Listening to the inspiring ideas and stories of others is often the endpoint for people seeking to better their lives. The latest rage to riches story leaves us believing our success is just around the corner, just around the next corner.
Of course that’s not the case. Many of us just like getting high on the idea that we can succeed. The addiction is enough to slink though life under the false confidence that sure, we can do it, too. That kind of life is not worth living. You might as well renounce all progress with conviction, and proceed to slowly kill yourself.
I’m no exception, though I’m really working on changing that. I’ve found out that after you read these stories, you get the jist of how it’s done, and it’s really quite simple: you get a great idea or some divine motivation, then you work you ass off until it materializes.
Excuses become toilet paper. Bad days become higher hurdles. Difficult people become your teachers. Friends and colleagues become team mates. You become the weapon, and time and money become your ammunition.
It’s not enough to have the right attitude, though it is vital. You have to also learn to ignore distractions, not just the overtly harmful ones but also the ones that once seemed helpful. The ones that make you feel like you can do it, too, if you just take the time to listen.
All of this talk of getting things done is in context of a life of greatness, of being a warrior. Warriors learn to take only what they need to further their mission.
Not all warriors live in theory like me, and I one day hope to get out there among the people. Do something meaningful and lasting, something for others. Get to the point where all this theory becomes practice.