"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary". - Steve Jobs
I find it interesting that listening to and studying successful/great people from around the world, past, and present, there is a consistent throughline within their message, body of work, and perspective on life. I know a part of those connections has to do with me actively and subconsciously seeking out information for particular goals, but the dots are still there to be connected. It can't be a coincidence that contrasting figures such as Jeanne Moreau to Steve Jobs to Paulo Coelho to Tupac Shakur, born in various parts of the world, pursued different paths and yet came to similar conclusions at the height of their careers. One parallel that really stands out is how they all spoke on, in one way or another, not seeking validation from others and looking within to find what they love and pursuing it unmercifully.
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. Because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the well worn path; and that will make all the difference.” - Steve Jobs
The attitudes and belief systems of these influential polarizing figures made them immune to fear and the criticism of others. Outside of bending to life's necessities, they dreamt fully and unapologetically, choosing the life they wanted to live, allowing it to continually unfold and flow through them. They leveled up to a point where life just wasn't happening to them; it happened as they chose to be, as if the game of life was rigged in their favor, thus becoming Unfuckwithable.
It is challenging to put yourself out there and try something new where you feel vulnerable. There is risk involved. You may stumble or even fail, but can you imagine the cost to your life for not even trying?
Where in your Creative Life can you benefit from being Unfuckwithable? Do you have a clear vision that propels you forward thorough the good and bad times?
"Behind every problem, there is a question trying to ask itself... Behind every question, there is an answer trying to reveal itself. Behind every answer, there is an action trying to take place. And behind every action, there is a way of life trying to be born". - Vishen Lakhiani