Every once in a while an article passes thru my feed that
stops me in my tracks. Thank you Bekee Mozzillo for this one. It’s called 7 reasons why you will never do
anything amazing with your life and it has some cold hard truths if you’re
brave enough to hear them. Written by Raymmar Tirado as a self-proclaimed
seeker of truth this in your face rant smacks the reader right between the
eyeballs. His challenge is to put down the phone, turn off the TV, look up from
the text books and get some real life knowledge, by living. By getting street
skills that you only develop by putting yourself on the line and recklessly
pursuing your dreams, even if you are the only one that understands them. He
has 7 reasons you won’t be amazing.
Because you have not failed enough. Putting yourself out there is a scary
proposition and sure it is much safer to sit back and watch others. But it is
only in the doing and the failing that you learn. Take the risks, learn through
failure how to do things better next time.
Because you care what others think about you. Following your
passion is a one lane highway. One so many others are unwilling to navigate out
of fear. Fear of being different, being judged, being authentic. You must start
to care about the right things, like investing in yourself and your dreams.
Stop comparing yourself to others and find the joy in the journey, yours not
theirs.
Because you think you are smarter than you are. Just because
you have knowledge doesn’t mean you know. Do you have knowledge in the right
areas? Have you studied and mastered the right skills? Not what society is
force feeding you, real, applicable knowledge. Study life and apply the lessons
to better your position in the world.
Because you don’t read.
Everything you need to know and learn is in the written word somewhere.
It is NOT on Bravo or reality TV. Turn off the tube or the laptop and research
the written word. Learn how others have failed their way to success by studying
their journey. We can fail faster by using the failures of others as our Cliff
notes. Make it a point to read daily, something in your field or related. Find
what it is that if you knew, you could soar.
Because you lack curiosity. Did you lose your childlike wonder?
Do your own research and find your own truths. Scrutinize every bit of media
and look behind it. Every source has an
agenda, a belief they want you to embrace. Understand the motive behind the
media and form your own knowledge base. Ask yourself why they say so and what
if they’re wrong.
Because you don’t ask enough questions. You can learn
everything you need to know by asking questions, the right questions. Question
everything, question yourself and don’t be afraid to challenge the status quo.
Don’t ignore the knowledge around you every minute of every day. There are
lessons to be had if you are willing to ask the questions.
Because you can’t handle the truth. The more I know, the
more I learn I don’t know. We must be
willing to admit we don’t know what we don’t know. The truth is all around us, taunting us to
recognize it and embrace it. Learning that we don’t know it all can be
liberating, freeing. And understanding this truth can eliminate the one thing
standing in our way, ourselves.
BAM!!!
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