Name: Why Most People Can't Think Big - The Magic of Thinking Big
Uploaded: 2016-07-13T01:47:09.000Z
Duration: 6 min 57 s
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There was an eagle who lived in a chicken farm thinking he was a chicken. One day, the

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eagle saw a massive bird flying in the sky. “I sure would like to fly up there too”

said the eagle. The rooster standing nearby said “Don’t be silly, you’re just a

chicken like the rest of us. We can never fly like that.” So the eagle listened to

the rooster and died, believing it was just a chicken.

First off, let me just mention that this isn’t a video about POSITIVE THINKING. If you’re

the type to think… Oh, let’s think positive and the world will be a better place, that’s

great, but that’s not what we’re talking about today. While the book DOES promote positive

thinking, it’s a LOT MORE than that, it’s about thinking BIG!

This book has taught me a lot. While, I’m by no means a millionaire, but I’ve come

a long way from the little boy living with his parents a few years ago. If I look back

at my journey so far, all of this wouldn’t have been possible without the Magic, of Big

1. The first step to thinking big is to avoid making excuses.

How many times have you heard someone say, I’m too old to do this, I’m not as good

as the other guys.. Blahblahblah. Yeah, you could be too old to be a diaper model, and

you could be too short to be a professional basketball player. But you are NEVER too ANYTHING

I used to be a bartender at a restaurant, and I remember this one day, a businessman

came to the bar. We had a chat about the economy and business and everything, and I asked him,

“You seem like you’re really passionate about starting a business, why don’t you?”

And he goes.. Oh, I can’t, I’m married with kids.

If we can blame our inability to become successful on our spouses, or children, or even lack

of time, even if we didn’t have a wife and kids, and had as much time in the world, that

attitude wouldn’t have gotten us anywhere. There’s a saying that “if you want something

done, give it to the busiest person you know”. And the truth to that statement, is that busy

people don’t make excuses, they get things done.

So instead of whining about how disadvantaged we are, we could use our time to improve and

actually become better. We really aren’t as disadvantaged as we think. There’s a

saying “I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man with no feet”.

2. The second step to thinking big is to not worry ourselves with trivial things.

During Thanksgiving, we had family dinner and I remember this argument my mom had with

my dad. She’s like “Why didn’t you defrost the turkey sooner, you were supposed to do

it 2 days ago, not yesterday.. Blahblahblah.” And this went on for the whole night. I remember

one time, she brought up an incident that happened twenty years ago, and said.. “I

had to wait for your dad to pick me up, for 2 hours!”

We all know someone who LOVES to gossip, and talk about trivial matters. I’m just gonna

go on a whim and say they’re not successful. Am I right? People who think big, don’t

have time to focus on petty things. Unless they’re famous and have a TV show about

their life, they’re probably not successful.

So the next time you grab a bowl of cereal and find out that someone in your house drank

all of the milk, who cares? Eat some bread. The next time you trip over something, fall

in a puddle of mud, and tear the expensive shirt you JUST bought, go read a book or something..

3. And the most important point of all: Don’t underestimate the power of thinking big.

When I first saw the title of the book, I really thought the title explained everything.

Just think big, think positive, and everything will be alright. But after reading the book,

I realized that had the concept of thinking big not been explained in hundreds of examples,

we wouldn’t realize the importance of it.

When I first started this channel, I thought, “Oh, I loved these animated videos by FightMediocrity,

wouldn’t it be nice to do something like that too?”. And that’s how most people

think..Oh, wouldn’t it be nice. Wouldn’t it be nice if I was rich. Wouldn’t it be

NICE if I could buy a house and retire early. but “wouldn’t it be nice” won’t get

I’m a strong believer of being in charge of our destinies. I believe that if someone

wants to achieve something, they should have the opportunity to do so. But after visiting

a few less developed countries, I realized that it’s not the case. If you’re born

in some parts of the world, no matter how badly you want to be successful, you can’t.

And it dawned on me, that in order to make a difference in this world, I’m going to

HAVE to first do something extraordinary, and I won’t get there by thinking “oh,

wouldn’t it be nice”. And it was then, and only then, that the quality of my content

started to improve. How big we think, really plays a part in how big we become.

To recap, don’t make excuses on why you can’t be successful, don’t worry about

trivial things, and most of all, don’t underestimate the power of Big Thinking. Since successful

people and unsuccessful people look exactly the same on the outside, let me ask you this,

how do you, or anyone else for that matter know that you’re not an eagle?

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