Slim Fiasco's Motivational Thread

[Slim Fiasco]

You guys know that you're my favorite assholes, right? OK cool, so there are couple of things that I want you to hear from me. We often have doubts about our decisions, and what we should do next. A wrong choice may often lead to having regrets, and we often feel like we should've done more or less in the past. Well fuck that, this is how I do it, and it's worked just fine for me. For now.

I believe that if you do something with a good intention, even if it's a bad decision, it'll end up working out for the best. In fact, it has always worked out for the best for me. "Learn from your mistakes" is the shit that we hear on the regular, but it's a good saying nonetheless. Mistakes should be considered as wake-up calls, and as you know wake-up calls are a good thing. Whenever you feel like: "I'd like to be in the past right now, given what I know now, I could do so much better and so much more, and I'd be the shit when the current year comes around". I'm sorry but this is kind of a bullshit. Think about what you have now (be it your new cellphone, a new Eminem album, or something as important as a kid) and see if you could do without it. Imagine if you had to take all those exams in school all over again, and ish like that. I bet you won't be up for it, because you've already paid your dues for what you have.

As Chris Rock said for sex, when a man gets a special treatment in bed, he doesn't want to regress from there. If his previous girl sucked his dick 3 times a day, he expects all the other girls from now on to suck his dick 3 times a day. Also, if you didn't want to do something last Friday night, and now you regret it, you should remember that perhaps you didn't feel like going to that party, and if you went in such mood, you probably wouldn't have had a good time (as opposed to the present, when you do feel like going to such party).

Before I signed up for the college where I study now, I spent one year at a different college (it's the same facility, but a different section) and everybody I've told about it, has said: "Why did you go there in the first place, you wasted a year, lost money etc.". Well you know what? I don't regret it one bit. In fact, I'd do it 10 more times if I had to. What I gained from that is more valuable than money. I got to meet wonderful friends in that college, and I would've studied with completely different people if I went to my current college in the first place. The people I'm with now are great, and I'm very happy that I got to spent these years with them. I wouldn't have had nearly as good as time here if I signed up one year earlier.

So when you look at some "bad decisions", think about the good that came out if it, and you'll notice that it outweights the bad things. So whatever you feel like doing, and if it doesn't affect your health (be it drugs or developing a habit of smoking), my advice is to go for it, and don't look back because it'll work out for the best. That's not to say to not be ambitious, which leads to my next point.

If you ever feel that somebody is doing better than you, have in mind that there's at least one thing that you're better at than them. Nobody is better than everybody at everything. Whatever you love the most, my suggestion is to work on becoming the best you can at it, and not to get discouraged. If other people could do it, you can do it too, that's a fact. Maybe you won't be the best at it, but it will separate you from most people. If you become good at at least one thing, it'll give you confidence and people will respect you for it. They may not like you, but the fact that you're vastly better than them at something will probably scare them, and they may feel like they're being left behind. And remember that the worst outcome of trying something new is to be in the same position that you're at now. There's nothing to lose, and at least you'll know that you've tried.

Most of us in here are young, so keep in mind that there's a whole life in front of us. Our minds are capable of great things, and given that we become better/smarter all the time, if you feel that you aren't good enough at what you do; just comfort yourself with your future self. Imagine that your future self will be laughing at your current "stupidity", just as you're laughing at your past self right now, and that should motivate you to keep on going. Have patience and good things will come.

Work the fuck out. If you aren't working out as of now, start immediately. Getting in physical shape is the easiest thing in the world. If there's one thing that guarantees you success - it's working out. Now I'm not saying that you'll be looking like an athlete anytime soon, but you'll sure as hell look better than you do right now. And you don't need to go to a gym, I don't either. But there are simple exercises that can be done in your home. I suggest these ones - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKT9ftn-O5E . As for your diet, just don't eat after 19 o'clock, eat 5 times a day (an apple counts as a meal) because that way your metabolism will be working (burning calories) all the time, and it won't store any fat in your body. Also drink plenty of water, and don't drink coke and things like that. Take it easy with the alcohol as well. Oh and, sprinting is better than jogging across three different area codes.

Set goals, and unless you're having health problems or something important comes up - go and do the fucking goal. I don't care if you said that you're going to dunk a basketball on Saturday, when Saturday comes - go and fucking dunk the ball. Setting minor but achievable goals and doing them will increase your confidence, and you'll be getting more successful at what you do. Your progress will be faster. Set new goals all the time, and always try to do better and more than the last time. Never get too comfortable - Never.

