REALITY CHECK 💣

[Different]

Guys, when’s the last time you’ve made arrangements to achieve large goals in life, only to find out that it’s not what you’ve expected? Earlier on… you wanted to be a chef, football player, actor, game designer, doctor, fighter, artist, or whatever it is. But then someone comes along and tells you - hey, man, I understand you’re trying to become a success in this career, but you just don’t have what it takes. Then they dissect all the reasons why you need to move on, you being incompetent, etc. You think they’re cooking you, when in reality they’re trying to help you.

At first, it can send you into an emotional, downward spiral because you don’t know what to think, how to react, or how to use it as motivation to reach your real, true potential. Many of you would develop a short fuse if I opened up a thread and told everyone to say what they really think of your PR4 ideas. Reality says that you need to hear it. In fact, there are some of you on here right now, that I think, needs to return to the lab and come up with better ideas. FYI, you can steer someone in the right direction or tell them that it’s time to do something different without giving them deconstructive criticism.

All the red flags are there telling you that it’s time to quit. Your tenacity and ambition to never give up is always admired. But when you refuse to listen to them, and you learn the hard way that you’re not cut out for something, you end up losing something valuable during the process. This is where being intransigent can sometimes create massive problems for you - this could also be health related.

If you happen to have that one friend that noticed you’re not cut out to be a game designer, and they keep encouraging you to do it anyways, then they’re not your real friend. If you have the opposite, then they are your real friend. You’re not a game designer because your hearts’ just not in it. You flake out on courses, you fail purposely, and you’re always unsatisfied. Listen, when your friend tells you it’s time to hang it up, you immediately dismiss it and perceive their words as negative connotations because your feelings are hurt. Reality says that they’re trying to steer you in the right direction.

Ultimately, have you guys ever had that one friend like a Joe Rogan, a coach, family member, or some random person give you a reality check and tell you you’re trash and it’s time to move on?

[Camer the Dragon]

If someone gives that kinda feedback to to you, then you should at least have an internal reflection taking into account their thoughts, whether their points are solid, and what you should do in regards to their points and feedback.
It can be difficult to neutrally look at the points, but if they stack up then you could be spending a lot of time on something that's gonna end up unsatisfying instead of spending the time on something else that you will be satisfied by, so it's definitely a good idea to take into account such feedback from others.