I remember being younger dreaming of being an Olympic gymnast (poke fun go ahead)…. Then, well, I got old, weak and stopped trying. I remember wanting to be a musician, and truth be told, probably had enough talent to pull it off, until I let my stage fright (I know, me?) scare me off and get discouraged… I remember wanting to be a pro photographer, buying thousands of dollars in gear only to lose interest in it as a profession… Read more
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What Do You Dream Of Being?
The Wisdom of Will Smith
I often look to people who have overcome huge obstacles, or achieved things that the average person just can’t seem to make work, in order to try and better round myself as a human, but also as a business person.
Check out this video I stumbled across of Will Smith and his philosophy on life. I thought it was pretty damn good.
Some of the quotes I like are:
“There’s no reason to have a plan B, because it distracts from Plan A.”
“I want to do good. I want the world to be better because I was here.”
“I realize that, to have the level of success that I want to have, it’s difficult to spread it out and do multiple things. It takes such a desperate, obsessive focus. You really gotta focus with all of your fiber and all of your heart and all of your creativity.”
I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.
