"22. INDIVIDUALISM. Do things the way you think they should be done, without fearing somebody’s disapproval." -- Dr Barrios
Life should be an adventure. It helps the story to aim at doing something extraordinary, remarkable, or even impossible. Truly that is the only way to live life.
"Everyone is exceptional in their own way."
Everyone is exceptional in their own way. In the movie The Last Starfighter the the teenager, Alan Rogan, simply was exceptional at the Starfighter arcade game, coupled with a goodness towards helping people. In Ray, about the life of Ray Charles, you learn that he was exceptional in gauging what music people would respond positively to. In John Wayne movies there was always the ability to lure out the unknown and set the bad situation to rights. He also always got the girl. It is a good thing each movie is scripted to a new story or he would have wound up a prolific bigamist.
The movies only help to illuminate our own lives and conflicts. It is Hollywood, but the examples in real life are where Hollywood gets its ideas. There is more dynamic in life though, as each person creates his own story, or gets out-created by someone who is. Your will determines the way. Concentrate on your will and the way will fall in line. This is good news because will is the easiest thing you can create.
If you take stock of your life in an objective fashion looking for what you do that is different from others, you will find a characteristic or circumstance you should pursue, or many of these. It happens sometimes that it is not immediately visible. Asking a good friend what they perceive as unique about you will stir up ideas, and will help you identify your exceptional abilities.
"A sure cure for the blues is
to put your dreams back on the table."
Then do more of what is uniquely yours. These things you really feel good about yourself will align with your dreams. Pursuing your dreams motivates and gives you energy. A sure cure for the blues is to put your dreams back on the table. Lethargy comes from having to do something because you have to and not because it is what you love doing. The better formula for success is to love life and live your love.
Always strive to do something outstanding. Whether it be a single product that is better or more than anyone expected, or a wholly unique business creation, make it into something remarkable. Steer your life into such a position. The working world's daily grind my wrack up a paycheck but not much enthusiasm for life. Setting your sights high and going for it gets the creative juices flowing and builds emotional exhilaration.You are more energetic about doing what you like to do.
It is a most interesting phenomenon that when you work at something that brings you joy, the degree of toughness dwindles to nothing. Your physical energy doesn't simply come from what you had for lunch. You create it from whole cloth. Remember the last time you fell in love? Or when you were so enthusiastic about something you worked straight through the night?
It is particularly healthy to embrace the view that nothing is impossible. The impossible is always attainable. Only insufficient carry-through makes it seem it can't be reached. Ford told his engineers to build a V-8. They told him it was impossible. He said do it anyway. They worked hard at it and said it was impossible. He said do it anyway. It was no longer impossible when they discovered how and built it.
The can't-be-done crowd will drag on you like an anchor. The naysayer that makes less of your dreams, would try to convince of the worthlessness of your plans, avoid them. When you can't avoid them let their words have no effect on you, they are only words. We know they can't do it because they won't try. Side step them and do the impossible anyway.
"Everyone natively has will power.
The difference from one to the next is
only in whether you chose to exercise it."
The genius will focus on what he wants, creates his own burning desire to attain it. Everyone natively has will power. The difference from one to the next is only in whether you chose to exercise it. Put that with something you really want to achieve and keep that dream alive, that is burning desire. That puts you at a parity with anyone else, and above everyone else that won't exercise their will.
Don't take my word for it, try it out. Name your dreams and write them down. Pick out of these what you want the most and believe you can have if "impossible" isn't an object. Pick out you really feel excited about. Then observe how much more energetic you are.
Keep that torch lit, every day, and you will arrive at the goal, sooner than you might think.
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