My Thoughts: Become Undeniable
August 30th, 2010Concentrate, focus and invest your time and energy to becoming undeniable, everything else will fall into place. If you work on being the best at what you do, it will be very hard for anyone to deny you anything. If you become the best candidate for a given position, how can anyone deny you?
Usually the people who deny you are the people you perceive to have the power.
Imagine if everything you did or attempted to do, you did it like it was the last thing you were ever going to accomplish, how undeniable would you be?
Too many times we just half ass things and scream foul when things don’t go our way. When you are undeniable and the people you perceive to have power decide not to give you that chance, then you can chalk it up to hate. Until then I suggest that you work on becoming undeniable.
Becoming undeniable might just boil down to a matter of opinion but I think it is more than just that, I think you have to know in your heart of hearts that what you do is the best and no one can deny it even if they tried.
The other day on twitter I asked people to send me their best songs, the work that they were the most proud of. To be honest a lot of the songs I received were mediocre. I am not trying to insult or deny anyone but it’s impossible that some of these people really felt like they submitted their best work. I’m no musical expert but I do however know the basics of composition, flow, sound, production and delivery and some of the songs just weren’t up to par.
When did subpar become the standard? My father always told me it starts with the parents. For example when kids bring home their art from school and their parents praise the work like its the next Picasso but the work itself isn’t good at all, it creates a false sense of accomplishment in the child’s mind. I guess parents don’t really want to hurt their child’s feelings so they just praised them instead. How does this child grow up? Does he decide to work to becoming undeniable, or does he just feel that everything he does is amazing?
I guess that’s why there are so many horrible singers who try out for American Idol. It feels like too many people have encouraged them by making them believe that they are amazing but in fact they are not. “ My mother told me I have a beautiful voice” ha!
When you feel denied by a blogger for post on his or her site, or a magazine, a job, a position, school, don’t give up I suggest you work harder at becoming undeniable.
Don’t be like so many and just chalk it up to hate, you have to know in your heart of hearts that what you did or trying to do is the best of all times!
Well Received.
Very positive, there is a fine line between patience and pursuit though
Between both P’s I rather take pursuit.
@marcustroy i really like your advice/wisdom posts lately, good stuff
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This was an amazing post it was very inspiring!
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Great post! Enjoyed reading this while having my afternoon coffee…..now, back to work!
I can’t argue with this post in the least bit. The statement about parents and their children is true on so many levels. It’s also true that sometimes people create an outstanding piece of work, and feel that because that piece was so well received they no longer have to push forward or work harder. I think this is constantly shown in today’s consumer market, with everything being retro and reintroduced. This is a great post.
That was a really inspirational piece, in the position that I am in my life personally I take thing things like this to help me build on myself and my goals..Thank you.
When did subpar become the standard?
In our generation.
We are all running around looking for instant gratification. Hence the
reason that we end up doing things half assed. Things get done more
quickly when we sloppily throw them together and get them out of the
way because we cant help but want everything yesterday.It is like our
lives are being pieced together on a conveyor belt in a factory by
some workers on an assembly line. They dont give a shit and just want
to get the task at hand over with so they can get home. We find
ourselves rushing to get things “out of the way” so that we can get on
the fast track to becoming gratified in whatever way we choose…
money, friends social status career whatever. Anything that can be
rushed will be rushed and that means poor production. Its as though
the bar no longer exists …. we are no longer used to working for
anything anymore. If we have to actually work hard, we complain.
We dont come from the same place that our parents do. They were
taught to do things to the very best of their ability or not at all..
It was always quality when our parents grew up not quantity. Becoming
undeniable is very difficult for most people if not impossible. It is
just too much work for the avg person, and as the saying goes old
habits die hard. It is really about changing from within. You hold the
power of setting a great example which other people will only want to
follow hopefully. Being undeniable takes time.. and what is
unfortunate for most people is their own unwillingness to take the
steps to fulfill their dreams. I really thought a lot about this post.
It really just hit home about how difficult it is to be undeniable
these days. As you said we have been praised for our failures or our
lack of talent and been lied to and told how amazing our
accomplishments were when they were not that serious. Its easier to
tell your child they are great and exceptional when they are not
because then you might actually be required to teach them how to
improve.
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A much needed pick me up for today. I enjoyed the post.
I am of two minds when it comes to this post. I work with children and the best thing a person (parent) can to for their child is to praise them. It motives them and it gives them a sense of accomplishment. Imagine if a child was to bring home his/her art work every Friday from school and every Friday he/she is put down by a negative comment such as “why are you coloring outside of the lines or why did you chose that color” That child will never bring home art work again and it will play on their self-esteem. As parents, we are suppose to build self-esteem not put it down.
I do believe teaching starts at home. Parents should focus more on what are right and wrong and instill moral values. By doing this, you are creating a well grounded human being to put in society.
Of course children need encouragement and they need to be praised. They should not be lied to… if your child brings home art that isn’t great you should help him become great by being honest or getting him extra classes and show him that he can improve. Lying to him to boost up his self esteem is not the answer in my opinion. I did not say you should be mean and negative or put them down…it is all in the approach.
This is definitely inspirational. This part in particular screams to me the most:
“Too many times we just half ass things and scream foul when things don’t go our way. When you are undeniable and the people you perceive to have power decide not to give you that chance, then you can chalk it up to hate. Until then I suggest that you work on becoming undeniable”
This excerpt is what inspires me to keep pushing for excellence instead of settling for “good enough”. Especially when I embark on new ventures. So many opportunities have come my way because I constantly work on being undeniable. Very insightful, mr. troy! I wish you the best.
I always come back to this post when I need a push. Very well written.
Thank you for this putting this reminder/lesson so eloquently. I keep a copy on my desk at work. Be undeniable has become a catch phrase amongst my friends. I love this and have shared with many…
Many thanks,
Bless,
ReBelle
I know I’m a little behind the times on reading this post ..but ..I do agree with you on the power of a parent in approaching their child’s talents —-or lack there of—-and pushing them to further their abilities in a realistic sense…..it means a lot of responsibility for the parent in recognizing that if a child really thinks they want to be an artist/musician/writer/athlete and does not yet have the skills to back it up; instead of praising the child’s
efforts and leaving it at that…… guiding the child on the real world steps to take on the path to becoming undeniably talented in these areas….coaches..sports teams…music teachers…reading material…..and being even more realistic about the effort and hard work their child is putting into their pursuits…….because as you have said elsewhere cliches are around for a reason….lots of PRACTICE makes perfect….and you are going to get as much out of something as you put in….tho instant gratification seems to be the ruler of all these days—-you’ll never know what you are capable of unless someone is holding you to a higher standard
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