Link Here Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Entitled To Nothing Over the last decade of my life, I’ve come to believe this simple and profound truth: my life is my fault. My thoughts, feelings, decisions, actions, and above all else, personal standards are creating my experience of life. It’s an uncomfortable truth and it’s hard to admit at times, but it’s true nonetheless. To achieve anything worthwhile, individual responsibility must become absolute. And admitting, “your life is your fault” is the first step in taking complete control of your life.The second step is acknowledging your rituals, habits, and beliefs are the building blocks of your life. Your daily rituals and routines, paired with your personal standards, determine who you become. The standards you set for your health, wealth, relationships, personal growth, faith, and everything important to you will determine whether you live the life of your dreams, or a nightmare. Your standards will determine if you live a painful life, or an extraordinary one. Average standards create a painful [shitty] life. Good standards create an average [hard] life. Great standards create a good [comfortable] life, and extraordinary standards create a life beyond your wildest dreams.The question you must answer is — what do you want your life experience to be? And are you willing to pay the price required to live life at that level? Everyone says they want to live an “extraordinary life,” but few are willing to pay the price. Most do not have the courage or character to willingly confront [or accept] the truth in these words. The world is full of daydreamers and victims who blame circumstances and situations for their failures and shortcomings instead of taking complete ownership of their life. That’s why most never live the life they truly desire. Because there is no progress, no growth, and no achievement without sacrifice. If we don't make sacrifices for what we want, what we want becomes the sacrifice. We don’t control what happens outside of us, but we always control how we react and respond. What happens might not be our fault, but how we respond is, and will determine the direction and destination of our life. When we learn to intentionally manage the action-reaction relationship, we develop the ability to grow through any situation and turn every obstacle into an opportunity to become more. Adversity is a mirror, and it shows us who we are. Circumstance doesn’t create character, it reveals it. We must have the courage to embrace who you are today, and strive to to better our best tomorrow.Life is hard, and bad shit is going to happen, but suffering is a choice. We are going to experience ups and downs, twists and turns, and pain. Pain is a fact of life, and we must learn to embrace it, so we don’t have to live with it. We must have the courage to embrace the pain of discipline, and do what we know we must do, so we don’t live with the pain of regret — not doing what we know in our heart we should do. The pain of discipline [sacrifice] is temporary, and creates an extraordinary life. The pain of regret can be permanent and last a lifetime if you don’t learn from it, and grow through it. I know this because I’ve paid the price of regret so many fucking times. It became unbearable and I was forced to confront the man in the mirror and find a way overcome it, or die trying.Through this process of discovery, creating discipline and a standard of personal excellence has become the single most important tool for my growth and success.I’ve observed and learned from some of the most successful of our time, from athletes to entrepreneurs, and everyone in between. They all credit unreasonable standards and daily consistent action as the key to their success. Unreasonable standards for yourself are the only thing that will allow you to bridge the gap from where you are to where you truly desire to be.I believe intentionally creating the life we want to live is the most important thing we will ever do and why we must bring ruthless intention into our days and invest our attention into things that truly matter. That’s why I started Entitled To Nothing, and why I feel compelled to share from my journey to inspire you on yours. I want to help you bridge your gap and to support your pursuit of personal excellence. It’s easy to get discouraged, frustrated, and feel defeated when we are not where we want to be… and feel like we may never get there. Self doubt, limiting beliefs, insecurities and the feelings of worthlessness have haunted me my entire life and the only cure I’ve ever found is committing to a standard of personal excellence, and developing the discipline to hold myself accountable and follow through. Simply put, the only thing I ever did was outwork myself doubt and after a decade of running head first into failure after failure, I've developed the skills, character traits and beliefs required to create live on my terms. It’s cliche, and may sound like complete bullshit, but it’s the f*cking truth. I’ve come to believe the only thing that will truly make us feel whole is the pursuit of our own personal excellence. To rise in honor of our creator and strive to become the very best we can be. To lead by example, and let our actions inspire those around us. We are in this together, in pursuit of our own personal excellence. May you have courage to chase your dreams, and the strength to never ever settle for less than you desire.
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