Lesson from Jail #8

Jail brings clarity.
All there is to do is think about how reality works.
No man became a World Level Opponent on "accident"
Excellence doesn't just magically happen.
It's not smooth,
It's not easy.
It doesn't just fall into place.
It is INTENTIONAL.
You will not meet who you NEED to meet by accident.
You will not have everything you want in life naturally.
You must WILL it into existence through sheer grit.
You don't just magically make it to the winner’s table.
You pave your way in.
The idea that passivity works is cope.
Cope for the men who do not want to TRY.
Cope for COWARDS afraid of risk.
Do not believe the lies losers spread.
They do not know the amount of intention, action, AND RISK it takes to do anything remarkable.
It will never fall into place.
You need to WORK to PUT IT into place.
You need to pave your way to the winners’ table.
And then you need to prove you deserve to stay there.
My father used to play chess over the phone.
No board,
He used the board in his mind and recited the moves he wanted to make over the telephone to his opponent.
I am on day 25 of my daily mental chess game.
I lost the board position on move 16 today.
It is not smooth.
It is not easy.
But when I exit this cell.
I will be able to play like my father did.
I will surpass the need for a chessboard.
What will you have accomplished by the time I leave this cell?
I will be out soon.
Tick Tock.

- Tate
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