I’ve been re-reading a book called “Ikigai” by Sebastian Marshall.
It’s very good with many deep insights.
Like this passage below:
First off, no one is coming to save you…
The fact of the matter is, nobody cares about your success as much as you do.
Maybe your Mom, maybe.But really now, nobody cares about your success as much as you. To work with talented and driven people, you gotta show you belong in that crowd, which means self-starting to some extent.
You’re unlikely to luck into a random mentor until you start doing interesting and engaging things.
Once you start doing lots of interesting and engaging things, then it becomes a lot easier to meet and connect with people…That’s the bad news—there’s no magical solution or someone coming to save you.
— Sebastian Marshall “Ikigai” Loc. 2237 (Kindle)
You’re going to have to pick up the torch and scratch and claw forwards with it for a while before someone else takes it from you and helps you run the relay.”
It’s an honest truth about life…Nobody is coming to save you.
That means it’s up to you.
- What do you want to achieve?
- What do you want to do?
- Who do you want to become?
It’s up to you to decide—and it’s up to you to do.
For example…
Information on dieting, information of training, information on building muscle, information on building a business, information on traveling—it’s a dime a dozen now-a-days.
You have access to unlimited FREE knowledge in the palms of your hands.
But that’s not the problem here.
The problem isn’t what to do.
The problem is actually doing it.
That’s ultimately what separates the average from the exceptional.
- It’s not intelligence
- It’s not fortune
- It’s not fame
It’s ACTION.
Successful people are successful because they don’t allow themselves to get bogged down by doubts, fears, insecurities, analysis-paralysis, or the opinions of others.
- Successful people believe in themselves
- Successful people pick something
- Successful people act
And the craziest thing about it is that AFTER you begin, that’s when other people will help you.
People help people who help themselves.
So yeah, nobody is coming to save you.
- You need to save yourself
- You need to push yourself
- You need to succeed for yourself
And once you do a magical thing happens…
- Other people notice
- Other people reach out
- Other people come to you for advice
Then, before you realize it, you’ve built yourself a tribe of successful, driven, motivated people that help you become better.
Just like you help them become better.
But that comes AFTER you’ve already saved yourself.
- After you’ve put in the work
- After you’ve proved yourself
- After you’ve helped others
Not before.
I think it’s good to remind ourselves of that every once in a while.
Especially when things start getting tough.
Nobody is coming to save you.
So you might as well do it yourself.