Academy Award winner and Grammy Award winner Will Smith is more than just an entertainment icon. With a career spanning more than 30 years and multiple genres, the “Fresh Prince” knows what it takes to chase and achieve his dreams, and he often gives valuable advice on the subject along the way. So, in the spirit of gratitude and reflection this holiday season, we have gathered some of the best advice and quotes from Will Smith for you to carry with you this Thanksgiving and possibly into the New Year as you start planning your resolutions.
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Don’t Take Advice From Just Anyone
According to the “Fresh Prince,” taking advice from somebody who hasn’t done what you want to do makes you crazy. So, make sure you listen to the people you find inspiring and ignore the naysayers.
Stay Humble
As Will Smith’s grandma said: “Make sure to be nice to everybody you pass on the way up, because you might have to pass them on the way down.” Now that’s wisdom.
Learn To Forgive People
It’s important to make sure you have enough patience to forgive others for making mistakes. But before you can learn to truly forgive others, you need to learn how to forgive yourself for any wrongs you might have done and allow yourself room to grow.
Free Yourself From Your Problems
In the words of the “Miami” rapper, “You wouldn’t call something a problem if you understood it.” The best way to sort through what’s keeping you down is to understand the issue that lies beneath your feelings.
You Aren’t Responsible For Someone’s Happiness
Listen, as much as you might want to make someone happy, happiness is something that comes from within. Don’t make someone’s happiness your responsibility.
Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Will Smith calls moving to California the best decision he ever made. Why? Because it got him out of his comfort zone and helped him chase his dreams.
Happiness Is Peace
Do not confuse pleasure with happiness. True happiness is the peace you feel within yourself, something that someone can’t just take away from you.
Set Your Life On Fire
Okay, this advice might sound a little bit crazy, but you need to set your life on fire… And by that, the “Men In Black” star means you need to see who is fanning your flames and giving you positive energy and who is dousing your fire and dimming your light. Go towards those who inspire you.
We’re Here To Connect
Life is so busy sometimes that it is easy to get distracted. But don’t forget the reason behind what makes life worth living. The people in our lives. Human love and connection. That’s what we’re all here for at the end of the day.
Work With What You’ve Got
Learn to be okay with what you’ve got and work with it. Will Smith says his spiritual practice is to be “Okay with everything.”
Always Be Kind
This advice that everybody has heard since the day they were born, but it doesn’t hurt to be reminded to always be kind. You never know what someone is going through.
The Cliff Top
Folks are always talking about rock bottom, but the “Fresh Prince” says you need to be just as cautious about the cliff top. The point in life where you get so high that you realize that none of the materialistic stuff you chase will make you happy.
Oscar Speech
In his 2022 Academy Awards speech for “King Richard,” Smith shared a quote that he got from icon Denzel Washington: “At your highest moment, be careful that’s when the devil comes for you.”
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