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Will Smith shares his secrets of success


I have a great time with my life

I have a great time with my life and I want to share it

I love living I think that’s infectious

I love living I think that’s infectious it’s something that you can’t fake

greatness is not this wonderful esoteric

greatness is not this wonderful esoteric illusive godlike feature that only the

illusive godlike feature that only the

illusive godlike feature that only the special among us are will ever taste you

special among us are will ever taste you

special among us are will ever taste you know it’s something that truly exists in

know it’s something that truly exists in

know it’s something that truly exists in all of us it’s very simple this is what

all of us it’s very simple this is what

all of us it’s very simple this is what I believe and I’m willing to die for it

I believe and I’m willing to die for it

I believe and I’m willing to die for it yeah period it’s that simple I Know Who

yeah period it’s that simple I Know Who

yeah period it’s that simple I Know Who I am I don’t know what I believe I Know

I am I don’t know what I believe I Know

I am I don’t know what I believe I Know Who I am I know who what else all I need

Who I am I know who what else all I need

Who I am I know who what else all I need to know that’s how hard you know so from

to know that’s how hard you know so from

to know that’s how hard you know so from there you do what you need to do you

there you do what you need to do you

there you do what you need to do you know and I think what happens is we make

know and I think what happens is we make

know and I think what happens is we make this situation more complex than it has

this situation more complex than it has

this situation more complex than it has to be looking for complexities got to be

to be looking for complexities got to be

to be looking for complexities got to be absolute and complex to understand it

absolute and complex to understand it

absolute and complex to understand it can’t be that easy no

we didn’t grow up with the sense that

we didn’t grow up with the sense that where we were was where we were going to

where we were was where we were going to

where we were was where we were going to be you know we grew up with the sense

be you know we grew up with the sense

be you know we grew up with the sense that where we were almost didn’t matter

that where we were almost didn’t matter

that where we were almost didn’t matter because we were becoming we were

because we were becoming we were

because we were becoming we were becoming right something greater

the separation of talent and skill is

the separation of talent and skill is one of the the the greatest

one of the the the greatest

one of the the the greatest misunderstood concepts for people who

misunderstood concepts for people who

misunderstood concepts for people who are trying to excel who have dreams that

are trying to excel who have dreams that

are trying to excel who have dreams that want to do things talent you have

want to do things talent you have

want to do things talent you have naturally skill is only developed by

naturally skill is only developed by

naturally skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on

hours and hours and hours of beating on

hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft I’ve never really viewed

your craft I’ve never really viewed

your craft I’ve never really viewed myself as particularly talented where I

myself as particularly talented where I

myself as particularly talented where I excel is ridiculous sickening work ethic

excel is ridiculous sickening work ethic

excel is ridiculous sickening work ethic you know while the other guys sleeping

you know while the other guys sleeping

you know while the other guys sleeping I’m working what other guys eaten I’m

I’m working what other guys eaten I’m

I’m working what other guys eaten I’m working there’s no easy way around it no

working there’s no easy way around it no

working there’s no easy way around it no matter how talented you are your talent

matter how talented you are your talent

matter how talented you are your talent is going to fail you if you’re not

is going to fail you if you’re not

is going to fail you if you’re not skilled you know if you don’t study if

skilled you know if you don’t study if

skilled you know if you don’t study if you don’t work really hard and dedicate

you don’t work really hard and dedicate

you don’t work really hard and dedicate yourself to being better every single

yourself to being better every single

yourself to being better every single day you’ll never be able to communicate

day you’ll never be able to communicate

day you’ll never be able to communicate with with people with your artistry the

with with people with your artistry the

with with people with your artistry the way that you want so the only thing that

way that you want so the only thing that

way that you want so the only thing that I see that is distinctly different about

I see that is distinctly different about

I see that is distinctly different about me is I’m not afraid to die on a

me is I’m not afraid to die on a

me is I’m not afraid to die on a treadmill you might have more talent

treadmill you might have more talent

treadmill you might have more talent than me

than me

than me you might be smarter than me but if we

you might be smarter than me but if we

you might be smarter than me but if we get on the treadmill together right

get on the treadmill together right

get on the treadmill together right there’s two things you’re getting off

there’s two things you’re getting off

there’s two things you’re getting off first or I’m going to die it’s really

first or I’m going to die it’s really

first or I’m going to die it’s really that simple

one summer his dad tore down a brick

one summer his dad tore down a brick wall on the front of his business and

wall on the front of his business and

wall on the front of his business and told twelve-year-old will and his

told twelve-year-old will and his

told twelve-year-old will and his nine-year-old brother to rebuild it a

nine-year-old brother to rebuild it a

nine-year-old brother to rebuild it a job they said was impossible it took

job they said was impossible it took

job they said was impossible it took them a year and a half but they didn’t

them a year and a half but they didn’t

them a year and a half but they didn’t and he said now don’t you ever tell me

and he said now don’t you ever tell me

and he said now don’t you ever tell me it’s something that you can do you don’t

it’s something that you can do you don’t

it’s something that you can do you don’t try to build a wall you don’t set out to

