#002: Du – Wall Street To Self Love

Curiosity

Embracing curiosity can lead to profound personal growth by reducing judgment and fostering acceptance. Du shares how adopting a childlike curiosity allows him to learn from everyone, regardless of their social status, and encourages living authentically without societal constraints 1. Danny Miranda reflects on the innocence of childhood, where social norms and judgments are absent, highlighting the beauty of seeing the world through unbiased eyes 1.

You just want to be curious, man. You want to be that preschool kid again, just accepting of everybody, and you just do you, man, you live your life how you want to live it.

--- Du

Connecting with one's inner child, according to Du, involves shedding the fears and judgments accumulated over time to return to a state of love and curiosity 2.

   

Shedding Fears

Shedding fears and insecurities is essential to reclaiming one's original state of love and curiosity. Du explains that personal growth is not about adding more to one's life but eliminating fears and traumas that obscure one's true self 3. He uses Michelangelo's sculpting of David as an analogy, suggesting that perfection is already within us, waiting to be revealed by removing external layers 3.

You just have to shed all those fears, and you will get back to that state of mind of you being a curious, wonderful child and return to love.

--- Du

Danny Miranda adds that understanding and awareness of judgment can lead to a more loving and less judgmental approach to life 4.