Not only a millionaire, a talented Hollywood actor, Will Smith is also a positive inspirational role model for everyone.

In 1990, Will Smith owed more than $2.8 million to the Internal Revenue Service. This is not much, especially compared to the amount of money he has “baked” into the car, jewelry and entourage. His account doesn’t have much money left.

As part of hip-hop groups DJ Jazzy and The Fresh Prince, Will Smith has had his rough days. They toured the United States, won countless Grammy Awards, released a series of hits in a row.

However, when the IRS showed up at Will Smith’s door, confiscating much of his possessions and income, life began to take a turn.

In 1990, Will Smith was invited to play in the movie “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” without expecting that it would become a launching pad for his acting career. Since then, he has set his sights on becoming the world’s biggest movie star, mainly by learning from blockbusters in the industry.

Although he made some mistakes along the way, Will Smith eventually achieved his goal. Forbes magazine called the actor a “global box-office guarantee”, while Newsweek called him “the most powerful actor in Hollywood”.

Will Smith has received a series of Oscar nominations. The films he starred in have grossed more than 7.5 billion USD globally. The net worth he owns is more than 350 million USD. From a poor debtor, how did the actor become a millionaire in the entertainment world?

Don’t build a wall, lay brick by brick

“My father used to have a shop. That year, for some reason, he wanted to build a new wall in front of the store. He removed the entire old wall 9m long and 5m high. My brother and I had to dig a new wall. the hole has a diameter of 1.8 m for the foundation.

Within 1.5 years, after school, my brother and I went back to build the wall. Just the other day, I was looking at the wall and thinking: ‘This is just going to be a hole for the rest of my life’. Now we have laid the final bricks.

Dad looked at us and said, ‘From now on, never tell me you can’t do anything,'” Will Smith recalls.

The first step is always difficult, especially when you are faced with a big responsibility. Will Smith has a psychological advantage that no competitor has: he treats the wall like a brick.

“Don’t aim to build a wall. No one says ‘I’m going to build the biggest, most amazing wall in the world’ ,” he said.

“You have to aim to lay each brick perfectly, so that no brick in the world will be more beautiful than the brick you will lay in the next 10 minutes. Do this every day and you will finish the wall.”

Whatever project you’re working on or at what stage, always think about bricks instead of walls. If you don’t know why you have to build a wall, you’ll never finish it. As long as you have clear goals and break the plan down into small chunks, you’ll be fine.

Separate talents and skills

“I’ve never considered myself a person with special talent. What I’m good at is: I have a rather strange and strict work ethic. When others sleep, I work. When others eat, I still work. work” , Will Smith explained.

The separation between talent and skill is one of the most misunderstood concepts for those trying to excel and fulfill their dreams. Talent is something you already have. Skills are something you have to practice every hour to perfect . “

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Having no talent and practicing is still better than having talent and not practicing. The harder you work, the more chances you have to surpass people who are better than you at the beginning but rest on their laurels.

Most people are afraid to start, the rest will give up at some point. So you have a lot of chances to win. Just persevere in your efforts, with a long-term vision, and you will gradually improve. There is no area where you cannot improve.

Maybe you don’t have the same starting point as that person. Maybe you progress more slowly than others. You may encounter barriers.

But at least you dared to start and practice persistently. That is the reason why “industriousness compensates for intelligence”.

Joy always comes with loss

“Joy always comes with losses, just like it comes with pain and suffering. Overcoming adversity is actually an important part of finding joy. Thanks to that, you will learn to appreciate the small things.” smaller ,” said Will Smith.

People who have experienced gut-wrenching pain in their lives will tell you that it only makes them stronger. Whether it’s the pain of losing a loved one, the disappointment when life doesn’t go as expected, the loss of money, etc., there will always be a way for you to rise from the ashes.

Especially in the marketplace, things are never so bad that they can’t be redone. Will Smith is an example. Because of debauchery, the actor became a debtor with $ 3 million burdened on his shoulders. When people thought Will Smith could not get up, he learned his lesson and stood up from the place where he fell. Now, he is one of Hollywood’s millionaire stars.

Fear of fear

“Fear motivates me. I’m afraid of fear. I simply hate being afraid to do something. Since I was a child, I’ve trained myself to cope with things that make me scared ,” said Will Smith.

Hate to be afraid and fear to be afraid are two different concepts, but they both affect how each person acts. If you don’t want to skydive, but hate the feeling of being scared by skydiving, the second emotion will overwhelm the first. You will decide to do the opposite, to do something you didn’t intend to do in the first place.

The 2013 film “After Earth” is considered one of the worst works of Will Smith’s career. Ironically, there is a line: “Danger is real, fear is just an option” .

This is exactly what Will Smith did with that year’s film. He took risks and got bad results, but that didn’t make him scared or “stuck” when faced with a challenge. On a Monday, the actor received a call about the film’s failure:

“That Monday started a new chapter in my life, a new concept: Only love can fill the void. You will never have enough wins, enough money, enough success. The only thing that can make you satisfy all your desire to make noise is love.

I will forever remember that day, the day when I decided to change from a person who was passionate about winning to someone who wanted the best and deepest relationships possible in life,” Will Smith said .

(Theo Medium)