hey guys it's JR today I want to talk to
you about striving for success but no
I'm not gonna feed you the wishful
thinking that as long as I have the
passion as long as I work hard enough I
give my 100% I can achieve anything I
dream up
that's just force positivity and it's
simply not true just think of how many
of us wanted to become CEOs how many of
us wanted to be on the cover of Time
magazine Businessweek travel the world
become a famous actor actress singer
songwriter rapper etc I wanted to grow
up to become president that's not gonna
happen
you can pep talk yourself all you want
now don't get me wrong it is helpful it
boosts your confidence it gives you a
better feeling about yourself gives you
a better attitude I talked about this in
previous videos there's no doubt about
it but chances are a certain proportion
of us just might end up falling short
even if we do our best and that's just
the way it is I have a personal formula
for success and this is just my own
opinion but it's simplified down to this
success equals your ability plus lots of
hard work plus luck that's right luck
now you can invest in yourself you can
build up your capacities as much as you
want you can work as hard as much as you
want but at the end of the day let's
admit it you still be blocked that means
to be in the right place in the right
time doing the right thing doing it in
the right way meeting up with the right
people saying the right words etc and
that is just something we don't have
full control over that's our reality but
on the other hand there is one thing for
sure and that is if we don't try
the answer is crystal clear if we don't
try the chances are zero zero so before
we go out there chasing our dreams just
make sure about one thing that thing
that you're chasing after is worth your
sacrifice that thing that you're chasing
after is worth the price worth your time
worth your youth it's something that if
at the end of the day you don't get to
fully achieve you will not regret and if
you're so sure about it then we can talk
about Falcon now here's a little story
that I would like to share with you
it's about this wise person called gamma
Leo during the time of
I think this is a very great story to
talk about it suits as a great metaphor
so following the death of Jesus his
disciples which were few in number were
persecuted the religious people of the
time saw them as a as a call and they
persecuted them put them behind bars
even planned to kill them on that
occasion Galilee old one of the very
respected religious teachers he stood up
and shouted out to his fellow people say
well in plain words guys leave him alone
we've seen plenty of cult leaders before
and you know what happened to them when
they died all their followers were
scattered now if what these people are
doing is not in God's plan then they
will vanish just like the ones before
them but if it is God's plan then you'd
be fighting against God I love this
story because it teaches us that you
never know what's what until the end in
this case
hundreds of years later this became one
of the world's largest religious beliefs
everything starts from little a seed
grow into a tree the children I play
soccer with on the weekends they could
grow up to be the next Christiano
Ronaldo like who knows so who are we to
judge now apply that to yourself it's
comparatively easier to remind yourself
not to be judgmental about other people
but are we sometimes too quick to judge
ourselves I believe most of the time yes
we live inside these boundaries that we
set for ourselves confining ourselves to
the reality rather than believing in the
possibility of what we might become or
achieve in the future and that is a
problem we are holding ourselves back up
here you don't know how far you'll go
until you go like we brought up in the
beginning success is no guarantee but I
guess we'll only find out when we try so
once again you gotta ask yourself that
question is what you're looking for
worth the price and if it is then what
are you waiting for what are you afraid
about don't judge yourself when you're
still a seed don't judge yourself when
you're still that kid playing at a park
with a worn-out soccer ball wearing a
messenger Z give yourself time to grow
give yourself time to develop invest in
yourself put in the hard work and
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