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Steven Brian Sutherland

Tragedy Can Inspire

4/28/2013

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Someone once asked me an important question. What inspires you?

What inspires you?

I began to ask myself this question... What inspires me?

This question really hit home for me.

What is it? WHAT inspires me?

I know exactly what inspires me. On a deep level.  Tragedy.  In every unfortunate aspect of the word. I hate it. I HATE IT! But pain and heartache is something to learn from. dealing with my fathers suicide is still not easy. It hurts me every single day.

I get little memories of events growing up.. Little flashes of moments with my father. Moments with smiles.. Moments with tears. tragedy has taught me that I can overcome anything that's thrown at me. Some may take longer than others. Every bit of pain I've experienced in my life has taught me extremely valuable lessons in life. One of the most important lessons I've learned in life is to not give up. No matter how hard things get. I cannot give up. Every terrible thing I've experienced in my life was because someone gave up. They gave up trying, they gave up self control.. They gave up on themselves..or  they gave up on me.  For the longest time I was so afraid to get close to anyone out of the fear that they would leave me just like the closest person in my life did. My own father.

Reflecting on this I realized that not only getting close to someone, but getting close to what I want in my life was a scary thing. it was scary because I could fail. It was scary because I may get so close and fall through the ice. Completely falling flat on my face. Due to the tragedy I've been through in my life... I've learned that I can swim even in the coldest of water. A struggle is not a failure.. let me repeat that..A STRUGGLE IS NOT A FAILURE!  ... A struggle only makes the win that much more rewarding. The main point to this blog is to open your eyes. No matter what you've been through in your life. No matter how bad things have been... remember this... THIS IS WHERE I AM AT... NOT WHERE I WILL BE. We must overcome tragedy before we can put our best foot forward and show the world what we're worth! It is those who have been through the worst in life that have the most to show for their fight... BUT you must FIGHT. if you don't... you'll drown.. raise your glass that's not half empty... that's not half full... YOUR GLASS IS FULL! RAISE IT!!!!!! Raise that glass and repeat these words... THIS FIGHT, THIS STRUGGLE THIS HARDSHIP... THIS IS WHAT IS GOING TO TURN MY LIFE INTO EVERYTHING I WANT IT TO BE. I WILL OVERCOME THIS AND I WILL BREAK DOWN EVERY WALL THAT IS PLACED IN MY WAY!

Love God
Love yourself
Love the struggle....because you CAN overcome anything!!

Steven Sutherland

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Stay Positive - Create Opportunities! 

4/22/2013

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Staying positive isn't just a mood. It NEEDS to be a lifestyle. One great book I would suggest for you to read is called "Your Best Life Now!"  It was suggested to me by a really great friend and successful actor/comedian Michael Joiner!  I had the great privilege of working with Joiner on Two feature films that wrapped this passed year. Michael and I have talked a few times about working together AGAIN in the future on other projects. I really look forward to that!

You need to wake up with a MIND SET people! "Today, I am going to create opportunities, TODAY I am going to open doors and meet new people. TODAY my eyes will be opened to what I strive to succeed in. I am going to have a GOOD day!" As corny as it sounds I'm telling you its the best way to start your day! EVEN I fail at waking up with a smile on my face Monday morning. I am still working a day job I hate. but I do smile while I'm there blood boiling angry with the environment and negativity I have to deal with all day.  Only because I know that THIS IS WHERE I AM IN MY LIFE, IT'S NOT WHERE I'LL BE.  Someday I'll be on some film set in California thinking WOW I really went through all of that? The bad things in life only help me to appreciate the good things in it. It's going to keep me humble and grounded.

Waking up with this mindset is only half of it! KEEP THAT MIND SET ALL DAY! WOOHOOOO ALLLLL DAAAAYYY LLOOOOONNNGG!! yes "woohoo"  Life is based on opportunities people. THIS is an opportunity to LEARN! this is an opportunity to practice self control, morals, Christianity, BEING BRAVE! Yep! BRAVE!  how many opportunities have you passed up because you  were afraid to take a chance. If it fails it's a learning experience. 1000 no's and 1 yes is a WIN in my book! I gotta use this quote I HAVE TO! I say it all the time! " The only things in life we regret are the risks we don't take"

It gets easier and easier to get on the positive train. I still struggle with it. but I'm FIGHTING! I'm keeping my STRENGTH! and I'm most definitely NOT going to GIVE up! A smile and a positive attitude CAN and WILL get you somewhere in life! ITS YOUR FOUNDATION! I'll see you at the top everyone! I WILL SEE YOU AT THE TOP!!!!!!!!

Love yourself
Love life
Love God
Love the FIGHT!

Steven Sutherland


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When You Feel Like Giving up!

4/14/2013

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Let me start off by telling you the most important thing you will ever need to know in your life. If you want something. DO NOT GIVE UP!! You... YES YOU! are a FIGHTER! Don't let people bring you down. People try to bring me down every day. I USE IT! I use it to my advantage. I don't allow people to crush my hopes and dreams.  They are just people that can't do something..

Yes there are times when I feel like I'm not good enough. There are times when I feel like maybe this isn't for me. The FIGHT is hard! ITS HARD ITS HARD ITS HARD!!!  When you're going after anything worth succeeding in, It's going to be a struggle. It's going to be a fight. It's going to be HARD and tiring and crazy and draining emotionally and physically. I cannot tell you how many times I've sat in my car crying my eyes out. Worrying about my future. Worrying where my next role will come from. worrying about my success.. How am I going to do this? WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH MY LIFE IF I DON'T SUCCEED? I will tell you what!!!!

DEATH! I will get death. Because I'm not going to GIVE UP! I wont give up. In the words of a great role model "I don't have a plan B. it's just a distraction from plan A" - Will Smith.

When you want something bad enough you can and you will get it. You know why? because you're willing to sacrifice.. you're willing to FIGHT! (LIKE MY LAST BLOG SAYS FIGHT!!!!!!!!!) Surround yourself with others with the same ambition. Find motivation and inspiration in others because of their success. Don't be jealous and Envious.. I made that mistake already.

On the road to success It's bumpy!!!!!!!!!!!!  I am so thankful for all the CRAP I've had to go through in my life and all of the BULL CRAP I will have to overcome! Because I will learn from it. I will use it. I will turn it to a positive as best as I can! I am so ready for this journey and I will not give up!! I will not stop I will not lay down and tell myself I can't do it! As my mother always told me, "Can't never did nothing" you CAN CAN CAN CAN CAN!!! I CAN CAN CAN!!!!

- tears sweat pain hurt exhaustion ------ All of these words equal OVERCOME!  Love life Love GOD and be true!

- Steven Sutherland!


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