Hi!
🎥 This is the first time I'm joining a contest in Hive and the reason why I do it is that I really have great memories and a good introspection towards a movie I want to talk about. So, writing about it for the contest here https://ecency.com/hive-121744/@notacinephile/cinetv-contest-memories just allows me to put some more ideas in a simple way, ideas that might serve people from more Hive communities.
Thanks to @notacinephile, I can do this right now.
Here are the thoughts I got when I saw the movie and how they influenced me to think then and now.
Star Wars
❔Have you ever watched a movie with one of your favorite actors and thought, “man, that guy is lucky”?
When I first saw Harrison Ford in the Han Solo role I was thinking the same thing! All that fame and fortune, the entire world at their fingertips . . .
💯 genuine thoughts and memories after seeing the movie.
In reality, there’s always more to the story than just sheer “luck”.
Instead, the path to success is almost always paved with relentless hustle, endless rejection, and daunting roadblocks.
And if you read between the lines, you’ll see an awful lot of parallels with the business world. There’s a constant cycle of hits and misses for us mere mortals.
But when you really dig into anyone’s success story, you’ll find one common theme about every single successful actor, business person, athlete, or (fill in the blank).
They all share a singular trait that makes success practically inevitable – they showed up. It’s that simple. Our heroes do the thing lots of us struggle with:
They consistently immerse themselves in the mission at hand.
(And it better darn well be a mission, or you’ll fail for sure!)
For the ones who make it, they don’t fret over failures or setbacks or who else is doing what.
Case in point: Harrison Ford, aka Han Solo.
Before he landed the role that changed his life trajectory (and inspired legions of people to have intergalactic dreams with the Star Wars movies), he was but a freakin’ carpenter. True story!
Like most other budding actors, he landed small roles here and there, but they weren’t enough to pay the bills. So, he fell back on his carpentry skills to make ends meet.
And like other young actors of all generations, he ran around with groups of other young actors who were trying to “make it”.
But something curious happened along the way. As Ford noted in an interview on the Actors Studio with James Lipton, his big break happened because everybody else quit! His fellow actors, the ones who were trying to make it, gave up on their dreams and went back to wherever they came from.
Ford, on the other hand, stayed at it.
He was the guy who got rewarded just for sticking around.
One day, as George Lucas (who needs no introduction) was in the process of lining up actors to audition for Star Wars, he noticed the guy doing some carpentry work for him in his studio.
Lucas recognized the man because he’d seen him around the various Hollywood studios. The man was Harrison Ford.
And Lucas encouraged Ford to audition because he knew he was around for the long haul.
You could argue Ford got “lucky”. But as he tells it, he just remained the most visible. The right people knew who he was.
Moral of the story? You have to go where the game’s being played . . . and keep on playing.
Success isn’t as complicated as we often make it out to be. It really boils down to these three things . . .
Taking action - getting off the couch and actually going after what you want is half the battle. Taking that first initial leap forward is more powerful than you realize.
Showing up - once you get started, keep on going. No one achieves any level of success by giving it their all occasionally.
Being relentless - when times get tough and others fall away, be the guy who sticks it out for the long haul. That’s the kind of tenacity that pays off dividends.
So, ask yourself, “Am I really in this for the long haul?”
If the answer is “yes”, then odds are you’ll make it.
The only question is how fast—and that’s a topic for another time.
To your success!
Thanks for reading!
Gosh! I had no other option than to bookmark this page
I love that you said He showed up. yes, luck is needed but what happens if by the time luck comes, you were no longer around?
And you have already said what happens, the opportunity passes one by.
so we need to be relentless, be consistent, and show up every day
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Thanks for reading, @atomz.
Yes, timing is essential and we need to see the opportunity and align with it. Otherwise, the train leaves the station as we're still thinking back and forwards.
Will I see you around again?
I'll be following you.
Sure you will
I'll be following you back. Thank you
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Predicting it!
Visionary, right?
haha!
Thanks for reading!
Some of that American Graffiti probably painted the walls real good for Lucas😉
Amazing
I wonder what would have happened if Harrison Ford had stopped showing up. If he had left with the crowd.
This happens in business as well, there are times when we suffer defeats and setbacks, and we feel we should give up
No one knows if we were close to getting what we wanted, and we decided to give up
All we need to do to beat opportunity at his game is to be consistent and show up every day
great review, I wish you luck in the contest
Thank you, Edy!
I think if Ford had dropped this thing, it would have become unreliable...people were much more strict in terms of audience back then.
Thanks for reading! And for coming by!
You are welcome @alixspot
The movie has lot of lessons to teach, truly success sometimes may not be all complicated if we take the action, show up and is relentless.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks a lot for reading this article!
You are totally right in that direction.
Being available for success is essential...plus the acuity to it!
I'll be following you. Feel free to do the same if you wish.
Thank You. 🤝
Thank you, too!
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Hey, thanks for joining the contest.
I had no idea Ford was a carpenter and as much as I liked him as Han Solo, his best work IMO was in Blade Runner. And I have to thank Star Wars for that.
Your welcome, man!
Ford is a chameleonic actor, yes.