Quote: (09-28-2012 03:05 PM)pitt Wrote:
Thats being super negative, i dont think you are helping here. You can achieve whatever your mind believes.
Some of us actually apply most of the quality stuff we read on this forum,you saying that this shit wont work is the same as killing the dream of many youngsters here.
Ha, I get what you're saying Pitt, but while you say I'm being "super negative" and being pessimistic, I think you being a little too optimistic saying that "you can achieve whatever your mind believes." It sounds great in theory, but unfortunately reality doesn't always work out like that.
All over the U.S. there are kids who grow up dreaming about playing in the NBA, NFL, etc., a lot of these kids play sports all through school, some maybe were stars in their local towns, maybe even got a scholarship to a division II school, but they never achieve their ultimate dreams of becoming a professional athlete.
I'm not saying that a person shouldn't dream big and pursue their dreams, but the fact is that a very slim portion will ever make it huge on the big scale, whether that means playing in the NBA, becoming a movie star like Brad Pitt, or a famous rapper like Tupac. Achieving that status is a pipe dream for 98% of the people out there.
Ask guys like the dude, BasilRansom, etc., I'm sure L.A. is full of people trying to make it in acting, unfortunately most of them are working waiting tables, only to get the occasional tv commercial, etc. A lot of the women trying to make it big in Hollywood will end up in the San Fernando Valley doing porn.
I'm a pragmatist, that means I look at things as they are, in the reality of the situation. I try to better myself, work on goals, read books relating to self-help, etc., but at the end of the day, I know that it's not realistic to think I want to become the next Jon Jones, I'm going to start taking Muay Thai classes and Jiujitsu classes, and after a few years of hard work, I'll be a tittle contender in the UFC. That is just not ever going to happen. It's better to set realistic goals that can be achieved, instead of chasing a dream, wasting time, money, and energy, only to come up short.
You can say I'm negative, I'm not adding anything, etc., but that's just the reality of life. If it were that easy, we'd all be rock stars, movie stars, professional athletes, etc.