Chatmonkey Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) I read this, and thought I would share with you all as I think it will help. "A letter to anyone who is at a stage of their journey where they are struggling to move forward: Recently, as I deal with the emotional growing pains associated with becoming a man, I have gained a larger respect for the people in this world. I'm starting to experience pain that I know has been felt by billions, and yet I probably feel just as bad as the first man that felt it. It has always amazed me how these experiences felt by the majority of humanity, can still have such a massive effect on you. Such a large effect, that we begin to convince ourselves that no other individual has ever felt this type of pain, when we in fact we could not be more wrong. A common theme that I have noticed throughout my short life, is that when times get hard, people like to isolate themselves. They convince themselves, that others do not understand, that even though they may have gone through something similar, they tell themselves 'my situation is different'. As a result of this, they become immobile. Let me share something with you - it is VERY important that if you are one of these people, firstly let me say to stop being so IGNORANT. Secondly, now that you are annoyed at me, let me say that in life for you to SUCCEED, it is again VERY important that you have a TRACK RECORD of overcoming pain before the success becomes available. Why? Because when success finally does become available if you do not have the track record of overcoming pain, when an obstacle emerges that you have to deal with, you will NOT be able to handle it. All you would have to do is read one biography of a successful individual and you would realise that your situation is a drop in the ****ing pond compared to what others have overcome. People don't think that there can be a million of dollars worth off ideas and inspiration in a $5 soft-cover, those people are 100% wrong. Stop being so cheap, and start READING. Take life's hits, you've got no choice, you're going to get hit by EMOTIONAL PAIN. Multiple times. However, it is of VITAL importance that after you take a hit you do NOT get WOUNDED and stop moving. Continuous emotional suffering is SELF-INFLICTED and all you get from it is slower progress and pity from others. Who the **** wants to be the one people pity? All sympathy really is is a coping mechanism for people who were to weak and lazy to do anything, so others who have no right to validate it, validate it to make them feel better about their situation. YOU are the only person who can validate your situation, no one else. Sure, your mother will ALWAYS say, "it's ok you tried your best", but you are not a kid anymore. You should have YOUR OWN standards you hold yourself to and when you fail to make those standards, hold yourself accountable. Yes life is hard - it sucks that you have an ******* boss who doesn't give a **** about you, it sucks that you have to go through 17+ years in educational institutions and still don't have the job you want, it sucks that we have to go to the gym and watch what we eat in order to stay healthy and it ****ing sucks that the girl you gave your heart to threw it to the curb. Life is TOUGH. Do NOT let yourself become WOUNDED after taking a hit. Do NOT become IMMOBILE from SELF-INFLICTED pain. You are NOT in a UNIQUE circumstance. There is someone in a WORSE situation who is HANDLING it. You ARE cut from the same cloth as every successful person out there. This is modern natural selection. If you read all of this and are motivated to make a change, contact me and I will assist you on your journey by giving you a start up training plan you can use at your gym or park. This is free, there is no excuse, contact me." Got it from a page on Facebook called Mind of Iron. He has some great articles on there.. Hope this helps Some of you. Stay strong Edited November 11, 2014 by Chatmonkey
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