You probably don’t want to jump off rocks, that might not be the best idea if you’re not appropriately trained but, you surely have in your day-to-day life normal things that you are afraid of, that you have to overcome. Regardless if that means building a business, talking to unknown people or, just pursuing your passion, you have to do it despite the fear you’re feeling because only then you grow as a human being. After all, what’s the worst thing that can happen? As long as you don’t die, you can always fix the situation.

Will you ever become fearless? That doesn’t seem so possible, and it shouldn’t be the goal, since fear is hardwired in our brains but, if you put yourself in stressful, fearful situations, you might just learn how to cope with your instincts.

You are probably looking at the stunts those characters are pulling off, thinking how impressive they are but, there’s only one secret behind them. Those characters are not regular people, they are extreme sports athletes, they train day in, and day out, that’s their secret. They are not just lucky people that are jumping into risky situations brainlessly, they are trained and disciplined.

You probably don’t want to become an athlete but, regardless of what you desire to accomplish, the same principle applies to you too. If you train hard enough for long enough, you can become one of the best at anything but, you need to have the right mentality, you need discipline.

If you want more than just average, you will have to put in more work than most people, you will have to train regularly, without exceptions, without brakes. The difference between the top basketball players and the rest is that the first ones are training even in the off-season instead of partying like the others.

There will come some days when you will not be in the mood for working, training; thus you need the discipline to push yourself back into training mode but, you can only do that if you’re not missing days if you’re building a powerful mental muscle. If you have the stomach to give up on a lot of entertainment and the usual stuff, and train instead then, you can become one of the bests at anything.

If you watched the movie, the lifestyle illustrated in it might resonate with you; you might wish to have a life like that because those people seem to be so free and happy, and those are two things we all want. The life those characters live is so out of the ordinary, so full of freedom that it becomes inspiring.

The sad truth is that most people are living like they are going to be here forever, they try to maximize their money, their choices only to have a better life in the future but, they forget that the only moment we have is the now, we live in the now. The past existed and the future might never come but, we are here, we only have this moment so live your life with urgency.

When I say live it with urgency, I don’t mean running around like a crazy man, trying to speed up everything but, to focus most of your time on the things that matter to you, to try to minimize the time you spend on the things that don’t contribute to your vision since your time is limited. Do what you love now, don’t waste your time on meaningless things, pursue your passions, live a life that you are proud of, a life that you desire, regardless what that means for you.

Many philosophers throughout history arrived at the same conclusion that, the lifestyle you live is what brings you great happiness so, take risks, gain freedom, don’t follow the crowd, and live the way you want to live because, as far as we know, we only live once.

Experiencing new things on a regular basis is the key to keep adding flavor to your life when things start to become normal, especially that at the end of this whole life-thingy, the only thing that might remain with us are our experiences, our memories. So, try to invest your resources, as much as you can, into new experiences and people since they will pay you back the most.

The lifestyle is one of the things that bring people the most happiness so if you build your life around something that you enjoy doing, and you become the best at it while you’re constantly taking risks and pushing your boundaries, sooner or later you might gain freedom.

These are the lessons that I have got from the movie, powerful lessons that will hopefully impact your life at a deep level. If you would like to see a film featured in this series make sure to tell me about it down below.