is supporting them in their business right now. So first step is trust your gut. Second step is follow the process. Third step is go through this journey of from being a caterpillar, going to a cocoon and becoming a butterfly. So this metamorphosis is that— is a very natural thing that all of us go through, not just as human beings, but even animals go through that stage of transition. So if you're feeling like a cocoon right now, where nobody's supporting you, just believe that this is a part of the process. But don't die inside the cocoon. You know, let's break through it and spread the wings and start flying like a butterfly.