Burn The Boats

Burn the boats
It’s fly or die, gentlemen
Sink or swim
We either take this island or we die
No surrendering, no retreating
The only way we go home is on our enemy’s ships
It’s easy to give up when you have a way out
Burn the boats, burn your excuses
Burn your fears and insecurities
Burn your doubts and lack of confidence
Success is your only option
Failure’s not
When your back’s against the wall
That’s when you find out what you’re really made of
It’s in the dark moments when your light shines brightest
It’s under enormous pressure that coal is turned into a diamond
It’s insurmountable odds that cause men and women to rise to the challenge
The only person you were destined to become
Is the person you decide to be
What you do today matters
The actions you take every day matter
The path to success is not convenient
It’s easy to stay in bed and watch TV
But there is no instant life for microwave dreams
Life is not some clickable link
And there’s no such thing as an overnight success
Everyone starts somewhere
I started with zero followers, subscribers, fans, and ideas
I spent fives years honing my craft as a songwriter
Rejected, disappointed, show after show, song after song
Before I finally had any success
Which was halfway across the globe in Japan
It took another five years before I ever got recognized in my own country
So yeah, overnight success ten years in the making
Championships aren’t won in the ring with lights and a cheering crowd
They’re won in solitude, training in the gym
Day after day, rep after rep, when no one’s looking
If you want big results
Be willing to do the small things that lead you there
Brick by brick, hit after hit
Joining the gym is a good start but then you gotta show up
Don’t just buy a temporary feeling of health and exercise with a membership
Do the work
Otherwise don’t get mad when you don’t have the six pack abs or the model figure
Have you ever wondered why successful people don’t win the lottery?
It’s because they don’t buy lottery tickets
Success is choices, not chances
Yet so many people will risk their money
Thousands of dollars of their lifetime gambling
With the worst odds imaginable
But then claim starting a business or going for their dream is too risky
A true soldier fights not because he hates what’s in front of him
But because he loves what’s behind him
Eliminate the possibility of failing from your mind
Go all in, give life everything you’ve got
Life is not a wedding rehearsal
You only get one shot at this so give it a hundred percent
No turning back, no other path
Stop looking in the rearview mirror of your past
Your future and destiny is in front of you
You’ve come too far to quit now
It’s time to finish what you started
Burn the boats