My uncle Ronaldo told me this quote around the 9th grade: the first step in becoming great Is truly looking in the mirror and seeing what your deficiencies are and accepting them. Then figuring out how to go around these or how to fix them. The people that are too afraid or prideful or whatever the reason it is that never are honest with themselves makes it 100x harder in the world.
In 9th grade I had a terrible hard pill to swallow. I'm 4 inches shorter then I want to be. I'm overweight. I'm about a 6 on the attractive scale on a good day. I'm a terrible athlete.
Society has taught us some awful things that we perceive as truth. Society wants us to be content with what we are and to be average. Social media is all about being average. School has taught me that I'm going to make 50-60k a year and that's a good life. That just accpet your lot in life. It squashes motivation by then turning it into resentment to the people that are more successfull. You then start blaming others for your shortcomings or calling those who are more accomplished "Lucky" or "they have to know someone."
This is all wrong.
Quit making excuses for why you aren't where you want to be in life. If you want it bad enough go get it. To the fat girl on Valentine's Day who wants to say how stupid it is because you didn't get asked. To the 5'6" kid who runs a 5.6 40yd dash and blames it on politics why you didn't make the basketball team. Look in the freaking mirror and accept your lot in life that it's because of your choices and no one else.
Decide what you want out of your life and from this day forward work your butt off each day and night to get it. You're fat? Eat less workout more. Stupid? Read instead of watch TV all day. Ugly? Get better looking clothes. The world works on one sound principle: the law of the harvest. This means whatever you put out there is what you will get back. If you don't work for anything do not expect to get results back.
This world owes you absolutely squat. There is something wrong in your life. Take it into your own hands and take care of it. Do not walk around blaming others for your misfortune. This will only make your life miserable if you think the world is out to get you.
Final thoughts: Break down who you truly are. Be completely honest about your strengths, weaknesses and everything in between. Analyze them. Figure out what you would no longer like to have in your life and cut it off or find away to mask these unwanted traits. Amplify your strengths. Continue to build on them and let them be the forefront of what people see when you enter a room. Stop wasting your time trying on your weaknesses and focus on the positives that you can do. Especially stop blaming others for your lot in life. Take responsibility for your actions.
Steven O. Jordan
Final thoughts: Break down who you truly are. Be completely honest about your strengths, weaknesses and everything in between. Analyze them. Figure out what you would no longer like to have in your life and cut it off or find away to mask these unwanted traits. Amplify your strengths. Continue to build on them and let them be the forefront of what people see when you enter a room. Stop wasting your time trying on your weaknesses and focus on the positives that you can do. Especially stop blaming others for your lot in life. Take responsibility for your actions.
Steven O. Jordan
I think this is my favorite post of yours.
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