Just hearing this word humble, makes me wanna question myself every time: "Why do I love it so much?". To be honest, it is actually simple to understand, but harder to put in practice... . When you start being humble it is easier to see which opinions are constructive and which are just useless and mean. Don't take me wrong, You should listen to all opinions and to consider them useful. But, and here is the part most people don't understand or really try to ignore it, WHY listen to someone that gives you some mean "advice" (Example: Why paint, it's a waste of time and money? - OR - Why are you thinking about saving money, live your life!). Have you ever thought that those people do half the things You do? Or maybe they are just realistic with You, but still ... It's your dream and no one has the right to break it up for You. The only exception to this rule is that if You really aren't made for it. Even then You can't know that. But how can you know that if You don't fail a couple times withou any kind of progress. Maybe if You tried selling your painting a sixth time, it would've been a success. Maybe if You made the same announcement a third time, someone would've shown up to your meeting. Who knows? Do You really think it's one of your friends to decide that?
Never BRAG to anyone of what You do, unless You know damn well, how precious your work is, or how good You are in your domain. But even then, BE HUMBLE, to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Good things come to those who keep their mouth shut and work, work and just work. Have You ever heard any good singer say "I have a good/perfect voice."? Not even the wisest people or the most smartest one never said one single thing about how different and superior they are. This may be one of the reasons why You aren't the best at what You do or even close to it. You need hard work and less talking. Less talking means less discussions about what You do, less "You wanna know what I am working on now" and MOST IMPORTANT, less of the idea of always working with someone on the next big project. Yeah, it is easier to work on something with a friend but is it really developing your full potential? If you feel like this situation describes You, then You should ask yourself the next 2 questions: "Why do I feel so much the need of validation form personal praises? And Can't I really do anything alone?".
Being humble doesn't restrict just to being silent about your work and being polite in all situations but also time management. Time is the most precious resource, We all have, but We sadly waste on meaningless things. Do You really wanna go to the same place, you've have been losing years, when You can start developing a passion, learn a language or even ... write a book? Oh, You don't like reading books? You don't have time to learn a new language? But You have enough time to waste a couple of hours staying in a cafe or drinking a couple of beers with the same discussions in your group because nobody really does something else with their time? Now, I know what I told you, but sometimes all is divided to the fact that, You have the wrong group of friends. You wanna drink and party all your life, without money in your pocket or without a dream or knowing which way your life is taking? Then please stop reading this book and just recommend it to someone, who is open for change. Still reading? Good job. You are on your way to a more peaceful and rewarding life. For your passion to be even more cultivated, You need the right pair of friends in your life. Find those who share the same hobbies or ideas as You. Or go the other way around and choose the people, who want success in a different way. Personal opinion, those are the best kind of people because they bring original ideas with no real fatigue.
What did we learn or circled on our "Thinking List". That being humble can be a solution to the dead end, We found in our long path. We need to stop talking so much about our "everlasting trials", if we didn't even put one brick in our career wall. After all, who do You really wanna impress...yourself or your friends? We need to stop letting people, with no hopes and dreams, just shatter our plans or to hold us in place. And last but not least, STOP FOR GOD'S SAKE WASTING TIME. The "mysterious" questions for this chapter are:
1. What is keeping me really in place, friends or my own lamentably indolence? Am I ready to start to work on my carrier? What life changes do I have to do?
2. How humble am I really? Is time management, a problem in any way? What plan should I adapt to become more awake to reality?
3. Am I bragging to much? If yes, Am I really in the position to brag? Why do I brag and what do I accomplish from it?
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