By Miguel Mike Medina
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Tom Cruise has always envisioned himself being on screen for as long as he can remember. Cruise feels immense gratitude for the people he has worked with.
The 64-year-old actor has been on screen since the early 1980s. Cruise is a hard-working artist. He’s put his body on the line for action films such as Mission: Impossible. Cruise has stayed focused and humble despite his fame. He loves to challenge himself and never cheats himself in any role he portrays. Cruise is the ultimate student of film.
“What I did was write goals,” Cruise said. “You write a goal, and then you write underneath what are those things you need to learn to be able to accomplish those goals.”
Cruise is constantly learning new things. Many actors will reach a level of status in Hollywood and will get too comfortable. Cruise never gets bored and likes to learn new skills and apply those skills in a movie. Never resting on your laurels is the mindset everyone should adopt in life.
“I’ll look at movies and understand what it takes to get a camera here like this, and what lens is that, and what lighting creates this within this space of what architecture? Cruise said. “How did they build something? How do they come together, and why does something make us feel a particular way?”
Cruise is the CEO of his life. He knew his dreams all along. Every human being has a dream. The difference is that many people don’t execute on their dreams. Many talk about them but don’t put them to work. It takes hard work, sacrifice, and focus.
The word “focus” can throw people off because distractions are everywhere, and to become a winner in life, one must manage them and have the utmost confidence in themselves.
Cruise achieved his childhood dream. His curiosity and constant questioning drove him and kept him great for decades.
Miguel Mike Medina is the publisher of The MMM Journal. He can be reached at medinamiguelmike@gmail.com and themmmjournal@gmail.com
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