Reinvent Yourself

Reinvent Yourself is a template for how to best adapt in a world in which the only constant is change, so that you may find happiness, success, wealth, meaningful work, and whatever else you desire in life.

Picasso is only the most famous example of how much it pays to work on your art every day: he created over 50,000 pieces in his lifetime. Stephen King has published close to 100 books, a lot of which have become bestsellers and turned into movies. Coolio wrote rap lyrics daily for 17 years before he landed the hit we all know him for, “Gangster’s Paradise.” Jimi Hendrix produced tracks for over 70 albums, even though he died at age 27.

The point is if you can make the time to work on something every day, you’re bound to find some degree of success with it in your lifetime. It doesn’t have to be a creative art, it could be any hobby or activity you enjoy. Just pick something and go, you’ll learn the rest along the way.

As for what to pick, you’ll find your childhood provides plenty of inspiration. What did you love growing up? What made you forget time? Even if it’s something impractical and ridiculous, it can at least provide a starting point.

One person James interviewed remembered she’d loved making mud pies as a six-year-old. Many years later, she became a world-class pastry chef!

Besides having a shot at making a living doing what you love, practicing your passion daily has many other benefits. The biggest one of all may be that you can now channel your own pain, negative emotions, and disappointments in a productive way.

For example, if you choose to write, but don’t know where to start, you could just begin with passionate essays about things that make you angry. Some of the most viral articles I know were rants about an injustice. Someone who did this very successfully was none other than world-famous rapper Eminem.

He grew up in one of the least favorable environments you could possibly imagine. His home life was unstable, he didn’t do well in school, was often bullied, and lived in poverty. But all of that became the fuel for his songs, which eventually helped him build a stellar career as a musician.

Even though we all have different lifestyles and complain on various levels, no one has a life that’s free of pain and suffering. If you can channel it into something that doesn’t just help you deal with it, but others too, it’ll be worth enduring.