Most successful people would tell you to think big. They don't tell you (in books, articles, etc.) to think of opening that one food outlet by the street, instead they tell you to think of opening a national or even international chain of food outlets. Of course we all know (we as in both successful people and people like myself who are just staring out) that you just can't open up that international chain of restaurants, instead you have to start out most probably with that one single outlet somewhere locally and build up.
The bottom line they stress on is to think big, think big and figure out how to get there within a set frame of time.
I am a big thinker. I think about owning a global bank, real estate firm, investment firm, education institution, and so on...
When it comes to thinking, here is what I've observed: The world (generally) loves to encourage thinking big in your younger years, and tends to discourage you (more often than not) thinking big as you keep getting older (say about high school onwards).
As a kid, I could go on and on telling people that I wanted to be an astronaut, a scientist, a doctor, a “rich man”, etc. and people around me would smile and say, “nothing is impossible Floyd, put your mind to it and you'll be what you want to be.” This encouraging acted like sweet music to my ears and I developed the habit to think big/dream big.
Skipping forward to present times, now it's a different scenario. I still dream big, think big, that's remained the same. But the people around me instead of encouraging me tend to discourage me. For example, when I tell Nana that I want to own an investment firm and be one of the best fund managers in the world, she goes like “Don't count the chickens before they hatch. Go and study and get a job to start out with.” However, at about the same time my 8 year old cousin calls up and tells her he wants to be the best magician in the world, she says “Yes baba, you can do it!”
For some reason, generally speaking, the older you get the more pessimistic most people become. Hell, the older you get the more pessimistic you become. I have no clue why, but optimism gets replaced by negativity/pessimism. Suddenly, the world becomes this hard place where nothing comes easy and it's almost impossible to beat the odds. Again, we all know this fact. But what I fail to understand is why people mostly give up or give in to such thinking instead of saying something to themselves continually like, “nothing is impossible, I just need to be smart and persevere.”
It's no wonder then, with such pessimism or such a skeptical outlook that is ingrained in the masses, passed on from one generation to another, that you have so many of them struggling to just make it out of the rat race.
I have to be frank here. The odds of me owning a bank, investment firm, real estate firm, restaurant, etc. seems so very not in my favor, but then does that mean that I must give up the thought and settle for something less? It is much better to play it safe, to get in amongst the herd, instead of just giving greatness a shot? Does it mean that I must stop dreaming?
I hear people telling me “don't just dream, do something” and those people I take note of for two reasons. The first reason being, they're right in saying “do something,” for doing is much harder than dreaming about doing it. The second reason being, they act as a good source of “motivation” fuel.
It's time to end this post. In the end I'd like to say, keep thinking big, keep dreaming. Of course you have haters and doubters all around you, but if your heart/subconscious/that inner voice tells you something, you're better off following it (or gambling on it) rather than just having it irk you every so often. Don't listen to people that want you to be like them. Don't be amongst the masses if you don't want to be amongst the masses.
“Think Big, Dream Big.” - Donald Trump (I guess he practices what he preaches).
The bottom line they stress on is to think big, think big and figure out how to get there within a set frame of time.
I am a big thinker. I think about owning a global bank, real estate firm, investment firm, education institution, and so on...
When it comes to thinking, here is what I've observed: The world (generally) loves to encourage thinking big in your younger years, and tends to discourage you (more often than not) thinking big as you keep getting older (say about high school onwards).
As a kid, I could go on and on telling people that I wanted to be an astronaut, a scientist, a doctor, a “rich man”, etc. and people around me would smile and say, “nothing is impossible Floyd, put your mind to it and you'll be what you want to be.” This encouraging acted like sweet music to my ears and I developed the habit to think big/dream big.
Skipping forward to present times, now it's a different scenario. I still dream big, think big, that's remained the same. But the people around me instead of encouraging me tend to discourage me. For example, when I tell Nana that I want to own an investment firm and be one of the best fund managers in the world, she goes like “Don't count the chickens before they hatch. Go and study and get a job to start out with.” However, at about the same time my 8 year old cousin calls up and tells her he wants to be the best magician in the world, she says “Yes baba, you can do it!”
For some reason, generally speaking, the older you get the more pessimistic most people become. Hell, the older you get the more pessimistic you become. I have no clue why, but optimism gets replaced by negativity/pessimism. Suddenly, the world becomes this hard place where nothing comes easy and it's almost impossible to beat the odds. Again, we all know this fact. But what I fail to understand is why people mostly give up or give in to such thinking instead of saying something to themselves continually like, “nothing is impossible, I just need to be smart and persevere.”
It's no wonder then, with such pessimism or such a skeptical outlook that is ingrained in the masses, passed on from one generation to another, that you have so many of them struggling to just make it out of the rat race.
I have to be frank here. The odds of me owning a bank, investment firm, real estate firm, restaurant, etc. seems so very not in my favor, but then does that mean that I must give up the thought and settle for something less? It is much better to play it safe, to get in amongst the herd, instead of just giving greatness a shot? Does it mean that I must stop dreaming?
I hear people telling me “don't just dream, do something” and those people I take note of for two reasons. The first reason being, they're right in saying “do something,” for doing is much harder than dreaming about doing it. The second reason being, they act as a good source of “motivation” fuel.
It's time to end this post. In the end I'd like to say, keep thinking big, keep dreaming. Of course you have haters and doubters all around you, but if your heart/subconscious/that inner voice tells you something, you're better off following it (or gambling on it) rather than just having it irk you every so often. Don't listen to people that want you to be like them. Don't be amongst the masses if you don't want to be amongst the masses.
“Think Big, Dream Big.” - Donald Trump (I guess he practices what he preaches).
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