The Art of Confidence (An Ode to Excellence)

To look in someone's eyes and tell them you're the shit. With not an ounce of regret, never backing down from an endless waltz to stardom. I can't say enough about those individuals who see their presence as the key to the nation's indignant rise to power and ultimately the base of its downfall. Try looking in the mirror and seeing someone else for a change. Not yourself, but the ones who gave you the right to say you're better. That ability is nothing without the knowledge of truth and the realization that better isn't necessarily indicative of relevant qualities. Qualities such as the ability to see clearly and apply lessons to life, "street smartz" and all that jazz is what really makes up an all around person.

But then you humble yourself. Suddenly all those people who hated you for being an asshole run you clean the fuck over and have no mercy in telling you that you should have made more of yourself. Who the hell are you to tell me I should have been greater? That my life isn't what it should be? Unfortunately I see this problem a lot these days. People getting caught up in what others think and losing that cutthroat attitude, that belief that they can outperform anybody, they lose their source of motivation. They lose the confidence necessary to overcome life's obstacles. They can't exist knowing that they have underachieved.


So how do you solve this issue. Asshole or asinine? Easy. Asshole. I'd pick being an overconfident jack over a pathetic walking sob story any day. THe time it takes to cultivate the true asshole is really admirable. Dedication to the cause of being the best 24 hours a day, doing everything in your power to achieve fame, not caring who's there to try to tell you you aren't "that" significant. No, I really AM the shit. That simple. Don't settle for less because you step on a few toes here and there and you may take it personally if someone doesn't like you because you're doing something to show them constantly that you are and will not be a failure. This reassurance is necessary for people like us. better believe, the assholes have more fun in life. They enjoy themselves for the sake of itself. They learn to love quicker, admiring their own positive qualities and overstating them. They make it painfully obvious that they will not be victims of circumstance. They control any and everything in existence, employing the powers of manipulation and crude honesty and humor to move people. Persuasion is so much easier nowadays because lesser folk can't fathom my thoughts, so they agree to them unwittingly. I call them pathetic to their faces and they believe me. Humble fools really.

The moral of the story is simple. Being wary to people's feelings is overrated and opens the door for failure. Maybe you can be nice and successful at the same time. If so, more power to you. But the other 95 percent of us will continue to aggravate, irritate, and remind people that we demand their attention and it is the focal point of our lives. I won't be anybody's bitch anymore. I won't care about your feelings or give a damn if you judge me. I'm the shit and I don't care what anybody has to say about it.

Sincerely, Rico