What are you Willing to do to have a Prosperous life?

Not exactly a witty title, but this is reality and always had been. One must first ask themselves if they are willing to make the next step. Most would never even attempt this road, some would fail and than give up, but the few who keep going will utterly succeed. Giving up at any certain point is just as bad as not starting, if not worse. Those who seek the fortune have to seek the path. This path is filled with obstacles that will physically and mentally break anyone down who tries to attempt to maneuver through it. Be patient, and enduring on any self-made quest. Those who can sustain in the short-term will become accustom to whatever life may throw at them in the long-term. 

You Can't Control the Wind but you Can Adjust the Sail

Whatever life throws at someone it's okay to get knocked down by it. However, one has to get back up from the setback to finally achieve the long awaiting goal. Adjustments and setbacks are part of human nature. Whether it be a minor setback, like a failing an exam, or major setback such as losing a loved one; it is okay to be dreary for a time being. As time passes we all move on, rather we want to or not. We have to remember that our past can't and will not predict our future. Being stoic during these rough patches will define you in the present and ultimately in the future.

First Learn then Remove the 'L'

There are many steps in learning. The mind is constantly absorbing new information, but are we training our hard-drives to accumulate more beneficial information? We tend to store the beliefs that we aren't skillful or knowledgeable enough to accomplish achievements done in the past. The very first step of self-actualization is realizing that one can not earn until one has learned. Without the determination to learn, excelling in life will never become your asset. Feed the wolf that is your mind because it is a carnivorous beast always wanting more. But be careful to feed the right one.

You were Born an Original. Not a Copy

Success comes in many shapes and sizes, however finding the path towards the final goal is not only difficult, but also very mind adapting. Our brains are like an organic hard drive with an unlimited amount of space. The only catch is that we usually store useless crap or haunting memories in there. We all think that when we are put into the world we have to follow someone else's footprints to get to where we want to be. The school system teaches us how to go out in the world and look for a job, rather then create one. Finding your niche is why you were brought into this world. Go out and find it, rather than looking in the same direction as everyone else. 

Don't Burn your Opportunities for a Temporary Comfort

 

We as humans are always looking for the shortcuts and instant gratification. We seem to forget that patience in the end will pay off in the long term. To completely be a master at something one has to work for a solid decade at whatever the subject may be. People these days can barely do something new for ten minutes without quitting. Reaching that feeling of instant gratification is more of an escape from the real issues we all deal with. Temporary comfort comes in a lot of forms ranging from self-indulging in unhealthy snacks or streaming through social media. Realizing that these short bursts of instant gratification are flawed is only the first step into taking any opportunity and making it yours to conquer.

You can't Defeat the Demons you Enjoy Playing With.

You see these so called demons are trying to escape just as much as you are if not more. We all have a certain set of demons within us rather it be our looks, our income, or self-confidence. We are the ones keeping the demons captive because we enjoy their presence, it's almost as if we like the pain they come with. However, in reality we as humans are always looking for something to blame and these so called demons are the perfect suspect. Indulging on this selfless act will only be giving you a bigger hole to climb out of. One must first blame themselves to achieve faith, obedience and discipline. 

Control your Mind or Let your Mind Control you

To be the best you can possibly be you cannot be a slave in chains to your mind. It may be easy to get a grasp on your mind in stressful times, but the key is to take control effortlessly. We are always wrapped up in our own mind and feelings, and this will usually lead us into a downward spiral into wasted mixed emotions. Life is full of turns, don't get lost on the way to your destination. The mind is truly a remarkable thing because you are in control at all times even if it doesn't feel like you are. Hard times will come and go, you are in control of when to take control of the situation rather than let it swallow you whole. Feelings of disappointment can either drown you, or shape you, sometimes it may be just another beginning.

With any Addiction, Relapse isn't failure. Giving up is Failure.

Once one realizes there is a problem with a certain addictive habit and then takes action towards fixing that harmful behavior, that person is on there way out of the hole of resentment. The action phase will set in and as time goes on the maintenance phase will be imminent.  If one has finally overcame his or her indiscretion, but relapsed, he or she is still hundreds of steps ahead of those still pinned in the pre-contemplative phase. A relapse may be an unsettling push back into old habits, but it is all a learning process. Life is full of setbacks, those who dwell on setbacks and give up have ultimately failed. Learning from a relapse will only make one stronger if not unstoppable. 

