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Bending the Universe – Will Smith

10 Jan

The universe is not a thing that’s going to push us around… We are going to bend the universe and command – and demand – that the universe become what we want it to be.

- Will Smith

Will Smith

Will Smith

There was a re-run of Men in Black on TV today and much to the annoyance of my 5 a side football team, I decided to stay in and watch it for the umpteenth time. Can’t help it, I just love anything Will Smith related. I remember listening to his music in the early 1990′s and watching the first ever episode of the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and every episode after that. The first movie I ever watched in the cinema was Independence Day. He is not only an amazing entertainer but his view of life is a fresh of breath air and he has always been one of my biggest role models.

He is quite possibly the biggest movie star in the world and according to Newsweek, the most powerful actor in Hollywood. But what drives him and how does he achieve his level of greatness? He doesn’t believe in impossible! When Will started acting, he made the choice to become the biggest movie star in the world. The first thing he did was watch the 10 top-grossing movies of all time and looked for patterns among them. Will has said, “I study the patterns of the universe.”

In the video below, Will Smith explains how to bend the Universe -

 

Will Smith’s Pearls of Wisdom about Life

Over the years in countless interviews, Will has shared with us a lot of inspiring and motivational quotes. Thought I had share some of my favourite ones below -

I LOVE LIVING. I think that’s infectious.

Greatness truly exists in all of us.

Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.

I’ve never really viewed myself as particularly talented, where I excel is ridiculous,sickening work ethic. While the other guy is sleeping, I’m working. While the other guy is eating, I’m working.

If you don’t dedicate yourself to becoming better every single day, you will never be able to communicate with people the way that you want.

The only thing that I see that is distinctly different about me is that I’m not afraid to DIE on a treadmill. You might have more talent than me, you might be smarter than me, but if we get on a treadmill together, there are two things:
1- You’re getting off first
OR
2- I’m gonna DIE
It’s really that simple

You don’t try to build a wall. You don’t set out and say ‘I’m gonna build the biggest, baddest, greatest wall that has ever been built’. You say ‘I’m going to lay this brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid’. You do this every single day, and soon you have a wall.

If you are not making someone else’s life better, then you are wasting your time. Your life will become better by making other people’s lives better.

The first step before anyone else in the world believes it is that YOU have to believe it.

My 2012 New Year’s Resolutions

1 Jan 2012 New Year's Resolutions
2012 Resolutions

2012 Resolutions

Every year, like countless others, I sit down prior to the New Year and earnestly write down my New Year’s resolutions; needless to say rarely do I ever complete the list. I often get asked why I bother, Simples, even though I may never have completed the list I do at least get halfway through it.

Over the years, my new year’s resolutions have made me take up middle distance running, write poetry, grow spiritually, change careers, lose weight/gain weight, take part in flashmobs, help others, run seminars, find faith, grow a moustache, start my own business, gain qualifications e.t.c , so if anything, these lists have been major motivators in my life. I can honestly say that because of the lists I have never once been bored in the past 10 years.

With the beginning of 2012, it is time for me to create a new list and this year I plan to keep a blog of how well I am progressing through the list. This blog post is to motivate myself and others, if this has motivated you in any way, I am happy to have helped and would love to hear and share your story.

Philippians 4:13 tells us, “I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.” John 15:5 declares, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” If God is the center of your New Year’s resolution, it has chance for success, depending on your commitment to it. If it is God’s will for something to be fulfilled, He will enable you to fulfill it. So with those words I wish you the best for your resolutions and have a really special New Year.

Niro’s 2012 New Year’s Resolutions (in no particular order)

Spiritual Wellbeing

  1. Read the whole bible and grow spiritually
  2. Attend the Alpha course
  3. Spend one hour every week reflecting and meditating on everything that has happened that week and plan effectively for the next week

Family & Friends

  1. Get Married
  2. Build stronger relationships with family and friends
  3. Make date night with my other half a permanent fixture every week and do something fun
  4. Keep in closer touch with mum, dad and bro

Learn new things

  1. Learn Photography
  2. Learn Dancing
  3. Learn to Cook
  4. Learn to play the Guitar
  5. Gain a recognised qualification in Marketing

Self Improvement and Motivation

  1. Set goals for 2012, put them in writing and go for it – DONE (17/01/2012)
  2. Be super efficient and super organised both at work and in my personal life
  3. Improve oratory skills
  4. Give a speech in front of 500+ people
  5. Master Neuro Linguistic Programming
  6. Read a book every 2 weeks

Health, Diet  & Fitness

  1. Stick to a strict training schedule at the gym and motivate others to keep fit and healthy
  2. Run 3 10K races and beat current personal best of 49 minutes
    Race 1 – Bushy Park 10K (Time – 00:53:54)
  3. Benchpress 100kg (minimum 5 reps)
  4. Lose the family pack and gain back the six pack
  5. Limit sugar and fatty food intake
  6. Get a full body checkup
  7. Have wisdom teeth extracted

Financial Wellbeing

  1. Become Entrepreneurial
  2. Create multiple streams of income
  3. Understand the basics of Finance
  4. Invest in shares
  5. Clear all debt
  6. Move into own flat – Done
  7. Buy a new car – Done

Creative Wellbeing

  1. Write 20 poems
  2. Take part in an Open Mic Poetry reading
  3. Blog atleast once a week
  4. Write the lyrics for a song
  5. Publish a book

Out and About

  1. Go somewhere beautiful on honeymoon
  2. Explore the quirkier side of London

Day 10 – How to be Brilliant

10 Jan

One of my new year’s resolution was to read atleast one book a week and this being my first week thought i had start with a book I got over Christmas, How to Be Brilliant, by Michael Heppell. It had the typical self-help information you get in most motibvational books but reading through it, I discovered that I already do most of the things required to achieve brilliant results and I also picked up quite a lot of neat little tips and tricks to better myself. A really inspiring quote that I picked up from the book was -

Be the change you want to see in the world – Gandhi

How to be Brilliant

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