Morning Drafters,
Shit has been real recently.
Breakthroughs mentally, financially, and just in life are always a good thing. I heard a Tom Hiddleston (the guy who plays LOKI) quote recently that changed everything for me.
In truth, I heard it, and then 2 weeks later, I truly understood what it meant:
“We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize that we only have one.
If that quote is profound, or not to you —it caught my ear.
I used to think life was this project that could be picked up and put down like a toy, and not something that was an ongoing game at all times.
In hindsight, I see the time that I could’ve taken advantage of opportunities.
Guess that is a regret.
The funny thing about life is there is always time to start a new course, dig a new ditch and make different decisions.
That’s the fun part and the most inspiring stories of the winners tales.
The people who started over, and should not have caught up with the current victors.
The outliers. The outcasts. The people who should never have been in the game that wins.
The strippers that forged herself a new life as an Oscar-winning writer - Author Diablo Cody (Juno)
The drug addicts that got clean and showed how to explore the world. - Chef Anthony Bourdain
A crackhead who went to jail many times because he snorted everything up his nose. A man with an addiction so bad that his friends bought suits for his funeral. Only for him to ultimately become the highest paid actor in Hollywood. - Actor Robert Downey Jr.
It’s the comeback that ultimately excites us as readers. We want to see the comeback of ages, it’s the human spirit.
You can not be broken. Always remember that.
We all believe that we aren’t good enough, smart enough and that everyone else has it figured out.
After interviewing tons of high-level individuals, I have come to the conclusion that no one has it figured out.
Sure they have systems in place that sometimes ensure success for themselves, this thing called “life”?… is a mystery to everyone at all times.
If someone looks as if they got it figured out, just understand that they are just better at hiding their confusion.
Keep creating,
Jordan Baylor