If you are a 20 something, you will exactly know the dilemma I am going to talk about. Our life is full of confusion. From choosing between a job and future studies, to deciding our ultimate life goal; every thing is chaos and struggle. What keeps us going though is this small word with a giant meaning called ‘Success.’ The hope that someday, we will make it through all. The dream that someday, we will ace these hurdles.
But the big question is, how? While we are all fighting our own battles in our own way, this guy named James Clear has bits and pieces of advice about making that path smoother.
James Clear is an author, weightlifter, and most importantly, an amazing life coach. His Twitter is full of inspirational quotes, and all of them will surely make you go ‘True Story’. For now, you can have a look at this particular thread.
1. Maybe, not all that glitters is gold!
1/ The success you see others experiencing is rarely as sexy as it appears to be.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
2. Who wants to look at life beyond those rose tinted glasses?
2/ People naturally want to share the most photogenic version of their life and seldom discuss the process behind the scenes.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
3. Only if I knew that
3/ When an entrepreneur talks about making $80k/mo, they neglect to tell you about the $65k in expenses.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
4. So our whole life was a lie?
4/ $15k/month profit is still a great life, but it's not the $1M/year lifestyle you thought that person had.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
5. True that!
5/ When a company talks about raising $7M in funding, they neglect to tell you about tensions with investors or lack of profits.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
6. Rome wasn’t built in a day after all.
6/ When someone posts a video of themselves squatting 500 pounds, they rarely talk about training 5 days a week for a decade.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
7. This is what the world needs to know
7/ The results of success are usually public and highly visible, but the process behind success is often private and hidden from view.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
8. It’s all related
8/ The deception of success is greater now than ever before because social media curates the best, happiest and biggest moments to show us.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
9. Now that is Savage!
9/ When your screen is filled examples of the strongest, richest, and smartest, it's easy to overvalue the outcome & undervalue the process.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
10. Nope, everything comes with a price.
10/ You start to think there are people out there who have somehow "hacked life" such that there are only rewards and no consequences.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
11. Time for some reality check.
11/ You can't cherry-pick your favorite parts of a lifestyle. When you choose the benefits of an action, you also choose the drawbacks.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
12. The ordeals of the other side
12/ If you want to be a celebrity, you can't only choose the fame and fun. You are also choosing the hassle and public ridicule.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
13. Point noted
13/ If you want to be an author, you can't only choose the finished novel and book signings. You are also choosing months of lonely typing.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
14. Ask any body builder for the validity of this point
14/ Want to be a bodybuilder? You can't only choose the muscles and attention. You are also choosing the boring meals and calorie counting.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
15. But nobody will accept it
15/ The great trick of success is that to actually achieve it you have to want the public rewards and the hidden costs.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
16. Now that is a big one!
16/ Maybe jealousy and envy would fade if we knew the full story behind success. Maybe we would be less likely to put people on a pedestal.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 29, 2017
While the best and the only way to achieve success is sheer hard work, these life hacks by this gentleman will make the path more clear. Sure, it is a long journey but lights like these on the way, help to dispel a lot of darkness.