Time, time, time...

Speeches give me more motivation than anything. I'm constantly searching online for ways to motivate me to do better than I've ever done and continuously set the bar higher for myself. Success doesn't come easy, not a chance. One major component is time. Time is the most precious commodity on Earth. We can never get our time back, money could never buy it. What we do with our time is in our hands and almost completely determines our fate. 

We see these bodybuilders, professional athletes, scientists, inventors, CEO's, etc. I can go on. We see these successful people and wonder how they got there. So many people look at these people in awe, thinking that they themselves will never get to where that person is. I don't believe that. I believe we can do ANYTHING we want to do, as long as we use our time efficiently. We see bodybuilders and say they take steroids or that they have amazing genetics...that doesn't mean they don't spend HOURS working on there profession and honing their skill. It doesn't mean they didn't work hard to reach the position they're at. 

You can either choose to go out and part, going about your night in a clumsy haze OR you can stay home and get the sleep your body needs. You can even stay home and do homework for the NEXT week, clean your room, do the laundry, things more productive than partying or slacking around. 

Our time on this Earth is limited and our abilities are restricted. We aren't all born the same, some people are more intelligent or some people were born into a family with connects into certain jobs. This should push you to work EVEN HARDER. To be an even better person. To better yourself in any way possible. Every successful person knows that they must give their absolute all to get better and that going through the motions are the most disadvantageous thing you can do. If you do it right the first time, you never have to go back and do it again.

There are only a certain number of minutes in our lives, lets make those minutes count and be the best we can be. You never know when those minutes might get cut short. Don't make excuses for yourself, you can do ANYTHING you set your mind to!

Malcom X: No Fear

‎"No, I don't worry, I tell ya. I am a man who believed that I died 20 years ago and I live like a man who is dead already. I have no fear whatsoever of anybody or anything." -Malcom X

Malcom X was a man of his word and fought for what he believed in. I wish I was more knowledgeable about the man and what he did for the movement. From the small amount of information I know about him, he was a martyr and known as the most influential African American of the 20th century. This quote just tweaked my perspective on life a little bit. I'll give you my perception of the words that he spoke...

Why worry about anything? Everything is constantly changing and no matter what, we're going to be alright. Fear is the BIGGEST restraint of them all, but we are the ones who allow it to restrain. Malcom X decided at one point in his life that he would rather live his life as if he were already dead rather than allowing fear to stop him from doing what he wanted to accomplish. This is coming from a man who has been deemed one of the mot influential persons of an entire century, words of wisdom. He may of been assassinated but that's part of life.

     I would not mind dying at the age of 25 if I knew that I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish in my life. As a 20 year old, I will begin living my life like this. I've already been moving in this direction but now is the time to make the switch. Life is too short to have fear...fear will not be a roadblock in my life. I will accomplish all that I want to accomplish and then some!

Don't contemplate, just do what you want to do and get it done!