I have to admit, I am one of the most stubborn people in the world.  I do things because I want to.  if I don’t like something, I simply don’t do it.  In other words, I like being who I am, having my clear opinions on everything in life.

Why?

Because this is my life, no one else should be blamed for suggesting I do it any other way.

Even through school, I ALWAYS had problems with teachers and professors because I never saw the concrete line between me as a student and them, the teachers/professors.  Because of  this, I usually pissed off most of my teachers/professors.  And they would be pissed off usually because I was pretty smart and got As on most of my tests but when it came down to personal evaluations of me, they’d grade me harshly for my attitude.

Of  course, a good attitude is essential to learning new things, you can never become smart and you can never know EVERYTHING.

In the end, I learned all these things and rules about how I should live my life.  Well, in the very end, I threw ALL of them out the window. (and forgot about them permanently)

Why?

Well, this also goes back  to my professional golfing experiences.  I used to watch one of the best junior golfers (he was actually the #1 junior golfer in the world at the time) on the practice green all the time.  He used to get all the balls off the green if he missed a shot and started over.  I didn’t know why he kept doing that but I tried his practicing method and it helped me greatly to hit better shots on the course.

The reason for that is because when you start with nothing, you have all the room to try new things and create great memories of what you are doing well, essential skill to thinking positively and succeeding.  An empty mind can sometimes be more valuable than a mind filled with junk.

Same thing in life, sometimes you need to throw out every ideal/theory/rule in your life and simply start over.

Think of it as a painting.  You can never make a bad painting look better by putting more paint on it.   Instead, you start over on a empty canvas.  Then you might be able to make a great painting.

Likewise, in life, if something is not working for you, I want you to really throw that away, whatever you are doing and simply start over.  Don’t let the “rules” you have ingrained over the years interfere.

For example, you started a bakery business but for some reason, your bread doesn’t  taste good and you have no customers who want to buy it.  (AND you have been trying new baking methods for the last 5 years)

Don’t keep on trying until you succeed, start over from scratch.  It’s obvious you are not good at baking, try something new.

Well, just my 2 cents that sometimes you need to forget everything and start life anew.

And I know, I am crazy but I am right.

I’ve thrown away the most valuable things in my life and have gained FREEDOM of my life.  Everyday I wake up, I feel free as that bird on the roof I see everyday from my 12th floor 1 bedroom apartment.  Really, I want to go skydiving soon, I know I will enjoy it.

“Don’t let the system run your life, MAKE YOUR NEW RULES IN THE SYSTEM!”  Even better, graffiiti your new rules in the system!

I remember at the first day of my job, the company’s rule said you can’t listen to music or any MP3 devices.  I broke that rule on the first day and people started copying me.  After couple months, my boss CHANGED the company rules so everyone can listen to music while working because EVERYONE was listening to music including my boss who said, “wow, it does help me work more relaxed while listening to music.”

Remember, only YOU can CHANGE the WORLD!

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 at 8:36 pm and is filed under Great Entrepreneurs, Inspirational.