try to build a wall you don’t set out to

try to build a wall you don’t set out to build a wall you don’t say I’m gonna

build a wall you don’t say I’m gonna

build a wall you don’t say I’m gonna baked it no the biggest baddest greatest

baked it no the biggest baddest greatest

baked it no the biggest baddest greatest wall that’s ever been built you don’t

wall that’s ever been built you don’t

wall that’s ever been built you don’t start there you say I’m going to lay

start there you say I’m going to lay

start there you say I’m going to lay this brick as perfectly as a brick can

this brick as perfectly as a brick can

this brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid and you do that every single day

be laid and you do that every single day

be laid and you do that every single day until you have as soon you have a wall

you know it’s an idea to my grandmother

you know it’s an idea to my grandmother always had you know if you’re going to

always had you know if you’re going to

always had you know if you’re going to be here then there’s a necessity to make

be here then there’s a necessity to make

be here then there’s a necessity to make a difference

a difference

a difference she always instilled the responsibility

she always instilled the responsibility

she always instilled the responsibility to spiritual responsibility that you

to spiritual responsibility that you

to spiritual responsibility that you have to make every group you come in

have to make every group you come in

have to make every group you come in contact with better I want to do good I

contact with better I want to do good I

contact with better I want to do good I want the world to be better because I

want the world to be better because I

want the world to be better because I was here I want my life I want my my

was here I want my life I want my my

was here I want my life I want my my work my family I wanted to mean

work my family I wanted to mean

work my family I wanted to mean something and it’s like it has if you

something and it’s like it has if you

something and it’s like it has if you are not making someone else’s life

are not making someone else’s life

are not making someone else’s life better than you’re wasting your time you

better than you’re wasting your time you

better than you’re wasting your time you know like that your life will become

know like that your life will become

know like that your life will become better by making other lives better

I want to represent an idea i want to

I want to represent an idea i want to represent possibilities i want to

represent possibilities i want to

represent possibilities i want to represent the idea that you really can

represent the idea that you really can

represent the idea that you really can make what you want one of my favorite

make what you want one of my favorite

make what you want one of my favorite books is the The Alchemist Paulo Coelho

books is the The Alchemist Paulo Coelho

books is the The Alchemist Paulo Coelho and that’s just I just believe that I

and that’s just I just believe that I

and that’s just I just believe that I believe that I can create whatever I

believe that I can create whatever I

believe that I can create whatever I want to create

the first step before anybody else in

the first step before anybody else in the world believes it is you have to

the world believes it is you have to

the world believes it is you have to believe it there’s no reason to have a

believe it there’s no reason to have a

believe it there’s no reason to have a plan B because it distracts from plan a

plan B because it distracts from plan a

plan B because it distracts from plan a I think that there’s a certain

I think that there’s a certain

I think that there’s a certain delusional quality that all successful

delusional quality that all successful

delusional quality that all successful people have to have you have to believe

people have to have you have to believe

people have to have you have to believe that something different than what has

that something different than what has

that something different than what has happened for the last 50 to 80 years of

happened for the last 50 to 80 years of

happened for the last 50 to 80 years of history you have to believe that

history you have to believe that

history you have to believe that something different can happen if

something different can happen if

something different can happen if Confucius said he who says he can and he

Confucius said he who says he can and he

Confucius said he who says he can and he who says he can’t are both usually right

