Be humble with who you are and what you know to allow other people to be the expert.
Put your ego to the side and listen to others so you can learn.
When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.
The Dalai Lama
Be a sponge and absorb as much as you can. The more curious you are in listening the easier it is to ask great questions.
What metaphor you use for life with change how you see the world.
Life is a BITCH!
Life is like a dance.
Life is art.
Life is a war.
Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.
Each one of these metaphors will give your life a different meaning and cause you to take different actions. Whatever you think life is you will play into the story that you have given your life. The mind will make you right. If you say life is a blessing then you will act like it and be grateful for every moment you are alive.
Use metaphors to your advantage to make your life more exciting, playful and meaningful.
Practice humility like you practice any other skill. Being humble keeps you from slipping. As soon as you think you do not need to do the things that got you where you are is when you start loosing and making mistakes. Being humble allows you to take criticism because you know who you are and you can make fun of yourself.
Be humble enough to know that there is still more to learn. You are not at the end. You are still growing every single day. The world is your teacher and you are its student. Always be open and receptive to listen to what the world is trying to tell you.
If you are real about what you want and are humble enough you will find things in unexpected places. You are not above anything.
Be humble because there is always someone better than you. Learn from the competition, find mentors, read books, and practice everyday to get better.
Put in the time to get better every single day.
If you wish to do anything that hasn’t been done then you need PERSISTANCE.
PERSISTANCE can look like stubborness or hard headedness.
Everyone has persistence for achieving something they really want. A great example of this is when we were babies. When we were born we didn’t know how to walk or talk. It is second nature now for most people but it was not always this way. At one point you could not do either one of these skills. You went through the struggles of learning these things. You demonstrated persistence with the encouragement of your parents or teachers.
Know that you have learned and grown before. Know that you have it in you to do amazing things that you have never done before.
Do not be afraid to copy, steal, replicate anything that resonates and inspires you to push your boundaries further.
Use things from everywhere whether it be musical, theatrical, writing, technical, social media, or educational.
We are all trying to get better at something so use everything you can to get better. No one will have the exact same inspirations as you so the more you copy from these sources the more uniquely you the end product will be.
The fastest way to learn is from those who have done it before. Figure out why it worked when they did it and how that can apply to what you are doing.
All of your worst nightmares will come true. You will be embarrassed and will want to quit. You will wonder why you even wanted to go down this path in the first place. You are going to be made fun of. You are going to have people not like you. There is going to be critics telling you to quit. There is going to be competition that is smarter and better than you. You will fall in the mud and feel like things cannot possibly get any worse. You will hit rock bottom.
Is any of this going to change who you are? Are you going to let any of this discourage you? How are you going to react when this happens?
Adversity is a part of life. Most of the bad things we stress about never happen. We cannot avoid all the bad things and when they do happen we use those to make us stronger.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
Dr. SEuss
Reading will take you places you’ve never dreamed about. It can open your mind to new possibilities and take you on an escape from reality. Some people will study a topic for their entire life and then write a book about it. You can read that book and download their knowledge in a matter of minutes or hours. If you are struggling with anything then seek knowledge on the topic your struggling with. More than likely you are not the first person to struggle with this. Learn from other people’s lives who have been nice enough to write it down for you.
If you are having problems focusing then you are probably not interested in what you are doing. If you are curious in what you are doing then you will automatically be drawn to it. You will want to find out more information and dive deeper into what you are working on.
Being curious is a gift of endless energy. You will naturally be inquisitive and ask questions. You will want more information and all of this will make you better.
As long as your curious the learning will never stop. You will go down many rabbit holes that ordinary people wouldn’t go down. You will try many different experiments just to see what happens. There is no failure on experiments and feedback.
I read that you can learn anything in 20 hrs.
To me that sounds like a short amount of time but then I thought about how often do I spend 20 hrs on anything that is new. This is about my 5th blog entry and it takes me about 15 min to write. To reach 20 hrs it will take me 80 entries. Once I hit that mark I should learn what I am doing. Right now this is all mind garbage. These entries are me scribbling down my thoughts on how to improve people’s lives. I have studied many successful people and I want to share things that I’ve learned. I want to build up a community of like minded people. I want to make money by being creative. I want to share my journey.
I do not know what I am doing but I am doing it any way because I know it will make a difference for someone out there. To someone who thinks they are not good enough. It is a lie!
We are as good as we need to be and as long as we are better tomorrow than we are today then you will succeed!
noiz viol8ion 