You want something. Go and get it. Period. => An Interview with Will Smith
November 30, 2011 by Lisa Call
An Excellent Interview with Will Smith
Some Quotes from the Video
Greatness is not this wonderful, esoteric, elusive, god like feature that is only in the special among us. It is something that truly exists in all of us. It’s very simple.
The separation of talent and skill is one of the greatest misunderstood concepts of people who are trying to excel. Talent you have naturally, skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.
There is no easy way around it. No matter how talented you are, your talent is going to fail you if you aren’t’ skilled. If you don’t study if you dont’ work really hard and dedicate yourself to working hard every single day you’ll never be able to communicate with people with your artistry the way you want.
Don’t set out to build a wall. You don’t say “I’m going to build the biggest baddest greatest wall that’s ever been built. You don’t start there. You say “I’m going to lay this brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid.” You do that for every single day and soon you have a wall.
Being realistic is the most common path to mediocrity. There is no reason to have a plan B because it distracts from plan A.
There is a redemptive power that making a choice has rather than being an effect to all the things happening. Make a choice – just decide – what it’s going to be, who you are going to be, how you are going to do it.
If you want something, go get it. Period.
Thinking Big
In short I believe he said think big and do the work one step at a time.
Wrap Up
What brick do you need to lay today?
—lisa
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What a great lesson. I wish I had known this years ago – I can’t think too much about that and all the bricks I missed making. Instead, I can focus on today’s brick. Here goes…!
Amantha,
Yes, we all missed some good opportunities but you have the right idea thinking about today and what you can do today. Can’t undo tomorrow but we have a lot of control over today. The sooner we start building, the sooner we get a wall.
—lisa
You did it. You sucked me in with Will Smith’s name and he definitely delivered! What a great link to make to art. It all is true and inspirational.
My brick is to make my next piece and to forget about the wall.
Kathleen,
Smiles on the sucking you in with Will Smith :) Marketing at work!
I agree – absolutely inspirational.
To our next piece of art!
—lisa
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