being realistic is the most commonly

being realistic is the most commonly travel road to mediocrity why would you

travel road to mediocrity why would you

travel road to mediocrity why would you be realistic what’s the point of being

be realistic what’s the point of being

be realistic what’s the point of being realistic

realistic

realistic just put up a barrier yeah I’m gonna do

just put up a barrier yeah I’m gonna do

just put up a barrier yeah I’m gonna do it it’s done

it it’s done

it it’s done it’s already done the second I decide is

it’s already done the second I decide is

it’s already done the second I decide is done it’s already done so now we just

done it’s already done so now we just

done it’s already done so now we just gotta wait for y’all to see it’s

gotta wait for y’all to see it’s

gotta wait for y’all to see it’s unrealistic to water switch and Mike as

unrealistic to water switch and Mike as

unrealistic to water switch and Mike as a realist

a realist

a realist fortunately fences in baseball is it

fortunately fences in baseball is it

fortunately fences in baseball is it unrealistic particular bend a piece of

unrealistic particular bend a piece of

unrealistic particular bend a piece of metal and black people over a notion in

metal and black people over a notion in

metal and black people over a notion in that net that’s unrealistic but

that net that’s unrealistic but

that net that’s unrealistic but fortunately the Wright brothers and

fortunately the Wright brothers and

fortunately the Wright brothers and others they didn’t believe that and it

others they didn’t believe that and it

others they didn’t believe that and it just seems it just seems like such a

just seems it just seems like such a

just seems it just seems like such a ridiculous idea to me to embrace the

ridiculous idea to me to embrace the

ridiculous idea to me to embrace the idea that it’s not what happened that’s

idea that it’s not what happened that’s

idea that it’s not what happened that’s not real for that to happen as soon as

not real for that to happen as soon as

not real for that to happen as soon as you say now you just made everyone

our thoughts our feelings our dreams our

our thoughts our feelings our dreams our ideas our physical in the universe that

ideas our physical in the universe that

ideas our physical in the universe that if we dream something we picture

if we dream something we picture

if we dream something we picture something we commit ourselves to it that

something we commit ourselves to it that

something we commit ourselves to it that is a physical thrust towards realization

is a physical thrust towards realization

is a physical thrust towards realization that we can put into the universe that

that we can put into the universe that

that we can put into the universe that the universe is another thing that sort

the universe is another thing that sort

the universe is another thing that sort of push us around and the world and

of push us around and the world and

of push us around and the world and people situations are not something

people situations are not something

people situations are not something everyone pushes around that we are going

everyone pushes around that we are going

everyone pushes around that we are going to visit the University Mountain and

to visit the University Mountain and

to visit the University Mountain and demanded universe become what we wanted

demanded universe become what we wanted

demanded universe become what we wanted to be I study the patterns of the

to be I study the patterns of the

to be I study the patterns of the universe there’s a redemptive power that

universe there’s a redemptive power that

universe there’s a redemptive power that making a choice has you know rather than

making a choice has you know rather than

making a choice has you know rather than feeling like you’re at a fete to all the

feeling like you’re at a fete to all the

feeling like you’re at a fete to all the things that are happening make a choice

things that are happening make a choice

things that are happening make a choice like you just decide what is going to be

like you just decide what is going to be

like you just decide what is going to be who you’re going to be how you’re going

who you’re going to be how you’re going

who you’re going to be how you’re going to do it just decide and then from that

to do it just decide and then from that

to do it just decide and then from that point the universe is going to get out

point the universe is going to get out

point the universe is going to get out your way it’s like it’s water it wants

your way it’s like it’s water it wants

your way it’s like it’s water it wants to it wants to move and go around stuff

to it wants to move and go around stuff

to it wants to move and go around stuff you know you know there’s a there’s a

you know you know there’s a there’s a

you know you know there’s a there’s a flow of the universe that I’ve grown to

flow of the universe that I’ve grown to

flow of the universe that I’ve grown to know just how to go with it

I realized that when to have the level

I realized that when to have the level of success that I want to have it’s

of success that I want to have it’s

of success that I want to have it’s difficult to spread it out and do

difficult to spread it out and do

difficult to spread it out and do multiple things it takes such a

multiple things it takes such a

multiple things it takes such a desperate obsessive focus you really got

desperate obsessive focus you really got

desperate obsessive focus you really got to focus with all of your fiber and all

to focus with all of your fiber and all

to focus with all of your fiber and all your heart and all your creativity

evaded by fear fear you know fear of

evaded by fear fear you know fear of what ex fear of fear

what ex fear of fear

what ex fear of fear I hate being scared to do something and

I hate being scared to do something and

I hate being scared to do something and I think what developed in my in my early

I think what developed in my in my early

I think what developed in my in my early days was the the attitude that I started

days was the the attitude that I started

days was the the attitude that I started attacking things that I was scared of it

attacking things that I was scared of it

attacking things that I was scared of it was Franklin Roosevelt said the only

was Franklin Roosevelt said the only

was Franklin Roosevelt said the only fear you have the fear is fear itself

fear you have the fear is fear itself

fear you have the fear is fear itself absolutely more than absolutely

you can’t be scared to die for the truth

you can’t be scared to die for the truth the truth is the only thing that’s ever

the truth is the only thing that’s ever

the truth is the only thing that’s ever going to be constant

don’t ever let somebody tell you you

don’t ever let somebody tell you you can’t do something not even me

all right you got a dream

all right you got a dream you got to protect it

people can’t do something themselves

people can’t do something themselves they want to tell you you can do it

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