Will Smith’s Life Advice Really Does Work

The doughnut paradox has a hole in it.

You know a doughnut is full of fats and sugars and has no nutritional value. All that fat, flour and sugar will cost you 250 to 550 calories.

You know if you eat it you will get fat, but you think, ‘Are you crazy, that’s a tasty doughnut, I can let future self worry about getting fat.’

This is where you need to apply Will Smith’s advice, I’ll walk you through it:

Will Smith is a remarkably fit and healthy specimen. He didn’t get to be the movie idol he is without self-discipline.

Self-discipline is key to maintaining a healthy eating regime. You need self-discipline to work out every day. You need self-discipline to switch off social media and other distractions. I’m sure you will agree you also need self-discipline to pursue your writing goals.

Will Smith tells us that his self-discipline doesn’t come from fear or self-cruelty or employing a personal trainer to wield a big stick. It comes from self-love. His success comes from self-discipline and his self-discipline comes from saying these six words:

“I Love You Too Much To…”

Will Smith would look at the doughnut and his self-talk tells him, ‘I love you too much to let you eat that crap.’

Life looks like a walk in the park for Will Smith. He’s tall, handsome, and funny. He’s a talented singer and actor. He has health, wealth and happiness. But those didn’t come without him having to grind out the chiselled version we see.

He’s been nominated for Golden Globes and Academy Awards. He’s won Hollywood Film Awards, MTV Movie Awards, and the Saturn Awards for best actor. He didn’t get there without mastering his mind and tempering his body.

The discipline required came from his self-love. Not the love you’d give to a favourite child. He didn’t shower himself with presents and candy. He looked out for himself as a parent would a disobedient child. He told himself, “I Love You Too Much To…”

You can apply his six words in your life.

Diet

• I love you too much to let you eat everything at this buffet table.
• I love you too much to let you eat the wrong things.
• I love you too much to ignore eating fruit and vegetables
• I love you too much to let you have that second glass of wine.

Exercise

• I love you too much to let you sit on your backside all day.
• I love you too much to go a day without working up a sweat.
• I love you too much to give up.

Mental Health

• I love you too much to dwell on this negative.
• I love you too much to sweat over the small stuff.
• I love you too much to deny you the love of others.

Work

• I love you too much to let you fail.
• I love you too much to take this shortcut.
• I love you too much to ignore his challenge.

Life

• I love you too much to let give up.
• I love you too much to not let you enjoy life
• I love you too much to let you waste your life.

Science agrees it works

Will Smith’s life advice is a simplistic version of positive self-talk. Many athletes, sports stars and performers use positive self-talk to achieve their goals. Sports psychologists have been employed to improve the mindset of their clients for many years.

Scientific studies confirm positive outcomes from this third-person emotional regulation. Positive self-talk in athletes has been shown to improve performance.

I’ve used Will Smith’s advice for a short time and noticed beneficial results for my willpower. It has been a remarkably positive experience. If you try it, please let me know your results.