As a great source of inspiration, he has always displayed a positive outlook on life and truly believes that we as individuals are responsible for whether we are successful or not; it's not something you find from outside yourself, but rather, it comes from within.
Here are 5 of his many quotes that I found to be motivating/inspiring:
- "Being realistic is the most common path to mediocrity." - This quote is telling us to not let others opinions of our vision prevent us from taking the steps to making it happen. Just because it's seen as 'unrealistic' doesn't mean it cannot be done, isn't everything 'impossible' until it's completed? It's doubtful that before electricity was discovered that anybody believed the idea of it was possible or 'realistic', don't let someone else define your reality for you, it's whatever you decide it to be. People that started from the bottom are climbing towards the top everyday, there's no reason why you can't be one of those people, unless you aren't taking the action to make it happen.
- "While the other guy's sleeping, I'm working. While the other guys eating, I'm working."- I think the point Will Smith is trying to make here is that you get what you give in life. If you want to be a successful actor/musician/writer/sports person, whatever it may be , and you're not taking any action in the direction of any of those things; than you're not going anywhere fast. If you're not spending all your spare time bettering yourself, taking the steps to be closer to achieving your goals, than you're wasting your time. The dog that trots about finds the bone. We make our own luck.
- On learning to swim: "I'm too big to have some woman hold my stomach and say: now kick your feet."- It's about attitude, dedication and responsibility. Don't always rely on others to help you, if you sit at home making no progress towards what you want and instead, are waiting for someone to come along and throw an opportunity your way , you'll be waiting a long time. Stop waiting for the perfect moment to come, take control and go make a moment perfect. Good things come to those who go out and grab them. "A year from now, you'll wish you started today."
- "As long as I continue to effect people positively there's no version of me not winning."- By helping others out, you are not decreasing the chance of your own success. There's room enough for everyone to be living out their dream. As Will Smith has also said, "when you wake up in the morning and your life means something other than to you, you have a purpose." It's important to uphold your social connections, and helping others has been proven to help boost your own self esteem and happiness. We all like to feel needed and appreciated after all, and it's always nice to help someone find their smile. Whoever you meet you have an affect on in some way or the other, whether it's a positive or negative impact is completely up to you.
- "In my mind I've always been an A-list Hollywood superstar. Y'all just didn't know it yet" - Believe in yourself and your talents, if you don't it's doubtful you'll get very far, in fact you are more likely to end up miserable, with a feeling of dissatisfaction, doing a job that you really don't enjoy doing. There's many quotes like "you are what you think you are" that back up this idea, if you truly believe in yourself you're giving off a vibe that makes others interested in what you do , then they want to see or hear your work. You can always tell the difference between someone who believes in themselves and someone who doesn't. If you truly want something you should be giving it 100%, if you're going to do something half-heartedly what's the point in doing it at all?
"The person who thinks he can and the person who thinks he can't are both right."
Challenge yourself to be better.
Love and light
xo.
