A Necessidade de Validação Está a Destruir-nos? | Conversas de Elite

When my father passed away, I thought I would be demotivated and that I would fall apart, but no. I actually used that phase to say, "No, Miguel, you have to do it, you have to keep going." It was about three years, maybe a bit more, in that bubble of sadness, but with the certainty that I was doing

something good. Everyone else could fall apart, but I couldn't; I had to be there for my family.

>> What do you think is the main challenge of our society today? It's doing things genuinely and not because someone else is watching, and not because someone else will say, "You're investing time in something because you know it’s a message that will be spread to someone else." It has a foundation, it has a

purpose. And nowadays, where is that validation most readily available? It’s on social media. I never share a story like, "Joaquim lost however many kilos.""If you want to do the same, click here." I don't do that, okay? Since I'm eating out, since I'm spending money, it can't be what I eat at home; it has to be something else, I

have to take advantage of it. The food part is truly very psychological. >> Miguel, what is this about being an online PT? What is the life of an online PT like? >> What is the life of an online PT like? Look, I'm 100%into this. I wouldn't say I'm 100%, but I'm 90%, because I also

balance this with an in-person business , since I have a training studio, but essentially, what I've dedicated myself to most is the online side. I started with in-person, I started in-person, and then I gradually made that transition. That transition happened about 4 or 5 years ago. 4 or 5 years. Why did it happen? Because I started to