Don’t be fed by Nonsense when you’re craving for success
View(s):John Lennon and The Beatles were rejected at their first attempt when they proposed their song to one of the famous recording studios at that time. However, their hunger for success could not be halted even amidst rejection.
Their inner voices were more solid than the external voices of the recording studio. Albert Einstein, the famous scientist was identified as a slow learner during his early childhood, but his hunger to seek the unseen was greater than the negativity of his teachers.
Einstein became one of the greatest scientists the world has ever known as he was also the inventor of the theory of relativity.
Most recently I met a the Sunday Times reader who said she was greatly inspired by my articles and she even got goosebumps by reading my articles, but little did she know that I couldn’t even write my own CV when I was seeking for job opportunities.
It was my brother Tyronne who actually created my first CV. People laughed at me when I was speaking in English as a child, but their criticism could not hold me back. I decided not to feed myself with their nonsense, as my craving for success was stronger.
You need to understand that your mind is no different to your physical body. In general, junk food can make you ill, but if you consume healthy food you are bound to live longer. Likewise, feeding your mind with trash, will lead you to lose the productivity of your mind. Your hunger for success will surely drive you to thrive forward. Just think for a moment, have you allowed anybody else to drive your vehicle of life, whereas you should be its navigator. Are you been fed with negativity or positivity? If your gates are closed nobody will be able to dump garbage in to your compound. If your gates are freely opened, then any Tom Dick and Harry can dump their garbage in to your bins. Are the gates to your mind, opened or are they closed for irrelevant trash? Are you like a public garbage bin that anyone can freely dump their waste and become the Master of your control panel “Mind”.
Almost all the successful people were not wealthy when they initiated their journey. All they possessed was an unquenchable thirst for success. They had no room for other people’s garbage, they were completely focused and determined to feed their mind with the rich. You can’t cook something that you don’t have in your refrigerator. You are a picture of your own thoughts. What comes out of your mouth is what’s stored in your heart. Therefore, you ought to be very vigilant about what you store within you. It’s primarily a decision. The money in your wallet is yours. Hence, you will be accountable for what you purchase from it.
I am hungry! Hungry to succeed, hungry to climb greater heights, hungry to become a role model who could inspire others to succeed in life. My hunger is greater than the pressures of the external environment. I am very protective of my mind. I have clearly categorized to whom I should open the gates of my mind and to whom I should shut the gates. By now you should also have a clear understanding of who the garbage carriers are and who are not. It’s not merely what you let into your life that matters, but also what you expose to the society is important. Many people have invested their precious time on watching unwanted and unproductive dramas. They also invest their time on mouthing gossips, which only corrodes their own minds. As corrosion is to a machine, so is gossip poison to your mind. A machine cannot work effectively if it is corroded, likewise gossip, bad wrapping others characters and creating conflicts between people and other similar attitudes would only slow the effectiveness of your mind while at work.
Unfortunately, the first thing a person will do when they get up in the morning is to see how many Instagram followers they’ve got, or how many likes they have received for their last post. These are simply unnecessary trash that could easily pull you backward from your vision. The first thing you ought to do as you wake up in the morning is to meditate on the purpose of life. Instagram followers cannot and will not help you when you are lost.
Think wise, act wise and be wise. Therefore, reject the trash, and tightly embrace the hunger to thrive for success. Many a times it’s not about who has more talent but about the one who thrives for success. Talent is like a sharp knife, if you don’t use it continuously it will be blunt. But the continuous use of even an average knife will be more effective than a sharp knife which is rarely used and hidden under the drawers.
What do you expect would happen to an upscale petrol vehicle if you pump kerosene to its fuel tank? What would happen if you wash your face with washing power? You need to have the precise affiliation and surround yourself with winners. They will stimulate your hunger for success, activate your energy towards victory and nourish your mind with powerful thoughts.
If you practice with Cristiano Ronaldo, the possibility of you becoming a strong player is way higher than practicing with an amateur. Eric Thomas ones said, “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.” That’s exactly correct.
Your desire, your hunger, and your passion should always be aimed towards victory and not the difficulties. Problems will always be there in life. It’s common to both the strongest as well as the weakest. The difference between the two is that the weaker person lets the problem to take control over him, whereas the stronger person takes control over the problems.
Laxdale Saga said “A hungry wolf is bound to wage a hard battle”. If you aren’t hungry, you will not thrive for food. The hungrier you are the harder you will battle towards your living. Therefore, elevate the bars of hunger towards success. Ones you have achieved what you thrive for, raise the standards of your success bar. Don’t settle for a pension plan.
That’s only a very small and comfortable dream. Start dreaming big. Norman Vincent Peale said “Shoot for the moon, even if you miss it, you’ll land among the starts”. Therefore, be hungry for success, until your last breath on earth.