We all used to be nobodies. Maybe we still are. Enter Justin Lo (or J-Lo as we used to fondly call him). just a GUI (graphic user interface) designer at Yahoo! who played bball with us on the weekdays and got piss drunk with us on the weekends. Like all of us, he had his dreams and one day, he just got up and left to go back to Hong Kong to be in the music industry. Two of my old Yahoo! buddies, Chew and Kwokker, recently went to Hong Kong and when they got there, they looked up at the billboards, the magazines and the TV and just looked at each other with the same question on their minds... is that Justin? Ya... that's J-Lo, the biggest pop star in Hong Kong right now. He making movies, endorsing stuff and most importantly, living.
I love stories like this because it inspires you to be better. It rekindles the fire that life so cruelly stamped out over the years. And Just maybe, it might give you the strength to follow your heart and chase your dreams again.
Forget the reality checks, fear of disapproval, and the possibility of failure. Rather, ask yourself, are you really living if you are living it in fear? If anything... fear mediocrity. Fear not reaching your potential. Fear the thought that you are wasting your life.
BTW, if you are wondering, this is what living looks like J-Lo Style:
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