Coming up sometime this year I will release a book I’ve been sitting on for a while now called P2A: Possibility to Actuality – otherwise known in my house as how to make stuff happen.
Some people believe success is only for those with natural talent. Other people believe success is to be found in tricky psychological techniques, or even potions and pills. In this post I’m not going to go into what I believe success is due to (that’s for later), other than to say that when it comes to achieving things I have typically succeeded by ‘forcing the issue’.
Forcing the Issue
Now, some don’t like ‘force’. They prefer gentler, less confronting terms like ‘being fluid’ or ‘being in flow’. Personally, I don’t object to the sense of power in the word ‘force’, however I still see it the same as ‘being like water’. Yes water can flow gently around obstacles, but water can also be forceful. Loud. Persistent. Relentless. Insistent. Powerful.
By ‘forcing the issue’ I refer to insisting on success. Insisting that a certain thing be completed. Insisting that a certain level of skill be attained. Never giving up. Using everything I have within me to bend and shape the world around me. By forcing the issue I refer to dreaming big and beyond your limitations. Not settling for less than you know you are capable of and actually dreaming of more than that.
Forcing the issue is asserting your ‘will’.
Now, talking of ‘will’, an adviser of mine sent me this Will Smith video the other day and thought I’d share it with you. I’m pretty sure you’ll like it. I’d love to read your comments, so make sure and leave some!
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What an amazingly driven guy Will Smith is. I love his attitude and the simple philosophy he operates his life with. Can see why he is so successful as an artist.
That’s cool, thanks Nic
Hi Nic,
Excellent combination of attitude, discipline and belief. One particular phase that has taken me successfully through my journey in life is “You Can”. My whole life “can’t” was never part of my vocabulary. I did everything I believed I had to or needed to do, even if I didn’t know exactly how to do it. To get through the how to do it, was ask, seek, learn and do it exactly as it was successfully done.
Inspiration is a wonderful part of life to share.
Thanks David. Sounds like you ‘got it’ early on. Inspiring someone is surely an extremely valuable gift.
Yeah – it’s great to get access to the man behind the success.
Hi Nic,
Thanx for sharing this…Will Smith has always been one of my favourite actors but after watching this video I got so much more respect for him…Hes worked well on his philosophy.. gr8 video…
Hey Harry – thanks for filling me in. Yeah – I found that much of what he said resonated with me. His commitment and persistence is awesome. A great model.