7 Reasons Why You Will Never Do Anything Amazing With Your Life

tyisny said:

I would say living up to your potential and trying to do what you love in this world to the best of your abilities. I am under no circumstance going to knock someone for working to provide a nice living for their family. But i can knock (Myself Included) not trying for something out of a fear of falling flat on your face. Sometimes that risk is needed & safe isn't always the best.

I read a study recently that said upwards of almost 70% of america isn't satisfied with their jobs, yet we come in do the same tedious task everyday and never really use our talents to the maximum potential. I happen to think that's not amazing at all, and in all honesty it's quite selfish to the overall being of the world.

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Al Audi said:

YEP

tyisny

you a cool &$^ dude b. im just sayin

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GInfante said:

His girl gets her back blown out by a drug dealer

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H60D said:

I cant take rejection.


I hate, H A T E wasting my time. I feel like if i waste my time, i might as well just die on the spot.

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malikdagoat said:

I'm a firmly believe in following your dreams however, I'm honestly not about that struggling artist life.

Being bored 8 hours a day sucks, but being broke as a joke 24/hours a day sucks even more. But to each his own, everyone has a different definition of comfortable. If you can make it following your dream more power to you.

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tyisny said:

I think there is measures to it however... you don't actually have to be dead broke or living on the streets. you could be working at a job saving up money to start your own business or find a decent side hustle to keep you afloat while chasing what you really want.

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WillzWay26 said:

Like you know those motivational posters? 

Teamwork, Perseverance, etc?  Well a couple of years ago I read about this guy was in his 30's, self made millionaire and had his own company.  Jeans to work, pool table in his office, all that stuff.  But he also had those motivational posters framed everywhere in the office.  So one of the guys working for him as an office clerk didn't like it.  He actually wrote to the boss about how he hates the posters and that stuff doesn't work for everyone, and he doesnt need to keep forcing all that motivational stuff on everybody, etc.  The funny part about it was they were both the same age!

Well I don't know if he got fired or not lol, but it made me realize that the successful people believe in that stuff while the unsuccessful people dont.  I notice it all the time nowadays.

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HOW TO STOP PUTTING THINGS OFF AND MAKE YOURSELF GET TO WORK
NO MORE EXCUSES: STOP PROCRASTINATING AND GET TO WORK WITH THESE TIPS.
BY LEO BABAUTA
One of the biggest problems you need to solve if you work for yourself is how to make yourself do work.

The best entrepreneurs have figured it out and just pound out the work they need to do.

But many others put off their dream careers, or stay in jobs they like, because they’re afraid to figure this out. Being in a job, or staying in college, means that you have someone else imposing work and deadlines on you, and you’ll get fired (or dropped from school) if you don’t do the work. So you put off doing the work until you can’t anymore because of the fear of being fired.

What does this say about us? It’s saying that we can’t trust ourselves enough to figure out how to motivate ourselves. I know, because I was in this boat for many years. It wasn’t until I started to learn to solve this problem that I found the courage to work for myself.

It’s solvable. It’s not easy, but it’s doable. And you can do it just as much as I can--I’m no superman, trust me. I feel lazy, I procrastinate, I fear failure, just like anyone else. But I’ve learned a few things that work for me.

What works for you will be different, but here are some ideas I use that might help:

SHOW UP
If you need to write, the main thing you need to do is just to sit down in front of your text editor. If you start cleaning the house, or watch some videos, or read stuff online, to put off the moment when you have to start to write, then you’re never going to write. Instead, show up. The rest will come.

THINK ABOUT WHO YOU’RE HELPING
Sure, there’s a lot of fear involved in doing hard work. But when you look at the fear you’re only looking at the downside. What about the upside? By showing up and working, you’re going to help someone. I think about readers who might need what I have learned. But sometimes you’re just helping yourself, building a new career or business. And that’s okay--you’re a person deserving of that help, and that’s a worthy endeavor.

RUTHLESSLY CARVE OUT THE SPACE
You’re too busy? ********. Make the time if it’s important. Stop watching TV, reading news, browsing things online, looking at social media, saying yes to other people’s requests, going to lunches, get out of being the head of those committees, whatever. Carve out the time. Put it on your calendar daily and make it happen. Make that time sacred, and don’t let anything interfere. You have to be incredibly ruthless to make this happen, but you can do it.

DO THE SMALLEST POSSIBLE STEP
Yes, I mean smallest possible. That doesn’t mean, “Write the first section of that report” … it means, “Go to your computer and open a document.” Or “Get up off the couch.” Or “Write one word.” Call that a success. Trust me, if you can take that first tiny step, the next step is a little easier. Get over the initial hurdle by making that hurdle as low as possible, and then keep clearing really easy hurdles until you’re an unstoppable force of nature.

LET YOURSELF FEEL THE FEAR
We tend to not want to be afraid, and so we think about anything else. We don’t admit the fear to ourselves until we have to. Well, it’s time--you have to. Admit that you’re afraid, and see that that’s okay. We’re all afraid. I certainly am, all the time. It’s perfectly okay to be afraid--let yourself feel it. Be open to the feeling of fear, be present with it, really experience it. See where it’s coming from. What scenarios have you imagined that cause you to be afraid? Are those scenarios real? What would you do if they happened? Could you survive? I bet you could.

COMMIT TO OTHERS
Social motivation is probably the most powerful motivation there is. If you’re having trouble, ask a friend for help. Ask for some accountability. Give yourself a consequence if you fail. Don’t fail. You can do this.

You can make yourself work even if you’re afraid.

You can ruthlessly make the time, take the smallest step, feel the fear and overcome it, find inspiration in the people you’re going to help. You can show up.

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GrimlocK said:

I had read this thread when it was first posted on NT and gave it half a worth of my time. Now looking back at it I can say that 6/7 principles apply to me. It's a real wake-up call. I'm damn near 30 years old, great supportive family, just moved back into my family house, no steady g/f, between jobs, was supposed to finish grad school in June but some **** messed that up so my graduation is delayed until next june, student loans are making me super afraid and on top of that I don't think I even want to do what I went to school for.

It's ****** man. I got some anxiety and depression from this situation seriously. Got me bugged.

But I have hope and faith in this life. Or atleast I try to maintain that persepective for as long as I can before the frantic thoughts that accompany my nights creep into my head. I do my best to remain positive and keep my head above water by constantly reading, working out, pray, spending time with my family and friends, and really trying to craft a new future for myself. It's hard when you don't know what your true purpose in this world is. Part of my anxiety is from not being where I felt I should have been at this point in my life.

With that said i'm starting to make a stand. I do have this mental image of this future me trying to tell me to stop being a ***** about life and make life your ***** instead. It's like when Walter Mitty saw Sean Penn in the picture and he was signaling him to come on that adventure and risk it all.

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I'm tired brah's. I'm tired of being tired about this life I got. I gotta make **** happen.

I need to finish this last damn externship and graduate with that degree atleast, I got the court officer and sanitation test coming up so that would be a nice gig if I get called. I got a business venture I want to see happen if other things don't fall through as well. I'm grateful for the life I was given because I know there's atleast a billion people doing worse than me.

Rereading that list just now has put some things back into my mind that need to be done. In the end we all are racing to the same place, but I want my journey to that end to be fulfilling and purposeful.

Theres that quote that always sticks in my head that I got from the motivational quote thread. "Hell is when you die and you meet the version of yourself who used all your potential."

I gotta get to work.

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