Most of what you read, see, or hear won’t work for you. It’s bullshit. It’s one man’s take. It’s one author’s opinion. It doesn’t mean don’t try it out, or give it a shot, it just means that you have to do the work and find out what works for you.
You’ll have to do a lot, and I mean A LOT of digging, searching, reading, watching, listening, and trying different things out to see what works for you. It can wear you out. Don’t let it. You’ll have to wade through a lot of fluff, filler, and bullshit to get to the kernel of truth inside.
You got yourself where you are, right now, today. Your life, for better or worse, is YOUR FAULT.
No one but you can turn your life around. No one but you can dig you out. You are on your own.
There WILL be setbacks. There WILL be obstacles. There WILL be failures. There WILL be defeats. You will screw shit up. Royally sometimes. That’s okay. Keep going. Persevere.
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I was at the post office the other day with the girlfriend so that she could pick up a package and I was noticing all of the people around me.
First off, the unwashed masses are just that. Unwashed. Somebody was funking. And I mean bad.
The next thing I noticed was how everyone else there was literally a zombie. Heads down, headphones on, staring at their phones, worshiping at the altar of Facebook, Twitter, whatever. And a thought occurred to me: No one is paying attention to what is going on around them. I could massacre these people if I was so inclined. I could rob these people if I was so inclined. I could do all sorts of fucked up shit and no one would notice or be able to stop me until it was too late.
I didn’t do anything of the sort of course, but I could have. We shuffled along and got the package and went on our merry way.
Why am I bringing this up? What’s the point?
The point is this:
The majority of people are sleepwalking through their days. They have absolutely no idea what is going on around them. They really have no clue.
Don’t be one of them.
Pay attention to your surroundings. Be aware of what is going on around you. Put your phone away, take your headphones off. Know what’s up.
It could save you from becoming a statistic. It could save you an injury or your own death. It could save the lives of those you hold dear.
When I used to work in the armored car industry we were trained to have our heads on a “pivot.” We would constantly be swiveling our heads from side to side, up and down, back and forth. We would be constantly scanning our surroundings, looking for potential threats.
Learn to do the same. It’s not hard really, but if you haven’t done this before, it will take some practice and some getting used to.
Same goes for when you are riding a bike, a motorcycle, or driving your car. Keep scanning ahead. Keep your eyes moving. Keep checking your mirrors. I don’t know how many accidents I have avoided by simply doing this.
It still amazes me the lack of attention or the amount of distractions people have when driving in a vehicle. Talking on their phones, staring at their passengers while they talk, not paying attention to what’s right in front of them. Dealing with kids in the back seat, putting on makeup, eating, texting, drinking, reading a fucking book. Changing their clothes. I’ve pretty much seen it all.
When you have situational awareness, you can literally see the future. You’ll see what’s coming up, you see what’s next. You’ll be able to act instead of always reacting. You’ll develop a superpower. It will give you the ability to choose what to do next. You’ll be able to avoid a lot of bullshit, or you’ll be able to choose how to handle it if it is unavoidable.
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1. You keep putting off whatever it is you are putting off, you’ll never get around to it. You are creating a habit by doing this, and it’s not a good one. You’ll run out of time sooner than you think. Just do it, stop fucking around.
2. You can be right or you can be happy. Most of the time you can’t have both. Choose wisely.
3. Whatever it is you want out of life, you’re going to have to work for it. You’re going to have to earn it. No two ways about it.
4. It will take longer than you think it will. Always. Every time. Get used to that. It is what it is.
5. There are 3 types of people in the world: Those who make things happen, those who watch what happened, and those who wondered what happened. Which one are you?
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