Courageous People - Who Are They And How Can You Become One?

Courage is a quality that many people are striving to achieve. But it seems that there are some professional categories that have more to do with courage than the others, like the coastguards, or firefighters or explorers. What makes them so courageous, you wonder? These are people capable of following their wishes and desires, that are able to use all they got to fulfill their purposes in life. In order to find out how to become courageous, you need to know how to fight against its biggest enemy: complacency.

So, what is complacency? Complacency is the enemy of development, of growth and of anything that stimulates action. It seems like it can do a lot of damage, isn't it?

Complacency is something that affects people down right to their cores. It usually appears when people are much too satisfied with themselves, but at the same time, they have low energy and they lack enthusiasm in everything they do. Complacency is dangerous because it takes the edge off of things. A complacent person becomes unaware of things in life that can bring good or bad things. They also take decisions much too slow and they tend to negate any criticism, thinking they are doing the best or that they do not make any mistakes. In time, this will hinder any action that can make their life better.

Do not worry. If you are determined to fight complacency there are ways to do it. You are practically bombarded with negative thoughts, but fighting them takes forever. The right thing to do is to nurture your positive thoughts, because they are your friends in overcoming complacency. When all you do is focusing on negative thoughts, you are wasting time and energy and the outcome is void. You will only feel tired and disillusioned. Instead of trying to turn them into positive thoughts, try to develop other thoughts that are positive and useful.

There are ways to do this with success. You can start by searching for necessary thoughts. These are thoughts that allow you to think the proper and natural way about yourself and your life. They are your base, they can make you stronger. Positive thoughts, on the other hand, are those that can get you anywhere you want to go. The best thing about these thoughts is their immediate outcome. They provide you with success, and success provides you with energy and a feeling of achievement and well being.

Another way to overcome complacency is to restrain yourself from searching for reasons for your failures. Such internal debates can go on and on with no results, so give up to these unfruitful behavior. Otherwise, you will not be able to move forward, because you will not be able to see behind your failures. Concentrate on things that allowed those situations to occur and the way they happened. You will feel much better without blaming yourself.

Getting rid of complacency allows you a precious gift: your freedom. With necessary and positive thoughts as your allies, you will be able to weave your own future, no matter what other people try to tell you. You will become your own master and your dreams will come true.

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Auto Focus (2002)

After wake Paul Schrader\'s fantastic new film Auto Focus, I felt so dirty that I needed to rush home and take a shower. Spell this movie\'s main character is Hogan\'s Heroes star topology Bob Crane (beautifully played by an energetic Greg Kinnear), Car Focus is a plastic film about dependance. So while you whitethorn not leave this picture show feeling you know more about Stephen Crane the man, you will experience that which dragged this likable TV personality into the depths of destruction. Automobile Focus begins pre-Hogan\'s Heroes as we\'re introduced to loving family man and radio personality Bob Crane. While Harold Hart Crane enjoys his job, he aspires for something greater. Things look up when his agent hooks him up with a screen test for a new sitcom. That sitcom would be Hogan\'s Heroes, and it would change his life incessantly. Before long, Crane befriends video applied science specialist Saint John Carpenter (played with creepy-crawly glee by Willem Dafoe), and their friendship leads Crane down a way of life of sexual addiction that proves to be fateful in more than ways then one. Saul Schrader is a seasoned pro when it comes to delving into the minds of withdrawn characters (see the brilliant Cab Driver). His take on Crane is extremely interesting because he never chooses to make a villain out of the sitcom star. This is a story about a normal, decent guy who non only waterfall into a deviate lifestyle for no apparent reason, but doesn\'t seem to see anything wrong with it. Schrader isn\'t necessarily interested in telling us why Crane went in this direction, and the truth is, there probably isn\'t a reason. Sometimes, people just now do things because they can. Was he seduced by the power of celebrity? Was he blase with his everyday life? Who knows. Schrader like an expert gives us an sexual and surly glimpse into the world of addiction. Schrader is also a wizard when it comes to recreating scenes from Hogan\'s Heroes. The numerous recreations in this picture are very detailed and more than impressive. As well directed and written as this picture is, Kinnear is also a big key to Machine Focus being as effective as it is. His sheer likability and charisma keep Crane from decorous a repelling, one dimensional parody. This is a fully rough-textured character, and in the end, I felt lamentable for Crane, even though I was fully mindful that all the bad things happening to him, were because of his own doing. Kinnear is able to convey the sympathy factor even when he\'s piquant in all this naughty behavior. Willem Dafoe too soars as the creepy, lonely Carpenter. In the early goings on, he appears to be the devil preeminent a helpless Crane down a self destructive way, but in the end, he\'s nix more then a sad, lonely soul, who has to sponge onto others to feel important. And through it all, Crane and Carpenter were rightful friends in every sense of the word. The supporting cast is too stellar; featuring fantastic work from Maria Bello, Rita Wilson, Ron Liebman, Michael Rodgers, Kurt Fuller, and Bruce Solomon. Auto Focus is depressing, grim, and provocative. It\'s also very funny, fifty-fifty if it\'s subject matter is null to laugh at. Schrader, Kinnear, and Dafoe deliver made an extremely effective tale about an odd, volatile friendly relationship and a life neutering addiction. This is one of the year\'s best films.

