#3. What it takes to leave your mark in the working world:
There are a lot of talented people in the world. That's a given. There are also a lot of people out there that are obsessed with certain things, have highly addictive personalities, or say things like. "I wish I could do such-and-such."
The truth is that we can all just about do anything we want to if we devote enough time to it. Those with addictive personalities, such as myself, just need to accept it as a trait they have and focus it in the right direction. Those with obsessive personalities, also such as myself, need to take what they're obsessing over and find a way to make a career out of it. And no, obsessing over an ex-lover doesn't count...unless you think you can help their career and they're willing to take you on for such a role.
Those that find themselves saying things like, "I wish I knew how to work on cars," "I wish I could dance," I wish I were a writer or an actor," or anything in between and beyond those things: stop wishing, start learning, and start educating yourself on the subject you're interested in. It's literally what I'm still doing to this very day.
Find something you really love or "wish badly" you could do, and then either do it...or learn to do it. I don't think anyone can truly leave a positive mark in this world doing things they don't love doing, at least it's like that for me. And I had to learn how to do what I really wanted to do for a living.
Another thing to know:
You don't have to be naturally gifted or amazing at something to succeed at it: B-Level obsession, drive, and work ethic will trump A-Level talent with poor work ethic everyday. Remember this when you're trying to be a cut above the rest. Every time I am not working, I know someone else out there is. That is unacceptable to me. So, I don't yield. I'm not naturally gifted at anything beyond singular focus regarding things I've obsessed over in life. It's been nothing more than hard work, good planning, and an unyielding mentality that have helped me out.
Let's call that a fighter's mentality. Adopt one and outwork the competition. That's how you leave your biggest positive mark before you depart from this world. If you have enough talent on top of it, maybe you'll be at the apex of the food chain someday. If not, then at least you'll eventually find yourself doing what you love for a living.
- C. R. BUCHANAN
The truth is that we can all just about do anything we want to if we devote enough time to it. Those with addictive personalities, such as myself, just need to accept it as a trait they have and focus it in the right direction. Those with obsessive personalities, also such as myself, need to take what they're obsessing over and find a way to make a career out of it. And no, obsessing over an ex-lover doesn't count...unless you think you can help their career and they're willing to take you on for such a role.
Those that find themselves saying things like, "I wish I knew how to work on cars," "I wish I could dance," I wish I were a writer or an actor," or anything in between and beyond those things: stop wishing, start learning, and start educating yourself on the subject you're interested in. It's literally what I'm still doing to this very day.
Find something you really love or "wish badly" you could do, and then either do it...or learn to do it. I don't think anyone can truly leave a positive mark in this world doing things they don't love doing, at least it's like that for me. And I had to learn how to do what I really wanted to do for a living.
Another thing to know:
You don't have to be naturally gifted or amazing at something to succeed at it: B-Level obsession, drive, and work ethic will trump A-Level talent with poor work ethic everyday. Remember this when you're trying to be a cut above the rest. Every time I am not working, I know someone else out there is. That is unacceptable to me. So, I don't yield. I'm not naturally gifted at anything beyond singular focus regarding things I've obsessed over in life. It's been nothing more than hard work, good planning, and an unyielding mentality that have helped me out.
Let's call that a fighter's mentality. Adopt one and outwork the competition. That's how you leave your biggest positive mark before you depart from this world. If you have enough talent on top of it, maybe you'll be at the apex of the food chain someday. If not, then at least you'll eventually find yourself doing what you love for a living.
- C. R. BUCHANAN
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