Stay true to your beliefs, and stand by your principles. Everybody is unique and people should appreciate you for who you are. Stick with those people, and always remember that people (good people) do exist. If a girl fucks you over, that's HER problem, not yours. As long as you're a good person, that's what matters the most, and if somebody doesn't treat others like they want to be treated themselves, than it is THEIR fault. So yeah, I'll end this with Robin Williams' saying from Good Will Hunting - "It's not your fault".

[Slim Fiasco]

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Seems like a great read...I will have so many things to say.

Sounds good man, thanks. I'm looking forward to your reply!

[Mr.DGAF]

This was some deep shit, and a great read. I think like this a lot, but sometimes it does get tough. Like you said, its good to think of important stuff you have now when you regret the decision you made. Obviously there are some extreme cases where the bad may outweigh the good, but for most of us, that's not the case.

[Slim Fiasco]

This was some deep shit, and a great read. I think like this a lot, but sometimes it does get tough. Like you said, its good to think of important stuff you have now when you regret the decision you made. Obviously there are some extreme cases where the bad may outweigh the good, but for most of us, that's not the case.

Thanks man, I appreciate that. And I definitely agree with everything you said. You may make a decision to go to the market 10 minutes later then planned, and have a car hit you. That's a fucked up decision right there, but then again, that won't be your fault (at least not intentionally) and we can't live our lives in fear like that.

[Slim Fiasco]

While I agree with that, let me share two stories with you.
Story #1: Until one day I did something really stupid and him and I never talked again, now he's in some US college.

Yeah, that's messed up. And that's why I think that our actions depend on our intentions. If you did something bad on purpose I doubt it'll work out for the best; but if you did it unintentionally than you should stick to my last point i.e. that it's not your fault. The outcome may not have been good, but you can't blame yourself for something you didn't want to happen. And if nothing else, you'll know not to mess it up in the future.

Story #2:
So, yes...Things turned out great, but don't forget that there are consequences to your actions. Your life might be going great, but when reality hits you, you'd start thinking about the things that you could've taken back you know?

Definitely, and that's why you need to be ambitious and worried about the direction of your life. And when I say worried, I mean that you can only hope (in my case - be sure) that things will work out only if you try to achieve the best for you. I mentioned something about doing drugs, which can't be excused with "I had a good intention". Same applies for not studying and things like that.

I'm currently in the same situation, and i'm honestly starting to feel happy with my current Academic Study (PharmD.)
So yeah, I might not change my program to Medicine after all.

Sounds good man, I wish the best of luck for you!

You fuckin nailed here my man. No body's perfect, true true.

Haha, thanks man.

Yes, agreed. Although I do get crazy sometimes and think how my life will pan out 15 years from now.
I'm so psyched for the future, I love what i'm studying and it has a bright future.

Same here.

Well, here's the thing. My college is a one hour drive, I get up at 8, have breakfast and get ready. Go to the bus station at 10-10:15
I start my first lecture at 12, but I get out early because the bus takes time till it gets full.
I don't have a break from 12 until 4, lecture after lecture. I get back home at 5:30 totally exhausted and have whatever the fuck is quick to make and get on the internet for a bit then start studying. The same goes on for the rest of the week. On the weekends, I only study or go my aunt's house to have a little gathering and stuff. Keep in mind I live with 2 brothers, my family isn't here with me.
I would like some suggestions tho, and if I don't study for one day I will miss a lot. The doctors finish a chapter each lecture, so it's pretty hard for me to find free time and the only free time I get I spend on the internet because i'm too exhausted to do anything.

I can't workout after classes either. I'd suggest you to do it in the morning. Also, have in mind that you don't need to work out everyday. I do it on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; and give myself rest for the weekends. That video that I posted offers several levels of exercises, and you need to start with the ones for beginners. Doing the ones for your core and then for your abs won't make you feel exhausted, and you should be able to go through out your day normally. Try 'em out for at least one week, and see if it causes you any problems.

I have a problem tolerating people that never take things seriously and live their lives reckless.
I don't know, I do believe I shouldn't judge people and accept that everyone has a different personality but sometimes it's too much. I especially hate those who make noises during lectures, like seriously? Do you think you're doing your fellow students a favor? The doctor could say 'study the rest of the subject by yourselves, you're the ones who don't want to study'. And believe me, it happened before.

Yeah, I mean, you can't like everybody. Just stick with the ones you do. I was only making sure to let you know that likeable people do exist

I just want to thank you for this man, I usually never pay attention to long articles but this one caught my attention so props

Sure thing bro, and I almost missed your post given that you edited it in, lol. I'm glad that you liked my article, and hope that it may have helped you out!