Here is another must see video from Will Smith. It is a compilation of the many great interviews where Will discusses the mindset he has used to become extremely successful.
“I know who I am, I know what I believe, and that’s all I need to know” -- Will Smith
We make things much harder and more complex than they need to be. We look for the newest “ray of hope” to help us decide what needs to be done in order to succeed when all it takes is a conscious decision to never become satisfied with the “status quo”.
The principles learned from the Law of Attraction and many other sources are helpful, but in many cases we waste time and effort learning all their is about the technique instead of applying what we have learned. It doesn’t matter if you have a billion dollar idea and all you do is constantly research the plan instead of putting it into action. In order to develop the skill mastery and experience needed to succeed, we must put in the hours and hours of work necessary to achieve our goals one day at a time.
“Being realistic is the most traveled road to mediocrity.”
Before I get started with this article, keep in mind I am not a psychiatrist nor have any desire to spend years on top of years to obtain the degrees and certifications necessary to become a licensed therapist. This post is merely an observation of what I have personally experienced and what others around me are currently experiencing.
So with that said, does this scenario look familiar:
You look around and observe your life and where it’s headed
Notice that you don’t like (or even hate) certain aspects of your life
Get depressed about your current state of affairs
Think about ways to change your life
Get more depressed because the likelihood of changing things appears to be slim to none
Instead of buckling down and creating a long term plan to change things you do something to dull the pain (drugs, alcohol, sex, food, random addiction, etc.), waste time on entertainment activities that will never get you anywhere in life (video games, tv, going to the bar/club, surf internet, etc.)
Feel good now that the depressing stuff is “out of your system”
Repeat the process when reality hits you in the face time and time again
If we continue on this path, we will never see any progress. Before you know it, a decade has passed, the kids are growing up, and nothing has changed. When you notice you are comforting yourself to “get through the day” you are only guaranteeing things will never change.
