Do it because you want to not because someone else expects you to. If you are not getting paid, having fun, or doing it for future work don't do it!
You will become those you associate with:
-If your friends have no motivation ,dreams, or goals you will lead the same lifeless path
-If you want to be a country musician meet successful people in that industry.
-If you want to be a stock broker meet successful stockbrokers and investors.
-Immerse yourself and surround yourself with successful people in your field or industry
You have two choices in life.. lead or follow. Choose wisely who you follow and be responsible and respectful to those you lead.
Your dreams are yours and you are the only one that can be held responsible for living them or losing them.
No matter how bad your life is going keep your focus and stay on track. It may hurt to suffer during hard times but the pain is intolerable when you spend the rest of your life wishing you had not given up or wishing you had taken the risk
Keep your friends close but always know that in times of desperation friends and colleagues turn greedy and what you have they will want your talent, your music, your money, your ideas.
Guard yourself and realize the value of what you have and treat it like a million dollars.
When you have nothing in the beginning no one will help you out........but when you start to build something you will have a million friends with their hands out claiming they have always been there for you through thick and thin. Kick them in the ass and toss them to the curb.
You will never be able to please everyone so do not try. Not everyone will like your music, art, or idea. Do not waste your time trying. for every 100 that do not like it there are 100 more in the world that will. Find them!
Write a book about your life. Start with the beginning until now, then write how you want it to be. Start from now and follow the trail you have written. Read that book everyday and keep your dreams in the front of your mind.
Even locked in a 5X9 cell you still have the freedom to think, dream, and plan. No one can ever take that away from you except you!
Being the best doesn't mean you will get anywhere. Working hard, being passionate, and staying motivated will get you everywhere. Love what you do and do it and the rest will follow.
Critics are everywhere. Critics are friends with jealousy problems, siblings that dont have half of what you have, and employers that can't keep their doors open. Critics are those who have done nothing with their lives and want to bring everyone down with them. Critics are parasites of mediocrity and they are a waste of your time and effort.The best way to understand critics is by this quote from actress Tyne Daly "A critic is someone who never actually goes to the battle, yet afterwards comes out shooting the wounded"