In this episode of Thursday Thunder, I talk about a situation that happened to me when I was in high school and how I dealt with it. I also talk about how I learned to be a better person and a better human being.
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00:00:04.880Without me, my family wouldn't have food. Anybody go against me gotta lose.
00:00:12.500What is up guys? You're listening to the MFCEO Project. I'm Andy. I'm your host and I am the motherfucking CEO.
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00:01:18.940When I was in high school, I was a pretty good athlete.
00:01:25.620I was, I would say, middle of the road popular.
00:01:28.840I wasn't popular. I wasn't unpopular. I was just an average dude.
00:01:31.600And, um, when I started to like, like girls and all that, I, I, uh, I found this girl that I, that, that quite honestly, dude, I thought was the end all be all for me at the time.
00:01:47.300I was 17 years old. It was the first girl I ever really, uh, had a crush on or really liked.
00:01:53.120Um, and dude, I was, you know, head over heels in love with this girl.
00:01:57.360I did everything I could to, you know, impress her.
00:02:02.120I was, which by the way was, you know, my game was real weak at that time.
00:02:05.420Uh, but I, I like, dude, I called her every day.
00:02:10.240I didn't know what the fuck I was doing.
00:02:11.760I just know that I liked this girl and she was very popular.
00:02:15.660And, uh, this went on for like, I don't know, like a year, dude.
00:02:19.500I had a huge, huge, huge crush on her and we were quote unquote, I got, you know, put in the best friend zone.
00:02:26.040Um, and one time we went out and she fucking looks at me and she says, uh, Andy, you know, I would really want to date you if nobody else ever knew about it.
00:02:41.220And talk about like breaking someone's heart and like also pissing them off at the same time.
00:02:47.860Um, I was so upset, not just like heartbroken, but like pissed that, you know, I made, uh, you know, a decision right then and there that I wasn't going to be a fucking bitch in my life.
00:03:04.920And I was going to become something one day and I was going to show her and all these things that we think, right.
00:03:12.780Um, and now I would tell you like, you know, like if I saw her on the street, I wouldn't even fucking recognize her, nor would I, you know, be interested in her at all.
00:03:21.700If I was a single man, the point of what I'm trying to say here is, you know, I was devastated.
00:04:18.560I've always wanted to be the best and I've always continued to put the work behind that.
00:04:23.080Um, but I want you guys to realize that when people tell you to set realistic and obtainable goals, I truly believe those people without maybe realizing it are insulting you because they don't think that your fragile little ego can take the heartache of disappointment.
00:04:42.800And the truth is guys, the reason I say, I set huge goals isn't just because I think I can accomplish them.
00:04:51.700It's because I know that if I don't accomplish them, those unrealized expectations hurt the disappointment that you feel when you set massive goals and don't hit them is a great thing.
00:05:24.940But the point is, is that when you have something that doesn't go the way that you want, that is a trigger for you to go out and create a situation where it is impossible for you to not get what you want.
00:05:42.380And that's the difference between people who succeed and people who don't people who succeed, understand that pain teaches them to level the fuck up.
00:05:56.140They don't whine and cry and bitch about how shit's unfair, dude.
00:06:01.120I could just as easily be a 39 year old man crying about the girl that broke my heart and fucking when I was 17, like most people do.
00:06:16.460You could say it's whatever, but I operate from the dark side, motherfuckers.
00:06:20.540And that means when people fucking do wrong to me, I make sure that I not only do what it is that they don't believe in me for, but that I rub it in their fucking face later on in life.
00:06:33.660Obviously with some class, because that's the more fun way to do it.
00:06:37.320But the truth of the matter is, is I was not a motivated high school student.
00:06:44.760I was not a, uh, super achiever in school.
00:06:48.780I wasn't voted most likely to succeed.
00:10:55.620Now, a lot of people don't talk about it because it's not popular.
00:10:59.400They keep all the dark shit on the inside and they say, oh, I'm just about kindness or I'm just about pleasure or I'm just about positive fucking vibes.
00:11:08.100But the reality is, you get them to fucking open up and tell the truth, they're going to tell you.
00:11:13.260They drive a lot of their productivity from the people who say they can't.
00:11:18.480They drive a lot of their productivity from the situations that have caused them the most massive pain in the past.
00:11:33.880That does not mean you're a failure unless you quit, which is what most people do.
00:11:40.100If you pull every successful person that you look up to online and they told the truth, I promise you, they are 50% positive vibes and positivity and all that other shit, but they got a 50% of the dark side too.
00:11:57.020Don't be afraid of using pain to drive your success.
00:12:01.380You don't even have to talk about it if you don't want because it's not popular.
00:12:05.260I only talk about it because I'm trying to be authentic with you guys and let you know the way it really is.
00:12:10.300Do you get mad when people tell you you can't?
00:12:17.780If you could genuinely tell me that it doesn't upset you when other people tell you that you fucking can't do what it is you're trying to do, you ain't got what it takes.
00:13:50.780I like to remember back on all the shit that I failed at.
00:13:54.680On all the people that didn't believe in me.
00:13:57.020I like to think about the shit they said to me.
00:13:59.140And I remember every single conversation that I've had with someone who was critical of my hopes and dreams and projects and my ability to succeed.
00:14:46.440Pain is there to get you to where it is you want to go.
00:14:50.420The problem is, is that most people don't use pain properly.
00:14:54.700And that's why when the pain comes and the disbelief comes and the negativity comes and the people criticizing them comes, they roll up into a ball in the corner and they say, this isn't for me.
00:15:06.660Well, if you're the type that's going to roll up on the ball in the corner because someone attacks you with words, now let's think about that.
00:15:15.020With words, we're not talking about shooting you or stabbing you or trying to kill you.
00:15:22.220If you're the type that's going to roll up in a ball because someone says they don't believe in you, you do not have what it takes to play this game.
00:15:35.900You've got to be able to produce productive actions from your negativity, from your pain, from your disappointment, from your anger, from your frustration.
00:15:45.920The minute someone says something to you that is painful or frustrating or disappointing or anything negative should be your cue to jump into action, to make that call, to send that email, to read that 15 pages of that book, to have that meeting, to work on that design.
00:16:14.780Use your pain, let it teach you, let it show you the way, and let it be your fuel because there's going to be an endless amount of it on this journey.