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Thought it'd be cool topic to discuss considering how many years of experience is combined on this board.
Could be bodybuilding, life or anything related.
I'll go:
1. Very few people are special. A vast majority of us are just average. You put an x amount of work in, and you'll get to a very good place in life (physique wise, financially, academically, whatever field you invest into). But very few people become the best or elite at something. Goes very much against what society teaches kids nowadays.
2. Your upbringing and the people you surround yourself with early on will do more to shape your identity than you ever imagine.
3. Key events in life early on can set you on a trajectory for life. I'm halfway through Mike Tyson's autobiography; and he talked about hiding in walls from bullies when he was a young kid. They'd beat him and rob him when he would go to school or back home; not wanting to ever feel that helpless gave him the rage and drive to become the youngest HW champion of the world. And the myriad of bad decisions he made after that were still influenced by that scared little boy hiding inside of the scariest man on the planet. There's no way this guy would have been the same boxer if he came from better circumstances. A double edged sword
Could be bodybuilding, life or anything related.
I'll go:
1. Very few people are special. A vast majority of us are just average. You put an x amount of work in, and you'll get to a very good place in life (physique wise, financially, academically, whatever field you invest into). But very few people become the best or elite at something. Goes very much against what society teaches kids nowadays.
2. Your upbringing and the people you surround yourself with early on will do more to shape your identity than you ever imagine.
3. Key events in life early on can set you on a trajectory for life. I'm halfway through Mike Tyson's autobiography; and he talked about hiding in walls from bullies when he was a young kid. They'd beat him and rob him when he would go to school or back home; not wanting to ever feel that helpless gave him the rage and drive to become the youngest HW champion of the world. And the myriad of bad decisions he made after that were still influenced by that scared little boy hiding inside of the scariest man on the planet. There's no way this guy would have been the same boxer if he came from better circumstances. A double edged sword