This Is How We Do It: A Pep Talk

by Kevin Hart

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. —Maya Angelou

Repetition breeds competence.

You have to risk negativity, risk banishment, risk hatred to have a life worth living.

Without consistency, there’s also no improvement and learning.

When you bring consistency to something like being reliable, it creates a profound sense of confidence in yourself.

What people don’t realize is that discomfort is temporary. What happens after that discomfort is the immense sense of power and freedom that comes from having been able to do something about it, to be able to replace things that aren’t working with things that will.

Nonreactivity is remaining centered in the eye of the storm. You are the calm, still emptiness among the chaos.

Self-powership means being a self-starter. It’s the ability to pull energy and grit out of yourself at will and decide to keep putting in the work. That’s self-powership. That’s strong, self-generating power.

Eagerly soak up knowledge from people around you and those who are better at what you’re trying to