Letter Number 8 (An Ode to Success)

March 23, 2018

You think you deserve the world? Well, guess what? You can think that all you want, but life doesn’t always just hand you things. I’m going to need you to take a second and think about what you want. Like, what you really want. Is it a girl or guy that you’ve been wanting to talk to, but could never get the courage to go out and do it? Is it a promotion that you feel you deserve, but are not actively taking the steps to make yourself be seen in a light that shows you in that position? Is it doing well in school, but somehow you end up on your phone at 2 in the morning or out in the club? Well, guess what, homey? You are the only thing standing between your dream job, that girl or guy, that A+. No one can make you do anything without your consent, including yourself. So, if all you ever do is look up to idols who have made it and wish you up there with them, but never actively engage in activities that can take you to those heights, well you don’t deserve even your own respect, let alone, the world. So, shut up about everything you want, and go out and get it. It’s right there, why not? Entitlement is not a guarantee of success. Talent is not a guarantee of success. Hard work is the guarantee of success.

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