Reddit reviews The Magic of Thinking Big

THIS. If you really want to be a filmmaker, then start filming.

What do you mean by "never got to shoot my own"? Were people supposed to set up your shoot for you?

You have to make the work, you can't expect it to come to you. Read the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Then read it again.

Watch movies with the commentary on. Watch shorts other people have made on vimeo and youtube. Get inspired.

Talk to the people around you about wanting to film something, see who else is interested. It might surprise you how many people are willing to throw themselves in front of the camera for fun, as long as you have a concrete vision of what you want to film.

But like /u/madism said: dig deep within yourself to remember why you want to be a filmmaker. Nobody's going to make you one.

There was a video on here that I can't find again, it was a guy giving a pep talk to creative people and he said something along the lines of "you'll never get full-time results by putting in part-time work." That's what finally got me off my duff and filming.

Edit to add another great, inspiring book: [The Magic of Thinking Big] (http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Thinking-Big-David-Schwartz/dp/0671646788/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1406073375&sr=1-2&keywords=think+big)

The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz - http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Thinking-Big-David-Schwartz/dp/0671646788

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The Magic of Thinking Big And 30 Days of Discipline

Read this book. It may seem unrelated to your question but I think it has the answer to your problem, which is a different problem than the one you're asking about.

I just finished reading the book The Magic of Thinking Big, and it talks a lot about this concept, especially with regards to believing something is possible. If you start off with an attitude that something is impossible, you put your mind at a disadvantage. If you can convince yourself that something is possible, your mind will start coming up with ways to make it happen.

I see this a lot in my daily work. If there is a task that's been bothering me, a lot of times if I give it a fresh look on a new day, with the attitude of "There is a way to figure this out and take care of it," before I know it, I've thought of a solution.

Today, I've been feeling bad, and not getting much done, and feeling bad about not getting much done, and I'm stuck in a cycle. I need a way to break out of the negativity cycle and get back to positive thinking in times like this!

You need stronger motives. Your selfishness is way too strong. You have to live and strive for others, you have to figure out: What kind of life do I want my parents to have in their late 70s? What kind of opportunities do I want to give my future children? What kind of man do I need to become for my future wife, to give her all the desires of her heart and treat her like a princess? What kind of impact do I want to leave on my community? How can you help anyone else find a great job if you can't? How can you help someone have a passionate, fulfilled marriage if you can't have one? How can you help someone be filled with energy and vitality if you're eating cheetos and watching netflix?

I would like to refer you to these books to help you turn your life around: The Magic of Thinking Big,
University of Success

Develop a plan, watch this youtube video by Jim Rohn (mentored the greatest business leaders in todays world) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BJkIEKofrc

Take your eyes off yourself, there is too much crap in this world and too many people hurting to not go out there and lend a hand.