Mastery of Self

     Mastery of self, this should be one of your primary goals. If you cannot control yourself, then you cannot control anything. If you cannot control yourself, you cannot succeed. If you can’t control yourself, then you are destined to forever be an average chump.

     Everyone has known people, who in spite of possessing enviable amounts of talent, never lived up to their talent, because they refused to discipline themselves. Don’t be that person.

Self control is partly why, MJ Demarco drives a Lambo and you don't.

     Don’t be the person who floats through life following the plan that others have for him. Don’t be the person who doesn’t read a single book after graduating high school or college. Don’t be like the average American who watches 5 hours of television per day. Don’t be like the average American who is 23 pounds overweight. Don’t be the person who pisses away his money at the club every weekend hoping to land some meaningless sex from a stranger.

     If you want to get better than average results, then you’re going to have to have better that average actions. You don’t have time to waste. If you are in your teens or 20’s, don’t put off discipline. Remember when you were a kid and time seemed to pass slowly. Summers lasted forever, and the school year lasted even longer. And then one day, time seemed to shift gears and everything began going by faster? Well, that keeps happening. By the time you reach your mid-twenties entire years fly by in the blink of an eye.

This ballsy little bastard can burn himself alive, but you can't workout consistently.

     I once read about a study where scientist calculated this change in the way we perceive time over the course of our life and found that in terms of perceived time, you have lived half of your life by age 15. Think about that. Think about the span of time from your earliest memory until your 15 birthday. Now realize that from your 15 birthday until you death will seem just as short.
   
     Not to get preachy, but that makes me think of a quote from the Bible:


     “We blossom like a flower and then wither. Like a passing shadow we quickly disappear.” - Job 14:2


     Our lives a racing by quicker than we can comprehend. Make the most of yourself so that you can make the most of the little time you’re given.

     Till next time, gents.