Good Questions Lead to Better Questions

Who the hell wants to hear the answers anymore? Actually, let me reword that and instead of looking for the answers, look deeper in for the questions. Why just accept your fate, when you can question its entirety too? Everyone loves finding the answer, but just before they do, they are usually fearful of the question. Always wondering if they are ever going to figure it out. We get asked to complete tasks and mind numbing questions on a daily basis. Life is filled with questions to better one self. The basic blocks of knowledge are always started out as a curious question or questions. Answers are the puzzle pieces while the questions are the directions in completing the puzzle. Here's the trick, you don't want to ever finish your puzzle.

The four corners of your puzzle are mainly the questions that you are built of off of and the ones you don't want to get fully answered. They are the questions that you will keep picking away at, and discovering new ways to ask that question. Always maneuvering the piece so that the mind will keep you up to pace. Pondering on a mysterious question and borderline impossible question is what makes our minds work and keeps us sane, even if it doesn't feel like it does. As you go deeper into your puzzle more memories and regretful mistakes will be made. Emotions run fluidly like a roller coaster with multiple twists and turns, ups and downs. Just follow your heart and fate will soon be knocking.

        

"It's not the quality of the sketch, it's the quality of the idea"

Gianni Versace, one of the greatest fashion designers of all time. You would think that his work became a world wide hit on the first try. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. I'm sure we all wish that our first try would be a success, but it takes countless efforts to receive the reward we strive for. Keep working on the idea rather than the sketch. Once the idea comes full circle your work will already be sketched out, you just have to follow the lines. 

"When we Strive to Become Better than we are, Everything Around us Becomes Better, too"

Quote by Paulo Coelho, author of "The Alchemist". The words up above speak for themselves. If we were to start to take things in with an open mind and a full heart everything will start to come full circle. All of our pitfalls we believe we have will start to become more of a challenge rather than a burden. A challenge that is not impossible, but is difficult to overcome. If we were one day to take on that challenge, whatever it may be, we would most likely fail the first time around, and the same goes for the second and third. But as time goes on we learn and acknowledge our shortcomings. By being persistent and acting on ones faults, anything is possible. Building on those shortcomings day in and day out will eventually subside and we will discover how easy it is to take on any given challenge that is thrown at us from the universe. Remember the universe is always on our side, but don't forget we have to be the one behind the steering wheel.

What are They Going to Think?

You may be asking yourself, "Who are they?" "They" are your feelings guiding you into dismay once again. We all believe that those around us are constantly judging our appearances and actions, but in reality that isn't true at all. Maybe in a few circumstances, but overall we all tend to overthink this concept. And by doing that we are pretty much giving up our soul and dignity. We think that our beliefs don't matter anymore, as long as others approve we will find happiness. It's almost as if we were all built to live off other's thoughts, rather than our own. Those who can understand their own intuition and find what others think is motivating, are the strongest, and most self-driven people out there. Everyone who has succeeded in life all had non-believers crawling up their skin day in and day out. Always remember there will be altered tastes out there. Start on a thought, excel, block out the doubt, and repeat.

Be the Epitome of Doing

Live life without hesitation. One has to remember that sometimes there will be no next time. Just by realizing this people will grow the courage to act on a thought. Act on your thoughts rather than your feelings. You know why? Your feelings are always working against you. Feelings will take over the mind into making you think that is an awful idea. Feelings will make you think you will make a complete fool out of yourself. Not many can overcome their personal feelings. Takes an act of courage to defeat those "Negative Nancys" in your head. Take the punches as they come rather then sit out over by the sidelines where it is safe. It may be safe, but you will never reach what you want to get out of life. Your silence will create distance within yourself, bringing out the truth will create those connections that will lead to a more whole life.

Growing Old is a Privilege

I believe growing old and living your life isn't a right and it was never was. With age comes more experience, connections and above all knowledge about oneself and the world around them. Never take your life for granted, not even for instant. It was never and will never be a right to grow old. Those that are starting to think they are becoming older, they will never get to have fun at the age they are at right at this very moment. Live life with the intent to excel at any given age.