This Is How We Do It: A Pep Talk

by Kevin Hart

Energy flows where attention goes, and some of that attention is just emboldening the negative forces in the world. There are many reasons for this, but one is because people who can’t get positive attention often opt for negative attention, rather than getting no attention at all.

good and bad are matters of

perspective.

I’m focused on what serves my higher life goals and chasing my best, not what serves the agenda of other people.

What decisions are you making out of fear?

The only path that leads to the ultimate you—because beyond goals, that’s really what we’re talking about—is the path you choose yourself. Nobody is in charge of you but you.

Success, they say, is where preparation meets opportunity. And there are two kinds of preparation: One is dedication to your personal craft, to the specific skill set you need to reach your goal.

The other is to prepare your life and your mind to find, embrace, and receive that success.

How you interpret other people and your environment, and how you feel about yourself and your direction in life, shapes everything that you do.

Positive mindset is so key because when you have it, it makes you completely free. It means you have somehow figured out a way to think about the bright side, no matter what. You don’t let yourself get stuck walking in circles, dwelling on the negative. You keep your head up and keep moving forward.

This is one of the biggest things that trips people up: making speed bumps out to be mountains.

What-is-ness is accepting everything for what it is. When shit inevitably happens: it is

what it is. You are at peace with the nature of this new reality.

Sometimes we’re bitching and complaining about shit we can’t fucking change. Make the best of those moments. Complete those moments. And after completing them, move on rather than sitting there and letting it fuck up your day.

Be like water: allow, adapt, and keep moving—and finish.

Being consistent in new behaviors creates proof positive that you’re an independent, powerful, creative, strong, functional person.

So, when you start feeling down, it’s because you know that you’re not doing what you’re supposed to do and applying yourself 100 percent in order to give yourself the best possible opportunity to be great. Consistency defends against the frequent funks that come from losing momentum.

Determination is about the appreciation of your individual journey.

Think about that: you are the only person who can change a goddamn thing about your life.

Until you stop wishing things were different, accept the way they are, and take up the sole responsibility of doing something about it, nothing will change.