Words of Wisdom from Eminem

To paraphrase Eminem: "Will the real (insert your name here) please stand up."

How many times have we caught our self acting in a way that in contradictory to the person we are capable of being. We have to reach a point where we finally say "enough is enough" and start acting like person who we know that we can be. Until we are dissatisfied with our behavior, we are going to do nothing to change it. If we know that we can do better, then we need to challenge ourselves and make changes. We can start small, we don't need to change the whole world at once. I sometimes struggle with this, I want to change everything at one time and of then of course, nothing changes. One thing at a time. I am a big fan of making lists to remind myself of my goals, my chosen habits, and my values. We need to constantly remind ourselves of these things. If not, we will be easily influenced by society and the media which is not good.

Let's challenge ourselves today to start acting and behaving the way we know we are capable of. Let's stop saying "Someday I'm going to change." Someday is today. Someday is right now. We are only on this earth for a short time, so let's commit to excellence.

Thomas Edison failed 10,000 times before perfecting the incandescent electric light bulb. Don’t worry if you fail once.

Whenever we think to ourselves that we have tried everything to solve a problem or achieve something, that is a lie. We have not tried everything. The more ways we try and do something, the better. If we fail, we have an education on what does not work. I was thinking about the quitting smoking process that I went through. I tried and fail hundreds of times to quit, and always went back until I was finally successful. If one plan does not work, we need to simply change our approach and not quit. Losers quit, and we are not losers.

So let's remember today that because we try something a few times and it doesn't work, that does not mean that we'll never achieve the particular outcome that we want. Sometimes a little persistence is all we need. Very often it is a numbers game. The more we play, the better we get. It reminds me of when I used to play video games. I would play a game so many times I eventually mastered the game. Same as life. But the key is to keep playing, just like Edison.