I don't know what the secret of success is but here's what I know what the secret of
failure is trying to please everybody.
You can be world-class you can fit in with the world
you don't get to do both.
If you want to have the results, only 5% of the population has
you've gotta be willing to think and behave like only 5% of the population.
And if you do these kinds of things the world will call you eccentric.
This is where you got to develop the interior core
where it doesn't matter if people call you crazy.
One of the things limiting you from your income your impact
a world-class life you care too much about what people think
about you.
Sounds really obvious.
Everyone has an opinion.
Why let the opinions of other people deny you
from a life that will make history?
"Why are you so antisocial?"
Because I'm trying to get it.
"Why are you staying on the basketball court so much?"
Because I'm trying to get it.
"Why are you out there practicing in the hot sun
when ain't nobody else out there?"
Because I'm trying to get it.
"Why are you not clubbing?
Like, every time I text you and invite you to go do something fun and
cool you're always studying."
Because I'm trying to get it.
You ain't doing nothing.
And for those of us who get up and go out you got something to say
about how we do what we're doing.
Stop talking to us who are performing.
Stop telling us what to do and how to do it.
You keep gossiping and I'll keep working.
You keep talking smack and I'll keep working.
You keep focusing on everyone else
and I'll keep working.
And when you finally look around at where you are
and where I'm at you'll realize that you have
nothing left to talk smack about.
And you will lose and I
will win.
You don't have time to worry about anybody else's course
'cause it's gonna take all your energy all of your intensity
all of your fervency to keep yourself
on track.
That's why it's important for you to work on yourself
listening to tapes building yourself up
talking to yourself with power, feeling and conviction
day-in and day-out.
You've got to focus on you.
And as you convince you as you sell yourself
every day, every day, every day you will begin to see a difference in the
things that you're doing.
Selling yourself on your ability to perform on the job.
To achieve a certain objective.
Telling yourself every day here I go again.
And I got what it takes.
This is my day.
And nothing out here is going to stop me.
I'm gonna fail I'm gonna fail
and I will succeed.
It's f*cking me against me.
Period.
I'm gonna f*cking make myself good enough.
I'm driven.
I'm obsessed.
I want to prove people wrong.
And you've got to learn how to tune out the critics outside
and the critic inside.
And say, I'm going to do this I'm gonna harness my will.
And I'm not gonna let anything stop me.
Stay on that basketball court.
Stay on that football field.
F*ck all the homies texting and calling and trying to make you feel bad
about being so focused.
It's grind season, homie.
It's not about today.
It's about the future.
Do the work now and all of the sh*t that you could ever wanna
do for your family
your kids your loved ones
it's all gonna be on a whole 'nother stratosphere.
It's you if it's gonna happen.
Not about the failures.
Not about your disappointments.
Not about the defeats.
Not about your mistakes.
Not about what you don't have.
Not about who doesn't approve of you.
Who doesn't like you.
All that's insignificant.
Your life is in your hands.
You have the power to turn your life around.
You've got the power to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
You've got the power to be daring.
And it's on you to be that decisive about your life.