2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

Of all the sequels being released this summer, it seemed that this follow-up to Rob Cohen's moderately enjoyable Fast and the Furious would be the most pointless. Surprisingly, I not only enjoyed this silly little slice of commercial entertainment, I also found it much more lively than the original.

Paul Walker returns as Brian O'Conner, but Vin Diesel is nowhere to be found. This time around, O'Conner is no longer with the L.A. police force. After letting Diesel go at the end of the first film, Walker begins a new life in Miami where his love for street racing continues to grow. Before long, he's told by law enforcement that his record will be wiped clean if he's able to help them catch a local drug lord who's causing mischief in the area. Along with the aid of a childhood friend whom he hasn't seen in years (played with vibrant glee by Tyrese), the two go undercover in attempt to help bust the bad guys.

I'm not going to sit here and tell you that 2 Fast 2 Furious is original--nor am I going to have you believe that the film is smart. We've seen this drug lord plot in several other pictures and as far as smarts--lets just say that this movie is really dumb. But in a good way.

The fact is, 2 Fast 2 Furious is exactly what the title suggests. Very fast and very furious. The car chases are plentiful and extremely exciting, and for what it's worth, I had a much better time during this movie than I did in the incredibly dull Italian Job.

Perhaps the biggest shock surrounding this movie is that it was directed by John Singleton who, as of late, seems to be trying to break into mainstream success (Shaft anyone). While this film hardly seems as relevant as Boys in the Hood, it works because it doesn't aspire to be anything more than dumb, loud fun. Mr. Singleton is a true craftsman and even though most of this screenplay is somewhat ridiculous, the director's style is very slick. The chase sequences in this picture are outstanding and extremely smooth.

I probably would have given this picture a better rating had Paul Walker not been in it. This guy just isn't dynamic enough. Everyone around him is so much livlier, and much of the time, Walker seems to keep the movie from reaching it's true, over the top sensibility. It helps that Tyrese is around to bring some excitement to the screen. This tough guy showed much potential in Singleton's Baby Boy, but here, he fully realizes it, commanding the screen everytime he's on it. In fact, I enjoyed his smooth talking, bad boy shenanigans much more than Vin Diesel's. Watch for an entertaining bit part by rapper Ludacris as well. The rest of the performances range from fun (Cole Hauser has a giddy time as the drug lord) to positively dreadful (Devon Aoki seems to be reading from cue cards).

It always helps going into a summer movie with low expectations and no doubt, that's part of the reason I think I enjoyed 2 Fast 2 Furious so much. Add to that Singleton's breakneck pacing, an energized Tyrese, and some truly spectacular car chases and you have a fun summer movie.