Defining Madness: Same Actions, Same Results
- Dr. Wil Rodriguez
- Jun 11
- 3 min read
Inspired by the book
RESULTS: What You Are Getting Is Not Who You Are
By Dr. Wil Rodríguez
Contributor, TOCSIN Magazine
You’re Not Crazy. You’re Repeating.
She sat across from me, eyes full of tiredness disguised as calm. She had just finished describing a life full of effort, full of “trying,” full of spiritual books and weekly affirmations.
But the results?
Same stress. Same pain. Same void.
“I don’t get it,” she said. “I’m doing everything I’m supposed to do. So why am I still here?”
I didn’t have to think long.
“Because you’re not changing — you’re repeating. You’re recycling the same self, dressed in new language.”
And then I quoted a truth I’ve lived, written, and taught:
“What you are getting is not who you are.”
— From RESULTS: What You Are Getting Is Not Who You Are
The Real Definition of Madness
Madness is not mental collapse.
It’s not screaming in public or losing your grip.
Madness is invisible.
It’s logical.
It’s socially accepted.
It’s living on autopilot while wondering why life feels like a loop.
It’s saying “I want peace” but choosing people who feed your chaos.
It’s preaching “self-worth” while tolerating neglect.
It’s praying for results — without changing your patterns.
The Loop No One Talks About
In my book, I describe it like this:
“You’re not cursed. You’re not broken. You’re just repeating.
And what you repeat becomes your reality — not because it’s truth, but because it’s familiar.”
We’ve learned to romanticize repetition:
“Stick with it.”
“Be loyal.”
“Stay strong.”
But sometimes strength is a disguise for fear.
And sometimes “loyalty” is the coffin we bury our evolution in.
Javier’s Echo
Javier is not a metaphor. He’s many people I’ve coached.
He’s the executive who keeps dating unavailable people.
The mother who never rests but still feels unworthy.
The spiritual seeker who reads everything but resists doing the work.
They all ask, “Why isn’t anything changing?”
Because results don’t come from intentions. They come from decisions.
How to Know You’re in the Loop
You know you’re caught in the loop when:
You feel like your life is “busy” but unfulfilling.
You keep attracting the same kind of pain with different names.
You explain your stagnation with beautifully-worded excuses.
You constantly say “this time will be different”… but do nothing different.
You want change, but secretly fear who you’ll become without your current identity.
Stop Worshipping Familiarity
“If nothing’s changing, I’m not changing.
And if I’m not changing, I’m not growing.
I’m just surviving in prettier packaging.”
— From RESULTS
You don’t need a better morning routine.
You need a confrontation with your patterns.
A sacred moment of clarity where you say:
“This version of me must end —
so I can begin.”
Real Results Require Real Risk
To get different results, you’ll have to:
Disappoint the roles you’ve been playing.
Release the beliefs you’ve inherited.
Step into discomfort without asking for approval.
You’ll have to break your own rules.
Because the life you want isn’t locked in the universe.
It’s locked behind your attachment to the life you’ve been pretending to accept.
Final Reflection
If you’re tired of repeating…
If you’ve read every book and still feel stuck…
If your truth has become too loud to ignore…
Then it’s time to stop thinking you’re the problem —
and start seeing the pattern as the problem.
“What you are getting is not who you are.
But it is what you’re allowing.
And what you allow — you become.”
It’s time to end the loop.
Not by force.
But by truth.
Ready to Break the Pattern?
📘 Read the book that sparked this conversation.
RESULTS: What You Are Getting Is Not Who You Are
by Dr. Wil Rodríguez
Available through Draft2Digital
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