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Learn Life Lessons from Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi is a legendary1 rock star from next-town-over-from-me New Jersey2. At the same time he’s a songwriter, actor and accomplished3 entrepreneur. To put some frosting on the cake, Jon went from sweeping4 floors at a recording5 studio to selling over 120 million records world-wide.
Some people call it luck, some people call it talent, but I know for a fact that it is Jon’s out look on life that brought him every ounce of success that came his way. The beauty of life is that it is within all of us to adopt a paradigm6 that will bring us more happiness and success than we could ever imagine.
1. “Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.”
One thing that I think we can all agree upon is that when the going gets tough giving up is easy. Life is made as such that accomplishing easy goals is not nearly as satisfying as going through trials and tribulations7 acquire a well deserved prize.
That’s why for Jon it was important to trudge8 past all his failures and get back on his feet until he accomplished his goals. These trials came over and over again in his career and life, and I’m sure he has learned to look forward to the hard times because they are a sign of the rewards to come.2. “Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate9.”
There’s something inheritantly boring about the 9-5, which is why many people speak badly of it. Not necessarily because it’s too hard, or because we might fail, but certainly because of the fact that boredom10 kills off who we are.
Passion, in any way shape or form, is what sparks the vitality11 within us. If we’re going to be spending the better part of our day working and earning a living (or making a fortune) we should at least be doing something that we love, so we’ll love our lives.
3. “Don’t get too comfortable with who you are at any given time - you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be.”
The infamous12 comfort zone, oh killer13 of hopes and dreams. When our stomachs are full, and we’re totally satiated, we have no desire to go look for food. When we are comfortable enough with our living condition, we will most certainly not strive as hard to go after our dreams.
Going after your dreams, while exciting and fun, is designed to be hard. Laying around in the sack, stuffing ourselves with junk food, and numbing14 ourselves with alcohol is much easier, and is the trap that we must all avoid in order to experience a much grander journey to illustratious destinations.
4. “Miracles happen everyday, change your perception of what a miracle is and you’ll see them all around you.”
My biggest pet peeve15 would have to be complainers. I know this sounds like complaining, but it breaks my heart to see people blinded to the beauty of life by putting all their focus on the negativity. Life has good stuff and bad stuff, and whatever we think about expands.
Part of our test, the one where passing leads us to a more fruitful existence, is becoming conscious of ourselves and of our self-talk. By concentrating on the positives, and letting the negatives hang by the way-side we are effectively making our overall experience and perception of life more positive. This is all done without actually changing what the rest of the world is like.
5. “Each one of you has something no one else has, or has ever had: your fingerprints16, your brain, your heart. Be an individual. Be unique. Stand out. Make noise. Make someone notice. That’s the power of individuals.”
On one hand, the one that looks at the grand scheme of things, we are nothing. Nothing compared to God and the vastness of the universe. On the other hand, we are just a part of a collective of people who are very much the same, and want similar things out of life.
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That’s why we have to stop looking at those hands, and create a universe where we can function in the collective, but do so with style and flare17 so that we may stand out and leave a legacy18.
6. “Map out your future - but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip.”
Jon’s life was not written in stone, it was flexible and took many unexpected twists and turns. This makes him just like us. His ability to be spontaneous and comprise made his life more exciting.
While there is great merit to being a stand for what you want to do, and have an unshakeable commitment to a cause, there are many paths that will lead to that goal, some more fun than others. It’s your life, take the scenic19 view.
7. “The only enemy is ignorance.”
This comes out of you from nowhere, just when you thought ignorance was bliss20. The truth is that it’s not a sin to be ignorant, but it is a sin to remain ignorant. Being closed off, and uneducated will lead one to live a shallow life where nothing more than carnal pleasures exist. That’s what Hitler’s goal was for every person in the world, to be nothing more than an animal.
By being open minded to any possibility, reading, learning, and fully21 experiencing life from all angles we are allowing ourselves to grow. We are allowing ourselves to make a positive influence on our neighbors and on shaping and changing the world.
Go ahead and study the great, successful, and happy men of history. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel and there’s a good chance that anything you could come up with has already been thought of before. Use their knowledge to take your life experiences to the highest level.
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1 legendary | |
adj.传奇(中)的,闻名遐迩的;n.传奇(文学) | |
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6 paradigm | |
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7 tribulations | |
n.苦难( tribulation的名词复数 );艰难;苦难的缘由;痛苦 | |
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12 infamous | |
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